Hooked on Sports

Meaningful NFL football has arrived, and it means time for John to preview individual games ahead of it. John looks ahead to one of the most anticipated matchups of the season, a playoff rematch between Lamar Jackson's Baltimore Ravens and Josh Allen's Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football, two divisional games in the NFC North that can go a long way towards shaping the power structure of...

Today on the podcast: John officially makes his predictions for the 2025 NFL season. He reveals the win-loss records for each team, the playoff seeding, awards predictions, and predictions for the conference title games and Super Bowl LX. 2:43 - AFC East 6:25 - AFC North 10:45 - AFC South 15:16 - AFC West 19:08 - NFC East 22:48 - NFC North 25:49 - NFC South 29:22 - NFC West 32:45 - Playoff Seeding...

Today on the podcast: John reveals his takes on what was a crazy week in the NFL, updates us on the state of the MLB playoff races, and unveils the 12 teams he has for the College Football Playoff. (1:30) The Dallas Cowboys traded 3-time All-Pro defender Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in a move that sent shockwaves around the NFL, John says other decisions before this led to this trade, an...

In today's podcast: John discusses some of the big stories that are capturing his attention around the NFL as we inch closer to the start of the season and the MLB playoff races with less than six weeks to go in the regular season, plus MLB expansion on the horizon? (1:45) Bengals issues; OL, defense, Trey Hendrickson contract, could they be on upset alert in Week 1 vs. the Browns (again)? (11...

In today's podcast: John reveals the group of seven teams in the NFL that he does not know what will happen to them in the 2025 season. They are all teams that should be good enough on paper to be contenders, but all of them are facing key questions that might remain unanswered for a while.

Today on Hooked on Sports: John reacts to the biggest stories and movements that transpired during the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline, including the Padres, Mets, Yankees going for deep bullpens, the Phillies adding a pure fireballer in Jhoan Duran, the Mariners adding two big bats to their lineup, the Minnesota Twins' clearance sale, the Astros surprisingly getting Carlos Correa back from the Twins,...

In today's podcast: John issues grades to every team at the All-Star break, breaking down the standouts and disappointments with respect to every team's expectations, and the potential help they'll need at the trade deadline coming up in a couple of weeks.

Today on the podcast: John returns from a summer break to begin previewing the 2025 NFL seasons by ranking each division from weakest to strongest, utilizing the rosters and coaching staffs to aid in evaluating the four teams in each division.

Today, the conference finals rounds in both the NBA and Stanley Cup playoffs commence. The podcast breaks down the key storylines and matchups with the series with John's picks for all of them. Which two of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, and Indiana Pacers will advance to the NBA Finals? And who among the Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, and...

Today on the podcast: John discusses what has been a wild 2nd round of the 2025 NBA playoffs, the Draft Lottery controversy, MLB reinstating Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, the Rockies and Pirates firing their managers, NFL schedule release, and the Stanley Cup playoffs.

In Episode 349 of the podcast: John goes over everything that has transpired in the 1st round of the NBA playoffs, such as the Los Angeles Lakers' exit, the Warriors-Rockets series, the Thunder and Cavs easily winning in sweeps, the Knicks-Pistons series featuring all competitive games and Jalen Brunson's clutch gene, and the Clippers and Nuggets set for a Game 7 tomorrow. He then discusse...

In today's podast: John reacts to everything that transpired in the 2025 NFL Draft and reveals the teams that did well to situate themselves for this season and beyond as well as those that may have been short-sighted for the future. He covers the big stories like the stunning fall of QB Shedeur Sanders in the draft, the Jaguars trading up to draft WR/CB Travis Hunter, and the Giants trading up in...

Draft Day has arrived in the NFL, and John unveils his picks for the 2025 NFL Draft from pick No. 1 to No. 32. He tells what he sees the biggest stories will be, the key players to watch where they land and the teams that will be players in the draft that can dictate the terms to better themselves ahead of the season this fall. Mock draft begins at 19:09 on the pod.

Today on the podcast, John highlights the top stories in the world of sports, including the first week of the MLB season, the Atlanta Braves' historic 0-7 start, the introducction of the new "torpedo bats" into baseball, the dynamic NBA MVP race, all four No. 1 seeds made the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament, the push by some in the NFL to ban the "Tush Push" play, the big...

In today's podcast, John returns from a six-week hiatus to preview the 2025 Major League Baseball season. He reveals his picks for the 12 playoff teams, the win-loss records for all 30 teams, his picks for Manager, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, and MVP in each league, the League Championship Series matchups and World Series pick.

In today's podcast: John talks about how the Philadelphia Eagles foiled everything the Kansas City Chiefs wanted to do in Super Bowl LIX within the first 10 minutes, how this team was masterfully built by future Hall of Fame executive Howie Roseman en route to becoming NFL champions, and what team they can be compare to in NFL history, and if a dynasty is brewing in South Philly. Plus, what went w...

Today on the podcast: John lays out everything you need to know ahead of the Big Game on Super Bowl Sunday between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. What is at stake for individual players and key team figures? What will be the keys to victory for both teams? What advantages do the Eagles have? What advantages do the Chiefs have? Then, the moment of truth. Who wins the Super Bowl...

Today on Hooked on Sports: (1:53) John discusses the wild NBA trade frenzy with the trade deadline at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, as four more All-Stars were traded since the wild Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis trade went down late Saturday night. (20:35) The SEC might have 13(!) teams in March Madness, and St. John's is the toast of New York City right now. (29:27) Myles Garrett and Cooper Kupp wil...

In a breaking news podcast at 2:15 a.m. EST A stunning trade just went down in the NBA as the Dallas Mavericks traded five-time 1st Team All-NBA superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for 4-time All-NBA center and defensive stalwart Anthony Davis as part of a three-team, nine-player blockbuster trade that shook the NBA to its core overnight Saturday night into Sunday morning t...

John reacts to everything he saw in the Conference Championship games from Sunday. (3:07) - John discusses how the approach to game preparation by the Kansas City Chiefs got them past the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game, and identifies the two plays from the game that tilted the game towards the Chiefs favor, and why the officials were not as impactful in the game as many fear-mongered....

In today's podcast: John previews the NFC and AFC Championship Games that will take place on Sunday, highlighting the key matchups to watch over the weekend and of course, who he thinks will wins each on Sunday.

In today's podcast: John discusses the big takeaways from the NFL Divisional Round, plus Ben Johnson coaching the Bears, Aaron Glenn coaching the Jets, the Cowboys close to picking their new coach, the Jaguars dysfunction costing the organization dearly, the Raiders hiring John Spytek to be their GM, Ohio State beats Notre Dame and why Ohio State had to win it all this year, the Baseball Hall...

In today's podcast: John breaks down the key statistics that will matter when it comes to who will win these four outstanding Divisional Playoff matchups this weekend across the NFL. How must the Texans play to defend against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs? Is Washington's defense good enough to slow down an elite Lions offense? Are the Rams doomed with the weather forecast in South Philad...

In today's podcast: John discusses the futures of the Chargers, Vikings, Packers, and Steelers following poor performances in the playoffs, how nervous should Eagles fans be ahead of their Divisional Round game against the Rams, as well as what to make of Jayden Daniels after his impressive NFL playoff debut and how he sealed the win for Washington. Then, he discusses the Patriots' outlook after h...

In today's podcast: John looks ahead to Wild Card Weekend in the NFL by ranking the 12 quarterbacks playing this weekend by who has the most pressure to win this weekend. What game of the six this weekend will see the losing QB face a series of questions this offseason on he can take his team to the promised land and see their season as not a success? Then he will pick all six games this weekend a...