The Blackout
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.
Episodes
Only 4 people are hitting above 55% through the first 129 picks in The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Leans (2025 ATS Locks: 22-13, 62.86% | 57-40, 58.76% regular-season Locks s...
Still only 4 people are hitting above 55% through the first 119 picks in The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Leans (2025 ATS Locks: 19-13, 59.38% | 54-40, 57.45% regular-season L...
Only 4 people are hitting above 55% through the first 109 picks in The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Lock (2025: 17-12, 58.62% | 52-39, 57.14% regular-season since '23) for:
No...
There are only 3 people hitting above 55% through the first 99 picks in The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Lock (2025: 16-11, 59.26% | 51-38, 57.30% regular-season since '23) fo...
The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em has 5 people hitting over 55% through the first 9 weeks of the season, the pack at the top of the Confidence Pick'em has tightened quite a bit. Whether the goal is to hit 60% of your picks ATS or score the most points, with $800 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3 in our two contests, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread and asign a proper amount of Confidence points mor...
The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em has 4 people hitting at 55% or better across the first 8 weeks of the season. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 12-9, 57.14% | 47-36, 56.63% regular-season since '2...
The leader of The Blackout's Confidence Pick'em now ranks in the Top 50 worldwide! So, are we all now in a race for 2nd Place? How will you catch the leaders? With $300 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the picks of the guy who won last season's Confidence Pick'em is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's Confidence Overview and more!
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus...
We're down to just 1 person in The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em who is hitting over 55% across the first 70 ATS Regular-Season picks. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Lock (2025: 11-8, 57.89% | 46-35, 56.79% r...
Thomas Black landed the top weekly score in Week 6 and is now sitting in 2nd Place in the Confidence Pick'em. How will you catch the leaders? With $300 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the picks of the guy who won last season's Confidence Pick'em is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's Confidence Value Picks, injury notes, and more!
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plu...
After 6 weeks of The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em, only the top 2 contestants are hitting over 55% across the first 60 ATS Regular-Season picks. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 9-7, 56.25% | 44-3...
5 weeks in and the leader is the only contestant hitting at 60% or higher across the entire ATS Regular-Season contest. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 7-5, 58.33% | 42-32, 56.76% regular-season since '23...
It took 4 weeks to get to a point where the leader has a realistic shot at hitting his current winning percentage (62.5%) across the entire ATS Regular-Season contest. The goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 7-3, 70% ...
We're 3 weeks in, and 3 people have gained a little separation in The Blackout's regular-season ATS Pick'em. The goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 6-2, 75% | 58.57% regular-season since '23) for:
Arkansas (-6.5) at ...
The Blackout's Confidence Pick'em leader ranks in the Top 100 worldwide! How will you catch him? With $300 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the picks of the guy who won last season's Confidence Pick'em is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's Confidence Value Picks, ATS Leans, and more!
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025...
Only two weeks are in the books for The Blackout's regular-season ATS Pick'em, and the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season! With $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 4-1, 80% | 58.21% regular-season since '23) & Confidence Tips for:
Pittsburgh (-4.5) at West V...
The Blackout's regular-season Confidence Pick'em is underway! With $300 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the picks of the guy who won last season's Confidence Pick'em is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's Confidence Value Picks, ATS Leans, and more!
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Pa...
The Blackout's regular-season ATS Pick'em is off and running! With $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks & Confidence Tips for:
Michigan (+5.5) at Oklahoma, Baylor (+3.5) at SMU, & Iowa (+3.5) at Iowa State
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other...
The Blackout's regular-season Confidence Pick'em kicks off Saturday at noon eastern time! With $300 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the picks of the guy who won last season's Confidence Pick'em is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's Confidence Value Picks, ATS Leans, and more!
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 sea...
The Blackout's regular-season ATS Pick'em kicks off Saturday at noon eastern time! With $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks & Confidence Tips for:
Hawai'i (+13.5) at Arizona & LSU (+4.5) at Clemson
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additi...
After a so-so season in 2024, Texas Tech was big spender in the portal this offseason. With aspirations of a conference title, what should you expect of the Red Raiders in 2025?
In this episode, Thomas Black & Joshua Nunn discuss Texas Tech's roster, the Red Raiders' most important games on the schedule, and their ideas for what outcome we'll see in the season ahead.
Join us again Friday, on Patreon, for the final Pick'em Profi...
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