Can Maryland Gov. Wes Moore sustain his scorching streak choosing soccer video games?

In playing parlance, when somebody wins so much, they’re stated to be on a heater. For Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, he’s been on an prolonged heater choosing NFL and College Football Playoff video games for WTOP the final a number of weeks.

Moore has missed solely two video games complete, an achievement for anybody, a lot much less a non-professional prognosticator.

So, is it luck or ability? For the governor, it’s a little bit of each.

“Anyone who says it is all skill, is not telling the truth,” Moore advised WTOP Friday. “Anyone who says it’s all luck is not telling the truth. It’s a combination of both.”

What’s the key sauce?

“I study this stuff. I follow this stuff,” Moore stated. “Who’s hot and who’s healthy and you always look at things like injury reports. …There are definitely analytics that I will put into it.”

“I always bet on gamers when it comes to playoff time and I think that’s worked pretty well,” he added.

Breaking down the massive recreation

The consideration this weekend turns to Sunday’s Super Bowl recreation, which pits the Seattle Seahawks in opposition to the New England Patriots in Santa Clara, California.

Weighing into the final NFL recreation of the season, Moore stated he discovered the Patriots to “maybe be the most interesting story” within the league, earlier than noting the crew hasn’t precisely “played the same level of competition during the year that Seattle has had to play.”

“I thought the Super Bowl champion was going to run through the NFC,” Moore stated. “I just thought the NFC was producing better teams.”

The governor does imagine the Seahawks protection crew would be the distinction on this recreation, explaining that the Patriots “are running into a buzz saw, and I think that buzz saw is the Seattle Seahawks.”

“This defense is so creative and so good,” Moore stated. “Huge credit goes to their head coach.”

Mike Macdonald served because the defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens between 2022 and 2023 after serving a number of season on the crew’s protection employees. He was introduced as the brand new head coach for the Seattle Seahawks in January 2024.

“We got a chance to see him up close, just how good he is,” Moore stated of Macdonald’s time with the Ravens. “And if you watched how Baltimore’s defense fell off when he went to Seattle, that wasn’t because of a talent issue. That was because of a defensive coordinator issue.”

Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold, who’s taking part in for his fifth crew within the final six years, can be quieting his doubters along with his second-straight stellar season. “Darnold is doing his job and Darnold, you know, has a real chip on his shoulder,” Moore stated.

Seattle is favored by oddsmakers by round 4 and a half factors. But, the governor stated, “I think it’s probably going to be closer to 10 … I don’t think this game is going to be close.”

Moore’s Super Bowl unfold

With his large prediction out of the best way, the governor addressed extra necessary issues, just like the menu for his Super Bowl social gathering.

“We’re Marylanders,” he stated. “We’re going to be traditionalists.”

“So we’re going to have some crab cakes. We’ll have the chicken wings and all that kind of stuff for everybody else, but, make no mistake … the real MVP is going to be some crab cakes.”

And, sure, the Old Line State’s favourite seasoning can be concerned. “Old Bay everything,” Moore stated.

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