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Jan. 24th Conference Championship Predictions #5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers(11-5) vs. #1 Green Bay Packers(13-3) Head to Head Comparisons: Quarterback: Tom Brady(TB) vs. Aaron Rodgers(GB) Advantage: Green Bay Packers Rushing Attack: Ronald Jones II, Leonard Fournette(TB) vs. Aaron Jones, Jamaal Williams(GB) Advantage: Green Bay Packers Aerial Attack: Chris Godwin, Mike Evans, etc.(TB) vs. Davante Adams, Robert Tonyan, etc.(GB) Advantage: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Line: Tristan Wirfs, Ali Marpet, etc.(TB) vs. Corey Linsley, Elgton Jenkins, etc.(GB) Advantage: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive Line: Ndamukong Suh, William Gholston, etc.(TB) vs. Dean Lowry, Kenny Clark, etc.(GB) Advantage: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Linebackers: Devin White, Jason Pierre-Paul, etc.(TB) vs. Za'Darius Smith, Preston Smith, etc.(GB) Advantage: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Secondary: Carlton Davis, Antoine Winfield Jr., etc.(TB) vs. Jaire Alexander, Darnell Savage, etc.(GB) Advantage: Green Bay Packers X-Factors: Tampa Bay

2021 NBA Mock Draft 1.0 (Draft Order as of 1/18/21) 1. Detroit-  Cade Cunningham, PG/SG, Oklahoma State 2. Minnesota- Evan Mobley, C, USC 3. Washington- Jalen Suggs, PG/SG, Gonzaga 4. Toronto- Jonathan Kuminga, SF/PF, G League 5. Sacramento- Jalen Johnson, SF/PF, Duke 6. Oklahoma City(via Miami)- Jalen Green, SG, G League 7. Oklahoma City(via Houston)- Scottie Barnes, SF/PF, Florida State 8. Chicago- Ziaire Williams, SF, Stanford 9. Atlanta- Corey Kispert, SF, Gonzaga 10. New Orleans- Keon Johnson, SG, Tennessee 11. New York- James Bouknight, SG, Connecticut 12. Denver- Greg Brown, PF, Texas 13. Houston(via Oklahoma City)- Jaden Springer, PG/SG, Tennessee 14. Memphis- Moses Moody, SG, Arkansas 15. Charlotte- Day'Ron Sharpe, C, North Carolina 16. Orlando- Brandon Boston Jr., SG/SF, Kentucky 17. Cleveland- Usman Garuba, PF, Real Madrid 18. Golden State- Marcus Bagley, SF, Arizona State 19. New York(via Dallas)- Josh Christopher, SG, Arizona State 20. San Antonio- Kai Jones, PF/C, Tex

Jan. 17th Divisional Playoff Predictions #6 Cleveland Browns(11-5) vs. #1 Kansas City Chiefs(14-2) Head to Head Comparisons: Quarterback: Baker Mayfield(Cle) vs. Patrick Mahomes(KC) Advantage: Kansas City Chiefs Rushing Attack: Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt(Cle) vs. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Le'Veon Bell(KC) Advantage: Cleveland Browns Aerial Attack: Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins, etc.(Cle) vs. Tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce, etc.(KC) Advantage: Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Line: Wyatt Teller, JC Tretter, etc.(Cle) vs. Eric Fisher, Mike Remmers, etc.(KC) Advantage: Cleveland Browns Defensive Line: Myles Garrett, Sheldon Richardson, etc.(Cle) vs. Chris Jones, Frank Clark, etc.(KC) Advantage: Cleveland Browns Linebackers: B.J. Goodson, Malcolm Smith, etc.(Cle) vs. Anthony Hitchens, Damien Wilson, etc.(KC) Advantage: Cleveland Browns Secondary: Denzel Ward, M.J. Stewart Jr., etc.(Cle) vs. Tyrann Mathieu, Daniel Sorenson, etc.(KC) Advantage: Kansas City Chiefs X-Factors: Cleveland Browns:  Jarvis L

  Jan. 16th Divisional Playoff Predictions #6 Los Angeles Rams(10-6) vs. #1 Green Bay Packers(13-3) Head to Head Comparisons: Quarterback: Jared Goff(LAR) vs. Aaron Rodgers(GB) Advantage: Green Bay Packers Rushing Attack: Cam Akers, Malcolm Brown(LAR) vs. Aaron Jones, Jamaal Williams(GB) Advantage: Green Bay Packers Aerial Attack: Robert Woods, Cooper Kupp, etc.(LAR) vs. Davante Adams, Robert Tonyan, etc.(GB) Advantage: Green Bay Packers Offensive Line: Andrew Whitworth, Austin Blythe, etc.(LAR) vs. Corey Linsley, Elgton Jenkins, etc.(GB) Advantage: Los Angeles Rams Defensive Line: Aaron Donald, Michael Brockers, etc.(LAR) vs. Dean Lowry, Kenny Clark, etc.(GB) Advantage: Los Angeles Rams Linebackers: Leonard Floyd, Samson Ebukam, etc.(LAR) vs. Za'Darius Smith, Preston Smith, etc.(GB) Advantage: Green Bay Packers Secondary:  Jalen Ramsey, John Johnson III, etc.(LAR) vs. Jaire Alexander, Darnell Savage, etc.(GB) Advantage: Los Angeles Rams X-Factors: Los Angeles Rams: Cam Akers(Offen

  2021 NHL Season Predictions Division Standings: West Division: 1. Colorado Avalanche (Presidents' Trophy) 2. Las Vegas Golden Knights 3. St. Louis Blues 4. Minnesota Wild 5. Arizona Coyotes 6. San Jose Sharks 7. Anaheim Ducks 8. Los Angeles Kings North Division: 1. Toronto Maple Leafs 2. Calgary Flames 3. Edmonton Oilers 4. Winnipeg Jets 5. Montreal Canadiens 6. Vancouver Canucks 7. Ottawa Senators Central Division: 1. Tampa Bay Lightning 2. Carolina Hurricanes 3. Dallas Stars 4. Florida Panthers 5. Columbus Blue Jackets 6. Nashville Predators 7. Chicago Blackhawks 8. Detroit Red Wings East Division: 1. Washington Capitals 2. Philadelphia Flyers 3. Boston Bruins 4. New York Rangers 5. New York Islanders 6. Pittsburgh Penguins 7. Buffalo Sabres 8. New Jersey Devils Playoff Predictions: West Bracket: #1 Avalanche vs. #4 Wild: Avalanche #2 Golden Knights vs. #3 Blues: Golden Knights #1 Avalanche vs. #2 Golden Knights: Avalanche North Bracket: #1 Maple Leafs vs. #4 Jets: Maple Leafs

Jan. 10th Super Wild Card Predictions #5 Baltimore Ravens(11-5) vs. #4 Tennessee Titans(11-5) Head to Head Comparisons: Quarterback: Lamar Jackson(Bal) vs. Ryan Tannehill(Ten) Advantage: Baltimore Ravens Rushing Attack: J.K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards(Bal) vs. Derrick Henry(Ten) Advantage: Tennessee Titans Aerial Attack: Marquise Brown, Mark Andrews, etc.(Bal) vs. A.J. Brown, Corey Davis, etc.(Ten) Advantage: Tennessee Titans Offensive Line: Orlando Brown Jr., Bradley Bozeman, etc.(Bal) vs. Rodger Saffold III, Ben Jones, etc.(Ten) Advantage: Tennessee Titans Defensive Line: Calais Campbell, Yannick Ngakoue, etc.(Bal) vs. Jeffery Simmons, DaQuan Jones, etc.(Ten) Advantage: Baltimore Ravens Linebackers: Matthew Judon, Patrick Queen, etc.(Bal) vs. Harold Landry III, Rashaan Evans, etc.(Ten) Advantage: Baltimore Ravens Secondary: Marlon Humphrey, Marcus Peters, etc.(Bal) vs. Kevin Byard, Malcolm Butler, etc.(Ten) Advantage: Baltimore Ravens X-Factors: Baltimore Ravens: Marquise Brown(Offense), C

     2021 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 (Post Week 17) 1. Jacksonville- Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson 2. NY Jets-  Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State       3. Miami(via Houston)- Ja'Marr Chase, WR, LSU 4. Atlanta- Zach Wilson, QB, BYU 5. Cincinnati-  Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon 6. Philadephia-  Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State 7. Detroit-  DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama 8. Carolina-  Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State 9. Denver- Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama 10. Dallas- Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech 11. NY Giants-  Gregory Rousseau, Edge, Miami 12. San Francisco-  Rashawn Slater, OL, Northwestern 13. LA Chargers-  Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech 14. Minnesota-  Kwity Paye, EDGE, Michigan 15. New England-  Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida 16. Arizona-  Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama 17. Las Vegas-  Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame 18. Miami-  Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa 19. Washington-  Mac Jones, QB, Alabama 20. Chicago-  Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota 21. Jacksonville(via LA Rams)-  Samuel Cosmi, OL, Texas

  Jan. 9th Super Wild Card Predictions #7 Indianapolis Colts(11-5) vs. #2 Buffalo Bills(13-3) Head to Head Comparisons: Quarterback: Philip Rivers(Ind) vs. Josh Allen(Buf) Advantage: Buffalo Bills Rushing Attack: Jonathan Taylor, Nyheim Hines(Ind) vs. Devin Singletary, Zack Moss(Buf) Advantage: Indianapolis Colts Aerial Attack: T.Y. Hilton, Zach Pascal, etc.(Ind) vs. Stefon Diggs, Cole Beasley, etc.(Buf) Advantage: Buffalo Bills Offensive Line: Quenton Nelson, Ryan Kelly, etc.(Ind) vs. Mitch Morse, Dion Dawkins, etc.(Buf) Advantage: Indianapolis Colts Defensive Line: DeForest Buckner, Justin Houston, etc.(Ind) vs. Ed Oliver, Jerry Hughes, etc. (Buf) Advantage: Indianapolis Colts Linebackers: Darius Leonard, Anthony Walker, etc.(Ind) vs. Tremaine Edmunds, A.J. Klein, etc.(Buf) Advantage: Indianapolis Colts Secondary: Xavier Rhodes, Kenny Moore II, etc.(Ind) vs. Tre'Davious White, Jordan Poyer, etc.(Buf) Advantage: Buffalo Bills X-Factors: Indianapolis Colts: Jonathan Taylor(Offense)