Pauly McGuire

Pauly McGuire

Sports Writer  |  DENVER, CO

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Pauly McGuire is a Colorado-based sports writer, novelist, and jaded fan of the New York Knicks, Jets, Yankees, and Rangers. Pauly covers the NBA and NFL for OG, but he also specializes in events such as March Madness, the Iditarod, Tour de France, marble racing, and the Oscars. For nearly a decade, he covered the international poker circuit. His critically acclaimed 2010 book Lost Vegas chronicled working at the WSOP -- writing for Tao of Poker, Fox Sports, and Bluff Magazine -- during the wildest days of the poker boom. His most recent novels Guard This (2021) and Fried Peaches (2018) are currently available on Amazon.

Chicago Bears QB Nick Foles surveys the defense against the Carolina Panthers. (Image: Brian Blanco/AP)

Da Bears Go to Hollywood for Monday Night Football Battle vs LA Rams

For this week’s version of the Gotta Get Unstuck Game of the Week, the Chicago Bears (5-1) head to Hollywood to play the Los Angeles Rams (4-2) at the new SoFi Stadium for a Monday Night Football broadcast. The Chicago Bears have been the Rodney Dangerfield of the NFL this […]

Tennessee Titans RB Derrick Henry evades tacklers against the Houston Texans. (Image: Christopher Hanewinckel/USA Today Sports)

Quickie Betting Preview Week 7: Unbeaten Titans and Steelers Joust

Only three undefeated NFL teams remain with two of them — the Tennessee Titans (5-0) and Pittsburgh Steelers (5-0) — meeting in Week 7. Playoff-caliber teams like the Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, and Los Angeles Rams are in a classic bounce-back mode after losses last week. The NFL flexed […]

Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles on the sidelines of Tampa Bay last season. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

NFC South Odds: Tampa Bay’s Fierce Defense Make Bucs Team to Beat

After the first six weeks of the NFL season, Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-2) are the favorites to win the NFC South at -110 odds with the New Orleans Saints (3-2) their biggest competition at +110 odds, according to a recent adjustment by DraftKings. While Brady joining […]

Stan Van Gundy become the next head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans. (Image: Adam Hunger/AP)

NOLA SVG: New Orleans Pelicans Hire Stan Van Gundy

Everyone in the Big Easy finally has an answer to the burning question: who will coach Zion Williamson next season? The New Orleans Pelicans ended their exhaustive search for a head coach by hiring Stan Van Gundy. Yes, get ready for SVG in NOLA. Van Gundy coached 11 full seasons […]

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and QB Russell Wilson are the big favorites to win the NFC West. (Image: Joe Nicholson/USA Today Sports)

NFC West Race: Seattle Seahawks Raging Solo

After six weeks of the NFL season, the first-place Seattle Seahawks (5-0) are one of the few undefeated teams remaining, and are currently -225 odds favorites to capture the NFC West crown. According to a recent update by the Westgate SuperBook, the Seahawks saw their NFC West odds jump from […]

Ty Lue during an LA Clippers practice inside the Disney Bubble. (Image: Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty)

LA Clippers Hire Ty Lue, Now 4/1 Odds to Win 2021 NBA Title

The Los Angeles Clippers promoted Ty Lue from assistant coach to head coach to fill the vacancy after Doc Rivers departed LA. Lue, a former NBA point guard out of Nebraska, won two titles as a player with the LA Lakers at the turn of the century. With the addition […]

Tampa Bay's Lavonte David sacks Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers. (Image: Mike Ehrmann/Getty)

Despite TB Misstep, Green Bay Packers 11/1 Super Bowl Odds

After the Green Bay Packers lost to the Tampa Bay Bucs in Week 6, the Packers saw their championship futures adjusted from 10/1 to 11/1 odds to win the Super Bowl, according to a recent update by DraftKings. The Packers came into this season at 28/1 odds with seven other […]

Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen stiff arms Troy Hill of the LA Rams. (Image: Mark Konezny/USA Today Sports)

Monday Afternoon Football: Super Bowl Champs KC Meet Bills Mafia

Due to COVID postponements and the NFL juggling its schedule, Week 6 features a Monday Night Football doubleheader with the Kansas City Chiefs visiting the Buffalo Bills as the opening game on Monday afternoon. This first MNF game marks the first of two Gotta Get Unstuck contests to end Week […]

LA Rams WR Cooper Kupp catches a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills. (Image: AP)

Sunday Night Football: SF Niners +3 Home Dogs Against LA Rams

In Sunday’s Gotta Get Unstuck Game of the Day, the Los Angeles Rams (4-1) head up the coast to play Sunday Night Football against the San Francisco 49ers (2-3) at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. San Francisco has lost all three home games this season, which is one of the […]

Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers takes in Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Bucs in NFL Week 6. (Image: Sean Gardner/Getty)

NFL Week 6 Quickie Preview: Packers, Steelers, Titans Strive for 5-0

Despite a spike in coronavirus, NFL Week 6 soldiers on with ten close games that oddsmakers initially set lines between 2.5 and 3.5 points. Green Bay Packers (4-0), Pittsburgh Steelers (4-0), Tennessee Titans (4-0) are the only undefeated teams remaining and all three seek to continue their perfect seasons. The […]