My 2024 NHL Today’s Picks (Conference Finals)

Well I found this 2nd round impressive, and the unexpected upsets continue like last season. The Florida Panthers have done it again to the Boston Bruins. Now they will have a tougher challenge in playing the New York Rangers. However, this will be only the 2nd playoff meeting all time. There 1st playoff meeting was back in 1997, as the Rangers won that series going away. The Rangers had to absorb a feisty Carolina Hurricanes team that seemed determined to make it a long series. This upcoming series should be a good one. In the West, the Dallas Stars have been an impressive team all playoff long since handling both the Golden Knights and the Avalanche. Now they have to face the Edmonton Oilers, as they just came off of a long series vs Vancouver Canucks who almost won this series 2 games earlier. In that series (Canucks vs Oilers) there was not a lot of goals scored, but it counted when it mattered. Now the Oilers will have to prepared for the Stars on short rest. Now its time for my picks on this one:

Eastern Conference: (Best of Seven Series)

New York Rangers over Florida Panthers (Games on ESPN and ABC)

*Also streaming on ESPN+

Western Conference: (Best of Seven Series)

Dallas Stars over Edmonton Oilers (Games on TNT and truTV)

*Also streaming on MAX

There you have it my picks are up as the Stanley Cup Playoffs rolled along here, now time to get ready for it.

My 2024 NBA Today’s Picks (Conference Finals)

Well I do not know about you, but I cannot recall a most intriguing 2nd round of an NBA playoff season like this. Back and forth on the teams winning like crazy. The teams that remain (Celtics, Pacers, Mavericks, and Timberwolves) might be more for an unexpected playoff run. I even heard some NBA TV executives wanted the New York Knicks to continue there run in the playoffs but ran out of gas eventually. How about in the West where we had big time upsets to both the Oklahoma City Thunder and last season’s champions the Denver Nuggets who had a great chance of repeating. So do we really have a great matchup in Dallas and Minnesota? We will find out soon enough, and I’m still recovering from a stunning day of Game 7 games taking place. Now time for my latest picks:

Eastern Conference: (Best of Seven Series)

Boston Celtics over Indiana Pacers (Games will be on ESPN and ABC)

*Also streaming on ESPN+

Western Conference: (Best of Seven Series)

Dallas Mavericks over Minnesota Timberwolves (Games will be on TNT)

*Also streaming on MAX

There you have it my picks are up and let’s enjoy the games folks as we will have a new NBA champion this season.

My UFL Today’s Picks (Week 8, 2024 Season)

Well we have finally hit the home stretch of the Regular Season, and with the playoff picture is just about cleared. But first, the game of the year so far took place in Birmingham, Alabama as about 14, 000 fans packed into Protective Stadium to watch the Stallions play the Battlehawks. It was a tightly closely contested game with the Stallions pulling away in the end. Now could this be a potential championship game preview for mid June? There is still plenty of football left to play, so lets all stay tuned. The Arlington Renegades finally are in the win column, no thanks to the Memphis Showboats. The Showboats still have not won since opening weekend, and they along with the Renegades and Roughnecks have been eliminated from playoff contention. The D.C. Defenders (3-4) are barely alive for the playoffs, but realistically would need to win out to have any chance at this point. In the XFL Conference, both St. Louis and San Antonio (5-2 each) are tied for first, they still have to play each other in about 2 weeks for the top seed and hosting a playoff game. In the USFL Conference, the two teams have already been decided in Michigan (5-2) and Birmingham (7-0). The location of it could get settled soon, pending on this week’s action. The UFL and FOX Sports have announced that there will be games on Friday, starting next season. Which could be good for the league and FOX TV. Although I think FOX wants to fill there Friday Nights with a lot of sports programming throughout the calendar year. There has also been talk of potentially expansion in the UFL, however nothing been confirmed at least not yet. We will keep you posted on those details as soon as it develops. Last Week on my picks I went 3-1 in Week 7, so my overall record is now 19-9 on the season. So here is my Week 8 picks:

Saturday’s Action:

Michigan Panthers over Memphis Showboats (Game on FOX Sports)

Birmingham Stallions over Houston Roughnecks (Game on ESPN 2/Streaming on ESPN+)

Sunday’s Action:

St. Louis Battlehawks over D.C. Defenders (Game on ABC/Streaming on ESPN+)

San Antonio Brahmas over Arlington Renegades (Game on FOX Sports)

There you have it my picks are up and on the board, and lets hope for a winning weekend for this one. Y’all enjoy yourselves once and for all now!

My Latest OFF THE COURT Commentary

This is regarding the news of Milwaukee Bucks Forward Patrick Beverly (Pat Bev) who was just handed a 4 game suspension for his off the court behavior. I am really surprised by this decision considering what I have read on this so far. The relations of players and fans are like a version of a Clint Eastwood movie of “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” plus and then some. I did not know he had a podcast, and I am not a subscriber to it. Although i will take a look at it, however an ESPN TV producer is not subscribed to it? Don’t know why, and maybe that producer has there reasons? Plus throwing a ball at a fan is not the way to go, even in frustration of a game ending series loss. The Milwaukee Bucks basically lost there way when they didn’t have there best player : Giannis Antetokounmpo. But it should not excuse his behavior or even the Bucks play in the series vs. Indiana Pacers. Mr. Beverly will need this off season to re-examine his life, on hopefully being a better person. By the way, Pat Bev really should be suspended more than 4 games in my opinion on the basis of his actions. Also, i think Patrick Beverly needs to learn how to promote a podcast on his own time, its not that hard. We have not heard the end of this story!

My UFL Today’s Picks (Week 7, 2024 Season)

Well UFL Football fans, the game that is finally here. What game am I referring to you ask? The Birmingham Stallions (6-0) returned home this weekend to play the much hyped St. Louis Battlehawks (5-1) at Protective Stadium. By the way, if you have not gotten your tickets yet, you better hurry up and get them. They are going fast and rightfully so with the return of one time Alabama crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron. So you can imagined it will be a tough and emotional game for all parties involved. How can you root for the Stallions, but your heart is with AJ McCarron. This should be an interesting one for sure, and this could be a potential championship game preview down the road. Here is the best part, they are both in 1st place in there respected conferences. Well we do have other games to get to for this coming weekend as teams start the drive to a potential postseason berth in the UFL. The Memphis-Arlington game doesn’t have the same hype, only because there is really not much to play for. The Renegades are still the only winless team in the UFL (0-6), but is there some hope? The Memphis Showboats are 1-5, and they have not won since opening weekend vs Houston. So in this game something has to give in this game, right? Here is a game that is not getting much attention as the Michigan Panthers plays the DC Defenders as they try to keep pace in the standings. They both need this game to help there cause for a possible playoff spot. The Houston Roughnecks (1-5) still with an outside shot of a playoff spot, as they take on the San Antonio Brahmas (4-2). I view this game as this could go either way, but for who that is? Onto my picks as last week I went 3-1 in Week 6, so my overall record for the season is 16-8. Now time for my latest version of the UFL and its picks:

Saturday’s Action:

Memphis Showboats over Arlington Renegades (Game on ESPN/Streaming on ESPN+)

Birmingham Stallions over St. Louis Battlehawks (Game on FOX Sports/ FOX Sports App)

Sunday’s Action:

Michigan Panthers over D.C. Defenders (Game on ESPN/Streaming on ESPN+)

San Antonio Brahmas over Houston Roughnecks (Game on ESPN/Streaming on ESPN+)

There you have it my picks are up on the board here, so enjoy the games folks. There is still plenty of UFL Football to come your way

My 2024 NHL Today’s Picks (Second Round)

Well hockey fans, the NHL is about to start the Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. All but one series, but that will be settled by the end of Sunday. I have a bonus pick in that one, so stay tuned later in the blog for it. Well it just seemed like a typical 1st round playoff series with some teams. Take the Florida Panthers who seem like it was all too simple to beat Tampa Bay Lightning. Now the Panthers have to take on a Bruins team that had to go the extra mile in eliminating the Toronto Maple Leafs in Overtime (Game 7). The New York Rangers made quick work of the Washington Capitals. What is even astonishing is that Alexander Ovechkin didn’t record a single point in the series. That was the biggest difference of the series, and the reason the Rangers are in Round 2. The Rangers face a Carolina Hurricanes team, that had a tough New York Islanders that refused to go away in the end. In the West, both the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers will renew their rivalry here in Round 2. This series I am generally interested in because this will insure a Canadian team in the Conference finals at least. The last Canadian team to win a Stanley Cup was the Montreal Canadiens back in 1993. The last series is Colorado Avalanche against who, we don’t know till later. So here is my Round 2 picks:

Eastern Conference: (Best of Seven Series)

New York Rangers over Carolina Hurricanes

Florida Panthers over Boston Bruins

Western Conference: (Best of Seven Series)

Edmonton Oilers over Vancouver Canucks

Colorado Avalanche over (Stars or Golden Knights)

There you have it, my second round picks are up, and here is bonus pick for Game 7. I have the Dallas Stars over the Las Vegas Golden Knights Later on before the day is out. Enjoy the games, folks!

My 2024 NBA Today’s Picks (2nd Round)

I know the 1st round is not completely over, but I am going to make my picks anyway. However, there has been news floating around in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers have decided to make a coaching change as Darwin Ham is out as head coach after 2 seasons. Now that was quick and surprising, but it does not stop there as LeBron James has reportedly opt out of his player contract, and so the fun begins. I really can’t call it a soap opera because it has be done what 4 times over? We will keep you posted on it as much as possible. I am very surprise at the following teams that did not make it out of the first round like Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks were outplayed by the Indiana Pacers by a country mile, and the injury to Giannis didn’t help matters. Back to back seasons the Bucks go home early, and into the off season. As for the Indiana Pacers, its there 1st playoff series win since 2014. The Philadelphia 76ers ought to be ashamed of themselves, they wanted the Knicks so badly in the playoffs. So what happened, they got themselves whipped badly in a 6 game series that looked like time stood still for them. The Boston Celtics had no problem with the Miami Heat, as that series went faster than a typical fast food restaurant. In the wild wild West, the Phoenix Suns were stunned by the Timberwolves as they finally won a series worth talking about. The Timberwolves had not won a playoff series since 2004, now how further can they go as they face a tough Denver Nuggets team. The Nuggets made quick work of the Lakers who had no business being in the playoffs at all. The Oklahoma City Thunder made the Pelicans dazed and confused at times, also there were stunned on how good the Thunder is. By the way, Thunder has to faced a red hot Dallas Mavericks team that surprised the Los Angeles Clippers (I had picked them to win the series) that lost there way in the last couple of games as both Kyrie and Luka had big games in the scoring department. This should be a very interesting 2nd round of the NBA Playoffs, and here is my picks:

Eastern Conference: (Best of Seven Games)

Boston Celtics over the Magic or even Cavaliers

New York Knicks over Indiana Pacers

Western Conference: (Best of Seven Games)

Denver Nuggets over Minnesota Timberwolves

Dallas Mavericks over Oklahoma City Thunder

There you have it, my picks are up and I will even throw in a bonus pick since there is a Game 7 (Cavaliers over Magic on Sunday, for the right to play Boston in Round 2) So lets enjoy the postseason everybody!

My UFL Today’s Picks (Week 6, 2024 Season)

Well UFL Football fans we have finally reached the halfway point of the Regular Season. So at this point can we separate the contenders from the pretenders? I believe we can in the USFL Conference at least, and not to sure about the XFL Conference as it could be a 3-team race by the end of the weekend. The Stallions are 5-0 as they destroyed the Houston Roughnecks 32-9 in Houston. So many fans out there is wondering, can the Stallions be stop in 2024? Meanwhile the Arlington Renegades (Last season’s XFL Champions) has not even sniff a victory yet in 2024 as they are 0-5. At this point they just want to get a win at some point. Pretty good battle going on in the XFL Conference standings between the Battlehawks and the Brahmas. They are both 4-1 so far on the season, but they still have to play one more time this season as who will win the regular season title in the XFL Conference. St Louis did win the earlier meeting back in Week 3, however it isn’t over till the fat lady sings for sure. Both Memphis (1-4) and DC (2-3), have pretty important games this weekend as they keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Now as for my picks as I went 4-0 again for the 2nd time this season. My record is now at 13-7 after 5 weeks of play. Now it is time for the week 6 picks in the UFL:

Saturday’s Action:

Birmingham Stallions over Memphis Showboats (Game on ABC/Streamed on ESPN+)

St. Louis Battlehawks over Houston Roughnecks (Game on FOX Sports)

Sunday’s Action:

Michigan Panthers over Arlington Renegades (Game on FOX Sports)

San Antonio Brahmas over D.C. Defenders (Game on FOX Sports)

There you have it my picks are up and on the board here. So enjoy the games football fans and we will be back soon!

My UFL Today’s Picks (Week 5, 2024 Season)

Well UFL Football fans, we have reach the halfway point of the regular season. So far we still have the same records as last week. Unfortunately, the Birmingham Stallions will be without there inspirational leader in Scooby Wright as he suffered a Neck injury. Which Wright had to retire from professional football unexpectedly. This injury occurs just before the hour long delay due to weather concerns in the Birmingham area. The Stallions would eventually get the victory vs. D.C. Defenders, but it was really a close shave of a game. Let’s hope the Stallions (4-0 on the season) re focus on the goal in hand (Drive for a Three-Peat Championship). They have upcoming games vs both the Houston Roughnecks and Memphis Showboats on the road. Last season’s XFL Champion the Arlington Renegades are 0-4, and could possibly go 0 for the season if they don’t turn it around, and quickly. It won’t be easy, but I think they will get a win at somepoint this season. On my picks last week, I went 2-2 last week and for the season I am now 9-7 on the 2024 season. Now for my week 5 picks:

Saturday’s Action:

San Antonio Brahmas over Arlington Renegades (Game on FOX Regional)

Birmingham Stallions over Houston Roughnecks (Game on FOX Regional)

Sunday’s Action:

St. Louis Battlehawks over D.C. Defenders (Game on ESPN/Streamed on ESPN+)

Michigan Panthers over Memphis Showboats (Game on FOX)

There you have it my picks are up and hope you enjoy the games this weekend!

My 2024 NBA Today’s Picks (1st Round)

Well NBA fans so we have finally reach the start of the postseason here. Now that the regular season and the play in tournament is now finished. It is time to get this playoff season off the ground, literally. In fact I am ready to give my picks right now. So without any further delay here is my picks:

Best of Seven Series:

Eastern Conference:

Miami Heat over Boston Celtics

New York Knicks over Philadelphia 76ers

Milwaukee Bucks over Indiana Pacers

Cleveland Cavaliers over Orlando Magic

Western Conference:

Oklahoma City Thunder over New Orleans Pelicans

Denver Nuggets over Los Angeles Lakers

Phoenix Suns over Minnesota Timberwolves

Los Angeles Clippers over Dallas Mavericks

There you have it, my first round picks are up and it is playoff time in the NBA!