SVP’s ‘Winners’ for NFL Week 16, vacation bowl games
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Scott Van Pelt, Host, SportsCenter with SVPDec 22, 2023, 11:10 AM ET Close Scott Van Pelt signed up with ESPN in Spring 2001 as the network’s lead professional golf reporter. He has given that become a SportsCenter anchor, mostly hosting the 11 p.m. ET edition while remaining the lead reporter and host of the network’s protection of golf’s grand slam occasions. In April 2008 he was called co-host of ESPN Radio’s Tirico & Van Pelt weekday program (2-4 p.m. ET on weekdays). A local of Brookville, Md., Van Pelt finished from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in radio/television and film.No method to
spin it anymore. No more jokes to be made. No requirement to state we’re imperturbable. The picks are garbage. Not hot trash. Lukewarm … room temperature … low-budget rubbage. The approach stays the same though. Why, you ask? It’s a reasonable concern. Due to the fact that this is all I know– it’s the life I chose. We will decrease swinging with the ‘pets. Couple of championship game first.Odds by ESPN
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Bowl picks
James Madison Dukes(-2, 40.5)vs. Air Force Falcons Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN +, Amon G. Carter Arena, Fort Worth, Texas Van Pelt’s pick: Air Force +2
We are taking Air Force over James Madison in the Army Bowl. Hello … it’s a bowl for militaries, and JMU ISN’T. How hard is this?SVP: 10-8-1 all time when taking a service academy vs. a non-service academy
Kansas Jayhawks(-12.5, 64.5 )vs. UNLV Rebels Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Tuesday, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+, Chase Field, Phoenix
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Van Pelt’s pick: UNLV +12.5
We will likewise take UNLV plus the points over Kansas in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl the day after Christmas. Vegas has taken me all season; I’m taking them in this one.SVP: 17-10-1 all time when taking underdogs in bowl games
Saturday’s NFL picks
Cincinnati Bengals (-2, 38.5)at Pittsburgh
Steelers 4:30 p.m. ET, Acrisure Arena, Pittsburgh Van Pelt’s pick: Steelers +2 Now let’s really get in the seamless gutter. Took the Steelers last week– that was wrong. They’re on to QB No. 3 and hosting Cincinnati on Saturday. Steelers here– somehow.SVP: 1-7 perpetuity when selecting AFC North divisional matchups( on a one-game winning streak!) Buffalo Bills(-12, 43.5)at Los Angeles Chargers
8 p.m. ET, SoFi Arena, Inglewood, California
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1 Associated Van Pelt’s choice: Chargers +12 Now in the GPG (General Principle Video Game)… the L.A. Chargers. How can you take a team last seen surrendering 63 and getting their coach and GM fired? How can you not, is the response. Buffalo is my favorite team this season– I have actually made that clear. I can’t quit the Bills. They may win by 40. But if there is an ounce of competitive pride in the home group, they show some fight. If they don’t, well, you simply heckle me. It’s fine.SVP: 4-3 perpetuity when taking NFL underdog by at least 12 points
Sunday’s NFL choice
Let’s choose the Titans on Sunday versus the Seahawks, because, why not? Photo by Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire
Seattle Seahawks (-2, 41.5) at Tennessee Titans
1 p.m. ET, Nissan Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Van Pelt’s pick: Titans +2
The frightening thing is the number of really dreadful sides I like, however I’m not going to provide all out here. Why would you play them anyhow? However I will offer another– and it’s Tennessee. Scott, do you know who is QBing Seattle? I do not. How about Tennessee? Nope, not them either. Does not matter. In some cases you just see a spot, like when everyone took Philly on “Monday Night Countdown” and your kid stated– “nope, Seattle.” Very same thing here.SVP: 4-4 perpetuity when selecting games played on Christmas Eve
Clarity. From a male whose choices are sinking to the bottom of the ocean like a rock. Merry Christmas, everybody. There they are.