580 Sports Talk’s Football Picks, Presented by Prairie Band Sportsbook – Weekend of Dec. 21-22, 2024

The football season is upon us, and we’re bringing back the Prairie Band Sportsbook 580 Sports Talk football picks contest! Each week, Dan, Brendan, and Spencer will pick two NFL games and two college football games against the spread, and also make a fifth ‘wild card’ pick that could be a spread, total, or player prop from the college or professional slate of games. They’ll also designate one pick each week as their ‘Lock of the Week’. We’ll track their records throughout the season and crown a champion.

Spencer went 2-1 last week while Dan went 1-2, so Spencer now leads Dan by half a game. Brendan remains on paternity leave and is the overall leader on winning percentage.

The 580 Sports Talk Football Picks Contest is sponsored by Prairie Band Sportsbook – Bet Your Way!

(All lines from Prairie Band Sportsbook and were current as of Friday when the article was posted.)

Dan Lucero

CFB: Indiana at Notre Dame -7

*LOCK OF THE WEEK*

CFB: Clemson +12.5 at Texas

NFL: Steelers +6.5 at Ravens

NFL: Rams -3 at Jets

WC: Patriots at Bills UNDER 46.5 points

Last week: 1-2, Lock of the Week (Army-Navy under 40 points) does not hit
Season record: 35-40-1 (CFB: 12-18; NFL: 16-13-1; WC: 7-9; Lock of the Week: 10-4-1)

Brendan Dzwierzynski

NO PICKS – Paternity Leave

Last week: no picks
Season record: 33-34-1 (CFB: 13-14-1; NFL: 12-14; WC: 7-7; Lock of the Week 6-7)

Spencer Dupuis

CFB: SMU at Penn State -9

CFB: Tennessee at Ohio State -7.5

NFL: Texans at Chiefs -3.5

NFL: Eagles at Commanders +3.5

WC: Eagles at Commanders OVER 45.5 points

*LOCK OF THE WEEK*

Last week: 2-1, Lock of the Week (Army-Navy over 40 points) hits
Season record: 36-40 (CFB: 13-17; NFL: 14-16; WC: 9-7; Lock of the Week 8-6)