Posts Tagged ‘Michael Irvin’

Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio, and I’m putting them on our blog.
In these last couple weeks of the season, as some teams start packing it in and others aim for the playoffs, it can get a little tricky to pick games. All in [...]

Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio, and I’m putting them on our blog.
Years ago I heard an old rule of betting: If the spread is over 12.5, take the dog. I don’t know if there’s any statistical truth to that, but this week I’m [...]

Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio, and I’m putting them on our blog.
Sometimes things just don’t go your way. It seems every season I have one week that I just get utterly, horribly wrong. That was last week, when I went 0-5 in my [...]

Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio, and I’m putting them on our blog.
After getting the Raiders right last week, I’m a little emboldened with picking big underdogs this week, so take my Thanksgiving-day picks with a grain of salt. Here’s hoping for a few [...]

Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio, and I’m putting them on our blog.
This may be moot by the time you read it, but has anyone else noticed that the NFL Network’s Thursday night games so far this season have been great, and both of [...]

Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio, and I’m putting them on our blog.
It’s the week of must-win games like not before this season. And it starts Thursday night; the Loser of the AFC East pole position has a steep hill to climb to the [...]

Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio, and I’m putting them on our blog.
One of the most important things in picking games against the spread isn’t just making the right choices with the spread, but rather picking which games you’re actually right on. Every week, [...]

Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio, and I’m putting them on our blog.
This week is the midway point for the season, and it’s time to start taking stock. Some teams that were out of it three weeks ago (the Browns) are suddenly back in [...]

Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio, and I’m putting them on our blog.
I have generally found success predicting the NFL when I focus on picking underdogs to win games or cover. But this week is the week I think some clarity comes to the [...]

Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio, and I’m putting them on our blog.
This week the game I’m most up-in-the-air about is my first pick, the Dallas-St. Louis game. St. Louis won last week, but their offense still doesn’t look good. And will Romo play [...]

Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio, and I’m putting them on our blog.
This is the hardest week to pick against the spread since Week 5. Why? Public opinion has set in and is now backed up by four weeks of results. And with Las [...]

Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show, and I’m putting them on our blog.
It’s the lament of those of us who decide to mess around with NFL spreads: Many of them come down to one play. Last week, the Bears were up 10 late and, giving 3 points, [...]

Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show, and I’m putting them on our blog.
After a disappointing 1-4 in Week 1 (predictable, given how much I hate betting on Week 1), even I was surprised by my rebound last week, going 5-1 against the spread and losing out on [...]

Not: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show, and I’m putting them on our blog.
Well, my picks last week were a predictable 1-4 against the spread; but that’s what week 1 is made for. And Michael Irvin made me pay for it, especially for going against his beloved Dallas [...]

My old pal Kevin Kiley, a sports radio host who’s had me as a guest on his shows on Fox Sports Radio and ESPN Radio, is now the co-host of the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio in Dallas. He’s been trying to get me to come on the show for a couple months, and [...]