The playoffs have not been an overall success for me this season. I was 1-1 straight (7-3 overall) and can live with that. I went 2-0 against the spread (5-5 overall) and 0-2 on the over/under (4-6) which means the best I can hope for is breaking even in the playoffs versus Vegas. Now I have to deal with a very difficult Super Bowl to predict.

It was another uneven playoff week for me, a losing one in fact. I was 2-2 straight up (6-2 in playoffs) but 1-3 against the spread (3-5) and 2-2 on the over/under (4-4). Against Vegas my winning week went out the window when Atlanta decided not to sweat out a win over Seattle and instead let them back in the game, failing to cover and allowing the game to go over. The result was a 3-5 week for me instead of 5-3 because of that comeback and as difficult as these playoffs have been to predict that is really frustrating. Worse yet, now there is really no room for error.

I never expected to repeat last season’s success (19-3 against Vegas) so I’ll have to settle for being half-perfect. I nailed the NFC and fell apart in the AFC where “betting” is concerned. I went 4-0 straight up, 2-2 against the spread and 2-2 for the over/under. Let’s see if I can rebound this week.

Overall the regular season was a success. My final week I went 11-5 straight up (173-82-1 overall) and in my recollection that is the second most wins I have ever recorded. I was 10-6 against the spread (137-110-9 overall) which might be the best I have ever done in any season. Unfortunately I was just 5-11 on the over under (119-133-3 overall) and if I could understand my misery in that category I would have corrected it long ago.

As expected, I was uneven last week. I went 11-5 straight up (162-77-1 overall) but just 5-9-2 against the spread (127-104-9 overall) and 8-8 on the over/under (114-122-3 overall). One more full week and then it’s playoff time.

Late season games are always the toughest to predict, sometimes even harder than early in the year. I took it on the chin going just 9-7 straight up (151-72-1 overall) and likely ending my dreams of setting a new single season high for total wins. My current best is 175 and while I would like to think I can go 25-7 to finish it’s not very realistic. I was 6-10 against the spread (122-95-7 overall) giving up some ground there, but I went 9-7 on the over/under (106-1114-3 overall) and still have hopes for a positive regular season final mark.

Maybe I shouldn’t have complained about week 13 not being lucky. The numbers were not with me this past week. I did manage to go 11-5 straight up (142-65-1 overall) and that was good. Even with some tough breaks against me I was also 10-4-2 against the spread as well (116-85-7 overall) and that was great. Somehow I suffered through a ridiculous 2-14 mark on the over/under (97-107-3 overall) and the category I normally excel at is now looking like a lost year unless I pull out some magic over the final few weeks.

It wasn’t exactly lucky 13 for me last week, but it was good enough. I went 11-5 straight up (131-60-1 overall) and I can’t whine about that. I continued my strong season against the spread at 9-5-2 (106-81-5 overall) where I am +25 against Vegas. Unfortunately I remain in a funk picking the over/under after going 8-8 (95-93-3 overall).

As the season ostensibly enters the fourth quarter I’m trying to navigate what can be some choppy waters with some teams mailing it in and others making a surprise run. Last week I went 11-5 straight up (120-55-1 overall) and considering I started 7-4 I will gladly take that. I was a sparkling 13-3 against the spread (97-76-3 overall) and finally hit plus territory for the season by going 10-6 on the over/under (87-85-3 overall).