The Blackout

The 2026 college football offseason is rolling along, and so is The Blackout's Pick'em Preview series! In this episode, Thomas Black breaks down the Western Kentucky-Nevada matchup, reviewing each team's roster, transfer portal moves, and what he is thinking for how to play the matchup Against-the-Spread and in Confidence for Week 1!
Join us again Thursday, on Patreon, for another Week 1 Pick'em Preview covering the Tulane-Duke game (the 4th of 10 Week 1 Pick'em Previews coming this summer). Throughout the offseason, every other Pick'em Preview will be reserved for Team Captains ($5/mo) on The Blackout's Patreon account. On top of that, all the money that comes into The Blackout's Patreon will be used to increase the prize pot for all of our future contests!
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MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan

Thomas Black is back to preview the 2026 College Pick'em Slate! In this episode, Thomas breaks down the Wyoming-Colorado State matchup, reviewing each team's roster, transfer portal moves, and what he is thinking for how to play the matchup Against-the-Spread and in Confidence for Week 1!
Join us again Thursday, on Patreon, for another Week 1 Pick'em Preview covering the UNLV-Hawai'i game (the 2nd of 10 Week 1 Pick'em Previews coming this summer). Throughout the offseason, every other Pick'em Preview will be reserved for Team Captains ($5/mo) on The Blackout's Patreon account. On top of that, all the money that comes into The Blackout's Patreon will be used to increase the prize pot for all of our future contests!
Want to help others get involved? Send them the link for the Registration Form below. That will sign them up to receive invitations to our groups and will give us all the info we need to distribute any prizes necessary.
REGISTRATION FORM: http://eepurl.com/hF1AmD
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPod
MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan

Thomas Black is back with The Blackout! The pick'em contests are looming! Week 1 Pick'em Previews begin releasing next week! Bigger prizes are coming this fall! Get all the details here...
Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Regular-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form.
If you would like to gain access to all of Thomas' Week 1 Pick'em Preview episodes, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: to get access to all the Week 1 Previews, join at the Team-Captain tier or higher). As a Team Captain, you'll receive all of Thomas Black's ATS Locks, ATS Leans, and Confidence Assessments for each of the first two layers of picks.
MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan

Only 4 people are hitting above 55% through the first 129 picks in The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Leans (2025 ATS Locks: 22-13, 62.86% | 57-40, 58.76% regular-season Locks since '23) for:
Vandy (+2.5) at Tennessee, Texas A&M (-2.5) at Texas, Miami (-6.5) at Pitt, & Alabama (-6.5) at Auburn
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level!
Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form.
MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan

Still only 4 people are hitting above 55% through the first 119 picks in The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Leans (2025 ATS Locks: 19-13, 59.38% | 54-40, 57.45% regular-season Locks since '23) for:
Tennessee (-3.5) at Florida & BYU (-2.5) at Cincinnati
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level!
Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form.
MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan

Only 4 people are hitting above 55% through the first 109 picks in The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Lock (2025: 17-12, 58.62% | 52-39, 57.14% regular-season since '23) for:
Notre Dame (-10.5) at Pittsburgh
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level!
Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form.
MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan

There are only 3 people hitting above 55% through the first 99 picks in The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Lock (2025: 16-11, 59.26% | 51-38, 57.30% regular-season since '23) for:
Texas A&M (-6.5) Missouri
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level!
Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form.
MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan

The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em has 5 people hitting over 55% through the first 9 weeks of the season, the pack at the top of the Confidence Pick'em has tightened quite a bit. Whether the goal is to hit 60% of your picks ATS or score the most points, with $800 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3 in our two contests, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread and asign a proper amount of Confidence points more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, instead of listening to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 15-10, 60% | 50-37, 57.47% regular-season since '23) for Week 10, check out the injury news for:
Arizona State-Iowa State, Cincinnati-Utah, Vanderbilt-Texas, Duke-Clemson, & Texas Tech-Kansas State
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' ATS Locks + Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level!
Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form.
MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan

The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em has 4 people hitting at 55% or better across the first 8 weeks of the season. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 12-9, 57.14% | 47-36, 56.63% regular-season since '23) for:
Missouri (+3.5) at Vanderbilt, Texas A&M (-2.5) at LSU, & Minnesota (+8.5) at Iowa
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level!
Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form.
MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan

The leader of The Blackout's Confidence Pick'em now ranks in the Top 50 worldwide! So, are we all now in a race for 2nd Place? How will you catch the leaders? With $300 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the picks of the guy who won last season's Confidence Pick'em is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's Confidence Overview and more!
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account. Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level!
Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form.
MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan