Takes

Kenny Pickett will win multiple Super Bowls

I ain't seen Superbowl. I'm seeing super bowls [for Kenny Pickett].

The Celtics will beat the Heat in five or six games

I do think the Celtics are a better team. Like I think this should be a five or six game series. And I just, you know, Heat culture all that shit, but that was, you know, even the bubble, like the Celtics team is a much different team than they were in the bubble. They're way better.

Drew Brees is going to return to the NFL

Drew Brees... he could be returning to football. He could go back to NBC... usually when someone ends up, they're coming back to play, they're probably going to come back.

The Hurricanes will sweep the Rangers

Big Canes fan now. Canes in four. They can't lose at home.

The Suns are definitely going to win Game 7 against the Mavericks

I tend to agree. But now the sons are in a spot where they're playing against Lucca in a game seven where he can easily be the best player on the court. ... Right before we hopped on Hank, you said the sons are definitely gonna win game seven. Yeah. A hundred percent.

The Maple Leafs will win Game 7 against the Lightning

The fear in the city of Toronto on Saturday morning, waking up is going to be at an all time high. ... I'm nervous for them, but I think they're going to win, but I'm very, very nervous.

The Lightning are psychological locks to beat the Maple Leafs in Game 7

They've been there. They've experienced it. They've played as a team. They've won championships. This is the first round. ... Toronto has the pressure of a city that needs a championship and an entire country that needs a championship.

The Jets will finish between 7-10 and 9-8 this season

So I just want to talk about jet schedule, my prediction, what? ... Well, it's either going to be low level seven and 10 high level nine and eight.

There will be a quarterback controversy in New England where Bailey Zappe challenges Mac Jones

Maddie. Think about this magic Mack Jones gets benched for Bailey. ... I think there's going to be a court quarterback controversy in new England. That we're is going to actually like really tank them. I'm just saying why they draft Bailey just saying,

The Over for the Bills-Rams kickoff game will be my biggest bet ever

I've never done a game of the year, but I, I think I'm in advance calling that my game of the summer ... the over is going to have her and I'm going to, I'm going to like save money as much as I can over the summer bit by bit by bit and squirrel it all away to make this my biggest bet ever. I just, I can envision that being like a 48 47 ballgame.

The Celtics are still going to win the series against the Bucks despite blowing Game 5

It was a devastating loss. I still think the Celtics are gonna win the series. ... I think they're going to win tonight. It's a must win.

The Heat and Suns will both win their Game 6 matchups

I would bet that both of these teams that won tonight [Heat and Suns] are probably going to win game six.

The Leafs are perfectly set up to lose to the Lightning in Game 6

The Leafs are back, which means that's where they're perfectly set up to lose. And I mean, we might have to game of the year, the Lightning in game six.

Tom Brady's Fox broadcast will be better than Peyton Manning's because he'll have a better staff

I think that that Peyton Manning as an individual is going to be better than Tom Brady. But Tom Brady is going to have a much better staff around him. And so on a whole, his broadcast will be much, much better known as a dynasty.

No Canadian NHL team will win the Stanley Cup this year

I don't think Canada is going to win the Stanley cup. You're a maple leafs hater. You're an Edmonton Oilers alum... I just think the Leafs have this vibe about them... I don't know if [the Oilers] can figure it out.

I won't pick against the Lightning until they actually lose a series

I said I won't pick against them [Lightning] until they don't win. So I am on the Lightning. I want the Lightning, but I'm going to be very surprised if the Avs don't win the Stanley Cup.

Rich Strike will not win the Preakness

Rich Strike is a dog. Hold on. Horse racing needs a bad boy... but he's not going to win the Preakness. So it will be, it will go away quickly.

This is the year the Toronto Maple Leafs finally figure it out

Leaf's are fine. They'll figure it out. That's the Leaf's year. I'm still confident in the boys up north.

The Japanese horse Crown Pride is a legitimate threat in the Kentucky Derby

Every day in the last two weeks, big cat, it is looking more and more possible... He has been sensational here in Churchill Downs. And this morning he had a workout... everyone was like, holy crap, did you see that Japanese horse work this morning? I mean, the horse looks great.

Epicenter is my pick to win the Kentucky Derby

Epicenter is the perfect horse to take advantage of an inside post position because he has tactical speed... I think it's a great post position for Epicenter, probably why that's why I'm picking him.

I'm 79% of the way back to declaring the Capitals are going to win the Cup again

I'm having a hard time believing in these Caps as of eight hours ago. Right now I'm almost fully back. I'm like 79% of the way back to declaring that these Caps are different. That these Caps—it's our year again.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 'fucked out' and will lose to the Maple Leafs

I just think they're fucked out. You know, when you just been fucking all night long and finally it's 6:00 AM and the sun's coming up and you're like, I'm blowing dust. They went back-to-back, man. A lot of hockey. Your central nervous system can only handle so much. I think that the Tampa Bay Lightning are done.

The Stanley Cup Final will be Colorado vs. Florida and it will be the most electric ever

I think this is a year where the favorites get to the top. I think it's going to be Colorado and I think it's going to be Florida. And I think it will be the most electric Stanley Cup Final of all time... both of those teams are extremely fun to watch.

The New York Rangers will win it all because they finally moved on from Henrik Lundqvist

The narrative that I want get going ... now that the Rangers don't have Lundqvist anymore and they've got a clutch playoff goalie [Igor Shesterkin], this is what they've been missing over all the years. ... It's the Bryce Harper orthosis where after we got rid of him, then the Nats win the title.

Deshaun Watson will be suspended for the entire 2022 NFL season

I don't think that Deshaun Watson is going to play next year. The more I think about it, the more I think that Roger Goodell is going to step in and be like, that's me, Roger Goodell champion of women everywhere. And we're suspending Deshaun Watson next year. Holy fuck.

Prediction: Tyler Smith will be a Pro Bowler as a rookie before getting suspended

Cowboys got offensive lineman [Tyler Smith]... Pro bowl rookie year, suspended second year, third year comes out hot. It looks like pro bowl, gets hurt. And then everyone's like, well, if that Dak's losing all his players, so he can't, he can't do it all himself.

I am blindly betting on the Jets moneyline in Week 1 because of a fan I saw at the draft

Whoever I award fan of the night, I'm going to blindly bet on that team week one... I think it's going to be the Jets. There was a bulldog dude who has a Giannis wingspan... Jets week one lock of the week.

The Celtics will give the Bucks a 'minor whopping' in their playoff series

As with all that being said, like minor whopping... six games. If the only two that you lose are on the road, that's a minor whopping.

The Timberwolves vs. Grizzlies series will go to seven games

I agree with you. I want this to go seven. I feel bad for the Timberwolves... this series is so competitive. Every game's a war.

Trayvon Walker will be the #1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft

I think Trayvon Walker is going to be the pick for Jacksonville, which is a surprise, but that's based on conversations in the last three, four days. Honestly, I thought all along that they would go with Aiden Hutchinson.

No team in the top 19 picks will draft a quarterback unless they trade up

I'll be shocked that if a team in the top 19 picks that didn't trade up, takes a quarterback... I don't see Seattle at nine taking a quarterback. I think you're going to see the run happen where it should happen. These quarterbacks are back half of the first and early second round quarterbacks.

Breece Hall will be the first running back drafted, likely to the Bills at pick 25

If one back is going to go in the first round, I would say it's Breece Hall. And I think the most likely team to take them would be the bills at 25.

Nakobe Dean will not be drafted in the first round

There's some medical things with linebackers right now. So I would say Nakobe Dean, who's probably the most productive player on Georgia's defense, the linebacker is not going to get drafted in the first round.

Quay Walker is a lock to be drafted in the first round and will go before Nakobe Dean

Quay Walker is whoa from what I'm hearing, like kind of a lock to be drafted in the first round. And he's a big, he had production, but he was, he's definitely traits over, over production guy.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will win the Super Bowl this season

They're like record... Super bowl. Super bowl winner. Yes.

Kenny Pickett will have a career similar to Alex Smith or Ryan Tannehill

I think Pickett feels like, I feel like he's got a high, a high floor. He's kind of like, if you're looking at what he can be, I think of a guy like Alex Smith, the career that he had, I could see Pickett having that type of a career. You know, Tannehill, Alex Smith.

The Saints will not draft a quarterback in the first round

I don't think New Orleans is taking one [a QB]. I know they acquired the extra first round pick, but everything I've kind of heard you go out and you sign Andy Dalton and you've already got Jameis. Like you're going to end up probably having to release one of those guys. If you draft a quarterback, she probably not going to carry three. So that, that doesn't make as much sense for them.

Baker Mayfield will be traded by the end of draft weekend

I'm going to say that actually, I'm going to say Baker does. I'm going to say Baker does [get traded]. I could see Baker and Carolina for a pick next year though, that that wouldn't surprise me.

There is no chance the Celtics sweep the Brooklyn Nets

He's [Kevin Durant] going to have 50 in one of those games... It has to happen... [A sweep] would be crazy. It's still going to be a womping... there's no chance there's a sweep.

I am fully in 'belief mode' for the Bulls to beat the Bucks after Khris Middleton's injury

I wouldn't say the Bulls are back if it weren't for the fact that Khris Middleton also got hurt. That actually makes it so I think the Bucks are still the better team, but the margin for error is a lot slimmer for them now... I'm fully in belief mode.

Jay Wright will eventually coach the New York Knicks

Now, it would be very funny if Jay Wright were to then coach for the Lakers or the Knicks... In fact, we speculated in 2017 with Jay Wright that he would end up as the coach of the New York Knicks. What about that actually? Jay Wright to the Knicks.

The Timberwolves will win Game 3 at home against the Grizzlies

I will go out on a limb and say Minnesota holds court in Game 3. This team has a big chip on its shoulder. They've had a big personality transplant... credit to Pat Bev for changing the vibes.

The Nuggets will be title contenders next season once Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. are healthy

The team when they're healthy, I think is still a legitimate title contender. So they're obviously missing Jamal Murray. They're missing Porter... I think next seasons nuggets, the day that the NBA finals are over, I'm going to put a big future on next year's nuggets.

The upcoming Drake and Taylor Swift collaboration will be played into the ground all summer

My hot seat is the charts, the radio this summer... Drake posted a picture with Taylor Swift, which means go, I'm going to be a song coming, which means it's going to get, it'll probably be a good song, but it will get murdered into the ground and just played in for it everywhere.

I'm bringing the Stanley Cup to Canada by betting on the Flames and the Maple Leafs

My other cool throne is Canada because I've decided I put a future on the Calgary flames. I'm going to bring a cup to Canada personally... Leafs and flames... I just want to bring a cup to the fine people of Canada because I'm sick of them not having a cup.

The media will eventually try to make Kyrie Irving a victim and vilify Celtics fans

I'm just worried that what's going to happen is since all these quotes are being taken out by the media, people are gonna be like, they're gonna turn Kyrie into like a big victim and everything and then turn and then turn the Celtics fans into like the big bully.

The Warriors are my pick to win the Western Conference

The warriors are my picks. They're like, they're my pick out of the west. The warriors do have the ability to flip the switch.

LeBron James will appear on a television broadcast desk as a panelist during these playoffs

Will we see LeBron on the desk as like a panelist at any point during these playoffs?

Ben Simmons is ready to return for the Nets and just needs to pass the ball and play defense

I think I nailed this one. Cause Ben Simmons is coming back per Shams. They've just kept him on ice... Ben Simmons is ready to come back and yeah, he doesn't really have to do anything. All he has to do is be out on the court on defense and then just pass the ball on offense. That's it.

The Jazz-Mavericks first-round series will be boring and terrible

I've got a series that will suck. I'm ready to predict right now, a series that I care about the least: Jazz-Mavericks. That series is going to suck... especially if Luka is not going to be a hundred percent. That's the only reason why you would watch that series with any sort of interest. If you're outside of Utah or outside of Dallas, it's going to be boring.