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Today on the podcast: John discusses some of the games he is most interested in watching that can help shape the end-of-season picture in the NFL. We have a matchup between two great young QB's in Chicago as Caleb Williams and the Bears host Drake Maye and the Patriots, the Packers and Lions face off each with potent offenses, and then Kenneth Walker III returns to Seattle as the Seahawks host the Chiefs on Sunday Night Football. Then John makes his picks for every game in Week 7 of the NFL season (51-40-2 against the spread and 55-37-1 straight up).

Today on Hooked on Sports, John breaks down a couple of key matchups to watch in Week 6 of the NFL season, including an important AFC South clash in London between the Jaguars and the Texans, and a matchup where each of the team’s QB’s are set to return from injuries in the Bears and Falcons. Then, John will reveal his picks for every game in Week 6 of the NFL season (44-33-2 against the spread and 47-31-1 straight up).

Today on Hooked on Sports,John discusses all the wild end-of-game sequences that drove fans crazy during Week 5 of the NFL season, like the Giants-Commanders tie and the clock running out on Washington, the Eagles' kickoff strategy vs the Jaguars in London, and Sean McVay's conservative play calling in overtime. He also dishes on the 49ers' victory against the Seahawks in Seattle, the Packers making a statement vs. Chicago, and Dallas losing at home to the previously-winless Buccaneers on Thursday. Also included are Georgia beating Alabama to go to No. 1, Texas losing to Oklahoma, UCLA and USC picking up key road wins, and the packed slate of big games this weekend including Notre Dame-BYU, Ohio State-Indiana, Alabama-Tennessee, the Brewers take a 2-0 NLCS lead against the Dodgers, the Guardians stole Game 1 of the ALCS from the Rays, and key storylines for the start of the NBA season starting next Tuesday.

Today on Hooked on Sports, John discusses his picks for the games to watch in Week 5across the NFL, including an NFC West showdown between two of the best teams in the NFL, and a matchup between arguably the league’s most efficient offense and the league’s most punishing defense, as well as a couple of East Coast vs. West Coast matchups. He then looks to continue the great start he’s had with his picks (41-23 straight up and 37-25-2 against the spread) as he unveils his game-by-game predictions for Week 5.

Today on the podcast, John highlights what he saw from every game from Week 4 in the NFL and ranks all 32 teams and where they stand a month into the season, discusses how the 49ers got to 4-0 despite the injuries, the Raiders playing to the Chiefs level, the Jets issues, and more. Then John goes through every part of the MLB postseason so far, from the controversy in the Padres-Brewers series and the Yankees' horrible defensive performance in Game 2 in the ALDS vs. the Rays, and Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith now the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy?

Today on the podcast, John breaks down the best games to watch in Week 4 of the NFL season, including an unexpected battle between two AFC West rivals who are both undefeated at 3-0 for the first time ever in the Chiefs and Raiders, an interconference battle between the 49ers and Broncos, two teams with Super Bowl aspirations, and a battle of two NFC contenders with big questions to answer in the Rams and Eagles. John then makes his picks for every game in Week 4, looking to build off a successful Week 3 where he went 11-5 against the spread.

Today on Hooked on Sports, John breaks down Week 3 in the 2026 NFL season as there are several good matchups on tap in this weekend's slate including a potential Super Bowl preview in Denver and possible offensive fireworks in Brazil between the Ravens and Cowboys. He picks every game of the weekend both straight up and against the spread.

Today on Hooked on Sports, It's a Football Monday today on the pod. John discusses the biggest revelations from Week 2 of the NFL season, including the Saints' statement win over the Ravens, the Panthers blowing out the Falcons, the Buccaneers losing at home to the Browns, the Jets and Colts blowing huge missed opportunities, the Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels injuries, and more. John also looks at Ole Miss getting a program-defining win over LSU in Lane Kiffin's return to Oxford, the wild finish in NC State vs. Vanderbilt, and the state of the MLB postseason picture with seven days of baseball to play before the playoffs begin.

Today on Hooked on Sports, John previews Week 2 of the NFL season, where half of the league is looking to avoid an 0-2 start, which has historically been a devastating blow for teams with playoff aspirations. John details the three games this week in which both teams playing are 0-1, in the Panthers and Falcons, the Browns and Buccaneers, and the Commanders and Cowboys. He then picks every game in Week 2 of the NFL straight up and against the spread.

Today on the podcast, John dishes on every game from Week 1 in the NFL season, from the NY Giants beating the Cowboys in primetime, the 49ers blasting the Rams in Australia, Josh Allen finally beats the Texans in Houston, the major roster issues facing the Packers, the Bears dropping 59 points on the Panthers, and if the Jets are actually a good football team. Plus, he discusses Texas' big comeback victory over Ohio State on Saturday and what it means for the college football landscape, the issues facing Oregon, and the upcoming highly anticipated game between LSU and Ole Miss on Saturday night which marks Lane Kiffin's return to Oxford following leaving to become LSU's coach. He then discusses which team will be left out of the NL Wild Card race, and Pete Alonso's return to Citi Field which has fractured the Mets fanbase on what to think about Alonso's legacy.

Today on Hooked on Sports, John discusses the biggest games and storylines entering the first week of the 2026-27 NFL season, from the big NFC West clash in Australia between the 49ers and Rams and the two different game prep approaches in this game, a potential AFC playoff preview between the Bills and Texans, and a big chance for the Giants to prove themselves under new coach John Harbaugh against their NFC East rivals in the Cowboys on Sunday night. Then John picks every game in the Week 1 slate of NFL games.

Today on Hooked on Sports, John discusses the biggest takeaways from the first weekend of college football, from LSU's blowout win vs. Clemson, the controversial finish in Michigan-Western Michigan, Ole Miss defeating Louisville in a shootout, Oregon surviving against Boise State, Notre Dame blows out Wisconsin, and Rutgers loses to UMass as a 29 1/2 point favorite, the check-ins on playoff races across MLB, and John officially locks in his 2026 NFL season predictions, playoff teams, win-loss records, awards picks, and his Super Bowl LXI matchup and winner.

Today on Hooked on Sports: John discusses some of the results of the biggest stories ofthe 2026 NFL preseason, to the QB situations to big suspensions looming. What does John think about the Browns starting DeShaun Watson, the Vikings starting Kyler Murray, the Raiders expecting to start Kirk Cousins, and Josh Jacobsstarting the season on the NFL exemption list? Plus, are the Yankees now the most dangerous team in baseball? With four weeks left in the 2026 MLB regular season, the race to the playoffs is on, and John is over Pete Crow-Armstrongstamping his case for NL MVP, the weird AL Wild Card race, the Mariners slumping, the Dodgers’ vulnerabilities, and the NL East race between the Braves and Phillies with a huge 4-game series this upcoming weekend between the twosquads in Philadelphia. And who is John picking in NCAA college football this year? John talks Big Ten, SEC, Notre Dame, his 12 teams in the College FootballPlayoff, and more. And what about Dae’Quan Wright going back to LSU from the pros?pros?

Today on the podcast, John tells you the six teams he thinks will be the hardest to project ahead of the 2026 NFL season. Does naming Kyler Murray the starter give the Vikings a higher upside, how well does the culture shock that John Harbaugh has brought to New York translate into wins for the Giants, and can the Patriots really replicate the success they had last season?

Today on Hooked on Sports: John analyzes why Spain was an easy pick to win the FIFA World Cup from the onset of the tournament, the clinically dominant performance they displayed during the tournament and in their World Cup Final victory over Argentina on Sunday. Then, John goes over several storylines he thinks fans should be focused on in the NFL as training camps open across the league later this week, from quarterback competitions in Cleveland, Atlanta, and Minnesota, to handling expectations like the Rams, Bills, and Bengals have, and response to change as in the case of the Giants under John Harbaugh. Then, he talks about why he does not feel like the Red Sox winning streak comes as a surprise, and the overlooked story of the weekend in sports.