#Guest Picker

Christmas Day is to the NBA as Thanksgiving is to the NFL. Five games from noon to midnight featuring the league's top teams and biggest stars. It's basketball heaven. That is, if it happens according to plan. Due to an explosion of positive COVID-19 tests around the league, some of those top teams are short-handed and many stars are in the health…

The 76ers travel to take on the first-place Nets and the Suns host the struggling Wizards in Thursday's NBA SO/UP schedule. SI host Robin Lundberg, this week's guest picker, had a successful Tuesday night by picking five of six games correctly. Let's keep it up Thursday night. Here are the picks. Season record: 44-40 Guest pickers:…

History was made on Saturday, as College GameDay brought their show to Lawrence for the first time, in town for TCU taking on the Kansas Jayhawks. The vibe was electric, as Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit starred in-front of a capacity crowd. With some gigantic games on the docket, Week 6 is shaping up to be a fantastic looking…

The top teams are starting to pull away from the pack with another week of games behind us. Two of those teams-Golden State and Brooklyn-are in action Tuesday. Last week was tough for the SO/UP crowd, I'll be honest. But I'm ready to bounce back this week and I'm happy to welcome my colleague Ben Pickman as this week's guest picker. Let's get into…

Week zero gave us a nice appetizer. Illinois and Northwestern came out victorious, the Nebraska memes went over 9000, and our thirst for college football was partially satiated watching a small selection of teams duke out almost a week ago. But this week i the official start of college football. And boy are there good games on the slate! It goes…

The Nets are living up to preseason expectations. The other four teams on the Tuesday SO/UP schedule? Not so much. Doug Vazquez is back as our guest picker. Let's get into the games. Season record: 35-31 Guest pickers: 20-40 Brooklyn climbed to first place in the Eastern Conference on the back of consistent greatness from Kevin Durant, steadily…

The Warriors and Bucks are two of the top teams in the NBA with two-time MVPs at the helm. Still, they've both been struggling as of late ahead of their meeting in Milwaukee. And in Memphis, the Timberwolves get the latest crack at the Grizzlies, winners of 10 straight. Pat Benson of All Hawks rejoins me as a guest picker for Thursday's games.…

The Timberwolves and Mavericks meet for the second time in three days Tuesday night, while the struggling Lakers and first-place Suns battle for the second time. Doug Vazquez is back as the guest picker for Tuesday and he'll also take part in our NBA Christmas Day betting preview, which will come out later this week. Season record: 47-43 Guest…

College Gameday's classic crew is getting a bit of a shakeup, and it's coming in the form of someone who's been shaking up a lot of sports media this summer. Former Colts punter Pat McAfee is joining the College Gameday crew, it was announced Wednesday, as he continues to bounce around from media outlet to media outlet. The…

Ohio State football begins 2022 with the most anticipated Week 1 game of the new college football season. The No. 2-ranked Buckeyes will host No. 5 Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. inside Ohio Stadium and on its newly renamed Safelite Field on Sept. 3. The Buckeyes will once again host ESPN College GameDay, something the campus and the city of Columbus has…