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OPINION: We May Have Multiple National Champions This Year, and That's a Good Thing
To love college football, you must love its quirks, and there's nothing quirkier about college football than how we determine a national...

Sam Basel
Dec 16, 20205 min read


A-10 Roundup Vol. 3: A Tough Weekend, Team of the Week, Updated Rankings
As we begin to wrap up conference play, it looks like the door may be closing on the A-10's quest for a third NCAA Tournament bid. There...

Sam Basel
Dec 14, 20205 min read


The Metropolitan Poll Vol. 2: St. John's Stays on Top, Conference Play Begins
Despite only three teams in action over the weekend, there was plenty of action from teams in the Metro area. We're on the verge of an...

Sam Basel
Dec 14, 20203 min read


My Week Four NCAAM Top 25
I'm getting a little nervous about the future of this season. We saw a lot of games cancelled or postponed, and a lot of schools...

Sam Basel
Dec 14, 20203 min read


Sunday Spreads Vol. 14: Let's Get Crazy
I try to keep a certain level of variety in this column. I've made picks against the spread, over/under, and prop bets for nearly every...

Sam Basel
Dec 13, 20207 min read


The Metropolitan Poll Vol. 1.5: A Mixed Bag of Weekday Play
As non-conference play winds down across the country, plenty of teams in the Five Boroughs have a lot of work to do as we head into the...

Sam Basel
Dec 11, 20204 min read


A-10 Roundup Vol. 2.5: Much Needed Wins in Non-Conference Play
Since the publication of Roundup Volume 2, the Atlantic 10 posted a combined record of 6-2. When evaluating the Conference's position in...

Sam Basel
Dec 11, 20203 min read


My Week Three NCAAM Top 25
What a weekend in college basketball. Since teams have made a major push to play in more closed environment tournaments and invitationals...

Sam Basel
Dec 7, 20201 min read


The Metropolitan Poll Vol. 1: St. John's takes the Unanimous Top Slot in our First Ever Poll
It brings me great pleasure to welcome you to the first edition of the Metropolitan Poll! New York has always had a history of being the...

Sam Basel
Dec 7, 20203 min read


A-10 Roundup Vol. 2: Weekend Update, Team of the Week, Updated Rankings
After two straight days of cancellations, we finally got a weekend chock-full of solid Atlantic 10 basketball. Overall, I would say the...

Sam Basel
Dec 7, 20203 min read


Sunday Spreads Vol. 13: Backup Battles
We're getting into a weird portion of the NFL season. With injuries piling up for plenty of teams, as well as the ongoing pandemic, it's...

Sam Basel
Dec 6, 20202 min read


A-10 Roundup Vol. 1.5: Takeaways from Weekday Play
As we enter the weekend on Week 2 of college basketball, we've gotten a pretty good view as to how this year's Atlantic 10 conference...

Sam Basel
Dec 4, 20203 min read


A-10 Roundup Vol. 1: 4 Opening Week Impressions
In my Atlantic 10 preview, I talked about how this is a watershed year for the Atlantic 10, and this first week of play proved that. I...

Sam Basel
Nov 30, 20205 min read


Sunday Spreads Vol. 12: Post Thanksgiving Hangover
Thanksgiving was a pretty good day for this column. Deshaun Watson and Will Fuller put up some amazing numbers, and Andy Dalton had as...

Sam Basel
Nov 29, 20203 min read


Thanksgiving Betting Special: Will Zeke Finally Feast?
I was very excited to write my first Thanksgiving column. One of the biggest days for sports of the whole year, and we get the best...

Sam Basel
Nov 26, 20203 min read


Sunday Spreads Vol. 11: Prop Bet Potpourri
Over the past few weeks, I've broken down prop bets by position. Considering the fact that I've covered the most exciting positions in...

Sam Basel
Nov 22, 20203 min read


Sunday Spreads Vol. 10: Tight End Time? Yes. Tight End Time.
I'm not sure why, but tight ends are the most stressful part of fantasy football for me. I overthink the position, due in large part to...

Sam Basel
Nov 15, 20203 min read


2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Preview: Richmond Tops Preseason Poll for the First Time Ever
Following a week in March that left us in a world devoid of sports, many of our favorite leagues began to reemerge over the summer,...

Sam Basel
Nov 13, 202014 min read


Sunday Spreads Vol. 9: Return of the Running Back(s)
This is a pretty great year for running backs. As much as I think the MVP this year will be going to a Quarterback, there have been...

Sam Basel
Nov 8, 20203 min read


Sunday Spreads Vol. 8: Quarterbacks Quickly Quelling Qritics
Look, I know I bent some linguistic rules for the title of this week's article, but give me a break. Q's are hard. As we approach the...

Sam Basel
Nov 1, 20203 min read
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