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The Blackout is The Best #CFBPickemPod in the Land. Hosts Thomas Black & Alan Denton offer listeners the ability to compete for prizes in ESPN’s college football confidence contests College Pick’em & Bowl Mania.
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Only 4 people are hitting above 55% through the first 129 picks in The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Leans (2025 ATS Locks: 22-13, 62.86% | 57-40, 58.76% regular-season Locks since '23) for: Vandy (+2.5) at Tennessee, Texas A&M (-2.5) at Texas, Miami (-6.5) at Pitt, & Alabama (-6.5) at Auburn If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
Still only 4 people are hitting above 55% through the first 119 picks in The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Leans (2025 ATS Locks: 19-13, 59.38% | 54-40, 57.45% regular-season Locks since '23) for: Tennessee (-3.5) at Florida & BYU (-2.5) at Cincinnati If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
Only 4 people are hitting above 55% through the first 109 picks in The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Lock (2025: 17-12, 58.62% | 52-39, 57.14% regular-season since '23) for: Notre Dame (-10.5) at Pittsburgh If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
There are only 3 people hitting above 55% through the first 99 picks in The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Lock (2025: 16-11, 59.26% | 51-38, 57.30% regular-season since '23) for: Texas A&M (-6.5) Missouri If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em has 5 people hitting over 55% through the first 9 weeks of the season, the pack at the top of the Confidence Pick'em has tightened quite a bit. Whether the goal is to hit 60% of your picks ATS or score the most points, with $800 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3 in our two contests, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread and asign a proper amount of Confidence points more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, instead of listening to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 15-10, 60% | 50-37, 57.47% regular-season since '23) for Week 10, check out the injury news for: Arizona State-Iowa State, Cincinnati-Utah, Vanderbilt-Texas, Duke-Clemson, & Texas Tech-Kansas State If you would like to gain access to Thomas' ATS Locks + Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em has 4 people hitting at 55% or better across the first 8 weeks of the season. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 12-9, 57.14% | 47-36, 56.63% regular-season since '23) for: Missouri (+3.5) at Vanderbilt, Texas A&M (-2.5) at LSU, & Minnesota (+8.5) at Iowa If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
The leader of The Blackout's Confidence Pick'em now ranks in the Top 50 worldwide! So, are we all now in a race for 2nd Place? How will you catch the leaders? With $300 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the picks of the guy who won last season's Confidence Pick'em is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's Confidence Overview and more! If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account. Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
We're down to just 1 person in The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em who is hitting over 55% across the first 70 ATS Regular-Season picks. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Lock (2025: 11-8, 57.89% | 46-35, 56.79% regular-season since '23) for: Ole Miss (+6.5) at Georgia If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
Thomas Black landed the top weekly score in Week 6 and is now sitting in 2nd Place in the Confidence Pick'em. How will you catch the leaders? With $300 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the picks of the guy who won last season's Confidence Pick'em is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's Confidence Value Picks, injury notes, and more! If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account. Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
After 6 weeks of The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em, only the top 2 contestants are hitting over 55% across the first 60 ATS Regular-Season picks. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 9-7, 56.25% | 44-34, 56.41% regular-season since '23) for: Indiana (+7.5) at Oregon & Georgia (-3.5) at Auburn If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
5 weeks in and the leader is the only contestant hitting at 60% or higher across the entire ATS Regular-Season contest. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 7-5, 58.33% | 42-32, 56.76% regular-season since '23) for: Kansas (-4.5) at UCF, Miami (-4.5) at Florida State, Kansas State (+6.5) at Baylor, & Washington (-5.5) at Maryland If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
It took 4 weeks to get to a point where the leader has a realistic shot at hitting his current winning percentage (62.5%) across the entire ATS Regular-Season contest. The goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 7-3, 70% | 58.33% regular-season since '23) for: USC (-6.5) at Illinois & Alabama (+3.5) at Georgia If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
We're 3 weeks in, and 3 people have gained a little separation in The Blackout's regular-season ATS Pick'em. The goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 6-2, 75% | 58.57% regular-season since '23) for: Arkansas (-6.5) at Memphis & Michigan (-2.5) at Nebraska If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: TB's CVPs will be free for the first 3 weeks of the season, but to get weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
The Blackout's Confidence Pick'em leader ranks in the Top 100 worldwide! How will you catch him? With $300 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the picks of the guy who won last season's Confidence Pick'em is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's Confidence Value Picks, ATS Leans, and more! If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: TB's CVPs will be free for the first 3 weeks of the season, but to get weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
Only two weeks are in the books for The Blackout's regular-season ATS Pick'em, and the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season! With $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 4-1, 80% | 58.21% regular-season since '23) & Confidence Tips for: Pittsburgh (-4.5) at West Virginia, Clemson (-4.5) at Georgia Tech, & Vanderbilt (+5.5) at South Carolina If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: TB's CVPs will be free for the first 3 weeks of the season, but to get weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
The Blackout's regular-season Confidence Pick'em is underway! With $300 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the picks of the guy who won last season's Confidence Pick'em is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's Confidence Value Picks, ATS Leans, and more! If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: TB's CVPs will be free for the first 3 weeks of the season, but to get weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
The Blackout's regular-season ATS Pick'em is off and running! With $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks & Confidence Tips for: Michigan (+5.5) at Oklahoma, Baylor (+3.5) at SMU, & Iowa (+3.5) at Iowa State If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: TB's CVPs will be free for the first 3 weeks of the season, but to get weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's Week 1 ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
The Blackout's regular-season Confidence Pick'em kicks off Saturday at noon eastern time! With $300 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the picks of the guy who won last season's Confidence Pick'em is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's Confidence Value Picks, ATS Leans, and more! If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: TB's CVPs will be free for the first 3 weeks of the season, but to get weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's Week 1 ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
The Blackout's regular-season ATS Pick'em kicks off Saturday at noon eastern time! With $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks & Confidence Tips for: Hawai'i (+13.5) at Arizona & LSU (+4.5) at Clemson If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: TB's CVPs will be free for the first 3 weeks of the season, but to get weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's Week 1 ATS Locks & CVPs by email if you join at the Team Captain level! Want to invite a friend to compete for hundreds of dollars in cash & prizes in The Blackout's Bowl-Season Against-the-Spread & Confidence Pick'ems? Copy and send this link to a friend via text or email: Registration Form. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
After a so-so season in 2024, Texas Tech was big spender in the portal this offseason. With aspirations of a conference title, what should you expect of the Red Raiders in 2025? In this episode, Thomas Black & Joshua Nunn discuss Texas Tech's roster, the Red Raiders' most important games on the schedule, and their ideas for what outcome we'll see in the season ahead. Join us again Friday, on Patreon, for the final Pick'em Profile of 2025, covering the West Virginia Mountaineers (the 16th of 16 Pick'em Previews coming this summer). Throughout the offseason, every other Pick'em Preview will be reserved for Season-Ticket Holders ($1.50/mo) on The Blackout's Patreon account. On top of that, all the money that comes into The Blackout's Patreon will be used to increase the prize pot for all of our future contests! Want to help others get involved? Send them the link for the Registration Form below. That will sign them up to receive invitations to our groups and will give us all the info we need to distribute any prizes necessary. REGISTRATION FORM: http://eepurl.com/hF1AmD PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPod MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
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