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National Championship Pick’em Pod: ATS Locks + Tips to Land Prizes

With the National Championship, comes a lot of good news! First, Thomas Black & Alan Denton are bringing you their ATS Locks for TCU (+13.5) vs Georgia. Then, they break the big news that should AD land any prizes, his winnings will be donated to The Blackout's Team Members (Walk-On Tier or higher on Patreon). Finally, stick around for the best advice these guys can offer each person who has a chance to land inside the Top 3, claiming a prize along the way.Next up? Tune in for these guys to give the same tips for the Confidence Pick'em on ESPN.com.If you would like to sign up yourself or invite a friend to our future contests, use our REGISTRATION FORM below (you can copy the link to send it to a friend). 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: http://eepurl.com/hF1AmDPATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bowl Season Pick’em Pod: ATS Locks (Dec. 26-Jan. 2)

Merry Early-Christmas! First, in this episode, tune in early to catch a couple of important updates on matchups and picks from the Dec. 16-24 ATS Locks episode. You'll gain additional insight into Cincinnati (-1.5) vs Louisville & Western Kentucky (+2.5) vs South Alabama. Then, get ready for a long list of new ATS Locks, including a bunch of ATS Lock Parties, for the second half of Bowl Season, where you'll find picks (6:31) for:Wisconsin (-2.5) vs Oklahoma StateNorth Carolina (+9.5) vs OregonSyracuse (+6.5) vs MinnesotaMaryland (-2.5) vs NC StatePittsburgh (+3.5) vs UCLANotre Dame (-4.5) vs South CarolinaOhio State (+6.5) vs GeorgiaMississippi State (-1.5) vs IllinoisLSU (-5.5) vs PurduePenn State (-0.5) vs UtahIf you would like to get TB & AD's thoughts on the Confidence Pick'em slate throughout Bowl Season, join The Blackout's team on Patreon, by subscribing at the Walk-On Tier or higher.If you would like to sign up yourself or invite a friend to our future contests, use our REGISTRATION FORM below (you can copy the link to send it to a friend). 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: http://eepurl.com/hF1AmDPATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bowl Season Pick’em Pod: ATS Locks (Dec. 16-24)

Bowl Season is here and so are Thomas Black & Alan Denton's ATS Locks! In this episode, TB & AD are focusing on the 17 bowl games from Friday, December 16th to Saturday, December 24th, and they have a ton of ATS Locks ready to hand out. Thomas and Alan each give out their 5 favorite ATS plays in chronological order, and you'll get their thoughts on:UTSA (+2.5) vs TroyCincinnati (-1.5) vs LouisvilleJackson State (-16.5) vs North Carolina CentralFlorida (+7.5) vs Oregon StateWashington State (-4.5) vs Fresno StateNorth Texas (+4.5) vs Boise StateMarshall (-12.5) vs UConnMiddle Tennessee (+1.5) vs San Diego StateOn Thursday, December 15th, Thomas Black & Alan Denton will return to record ATS Locks for the remaining bowl games after Christmas Day, and if you would like to get their thoughts on the Confidence Pick'em slate throughout Bowl Season, join The Blackout's team on Patreon, subscribing at the Walk-On Tier or higher.If you would like to sign up yourself or invite a friend to our future contests, use our REGISTRATION FORM below (you can copy the link to send it to a friend). 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

Congratulations, Winners! Now, What’s Next?

Thomas Black & Alan Denton return to detail who won and how prizes were handed out during the regular-season Against-the-Spread and Confidence Pick'em contests. Plus, TB & AD detail how the format of the show will change going into Bowl Season. Don't miss out!If you would like to sign up yourself or invite a friend to our future contests, use our REGISTRATION FORM below (you can copy the link to send it to a friend). 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

Championship Week Pick’em Pod: Tight Races Going to the Finish Line

The Blackout's regular-season college football pick'em contests come to a close this Saturday, and over $400 in cash and prizes will be handed out to our Top 3 in both our ATS & Confidence Pick'em competitions.This week's picks (23:46) look at Kansas State (+2.5) vs TCU in the Big 12 Championship and UCF (+3.5) at Tulane in the AAC Championship in the ATS Locks and KSU-TCU for insight into Confidence Value Picks.If you would like to sign up yourself or invite a friend to our future contests, use our REGISTRATION FORM below (you can copy the link to send it to a friend). 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 13 Pick’em Pod: Burn, Baby! Burn!

Only two weeks remain in The Blackout's regular-season college football pick'em contests, and both Thomas Black and Alan Denton find themselves within reach of landing prizes - TB on the ATS side; AD on the Confidence side. Both guys are looking at a Week 13 slate that has some high-chaos potential, and they're hoping to spin up some Black Magic before Championship Week approaches.This week's picks (22:03) find some common ground with ATS Locks in Notre Dame (+5.5) at USC and Confidence Value Picks in Notre Dame-USC & Air Force at San Diego State.If you would like to sign up yourself or invite a friend to our future contests, use our REGISTRATION FORM below (you can copy the link to send it to a friend). 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 12 Pick’em Pod: I Think I See a Lock Party Coming...What?! No?!

UPDATE: Since the recording of this episode the Virginia-Coastal Carolina game has been canceled, following the UVA-campus shooting that left 3 Cavalier players dead and 2 more people injured, including one more Virginia player. In case you have not heard of the devastating news from the University of Virginia campus, Thomas Black and Alan Denton share as best they can what happened Sunday night in Charlottesville during this episode.Week 11 was not too kind to either TB or AD in the ATS & Confidence Pick'em slates, but that's not slowing them down as we hit the stretch run of the season. This week, you'll find breakdowns of matchups (24:01) with ATS Locks in TCU (-2.5) at Baylor & Ohio State (-27.5) at Maryland. They follow that up with Confidence Value Picks in TCU-Baylor & USC at UCLA.Additionally, hold on to the end of the episode for details on new perks that are coming soon for ALL Patreon supporters (Season-Ticket Holders, plus every other tier).If you would like to sign up yourself or invite a friend to our future contests, use our REGISTRATION FORM below (you can copy the link to send it to a friend). 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 11 Pick’em Pod: That was a Bloodbath! This is a Lock Block!

Week 10 was in fact a bloodbath for many contestants duking it out with The Best #CFBPickemPod in the Land! Thomas Black and Alan Denton are looking for a strong finish to the season to work their way up into position to win prizes in just a few weeks (TB in the ATS Pick'em; AD in the Confidence Pick'em). Week 11 is sure to have some more blood shed with the picks (16:16) these guys laid out. You can forget about the pains of those lock parties, because one side is going to win in The Blackout's first-ever Lock Block. That's because Thomas and Alan are completely divided in the ATS Pick'em in Kansas State (+3.5) at Baylor. Who will you side with? Then, you can turn the page to Confidence Value Picks in Kansas State-Baylor & Iowa State at Oklahoma State, in a Big 12-heavy episode.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 10 Pick’em Pod: It Finally Feels Like ’98 Again

Big, bold moves are coming your way in this Pick'em Pod...just like it's...1998? Week 9 brought a lot of good feels to Thomas Black & Alan Denton, both Against-the-Spread and in their Confidence Pick'ems over Halloween weekend. Learn how their strategies paid off and what they learned about various teams in the first half of this episode. Then, when the guys get down to picks (20:56), you can find ATS Locks in Clemson (-3.5) at Notre Dame & Tennessee (+8.5) at Georgia, plus Confidence Value Picks in Clemson at Notre Dame (preview: these guys are NOT on the same page!).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 9 Pick’em Pod: A Pretty Nice Little Lock

Week 8 wasn't too kind to Thomas Black & Alan Denton. We hope you fared a little better...at least. To get things started, in this episode, you'll catch what TB & AD learned while taking some lumps over the weekend. But, they're looking to turn a corner with some picks in Week (21:10). First, you'll find ATS Locks in Michigan State (+21.5) at Michigan & Missouri (+4.5) at South Carolina. Then, stay tuned for Confidence Value Picks in Oklahoma State at Kansas State & Missouri at South Carolina.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