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The San Diego Padres will win the World Series

My You wanna just say who our World Series champion is? Yes. San Diego Padres.

The Tampa Bay Rays will win the World Series

You know what? I'll say it. This is the year. I think the Tampa Bay Rays are gonna win it all. They've been knocking at the door where like they'll have a couple years where their advanced analytics will always work... I think they're coming back up this year.

UConn will have two back-to-back blowouts to win the National Championship

I feel like we're in store for two Yukon [UConn] blowouts back to back... I get all I really need out of this Final Four is just one close game.

The Phoenix Suns could win the NBA title primarily using the mid-range game

Devin Booker on his team and Chris Paul on his team, the Phoenix Suns this year have a chance not only win the championship but doing it in the mid-range.

The Milwaukee Bucks are the favorites coming out of the Eastern Conference

They deserve to be the favorites. They have the best record without Chris [Middleton] a lot of the year. I think they, they deserve to be the favorites coming out of the East.

I am fading the Oakland A's every single game this year

I think I'm gonna fade the As. Okay. All year long. So it's gonna be a combo, a parlay be of the under and taking the as. I think it's either to lose money line or, or lose by one and a half. I like it runs. I like it. I feel like the A's are gonna win 42 games this year. Ooh. Maybe less.

The Timberwolves are a solid bet to win the NBA championship at +15,000

I put a future on the Timberwolves. Ooh. 15 plus 15,000 Whoa. On these guys and they beat the Kings. ... No, I'm saying they win two series, then you can hedge out and make a shitload of money. ... All of a sudden I'm sitting on a gold mine over here.

If Bill Belichick gets Lamar Jackson, the Patriots will win a Super Bowl

If he goes to the fucking Patriots, they will win his Super Bowl. They win. ... You take a guy who's been completely underutilized... and you put him with the Patriots, who now fucking Bill Belichick has something to prove. ... Belichick has that horse cock. That's why the Broncos wanted it.

Miami is the biggest threat to UConn because they have been better in crunch time

How does UConn not win this Final Four? Because they haven't been in a close game yet and Miami has been tremendous in crunch time.

UConn might be the best looking team in the tournament so far

UConn might be the best looking team in the tournament so far. Overall start, start to finish every game. They have in complete games, they have dominated their opponents.

UCLA will beat Gonzaga in the Sweet 16

I'm going with the Bruins because they're defensively, I think they're in line even without Clark. And to me, as good as Gonzaga is, I don't trust their back court. And I do trust Tiger Campbell.

UConn will win the National Championship

My national champion... is the Connecticut Huskies... There was something I saw from Yukon last week and that made me say they could do it. I'm gonna take Yukon.

St. John's will make the NCAA Tournament in Rick Pitino's first year

I think, and we can revisit this a year from now, I think they will have found a way to make the NCAA tournament... I really believe that.

Rick Pitino will get St. John's to a Final Four before he retires

Rick Pitino in the Final Four will happen at some point again before he calls it quits.

Ed Cooley will leave Providence for the Georgetown head coaching job

There's growing speculation that Ed Cooley's going jump to Georgetown. So something to monitor. We'll see if he makes that jump within the Big East conference.

Princeton will beat Creighton and advance further in the tournament

I mean I I think if you can, if you can beat a Power five school like Mizzou, Princeton should be able to wipe out a mid-major like Creighton.

UCLA's Max Clark is fine and his ankle injury isn't serious

He literally said he's fine... If he just repeats that he's fine enough. Yeah, it would be fine... I put on my PMT's stethoscope and say that his ankle is very, very swollen. Yeah. And his ankle is very, very badly sprained. Yep. So he probably won't be fine.

Ja Morant will relapse if he plays poorly after his brief rehab

And the toughest part is the relapse where if he, if he gets back and he's not that good, you're gonna fall back in old habits and you're gonna be like, I need to, I need to have a gun in strip club again.

Aaron Rodgers and Zach Wilson being in the same room will fix Wilson's career

Aaron Rodgers... he might be the one guy that's able to fix what are the fuck's happening in Zach Wilson... Aaron Rodgers and Zach Wilson being in the same quarterback room is going to actually help... At least they do Ayahuasca together.

Eric Musselman will be 'Mr. March' if Arkansas beats Kansas

[Eric] Muss is one game away from officially being Mr. March. If he takes down Kansas, I think he's Mr. March because that would be two straight years where he takes down a one seed and he'd go to another Sweet 16.

The 2023 Final Four will have no #1 or #2 seeds

It would not shock me if when we get to Houston for the final four, if there's no one and two seeds in the final four.

Alabama will defeat Gonzaga for the 2023 National Championship

I've got Alabama out of the region of opportunity... I've got Gonzaga out of the region of brands and I've got Alabama beating Gonzaga for the national championship.

The Jets are immediate Super Bowl contenders with Aaron Rodgers

I think the Jets are immediately a Super Bowl contender once [Aaron] Rodgers on the team... everything's up for the Bears. Fuck him. He's gone.

Sam Darnold going to the 49ers means Tom Brady is not going there

I think the fact that they signed Sam Darnold means that we can probably take Tom Brady out of the question of if he's going to the 49ers.

Taylor Heinicke will beat out Desmond Ridder for the Falcons starting job

My prediction is that he's going to be the starting quarterback next year. I think he's going to beat out Desmond Ridder in camp. That's just what Taylor Heinicke does.

Aaron Rodgers makes the Jets a Super Bowl contender

Aaron Rodgers on the Jets. You guys will be a Super Bowl contender. I really do believe that. I agree. Memes, you getting excited? Super Bowl, Super Bowl contender. No. Yes. No, absolutely. I'm just a disbelief that I, he has, he hasn't traded yet. Okay. But if he's on the team, you are a Super Bowl contender. In my mind.

Oral Roberts will beat Duke in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

And this is what I'm talking about with the recency bias. Everybody just sees that and they're like, all right, they're hot. They, they've won nine in a row, gimme them. That's the opposite. I don't go with that. I go against that. I try and predict who people are gonna jump on. And I think Duke is a perfect example. I have them losing the Oral Roberts in the first round.

No team from the ACC will reach the Sweet 16

Accs definitely at the bottom. I don't, I don't see anyone making the Sweet 16 from the acc.

Texas A&M is the lowest-seeded team with a legitimate chance to win the national title

I have a and m and they got the worst seed of any team. I think so. I would guess a and m... lowest seed that has a chance to win the national championship is Texas a and m.

I'm betting the under on Maryland vs. West Virginia

Maryland, West Virginia that opened at one 40. I took that under, it's already down to like 1 38 I think.

Michigan State will make the Final Four

I have mayhem in that bracket. I, like I said, I have Michigan State going to the Final four there.

Duke will win the National Championship this year because it's the year after Coach K left

I think this is Duke's year. I think we gotta go heavy on Duke. Because how awesome would that be if Duke won the national championship the year after Coach K left. Coach K was holding the boys back.

The Panthers will draft CJ Stroud with the number one overall pick

The Panthers seem like they're, somebody leaked something because CJ Stroud went from being like plus 600 plus 400 in some places to now he's like negative money to be the number one overall pick. So somebody somewhere knows that the Panthers love CJ Stroud.

Odell Beckham Jr. will have 2,300 receiving yards if he signs with the Chiefs

If he signs to the Chiefs. The Chiefs are all the way back. They're all the, he's gonna have, Odell Beckham's gonna have 2300 yards receiving if he signs with the Chiefs.

Oleksandr Usyk will beat Tyson Fury when they fight for the unified heavyweight title

I actually think Usyk could beat Fury. That's why I think Fury's been trying to duck him for the big belt, for the all the belts.

Alabama will win the National Championship

I did it. Dan, I took Alabama. It was that, it was, they play the best defense, I think in the country. They have the best player in the country. Probably. It was just wrong place, wrong time. I guess I, as I was filling out the, I smell the bracket.

Furman will upset Virginia in the first round

Furman bombs. They just chuck and that's how you can beat Virginia. Cuz they're the pack line defense. They're gonna like, if you could just shoot over them, you might have a chance.

Oral Roberts will upset Duke in the first round

Oral Roberts is the best 12 seed. And and that's, that's a horrible matchup to start... Oral Roberts win at least one game. This team is better than that team [that made the Sweet 16].

Memphis will beat Purdue and reach the Final Four

I'm gonna take, you know what I'm gonna say fuck it... I'm gonna take Memphis in this region. And I'm gonna look so stupid when they lose in the first round.

Texas will reach the National Championship game

I have Texas going to the national championship and losing to Alabama. Whoa... Texas is depth, Texas plays defense. Texas is battle test in the Big 12.

Kansas will reach the Final Four

I have Kansas going back to the final four. That's my pick... when Bill Self has a one seed, he's gone to seven out of nine elite eights. So I think Kansas is, is a shoe-in to the elite eight.

Villanova will beat Creighton 72-60

Nova 72. Creighton 60.

Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets is officially happening

It's official. It's official. Official. He's gonna be a New York jet.

Lamar Jackson will be the future quarterback of the Washington Commanders.

I can report exclusively via Leroy that the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills will not be pursuing Lamar Jackson... That basically just leaves the commanders and that's it. Yeah. So future Commander Lamar Jackson, I refuse to let Schefter beat me on.

UCLA will still earn a #1 seed despite Jalen Clark's injury

Blue blood, blue blood number one seed. They're [UCLA] probably still gonna get a number one seat.

UNC will win the ACC tournament and make the NCAA tournament

Carolina seems like they're not gonna make the tournament. They just seem like a team from a, from a casual point of view that somehow wins the ACC tournament and gets in. And they have experience. They've been on a run before.

The Phoenix Suns will win the NBA championship and Chris Paul will get his ring

I'm still, I'm all in on these Suns. I am, I am. Chris Paul getting that ship this year. I just, I don't see a way that Chris Paul loses this year. Yeah. I don't see it.

Aaron Rodgers is returning to the Green Bay Packers for the upcoming season

Leroy's first report... Aaron Rodgers is returning to the Green Bay Packers. Fuck. For the upcoming season.

I will get 10 cats if the Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl

I'll get 10 cats if the Bears win a Super Bowl. Love it. There we go. Well under your guys' watch, you guys can bring us there.

Bryce Young will be a top five draft pick regardless of his size

I think he eventually will just not matter [his size]. Yeah. It might matter when he's playing, but in terms of getting drafted, I don't think it will be that much of a bearing. I think he's going to go in the top five no matter what.