“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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
2/13/2022
6:30 PM |
23 Los Angeles
20 Cincinnati
|
+4 (-101)
|
5
|
Win |
1/30/2022
6:40 PM |
17 San Francisco
20 Los Angeles
|
-3.5 (-103)
|
5
|
Loss |
1/30/2022
3:05 PM |
27 Cincinnati
24 Kansas City
|
+54.5 ov -105
|
5
|
Loss |
1/23/2022
6:30 PM |
36 Buffalo
42 Kansas City
|
-2 (-108)
|
5
|
Win |
1/23/2022
3:00 PM |
30 Los Angeles
27 Tampa Bay
|
+48 ov -108
|
5
|
Win |
1/22/2022
8:15 PM |
13 San Francisco
10 Green Bay
|
+47 ov -102
|
5
|
Loss |
1/22/2022
4:30 PM |
19 Cincinnati
16 Tennessee
|
-3.5 (-105)
|
5
|
Loss |
1/17/2022
8:15 PM |
11 Arizona
34 Los Angeles
|
+49 ov -108
|
5
|
Loss |
1/16/2022
8:15 PM |
21 Pittsburgh
42 Kansas City
|
+46.5 un -110
|
5
|
Loss |
1/16/2022
4:30 PM |
23 San Francisco
17 Dallas
|
-3 (-115)
|
5
|
Loss |
1/16/2022
1:00 PM |
15 Philadelphia
31 Tampa Bay
|
-8 (-105)
|
5
|
Win |
1/15/2022
8:15 PM |
17 New England
47 Buffalo
|
-4 (-102)
|
5
|
Win |
1/15/2022
4:30 PM |
19 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
26 Cincinnati
|
+5.5 (-105)
|
5
|
Loss |
1/9/2022
8:20 PM |
32 LA Chargers
35 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
|
+3 (-104)
|
3
|
Win |
1/9/2022
4:25 PM |
27 San Francisco
24 Los Angeles
|
+4.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Win |
1/9/2022
4:25 PM |
30 New Orleans
20 Atlanta
|
+5 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/9/2022
4:25 PM |
38 Seattle
30 Arizona
|
+7 (-115)
|
3
|
Win |
1/9/2022
4:25 PM |
38 Seattle
30 Arizona
|
+48 ov -108
|
5
|
Win |
1/9/2022
4:25 PM |
24 New England
33 Miami
|
+40.5 un -102
|
3
|
Loss |
1/9/2022
1:00 PM |
16 Cincinnati
21 Cleveland
|
+6 (-105)
|
5
|
Win |
1/9/2022
1:00 PM |
28 Tennessee
25 Houston
|
+42.5 ov -110
|
3
|
Win |
1/9/2022
1:00 PM |
16 Pittsburgh
13 Baltimore
|
-3 (-110)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/9/2022
1:00 PM |
16 Cincinnati
21 Cleveland
|
+38 un -110
|
3
|
Win |
1/8/2022
4:30 PM |
28 Kansas City
24 Denver
|
-10 (-109)
|
5
|
Loss |
1/3/2022
8:15 PM |
14 Cleveland
26 Pittsburgh
|
-3.5 (+100)
|
5
|
Loss |
Date | Game | Pick | Rating | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1/10/2022
8:00 PM |
33 Georgia
18 Alabama
|
+52.5 un -110
|
5
|
Win |
1/4/2022
7:00 PM |
20 LSU
42 Kansas State
|
+48 un -110
|
5
|
Loss |
1/1/2022
8:45 PM |
21 Baylor
7 Mississippi
|
+1 (-110)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/1/2022
5:00 PM |
45 Utah
48 Ohio State
|
+6.5 (-115)
|
5
|
Win |
1/1/2022
1:00 PM |
20 Kentucky
17 Iowa
|
-3 (+100)
|
5
|
Push |
1/1/2022
1:00 PM |
37 Oklahoma State
35 Notre Dame
|
-2 (-110)
|
3
|
Loss |
1/1/2022
12:00 PM |
24 Arkansas
10 Penn State
|
+47 ov -110
|
3
|
Loss |
12/31/2021
3:30 PM |
6 CINCINNATI
27 Alabama
|
+14 (-110)
|
5
|
Loss |
12/30/2021
10:30 PM |
13 Arizona St
20 Wisconsin
|
+7 (-110)
|
5
|
Push |
12/30/2021
3:00 PM |
48 Purdue
45 TENNESSEE
|
+63.5 ov -110
|
5
|
Win |
12/29/2021
9:15 PM |
32 Oregon
47 Oklahoma
|
+60 ov -108
|
5
|
Win |
12/29/2021
5:45 PM |
13 Iowa State
20 Clemson
|
+1.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
12/29/2021
2:15 PM |
54 Maryland
10 Virginia Tech
|
+1 (-120)
|
3
|
Win |
12/28/2021
8:00 PM |
NC State
UCLA
|
+2 (-105)
|
3
|
Canceled |
12/28/2021
6:45 PM |
34 Texas Tech
7 MISSISSIPPI STATE
|
+10.5 (-109)
|
3
|
Win |
12/28/2021
3:15 PM |
28 Louisville
31 Air Force
|
+1.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Win |
12/28/2021
12:00 PM |
17 HOUSTON
13 Auburn
|
+3 (-110)
|
3
|
Win |
12/27/2021
2:30 PM |
East Carolina
Boston College
|
+3 (-105)
|
5
|
Canceled |
12/27/2021
11:00 AM |
52 Western Michigan
24 Nevada
|
+56 ov -105
|
5
|
Win |
12/25/2021
2:30 PM |
20 Ball State
51 Georgia State
|
-4.5 (-110)
|
3
|
Win |
12/23/2021
7:00 PM |
29 Central Florida
17 Florida
|
+7.5 (-110)
|
3
|
Win |
12/23/2021
3:30 PM |
27 Miami Ohio
14 North Texas
|
+3 (-110)
|
3
|
Loss |
12/22/2021
8:00 PM |
22 Missouri
24 ARMY
|
-3.5 (-115)
|
5
|
Loss |
12/21/2021
7:30 PM |
38 San Diego State
24 TEXAS SAN ANTONIO (UTSA)
|
+49 un -105
|
3
|
Loss |
12/21/2021
3:30 PM |
52 Wyoming
38 Kent
|
+3 (+105)
|
5
|
Loss |
Date | Game | Pick | Rating | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
5/25/2022
8:51 PM |
93 Boston
80 Miami
|
+1.5 (-110)
|
5
|
Loss |
5/24/2022
9:03 PM |
109 Golden State Warriors
119 Dallas
|
-1 (-110)
|
5
|
Win |
5/23/2022
8:40 PM |
82 Miami
102 Boston
|
+208.5 un -110
|
5
|
Win |
5/22/2022
9:10 PM |
109 Golden State Warriors
100 Dallas
|
-2.5 (-110)
|
5
|
Loss |
5/21/2022
8:50 PM |
109 Miami
103 Boston
|
+6.5 (-110)
|
5
|
Win |
5/20/2022
9:05 PM |
117 Dallas
126 Golden State Warriors
|
+6.5 (-110)
|
5
|
Loss |
5/19/2022
8:47 PM |
127 Boston
102 Miami
|
-3.5 (-110)
|
5
|
Loss |
5/18/2022
9:05 PM |
87 Dallas
112 Golden State Warriors
|
+214.5 un -110
|
5
|
Win |
5/17/2022
8:45 PM |
107 Boston
118 Miami
|
+205.5 un -110
|
5
|
Loss |
5/15/2022
3:40 PM |
81 Milwaukee
109 Boston
|
+206.5 ov -110
|
5
|
Loss |
5/13/2022
7:47 PM |
108 Boston
95 Milwaukee
|
+1.5 (-110)
|
5
|
Win |
5/12/2022
9:45 PM |
86 Phoenix
113 Dallas
|
+212 un -110
|
5
|
Win |
5/11/2022
7:05 PM |
110 Milwaukee
107 Boston
|
+5.5 (-110)
|
5
|
Win |
5/10/2022
10:04 PM |
80 Dallas
110 Phoenix
|
-6 (-110)
|
5
|
Win |
5/9/2022
7:45 PM |
116 Boston
108 Milwaukee
|
+1 (-110)
|
5
|
Win |
5/8/2022
8:10 PM |
108 Miami
116 Philadelphia
|
-2 (-110)
|
5
|
Win |
5/7/2022
8:42 PM |
112 Memphis
142 Golden State Warriors
|
+7 (-110)
|
5
|
Loss |
5/6/2022
9:55 PM |
94 Phoenix
103 Dallas
|
0 (-110)
|
3
|
Win |
5/6/2022
7:20 PM |
79 Miami
99 Philadelphia
|
+3 (-105)
|
5
|
Win |
5/4/2022
10:00 PM |
109 Dallas
129 Phoenix
|
+6 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
5/3/2022
7:00 PM |
86 Milwaukee
109 Boston
|
+5 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
5/2/2022
10:00 PM |
114 Dallas
121 Phoenix
|
+5.5 (-102)
|
3
|
Loss |
5/2/2022
7:30 PM |
92 Philadelphia
106 Miami
|
+8 (-110)
|
3
|
Loss |
5/1/2022
1:05 PM |
101 Milwaukee
89 Boston
|
-4.5 (-102)
|
5
|
Loss |
4/28/2022
7:00 PM |
132 Philadelphia
97 Toronto
|
+1.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
Date | Game | Pick | Rating | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
4/4/2022
9:20 PM |
69 North Carolina
72 Kansas
|
-4 (-108)
|
5
|
Loss |
4/2/2022
8:49 PM |
81 North Carolina
77 Duke
|
-4 (-108)
|
5
|
Loss |
4/2/2022
6:09 PM |
65 Villanova
81 Kansas
|
+133 un -105
|
5
|
Loss |
3/31/2022
7:00 PM |
73 Xavier
72 Texas A&M
|
-4 (-108)
|
5
|
Loss |
3/29/2022
7:00 PM |
77 St. Bonaventure
84 Xavier
|
-2 (-103)
|
5
|
Loss |
3/27/2022
5:05 PM |
49 St. Peter's
69 North Carolina
|
+137 ov -103
|
5
|
Loss |
3/27/2022
2:20 PM |
50 Miami Florida
76 Kansas
|
+6.5 (-110)
|
5
|
Loss |
3/26/2022
8:49 PM |
69 Arkansas
78 Duke
|
-4 (-105)
|
5
|
Win |
3/26/2022
6:09 PM |
44 Houston U
50 Villanova
|
+2.5 (-107)
|
3
|
Win |
3/25/2022
9:59 PM |
56 Iowa State
70 Miami Florida
|
-2.5 (-105)
|
5
|
Win |
3/25/2022
9:39 PM |
73 North Carolina
66 UCLA
|
-2.5 (-102)
|
5
|
Loss |
3/25/2022
7:29 PM |
61 Providence
66 Kansas
|
+7.5 (-103)
|
3
|
Win |
3/24/2022
9:59 PM |
72 Houston U
60 Arizona
|
+1.5 (-105)
|
5
|
Win |
3/24/2022
7:29 PM |
55 Michigan
63 Villanova
|
+5 (-103)
|
3
|
Loss |
3/24/2022
7:09 PM |
74 Arkansas
68 Gonzaga
|
+155 ov -107
|
5
|
Loss |
3/23/2022
7:00 PM |
52 Wake Forest
67 Texas A&M
|
+146.5 ov -105
|
3
|
Loss |
3/22/2022
9:00 PM |
73 Vanderbilt
75 Xavier
|
+3.5 (-103)
|
3
|
Win |
3/22/2022
7:00 PM |
52 St. Bonaventure
51 Virginia
|
+3.5 (-108)
|
5
|
Win |
3/21/2022
8:30 PM |
86 Ohio
91 Abilene Christian
|
-1 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
3/20/2022
8:40 PM |
71 Texas
81 Purdue
|
+3.5 (-105)
|
5
|
Loss |
3/20/2022
8:00 PM |
70 St. Bonaventure
68 Oklahoma U
|
+6.5 (-105)
|
5
|
Win |
3/20/2022
6:10 PM |
54 Iowa State
49 Wisconsin
|
-4.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Loss |
3/20/2022
12:10 PM |
68 Houston U
53 Illinois
|
+4.5 (-108)
|
3
|
Loss |
3/19/2022
7:45 PM |
70 St. Peter's
60 Murray State
|
+8.5 (-105)
|
3
|
Win |
3/19/2022
7:30 PM |
64 Rice
65 Ohio
|
-6 (-109)
|
3
|
Loss |
Date | Game | Pick | Rating | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
5/24/2022
7:10 PM |
1 Carolina
4 NY Rangers
|
-115
|
5
|
Win |
5/23/2022
7:15 PM |
0 Florida
2 LIGHTNING (TB)
|
-125
|
5
|
Win |
5/22/2022
3:35 PM |
1 Carolina
3 NY Rangers
|
+100
|
5
|
Win |
5/21/2022
8:15 PM |
5 Colorado
2 St. Louis
|
+150
|
3
|
Loss |
5/20/2022
8:15 PM |
0 NY Rangers
2 Carolina
|
+155
|
3
|
Loss |
5/20/2022
8:15 PM |
0 NY Rangers
2 Carolina
|
+5.5 un +-120
|
3
|
Win |
5/19/2022
9:50 PM |
4 St. Louis
1 Colorado
|
+6.5 un 110
|
3
|
Win |
5/18/2022
9:50 PM |
6 Edmonton
9 Calgary
|
+6 un 110
|
3
|
Loss |
5/17/2022
9:50 PM |
2 St. Louis
3 Colorado
|
+6.5 ov -130
|
5
|
Loss |
5/17/2022
7:10 PM |
4 LIGHTNING (TB)
1 Florida
|
-160
|
3
|
Loss |
5/11/2022
9:50 PM |
1 Dallas
3 Calgary
|
-220
|
3
|
Win |
5/11/2022
7:35 PM |
3 Washington
5 Florida
|
-225
|
3
|
Win |
5/9/2022
7:15 PM |
2 NY Rangers
7 Pittsburgh
|
-115
|
5
|
Loss |
5/9/2022
7:15 PM |
3 Florida
2 Washington
|
-140
|
3
|
Win |
5/8/2022
7:20 PM |
3 Toronto
7 LIGHTNING (TB)
|
-120
|
3
|
Win |
5/8/2022
4:45 PM |
2 Minnesota
5 St. Louis
|
-105
|
3
|
Win |
5/8/2022
12:42 PM |
2 Carolina
5 Boston
|
-130
|
3
|
Win |
5/7/2022
7:10 PM |
4 NY Rangers
7 Pittsburgh
|
+6 ov +100
|
5
|
Win |
5/6/2022
10:30 PM |
8 Edmonton
2 Los Angeles
|
+6.5 ov +100
|
3
|
Win |
5/6/2022
9:50 PM |
5 Minnesota
1 St. Louis
|
-130
|
3
|
Loss |
5/6/2022
7:40 PM |
5 Toronto
2 LIGHTNING (TB)
|
-115
|
3
|
Loss |
5/6/2022
7:10 PM |
2 Carolina
4 Boston
|
-125
|
5
|
Win |
5/5/2022
7:45 PM |
1 Washington
5 Florida
|
+6.5 ov -135
|
3
|
Loss |
5/5/2022
7:15 PM |
2 Pittsburgh
5 NY Rangers
|
-160
|
3
|
Win |
5/4/2022
10:00 PM |
0 Los Angeles
6 Edmonton
|
-175
|
3
|
Win |
Date | Game | Pick | Rating | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
5/23/2022
9:40 PM |
5 Kansas City
9 Arizona
|
-111
|
3
|
Win |
5/23/2022
7:45 PM |
3 Toronto
7 St. Louis
|
+110
|
3
|
Loss |
5/23/2022
7:05 PM |
10 LA Dodgers
1 NATIONALS (WAS)
|
-215
|
3
|
Win |
5/22/2022
7:08 PM |
5 Chicago White Sox
0 NY Yankees
|
+9 ov -105
|
3
|
Loss |
5/22/2022
4:05 PM |
10 San Diego
1 San Francisco
|
+125
|
3
|
Win |
5/22/2022
3:12 PM |
2 NY Mets
0 Colorado
|
-112
|
3
|
Win |
5/22/2022
3:07 PM |
3 Chicago White Sox
1 NY Yankees
|
+9 ov -110
|
5
|
Loss |
5/20/2022
10:15 PM |
8 San Diego
7 San Francisco
|
+7.5 un 100
|
3
|
Loss |
5/20/2022
8:10 PM |
3 Texas
0 ASTROS (HOU)
|
+8.5 ov -105
|
3
|
Loss |
5/18/2022
8:10 PM |
2 Chicago White Sox
6 Kansas City
|
-135
|
3
|
Loss |
5/17/2022
7:40 PM |
0 Pittsburgh
7 Chicago Cubs
|
+127
|
5
|
Loss |
5/17/2022
6:45 PM |
3 San Diego
0 Philadelphia
|
+8.5 ov -120
|
3
|
Loss |
5/17/2022
6:10 PM |
5 Cincinnati
4 Cleveland Guardians
|
+8.5 ov -105
|
3
|
Win |
5/15/2022
3:12 PM |
8 Kansas City
7 Colorado
|
-128
|
3
|
Loss |
5/15/2022
1:42 PM |
7 Milwaukee
3 Miami
|
-155
|
3
|
Win |
5/15/2022
1:37 PM |
0 Cincinnati
1 Pittsburgh
|
+8.5 ov +100
|
3
|
Loss |
5/12/2022
10:10 PM |
9 Philadelphia
7 LA Dodgers
|
-1.5 (+145)
|
3
|
Loss |
5/11/2022
7:05 PM |
3 NY Mets
8 NATIONALS (WAS)
|
-176
|
3
|
Loss |
5/11/2022
3:42 PM |
4 Philadelphia
2 Seattle
|
-155
|
3
|
Loss |
5/11/2022
2:10 PM |
Cleveland Guardians
Chicago White Sox
|
+8.5 ov -110
|
3
|
Postponed |
5/9/2022
9:40 PM |
9 Philadelphia
0 Seattle
|
-112
|
3
|
Loss |
5/9/2022
9:38 PM |
3 Tampa Bay
11 LA Angels
|
+120
|
3
|
Loss |
5/9/2022
8:10 PM |
12 Cleveland Guardians
9 Chicago White Sox
|
-178
|
5
|
Loss |
5/9/2022
6:40 PM |
5 Milwaukee
10 Cincinnati
|
+7.5 ov +100
|
3
|
Win |
5/9/2022
6:35 PM |
1 LA Dodgers
5 Pittsburgh
|
-220
|
3
|
Loss |