2016 MLB Playoffs Team Rankings

By Rick Morris

HITTING

1 Boston

2 Texas

3 Toronto

4 Baltimore

5 Chicago Cubs

6 Los Angeles Dodgers

7 Cleveland

8 Washington

9 New York Mets

10 San Francisco

STARTING PITCHING

1 Chicago Cubs

2 Texas

3 San Francisco

4 Los Angeles Dodgers

5 Washington

6 Toronto

7 Cleveland

8 Boston

9 New York Mets

10 Baltimore

BULLPENS

1 Cleveland

2 Chicago Cubs

3 Boston

4 Texas

5 Baltimore

6 Washington

7 Los Angeles Dodgers

8 New York Mets

9 Toronto

10 San Francisco

DEFENSE

1 Chicago Cubs

2 San Francisco

3 Cleveland

4 Los Angeles Dodgers

5 Boston

6 Toronto

7 Texas

8 Washington

9 New York Mets

10 Baltimore

 

TOTAL

1 Chicago Cubs 9

2 Texas 15

3 Boston 17

4 Cleveland 18

5 Los Angeles Dodgers 21

6 Toronto 24

7 San Francisco 25

8 Washington 27

9 Baltimore 29

10 New York Mets 35

Lounge on YouTube: 2016 Fantasy Football Week 4 preview

By Rick Morris

THE FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM INSIDER is Mini-Episode #764 of THE FDH LOUNGE, providing the 2016 Week 4 Fantasy Football preview.

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Lounge on YouTube: Mini-Episode #763 – 2016 NFL Week 4 preview

By Rick Morris                                          

As we referenced previously, our pals at Sportsology are hooking us up for live segments that we’re doing with guests and remote FDH Lounge Dignitaries these days.  We’re happy to report that we’ve been able to produce many segments on our own, but we’re thrilled for the help on some of these with guests and the thanks all go to our great friend Russ Cohen.

Mini-Episode #763 features our 2016 NFL Week 4 preview with FDH Lounge Dignitary and Vegas handicapping veteran Kyle Ross.

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Lounge on YouTube: Ellis Henican 1st fall prez debate review

By Rick Morris                                          

As we referenced previously, our pals at Sportsology are hooking us up for live segments that we’re doing with guests and remote FDH Lounge Dignitaries these days.  We’re happy to report that we’ve been able to produce many segments on our own, but we’re thrilled for the help on some of these with guests and the thanks all go to our great friend Russ Cohen.

Mini-Episode #762 features a review of the first Trump-Clinton debate with political analyst Ellis Henican.

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Lounge on YouTube: 2016 Fantasy Football Week 3 preview

By Rick Morris

THE FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM INSIDER is Mini-Episode #761 of THE FDH LOUNGE, providing the 2016 Week 3 Fantasy Football preview.

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Lounge on YouTube: Mini-Episode #760 – 2016 NFL Week 3 preview

By Rick Morris                                          

As we referenced previously, our pals at Sportsology are hooking us up for live segments that we’re doing with guests and remote FDH Lounge Dignitaries these days.  We’re happy to report that we’ve been able to produce many segments on our own, but we’re thrilled for the help on some of these with guests and the thanks all go to our great friend Russ Cohen.

Mini-Episode #760 features our 2016 NFL Week 3 preview with FDH Lounge Dignitary and Vegas handicapping veteran Kyle Ross.

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Lounge on YouTube: John Basedow 2016 Emmys review

By Rick Morris                                          

As we referenced previously, our pals at Sportsology are hooking us up for live segments that we’re doing with guests and remote FDH Lounge Dignitaries these days.  We’re happy to report that we’ve been able to produce many segments on our own, but we’re thrilled for the help on some of these with guests and the thanks all go to our great friend Russ Cohen.

Mini-Episode #759 features a review of the 2016 Emmys with pop culture and fitness expert John Basedow.

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2016 NFL Week 4 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 New England (1-2)

2 Denver (8-5)

3 Minnesota (12-6)

4 Green Bay (2-7)

5 Philadelphia (29-17)

6 Pittsburgh (3-1)

7 Seattle (4-10)

8 Carolina (5-4)

9 Cincinnati (6-8)

10 Arizona (7-3)

11 Baltimore (13-11)

12 Kansas City (9-12)

13 New York Giants (16-13)

SECOND TIER

14 Oakland (11-15)

15 Dallas (23-19)

16 Atlanta (25-20)

17 Houston (10-9)

THIRD TIER

18 New York Jets (20-16)

19 Washington (18-25)

20 Los Angeles (31-30)

21 Indianapolis (21-27)

22 Buffalo (22-29)

23 San Diego (24-14)

24 Tampa Bay (15-18)

25 Tennessee (28-23)

26 Detroit (19-22)

FOURTH TIER

27 Jacksonville (14-21)

28 New Orleans (27-26)

29 Chicago (17-28)

30 Miami (26-24)

31 San Francisco (30-31)

32 Cleveland (32-32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Philadelphia (12 spots), Los Angeles (10 spots), Buffalo (7 spots), Indianapolis and Washington (6 spots), Atlanta and Dallas (4 spots), Denver, Green Bay, Minnesota and Seattle (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: San Diego (9 spots), Houston (8 spots), Arizona (7 spots), Jacksonville, Miami and Tampa Bay (6 spots), Pittsburgh (5 spots), Carolina and Detroit (4 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 AFC West 51

2 NFC East 52

3 AFC North 58

4 NFC North 62

5 NFC West 68

6 AFC East 71

7 NFC South 76

8 AFC South 90

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 261

2 AFC 270

NCAA Week 5 Top 4 teams for College Football Playoff

By Rick Morris

1 Alabama

2 Ohio State

3 Louisville

4 Michigan

Next 4 in:

5 Houston

6 Clemson

7 Washington

8 Wisconsin

NCAA football picks Week 5

By Rick Morris

NOTE: 3-2 record last week, 9-6 for the season

Ohio State -38 over Rutgers

Ohio -3 over Miami of Ohio

Michigan -11 over Wisconsin

Clemson +1 ½ over Louisville

Tennessee -4 over Georgia

NCAA football picks Week 4

By Rick Morris

NOTE: 2-3 record last week, 6-4 for the season

Wisconsin +5 over Michigan State

Tennessee -6 ½ over Florida

LSU -3 ½ over Auburn

Georgia +7 over Mississippi

Texas A&M -5 ½ over Arkansas

2016 NFL Week 3 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Pittsburgh (3)

2 New England (1)

3 Arizona (7)

4 Carolina (5)

5 Denver (8)

6 Minnesota (12)

7 Green Bay (2)

8 Cincinnati (6)

9 Houston (10)

10 Seattle (4)

SECOND TIER

11 Baltimore (13)

12 Kansas City (9)

13 New York Giants (16)

THIRD TIER

14 San Diego (24)

15 Oakland (11)

16 New York Jets (20)

17 Philadelphia (29)

18 Tampa Bay (15)

19 Dallas (23)

20 Atlanta (25)

21 Jacksonville (14)

22 Detroit (19)

23 Tennessee (28)

24 Miami (26)

25 Washington (18)

26 New Orleans (27)

27 Indianapolis (21)

28 Chicago (17)

FOURTH TIER

29 Buffalo (22)

30 Los Angeles (31)

31 San Francisco (30)

32 Cleveland (32)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 AFC West 46

2 AFC North 52

3 NFC North 63

4 NFC South 68

5 AFC East 71

6T NFC East 74

6T NFC West 74

8 AFC South 80

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 AFC 249

2 NFC 279