The Sportsballers

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.  I know I did.  After a disappointing Week 11, I bounced back nicely over the weekend and posted a solid 3-2 as we head into December.  I feel very confident in this week's winners, so let's get to it. LA Chargers +3.5 over Pittsburgh In what figures to be the marquee game of the weekend, I'm taking the road dogs in this one.  It's obvious why a 3.5 point spread has its appeal, and when you've got two powerhouse teams going head-to-head, there's a great chance the game will come down to a last-minute field goal.  I like the Chargers' chances to get out of Pittsburgh with a win, but there's more value in taking the points, so that's what I'm going to do. Houston -6 over Cleveland This bet hurt my soul.  If you've listened to me on the podcast, or seen my tweets, or have just been in my presence over the last year, you know I'm all in on Baker Mayfield.  I love his personality and I th...

Once this week’s podcast is up on Podomatic and iTunes, we’ll insert the links into this post. After an off-week in Week 11, Eric got back on top in Week 12, earning three points to two points each for Cory and Evan. Date Network Matchup Cory Eric Evan Thu 8:20p FOX NO at DAL Saints Saints Saints Sun 1:00p CBS BAL at ATL* Ravens  ✓ Falcons Ravens  ✓ FOX CAR at TB Panthers Panthers Panthers FOX CHI at NYG Bears Bears Bears CBS BUF at MIA* Bills Dolphins  ✓ Bills CBS IND at JAC Colts Colts Colts CBS CLE at HOU Texans  ✓ Texans  ✓ Texans  ✓ CBS DEN at CIN Broncos  ✓ Broncos  ✓ Broncos  ✓ FOX LAR at DET Rams  ✓ Rams  ✓ Rams  ✓ FOX ARI at GB Packers Packers Packers Sun 4:05p CBS KC at OAK Chiefs  ✓ Chiefs  ✓ Chiefs  ✓ CBS NYJ at TEN Titans  ✓ ...

Playoff scenarios are always a bit complex entering the final three weeks of division play. With one of those three weeks now in the books, things are much more clear. For a brief taste of the playoff outlook, take a look at this week’s power rankings below. More detail on various playoff scenarios will come later in this week’s recap. Before we dive deeper into the playoff picture, let’s look back on some of the highlights from the week. With 1477.2 points scored between our 12 teams, it was our second highest scoring week in our league’s history, which now spans  80 weeks of regular season games! Our average losing score this week was 113.7 points, the second highest we’ve ever seen. Despite such a high scoring week, only one player made the top 40 list at his position. Christian McCaffrey went off for the Panthers and for Anthony, as he put up 42.9 points, good for 6th on the AFL’s running back list. Despite no other players standing out in a historical co...

Evan is in Maryland this week for Thanksgiving so all of us will be in one place for just the second time on our podcast. We will record Friday and once this week’s podcast is up on Podomatic and iTunes, we’ll insert the links into this post. For the first time in seven weeks, Eric did  not lead the Sportsballers. In fact, he earned just one point while Cory got two and Evan correctly picked all three points games. Eric still has control of the competition, though. Date Network Matchup Cory Eric Evan Thu 12:30p CBS CHI at DET Bears  ✓ Bears  ✓ Bears  ✓ Thu 4:30p FOX WAS at DAL* Redskins Cowboys  ✓ Cowboys  ✓ Thu 8:20p NBC ATL at NO Saints  ✓ Saints  ✓ Saints  ✓ Sun 1:00p CBS CLE at CIN* Bengals Browns  ✓ Bengals FOX SF at TB Buccaneers  ✓ Buccaneers  ✓ Buccaneers  ✓ CBS JAC at BUF* Bills  ✓ Jaguars Bills  ✓ CBS...