The Spread

On this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle preview the week 18 matchups around the NFL as teams head into the final week of the season. The two first discuss the story surrounding Bill's safety Damar Hamlin and his unexpected, terrifying injury suffered on Monday night. The duo breakdown a plethora of of games that have major postseason implicati...

On this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle preview the week 17 matchups around the NFL, including the Vikings as underdogs on the road in Green Bay and why Justin Jefferson should feast against the NFC North rival. The guys also recap the Patriots loss to the Bengals, why that game should have never even been close, and look ahead to the Bengals...

In this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle preview the Week 15 matchups in the NFL including why the Taylor Heinicke era is over in Washington as they take on the 49ers, what to make of the weather expected in the Bills game in Chicago, the Christmas Eve matchup with the Ravens and Steelers, and more trends to look for over the holiday weekend. L...

In this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle preview the Week 14 matchups in the NFL, some reasons why they like a lot of points in the Miami Dolphins matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, how the Jets matchup with the Bills, some trends to keep in mind for Brady & the Bucs vs. the Niners, the biggest bettor's remorse all season from a pick las...

On this episode of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle preview the Week 13 matchups in the NFL. They discuss some interesting long shot future bets for teams with interesting odds to make a run in the playoffs, why they're fading the Broncos from here on out, what stands out in the NFC North matchup between the Packers and Bears, and recap an entertaining week 12...

On this episode of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle preview the Week 12 slate of football and discuss this week's key matchups including a crucial AFC matchup between the Titans and Bengals. The duo dish out their best picks of the week for post-Thanksgiving football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle recap an exciting Week 11 of football including breaking down a wild ending to the Patriots-Jets game, takeaways from the Cowboys onslaught of the Vikings, and the Eagles just scraping by a seemingly hapless Colts team. The duo then preview the Thanksgiving slate and discuss the best picks for this year's Tur...

In this episode of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle reflect on an exciting Week 10 of NFL action and what it means for their Week 11 picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle recap the first half of the NFL season and break down why they believe football has been less appetizing to watch to start the year and why some teams like the Green Bay Packers can't seem to break out of their funks. The duo then preview the Week 10 slate and highlight some key matchups to focus on including the Broncos-Titans game and Bills-Vikings game...

In this episode, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle first give their post-Halloween recap and hot takes before diving right in to their results from Week 8 of the NFL. Then, the duo highlight their picks for Week 9's slate of games. They break down the Buccaneers-Rams matchup as both teams attempt to overcome their offensive struggles, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

In this episode, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down their results from Week 7, including a jarring loss for the Patriots to the Bears and note the quarterback chaos that has ensued across the league. Then, the duo preview their best bets for Week 8, including a Bears-Bengals Monday Night Football Halloween matchup, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of NESN's The Spread Podcast, Ricky Doyle and Mike Cole take a look at the slate for Week 7 including a possible trap game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Giants, predictions for the Patriots Monday night tilt against the Bears, and the Falcons pursuit to stay undefeated against the spread. The duo also recap Week 6 of the NFL and give their reactions to the best game...

In this episode of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle go over the results of Week 5 which included an absolute dud of a Thursday night matchup between the Colts and Broncos, a surprising upset across the pond, and a convincing shutout in New England. The duo then dish out some of their best picks for Week 6 and preview a playoff rematch between the Kansas City C...

In this episode of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle go over the results of Week 4, including a rollercoaster of a Patriots-Packers matchup, Kansas City's win over Tampa Bay, and more. Then, the duo look ahead to this week's slate of games, sharing their best bets for Week 5! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle preview week 4 of the NFL and dish out some of their best picks for the week including a multitude of appealing unders on the slate. The duo also recap and react to Week 3 of the NFL which featured some competitive games as well as some low-scoring punter battles.  Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

In this episode of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle reflect on their Week 2 wins and losses, discuss what they're looking forward to in Week 3, and make their "Best Bets" picks for this week's slate of games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the latest edition of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle discuss the NFL overreactions of Week 1 and their overall thoughts, what to look forward to in Week 2, and make their "Best Bets" picks for this week's slate of games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle prep for the much-anticipated kick off to the NFL season with their Week 1 picks. But first, the duo get into what you can expect from this new season of the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle cover the highly anticipated NFL season by giving previews for all 32 NFL teams. The duo give their insight on each team as well as their star players, and lay out some predictions for the upcoming 2022 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle cover the highly anticipated NFL season. The duo give their insight on each division in the league and highlight some potential winners for MVP and Offensive Player Of The Year. Later on in the podcast, they give a reveal what's to come in the next episode.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

In this week's episode of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle are joined by NESN betting analyst Sam Panayotovich ahead of the most anticipated sports betting week of the year. The trio cover everything from the coin toss and what color gatorade can be dumped on the winning head coach to traditional player props for the big game in this season's final podcast epi...

After arguably the greatest weekend of football in the history of the NFL, there are only three games left in the season. In this week's episode of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle are joined by NESN betting analyst Sam Panayotovich ahead of this season's AFC and NFC championships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of "The Spread," NESN.com's Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle are joined by Sam Panayotovich to discuss the second week of playoff matchups. The trio talk about San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and how a shoulder injury will affect betting lines ahead of their matchup against the Packers. Later in the show, Cole and Doyle make their against the spread picks for the NF...

The NFL postseason is finally here. In this week's episode of "The Spread," NESN.com's Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle are joined by Sam Panayotovich ahead of this year's Super Wild Card Weekend. Later in the show, Cole and Doyle make their against the spread picks for the NFL's first slate of postseason matchups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of "The Spread," NESN.com's Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle are joined by Sam Panayotovich for the first episode of 2022. The trio talk about the offensive rookie of the year betting market and how Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase replaced Patriots quarterback Mac Jones as the favorite going into week 18. As always, Cole and Doyle make their against the spread picks and share t...