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Big CatBig Cat

Tennessee and UConn are my two picks to win the College Basketball National Championship

College basketball. It's back. I always flip the page. I put a future on Tennessee and UConn. Those are my two teams. So I did that after the national championship last night... Those are my two teams.

UConn won the 2023 National Championship. Tennessee lost in the Sweet 16. Picking the winner months in advance is legendary.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Derek Carr was born to be an Indianapolis Colt

Derek Carr just, he feels like a Colt. He feels like he was born to be an Indianapolis Colt.

Derek Carr signed with the New Orleans Saints in the 2023 offseason.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers has officially retired from football

I think he's retired. I think he's done. He didn't talk much after the game. They asked him for a jersey swap. He said no, hang on to this one. And then he walked into the hallway with Randall Cobb arm in arm... as a body language expert, I think that Aaron Rodgers has retired from football as first reported by Pardon My Take.

Rodgers did not retire; he was traded to the New York Jets and played in the 2023 season.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Sean McVay is taking a hiatus from coaching

I think that he's actually done... If you get into media, all of a sudden you're working around all other media people... He should have retired after last year. Go make a shitload of money on TV... pick a spot that's like set up for the future.

Sean McVay announced he would return to coach the Rams for the 2023 season shortly after this episode aired.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Buccaneers will beat the Cowboys in the Wild Card round

Tom Brady has never lost to the Cowboys... I'm gonna say [the spread is] a pick'em. I love the Bucks in this. Did you see the Cowboys today? Dog shit. Team Brady's never lost to. Shit organization.

The Cowboys defeated the Buccaneers 31-14 in the Wild Card round.
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Kirk HerbstreitKirk Herbstreit

The TCU vs. Georgia National Championship game will be a high-scoring shootout over 60 points

Somebody told me the over-under's like in the sixties. I think this is another game over that. I think it's another game early kind of feel each other and then after that it's gonna be back and forth. You know, I think it's in the high thirties, low forties kind of like the two semi-final games. I'd be surprised if it's not a shootout.

Georgia won 65-7. The total score (72) went over the total of 62.5, but it was the opposite of a shootout—it was one of the most lopsided blowouts in championship history.
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Kirk HerbstreitKirk Herbstreit

The 49ers will beat the Chiefs in the Super Bowl

Gimme 49ers-Chiefs in the Super Bowl and I'm going 49ers. I'm gonna win it all. Brock Purdy.

The 49ers and Chiefs did play in Super Bowl LVIII (a year later than this prediction, though the prediction was for the current 2022-23 season). In the 2022-23 season, the 49ers lost the NFC Championship to the Eagles, and the Chiefs beat the Eagles in the Super Bowl. Herbstreit's predicted winner (49ers) lost in the 2023 season as well.
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Pete PriscoPete Prisco

Tom Brady is more likely than Aaron Rodgers to go on a deep playoff run this year

Out of the old guys in the NFC, who's more likely to go on a run right now? Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady? [Prisco]: Tom Brady. Because he's at home. I think that matters... At some point Tom Brady's gonna look like Tom Brady. Well, last week he finally did. So what's gonna happen in the first round of the playoffs? Who's going there? The Cowboys. And everybody's gonna sit there and say, oh, they're gonna, the Cowboys they're gonna lose to, to Tom Brady because Tom Brady and his team has figured it out.

Neither went on a run. Rodgers and the Packers lost to the Lions in Week 18 and missed the playoffs. Brady and the Bucs lost in the Wild Card round to the Cowboys 31-14.
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Pete PriscoPete Prisco

Trevor Lawrence will be one of the top 3-5 quarterbacks in the league in a couple years

Trevor Lawrence is gonna be special. He's gonna be a special quarterback. He's gonna be one of the five, six best quarterbacks in this league. Maybe in a couple years he'll be one, two or three. That's how good he can be.

Trevor Lawrence has not become a top 3-5 quarterback. In 2024, he was injured (concussion, shoulder surgery), played only 10 games with modest stats, and the Jaguars went 4-13.
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Pete PriscoPete Prisco

Lamar Jackson will not get a fully guaranteed contract like Deshaun Watson's

No, you're not gonna fully guarantee. You can give him a lot of guaranteed money... He wants the Deshaun Watson deal. From what I heard and that they're not gonna fully guarantee. The owners in this league don't want to fully guarantee contract. They were all mad that they did that in the first place.

Lamar Jackson signed a five-year, $260 million deal in April 2023 with $185 million guaranteed, but not the fully guaranteed contract he was reportedly seeking like Watson's.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Buccaneers will beat the Cowboys in the first round and cause Mike McCarthy to get fired

It's gonna be Bucks Cowboys first round. Cowboys are going to lose somehow to Tom Brady who's never lost to the Cowboys before. McCarthy fired. Sean Payton head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

The Cowboys actually defeated the Buccaneers 31-14 in the wild card round, and Mike McCarthy remained the head coach. Sean Payton was eventually traded to the Broncos.
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HankHank

The Cowboys are getting the one seed in the NFC

Cowboys are getting the one. Yeah, you've been talking about this cuz you just, your anger for Philadelphia just never leaves your brain. No, I just in today and you're like, Cowboys getting one. Cowboys getting one.

The Eagles won the NFC East and secured the No. 1 seed after beating the Giants in Week 18. The Cowboys finished as the No. 5 seed.
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Big CatBig Cat

TCU has 'Team of Destiny' vibes and can win the National Championship

I don't count them out in this game against Georgia. They are fucking, whatever it is, they just, the hypno toed. I don't know what it is. They're just good. I'm gonna bet on 'em. Yeah. I'm, there's some, they do seem like Team of Destiny vibes. They've all, they've got like Tiger Blood, they don't die. Never.

TCU was crushed by Georgia 65-7 in the National Championship game, one of the most lopsided games in history.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Joe BurrowJoe Burrow

Harambe would get seven sacks a game in the NFL

You gotta take Harambe, right? I mean the strength to weight ratio is just way higher than humans. I mean that's a easy seven sacks a game I'm sure.

Gorillas are not eligible for the NFL and Harambe is deceased.
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HankHank

The Celtics are a good bet at plus 3.5 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals

I do think the Celtics plus three and a half is a good bet on Monday night. Me too. I like you too. Numbers never lie.

The Warriors won Game 6 103-90, meaning the Celtics did not cover +3.5.
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MaxMax

If Lane Johnson is back, the Eagles will be 100% fine

I came out of that game feeling better than I did going into it... If Lane Johnson is back by the second round of the playoffs, I'm as confident as I could be.

The Eagles dominated the NFC playoffs and reached Super Bowl LVII with Lane Johnson back.
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Big CatBig Cat

Aaron Rodgers and the Packers are going to run the table and make the playoffs

Aaron Rodgers is gonna do this again, isn't he? Packers 26. Dolphins 20. He's gonna do this again... I'm at least smart enough in my older age to realize when it's gonna happen and just start betting on the Packers.

The Packers lost at home to the Lions in Week 18, missing the playoffs.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Jaguars are going to the playoffs

The Jaguars are going to the playoffs, like, I'm gonna say it right now, the Jaguars are going to the playoffs because they just went and they beat the Cowboys and the Jets back to back weeks... I think the Jaguars are going to the playoffs.

The Jaguars won the AFC South in Week 18 to make the playoffs.
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HankHank

The Bengals will beat the Patriots because Matt Patricia is a demoralizing coordinator

This is entirely the Patriots. Our joke, there's season's over demoralized. Matt Patricia's still the offensive coordinator. ... So why not just fire him now? ... it literally cannot [get] worse.

The Bengals won 22-18, beating the 3-point spread.
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HankHank

The Saints and Browns will go over the 32-point total despite historically bad weather

I'm going lowest to the low. Ground Saints 32. Deshaun Watson unders have been the easiest bet since he started three, three easy unders. He's due for an over. And weather doesn't matter.

The final score was 17-10 (27 points), meaning the game went under.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I will give Billy $10,000 if the Buccaneers beat the Cardinals 14-12 exactly

I will give you $10,000 if that's what happens in this case... 14 or 15 to 12 Bucks. Beat the Cardinals. Yes. For $20,000. Christmas.

The Buccaneers won 19-16 in overtime.
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Tom FornelliTom Fornelli

The Tulane vs. USC game is a lock to go over the point total

My favorite bet, honestly, the over in Tulane USC. ... Way too low. They're gonna get in seventies for this one.

Tulane won 46-45, for a total of 91 points, easily clearing the total in the low 60s.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Packers are not going to run the table and make the playoffs

I promise you. I promise They've got a really tough schedule. Yeah, they, they've got the Dolphins. They've got the Lions... I'm just, this guy's [Rodgers] never, yeah, Hank just, Hank just looked up. He's like, Ooh, they could win all those guys. Nah.

The Packers won their next four games but lost to the Lions in Week 18, missing the playoffs. PFT was correct that they would not run the table.
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MaxMax

Jalen Hurts' shoulder injury will only sideline him for one to three weeks

It's a sprained shoulder. People sprain their shoulders all the time. What's the one to three weeks? One to three weeks. It's one to three weeks. Take the three weeks, give you the fourth. Take the bye from the first week of the playoffs.

Hurts missed two games (Dec 24 and Jan 1) and returned for the regular season finale on Jan 8, exactly within the 3-week window.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Chargers will finish the season 11-6

Uhoh, the Chargers are back. Chargers go 11-6. They're gonna go 11 and 6. Nine, 10, 11. They're gonna go 11 and 6.

The Chargers finished 10-7, failing to reach 11 wins.
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HankHank

The Buccaneers will beat the Cowboys in the first round of the playoffs

If they play against the Cowboys, then yes, bet on the Bucs. They're gonna beat the Cowboys in the playoffs. It would be the perfect Mike McCarthy giant collapse.

The Cowboys defeated the Buccaneers 31-14 in the Wild Card round, making this take incorrect.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Charlie Woods will have more natural ability and be better than Tiger Woods

I love Charlie Woods. I think Charlie's gonna be better than Tiger. I think that even Tiger would admit, Charlie's got more natural ability than Tiger ever had in his life.

Charlie Woods is still a teenager; it is way too early to know if he will surpass the greatest golfer of all time.
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Big CatBig Cat

I predict Argentina will win the World Cup final

I want messy to win so bad so that idiots who don't know Ball. Speaking of not knowing ball, like Hank have to fucking eat it. I, I'm predicting I'm predicting Argentina.

Argentina defeated France in the 2022 World Cup Final on penalty kicks after a 3-3 draw.
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HankHank

The World Cup final will end in a 4-4 draw and France will win on penalty kicks

Four four penalty kicks... I think we'll go one each and extra time... And then France wins one gold to nothing in penalty case.

The game ended 3-3 after extra time, and Argentina won on penalties. France lost, and the score was not 4-4.
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HankHank

The Eagles will whomp the Bears

My favorite favorite is the Philadelphia Eagles. Ooh. Against the Bears. Yeah. This gonna be a whomping. I think it's gonna be a Whomping. Their minus nine. But you know, they've proven themselves... The bears are, are and rightfully show as they should be. Like they're tanking. Like they don't wanna win. They don't want to fight.

The Eagles won 25-20, which was far from a 'whomping.' They also failed to cover the -9 spread.
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm betting the Bills -7 over the Dolphins because Tua Tagovailoa can't play in the cold

I had no idea they went to seven, Tua has played 63 games in college and pro and never started a game that's been under 36 degrees. Yep... He's not a cold weather guy... This is going to be a big time fish outta water studio. Yes. And he also, he started three games with the temperatures under 50 degrees. Oh three straight up and against the spread... Bill's my seven, my pick.

The Bills won 32-29, so they failed to cover the -7 spread.
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Brian BaldingerBrian Baldinger

The Detroit Lions are a dangerous team that could outscore anyone in the playoffs

Detroit is dangerous. Yeah. They're just dangerous. They just are. Jared Goff has been to a Super Bowl... Jameson Williams is a come like, he's just a speeding comment. Like if you add him, like their defense got a lot of good young players... I feel like they could outscore teams. Cause their is really good.

The Lions finished the season 9-8 and narrowly missed the playoffs, but their performance proved they were indeed 'dangerous.'
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Big CatBig Cat

One of only six 'very good' teams will win the Super Bowl this year

I really do think there are six teams that are very, very good and we talked about it on Sunday, but like those six teams will produce the Super Bowl winner. Yeah. I'm, I'm confident we put our life on it.

The Chiefs (one of the clear elite six) won the Super Bowl.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jalen Hurts is the frontrunner for NFL MVP

Jalen Hurts is probably gonna win the mvp. But he, and it's a credit to him because he basically just says, I'm giving my guys a chance because I know they'll make plays for me. ... It feels like Jalen Hurts is the front runner for the mvp.

Patrick Mahomes won the 2022 NFL MVP award. Hurts finished second.
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Big CatBig Cat

There is a 20% chance the Jaguars make the playoffs

The nerd that's on NBC put it at a 14% chance the Jaguars can make the playoffs. ... I told our good friend Uncle Chaps, I'm saying 20% chance. ... If the Jaguars can beat either the Cowboys or the Jets in the next two weeks, I think they can make the playoffs.

The Jaguars won the AFC South and made the playoffs.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Seahawks will miss the playoffs because they lost the 'dead dog game'

The team's got no heart. Fuck. I I'm out on the Seahawks after this. Yeah. Well there, you know what, this is the curse of turf. They, I'm telling you like, they're not gonna make the playoffs because they lost the dead dog game.

The Seahawks actually did make the playoffs as the 7th seed despite this loss.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Super Bowl winner will definitively come from this group of six teams: Chiefs, Bills, Bengals, 49ers, Eagles, or Cowboys

Would you put your life on the line on one of the, or two of these six teams making the Super Bowl, Kansas City Chiefs, the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys. It feels like we're at the point in the season... that those six teams we're gonna get our Super Bowl out of those six teams.

The Super Bowl was played between the Chiefs and the Eagles, both of whom were on this list.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The Buccaneers will cover against the 49ers because Tom Brady is an underdog to Brock Purdy

I'm taking the Buccaneers plus three and a half against the 49ers. Obviously we broke down this game earlier, but if you look at it from a basic perspective, Tom Brady's an underdog against Brock Purdy. That's the only reason I'm doing it. Purdy verse Tom Brady and he's a favorite by more than a field goal. So stupid.

The 49ers crushed the Buccaneers 35-7. Brock Purdy outplayed Tom Brady significantly, making the spread look far too small in hindsight.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Dallas Cowboys might actually win the Super Bowl this year

By the way, are the Cowboys gonna win the Super Bowl? I think that the Dallas Cowboys might win the Super Bowl. I think Jerry Jones is ready to die. I honestly think that he's like making no chance. He wants to live forever. He is ready to die and I'm telling you, I think he might will this team to win a Super Bowl so that he can finally just pass away.

The Cowboys lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round of the playoffs.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Raiders still have a non-zero chance to make the playoffs

The Las Vegas Raiders are five and seven. I didn't realize that they've won three in a row. ... There's not a 0% chance they're not gonna make the playoffs anymore.

The Raiders finished 6-11 and missed the playoffs.