Friday, February 2, 2024

Baker's Dozen Picks

Record: 173-96

2024: 193 wins

February 2025: 22-6

October 2025: 6-2


NCAA Men's Basketball

Duke Blue Devils: 17 W

NC State Wolfpack: 6 W

Clemson Tigers: 6 W

Florida Gators: 6 W

Tennessee Vols: 5 W

Wake Forest Demon Deacons: 3 W

UCONN Huskies: 3 W

Appalachian State Mountaineers: 3 W

Auburn Tigers: 3 W

SMU Mustangs: 3 W

Virginia Cavaliers: 2 W

Seton Hall Pirates: 2 W

Alabama Crimson Tide: 2 W

Marquette Golden Eagles: 2 W

Kentucky Wildcats: 2 W

Michigan State Spartans: 2 W

Chattanooga Mocs: 2 W

Florida State Seminoles: 1 W

Miami Hurricanes: 1 W

Arizona Wildcats: 1 W

Maryland Terrapins: 1 W

Baylor Bears: 1 W

Ohio State Buckeyes: 1 W

Virginia Tech Hokies: 1 W

Oregon Ducks: 1 W

Georgia Bulldogs: 1 W

Kansas Jayhawks: 1 W

St John's Red Storm: 1 W

UCLA Bruins: 1 W

Charlotte 49ers: 1 W

BYU Cougars: 1 W

Cooper Flagg (Duke Blue Devils) 26 points, 12 rebounds vs Kentucky

Cameron Hildreth (Wake Forest Demon Deacons) 25 points, 4 rebounds vs Florida State

Kyle Filipowski (Duke Blue Devils) 22 points, 5 rebounds vs North Carolina

Chaz Lanier (Tennessee Vols) 22 points, 3 rebounds vs Miami

Jase Richardson (Michigan State Spartans) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals vs Michigan

Chase Hunter (Clemson Tigers) 19 points, 2 assists vs UNC

Walter Clayton Jr (Florida Gators) 18 points, 4 3-pointers vs Georgia

Kam Jones (Marquette Golden Eagles) 17 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists vs Purdue

PJ Hall (Clemson Tigers) 17 points, 6 rebounds vs Miami

Tyrese Proctor (Duke Blue Devils) 17 points, 3 assists vs UNC

Reece Beekman (Virginia Cavaliers) 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals vs Virginia Tech

Chad Baker-Mazara (Auburn Tigers) 15 points, 3 rebounds vs Arkansas

Kon Knueppel (Duke Blue Devils) 14 points, 3 rebounds vs Clemson


NCAA Women's Basketball

NC State Wolfpack: 6 W

Duke Blue Devils: 4 W

UCONN Huskies: 4 W

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: 2 W

Louisville Cardinals: 1 W

Virginia Tech Hokies: 1 W

South Carolina Gamecocks: 1 W

Iowa Hawkeyes: 1 W

Tennessee Vols: 1 W

Texas Longhorns: 1 W

Paige Bueckers (UCONN Huskies) 25 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals vs Notre Dame


NCAA Football

Army Black Knights: 3 W

Appalachian State Mountaineers: 3 W

Duke Blue Devils: 3 W

Boise State Broncos: 2 W

Missouri Tigers: 2 W

Texas Longhorns: 2 W

NC State Wolfpack: 2 W

Miami Hurricanes: 2 W

Michigan Wolverines: 1 W

USC Trojans: 1 W

UCF Knights: 1 W

Tennessee Volunteers: 1 W

Clemson Tigers: 1 W

Liberty Flames: 1 W

South Alabama: 1 W

Pittsburgh Panthers: 1 W

Colorado Buffaloes: 1 W

Oregon Ducks: 1 W

UNLV Rebels: 1 W

Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 1 W

Ohio State Buckeyes: 1 W

Iowa Hawkeyes: 1 W

Arizona State Sun Devils: 1 W

BYU Cougars: 1 W

Alabama Crimson Tide: 1 W

Miller Moss (USC Trojans) 378 receiving yards, TD vs LSU

Bo Nix (Oregon Ducks) 363 passing yards, 5 TD vs Liberty

Ty Simpson (Alabama Crimson Tide) 340 passing yards, 2 TD vs Vanderbilt 

Kyle McCord (Syracuse Orange) 339 passing yards, 2 TD vs Stanford

Rocco Becht (Iowa State Cyclones) 335 passing yards, 2 TD vs Texas Tech

Quinn Ewers (Texas Longhorns) 322 passing yards, 3 TD vs Arizona State

CJ Bailey (NC State Wolfpack) 318 passing yards, TD vs East Carolina 

Kevin Jennings (SMU Mustangs) 295 passing yards, 3 TD vs Baylor

Sam Leavitt (Arizona State Sun Devils) 291 passing yards, 2 TD vs TCU

Dillon Gabriel (Oregon Ducks) 283 passing yards, 4 TD vs Penn State

Cade Klubnix (Clemson Tigers) 265 passing yards, 4 TD vs Stanford

RJ Harvey (UCF Knights) 180 rushing yards, 2 TD vs TCU

Desmond Reid (Pittsburgh Panthers) 165 rushing yards, TD vs Toledo


NBA Basketball

Charlotte Hornets: 6 W

Boston Celtics: 6 W

New York Knicks: 5 W

Indiana Pacers: 5 W

Phoenix Suns: 4 W

Chicago Bulls: 3 W

Dallas Mavericks: 3 W

Milwaukee Bucks: 2 W

Orlando Magic: 2 W

Oklahoma City Thunder: 2 W

Minnesota Timberwolves: 2 W

Denver Nuggets: 2 W

Sacramento Kings: 1 W

Toronto Raptors: 1 W

Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) 46 points, 16 rebounds vs Cleveland

Giannis (Milwaukee Bucks) 44 points, 14 rebounds vs San Antonio

DeMar DeRozan (Chicago Bulls) 39 points, 7 assists vs Detroit 

Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns) 37 points, 5 assists vs Washington

De'Aaron Fox (Sacramento Kings) 35 points, 5 assists vs New Orleans

CJ McCollum (New Orleans Pelicans) 33 points, 9 three-pointers vs Utah

Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets) 32 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds vs Minnesota

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder) 31 points, 10 rebounds vs Dallas

RJ Barrett (Toronto Raptors) 29 points, 9 rebounds vs Memphis

LaMelo Ball (Charlotte Hornets) 28 points, 8 assists vs San Antonio

Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets) 27 points, 8 assists vs Oklahoma City

Miles Bridges (Charlotte Hornets) 26 points, 14 rebounds vs Utah

Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics) 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists vs Indiana


NFL Football

Washington Commanders: 5 W

Baltimore Ravens: 4 W

Detroit Lions: 4 W

Philadelphia Eagles: 4 W

Jacksonville Jaguars: 2 W

San Francisco 49ers: 2 W

Atlanta Falcons: 2 W

Green Bay Packers: 2 W

Minnesota Vikings: 2 W

LA Chargers: 2 W

Buffalo Bills: 2 W

Denver Broncos: 2 W

LA Rams: 1 W

New Orleans Saints: 1 W

Arizona Cardinals: 1 W

Carolina Panthers: 1 W

Houston Texans: 1 W

Pittsburgh Steelers: 1 W

Cincinnati Bengals: 1 W

Indianapolis Colts: 1 W

Kirk Cousins (Atlanta Falcons) 509 passing yards, 4 TD vs Tampa Bay

Russell Wilson (Pittsburgh Steelers) 414 passing yards, 3 TD vs Cincinnati

Matthew Stafford (LA Rams) 389 passing yards, 3 TD vs San Francisco

Sam Darnold (Minnesota Vikings) 347 passing yards, 5 TD vs Atlanta

Jared Goff (Detriot Lions) 334 passing yards, 5 TD vs Chicago

CJ Stroud (Houston Texans) 274 passing yards, 3 TD vs Cleveland 

Brock Purdy (San Franciso 49ers) 255 passing yards, TD vs Kansas City

Jayden Daniels (Washington Commanders) 254 passing yards, 2 TD vs Cincinnati 

Derek Carr (New Orleans Saints) 243 passing yards, 2 TD vs Dallas

Jalen Hurts (Philadelphia Eagles) 226 passing yards, 3 TD vs LA Rams

Josh Allen (Buffalo Bills) 213 passing yards, 3 TD vs Miami

Daniel Jones (Indianapolis Colts) 212 passing yards


NHL Hockey

Carolina Hurricanes: 15 W

New York Rangers: 1 W

New Jersey Devils: 1 W


MLB Baseball

Atlanta Braves: 25 W

Texas Rangers: 16 W

Chicago Cubs: 15 W

Boston Red Sox: 9 W

LA Dodgers: 8 W

Seattle Mariners: 4 W

San Francisco Giants: 3 W

Cincinnati Reds: 2 W

Baltimore Orioles: 2 W

Toronto Blue Jays: 1 W

Milwaukee Brewers: 1 W

Pittsburgh Pirates: 1 W

Tampa Bay Rays: 1 W

Kansas City Royals: 1 W

Philadelphia Phillies: 1 W

LA Angels: 1 W

New York Mets: 1 W

San Diego Padres: 1 W

Cleveland Guardians: 1 W

Arizona Diamondbacks: 1 W

Max Scherzer (Texas Rangers) 9 strikeouts vs Chicago White Sox

Paul Skenes (Pittsburgh Pirates) 8 strikeouts vs St Louis/Baltimore

Charlie Morton (Atlanta Braves) 8 strikeouts vs San Francisco

Justin Verlander (San Francisco Giants) 8 strikeouts vs Tampa Bay

George Kirby (Seattle Mariners) 5 strikeouts vs Baltimore 

Dustin May (LA Dodgers) 5 strikeouts vs NY Mets

Cal Raleigh (Seattle Mariners) 4 RBI, 2 home runs vs LA Angels; 2025 HR Derby champion

Freddie Freeman (LA Dodgers) 3 RBI, home run vs NY Yankees

Trevor Story (Boston Red Sox) 3 RBI, home run vs Cincinnati

Anthony Santander (Baltimore Orioles) 3 RBI, home run vs Houston

Ian Happ (Chicago Cubs) 3 RBI, home run vs Pittsburgh

Kyle Tucker (Chicago Cubs) 3 RBI, run vs St Louis


WWE Wrestling

Cody Rhodes (Wrestlemania 40: Universal Championship vs Roman Reigns) (SummerSlam 2024: WWE Championship vs Solo Sikoa) 

Seth Rollins (Raw on Netflix 1/20: vs Drew McIntyre) (Wrestlemania 41: vs CM Punk & Roman Reigns)

Liv Morgan (SummerSlam 2024: Women's World Championship vs Rhea Ripley)

Bron Breakker (SummerSlam 2024: Intercontinental Championship vs Sami Zayn)

LA Knight (SummerSlam 2024: United States Championship vs Logan Paul)

Roman Reigns (Raw on Netflix 1/6: Tribal Combat vs Solo Sikoa)

Rhea Ripley (Raw on Netflix 1/6: Women's World Championship vs Liv Morgan)

CM Punk (Raw on Netflix 1/6: vs Seth Rollins)

War Raiders (Raw on Netflix 1/27: World Tag Team Championships vs Judgment Day)

Jey Uso (Wrestlemania 41: World Heavyweight Championship vs Gunther)

New Day (Wrestlemania 41: World Tag Team Championships vs War Raiders)

Jade Cargill (Wrestlemania 41: vs Naomi)

Tiffany Stratton (Wrestlemania 41: Women's Championship vs Charlotte)


WNBA Basketball

Indiana Fever: 1 W

New York Liberty: 1 W

Caitlin Clark (Indiana Fever) 20 points, 3 assists, 2 steals vs Connecticut

Paige Bueckers (Dallas Wings) 17 points, 4 assists vs Chicago


NCAA Softball

Duke Blue Devils: 3 W

Florida State Seminoles: 2 W

Oklahoma Sooners: 2 W

Texas Longhorns: 1 W

Florida Gators: 1 W

Texas Tech Red Raiders: 1 W


NCAA Baseball

Coastal Carolina: 5 W

Florida State Seminoles: 3 W

Louisville Cardinals: 3 W

Duke Blue Devils: 2 W

NC State Wolfpack: 1 W

Tennessee Volunteers: 1 W

Wake Forest Demon Deacons: 1 W


NASCAR

Denny Hamlin (2nd, American Getaway 400 @ Pocono)

Alex Bowman (3rd, American Getaway 400 @ Pocono)

Joey Logano (5th, American Getaway 400 @ Pocono)

Ricky Stenhouse Jr (7th, USA Today 301 @ New Hampshire)

Martin Truex Jr (9th, USA Today 301 @ New Hampshire)