A game for all marbles, and the winner will take home the trophy and earn the prestigious title of champion of the 2025 Silver and Black Pride Pick’em competition! Oh, and Super Bowl 60 between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots is also Sunday.
Although the Las Vegas Raiders aren’t technically playing in the big game, it seems like we’re all deeply interested in the Seahawks with the news that offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak is set to become the next head coach of the Raiders. So even if you’re not happy with the matchup between two teams the organization has had rivalries with, we can at least get a glimpse of what Las Vegas’ offense could look like in the future.
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The ratings below are provided by FanDuel Sports Betting and are subject to change.
Super Bowl Picks
Choice of holder: SEA -4.5, SEA ML, Under 45.5
Simply put, the Seahawks are the superior team and they play better in the playoffs than the Patriots. New England’s relatively easy schedule this season has become a running joke, and they’ve lucked out with their playoff ties while facing shaky offenses. The Los Angeles Chargers’ offensive line has been decimated, CJ Stroud has been in decline since his rookie season for the Houston Texans and the Denver Broncos lost starting quarterback Bo Nix the week before the conference championship. So I’m going to bet on Seattle to get revenge for Super Bowl 49.
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Pick’em competition
Now let’s move on to the S&BP Pick’em competition. Below is a snapshot of how our editors finished the contest. Conference Championships.
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Mat Support 188-95-1 (66%)
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Bill Williamson 183-98-1 (65%)
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Aspuria radius 177-106-1 (63%)
I had already earned the title of writer, but I made a bold move a few weeks ago by picking the Broncos and Los Angeles Rams to play this weekend. It ended up blowing up in my face and cost me an opportunity to win the overall crown. Meanwhile, Ray is the only writer to go 2-0 in conference championships, as Bill also chose the Rams.
Community Ranking
1. JeepRaider 190-93
2. Freddy B. Good 189-94
t-3. Vila41 187-96
t-3. Dafe2cat 187-96
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t-3. ColorRaider 187-96
t-6. Alaskan Raida 186-97
t-6. Tennessee Raiders fan 186-97
t-8. NC Hell Razors 185-98
t-8. Bower Rangers 185-98
t-10. DARTH RAIDER 184-99
t-10. Choose them Pro 184-99
We had 23 community members make it through both conference championship games, so I’ll spare you all a long list of top picks this week. You all deserve a pat on the back because that’s an impressive success rate! As for the ranking, the competition is JeepRaider’s to lose. It will come down to Jeep and Freddy B Good, where Jeep can win it all by correctly predicting the Super Bowl and the best Freddy can do is tie for the win.
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Good luck with your choice this weekend and thank you everyone for another great year with this competition!
