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November 14, 2024
Slant Pattern Week 12 College Football Betting Preview
In this week’s Slant Pattern, SC’s Kevin Beane circles three games that seems juicy for action against the spread, and as is often the case, he’s on underdogs. Complete Story
October 31, 2024
Austin Capobianco Did Nothing (Much) Wrong
The most egregious case of fan interference happened this week in the World Series, and everyone is up in arms about it. But should they be? Or do they just like being up in arms? SC’s Kevin Beane analyzes it. Complete Story
October 21, 2024
The World’s Earliest Week 1 College Basketball Preview
In this edition of the Slant Pattern, SC’s Kevin Beane gets you set for the first week of the college basketball season, which is coming sooner than you think. You’ll be surprised at the heavyweight matchups happening on Monday and Saturday. Complete Story
October 4, 2024
Checking the Pulse of U.S. Men’s Tennis
SC’s Kevin Beane checks in with another edition of his irregular checkup on men’s tennis in the United States, and the long and short of it is: the present is a mixed bag, but the future of the sport is bright. Complete Story
September 19, 2024
The End of the Ocho?
In the Slant Pattern, SC’s Kevin Beane mourns the (possible) imminent loss of The Ocho, the ABC app channel that shows all the niche sports that ESPN occasionally highlights, and in doing so, tells us a bit about pillow fighting and cornhole. Complete Story
August 22, 2024
Looking in on the CFL
Things are heating up in the CFL, with the return of two big-time quarterbacks, a lot of parity, and some bets to be made. SC’s Kevin Beane breaks it all down. Complete Story
August 8, 2024
Olympics Odds and Ends
In this week’s Slant Pattern, SC’s Kevin Beane has a pressing question about gymnastics, takes down the “this sport would be better if X” folks, and give his take on the Imane Khelif controversy. Complete Story
July 25, 2024
The WSOP Tempest in a Teapot, Explained
In this edition of the Slant Pattern, SC’s Kevin Beane explains the controversy enveloping the World Series of Poker and gives his take on it, a take that he did not consult a computer program to develop. Complete Story
July 11, 2024
Calm Down About the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team
The USMNT has failed to make the knockout stage of the Copa America, but judging by the Twitterverse, they just 40-0 three times to Bhutan. Yes, Berhalter should go, but SC’s Kevin Beane explains why people should relax, point-by-point. Complete Story
June 27, 2024
Slant Pattern Mailbag
In this week’s mailbag, SC’s Kevin Beane (as he often does) laments the short end of the stick G5 teams get in college football, looks at hypothetical football Olympics scenario, and tackles a tennis question. Complete Story
More Slant Pattern Commentary
| 06.13.24 | The Madness of Caitlin Clark’s Olympic Snub | By Kevin Beane |
| 05.30.24 | No, Oleksandr Usyk is Not the Champion | By Kevin Beane |
| 05.16.24 | Slant Pattern Odds and Ends | By Kevin Beane |
| 05.02.24 | Channel Surfing With Slant Pattern | By Kevin Beane |
| 04.19.24 | Something Weird’s On: Basketball Super League | By Kevin Beane |
| 04.05.24 | Death to the LIV | By Kevin Beane |
| 03.21.24 | NCAA Tournament Odds and Ends | By Kevin Beane |
| 03.07.24 | God Bless the Ocho | By Kevin Beane |
| 02.21.24 | February 24 Boxing Betting Preview | By Kevin Beane |
| 02.07.24 | Slant Pattern Mailbag | By Kevin Beane |
| 01.24.24 | World’s Earliest Week 1 College Football Preview | By Kevin Beane |
| 01.10.24 | Slant Pattern Odds and Ends | By Kevin Beane |
| 12.27.23 | Today’s Athletes vs. Yesterday’s Athletes | By Kevin Beane |