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On this week of The Spread, NESN's NFL Football Picks Podcast, hosts Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down their best picks for Wildcard Weekend of the NFL Playoffs.  The two discuss why the Texans can cover against the Browns at home and end Joe Flacco's miracle run in Cleveland, how the weather in Kansas City can significantly impact the over/under total for Chiefs vs. Dolphins matchup, if Pittsb...

On this week of The Spread, NESN's NFL Football Picks Podcast, hosts Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down their best picks for week 18 of the NFL Season.  The final week of the NFL season is always tough to forecast but the guys make a case for each of their picks. A few of the games they discuss include the point totals for the Eagles-Giants matchup and the Steelers-Ravens. Mike's got an interest...

On this episode of The Spread, NESN's Football Picks Podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down their three best bets from Week 16, Christmas Day slate in the NFL and preview the best picks for Week 17. The two discuss how the Ravens have proved themselves after a massive win over the 49ers, what's going to happen with the litany of 8-7 teams in the NFL and what the playoff picture is shaping u...

On this episode of The Spread, NESN's Football Picks Podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down their three best bets for Week 16 of the NFL and preview the upcoming Christmas Day slate!  The two discuss which games hold the most value around the holidays including why the Steelers could rebound with Mason Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer taking over at quarterback, why the Packers should receive...

On this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle recap Week 14 of the NFL and why you should still listen to this podcast even though they blew through most of their picks last week...They start off with the messy AFC and lack of a clear dominating force in the conference, break down Patrick Mahomes' prime time meltdown, and whether Patriots fans are o...

On this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle recap Week 13 of the NFL including how the Patriots' 1940's offense continues to plague the team (and why you should take the under for every New England game going forward), the battle of the big cats and backup quarterbacks as Jake Browning and the Bengals bested C.J. Bethard and the Jaguars on Monday...

On this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle recap Week 12 of the NFL including all the Thanksgiving games. The two discuss whether or not the Packers could end up making the playoffs after a big win over the Lions in Week 12, the wild ending between the Eagles and Bills, how the Patriots offensive ineptitude spoiled another season of defensive tal...

On this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle preview Week 12 of the NFL and dish out their three best bets of the week. The two discuss why the Jets and Dolphins might both still be in a post-Thanksgiving food coma on Black Friday and could hit the under, how the Titans and Panthers could end up being a sneakily entertaining game this Sunday, why t...

On this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle preview the NFL's Thanksgiving games during Week 12.  The two discuss how the Lions and Packers could provide some offense early in the day, why Washington could be a sneaky-cover against the Cowboys, how betting trends of past Turkey Days could be bucked this year, and how we're all feeling about footba...

On this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down all the major headlines from a chaotic Week 10 of the NFL including the Patriots losing once again, multiple AFC powerhouses losing over the weekend, the Bills struggles on offense and what their playoff hopes are looking like, plus plenty more! The two then dive into the Week 11 slate and dis...

On this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down all the major storylines that came out of week 9 in the NFL including another loss for the Patriots and "the under" making a comeback. They discuss Bill Belichick's potentially coaching for his job and the latest rumors about New England's interest in Mike Vraibel and Nick Caserio. With the fi...

On this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down all the major storylines from Week 8 of the NFL including which teams are looking like pretenders and contenders heading into the midway point of the season. The two then dish out their best bets for Week 9 including fading a struggling Packers' offense, targeting a Chiefs-bounce-back game acr...

On this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down what to expect in a spooky Week 8 of the NFL on Halloweekend. They dig into the slate of games and give their best picks, including the Lions bouncing back after an abysmal performance against the Ravens in Week 7. The two go "Trick-or-Treat" around the NFL and debate which teams have been the...

On this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky doyle break down what to expect in week 7 of the NFL. They dig into the slate of games and give their best picks, including the Buffalo Bills covering despite the big spread, on the road against the New England Patriots. They also discuss the future of Bill Belichick, react to the Dallas Cowboys win over the L...

On this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down what to expect in Week 6 of the NFL. They rant about Mac Jones and the Patriots second straight blowout loss last week before turning toward the slate of this week's matchups including the "London Effect" and how it'll impact the Jaguars matchup with the Colts. Mike's predicting a shootout for...

On this week's episode of The Spread, NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down what to expect in Week 5 of the NFL. From Brock Purdy's ultimate test against a tough Dallas defense to the Patriots' bleak road ahead, and a sizzling hot take that set off the office fire alarms, this episode is full of picks and predictions you won't want to miss. Learn more about your ad ch...

In this week's episode of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle recap week 3 in the NFL. The two try their best to not talk about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, try to determine if the cream is rising to the top and make a case for why the New York Giants deserve to be grouped in with the Chicago Bears at the bottom of the barrel. As always, the guys give their bes...

In this week's episode of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle recap a hectic week 2 in the NFL including the worst beats around the league. The guys give their best bets for week 3 which include the point total in the Bills game vs the Commanders and the Vikings in a loser leaves town game.  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 recap an eventful Week 1 of football and break down the major storylines heading into Week 2 including Aaron Rodger's season-ending Achilles injury. The two dish out their best bets for Week Two which include bounce-back performances from both the Bears and Seahawks, and wrap up the episode with a clas...

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. The duo start with a recap of their season preview from the last episode, and wrap it up with a fan favorite segment of 'show-and-tell.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of NESN's "The Spread" Podcast, your go-to New England weather experts, who also give out football bets from time to time, are back as Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle preview the upcoming 2023 NFL season as the final games of preseason football wrap up this weekend. The two dish out their best "short shot," "mid shot," "long shot," and "Hail Mary" bets for the 2023 season before W...

On this episode of NESN's "The Spread" Podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle preview Super Bowl LVII and discuss the narratives surrounding the big game and what bettors could expect this Sunday. The duo each dish out their picks for the spread and total, discuss which players have the best chance at bringing home the Super Bowl MVP trophy, and then dive into some intriguing prop bets that could make...

On this episode of the NESN's "The Spread" Podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle break down the divisional round games including the backdoor cover in the Jaguars-Chiefs game before diving into the upcoming NFL Conference Championships. The duo discuss their best bets for this weekends' two games and dish out their preferred Super Bowl LVII matchups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

On this episode of the NESN's "The Spread" Podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle take a look at the upcoming Divisional Round of playoff football and pick out their favorite teams to reach the Super Bowl following a high-scoring wildcard weekend. The duo preview the NFC East clash between the Giants and Eagles, what Jacksonville's chances are looking like as they head into Kansas City as major underd...

On this episode of the NESN's "The Spread" Podcast, Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle take a look at the upcoming NFL Wildcard Weekend and preview all of the playoff matchups for this weekend. The duo dish out their best picks for the weekend and dive into the seemingly mismatched NFC West tilt between the Seahawks and 49ers, discuss the battle of young QB's between Trevor Lawrence and Justin Herbert, and...