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The US and Canada will face off in the gold medal game of the Winter Olympics

We're circling the last game day of of the Winter Olympics. It's gonna be US, Canada. Let's just take care of business boys.

The Bears, Saints, or Chiefs will win the Super Bowl next year

The Chiefs, the Bears and the Saints because since 2020 the only Super Bowl winners have been the Chiefs or NFC teams getting their second Super Bowl in franchise history. So that leaves us the Chiefs, the Bears or the Saints for next year. So I like that. I like my chances there.

Landon Dickerson and Lane Johnson will definitely be back for the Eagles next season

They'll be back. They'll be back... a couple months away from the game and you know, your body starts to heal up a little bit. You start to get that itch, they'll be back.

LeBron James won't retire because he's addicted to the attention of basketball

I don't think he is [retiring]. I think he's gonna have a really, really hard time being away from the attention of basketball... He's still incredibly productive offensively... I still think there's far more positive about him, the player, but it just depends like what are you looking for next year?

The valuation of the Seahawks franchise will skyrocket now that they have won a Super Bowl.

I'm very happy for the current ownership group who will now get to put up for sale a Super Bowl champion team. Price of the bag just went up for the Seahawks. Big time.

Kenneth Walker will receive a massive contract following his Super Bowl MVP performance.

Kenneth Walker cat's out of the bag. He is going to get paid like a motherfucker. And when he was splitting carries with Charbonnet... guess what? He's a pretty fucking good bell cow back.

NFL teams will start keeping struggling quarterbacks longer hoping they become the next Sam Darnold.

You're probably gonna see some teams stick with a quarterback maybe a season or two longer than maybe they should. Because they're like, what if he just becomes Sam Darnold? And what if he gets really good? What if it was our problem to begin with?

The Jaguars at 20-1 and the 49ers at 17-1 are the most interesting bets for Super Bowl 61.

The two interesting ones. Take your biases aside... I would say the two interesting ones for me would be 49ers 17 to one and Jaguars 20 to one.

The Chiefs at 15-1 odds to win Super Bowl 61 are an interesting value.

I think Chiefs 15 to one is interesting.

Giannis Antetokounmpo will never be traded

Giannis is never going to get traded. Everyone's hair's on fire, everyone's panicking and nothing ever happens. Giannis is never going to get traded.

There is a 1% chance the Patriots blow out the Seahawks in Super Bowl 60

I think there's a 40% chance the Patriots win close. I think there's a 40% chance the Seahawks win close. I think there's a 20% chance the sea could blow 'em out... [0% chance of Patriots blowout?] ... 1% chance. Because that way I won't look so stupid if it happens. 1% chance the Patriots blow out the Seahawks.

Josh McDaniels will use a gadget play trick in the Super Bowl

McDaniels is gonna have something ready. He's gonna have some new trick that he hasn't done before. Oh yeah. He's gonna have a gadget play that we haven't seen. And they, it's about when they break it out and if they're able to execute on that, that could be huge obviously for the Patriots.

Kayshon Boutte will score a 40+ yard receiving touchdown in Super Bowl 60

Khaw booty [Kayshon Boutte] to score a 40 plus yard receiving touchdown that's plus 1200.

Scotty Barnes will have more points than Rashid Shaheed has receiving yards

Scotty Barnes will have more points than Rashid Shaheed has receiving yards.

Hunter Henry will not score a touchdown in the Super Bowl

The No Henry Lock of the week. Hunter Henry to not score a touchdown minus three 40... I call it no Henry.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba will have more receptions than Ohio State made threes vs Michigan

JSN [Jaxon Smith-Njigba] more receptions than Ohio State made threes against Michigan earlier in the day. I looked it up. Ohio state's averaging about seven and a half threes a game... Michigan has a really good three point defense.

Kyle Shanahan is eventually going to win a Super Bowl

It's only a matter of time. It is not a thing of like, oh, is Kyle Shanahan ever gonna get a trophy? It's like, no, no, he's going to get one because he's that good.

The Patriots will win the Super Bowl by 50 points

Any divisional rival... Do I not want [Seattle] to win? ... Patriots by 50. That's what I've said all week.

Every NFL team will eventually be forced to play an international game annually

And the worst part about it is this is clearly going to keep going up and up and up. It's not gonna go backwards. It's gonna go more until every single team... there'll be 16 international games and every single team will have to play in an international game.

The Celtics trading Anfernee Simons for Nikola Vucevic is a sign that Jayson Tatum is returning

I like this trade. I was happy with this trade. Well V[ucevic]—it also means Jayson Tatum's coming back... because if Tatum comes back, those are minutes like Simons has been playing, but if [Tatum] comes back, those minutes are gone.

The Patriots will beat the Seahawks 27-20 in the Super Bowl

I'm going 27-20... because the reason I'm taking New England is I've done these games for 14 years now and no other season was there a game where they let go of the rope and they got blown out.

Rhamondre Stevenson will score the first touchdown of the Super Bowl

Rhamondre Stevenson... I think he's gonna run it in from about the six.

I bet on Josh Dobbs to win Super Bowl MVP

I got a massive bet on the Patriots. I also put a bet on Josh Dobbs to win Super Bowl MVP. The New England Patriot, big time Patriot.

Giannis Antetokounmpo might be traded to the Chicago Bulls this week

Second [favorite to land Giannis] is Chicago Bulls at plus three ten... the rumors of him to the Bulls have always kind of been there being like, he loves Milwaukee so much that he's not gonna leave living in Milwaukee and commute. Which he could do, but it would be the most ridiculous thing ever.

The Seahawks will beat the Patriots 26-17 in Super Bowl 60

I would, I made the spread five... Somewhere in the game there will be a one yard touchdown run by the Seahawks... I had, and we can massage it, 26 17... Seventeens a normal score. I like to make it enough. Three or four. So that opposite... who's covering. I just think Seattle's [going to win].

The Seattle defense will score a touchdown in Super Bowl 60

I'm thinking, do I really step out and pick a defensive player? Ooh. Do I pick like, okay, they could either force a fumble, get and DeMarcus Lawrence picks it up and goes in. Or does Witherspoon pick six? ... If the Seattle defense scores first... just do it.

PFT Commenter bet $40,000 on the Patriots money line to win Super Bowl 60

Hank, I did submit the $40,000 bet on the Patriots money line. It's in the DraftKings sportsbook. I put that in. We're good to go. At the very least, you can sleep comfortably knowing that if the Patriots lose, I will have lost $40,000 out of my own pocket.

Hank says he's more confident than ever that the Patriots will win the Super Bowl

I'm excited. I feel more confident than ever. Better than ever. Did I stutter?

Shedeur Sanders is not going to be a top-of-the-line quarterback in the NFL

I don't think he's gonna be Lamar Jackson. I don't think Shedeur is going to be a top of the line quarterback in the NFL regardless.

LeBron may have played his last game in Cleveland - his body is finally catching up to him

I think he might be coming to the end here. It feels like his body is finally caught up to him. So this might be last time in Cleveland.

Robert Kraft will get into the Hall of Fame before Bill Belichick

Have you thought about the scenario where Robert Kraft gets into the Hall of Fame and Belichick doesn't? I think that's what's gonna happen. It feels like that's what's gonna happen.

The Browns will be looking for another coach within two or three years

I'm fairly confident they'll be looking for another coach within two or three years.

Matt Nagy might be the next Eagles offensive coordinator

Can I throw out a name that maybe has misplayed his hand a little bit? Matt Nagy... maybe Matt Nagy is the guy. He is from Pennsylvania 'cause he played quarterback at Delaware. So maybe he's ready for it.

I bet $40,000 on the Patriots money line in the Super Bowl

What if I put a $40,000 bet on the Patriots money line in the Super Bowl? When it hits you get $80,000, then I keep the rest.

The Denver Broncos would have beaten the Patriots if Bo Nix had started

[Big Cat]: If Bo Nix starts that game, do you think the Broncos win? [PFT]: Yeah. [Big Cat]: Yeah. It's safe to say Bo Nix would've bojangled fried these guys.

I am betting $80,000 on the New England Patriots money line in Super Bowl 60

Commenter always pays his bets... so 80 grand. Just straight up money line. If the Patriots win the Super Bowl, you go 80 grand. Fuck it. I love it.

Matthew Stafford will not retire and will be back with the Rams next season

[PFT]: Do you think that this is the last we'll see of Matt Stafford? [Big Cat]: I do not. I think he's probably back... his skills haven't diminished. He's still playing at the same level. Why wouldn't you keep playing?

The Patriots will defeat the Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl 60

I was playing out a scenario... which quarterback would you rather be going up against? And it's Sam Darnold. I think it will be a close game. I will go, I don't know, 28, 24 Patriots.

The Chargers will instantly improve offensively with Mike McDaniel and Jim Harbaugh

This is a big move for the Chargers though. Yeah. This is a very exciting move for them. They're going to instantly be better offensively, I would imagine.

Fernando Mendoza will be the Las Vegas Raiders starting quarterback next year

Fernando Mendoza got to show that he can take a beating. Yeah. Which he will likely have to do as a Las Vegas Raiders quarterback next year.

LIV Golf will be defunct within five years

Do you think that that Liv will be around in five years? [Hank]: No.

The US government will confirm the existence of aliens this week

Aliens might drop this week. Like, like there's aliens might drop this week... [The White House] might confirm the existence of aliens as early as this week. And just be ready for the outcome of that.

I will finish Justin Gaethje within the first three rounds

We're not gonna see championship rounds... he's getting finished in the first three. I'd love to knock him out. You know what I mean? With a cartwheel kick or something... But I'm gonna finish him lad.

The Bears are just going to win the Super Bowl

And I, in that moment [after the Cole Kmet touchdown] was like, I think the Bears are just gonna win the Super Bowl. They're just gonna, they're just gonna pull Miracle After Miracle, because that play was so dead.

Josh Allen will eventually win a Super Bowl

Will Josh Allen win a Super Bowl? I say yes. I hope so. I think that he will.

Indiana will beat Miami by double digits in the National Championship

I think Indiana, I think they're gonna do it. I too, and I think they're going to win by double digits.

The Cubs' ceiling is getting swept by the Dodgers in the NLCS

I have been forced to to, to move the Cubs ceiling with the Kyle Tucker signing... I think now the ceiling might be Cubs get swept by the Dodgers in the NLCS. That's the ceiling.

The Steelers are entering a dark phase and fans will eventually realize Mike Tomlin was holding everything together.

I think that you, the Steelers might go into a dark phase here where they're gonna probably have to lose a little bit and they're gonna realize Yeah, actually Mike Tom was keeping this thing together better than we all thought.

The NFL Divisional Round is Bo Nix's time to have a defining rookie moment.

Is it Bo Nix's time. We've had all three of these guys have their splash moments. Is it Bo Nix's time to say, Hey, you forgot about Bo Nix... If we're gonna have this be the 2024 draft, be like an all time QB draft. It's bo Nicks' time.

Aaron Rodgers will retire sooner rather than later

I'm excited to see how long [Aaron Rodgers] can drag out this off season with his decision to retire or not. I actually think it's gonna be sooner rather than later. I think that he's probably gonna walk away.