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
Week 4 is upon us, so it's time to start putting your Pick'em boards together! In this episode, Thomas Black releases his Week 4 LOCKS. Listen in to find out which side he's playing in:
Boise State (-7.5) at Western Michigan and Missouri (+5.5) at Mississippi State
Join Thomas again, next week, for another for another week of ATS LOCKS. To get more picks, subscribe as a Team Captain ($5/mo) on The Blackout's Patreon account. As a T...
The ATS Pick'em already feels like it's in mid-season form - everyone sits at 60% or under through just two weeks! In this episode, Thomas Black releases his Week 3 LOCKS. Listen in to find out which side he's playing in:
Arizona State (-5.5) vs Kansas, Florida (-2.5) at Auburn, and Virginia Tech (-3.5) at Maryland
Join Thomas again, next week, for another for another week of ATS LOCKS. To get more picks, subscribe as a Team Captai...
Week 1 is in the books! Now, we're on to Week 2! In this episode, Thomas Black releases his Week 2 LOCKS. Listen in to find out which side he's playing in:
Oklahoma (-5.5) at Michigan, USF (+3.5) at Navy, and North Dakota State (-2.5) at Air Force
Join Thomas again, next week, for another for another week of ATS LOCKS. To get more picks, subscribe as a Team Captain ($5/mo) on The Blackout's Patreon account. As a Team Captain, you'l...
The wait is over! Week 1 is here! In this episode, Thomas Black releases his Week 1 LOCKS. Listen in to find out which side he's playing in:
Clemson (+9.5) at LSU, Louisville (+6.5) vs Ole Miss, and SMU (-2.5) at Florida State
Join Thomas again, next week, for another for another week of ATS LOCKS. To get more picks, subscribe as a Team Captain ($5/mo) on The Blackout's Patreon account. As a Team Captain, you'll get a weekly, writt...
Get ready for some ACC-SEC action in Week 1! In this episode, Thomas Black breaks down the Louisville-Ole Miss matchup, reviewing each team's roster, transfer portal moves, and what he is thinking for how to play the matchup Against-the-Spread and in Confidence for Week 1!
Join us again Thursday, on Patreon, for another Week 1 Pick'em Preview covering the SMU-Florida State game (the 10th of 10 Week 1 Pick'em Previews coming this su...
In Week 1, we have Tigers vs Tigers to claim who owns Death Valley! In this episode, Thomas Black breaks down the Clemson-LSU matchup, reviewing each team's roster, transfer portal moves, and what he is thinking for how to play the matchup Against-the-Spread and in Confidence for Week 1!
Join us again Monday, on Patreon, for another Week 1 Pick'em Preview covering the UCLA-Cal game (the 8th of 10 Week 1 Pick'em Previews coming this...
Week 1 is quickly approaching, so it's time for another Week 1 Pick'em Preview! In this episode, Thomas Black breaks down the Boston College-Cincinnati matchup, reviewing each team's roster, transfer portal moves, and what he is thinking for how to play the matchup Against-the-Spread and in Confidence for Week 1!
Join us again Thursday, on Patreon, for another Week 1 Pick'em Preview covering the Baylor-Auburn game (the 6th of 10 We...
The 2026 college football offseason is rolling along, and so is The Blackout's Pick'em Preview series! In this episode, Thomas Black breaks down the Western Kentucky-Nevada matchup, reviewing each team's roster, transfer portal moves, and what he is thinking for how to play the matchup Against-the-Spread and in Confidence for Week 1!
Join us again Thursday, on Patreon, for another Week 1 Pick'em Preview covering the Tulane-Duke gam...
Thomas Black is back to preview the 2026 College Pick'em Slate! In this episode, Thomas breaks down the Wyoming-Colorado State matchup, reviewing each team's roster, transfer portal moves, and what he is thinking for how to play the matchup Against-the-Spread and in Confidence for Week 1!
Join us again Thursday, on Patreon, for another Week 1 Pick'em Preview covering the UNLV-Hawai'i game (the 2nd of 10 Week 1 Pick'em Previews comi...
Thomas Black is back with The Blackout! The pick'em contests are looming! Week 1 Pick'em Previews begin releasing next week! Bigger prizes are coming this fall! Get all the details here...
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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...
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