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The Blackout

The Blackout

By: Belly Up Media Network 🎙
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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.Copyright Belly Up Media Network 🎙 Football (American)
Episodes
  • Week 14 ATS Gut Reactions: Vandy-Tennessee, Texas A&M-Texas, Miami-Pitt, Bama-Auburn
    Nov 26 2025

    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 since '23) for:

    Vandy (+2.5) at Tennessee, Texas A&M (-2.5) at Texas, Miami (-6.5) at Pitt, & Alabama (-6.5) at Auburn

    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 Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's 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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    28 mins
  • Week 13 ATS Leans + QB Injury News: Tennessee-Florida, BYU-Cincy, Southern Miss-South Alabama
    Nov 26 2025

    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 Locks since '23) for:

    Tennessee (-3.5) at Florida & BYU (-2.5) at Cincinnati

    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 Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's 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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    24 mins
  • Week 12 ATS & Confidence Overviews + Notre Dame-Pitt LOCK + QB Injury News
    Nov 13 2025

    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:

    Notre Dame (-10.5) at Pittsburgh

    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 Patreon account (NOTE: To get TB's weekly CVPs all season, join at the Walk-On tier or higher). Plus, you'll get Alan Denton's 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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    29 mins
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