Basketball and hockey are around the corner. Baseball and soccer are steaming toward their playoffs. College football got a jump start. No matter. All curtsy and step aside now, please. King Sport is back!
Thursday night begins the NFL’s 103rd season, the 57th for the Dolphins, the 32nd (!) for our NFL picks in the Miami Herald, and the 21st for prime-time Thursday kickoffs. (And I believe Tom Brady has been around for all of them). Of all high-school players, only 7.8% play college football. Of all college players, only 0.4% reach the NFL. This is hard, folks.
So is this: Predicting games. I’m trying to improve upon a solid — but not great — 2021 season for my picks: a .635 win percentage straight up and .519 against the point spread. To those who’ve followed our picks for years, welcome back. Myself and the Upset Bird thank you (“Aawwk!”). To newbies, welcome aboard. We take our picks seriously but have fun doing ‘em. OK, enough preamble. Pick time!
