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Week 8 Pick’em Pod: They Just Can’t Throw the Dang Football!

It's a Group-of-5 takeover on The Best #CFBPickemPod in the Land in Week 8! That's because only half of this week's games feature P5-vs-P5 action. First, in this episode, you'll catch Thomas Black and Alan Denton's Week 7 rundown of what went right and what went wrong on their pick'em boards. Then, they'll dive into their W8 picks (19:19), where you'll catch ATS Locks in Texas (-6.5) at Oklahoma State & UCF (-5.5) at ECU. Then, shifting to ESPN's Confidence Pick'em, TB & AD pass along some Value PIcks in Texas at Oklahoma State & Kansas State at TCU.If you would like to invite a friend to our future contests, send them our REGISTRATION FORM below. And, if you would like exclusive access to extra ATS Locks & Confidence VPs from Thomas & Alan in their weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6AZoQ16yuRnmtFX26PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week 7 Pick’em Pod: WARNING! Rough Waters Ahead!

Week 6 treated Thomas Black & Alan Denton really well in the Against-the-Spread and Confidence Pick'ems. Combined, they went 14-6 ATS and 16-4 in the Confidence Pick'em. They also handed out 3 winning plays combined in each contest a week ago! If you took their advice, it paid off in a BIG way! In the second half of this Pick'em Pod (21:33), you'll find ATS Locks in Mississippi State (-6.5) at Kentucky (hint: the side these guys land on turns out to be a Lock Party!). Then, looking to ESPN's Confidence Pick'em, TB & AD lay down some Value PIcks in Mississippi State at Kentucky and Clemson at Florida State.If you would like to invite a friend to our future contests, send them our REGISTRATION FORM below. And, if you would like exclusive access to extra ATS Locks & Confidence VPs from Thomas & Alan in their weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6AZoQ16yuRnmtFX26PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week 6 Pick’em Pod: OOPS! *NC State* at an 8

In the first half of this episode, Thomas Black & Alan Denton look at what went down in Week 5 to leave AD feeling great, while TB is thinking about everything that was hideous and downright embarrassing about this past Saturday's pick'em results. In the second half of this Pick'em Pod (21:06), you'll find ATS Locks in TCU (-6.5) at Kansas and Utah (-4.5) at UCLA. After turning the page to ESPN's Confidence Pick'em, TB & AD lay down some Value PIcks in BYU vs Notre Dame and Utah at UCLA.If you would like to invite a friend to our future contests, send them our REGISTRATION FORM below. And, if you would like exclusive access to extra ATS Locks & Confidence VPs from Thomas & Alan in their weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6AZoQ16yuRnmtFX26PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week 5 Pick’em Pod: Adrian Martinez Played Like a Heisman Trophy Winner

Week 4 took its toll on a lot of contestants competing with The Best #CFBPickemPod in the Land. Thomas and Alan had took a Lock Party loss and had a lot of close calls over the weekend, but they're back in Week 5, giving out some of their best plays. In this episode, you'll catch ATS Locks in Texas A&M (+3.5) at Mississippi State and Cal (+4.5) at Washington State. And, over on the Confidence Pick'em you can learn TB and AD's best strategies for NC State at Clemson and Cal at Washington State.If you would like to invite a friend to our future contests, send them our REGISTRATION FORM below. And, if you would like exclusive access to extra ATS Locks & Confidence VPs from Thomas & Alan in their weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6AZoQ16yuRnmtFX26PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week 4 Pick’em Pod: It is a Lock Freakin’ Party

Thomas Black & Alan Denton are on a run against the spread, going 6-2 combined in their ATS Locks in Weeks 2 & 3. And, now it's time to party! TB has climbed into the Top 5 in the ESPN Confidence Pick'em, while AD has some work left before claiming a top spot, but these guys are back laying out their best with ATS Locks in Clemson (-7.5) at Wake Forest and Confidence Value Picks for the Tigers' trip to to see the Demon Deacons & Arkansas vs Texas A&M.If you would like to invite a friend to our future contests, send them our REGISTRATION FORM below. And, if you would like exclusive access to extra ATS Locks & Confidence VPs from Thomas & Alan in their weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6AZoQ16yuRnmtFX26PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week 3 Pick’em Pod: He’s Been Boutte This Year

A week ago, Thomas Black & Alan Denton made some progress in their picks, going 3-1 against the spread in their ATS Locks and 2-2 in their Confidence Value Picks, after largely picking upsets in Week 2. Heading into Week 3, they'll look to keep it up with their ATS Locks in Texas Tech (+10.5) at NC State & Mississippi State (-2.5) at LSU. Further into this episode, the guys look to get back to perfect plays in their Confidence Value Picks in UCF at FAU & with another angle on Mississippi State at LSU.Additionally, if you would like to invite a friend to our future contests, send them our REGISTRATION FORM below. And, if you would like exclusive access to extra ATS Locks & Confidence VPs from Thomas & Alan in their weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6AZoQ16yuRnmtFX26PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week 2 Pick’em Pod: 2 Pick’ems, 1 Leader

Week 1 of the college football season is in the books, and The Best #CFBPickemPod in the Land is off and rolling! Ahead of Week 2, Thomas Black & Alan Denton are back with more Against-the-Spread Locks & Confidence Value Picks. In this episode catch ATS picks in Iowa State (+3.5) at Iowa & Kentucky (+4.5) at Florida. Additionally, for The Blackout's Confidence Pick'em, you'll catch CVPs in Iowa State at Iowa & Houston at Texas Tech.Additionally, if you would like to invite a friend to our future contests, send them our REGISTRATION FORM below. And, if you would like exclusive access to extra ATS Locks & Confidence VPs from Thomas & Alan in their weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6AZoQ16yuRnmtFX26PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week 1 Pick’em Pod: Take the Free Chicken Sandwich, Bro...

Week 1 of the college football season is upon us, and that means that Thomas Black & Alan Denton are BACK! New, in each Pick'em Pod for the 2022-23 season, TB & AD will each bring you 1 Against-the-Spread Lock & 1 Confidence Value Pick for The Blackout's ATS Pick'em on CBSSports.com & Confidence Pick'em on ESPN.com. This week, listen in to find out the guys' picks in Houston (-5.5) at UTSA, BYU (-12.5) at USF, and Memphis (+15.5) at Mississippi State.Additionally, if you have last-minute invitations that need to go out, have your friends sign up using our REGISTRATION FORM below. And, if you would like exclusive access to Thomas & Alan weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6AZoQ16yuRnmtFX26PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2022 Confidence Pick’em Tutorial

The Best #CFBPickemPod in the Land is BACK this college football season! As detailed in this episode, Thomas Black & Alan Denton are bringing listeners their annual Confidence Pick'em. During the 2022-23 season, over $1K in cash & prizes will be handed out, but the guys also share how you can have direct impact on larger prizes being given out in the future.If you would like to register for our ATS & Confidence Pick'ems, use the REGISTRATION FORM link below, or if you would like to support the show on Patreon, use the link below to learn about our various giving tiers.REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6AZoQ16yuRnmtFX26PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2022 Against-the-Spread Pick’em Tutorial

The Best #CFBPickemPod in the Land is getting even better this college football season! As detailed in this episode, Thomas Black & Alan Denton are bringing listeners their first chance to compete with The Blackout in an ATS Pick'em. During the 2022-23 season, over $1K in cash & prizes will be handed out, but the guys also share how you can have direct impact on larger prizes being given out in the future.If you would like to register for our ATS & Confidence Pick'ems, use the REGISTRATION FORM link below, or if you would like to support the show on Patreon, use the link below to learn about our various giving tiers.REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6AZoQ16yuRnmtFX26PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices