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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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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.

    National Championship ATS Pick'em Pod: Michigan-Washington

    National Championship ATS Pick'em Pod: Michigan-Washington

    It's time for college football's National Championship. With that, not only is it time to name a CFP champion, it's also time to determine the Top 3 prize winners in The Blackout's ATS Bowl Pick'em. With $350 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the competition as best as you can is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's & Zane Chappalear's ATS Locks in:
    Michigan (-4.5) vs Washington
    HINT: With Thomas in a tie for first place heading into the Natty, you'd be served well to know where he's going with his pick.
    If you would like to gain access to TB's & ZC's Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2023-24 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: to get weekly CVPs, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's Natty 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 | Lock the Block by RIOT
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    • 29 min
    Championship Week ATS Pick'em Pod: SMU-Tulane, Oregon-Washington, App State-Troy, Oklahoma State-Texas

    Championship Week ATS Pick'em Pod: SMU-Tulane, Oregon-Washington, App State-Troy, Oklahoma State-Texas

    This is the final week of The Blackout's regular-season ATS Pick'em, and now is the time to listen to Thomas Black's picks! TB is in the Top 3, and knowing what he's doing can allow you to block him, follow his lead to a better spot, or flip picks, giving yourself a solid chance to catch or pass him. With $350 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the competition as best as you can is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to TB's & Alan Denton's ATS Locks & other picks (12:08) in:
    SMU (+3.5) at Tulane, Oregon (-9.5) vs Washington, Appalachian State (+6.5) at Troy, & Oklahoma State (+13.5) vs Texas
    If you would like to gain access to Thomas Black's & Alan Denton's Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2023-24 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: to get weekly CVPs, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Zane Chappalear's Championship Week 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
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    • 45 min
    Week 13 ATS Pick'em Pod: Clemson-South Carolina, UK-Louisville, UNC-NC State, Northwestern-Illinois

    Week 13 ATS Pick'em Pod: Clemson-South Carolina, UK-Louisville, UNC-NC State, Northwestern-Illinois

    The Blackout's regular-season ATS Pick'em is down to the final 2 weeks, and now is the time to listen to Thomas Black's picks! TB is in the Top 3, and knowing what he's doing can allow you to block him, follow his current hot streak, or flip picks, giving yourself a solid chance to catch or pass him. With $350 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the competition as best as you can is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to TB's & Alan Denton's ATS Locks & other picks (12:15) in:
    Clemson (-7.5) at South Carolina, Kentucky (+6.5) at Louisville, North Carolina (-2.5) at NC State, & Northwestern (+5.5) at Illinois
    If you would like to gain access to Thomas Black's & Alan Denton's Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2023-24 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: to get weekly CVPs, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Zane Chappalear's Week 13 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
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    • 39 min
    Week 12 ATS Pick'em Pod: UNC-Clemson, Kansas State-Kansas, Louisville-Miami

    Week 12 ATS Pick'em Pod: UNC-Clemson, Kansas State-Kansas, Louisville-Miami

    With only 3 weeks to go in The Blackout's regular-season ATS Pick'em, it's an incredible advantage to know some of the picks of one of the Top 5 competitors. That's what you get when listening to Thomas Black's Locks this week. With $350 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, get to know the competition as best as you can. This week, TB & Alan Denton are taking another shot at an ATS Lock Party, and the TB-AD LPs have been HOT! Listen to this week's ATS Locks & other picks (12:25) in:
    North Carolina (+6.5) at Clemson, Kansas State (-7.5) at Kansas, & Louisville (-1.5) at Miami
    If you would like to gain access to Thomas Black's & Alan Denton's Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2023-24 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: to get weekly CVPs, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Zane Chappalear's Week 12 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 | Party Like the 80s by NEFFEX
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    • 35 min
    Week 11 ATS Pick'em Pod: Ole Miss-UGA, Oklahoma State-UCF, Michigan-Penn State, Texas Tech-Kansas

    Week 11 ATS Pick'em Pod: Ole Miss-UGA, Oklahoma State-UCF, Michigan-Penn State, Texas Tech-Kansas

    Only 4 weeks left?! Now is the time to make your move to the top of the leaderboard! With $350 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the selections of a sizable chunk of the competition can be extremely valuable. This week, Zane Chappalear & Thomas Black are locking up their top picks, so make sure you know where you can beat the competition. Listen to this week's ATS Locks & other picks (14:08) in:
    Ole Miss (+11.5) at Georgia, Oklahoma State (-2.5) at UCF, Michigan (-4.5) at Penn State, & Texas Tech (+3.5) at Kansas
    If you would like to gain access to Thomas Black's & Zane Chappalear's Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2023-24 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: to get weekly CVPs, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's Week 11 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
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    • 45 min
    Week 10 ATS Pick'em Pod: Texas A&M-Ole Miss, JMU-Georgia State, UCLA-Arizona

    Week 10 ATS Pick'em Pod: Texas A&M-Ole Miss, JMU-Georgia State, UCLA-Arizona

    We're down to the final third of the regular season. With $350 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the selections of a sizable chunk of the competition can be extremely valuable. This week, Alan Denton & Thomas Black are taking another shot at an ATS Lock Party, so make sure you know where you can beat the competition. Listen to this week's ATS Locks & other picks (14:40) in:
    Texas A&M (+4.5) at Ole Miss, James Madison (-5.5) at Georgia State, & UCLA (-2.5) at Arizona
    If you would like to gain access to Thomas Black's & Alan Denton's Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2023-24 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account (NOTE: to get weekly CVPs, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Zane Chappalear's Week 10 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 | Party Like the 80s by NEFFEX
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    • 38 min

Customer Reviews

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51 Ratings

51 Ratings

Vandy3 ,

Looking forward to more

This is great content. Informative and engaging. Looking forward to future episodes! 5 Stars

Mike Berlon ,

My Go To Whenever I’m In a Pick ‘Em Pool

Great insight and information for anyone who is involved in any type of pick ‘em pool.

tylerlaw13 ,

Great Pod!

Awesome analysis on the CFB National Championship. These guys know football. One of the better pods I have on my rotation. Highly recommend subscribing and they do some great things for their patreon members

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