All Content by John Middlekauff
The College Football Playoff has a funny way of making everyone talk in absolutes. “This team is inevitable.” “That team’s a fraud.” “You can’t beat a team twice.” Then the games happen and the sport reminds you why we all...
John Middlekauff: NFL Week 18 Picks, Seeding Whiplash, CFP Thoughts
Week 18 doesn’t pretend to be clean. It never has. This is the part of the NFL season where the league’s structure starts bending under the weight of incentives, injuries, and uncertainty. Coaches talk about “playing to win” while quietly...
John Middlekauff
December 31, 2025
John Middlekauff: MNF Pick for Rams vs Falcons, Matt Ryan for Falcons GM?
Let’s start with Monday Night Football, because sometimes you look at a game and the numbers make sense… but the situation doesn’t. Hard Rock Bet has the Rams favored by 7.5 points on the spread at Atlanta, and on paper,...
John Middlekauff
December 29, 2025
John Middlekauff’s MNF Picks: 49ers vs. Colts Breakdown & Best Bets
Monday Night Football usually comes down to one simple question: which team can actually score points when the game tightens up? And when I look at the Colts tonight against the 49ers, I have a really hard time understanding where...
John Middlekauff
December 22, 2025
John Middlekauff: CFP Thoughts & Week 16 NFL Picks
When your co-host has a baby in the middle of an NFL Sunday, you get a reminder that life keeps moving while we obsess over football. Stuckey spent an hour in the nursery listening to Red Zone while doctors sorted...
John Middlekauff
December 19, 2025
Cowherd & Middlekauff: MNF Preview and Picks for Dolphins-Steelers
Monday Night Football sets the stage for a cold-weather gut check as the Miami Dolphins meet the Pittsburgh Steelers - two teams fighting to redefine who they are with the season on the line. What jumps out immediately is how...
John Middlekauff
December 15, 2025
John Middlekauff’s MNF Picks: Why I’m Riding With Miami in the Cold
Monday Night Football gives us another chance to find out who’s real and who’s just surviving, and this week I’m planting my flag firmly on the side of the Miami Dolphins. Yeah—I’m taking Miami +3 on the road, in freezing...
John Middlekauff
December 15, 2025
John Middlekauff’s Best Bets for NFL Week 15
December always reveals which teams are really built for this stretch and which ones are barely hanging on. Bodies break down, depth evaporates, and even good teams get exposed once the temperatures drop and every snap begins to feel heavier....
John Middlekauff
December 12, 2025
John Middlekauff: Monday Night Pick And A 10-1 Parlay for Eagles vs. Chargers
As we get closer to Monday night, I’ve been thinking a lot about where I stand on this matchup, and after looking it over, I’m rolling with the home dog. I know it’s a little risky because of Justin Herbert’s...
John Middlekauff
December 8, 2025
Cowherd & Middlekauff: MNF Preview and Picks for Eagles-Chargers
Monday Night Football delivers an NFL matchup full of urgency and identity checks, as the Philadelphia Eagles face the Los Angeles Chargers in a game that could reshape both teams’ seasons. When we break down this matchup, the first thing...
John Middlekauff
December 8, 2025