Hooked on Sports

In today's podcast:

John discusses the biggest takeaways from games in Week 3 of the NFL, featuring the Eagles comeback vs the Rams, the Browns and Panthers pulling off upsets vs the Packers and Falcons, respectively, the Giants QB mess, the Lions statement win vs the Ravens, and more.

Then, he discusses how impressive the Big Ten has been in college football this season, ahead of a Top-6 showdown at State College this weekend between Oregon and Penn State, and several quality matchups around the college football landscape this weekend, including LSU/Ole Miss, and Alabama/Georgia.

Then, what about what is still outstanding the last week of the MLB season, from the NL Wild Card race between the Mets, Reds, and D-Backs, the AL Central showdown between the Tigers and Guardians in Cleveland, and the Wild Card in the AL, also featuring the Red Sox and Astros.

Today on the podcast:

John discusses the biggest games to watch across the NFL this week, including a rematch of the NFC Divisional Round game between the Eagles and Rams, key division matchups in the AFC West (Broncos/Chargers) and NFC West (Cardinals and Niners both undefeated), and a billed matchup between two of the most talented teams in the league between the Lions and Ravens.

Then, John will reveal his picks and predictions for each game in the NFL for Week 3.

Today on Hooked on Sports:

John discusses his biggest takeaways from Week 2 of the NFL season, including the struggles for Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs as they start 0-2, the wild back-and-forth NFC East shootout between the Giants and Cowboys, Joe Burrow's devastating toe injury that could derail the Bengals season, the Dolphins losing in embarrassing fashion again as calls grow for regime change in Miami.

Then, he highlights things he noticed in Week 3 of college football and some big games ahead in Week 4, and the National League Wild Card race where the Mets are trying to avoid missing the playoffs entirely after starting 45-24.

Today on the podcast:John discusses the games he is most keeping his eyes on in Week 2 of the NFL season, from the Super Bowl rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, a suddently interesting AFC East clash between the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets, and the renewal of a head coaching rivalry between Jim Harbaugh and Pete Carroll as the Chargers and Raiders clash in Vegas in late night action on Monday.Then John will make his picks against the spread for the week.

Today on the podcast:

John discusses his biggest takeaways from the first week of NFL action in the 2025 season, including the Bills-Ravens instant classic. He also discusses the Packers and Vikings making statements in the NFC North, and the disappointments from the Giants and Dolphins following Week 1 road defeats. Then he discusses how he thinks key playoff races, including the AL East and NL Wild Card will end up, highlight the big games coming up in college this week, and the dominance of tennis stars Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open this year.

Meaningful NFL football has arrived, and it means time for John to preview individual games ahead of it.

John looks ahead to one of the most anticipated matchups of the season, a playoff rematch between Lamar Jackson's Baltimore Ravens and Josh Allen's Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football, two divisional games in the NFC North that can go a long way towards shaping the power structure of that division, and an NFC South clash in Atlanta between two talented offenses.

1:31 - Ravens vs. Bills discussion

11:30 - Lions vs. Packers keys

16:02 - Vikings vs. Bears preview

18:37 - Buccaneers vs. Falcons keys

26:20 - Week 1 Game-By-Game Picks

Today on the podcast:

John officially makes his predictions for the 2025 NFL season.

He reveals the win-loss records for each team, the playoff seeding, awards predictions, and predictions for the conference title games and Super Bowl LX.

2:43 - AFC East

6:25 - AFC North

10:45 - AFC South

15:16 - AFC West

19:08 - NFC East

22:48 - NFC North

25:49 - NFC South

29:22 - NFC West

32:45 - Playoff Seedings

34:02 - NFL Awards Predictions

36:36 - Conference Championship & Super Bowl LX Predictions

Today on the podcast:

John reveals his takes on what was a crazy week in the NFL, updates us on the state of the MLB playoff races, and unveils the 12 teams he has for the College Football Playoff.

(1:30) The Dallas Cowboys traded 3-time All-Pro defender Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in a move that sent shockwaves around the NFL, John says other decisions before this led to this trade, and reveals if this makes the Packers a Super Bowl contender.

(11:14) Other NFL news were integral for 2025 as well, including resolutions for Terry McLaurin and Trey Hendrickson, and the Saints naming Spencer Rattler their Week 1 starting QB, and Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting engaged.

(23:20) John reveals whether his takes from last week regarding the state of MLB playoff races have changed, thanks to the Mets sweep of the Phillies and the Dodgers pitching coming together at the right time.

(32:30) John unveils the 12 teams he has making the College Football Playoff this season.

In today's podcast:

John discusses some of the big stories that are capturing his attention around the NFL as we inch closer to the start of the season and the MLB playoff races with less than six weeks to go in the regular season, plus MLB expansion on the horizon?

(1:45) Bengals issues; OL, defense, Trey Hendrickson contract, could they be on upset alert in Week 1 vs. the Browns (again)?

(11:01) Daniel Jones named Colts Week 1 starting QB

(16:38) QB Caleb Williams raves in preseas, on debut for the Bears; source of optimism for 2025 season?

(20:43) QB Jaxson Dart impresses again for New York Giants in preseason; how his performance is shaping the Giants QB situation

(26:53) MLB playoff races; Brewers being class of MLB, could Dodgers get hot, Mets, AL West teams suddenly cold, could Red Sox be most dangerous team in AL playoffs should they make it?

(40:44) MLB Comissioner Rob Manfred teased expansion before he leaves post in 2029, John offers his proposal for adding 2 teams to MLB, including moving a team back to its original league?

In today's podcast:

John reveals the group of seven teams in the NFL that he does not know what will happen to them in the 2025 season. They are all teams that should be good enough on paper to be contenders, but all of them are facing key questions that might remain unanswered for a while.