The Hook and Ladder

Justin and Colin break down the upcoming conference tournaments in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, AAC, and Big East, and give their value picks in each conference. They parse through the brackets to find the best matchups and potential draws, looking for value on some favorites and some bombs. To discuss the nation's best conferences (Big Ten and Big 12), the guys are joined by a special g...

Justin and Colin, with midnight Friday night vibes and a live, semi-interactive studio audience, break down a top-heavy Saturday slate in CBB. This is the final Saturday of the regular season, and it's been a fun ride...double the content coming in March. Picks... Justin (34-25)... Louisville +2 vs. Virginia, Ohio State -2 vs. Illinois, LSU +2.5 @ Missouri, UCLA +2 @ USC, Utah -3 vs. Arizona State...

Great Saturday slate, Justin and Colin look to finish February and head into the best month of the year trending in the right direction.  Justin (25-20, Last: 5-6) Indiana +8 North Carolina +2.5 Louisville +5.5 Texas Tech -3 Kansas +5.5 Oklahoma -5 LSU +4.5 Florida +2.5 Xavier +4.5 Utah +5.5 Boise State +6.5 Colin (19-21, Last: 4-4) Notre Dame -6 Texas Tech -3 Kansas +5.5 Oklahoma -5 Kentucky...

Justin and Colin look to back up a scorching hot Saturday with another winning weekend. The guys breakdown the top-15 or so games on another loaded Saturday. Justin decides to test out a new "motivation" theory, while Colin debates the quality of coaching and the weather in Texas...while he prepares for a ski trip with his college buddies for the weekend. Justin (20-14, Last: 7-2) West Virginia +4...

Justin and Colin, off a solid week last week, look to keep the momentum going this Saturday. The guys break down 15-20 games and give plenty of picks. Justin… Creighton +3 vs. Villanova Providence -1.5 @ DePaul Michigan State +5.5 vs. Iowa LSU +2.5 vs. Tennessee Arkansas +3 @ Missouri Oregon +2 @ Arizona Washington State +7.5 vs. USC Virginia -6.5 vs. North Carolina Loyola Chicago -4 @ Drake Colin...

The guys look to bounce back with plenty of dogs on Saturday. They break down Missouri-Alabama, Illinois-Wisconsin, USC-UCLA, North Carolina-Duke, among others on a loaded day of college hoops. 

As we approach the stretch run in the CBB season, the Hook and Ladder podcast is diving into college hoops, and Colin and Justin will be giving picks ATS every Saturday. Today, they dive into the SEC-Big 12 Challenge, discuss the impact of a COVID pause, chat zig zag theory, and give a bunch of picks on Saturday's slate. Consensus Plays: Alabama -1, Texas Tech -3.5, Kansas +2.5, Arkansas +2.5, Tex...

The guys break down Alabama's blowout victory over Ohio State, and dive into the 2020 CFB season. Memorable picks, bad losses, bad beats, miracle covers...the guys do it all in this mega pod season review. 

Justin and Colin both lean Buckeyes plus the points, citing the wide range of outcomes. The guys break down bowl season, which teams impressed, which teams didn't, and which teams could be factors into 2021. They also reminisce about a rocky year picks-wise, both finishing in a tie at a remarkably disappointing 47%. As they've said all along though, they're more than just picks...you come for the...

Ho, ho, ho! It’s the most wonderful time of the year: bowl season. Justin and Colin give picks on every bowl game from here on out. The guys think there is money to be made in non-conference action, and try to exploit the overvalued and cash in on the undervalued. Marshall-Buffalo (2:30), Louisiana-UTSA (7:45), Georgia State-Western Kentucky (10:05), Liberty-Coastal Carolina (14:40), Oklahoma Stat...

Justin and Colin break down the conference championship games, and try to evaluate which teams are trending in the right direction for bowl season. The guys also do a live reaction to the College Football Playoff reveal...SPOILER: The committee got it right!

In a virtual tie in the standings coming down the home stretch, Justin and Colin do a well-researched deep dive into the best CFB weekend of the season — conference championship weekend. Can Clemson get revenge on Notre Dame? Will Florida keep things tight with Alabama? Can you bet on Clay Helton? Is there value in the Mountain West? The guys answer all that and more in this 2-hour mega picks pod....

Justin and Colin break down another awesome Saturday and recount the electricity shared in Colin's basement Saturday night. Heading into conference championship week, the guys are tied in the standings...with losing records. But Notre Dame is (probably) playoff bound and Rutgers won three B1G games for the first time since 2014, so they're not too upset. 

SEC Alabama-Arkansas (9:10), Georgia-Missouri (15:20), Tennessee-Vanderbilt (21:30), LSU-Florida (29:00), Auburn-Mississippi State (31:35) Big Ten Rutgers-Maryland (36:46), Illinois-Northwestern (41:10), Minnesota-Nebraska (44:53), Penn State-Michigan State (47:08), Iowa-Wisconsin (51:13) Big 12 Oklahoma State-Baylor (56:16) Other Random Musings/Leans (58:26) ACC Wake Forest-Louisville (64:37), Mi...

Justin and Colin dive into the weekend of college football and apologize for another week of mediocre picks, despite finding themselves in the black for the weekend.

Justin and Colin break down the Saturday slate, including the massive mid-major battle between BYU and Coastal Carolina and a huge one in Piscataway for Rutgers. The guys sniff out some stinky lines and find themselves learning more about the Pac-12. Forced to record virtually, please forgive any technical difficulties! Other BYU-Coastal Carolina (1:40), Wyoming-New Mexico (10:10), Appalachian Sta...

A very happy week for Justin and Colin, despite their mediocre picks record...Rutgers comes back to beat Purdue, Notre Dame holds off North Carolina, and the CFP picture begins to take shape. Is the Big Ten in trouble? Is Texas A&M deserving? Does the Pac-12 have a chance? The guys break down these questions along with the entire Saturday slate in their Week 13 review. 4:25 -- Pac-12 26:14 --...

The guys are thankful for a moderately full college football season. Colin attempts to use volume to catch Justin in the season-long race. CFB Playoff Rankings Recap (2:27) Big 12 (16:35) Texas-Iowa State (17:00) Oklahoma State-Texas Tech (24:57) Baylor-Kansas State (26:48) TCU-Kansas (30:07) Big 10 (32:58) Nebraska-Iowa (33:06) Ohio State-Illinois (37:03) Indiana-Maryland (41:39) Michigan-Penn St...

Justin and Colin break down an awesome weekend in college football. Justin continues his steady season, maintaining a four-game lead over Colin. The guys marvel at Oklahoma's progress, identify bogus analytics on Penn State, and try to make sense of Ohio State's passing game struggles with Indiana.

The guys break down a hefty Week 12 slate, trying to make sense of the Pac-12 and buying low on a few home dogs. Justin tries to keep a tight card, and Colin finds value with a few massive favorites. Pac-12 UCLA-Oregon (5:34); Oregon State-California (9:49); Arizona-Washington (14:52); USC-Utah (19:51); Washington State-Stanford (23:32) SEC Florida-Vanderbilt (27:51); LSU-Arkansas (29:20); Alabama...

Justin and Colin give a long-winded break down of an exciting Week 11 slate...Colin gloats about his 6-3 Saturday, while Justin struggles to regurgitate the Rutgers-Illinois debacle. The guys open with the ACC, then touch on the American, the Big 12 (the land of unders), the Big Ten, the Pac-12 (???), and the SEC (Florida's Offense WOW). 

Justin and Colin try to stay disciplined staring at a near-full slate of Saturday games. Consensus plays: Virginia Tech -1.5, Tulsa -2.5, Ole Miss -11, Washington State +10.5. 2:40 — ACC 32:08 — American 41:22 — Big 12 49:33 — Big 10 67:09 — Pac 12 77:42 — SEC 84:47 — G5 88:42 — Summary

Justin goes 4-3, Colin goes 2-5...but remains unfazed thanks to the Notre Dame's win over Clemson. The guys break down a rough Saturday across the board, where they went right, where they went wrong, and which teams could be overvalued and undervalued in Week 11.

Justin and Colin meet virtually for the first time since Week 1 -- bear with them for any technical difficulties. The guys go sea-deep on Notre Dame-Clemson, sniff out the cheesy lines, and seek buy-low/sell-high spots. Another spray-the-board-shit-your-pants Saturday!  ACC 0:58 — Clemson -5 @ Notre Dame 25:30 — Miami -11 @ NC State 33:05 — VT -14 vs. Liberty 38:11 — FSU -2.5 vs. Pittsburgh Americ...

Mega picks pod! The guys look to build on a 9-5 week 8, and do a deep dive into virtually every game this weekend…time stamps in the description… ACC 1:16 — Clemson -27 @ BC (pre-Trevor Lawrence news) 6:52 — Wake Forest -12.5 @ Syracuse 11:03 — Notre Dame -20 @ Georgia Tech 16:38 — Virginia Tech -3.5 @ Louisville 22:11 — Charlotte +9.5 @ Duke 22:52 — North Carolina -7 @ Virginia American 27:13 — E...