“Big Game James” began his professional sports handicapping career as Research Editor for the Playbook Football Yearbook in 1977. Since then, James has become a consistent winner in all four major sports, best known for his highly profitable (5*) Pot of Gold Plays. He also earned a reputation as a specialist at handicapping Big Ten football and basketball action – and is a former Wise Guys champ. Put his game plan into action daily at the James Patrick Sports!
Date | Game | Pick | Rating | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1/24/2021
6:43 PM |
24 BILLS (BUF)
38 CHIEFS (KC)
|
+3 (100)
|
5
|
Loss |
1/24/2021
3:08 PM |
31 BUCCANEERS (TB)
26 PACKERS (GB)
|
51.5 un -105
|
5
|
Loss |
1/17/2021
6:43 PM |
30 BUCCANEERS (TB)
20 SAINTS (NO)
|
+3 (102)
|
5
|
Win |
1/17/2021
3:07 PM |
17 BROWNS (CLE)
22 CHIEFS (KC)
|
+10 (-108)
|
5
|
Win |
1/16/2021
8:21 PM |
3 RAVENS (BAL)
17 BILLS (BUF)
|
+2.5 (100)
|
5
|
Loss |
1/16/2021
4:41 PM |
18 RAMS (LA)
32 PACKERS (GB)
|
45.5 un -104
|
5
|
Loss |
1/10/2021
8:17 PM |
48 BROWNS (CLE)
37 STEELERS (PIT)
|
47.5 ov -101
|
5
|
Win |
1/10/2021
4:45 PM |
9 BEARS (CHI)
21 SAINTS (NO)
|
+10 (-109)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/10/2021
1:10 PM |
20 RAVENS (BAL)
13 TITANS (TEN)
|
-3 (-125)
|
5
|
Win |
1/9/2021
8:20 PM |
31 BUCCANEERS (TB)
23 WASHINGTON (NFL)
|
+8.5 (-110)
|
5
|
Win |
1/9/2021
4:45 PM |
30 RAMS (LA)
20 SEAHAWKS (SEA)
|
42 ov -108
|
3
|
Win |
1/9/2021
1:05 PM |
24 COLTS (IND)
27 BILLS (BUF)
|
51 un -101
|
3
|
Push |
1/3/2021
8:25 PM |
20 WASHINGTON (NFL)
14 EAGLES (PHA)
|
43.5 un -105
|
3
|
Win |
1/3/2021
4:28 PM |
38 CHARGERS (LAC)
21 CHIEFS (KC)
|
+3.5 (-110)
|
5
|
Loss |
1/3/2021
4:28 PM |
35 PACKERS (GB)
16 BEARS (CHI)
|
-5 (-108)
|
5
|
Win |
1/3/2021
4:28 PM |
41 TITANS (TEN)
38 TEXANS (HOU)
|
56 ov -105
|
5
|
Win |
1/3/2021
4:28 PM |
32 RAIDERS (LV)
31 BRONCOS (DEN)
|
+3 (-110)
|
5
|
Win |
1/3/2021
4:28 PM |
33 SAINTS (NO)
7 PANTHERS (CAR)
|
46.5 ov -105
|
5
|
Loss |
1/3/2021
4:28 PM |
41 TITANS (TEN)
38 TEXANS (HOU)
|
-7 (-108)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/3/2021
1:05 PM |
19 COWBOYS (DAL)
23 GIANTS (NYG)
|
+3 (-110)
|
3
|
Win |
1/3/2021
1:05 PM |
14 JETS (NYJ)
28 PATRIOTS (NE)
|
-3 (-110)
|
3
|
Win |
1/3/2021
1:05 PM |
37 VIKINGS (MIN)
35 LIONS (DET)
|
+6.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Win |
1/3/2021
1:05 PM |
27 FALCONS (ATL)
44 BUCCANEERS (TB)
|
-6.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Win |
1/3/2021
1:05 PM |
38 RAVENS (BAL)
3 BENGALS (CIN)
|
+13 (-115)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/3/2021
1:05 PM |
22 STEELERS (PIT)
24 BROWNS (CLE)
|
-8.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
Date | Game | Pick | Rating | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1/11/2021
8:20 PM |
24 Ohio State
52 Alabama
|
-8 (-115)
|
5
|
Win |
1/2/2021
12:35 PM |
26 Mississippi
20 Indiana
|
-8 (-115)
|
5
|
Loss |
1/2/2021
12:05 PM |
23 Kentucky
21 NC State
|
+2.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Win |
1/1/2021
8:25 PM |
49 Ohio State
28 Clemson
|
66.5 ov -105
|
5
|
Win |
1/1/2021
8:25 PM |
49 Ohio State
28 Clemson
|
+7 (-102)
|
5
|
Win |
1/1/2021
4:25 PM |
14 Notre Dame
31 Alabama
|
-19.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/1/2021
1:05 PM |
19 Auburn
35 Northwestern
|
-4 (-105)
|
5
|
Win |
1/1/2021
12:10 PM |
21 CINCINNATI
24 Georgia
|
+7 (-105)
|
5
|
Win |
12/31/2020
6:07 PM |
24 West Virginia
21 ARMY
|
+7 (-108)
|
10
|
Win |
12/31/2020
4:15 PM |
34 Ball State
13 San Jose State
|
63 ov -105
|
5
|
Loss |
12/31/2020
2:05 PM |
28 MISSISSIPPI STATE
26 Tulsa
|
+1.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
12/30/2020
8:05 PM |
20 Florida
55 Oklahoma
|
+3 (-110)
|
5
|
Win |
12/30/2020
4:00 PM |
0 Missouri
0 Iowa
|
+14 (-108)
|
3
|
Canceled |
12/30/2020
12:05 PM |
42 Wisconsin
28 Wake Forest
|
+7 (105)
|
5
|
Loss |
12/29/2020
9:10 PM |
23 Colorado
55 Texas
|
63.5 ov -105
|
5
|
Win |
12/29/2020
5:36 PM |
37 Oklahoma State
34 Miami Florida
|
+2.5 (-105)
|
5
|
Loss |
12/26/2020
7:40 PM |
37 LIBERTY (VA)
34 COASTAL CAROLINA (SC)
|
-7 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
12/26/2020
7:40 PM |
37 LIBERTY (VA)
34 COASTAL CAROLINA (SC)
|
59.5 ov -105
|
5
|
Win |
12/26/2020
3:40 PM |
21 Western Kentucky
39 Georgia State
|
+3.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
12/26/2020
3:40 PM |
31 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (ULL)
24 TEXAS SAN ANTONIO (UTSA)
|
-14 (-105)
|
5
|
Loss |
12/26/2020
3:40 PM |
31 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (ULL)
24 TEXAS SAN ANTONIO (UTSA)
|
54.5 ov -110
|
3
|
Win |
12/25/2020
2:35 PM |
10 Marshall
17 BUFFALO UNIVERSITY
|
+6.5 (-110)
|
3
|
Loss |
12/25/2020
2:35 PM |
10 Marshall
17 BUFFALO UNIVERSITY
|
53.5 ov -110
|
5
|
Loss |
12/24/2020
3:40 PM |
28 Hawaii
14 HOUSTON
|
+8.5 (-109)
|
5
|
Win |
12/24/2020
3:40 PM |
28 Hawaii
14 HOUSTON
|
59.5 ov -105
|
3
|
Loss |
Date | Game | Pick | Rating | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1/25/2021
10:12 PM |
125 THUNDER (OKC)
122 TRAILBLAZERS (POR)
|
-5 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/25/2021
8:42 PM |
117 NUGGETS (DEN)
113 MAVERICKS (DAL)
|
-2 (-105)
|
3
|
Win |
1/25/2021
8:12 PM |
115 LAKERS (LAL)
108 CAVALIERS (CLE)
|
+11.5 (-107)
|
3
|
Win |
1/25/2021
7:42 PM |
85 HEAT (MIA)
98 NETS (BKN)
|
+7 (-102)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/25/2021
7:13 PM |
104 76ERS (PHA)
119 PISTONS (DET)
|
215.5 un -105
|
3
|
Loss |
1/24/2021
10:12 PM |
113 KNICKS (NYK)
116 TRAILBLAZERS (POR)
|
-4 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/24/2021
8:12 PM |
101 WIZARDS (WAS)
121 SPURS (SA)
|
-7 (-105)
|
3
|
Win |
1/24/2021
7:12 PM |
103 CAVALIERS (CLE)
141 CELTICS (BOS)
|
-6 (-105)
|
3
|
Win |
1/24/2021
4:12 PM |
100 THUNDER (OKC)
108 CLIPPERS (LAC)
|
+13.5 (-110)
|
3
|
Win |
1/23/2021
9:12 PM |
101 LAKERS (LAL)
90 BULLS (CHI)
|
227 ov -110
|
3
|
Loss |
1/23/2021
8:12 PM |
124 HEAT (MIA)
128 NETS (BKN)
|
+7.5 (-109)
|
3
|
Win |
1/22/2021
10:12 PM |
130 NUGGETS (DEN)
126 SUNS (PHX)
|
+1.5 (-102)
|
3
|
Win |
1/22/2021
7:42 PM |
113 NETS (BKN)
125 CAVALIERS (CLE)
|
-7 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/22/2021
7:42 PM |
110 CELTICS (BOS)
122 76ERS (PHA)
|
+4.5 (-103)
|
5
|
Loss |
1/21/2021
7:50 PM |
113 LAKERS (LAL)
106 BUCKS (MIL)
|
-2 (-101)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/20/2021
10:12 PM |
96 KINGS (SAC)
115 CLIPPERS (LAC)
|
230 ov -107
|
3
|
Loss |
1/20/2021
7:15 PM |
109 CELTICS (BOS)
117 76ERS (PHA)
|
220.5 ov -110
|
3
|
Win |
1/19/2021
9:12 PM |
101 THUNDER (OKC)
119 NUGGETS (DEN)
|
-10 (-105)
|
3
|
Win |
1/18/2021
8:14 PM |
107 PISTONS (DET)
113 HEAT (MIA)
|
-6.5 (-103)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/18/2021
8:11 PM |
120 ROCKETS (HOU)
125 BULLS (CHI)
|
-1.5 (-107)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/18/2021
2:38 PM |
97 TIMBERWOLVES (MIN)
108 HAWKS (ATL)
|
+7 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/17/2021
8:12 PM |
109 JAZZ (UTA)
105 NUGGETS (DEN)
|
+1 (-102)
|
5
|
Win |
1/16/2021
10:12 PM |
106 HAWKS (ATL)
112 TRAILBLAZERS (POR)
|
234 ov -105
|
3
|
Loss |
1/15/2021
9:10 PM |
92 HAWKS (ATL)
116 JAZZ (UTA)
|
+6 (-105)
|
5
|
Loss |
1/14/2021
10:16 PM |
104 WARRIORS (GST)
114 NUGGETS (DEN)
|
+5 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
Date | Game | Pick | Rating | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1/25/2021
9:03 PM |
81 Oklahoma State
60 Iowa State
|
145 ov -105
|
3
|
Loss |
1/24/2021
4:03 PM |
69 Loyola Chicago
56 Bradley
|
+7.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/23/2021
6:03 PM |
75 Pittsburgh
76 Wake Forest
|
+2.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Win |
1/23/2021
4:03 PM |
74 Ohio State
62 Wisconsin
|
+5 (-107)
|
3
|
Win |
1/23/2021
2:03 PM |
78 SMU
65 CENTRAL FLORIDA (UCF)
|
+4 (-108)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/22/2021
7:03 PM |
66 Arkansas Little Rock
59 Texas Arlington
|
+1 (-105)
|
3
|
Win |
1/21/2021
10:03 PM |
73 San Francisco
50 Santa Clara
|
+4 (-108)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/20/2021
6:03 PM |
69 Rhode Island
71 Duquesne
|
+5 (-101)
|
3
|
Win |
1/19/2021
9:10 PM |
73 Duke
79 Pittsburgh
|
-3 (-101)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/18/2021
7:03 PM |
78 Florida State
65 Louisville
|
+3 (-107)
|
3
|
Win |
1/17/2021
6:03 PM |
64 Virginia Tech
60 Wake Forest
|
+7 (-109)
|
3
|
Win |
1/16/2021
6:03 PM |
61 Vanderbilt
81 Tennessee
|
-18 (-102)
|
3
|
Win |
1/16/2021
2:03 PM |
57 Michigan
75 Minnesota
|
+5.5 (-108)
|
5
|
Win |
1/16/2021
1:03 PM |
68 Missouri
52 Texas A&M
|
+4.5 (-102)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/15/2021
9:03 PM |
60 Wisconsin
54 Rutgers
|
+2.5 (-102)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/15/2021
7:03 PM |
78 Siena
69 Rider
|
-7 (-105)
|
3
|
Win |
1/15/2021
6:03 PM |
4 LONGWOOD (VA)
4 WINTHROP (SC)
|
-16.5 (-110)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/14/2021
7:13 PM |
81 Purdue
69 Indiana
|
+3.5 (-102)
|
3
|
Win |
1/14/2021
7:03 PM |
46 PRESBYTERIAN (SC)
48 CAMPBELL (NC)
|
+7.5 (-110)
|
3
|
Win |
1/14/2021
7:03 PM |
61 Longwood
72 Winthrop
|
-16.5 (-110)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/13/2021
8:03 PM |
61 McNeese State
83 INCARNATE WORD (TEXAS)
|
+1.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Win |
1/13/2021
7:03 PM |
71 Northwestern
81 Ohio State
|
-8.5 (-105)
|
5
|
Win |
1/13/2021
7:03 PM |
76 Arkansas
92 LSU
|
160.5 ov -110
|
3
|
Win |
1/12/2021
9:03 PM |
69 Providence
79 Marquette
|
-3.5 (-108)
|
3
|
Win |
1/12/2021
7:03 PM |
54 Wisconsin
77 Michigan
|
+3.5 (-101)
|
3
|
Loss |
Date | Game | Pick | Rating | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
10/27/2020
8:15 PM |
1 RAYS (TB)
3 DODGERS (LAD)
|
130
|
5
|
Loss |
10/25/2020
8:10 PM |
4 DODGERS (LAD)
2 RAYS (TB)
|
152
|
5
|
Loss |
10/24/2020
8:10 PM |
7 DODGERS (LAD)
8 RAYS (TB)
|
155
|
3
|
Win |
10/23/2020
8:08 PM |
6 DODGERS (LAD)
2 RAYS (TB)
|
142
|
5
|
Loss |
10/21/2020
8:10 PM |
6 RAYS (TB)
4 DODGERS (LAD)
|
124
|
3
|
Win |
10/18/2020
8:15 PM |
3 BRAVES (ATL)
4 DODGERS (LAD)
|
8 ov +100
|
5
|
Loss |
10/16/2020
9:10 PM |
7 DODGERS (LAD)
3 BRAVES (ATL)
|
9 ov -103
|
5
|
Win |
10/15/2020
8:10 PM |
2 DODGERS (LAD)
10 BRAVES (ATL)
|
-210
|
3
|
Loss |
10/15/2020
5:10 PM |
3 RAYS (TB)
4 ASTROS (HOU)
|
9 ov -110
|
5
|
Loss |
10/13/2020
8:42 PM |
5 RAYS (TB)
2 ASTROS (HOU)
|
8.5 ov -115
|
3
|
Loss |
10/13/2020
6:05 PM |
8 BRAVES (ATL)
7 DODGERS (LAD)
|
-125
|
3
|
Loss |
10/12/2020
4:07 PM |
2 ASTROS (HOU)
4 RAYS (TB)
|
8 ov -115
|
5
|
Loss |
10/8/2020
2:09 PM |
7 BRAVES (ATL)
0 MARLINS (MIA)
|
8.5 ov +100
|
5
|
Loss |
10/7/2020
7:10 PM |
8 RAYS (TB)
4 YANKEES (NYY)
|
9 ov +100
|
5
|
Win |
10/7/2020
7:10 PM |
8 RAYS (TB)
4 YANKEES (NYY)
|
-125
|
3
|
Loss |
10/7/2020
3:35 PM |
9 ATHLETICS (OAK)
7 ASTROS (HOU)
|
-103
|
5
|
Loss |
10/7/2020
2:08 PM |
0 MARLINS (MIA)
2 BRAVES (ATL)
|
190
|
3
|
Loss |
10/6/2020
9:38 PM |
1 PADRES (SD)
5 DODGERS (LAD)
|
-159
|
5
|
Win |
10/6/2020
9:38 PM |
1 PADRES (SD)
5 DODGERS (LAD)
|
8.5 ov -115
|
3
|
Loss |
10/6/2020
4:37 PM |
5 ASTROS (HOU)
2 ATHLETICS (OAK)
|
180
|
3
|
Loss |
10/5/2020
8:07 PM |
9 YANKEES (NYY)
3 RAYS (TB)
|
-125
|
5
|
Win |
10/5/2020
4:07 PM |
10 ASTROS (HOU)
5 ATHLETICS (OAK)
|
-129
|
3
|
Loss |
10/2/2020
7:12 PM |
0 CARDINALS (STL)
4 PADRES (SD)
|
9.5 ov +100
|
5
|
Loss |
10/1/2020
10:08 PM |
MARLINS (MIA)
CUBS (CHC)
|
170
|
3
|
Postponed |
10/1/2020
7:09 PM |
9 CARDINALS (STL)
11 PADRES (SD)
|
8 ov -135
|
5
|
Win |