Michael is back with Austin, and they talk aobut the exciting Wild Card game between the Rockies and Cubs and also make their round by round predictions for the MLB playoffs. They then discuss the big college football action from last week with the Penn St-Ohio St and the Stanford-Notre Dame games. They then survery the the college football playoff landscape and make their midseason predictions for who will get in. They wrap up with a quick NFL recap talking about the Rams' and Chiefs' domiance, the Steelers' and Vikings' struggles before breaking down the Eagles-Vikings game for Week 5.

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MLB Playoff Picks, College Football Update, NFL Weeks 4 and 5

Michael and guest host Austin Burt discuss the Jimmy Butler rumors and what that could mean for the 2018-19 NBA season and offseason. They then talk about the Steelers continuing to struggle, Patrick Mahomes' rise as the Chiefs moved to 2-0. They breakdown the Eagles loss to the Buccaneers and what Carson Wentz's return means for their season. Then, they talk about the Jaguars dominant performance against the Patriots and if the Pats should be worried. They then preview some of the biggest games in Week 3 including Saints vs. Falcons and Chargers vs. Rams. 

Jimmy Butler, NFL Week 2 Recap, Carson Wentz Returns, NFL Week 3

Michael and Mike recap Week 1 in the NFL season breaking down the Saints' loss to the Buccaneers and its implications. They also talk about the tie between the Steelers and Browns and whether the Steelers are in trouble. Aaron Rodgers' heroic comeback against the Bears, and how bad of a loss it really was for Chicago. They move on to Week 2 to break down the biggest game of the week, the Jaguars at Patriots among other big Week 2 topics. They finish by discussing an exciting competition for SBS members.

NFL Week 1 Recap, NFL Week 2 Preview, FandDex Sports Stock Competition

Michael and Mike are back to discuss the beginning of the NFL season. They each make five one sentence NFL predictions for this season before breaking down their playoff teams and division winners. They also make postseason predictions for the conference championships and Super Bowl. They finish by discussing a fun format for an NFL season-long pool.

10 predictions for this NFL Season, Playoff Predictions, NFL Auction League

Michael and Nick bring on a guest this week, Spencer. He was on in the fall to talk about college football and is alo a big NBA fan so they bring him on to discuss the NBA Playoffs and the NFL Draft.

Episode 31

Michael and Nick are back to discuss the first couple days of the NBA playoffs. They talk about the surprising Pacers upset against the Cavaliers and the impressive start by the Pelicans against the Trail Blazers before diving into the rest of the series. They then move on to talk about the Cowboys releasing of Dez Bryant and the impact that will have. Next, they both highlight their favorite matchups of the NFL season with the schedule being released tomorrow. They finish by talking about which position is more favorable, the Browns, with a clean slate and high draft capital, or the Texans, a more established team with few draft picks and some question marks.

Episode 30

Michael and Nick breakdown every series of the playoffs and make their predictions. They dive deep into the 76ers chance of success and the looming series between the Rockets and the Warriors. They briefly hit upon the hot start by Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani. They then discuss the main takeaways from Washington Nationals assistant general manager Ted Towne who spoke to SBS last week.

Episode 29

Michael and Nick recap the Final Four and championship game. Then they talk about the top 3 tiers of college basketball coaches and debate who go where. Lastly, they discuss where Tony Bennett falls on the scale. 

Episode 28

Michael and Nick discuss the upcoming MLB season and the Final Four this weekend. They then discuss a question brought up by UVA's Tony Bennett: have a successful regular season and lose in the first round of the postseason or barely make the post season and make it to a round such as the Elite Eight?

Episode 27

Michael and Nick recap the first weekend of March Madness and discuss the Hoos' collapse. Next they move into the NBA discussing the rest of the season. Lastly, they debate their thoughts on ESPN's list of the top 20 most dominant athletes of the past 20 years.

Podcast 26

Michael and Nick open up by discussing NFL Free Agency moves and then dive into the upcoming NCAA Basketball tournament. Lastly, they discuss their thoughts on a bracket pool idea from last podcast, the auction pool, after testing it themselves.

Episode 25

Michael and Nick dicsuss the significance of the FBI investigation into college basketball and look forward to the upcoming conference tournaments. They also touch on the impending NFL Free Agency. Instead of a hypothetical question this week, they dive into different options for creating fun March Madness bracket pools. 

Episode 24

Michael and Nick discuss their outlook for the rest of the NBA season and reflect on the All-Star game. They also touch on some recent College Basketball and MLB news. Lastly, they discuss this weeks hypothetical question: what if the NBA playoffs changed to best 1-16 overall seeds instead of the top 8 from each conference.

Episode 23

Michael and Nick recap the Super Bowl between the Eagles and Patriots. They also look forward to some pressing questions this offseason. Next they touch on some drama with the Washington Wizards and then discuss this weeks hypothetical question: changing the Super Bowl to a best of 3 series.

Episode 22

Michael and Nick are back recapping a crazy week in sports. They discuss the big win by UVA basketball over the weekend, the recent trades in the NFL and NBA, and the upcoming Super Bowl. Lastly, they introduce an interesting reformed scoring system for basketball as this weeks hypothetical. 

Episode 21

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