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Live From The AZ Bowl, Taylor Lewan & Will Compton + Week 17 Picks And Preview

Friday, December 30, 202220 takes

We’re live from the Barstool Arizona Bowl getting ready for Ohio/Wyoming Eastern on Barstool.TV. We talk Week 17 picks and preview, Derek Carr, JJ Watt retiring and more (-). Fantasy Fuccbois (-). Will Compton and Taylor Lewan join the show to talk ball, Michigan in the CFP, bad tape and tons more (-). We finish with Fyre Fest of the week (-)

Recap

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Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

The Ohio-Wyoming Arizona Bowl is for true football guys because there will be a lot of running and punting

Ohio and Wyoming. I think we're gonna get some, this is gonna be one of those games where it's the true football guys, cuz there's gonna be a lot of running, a lot of punting football guys.

The game ended 30-27 in OT, which actually featured more scoring than the 'punt fest' Big Cat predicted, though it was a physical game.

Picks

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Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Titans will stay within 20 points of the Cowboys because there's no tape on Josh Dobbs

I put a pft on this game that I'm, I'm sure that it's gonna win because it's Titans Plus 20. Right. They're gonna keep within 20. Josh Dobbs. Sure. There's no tape on Josh Dobbs.

The Cowboys won 27-13, a 14-point margin. The Titans covered +20.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022·Picks
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HankHank

The Giants -5.5 is the easiest bet of the year because the Colts are the worst-coached team in the league

My favorite favorite is the Giants minus five and a half. So. Watching them Monday night. Easiest bet I had all year was the Chargers. They're, they're the worst coach team in the league. They're terrible. They can't score points, they can't do anything. The Giants are fighting for a playoff spot.

The Giants blew out the Colts 38-10, easily covering the spread.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

Eliminated teams playing teams that need to win in the final weeks are a 63% ATS betting lock

The eliminated teams playing teams that need to win over the final two weeks of this season are 63% against the spread since 1990. So essentially any team that needs to win and you're playing a dead dog team, it just always, it, it, it usually works out that the dead dog team's a little livelier than people realize.

This is a historical stat claim that is verifiable and accurate within the sports betting community.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022·Picks
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MaxMax

The 'candy ass' Dolphins will suck against the Patriots because they are playing in the cold

Patriots minus three. No Tua going up North. Candy ass Dolphin suck.

The Patriots won 23-21, covering the -3 spread if you got it early, or pushing/winning depending on the line close.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022·Picks
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HankHank

I would rather watch the playoffs fan-free than have the Patriots make it just to get smoked

Honestly, I know I have to watch these games anyway. I would rather just watch the playoffs completely fan free because I know it's get my hopes up and be like, oh, you know, I have to worry about and like, kind of put myself up for them winning. Even though if they won the first game, they're getting smoked the second game. They're probably getting smoked the first game.

This is a subjective opinion on his own fandom experience.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022·Picks
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HankHank

Mac Jones is a dirty player

I think that was a, a cheap shock going at his Eli Apple's ankles for sure. He's had some dirty plays.

Subjective label of 'dirty' but based on a specific, widely-criticized tackle on Eli Apple.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

The Jets are a good team with Mike White and a bad team with Zach Wilson

I'm back on the Jets. Mike White. I really do think that they're, they're actually a good team with Mike White. They're such a bad team with Zach Wilson. I think the defense will get like a, you know, juiced up from it. I, the Seahawks have been very, very bad.

The Jets with Mike White lost to the Seahawks 23-6 and failed to score a touchdown in his final starts, contradicting the idea they were 'good' with him.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022·Picks
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MaxMax

Lane Johnson is a warrior and will be 100% back for the playoffs after choosing not to have surgery

Lane Johnson is pretty important... He has confirmed that he will be back for the playoffs... He's choosing not to get surgery so that he can, he can 100%. He's a warrior.

Lane Johnson returned for the playoffs and played through the Super Bowl at an elite level despite the injury.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tom Brady will end up in Las Vegas or Miami next season

Las Vegas feels like Tom Brady would want to go out there and finish his career there. Now they've got McDaniels out there, they're cutting their quarterback or trading their quarterback. And if you're a divorced man in your forties. Yep. What city do you want? ... He, he either go to Miami.

Brady retired on February 1, 2023, and never played for the Raiders or Dolphins.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

The Packers being 3.5-point favorites over the 12-3 Vikings is the biggest trap of all time; Green Bay will win and cover

The Minnesota Vikings plus three and a half in Lambeau. This game scares me. I want the Vikings to win... They're not gonna win. The Packers are gonna win. And they're probably gonna cover, because similar to the Lions game a few weeks ago, the Vikings are 12 and three and they're playing, it's a seven and eight team and they're three and a half point underdogs. That seems like the biggest trap of all time.

The Packers crushed the Vikings 41-17, easily winning and covering.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bills-Bengals is the best Monday Night Football game of all time based on records

I am so fucking excited for this game. Yes. It's, it's I think the best Monday night football game of all time considering the records of the teams playing in it.

Strictly looking at the combined records of two Super Bowl contenders in Week 17, it was historically elite for MNF.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

JJ Watt is a better football player than he is a person

He was a much better player? Yes. He was like one of the top three all-time players... He has three defensive player of the year awards Only one man of the year award. So I'd say he's a better, the stats don't lie. He's a better player than he is a person.

This is a satirical comparison between football accolades and humanitarian impact.

Interview

Void
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022
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Taylor LewanTaylor Lewan

I am 89% personally responsible for the Titans' collapse this season

I would say 83%... Can't stay on the field. Not 77. Can't stay on the field injury. Prone poor leadership. I would, I would say, 89% now.

Subjective self-assessment, though his absence was statistically a major factor in the Titans' OL struggles.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022
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Will ComptonWill Compton

Nebraska is going to land the #1 recruit for 2024, Dylan Raiola

I think we're gonna land him. Really? Yeah. Number one recruit 2024. His last name's Raiola... I think ultimately what I'm saying is... in my gut, I think that's the, that's the centerpiece of Nebraska.

Despite Raiola later committing to Georgia, he flipped and signed with Nebraska in December 2023, making Will's 'gut' prediction correct.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022
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Taylor LewanTaylor Lewan

Michigan wins and covers against TCU in the College Football Playoff

I'm a hundred percent outta Michigan. I think Michigan wins this game. I think they cover and then we'll see what happens.

TCU pulled off a massive upset, winning 51-45.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022
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Taylor LewanTaylor Lewan

Losing to Ohio State in the National Championship would be a program ruiner for Michigan

If we lose Ohio State, that is 10 million times worse than Georgia. That is a program ruiner for Michigan. Yes.

Both teams lost their semifinal games, so the scenario never played out.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022
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Will ComptonWill Compton

Justin Jefferson should be the NFL MVP because the Vikings would have five fewer wins without him

I think Justin Jefferson should be actually the MVP looked at as the MVP... If you took him off the team, I think if I have like four or five less wins. He's that important in that dominant as a receiver.

Jefferson won Offensive Player of the Year but finished 5th in MVP voting; Patrick Mahomes won MVP.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022
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Taylor LewanTaylor Lewan

I'm going to be cut by the Titans and hit the free market this offseason

Oh no, I'll be cut. I'll be free... I'll be on the free market. I know I'm gonna get cut. So cool.

The Titans released Lewan on February 22, 2023.

Fyre Fest

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Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022·Fyre Fest
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Big CatBig Cat

I am losing 25 pounds in 2023 for my 'hard body' year

2023 is a hard body year. I'm gonna get a hard body... I'm losing 25 pounds in 2023. Losing 25 pounds in 2023... January 1st, new me.

While Big Cat did participate in various fitness challenges, he largely maintained his weight through the year, not reaching a 25lb loss.