Hooked on Sports

In today's podcast: John talks about how important this week's primetime games are in terms of the playoff picture across the NFL, with the Cowboys and Saints squaring off on Thursday night in New Orleans, the Broncos visiting their division rival Chiefs on Sunday night, and the Bills hosting the red-hot Patriots on Monday night. Then, he offers his Week 13 NFL picks and predictions against the sp...

In today's podcast. (01:14) John discusses an incredible weekend in college football, with Jim Harbaugh finally leading Michigan to beat Ohio State and go to their first Big Ten title game (09:03) Did Bryce Young make his Heisman statement after leading Alabama from the dead to defeat Auburn?  (13:37) It's been a difficult 48 hours for Oklahoma Sooners football, after losing to Oklahoma State...

In today's podcast:  (1:18) The New York Giants are in a deep crisis, and they just fired offensive coordinator Jason Garrett after another lackluster performance from their offense when they lost 30-10 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night, so how did the Giants get to this point, and how should they get out of their deepest recession since the 1970s?  (18:14) The Philadelphia Eag...

In today's podcast: John discusses the entertaining slate of NFL action we saw on Sunday, from a thrilling 41-37 victory for the Los Angeles Chargers over the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Minnesota Vikings picking up a key divisional win against the Green Bay Packers, and the final eight teams in the discussion for the 2021 College Football Playoff and the two names that are left for the Heisman Tro...

In today's Hooked on Sports podcast: John discusses how the season outlook on the Kansas City Chiefs changed following a dominating 41-14 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday evening and how the Chiefs righted what was a sinking ship (01:40), why the New York Jets are 2-7 and how the Jets have gotten to that point and what needs to change (08:03), and how the Green Bay Packers made a case...

In today's Hooked on Sports: John discusses whether or not the outlook on the 2021 College Football Playoff changed following some eye-opening results from last week's games and whether or not Ohio State's dominating effort in their 59-31 victory over a ranked Purdue squad can lead to momentum and confidence for their games against Michigan State this weekend and Michigan the Saturday after Thanks...

Today, John reveals who he would vote for in terms of the NFL awards with the regular season officially half way complete. He reveals his picks for MVP, Coach of the Year, Offensive & Defensive Players of the Year, Offensive & Defensive Rookies of the Year, and the Comeback Player of the Year. Then he discusses the latest news surrounding free agent wideout Odell Beckham, Jr., and ranks wh...

In today's episode, John talks about another wild week in sports: The Tennessee Titans made a massive statement without Derrick Henry by defeating the mighty Los Angeles Rams 28-16 (2:01), while the Cleveland Browns bounced back to earn a massive victory on the road against the division rival Cincinnati Bengals 41-16 (8:29) in the two biggest statement victories across the National Football League...

There are 14 games on the schedule this week across the NFL, so who will win and who will lose across the league this week?

In today's episode of Hooked on Sports: The 2021 World Series between the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves is nearing it's climax. With the Braves holding a three games to two advantage going into Game 6 in Houston on Tuesday, can the Braves hang on to win their first world championship in 26 years, or can the Astros overcome a 3-1 series deficit and win? (02:07) John recaps the shocking results...

In today's podcast, John discusses three matchups that can prove pivotal to the playoff race that will take place this weekend, with the unbeaten Arizona Cardinals set to take on Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers without COVID-stricken Davante Adams, the Colts' only chance to get back into an AFC South race with the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, and the Saints trying to get to 5-2 with an upse...

In today's podcast: John discusses how Penn State's (9 overtime) loss at home coming off their bye week to an unranked Illinois team impacts the legacy of the James Franklin era with Penn State football and why the upset is such an encouraging sign for the Illinois program with first year head coach Bret Bielema (1:13). He also discusses whether or not the Cincinnati Bengals are the best team in t...

Today, John discusses the opening of the NBA season, offers his 2021-22 NBA Predictions, early returns in the NHL season, reactions to the Braves going up 3-1 in their series vs. the Dodgers in the NLCS, while the Astros took a 3-2 lead in the ALCS with a big win over the Red Sox in Game 5 with a chance to win their third American League pennant in five seasons tomorrow night. Plus, John offers hi...

Today, John discusses how the Jon Gruden scandal is a significant setback for the NFL if the league wants to be more inclusive, and how the Baltimore Ravens could have been 1-4, but thanks to Lamar Jackson, they're 4-1. Plus, 14 games are on tap this weekend in the NFL, so who will John pick against the spread this week, starting with Thursday's clash between the Bucs & Eagles. BONUS: John als...

In today's episode of Hooked on Sports: (03:11) John goes over the wild Saturday in college football, ranging from Texas A&M's astounding upset win over top ranked Alabama, Iowa's comeback victory against Penn State, the insane finishes to the Red River Rivalry Game between Texas and Oklahoma as well as the SEC offensive slugfest between Ole Miss and Arkansas, Notre Dame's comeback win over Vi...

Today, John is all over a few topics from NFL news over the last few days, including two significant defensive players changing teams, as the Carolina Panthers acquired fowrmer NFL Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore from the New England Patriots, while former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith signed with the Green Bay Packers, and wondering whether or not Daniel Jones can continue t...

The first game Tom Brady played in New England as a visiting player lived up to the hype; it was a classic chess match against Bill Belichick that Tom Brady won. Plus, with a wild 2021 regular season over in baseball, who does John have making deep playoff runs, and who survives the Wild Card games on Tuesday and Wednesday, and is the Urban Meyer era over in Jacksonville way sooner than everyone t...

John goes in depth on three topics this week leading up to Week 4 in the NFL: The Bears' offense performance vs. the Browns on Sunday and how it stems back to years of mismanagement, the Steelers, and Derek Carr as the leader for NFL MVP through three seasons? That, and more, as Week 4 commences across the NFL. Here are the spreads for Week 4 in the NFL Jaguars @ Bengals (CIN -7.5) Washington @ At...

Just one week remains in the 2021 Major League Baseball season, and there as a wacky five-team race in the American League Wild Card, as five teams are separated by four games for the top spots. This comes after a dramatic weekend where the Yankees swept the Red Sox at Fenway to seize the lead for the top Wild Card spot. But Boston holds the second Wild Card, with the Blue Jays one game back, with...

In today's podcast: The Chicago Bears announced on Wednesday that rookie quarterback Justin Fields will make his first NFL start on Sunday as the 1-1 Bears visit the 1-1 Cleveland Browns; John explains why Bears fans should be rejoicing in the news. Also, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Los Angeles Rams face off in the only clash of unbeatens on Sunday, but is this a preview of the NFC Championsh...

It was a rollicking second Sunday of the NFL season, with so many games being uber-competitive, and John gets into detail why the Baltimore Ravens defeating the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night was a big deal, as was the Las Vegas Raiders picking up a road victory in Pittsburgh against the Steelers. Then, he discusses why there should be major concerns about the Eagles after they lost their home...

It's week 2 of the NFL season, and there are sixteen teams that are trying to avoid the dreaded 0-2 start, and even though all 20 teams that started their seasons with two straight losses the last two seasons have missed the playoffs, this year might prove to be different, and John explains why. Also, will Ryan Fitzpatrick's injury prove to be a sorry scenario for the Washington Football Team as t...

Today's episode looks at the good, the bad, and the ugly from Week 1 in the NFL, with the Dallas Cowboys looked like a playoff-caliber team in spite of a last second loss to the Buccaneers on Thursday night, while Aaron Rodgers suffered the most lopsided loss of his career as he threw 2 interceptions and just 133 passing yards in a 38-3 loss to Jameis Winston and the Saints. Also, John discusses I...

The NFL is back! And so is Hooked On Sports' weekly NFL preview show, where John Flynn makes his picks and predictions against the spread for the upcoming week of games in the NFL. And there are some good games out there this week. Can the Tampa Bay Buccaneers begin their Super Bowl title defense with a victory over Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night? In a potential playoff prev...

In this week's Hooked on Sports: An entertaining Week 1 of the college football season brought about new hope in the sport, with full capacity venues, and compelling performances. John looks into the thrilling game between Florida State and 9th ranked Notre Dame and why Florida State is a feel-good story in the ACC with McKenzie Milton overcoming a serious injury, and how Alabama distinguished its...