Thursday, October 17, 2024

2024 MLB Gold Glove Award Predictions:

 

AL:

C: Jake Rodgers Tigers; Cal Raleigh Mariners & Sal Perez Royals 

1B: Carlos Santana Twins; Ryan Mountcastle Orioles & Nathaniel Lowe Rangers

2B: Andres Gimenez Guardians; Nicky Lopez White Sox & Marcus Semien Rangers 

SS: Brayan Rocchio Guardians; Bobby Witt Jr Royals & Antony Volpe Yankees

3B: Alex Bregman Astros; Jose Ramirez Guardians & Ramon Urias Orioles  

LF: Steven Kwan Guardians; Alex Verdugo Yankees & Colton Cowser Orioles 

CF: Jarren Duran Red Sox; Jake Meyers Astros & Kyle Isabel Royals

RF: Wilyer Abreu Red Sox; Jo Adell Angels & Hunter Renfroe Royals

UTL: Willi Castro Twins; Mauricio Dubon Astros & Dylan Moore Mariners 

SP: Seth Lugo Royals; Cole Ragans Royals & Griffin Canning Angels

NL:

C: Gabriel Moreno Diamondbacks; Patrick Bailey Giants & Will Smith Dodgers 

1B: Christian Walker Diamondbacks; Matt Olson Braves & Bryce Harper Phillies 

2B: Brice Turang Brewers; Bryson Stott Phillies & Ketel Marte Diamondbacks 

SS: Masyn Winn Cardinals; Ezequiel Tovar Rockies & Dansby Swanson Cubs 

3B: Ryan McMahon Rockies; Nolan Arenado Cardinals & Matt Chapman Giants

LF: Ian Happ Cubs; Brandon Marsh Phillies & Lourdes Gurriel Jr Diamondbacks 

CF: Blake Perkins Brewers; Brenton Doyle Rockies & Jacob Young Nationals 

RF: Sal Frelick Brewers; Mike Yastrzemski Giants & Seya Suzuki Cubs 

UTL: Brendan Donovan Cardinals; Kike Hernandez Dodgers & Jared Triolo Pirates

SP: Zack Wheeler Phillies; Luis Severino Mets & Chris Sale Braves

2024 NFL Week 7 Predictions:

 

Broncos over Saints:

Eagles over Giants:

Jaguars over Patriots:

Falcons over Seahawks:

Bills over Titans:

Bengals over Browns:

Packers over Texans:

Colts over Dolphins:

Vikings over Lions:

Rams over Raiders:

Commanders over Panthers:

Chiefs over 49ers: 

Jets over Steelers:

Ravens over Buccaneers:

Chargers over Cardinals: 


Wednesday, October 16, 2024

2024 NFL Recap Week 6:

 

49ers 36-24 over the Seahawks: QB Brock Purdy outplayed QB Geno Smith: 3 TDs, no turnovers to 1 TD pass with two interceptions. The 49ers backup kicker accounted for 12 of their points. The biggest play was the Seahawks getting a 97 yard kick return TD by Laviska Shenault.

Bears 35-16 over the JaguarsThe Bears were up 14-3 at halftime and never looked back as QB Caleb Williams had four TD passes compared to only two by Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence. Plus RB D’Andre Swift had a rushing TD for Chicago.

Packers 34-13 over the Cardinals: QB Jordan Love had four TD passes compared to QB Kyler Murray for Arizona who only had one. The backup kicker for Arizona accounted for seven of their thirteen points.

Colts 20-17 over the Titans: QB Joe Flacco keeps outplaying the other QB as he had two TD passes compared to QB Will Levis’ one. The Titans were leading 17-10 entering the 4th quarter but blew the lead.

Texans 41-21 over the Patriots: CJ Stroud threw three TD passes, one going to RB Joe Mixon who also had a rushing TD and RB Damien Pierce had a rushing TD. Rookie Drake Maye in his debut had three TD passes but had two interceptions and one of his team’s three fumbles.

Buccaneers 51-27 over the Saints: The most exciting plays in this divisional matchup were a 54 yard punt return for the Saints and a 58 yard fumble return for the Buccaneers. There were four fumbles and five interceptions between them. QB Baker Mayfield obviously outplayed the Saints rookie QB Spencer Rattler with four TD passes compared to his one but had more interceptions. Tampa Bay got two rushing TDs and the Saints got one. Plus each kicker accounted for nine points.

Eagles 20-16 over the Browns: QB Jalen Hurts outplayed QB Deshaun Watson two TD passes to zero. The only TD the Browns got was on special teams getting a 50 yard blocked field goal returned for a TD.

Ravens 30-23 over the CommandersRB Derrick Henry ran all over Washington’s defense for 132 yards with two rushing TDs. Rookie QB Jayden Daniels did have two TD passes both to WR Terry McLaurin compared to the one by QB Lamar Jackson. Washington also missed a field goal.

Chargers 23-16 over the Broncos: The Chargers were up 23-0 entering the 4th quarter and never looked back. Rookie QB Bo Nix did his best in the 4th quarter but it wasn’t enough even with his two TD passes.

Steelers 32-13 over Raiders: QB Justin Fields had no passing TDs but had two rushing TDs, and RB Najee Harris also had a rushing TD. Las Vegas had four turnovers and QB Aidan O'Connell had one TD pass.

Lions 49-9 over the Cowboys: QB Jared Goff had three TD passes and RB David Montgomery had two rushing TDs plus their kicker accounted for 17 of their points. Dallas had two fumbles, QB Dak Prescott had zero TD passes with two interceptions and if it weren’t for their kicker it would have been a shutout.

Falcons 38-20 over the Panthers: The Falcons ran all over the Panthers defense for almost 200 yards and three rushing TDs (two by Bijan Robinson). QB Kirk Cousins had only a TD pass. QB Andy Dalton did have two TD passes but also had two interceptions.

Bengals 17-7 over the Giants: QB Daniel Jones had no TD passes with an interception and his kicker missed two field goals. QB Joe Burrow had no passing TDs but he had one of his team’s two rushing TDs. 

Bye Week: Rams, Chiefs, Dolphins & Vikings. 


Sunday, October 13, 2024

Thursday, October 10, 2024

2024 NFL Week 6 Predictions:

 

49ers over Seahawks:

Bears over Jaguars:

Packers over Cardinals:

Colts over Titans:

Texans over Patriots:

Buccaneers over Saints:

Eagles over Browns:

Ravens over Commanders:

Broncos over Chargers:

Steelers over Raiders:

Lions over Cowboys:

Falcons over Panthers:

Bengals over Giants:

Bills over Jets:

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

NFL Recap Week 5 2024:

 

Falcons 36-30 over the Buccaneers (OT): After the Falcons tied the game on a field goal as time expired in regulation, QB Kirk Cousins threw a game winning TD pass in overtime. Cousins threw for over 500 yards and three TD passes, two of them to WR Darnell Mooney. QB Baker Mayfield also had three TD passes, two of them to WR Mike Evans. Plus both kickers accounted for twelve points but Younghoe Koo of Atlanta missed two field goals.

Vikings 23-17 over the Jets: The Vikings were up 17-0 late in the second quarter and never looked back. They picked off QB Aaron Rodgers three times and returned one for a TD.

Ravens 41-38 over the Bengals (OT)Justin Tucker hit a game tying field goal late in the 4th quarter and then again hit the game winning field goal in overtime. QB Joe Burrow did have 5 TD passes with an interception and his kicker missed a field goal. QB Lamar Jackson had four TD passes and RB Derrick Henry had a rushing TD.

Bears 36-10 over the PanthersThe Bears were up 27-7 at halftime and never looked back as QB Caleb Williams had two TD passes with no turnovers.  They also got three rushing TDs. QB Andy Dalton had an interception and two of his team’s four fumbles plus they missed a field goal.

Dolphins 15-10 over the Patriots: Jason Sanders accounted for nine of their fifteen points but missed a field goal. Miami scored a TD late in the 4th quarter to seal it. New England also missed a field goal and also had a rushing TD.

Commanders 34-13 over the Browns: QB Jayden Daniels had one passing TD and got three rushing TDs from his running backs. QB Deshaun Watson only had one TD pass but had a fumble.

Jaguars 37-24 over the Colts: Jacksonville finally won a game and it was on a game winning field goal as time expired. QB Trevor Lawrence had two passing TDs and RB Tank Bigsby had two rushing TDs. QB Joe Flacco had three passing TD and the backup RB had a rushing TD.

Texans 23-20 over the Bills: As time expired the Texans hit the game winning field goal after Buffalo hit the game tying field goal. Both QBs CJ Stroud and Josh Allen had one passing TD. Both teams had a rushing TD too.

Broncos 34-18 over the Raiders: Rookie QB Bo Nix may have had his best game so far in his career with two passing TDs and one rushing TD with no turnovers. QB Gardner Minshew had two interceptions with one being returned for a TD and then got benched and then his backup also threw an interception.

Cardinals 24-23 over the 49ers: Arizona was down 10 entering the 4th quarter and QB Kyler Murray threw a TD pass (with a successful two-point conversion) and their kicker hit the game winning field goal. Murray also had a rushing TD. The 49ers did return a blocked field goal for a TD. QB Brock Purdy had two interceptions.

Giants 29-20 over the Seahawks: The game started with the Seahawks returning a 102 yard fumble for a TD and the game ended with a blocked field goal returned for a TD for the Giants to win. QB Daniel Jones had two TD passes and QB Geno Smith had one TD pass. Seattle also missed a field goal.

Packers 34-19 over the Rams: QB Matthew Stafford threw an interception that was returned for a TD. QB Jordan Love had two TD passes and RB Aaron Jones had a rushing TD.

Cowboys 20-17 over the Steelers:  QB Dak Prescott threw his second TD of the game for a game winning TD with seconds left. Prescott did have two interceptions and a fumble. QB Justin Fields had two TD passes with a fumble.

Chiefs 25-13 over the Saints: QB Patrick Mahomes didn’t throw a single TD pass but got two rushing TDs from his team and they never trailed in this game. The Saints missed an extra point and QB Derek Carr had two TD passes but also had an interception.

Bye Week: Eagles, Lions, Titans & Chargers.


Monday, October 7, 2024

2024 MLB Award Predictions Revised:

 

AL:

MVP: OF Aaron Judge Yankees; 3B Jose Ramirez Guardians & SS Bobby Witt Jr Royals

Cy Young Award: Tarik Skubal Tigers; Seth Lugo Royals & Framber Valdez Astros

Rookie of the Year: CL Mason Miller A's; OF Colton Cowser O's & SP Luis Gil Yankees

Reliever of the Year: Emmanuel Clase Guardians; Kirby Yates Rangers & Mason Miller A's

Comeback Player of the Year: SP Garett Crochet White Sox; OF Tyler O'Neill Red Sox & SP Carlos Rodon Yankees

Manager of the Year: Matt Quatraro Royals; Stephen Vogt Guardians & Joe Espada Astros

Executive of the Year: Mike Chernoff Guardians; Brian Cashman Yankees & Mike Elias Orioles 


NL:

MVP: SS Francisco Lindor Mets; DH Shohei Ohtani Dodgers & DH Marcell Ozuna Braves 

Cy Young Award: Chris Sale Braves; Zack Wheeler Phillies & Shota Imanaga Cubs

Rookie of the Year: CF Jackson Merrill Padres; SP Paul Skenes Pirates & Shota Imanaga Cubs

Reliever of the Year: Ryan Helsley Cardinals; Raisel Iglesias Braves & Robert Suarez Padres

Comeback Player of the Year: SP Chris Sale Braves; CL Edwin Diaz/SP Luis Severino Mets

Manager of the Year: Pat Murphy Brewers; Carlos Mendoza Mets & Mike Shildt Padres

Executive of the Year: Jed Hoyer Cubs, Sam Fuld Phillies & Alex Anthopoulos Braves