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NFL Staff Picks: Super Bowl Winners
This article is part of our NFL Staff Picks series. Scott Pianowski, Nick Whalen and Dalton Del Don split their conference championship picks last week, but only the latter two hit their best bets. Del Don leads the playoff picks at 7-4-1, with Jeff Erickson a game behind. Erickson can catch Del Don this week, however, as they took opposite sides on the Super Bowl — Jeff has the underdog Eagles while Dalton has the Chiefs.
NFL Staff Picks: Conference Championship Winners
This article is part of our NFL Staff Picks series. Jeff Erickson and Dalton Del Don both went 3-0-1 last week to win the divisional playoff round. They also nailed their best bets, as did Kevin Payne. Erickson and Del Don lead the playoff race at 6-3-1. Majority picks went 2-1-1 and there was no unanimous pick. This week, there is one unanimous pick. Every writer likes Washington +6 at Philadelphia in the NFC championship.
NFL Staff Picks: Divisional Playoff Winners
This article is part of our NFL Staff Picks series. The wild-card round of the playoffs was a four-way tie in Staff Picks, as each writer went 3-3. Jeff Erickson, Nick Whalen and Kevin Payne also hit their best bets. There was no unanimous pick and majority picks went 4-2. This week, not only are there no unanimous picks, but no team garnered even four votes. Payne and Dalton Del Don both agree on the Bills as a best bet while Scott Pianowski went the opposite way and made the Ravens his best bet.
NFL Staff Picks: Wild-Card Winners
This article is part of our NFL Staff Picks series. Kevin Payne held on last week to win his second consecutive Staff Picks title and third in four years. Payne finished the season 138-131-3, 51.3 percent (not including ties). The last repeat champ was Scott Pianowski in 2019-20. Jeff Erickson went 8-8 last week, as did Pianowski and Dalton Del Don, to finish second for the season. Pianowski and Del Don also nailed their best bets. Majority picks went 6-10 and there was no unanimous pick.
NFL Staff Picks: Week 14 Winners
This article is part of our NFL Staff Picks series. Scott Pianowski and Jeff Erickson both went 11-5 to win last week. They also were correct on their best bets, as were Nick Whalen and Dalton Del Don. Kevin Payne still leads the season standings at 107-86-2, with a 17-game lead on the competition. The group split a pair of unanimous picks last week, and majority picks went 10-6. There is no unanimous pick this week, though five teams received four votes each.
NFL Staff Picks: Week 13 Winners
This article is part of our NFL Staff Picks series. Nick Whalen and Kevin Payne both finished 8-5 to lead the way last week. Payne improved to a season-best 99-78-2 (55.9 percent, not including ties). Whalen and Payne also nailed their best bets, as did Scott Pianowski. Majority picks went 5-8. This week, for the first time in a month, the group found common ground. The Raiders +12 at the Chiefs and the Colts -2.5 at the Patriots are unanimous picks. Seven teams got four votes. Odds from BetMGM.
NFL Staff Picks: Week 12 Winners
This article is part of our NFL Staff Picks series. Jeff Erickson won last week at 8-6, the only writer to finish higher than .500. Kevin Payne still leads the season standings at 91-73-2 (55.5 percent, not including ties). Payne was the only writer to correctly pick his best bet. Majority picks went 8-6. For the third week in a row, the group could not come to a consensus on any game. Four teams received four picks each, with Erickson preventing consensus on 49er-Packers and Cardinals-Seahawks.
NFL Staff Picks: Week 11 Winners
This article is part of our NFL Staff Picks series. Dalton Del Don won last week, going a season-best 11-3. Kevin Payne had his second sub-.500 week in a row but still leads the overall race at 84-66-2, 15 games ahead of the competition. Del Don was also the only writer to nail his best bet. Majority picks went 8-6, and there was no unanimous pick. Again this week, the group could not settle on a unanimous pick. Six teams garnered four votes, with Payne preventing unanimity on three of those.
NFL Staff Picks: Week 10 Winners
This article is part of our NFL Staff Picks series. Jeff Erickson, Scott Pianowski and Dalton Del Don each went 8-7 last week to lead the way. Kevin Payne, who went 7-8, is still the overall leader at 78-58-2. Del Don, Payne and Nick Whalen nailed their best bets. The group's lone unanimous pick missed, and majority picks went 6-9. This week, there is no unanimous pick, though six teams got four votes. Erickson and Whalen both like the 49ers, while Pianowski and Payne like the Rams.
NFL Staff Picks: Week 9 Winners
This article is part of our NFL Staff Picks series. Jeff Erickson won last week, going 11-5. Kevin Payne was a game behind at 10-6 to improve to a season-leading 71-50-2. All best bets missed, but the group's unanimous pick hit. Majority picks went 9-7. This week, there is just one unanimous pick again — the Browns +2 vs. the Chargers — and only one team got four votes — the Buccaneers +9 at the Chiefs. Odds from BetMGM. Use the BetMGM Bonus Code for a risk-free bet up to $1,000.
NFL Staff Picks: Week 8 Winners
This article is part of our NFL Staff Picks series. Nick Whalen repeated as the top picker last week, going 8-7 as the only writer above .500. Kevin Payne still leads the season standings at 61-44-2. Payne and Scott Pianowski also hit their best bets. The group missed its unanimous pick. Tough break too — the Packers (-2.5) failed to cover against the Texans by half a point, 24-22. Majority picks went 8-7. This week, there again is just one unanimous pick.
NFL Staff Picks: Week 7 Winners
This article is part of our NFL Staff Picks series. Tough times for most of the writers last week. Every favorite covered except the Eagles. That left all of the pickers under .500, except for Nick Whalen, who went 8-6 to dethrone Kevin Payne for the first time this season. Whalen was also the only writer to hit his best bet, the Lions. And, wouldn't you know it, Payne and Dalton Del Don picked the one favorite that failed to cover, the aforementioned Eagles, as their best bets.
NFL Staff Picks: Week 6 Winners
This article is part of our NFL Staff Picks series. Kevin Payne again had the best record last week, but for the first time this season he wasn't alone as Jeff Erickson and Nick Whalen also went 7-6-1. Payne improved to 49-27-2, 64.5 percent (not including ties). Payne and Whalen also nailed their best bets. There was no unanimous pick last week. Majority picks went 6-7-1. This week, the group is unanimous in its picks of the home underdog Patriots (+7 vs. the Texans) and Titans (+1 vs. the Colts).
NFL Staff Picks: Week 5 Winners
This article is part of our Staff Picks series. Kevin Payne took another week, going a season-best 13-3 last week to improve to 42-21-1 (66.7 percent, not including ties). Payne also hit on his best bet, as did Jeff Erickson and Scott Pianowski, who is now 4-0 on his bests. The group's lone unanimous pick won, though majority picks were 8-8. This week, there are no unanimous picks and only three teams garnered four votes each. Odds from BetMGM.
NFL Staff Picks: Week 4 Winners
This article is part of our Staff Picks series. Kevin Payne made it three consecutive wins by going 11-5 last week. He improved to 29-18-1, an eight-game lead over the competition. He also nailed his best bet, as did Scott Pianowski, who is now 3-0 on best bets. Majority picks went 11-5, but the group's lone unanimous pick missed. This week, the home-dog Buccaneers (+2.5 vs. the Eagles) was the only unanimous pick, though eight teams got four votes.
NFL Staff Picks: Week 3 Winners
This article is part of our Staff Picks series. Kevin Payne led the week for the second time, going 10-6 in Week 2 to improve to 18-13-1. Payne also nailed his best bet, as did Scott Pianowski and Dalton Del Don. The group's lone unanimous pick, the Saints, came up aces, though majority picks went 7-9. This week, the only unanimous pick is the home underdog Falcons (+3.5) vs. the Chiefs. Five teams got four votes each. Odds from BetMGM. Use the BetMGM Bonus Code for a risk-free bet up to $1,000.
NFL Staff Picks: Week 2 Winners
This article is part of our Staff Picks series. Defending champ Kevin Payne continued his winning ways by taking Week 1 at 8-7-1. Payne was the only picker over .500, but Scott Pianowski was the only to nail his best bet. Majority picks went 5-10-1 while unanimous picks were 0-3. This week, the Saints (+6.5 at the Cowboys) are the only unanimous pick, though seven teams got four votes. Odds from BetMGM. Use the BetMGM Bonus Code for a risk-free bet up to $1,000.
NFL Staff Picks: Week 1 Winners
This article is part of our Staff Picks series. Welcome to the 2024 edition of Staff Picks, where each week this season our writers will pick every NFL game against the spread. Defending champ Kevin Payne is back to defend to his crown, joined, as usual, by fellow RotoWire writers Jeff Erickson and Nick Whalen and Yahoo Sports' Scott Pianowski and Dalton Del Don. Payne finished 140-124-8 (53.0 percent, not including ties) to capture his second championship, both in the last three seasons.
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