The Blackout
The Blackout
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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.
Week 14 ATS Gut Reactions: Vandy-Tennessee, Texas A&M-Texas, Miami-Pitt, Bama-Auburn
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
Nov 26, 2025
28 min
Week 13 ATS Leans + QB Injury News: Tennessee-Florida, BYU-Cincy, Southern Miss-South Alabama
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
Nov 26, 2025
23 min
Week 12 ATS & Confidence Overviews + Notre Dame-Pitt LOCK + QB Injury News
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
Nov 13, 2025
28 min
Week 11 ATS & Confidence Overviews + Texas A&M-Missouri LOCK
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) for: Texas A&M (-6.5) Missouri 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
Nov 6, 2025
28 min
Week 10 ATS & Confidence Overviews + Key Injury Notes
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 more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, instead of listening to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 15-10, 60% | 50-37, 57.47% regular-season since '23) for Week 10, check out the injury news for: Arizona State-Iowa State, Cincinnati-Utah, Vanderbilt-Texas, Duke-Clemson, & Texas Tech-Kansas State If you would like to gain access to Thomas' ATS Locks + 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
Oct 30, 2025
32 min
Week 9 ATS Locks: Mizzou-Vandy, Texas A&M-LSU, Minnesota-Iowa
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 '23) for: Missouri (+3.5) at Vanderbilt, Texas A&M (-2.5) at LSU, & Minnesota (+8.5) at Iowa 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
Oct 23, 2025
36 min
Week 8 Confidence Overview: I Honestly Felt Kinda Handicapped
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 other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account. 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
Oct 16, 2025
20 min
Week 8 ATS Overview: Ole Miss-Georgia
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% regular-season since '23) for: Ole Miss (+6.5) at Georgia 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
Oct 16, 2025
31 min
Week 7 Confidence Tips, Injury Notes, & More: Don't Sue Me!
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, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Patreon account. 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
Oct 9, 2025
23 min
Week 7 ATS Locks: Indiana-Oregon, Georgia-Auburn
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% | 44-34, 56.41% regular-season since '23) for: Indiana (+7.5) at Oregon & Georgia (-3.5) 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
Oct 9, 2025
33 min
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