Sports Predictions for 2025!
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A new year has begun and with that, we must make predictions for the upcoming year in sports. Here are my 10 predictions for the upcoming year in sports:
1 - The Detroit Lions will play the Buffalo Bills in this year’s big game. It will be a rematch of the game that took place in Week 15, where the Bills won a classic shootout 48-42. I do believe the Bills will finally win that game as well, although probably not in shootout fashion. Let’s Go Buffalo!!
2 - Ohio State will beat Notre Dame in the College Football Championship. I think that Ohio State simply has more talent and will have better quarterback play. If you watched the semi-final between Notre Dame and Penn State, you witnessed one of the worst quarterbacking displays by both teams. Ohio State will win and they will win big!
3 - The New York Giants will screw up the draft….again! It’s puzzling that Giants ownership believes in the front office and coaching staff. The Giants have been awful for a long time and change is required to move forward. Actually, you know what cures everything? A quality QUARTERBACK! The Giants missed out on an excellent quarterback class last year and this year’s class is basically 2 quality quarterbacks, in Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward. With the Giants luck, they will probably end up picking Kyle McCord. No offense to Kyle McCord. Do the right thing G-Men, either take Shedeur Sanders or tank for Arch Manning!
4 - The Oklahoma City Thunder will win the NBA championship over the New York Knicks. This young Thunder team is really, really good. A bonus prediction, the Cleveland Cavs will choke in the playoffs despite currently having the best record in the NBA. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a legit NBA star and he will carry them to the title.
5 - Tom Brady will NOT be back in the broadcast booth next season for FOX. He’s been a disaster to put it nicely. Yes, I can do better and so can Kevin and Jason! Greg Olsen will back on the number one broadcast team for FOX next season.
6 - The Florida Panthers will repeat as Stanley Cup Champions by beating the Vegas Golden Knights. They won’t win the President’s Trophy this year, but they are going to be a very tough out in the playoffs. As for the Rangers, well, I guess it’s time to dump some salaries because it looks like they may wheeze into the playoffs. Maybe.
7 - Liverpool will win the Premier League. Arne Slot in his first season as manager has worked magic and this team is top tier right now. Since Slot took over from legend Jurgen Klopp, he’s lost just two matches out of 23 in all competitions. Having Mo Salah score goals for fun helps as does having a Rolls Royce at center-back in big Virg is also beneficial. If successful, it would be Liverpool’s 20th league title. As a bonus prediction for Liverpool, they will also win either the League Cup or Champions League as well. UP THE REDS!!
8 - Kentucky will win the men’s NCAA basketball championship and South Carolina will win the woman’s NCAA basketball championship. I have no idea why I picked these particular teams, but that’s my guess. It’s literally just a guess….. But I can tell you with 100% certainty that Syracuse will not be close to winning on the men’s or woman’s side.
9 - Liverpool continued……Mo Salah and Virgil Van Djik will sign new contract extensions with Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold will sign with Real Madrid on a free. Just my gut feeling.
10 - The New York Mets will win the World Series. PUT IT IN THE BOOKS!!!!
And THOSE, are my 2025 sports predictions! You have predictions, please leave them below in the comments!