The Sportsballers

We recorded this week’s episode of our podcast on Wednesday. You can find that episode and the rest of our show’s library on  Apple Podcasts ,  Amazon Podcasts ,  Spotify , and  Google Podcasts . All four games went against our consensus last week, but Cory got his two lowest-confidence picks correct to win the week with 12 points to Eric’s 8 and Evan’s 0.

We recorded this week’s episode of our podcast on Wednesday. You can find that episode and the rest of our show’s library on  Apple Podcasts ,  Amazon Podcasts ,  Spotify , and  Google Podcasts . Evan scored a perfect 6-for-6 on wild card weekend! Cory’s only miss was his 1-point pick of the Cowboys over the 49ers, so he finished a point back with 50.

We recorded this week’s episode of our podcast on Friday. You can find that episode and the rest of our show’s library on  Apple Podcasts ,  Amazon Podcasts ,  Spotify , and  Google Podcasts . Eric won our confidence points contest for the third week in a row and has significantly closed the gap on Cory, who still holds a 13-point lead entering the postseason.

Monday marked the conclusion of our 9th season in the AFL. Both finalists were looking for their first career league title. Evan Ash has been with us since the beginning, back in 2013. He enjoyed a stellar first campaign with an 11-2 record before losing in the semifinals. He missed the playoffs each of the next six seasons, despite posting winning records in three of them.   In 2020, he finally returned to postseason action but ultimately lost to Stephen April in the title game. By returning this season, he became the first AFL manager to make consecutive appearances in the championship since Danny Hatcher, who won our first two league titles in 2013 and 2014.   Alex Kincaid joined the AFL in 2019. He took over Adam Perez’s team after he retired from the AFL the day after missing the draft. Despite taking over an autodrafted team that wasn’t his, Adam guided his squad to a 7-7 record. The AFL West was loaded and that wasn’t enough to get him out of fourth place, but it was an...

We recorded this week’s episode of our podcast on Wednesday. You can find that episode and the rest of our show’s library on  Apple Podcasts ,  Amazon Podcasts ,  Spotify , and  Google Podcasts . Eric captured a second straight confidence victory in Week 17. Cory and Evan tied for second.   Sean Kennedy was the top finisher among our fans in the Pick ‘em in Week 16, finishing one point ahead of James Dailey but behind all three Sportsballers.   On to our Week 18 picks! Date Network Matchup Evan Eric Cory Sa 4:30p ESPN KC at DEN Chiefs (10) Chiefs (12) Chiefs (13) Sa 8:15p ESPN DAL at PHI Cowboys (8) Cowboys (10) Cowboys (5) Su 1:00p FOX GB at DET Packers (11) Packers (4) Packers (11)   CBS IND at JAC Colts (16) Colts (14) Colts (15)   FOX WAS at NYG Washington (5) Washington (7) Washington (6)   FOX CHI at MIN Vikings (7) Vikings (8) Vikings (7)   CBS TEN at HOU Titans (12) Titans (13) Titans (12)   CBS PIT at BAL* Steelers (4) Rave...