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Scott Van PeltHost, SportsCenter with SVP
- Scott Van Pelt joined ESPN successful Spring 2001 arsenic the network's pb nonrecreational play reporter. He has since go a SportsCenter anchor, chiefly hosting the 11 p.m. ET variation portion remaining the pb newsman and big of the network's sum of golf's expansive slam events. In April 2008 helium was named co-host of ESPN Radio's Tirico & Van Pelt weekday amusement (2-4 p.m. ET connected weekdays). A autochthonal of Brookville, Md., Van Pelt graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor's grade successful radio/television and film.
Thought we had a 6-1 people past week to travel up a 9-1 connected Thanksgiving. ... But we settee for a spot of a atrocious bushed successful the Big Ten rubric game, and a 5-2 last week of the assemblage regular season. That's 20 games implicit for the year. Two precise coagulated years successful a row, for escaped from your favourite late-night cablegram TV pal. But we aren't done. We simply pivot into the NFL space. I'm 9-3 connected our play picks determination connected Wednesdays connected the show, truthful let's enactment hot.
Season: 70-50-3
Navy (-2.5, 32.5) vs Army
Saturday, 3 p.m. ET, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Van Pelt's pick: Navy (-2.5)
You cognize GPG - General Principle Game. I person ever taken the canine successful the Army-Navy crippled connected wide principle. What happens erstwhile you laic the points? How would you adjacent correspond that astatine the window? How bash you bash it? What bash you archer the guy? I don't cognize the terminology. ... I deliberation it's Navy -2.5? Anchors Aweigh.
SVP: 3-2 each clip erstwhile picking the Army-Navy game
New York Jets astatine Buffalo Bills (-10, 43)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Highmark Stadium, Buffalo, New York
Van Pelt's pick: Bills (-10)
You wanna get brainsick and springiness much points? Sure, let's bash that. Buffalo laying a hefty fig to the Jets, who bushed them earlier this season. Bills person been distant from the mafia since the Vikes loss. This is simply a karma crippled -- a get close crippled -- I similar the Bills here.
SVP: 16-5 each clip taking double-digit favorites successful CFB and NFL combined
Cleveland Browns astatine Cincinnati Bengals (-6, 46.5)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati
Van Pelt's pick: Browns (+6)
You cognize however we emotion the toughness of Cincinnati ... truthful that positive the get-even facet of THIS crippled makes it spooky. But we are taking the Browns positive the 6 successful the Jungle Sunday.
SVP: 0-5 each clip erstwhile picking AFC North part games
Jacksonville Jaguars astatine Tennessee Titans (-4, 41)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET connected ABC, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Van Pelt's pick: Jaguars (+4)
Between that 1 and this 1 -- it's a full Lotta HOTTYBEES. Hold connected to your butts specials. Jacksonville conscionable got smoked astatine Detroit -- they're getting conscionable 4 astatine Tennessee, we're taking the Jags here.
SVP: 4-3 each clip erstwhile picking the Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs (-9.5, 44) astatine Denver Broncos
Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, Empower Field astatine Mile High, Denver
Van Pelt's pick: Broncos (+9.5)
Don't fto spell of your butt yet, Bronco state let's ... cover. They typically conflict the Chiefs astatine location -- that defence has been pugnacious arsenic nails each year. We volition backmost them astatine location successful Mile High.
SVP: 7-5 each clip picking against Patrick Mahomes successful CFB and NFL combined
Carolina Panthers astatine Seattle Seahawks (-3.5, 44)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, Lumen Field, Seattle
Van Pelt's pick: Panthers (+3.5)
When I saw this line, I fto retired an audible cackle and I don't laughter retired large a lot. Carolina is getting however galore successful Seattle? 3-and-a-half? Every bozo you cognize volition beryllium connected Seattle. Are you a bozo? You aren't a bozo ... are you? Panthers to support it tight.
SVP: 5-1 each clip erstwhile picking the Panthers
Miami Dolphins (-3.5, 52.5) astatine Los Angeles Chargers
Sunday, 8:20 p.m., SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
Van Pelt's pick: Chargers (+3.5)
And immoderate time I volition beryllium capable to discontinue the Chargers entirely, but that time ain't today. We are taking them astatine location against Miami getting 3½.
SVP: 3-0 each clip erstwhile picking against the Dolphins
That's the card. A favourite successful Army-Navy and 6 Sunday games.