NFL Week 4 Picks and Predictions

data-mm-id=”_d4vrqb99w”>Another successful week for The Big Lead pickers, as Ryan Glasspiegel went 8-2 and no one went sub-.500. Glasspiegel continues setting the pace, though Stephen Douglas got back to his winning ways and Liam McKeone got to the .500 mark on the season with a 6-4 week. Clearly, we're all geniuses here. So, who do we like this week? Let's jump into it, with all lines coming from the Westgate Superbook on Tuesday.Season Record: Ryan Glasspiegel: 21-10; Stephen Douglas: 16-14; Liam McKeone: 15-15. Brian Giuffra: 14-16; Bobby Burack: 14-16; Ryan Phillips: 14-16.Eagles at Packers (-4.5)Giuffra: Packers 28, Eagles 20McKeone: Packers 27, Eagles 17 Burack: Eagles 31, Packers 30Douglas: Packers coverPhillips: Packers 27, Eagles 17Glasspiegel: Eagles coverRedskins …

Breaking Down Odds For Tom Brady's Free Agency Decision

data-mm-id=”_m1rw87vor”>This week's Tom Brady talk has centered around the NFL's pipedream of him becoming the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. While the discussion essentially stems from a Michael Irvin rumor that we later found out isn't all that important, the speculation is riveting. As are the odds — which are often more accurate than statements thrown around on talk shows — for Brady's offseason landing spot.Odds Shark posted the latest odds that set the New England Patriots as favorites to retain Brady at -250. The number for his departure is +300.The head-scratching part of the is equation is the team favored to sign the all-timer if he continues his career elsewhere — the Las Vegas Raiders at +300. The Raiders are followed by the Chargers (+400), …

Eating Spaghetti With a Pair of Scissors Is Horrifying

data-mm-id=”_fgyvqh19m”>Any parent knows that serving children spaghetti is a calculated risk. The best-case scenario is they like it, don't complain, and make an unholy mess both on and around their person. Great food, like great art, takes sacrifice and the sloppy staple usually comes with a prolonged cleanup.Some eaters fail to progress in the spaghetti-wrangling department with age. They struggle to master the dexterity needed to get the pasta from plate to fork to mouth. This can have catastrophic social ramifications and the amount of new relationships that have been killed because one party made an absolute fool of themselves trying to eat spaghetti is likely staggering. This causes desperation and desperate measures. Take a look at this rugged gentleman, who has decided to…

Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and the Clippers Are Now on the Clock

data-mm-id=”_c90j4zd5p”>The Los Angeles Clippers parted ways with Doc Rivers on Monday in a move that will have ripple effects across the NBA. Rivers has already received interest from other teams and the Clippers now have to replace a legendary coach who will need to appease two superstars, both of whom can opt out after next season. The franchise and its stars are officially on the clock. Paul George signed a four-year, $136.9 million deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2018, but the fourth season is a player option for $37.9 million. By the time he was traded to the Clippers in the summer of 2019, he only had two guaranteed seasons left on his deal. Meanwhile, Kawhi Leonard inked a three-year, $103.1 million deal with the Clippers in the summer of 2019, but the third year is a pl…

NFL and NBA Subreddits Go Private in Protest Against Reddit Policies [UPDATE]

data-mm-id=”_ydwbgnpb1″>The NFL and NBA subreddits went private today in protest against Reddit policies and Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman, known as u/spez on the website. When a user attempts to access the subreddit, they see the following messages from the moderators of the two communities: r/nfl / r/nba / These two subreddits make up some of the largest in the Reddit communities, and were active as recently as earlier this afternoon. The NFL subreddit will become public once more tomorrow. It will remain to be seen if the NBA subreddit does the same. Reddit, like all social media platforms, has struggled over the years to balance freedom of speech with preventing users with racist or hateful intentions to utilize the platform these companies offer. The moderators, who mak…

Leonard Fournette Release is Bad News For Gardner Minshew

data-mm-id=”_b81xnxjeb”>The Jacksonville Jaguars have released (star?) running back Leonard Fournette on Monday morning. Fournette is coming off a career year where he played in 15 games and had more than 1,600 yards from scrimmage. This comes a day after the Jaguars traded Yannick Ngakoue and is the clearest sign yet Jacksonville is preparing to tank the season for a shot at Trevor Lawrence.This is bad news for Gardner Minshew. As a rookie, Minshew was a pleasant surprise for Jacksonville, throwing 21 touchdown passes and just six interceptions as the Jaguars were a .500 team with him under center. Now they got rid of Fournette, their leading rusher and an excellent pass blocker. And some college kid is going to take Minshew's job a year from now. Not great! From 2012-2017, the J…

Tom Brady is Actually Good?

data-mm-id=”_06t0fl862″>Tom Brady is an ageless wonder who doesn't need Bill Belichick to succeed. There. Someone finally said it. Now let's just bask in his greatness and never say another bad word about him. Brady completed 30 of 46 attempts for 369 yards and five touchdowns in a shootout win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Most impressively, he became the oldest quarterback to ever throw for five touchdown passes in a single game. Get used to that because whatever Brady does this season (unless he's kicking a field goal) he will be the oldest to ever do it. He also threw a pick-six, which I jumped on yesterday to try and capitalize on some Bradenfreude. It was a bad throw. I may have jinxed or reverse-jinxed the rest of his afternoon. I've written about it b…

Aaron Rodgers Pulled a Babe Ruth on Long Touchdown Pass to Allen Lazard

data-mm-id=”_pa2iseq0n”>So the legend goes that in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, George Herman "Babe" Ruth pointed to the centerfield wall at Wrigley Field seconds before uncorking a 440-foot home run that landed over said centerfield wall. The dinger was his second of the day and gave the Yankees a lead they wouldn't relinquish. They won the World Series the next day. The legend of that moment has grown over the years and grainy film taken from that moment appears to confirm Ruth pointed at something before his home run. Whether he was pointing at the Cubs' heckling bench, the pitcher or centerfield has long been debated. What can't be debated, because we have clear video of it, is Aaron Rodgers called his shot against the Rams last weekend. In the moments …

8 Things We've Learned About These NBA Finals

data-mm-id=”_w5wv2xidn”>The NBA Finals are knotted up at a game apiece as the Golden State Warriors used another spectacular third quarter to build an insurmountable lead against the Boston Celtics. Here are 8 things we think we've learned so far, all subject to change when the setting and narrative change.Draymond Green is still the No. 1 pest in basketballLove him or hate him, there's no denying that Green elicits a visceral positive or negative feeling. And a normal person can swing on a whim from being in on his behavior or out on it. Try as they may, neither Marcus Smart or Grant Williams can beat the Warriors forward at his own game, which is calculated, valuable and profoundly irritating. We all miss Mike BreenThe best NBA play-by-play announcer has been sidelined due …

Watch a Devastated Nate Silver Get Knocked Out of the World Series of Poker Main Event

data-mm-id=”_kq3opa3bo”>Nate Silver, the pollster and burrito enthusiast of FiveThirtyEight fame, played in the Main Event of the 2023 World Series of Poker. Silver was knocked out on Day 6 on a fairly brutal hand that he really stood no hope of surviving once he flopped a set. Silver saw a flop along with World Poker Tour personality Tony Dunst and Henry Chan, who does not appear to have an online presence. All three had a pocket pair with Silver flopping a set of 6's, Chan flopping 7's and Dunst missing the board completely. Dunst quickly made his way out of the hand and Silver ended up all in and staring at some cold hard numbers predicting little chance of success. In the words of Norman Chad, "No fancy math here, just one out."A brutal end for @NateSilver538 wh…