Mario Mergola
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Mario Mergola is a handicapper with industry-leading against-the-spread NFL picks, a writer at various outlets, and the creator and content editor of Sporfolio.
Nov 07 . 11 min read
What We Learned from NFL Week 9 – Is the Packers Season Over?
The AFC doesn’t belong to the Bills just yet The Bucs show the slightest sign of life Read below for everything we learned from NFL Week 9 We have reached the point of the regular season where we can balance single-game expectations with big picture perspective. As we often see
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Oct 31 . 12 min read
What We Learned from NFL Week 8 – Where do the Vikings Rank Amongst the NFC?
Will the Lions be able to find another win on their schedule? Where do the Vikings rank in the NFC landscape? Read below for what we learned from NFL Week 8 Each week of the NFL season offers a different path to knowledge. Sometimes, we find that a team is0
Oct 24 . 10 min read
What We Learned from NFL Week 7
Have the Bucs and Packers hit rock bottom? Is the Cardinals offense back? Read below for what we learned from NFL Week 7 It has been a few weeks since we were able to claim that it was “too early” for anything, but there have definitely been some strengthening of0
Oct 17 . 11 min read
What We Learned from NFL Week 6 – Are the Buccaneers in Trouble?
Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in trouble? Buffalo sits atop the AFC Read below for everything we learned from NFL Week 6 NFL Week 6 was the first in which we had teams on byes, but the comparatively smaller slate of matchups did not disappoint. More importantly, a few games0
Oct 11 . 11 min read
What We Learned from NFL Week 5 – Giants NFC East Contenders?
Can the Giants contend for the NFC East? The Patriots are quietly keeping their season alive Read below for everything we learned in NFL week 5 We are never at a loss for storylines and drama in the National Football League, but we also had an added bonus from NFL0
Oct 03 . 11 min read
What We Learned from NFL Week 4 – Kenny Pickett Takes the Stage
Can Kenny Pickett bring long-term life to the Steelers offense? Should we set new expectations for the Lions offense? Read below for everything we learned from NFL Week 4 It’s a generally-accepted comment that we don’t really know a team until it has played through roughly one-quarter of the season. Conveniently,0
Sep 26 . 10 min read
What We Learned from NFL Week 3 – Are the Eagles a Contender?
Are the Eagles Super Bowl contenders? Should we adjust our expectations of the Jaguars? Read below for everything we learned from NFL week 3 We continue to move away from the offseason expectations that were placed on each squad, and we now have three games to use when forming new0
Sep 19 . 12 min read
What We Learned from NFL Week 2 – Are the Broncos in Trouble?
What’s wrong with the Broncos? Are the Miami Dolphins an AFC contender? Read below for what we learned from NFL week 2 Everywhere you looked, there was the same word used: overreaction. There were warnings not to overreact. There were snap judgements to which we could overreact. There were overreactions to0
Sep 12 . 11 min read
What We Learned from NFL Week 1 2022
The first Sunday of the 2022 NFL season is in the books Are the Bengals not the team many expected them to be? Read below for the major betting takeaways from NFL week 1 There is nothing quite like the start of a new NFL season. It’s not just the0
Jan 21 . 8 min read
2 Undervalued Players You Need in the Divisional Round
2 Undervalued Players You Need in the Divisional Round Early in any given season, we see a trend where pricing does not keep pace with a player’s new value. Sometimes, this is because of a new role. Other times, it’s because salaries on former superstars can’t drop quickly enough to0
Jan 13 . 6 min read
2 QB’s You Need: OwnersBox Super Wild Card Weekend Contest
2 QB’s You Need: OwnersBox Super Wild Card Weekend Contest As we have written throughout the year, the urge to play two quarterbacks in an OwnersBox lineup is strong simply because we can. And, in many cases, it’s the right approach. For Wild Card Weekend, the limited number of0
Jan 06 . 12 min read
Fantasy Football 2021 Position Awards
Fantasy Football 2021 Position Awards For seventeen weeks, we obsessed over the right moves to make, players to add, trades to accept. But really, it started long before that. It began when we read our first article about preparing for the upcoming draft. It picked up pace when we0
Dec 31 . 10 min read
3 Players to Avoid in Week 17
The biggest slate of the 2021 season has arrived, as thirty teams will be in action over 15 games on Sunday. By nature of the sheer numbers, the ownership percentages for individual players will be a little more dispersed than usual. This helps in a number of areas, but the0
Dec 24 . 9 min read
3 Running Backs You Need in Your Week 16 Lineup
As we move through any NFL season, we start to see the same trends emerge. Early in the year, teams are trying to establish their identities. Midway through, there is some separation between those who are going to make a playoff push and those who aren’t. By the waning weeks,0
Dec 16 . 10 min read
3 Tight Ends You Need in Your Week 15 Lineup
Whenever we start digging through options at the tight end position, we usually find the results underwhelming. That’s not actually the case for Week 15. In a stark contrast to the majority of the season up until now, there are plenty of tight ends worth considering for a lineup. Obviously,0
Dec 10 . 10 min read
3 SuperFlex Options in Week 14
https://eps.ibarts.in/3 SuperFlex Options on OwnersBox in Week 14 As always, the ability to use a second quarterback in a SuperFlex lineup at OwnersBox changes how we view the completion of our builds. Even if we don’t actually roll out two quarterbacks at the same time, it’s important to recognize that0
