Don’t look now, but the Toronto Raptors are suddenly one of the most fun teams to watch in the NBA at the start of this young basketball season. The Raptors currently have a record of 11–5 and hold the second seed in the Eastern Conference and have emerged as one of the most interesting teams in a conference turned upside down this year. With Tyrese Haliburton out for the year in Indiana and Jayson Tatum sidelined with an Achilles injury for the Celtics, who underwent major c

The Silcoff Selections are here for Week 12 of the 2025 NFL Season! Below are my records for my straight up and against the spread picks for the season thus far. Records Last Week: Straight Up: 10-5 Against The Spread: 9-4-2 Season Records: Straight Up: 101-62-1 Against The Spread: 76-85-3 Thursday Night Football: Buffalo Bills (7-3) @ Houston Texans (5-5) I Line: Bills -6 The Texans enter Thursday night on a two-game winning streak, but once again, they’ll be without CJ Stro

As the year winds down and we head into the final six weeks or so, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’ve learned about myself in 2025. There’s still time left, but these are the major themes that have really stood out. Some of them I’ve known for a while, but this was the first year I truly understood them. I honestly don't know why I am writing this now, but I wanted to put these thoughts out there while I still had them and they were fresh in my mind. So, here are the bi

The Kansas City Chiefs entered the season as Super Bowl favourites. Now, they sit at 5–5 and are in real danger of missing the postseason for the first time since 2014, and the first time in the Patrick Mahomes era. For a franchise that has been the most dominant in all of sports since the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty run in the NBA, this is uncharted territory. Their latest loss to the Denver Broncos not only dropped them to .500, but also created a significant uphill batt

This past week might go down as one of the worst sports weeks of my life—or at least the worst in a long time. Everything seemed to hit at once. My favourite hockey team, the Montreal Canadiens, went from rolling to collapsing under a wave of injuries, and my favourite NFL team, the Seattle Seahawks, reminded me how tough it will be for me to fully trust them as they try to chase a Super Bowl title this year. Let’s break down how all of this somehow happened in seven days and

We’re only a few weeks into the NBA season, but the picture at the top is becoming clearer by the day. As much as we love to convince ourselves that the league is wide open — that five, six, or seven teams could realistically win a title — the early evidence says otherwise. At this point, I think the 2026 NBA championship is shaping up to be a two-horse race. Unless Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Nikola Jokić suffers a major injury, the Larry O’Brien Trophy is headed back to eith

The Montreal Canadiens couldn’t have asked for a worse week. After being blown out 6–1 by the Los Angeles Kings, the Habs followed it up by getting routed 7–0 by the Dallas Stars. Both games being on home ice and both were a complete dismantling that exposed every current flaw in their game. Despite starting the season strong, the Canadiens are now trending in the wrong direction, and these back-to-back lopsided losses have forced a hard look at where things stand. But there

I’d like to say I’m surprised, but I tried to warn everyone before the 2025 NFL season kicked off: I said Drake Maye would emerge as the best quarterback of his draft class and the New England Patriots were going to be a playoff team. Yes, that same class featured Caleb Williams, the No. 1 pick, and Jayden Daniels, who reached the NFC Championship Game in his first season. None of that mattered to me. I said from the beginning that Maye was going to be the quarterback who wou

Less than ten months after the blockbuster Luka Dončić trade, the Dallas Mavericks have made the move we all saw coming as they fired GM Nico Harrison. With the front office reset and the roster now sitting between two timelines, the direction of the franchise is becoming increasingly unclear. Dallas currently features veteran stars like Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving, who when they return to the floor after recovering from injury, will want to compete for championships as th

The Silcoff Selections are here for Week 11 of the 2025 NFL Season! Below are my records for my straight up and against the spread picks for the season thus far. Records Last Week: Straight Up: 8-6 Against The Spread: 6-8 Season Records: Straight Up: 91-57-1 Against The Spread: 67-81-1 Thursday Night Football: New York Jets (2-7) @ New England Patriots (8-2) I Line: Patriots -13 The Patriots enter Week 11 red-hot, having won seven straight games, and they’re showing no signs

About a month into the NHL season, one of the league’s most talked-about disappointments has been the Edmonton Oilers. After back-to-back trips to the Stanley Cup Final — both ending in defeat to the Florida Panthers — the expectations in Edmonton couldn’t be higher. With Connor McDavid in his prime and signed, the standard is simple: Stanley Cup or bust. But despite their early struggles, I’m here to say one thing loud and clear: I don't care. Yes, the Oilers have stumbled o

There have been plenty of surprises this NFL season, with unexpected teams coming out of nowhere to be possible Super Bowl contenders, and two of those are the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. And while I did think both of these teams going into the year would be playoff teams, I did not think I would realistically be discussing both teams potentially being Super Bowl bound this year, and yes, I do think we need this matchup in Super Bowl LX this February. And w

It now appears that Kyler Murray’s time with the Arizona Cardinals is coming to a close. Head coach Jonathan Gannon made it clear that the organization is moving forward with Jacoby Brissett as the starting quarterback — not just while Murray is recovering from his current foot injury, but even if he were fully healthy. Murray has officially been placed on IR, and Gannon openly acknowledged that the team would still be rolling with Brissett either way. That statement speaks v

The Silcoff Selections are here for Week 10 of the 2025 NFL Season! Below are my records for my straight up and against the spread picks for the season thus far. Records Last Week: Straight Up: 9-5 Against The Spread: 5-9 Season Records: Straight Up: 83-51-1 Against The Spread: 61-73-1 Thursday Night Football: Las Vegas Raiders (2-6) @ Denver Broncos (7-2) I Line: Broncos -9 The Broncos have quietly reeled off six straight wins — and while many of those victories have been fa

We’re officially halfway through the 2025 NFL season. As wild as it is to say, it feels like kickoff was just yesterday — yet so much has already changed. With playoff pictures forming and contenders separating from pretenders, here are my bold predictions for the second half of the year. Jaxson Smith-Njigba Sets the Single Season Receiving Record The Seahawks have been feeding him targets all season, and defenses simply can’t stop him. He’s had nearly 100 yards in almost eve

It’s not often you can say a championship series feels bigger than the sport itself, but the 2025 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays might have done just that. From the dramatic momentum swings to the weight felt behind each pitch, this series will go down as one of the greatest World Series ever played, but perhaps one of the greatest championship battles in the history of professional sports. Game 7 alone will be remembered as an all-time cla

It’s Game 7 of the World Series—the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. the Toronto Blue Jays—and no matter how tonight ends, this has already been an unforgettable ride for Toronto. The Blue Jays have defied every odd imaginable. Heading into the season, we thought this very well could be Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s final season with the club, as he was in a tense contract negotiation, and few believed they’d be anywhere near this stage. Yet here they are—one win away from a championship, f

The Silcoff Selections are here for Week 9 of the 2025 NFL Season! Below are my records for my straight up and against the spread picks for the season thus far. Records Last Week: Straight Up: 9-4 Against The Spread: 9-4 Season Records: Straight Up: 74-46-1 Against The Spread: 56-64-1 Thursday Night Football: Baltimore Ravens (2-5) @ Miami Dolphins (2-6) I Line: Ravens -7.5 Lamar Jackson is expected to return for the Ravens, and after finally getting Derrick Henry more involv

One of the most underrated storylines of this NFL season is the decision by the Minnesota Vikings to pass on signing Aaron Rodgers for a veteran minimum contract. It’s a move that flew under the radar this offseason — but as the season unfolds, it’s looking like one that could define their year. The Vikings found themselves in a complicated situation. They had to make a choice: commit long-term to Sam Darnold or fully hand the reins to J.J. McCarthy, their 10th overall pick f

The 2025–26 NBA season is shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable in recent memory. From powerhouse teams on the brink of collapse to young stars ready to take over the league, there’s no shortage of storylines to watch. Here are five bold predictions that could completely reshape the landscape of the NBA this year — and spark plenty of debate along the way. 1. The Boston Celtics Will Have Their 2020 Warriors Season The Boston Celtics could be in for a rough year — one