DIGGS. SIDELINE. TOUCHDOWN. UNBELIEVABLE. Evan is back on the podcast to join Tom and Fred in reliving the Minneapolis Miracle. The guys recap the game Sunday and give a full preview of the matchup with Philadelphia. Evan also gives a 5 minute breakdown of what it’s like to ride the bus everyday.

Tom and Fred embark on their first episode without Evan just in time to whip themselves into a frenzy before the Vikes first playoff game. They break down the position by position matchups against the Saints and their overall state of mind heading into the playoffs. They also touch on the Wolves recent hot streak and Fred tries to give the full President Trump life timeline in his 5 minutes of research.

The guys discuss the recent snow fall in Minnesota and why everyone forgets how to drive in the snow every winter. With the Vikings atop the NFC standings, everyone is all in on the potential Super Bowl run… optimism is at an all time high which means heart break is impending. Evan does his 5 minutes of research on Israel-Palestine relations and the guys break down the unwritten rules of ordering at Chipotle.

The guys bring on Minnesota Sports rube Tom Milne for his Vikings midseason report card while also hitting on all things sports, #KegGate2017, and the unwritten rules of flying on an airplane.

What a week that was. Vikings win, Packers are dead, and Fred went 3-0 against the model. Put some serious distance between myself and the machine (read: 4 wins). Gonna be even sweeter when I stuff the model in a locker on back to back weeks. I’ve got the model on the ropes, now it’s time to start hammering away. As my father would always say to the 10-year-old hockey players he was coaching, “You’ve got your skate on their throat, now press.” Let’s cook.
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Below are our projected Team Defensive Fantasy Points (based on ESPN Standard Scoring) for Week 7 of the 2017 NFL Season. These projections are from a model that takes into account a number of variables including team and player offensive and defensive metrics, situational factors in the game (such as, indoors or outdoors, divisional game, days of rest, and more), and lastly overall team rating measured by statistics such as our Elo Ratings. Continue reading Team Defense Projections Week 7 →

The guys are back from their two week bye talking NFL, the Vikes and their Quarterback conundrum, MLB Playoffs, the NBA kicking off (RIP Gordon Hayward’s ankle), and of course their Overs of the Week.

Below are our projected Team Defensive Fantasy Points (based on ESPN Standard Scoring) for Week 6 of the 2017 NFL Season. These projections are from a model that takes into account a number of variables including team and player offensive and defensive metrics, situational factors in the game (such as, indoors or outdoors, divisional game, days of rest, and more), and lastly overall team rating measured by statistics such as our Elo Ratings. Continue reading Team Defense Projections Week 6 →