I listen to the Soccer Made in Portland podcast religiously. They make predictions about the upcoming games with a side bet or two. The following week they review their predictions, after which Chris Rifer assigns random point values to their accuracy and degree of difficulty, usually shortchanging Jamie Goldberg in the process. Here’s the running total of those predictions, starting with 2016 Episode 10, which followed the season opener against Columbus. There might have been some random points and predictions in the first 8 episodes that dealt with preseason signings… I’m not sure. I’m probably not going got go back and listen to them all again. Probably, not definitely.
Episodes are added tote top of the table as they come out. The link goes to the episode in which the points were given, with the predictions being made the episode below.
Key: This prediction came true. This prediction failed.
| Match Results |
Points Given in Podcast | ||||||
| C | J | Chris | Jamie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Predictions | 30 | 37 | 613.7211 | 824.665 | |||
| Side Bets | 7 | 22 | |||||
| Points In | Predictions | ||||||
| Episode 41 | Timbers @ Whitecaps Chris: 0 – 1 | Hurtado goal Jamie: 2 – 2 | Adi brace |
L | D | L | 13.79 | 7 | |
| Timbers vs Saprissa (CCL) Chris: 1 – 2 | Mattocks goal Jamie: 1 – 1 | McInnerney goal |
L | D | D | 10 | 35 | ||
| Episode 40 | Timbers vs Colorado Chris: 2 – 0 | Melano goal Jamie: 1 – 0 | Nagbe goal |
W | W | W | 22 | 27 | |
| Episode 39 | Thorns vs Flash Chris: 2 – 1 | Nadia Nadim goal Jamie: 2 – 0 | 2 Tobin Heath assists. |
W | W | L | 0 | 0 | |
| Timbers @ Colorado Chris: 0 – 2 | Marlon Hairston goal Jamie: 0 – 1 | Gleeson sotw |
L | L | L | 11.39 | 11.39 | ||
| Episode 38 | Timbers @ CD Dragon Chris: Jamie: |
W | W | W | 9 | 19 | |
| Thorns @ Sky Blue Chris: 3 -1 | Heath goal and assist Jamie: 2 – 0 | Sinclair brace |
W | W | W | 26 | 8 | ||
| Timbers @ Houston Chris: Jamie: |
W | W | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| Timbers @ Saprissa Chris: 1 – 3 | McInnerney goal Jamie: 1 -2 | Valeri start, Valeri goal |
L | L | L | 15 | 16 | ||
| Timbers vs Philadelphia Union Chris: 1 – 0 | Taylor clearance off the line Jamie: 2 -1 | Nagbe goal |
W | W | W | 11 | 21 | ||
| Episode 37 | Thorns vs Western New York Flash Chris: 3 – 1 | Tobin Heath goal, assist Jamie: 2 – 1 | Nadim goal |
W | W | W | 19 | 22 | |
| Timbers vs RSL Chris: 3 – 1 | Nagbe goal Jamie: 2 – 1 | Valeri 2 assists |
W | W | W | 12 | 15 | ||
| Thorns vs Houston Dash Chris: 3 – 0 | Sinclair brace Jamie: 2 – 0 | 2 Heath assists |
W | W | W | 30 | 28 | ||
| Episode 36 | @ Dallas Chris: 1 – 1 | Adi goal Jamie: 1 – 2 | Valeri goal |
D | L | L | 0 | 27.63 | |
| Thorns vs Boston Breakers Chris: 4 – 0 | Horan hat trick Jamie: 2 – 1 | Sinclair goal |
W | W | W | 15.36 | 15.35 | ||
| Episode 35 | vs Seattle Chris: 3 – 2 | Mattocks late goal Jamie: 2 – 2 | Dempsey brace |
W | D | W | 19.61 | 0 | |
| Thorns @ Seattle Reign Chris: 3 – 1 | 2 Tobin Heath assists Jamie: 2 – 1 | Long goal |
W | W | L | 0 | 22.93 | ||
| Episode 34 | @ Seattle Chris: 3 – 0 | Morris brace Jamie: 1 – 2 | Nagbe goal |
L | L | L | 23 | 23 | |
| Episode 33 | @ D.C. United Chris: 2 – 1 | Ridgewell goal Jamie: 1 – 1 | Valeri goal |
W | D | L | 0 | 0 | |
| Episode 32 | vs SKC Chris: 0 – 0 | Espinoza red in 2nd half Jamie: 2 – 1 | Vytas assist |
D | W | W | 4 | 12 | |
| vs C.D. Dragón (CCL) Chris: 4 – 1 | Melano brace Jamie: 3 – 0 | McInerney brace |
W | W | W | 0.61 | 0.61 | ||
| Episode 31 | @ SKC Chris: 1 – 1 | Adi goal Jamie: 1 – 3 | Valeri goal |
D | L | L | 0 | 9.2 | |
| Thorns vs. Seattle Reign Chris: 0 – 3 | Jess F goal Jamie: 0 -2 | Kim Little goal, Kim Little assist |
L | L | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| Episode 30 | vs LA Galaxy Chris: 2 – 1 | Melano goal Jamie: 3 -2 | 2 Valeri assists |
W | W | L | 0 | 0 | |
| Episode 29 | vs Seattle Sounders Chris: 3 – 1 | Valeri brace Jamie: 2 – 1 | Adi brace, more chainsaw action |
W | W | W | 93 | 13 | |
| Thorns @ Houston Dash Chris: 1 – 0 | Hayley Raso goal Jamie: 2 – 1 | Dagny Brynjarsdottir goal |
W | W | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| vs Montreal Impact Chris: 0 – 1 | Dominic Oruro goal Jamie: 1 – 1 | McInerney goal |
L | D | D | 0 | 67 | ||
| Episode 28 | @ NYRB Chris: 1 – 1 | Controversial Kevin Stott call against Timbers Jamie: 1 – 2 | Melano goal |
D | L | D | 10 | 0 | |
| Thorns @ FC Kansas City Chris: 1 – 1 | Nadia Nadim goal Jamie: 1 – 0 | Dagny Brynjarsdottir goal |
W | D | L | ||||
| Episode 27 | @ Colorado Chris: 1 – 0 | Nagbe goal Jamie: 0 – 2 | Tim Howard debut, Howard saves PK |
W | L | D | 6.19 | 2.6 | |
| Thorns vs. Sky Blue FC Chris: 1 – 0 | Nadia Nadim goal Jamie: 2 – 0 | Dagny Brynjarsdottir goal |
W | W | W | 8.333 | 8 | ||
| vs LA Galaxy (Open Cup) Chris: 1 – 2 | Sebastian Lletget goal Jamie: 3 – 2 | Nagbe goal |
L | W | L | 8.761 | 0 | ||
| Episode 26 | Thorns @ Orlando Pride Chris: 1 – 1 | Morgan goal, Long Goal Jamie: 2 – 1 | Heath 2 assists |
D | W | W | 0 | 29 | |
| vs Houston Chris: 3 – 1 | Adi brace Jamie: 2 – 0 | Adi goal |
W | W | W | 2.3 | 0 | ||
| Thorns vs Chicago Red Stars Chris: 3 – 0 | Henry goal, Henry assist Jamie: 2 – 0 | Sinclair goal |
W | W | W | 25 | 50 | ||
| Episode 25 | Thorns @ Western NY Flash Chris: 2 – 0 | Lindsey Horan goal Jamie: 2 – 1 | Tobin Heath goal |
W | W | W | 19.37 | 8.276 | |
| @ RSL Chris: 2 – 1 | Grabavoy, late winning goal Jamie: 1 – 1 | Borchers goal |
W | D | D | 1.371 | 9.26 | ||
| Episode 24 | Thorns @ Chicago Red Stars Chris: 2 – 1 | Tobin Heath Goal, Heath assist Jamie: 2 – 2 | Long goal |
W | D | D | 0 | 12 | |
| vs San Jose (US Open Cup) Chris: 3 – 1 | McInerney Brace, Victor Arb loaned up, plays Jamie: 2 – 1 | Ridgewell plays, Ridgewell scores |
W | W | W | 20.9 | 11.2 | ||
| Episode 23 | vs San Jose Chris: 3 – 0 | Asprilla goal Jamie: 2 -1 | Adi brace |
W | W | W | 1 | 10 | |
| Episode 22 | @ Chicago Chris: 1 – 1 | Melano goal Jamie: 0 – 0 | at least 19 shots for Timbers |
D | D | D | 35 | 7.3 | |
| Thorns vs Reign Chris: 0 – 2 | Kim Little brace Jamie: 0 – 1 | Beverly Yanez goal |
L | L | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| Episode 21 | vs. Vancouver Chris: 1 – 2 | Manneh goal Jamie: 1 – 1 | Ridgewell goal, Ridgy roll |
L | D | W | 7.39 | 0 | |
| Thorns vs Spirit Chris: 2 – 0 | Nadim goal, Dagny Brynjarsdottir assist Jamie: 3 – 2 | Heath goal, Heath assist |
W | W | W | 15 | 21 | ||
| Episode 20 | vs. NYCFC Chris: 2 – 1 | Melano goal Jamie: 1 – 0 | Adi goal |
W | W | L | 0 | 5.63 | |
| Thorns @ Seattle Reign Chris: 1 – 3 | Sinclair goal Jamie: 1 – 2 | Horan goal |
L | L | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| @ Dallas Chris: 1 – 1 | Adi pk Jamie: 2 -3 | Nagbe goal |
D | L | L | 0 | 11.67 | ||
| Episode 19 | @ Vancouver Chris: 1 – 2 | Mattocks revenge goal, Referee Stott controversial penalty in Vancouver’s favor, tipping scale Jamie: 2 – 1 | Adi brace |
L | W | L | 53 | 0 | |
| Thorns @ Washington Spirit Chris: 2 – 2 | Lindsey Horan goal, Horan assist Jamie: 1 – 2 | Crystal Dunn brace |
D | L | D | 4.6 | 0 | ||
| Episode 18 | vs. Toronto Chris: 1 – 1 | McInerney goal, equalizer Jaimie: 2 – 1 | Valeri goal, Ridgewell back |
D | W | W | 0 | 97.6 | |
| Thorns @ Boston Chris: 2 – 1 | Nadia Nadim brace Jamie: 2 – 0 | Allie Long goal |
W | W | W | 15.56 | 15.56 | ||
| @ New England Chris: 2 – 2 | Nagbe goal Jamie: 1 – 1 | Melano goal |
D | D | D | 16.7961 | 23.1 | ||
| Episode 17 | Thorns @ FC Kansas City Chris: 0 – 1 | Erika Tymrak goal Jamie: 3 – 2 | Tobin Heath 3 assists (She did get 1) |
L | W | D | 3.91 | 1.19 | |
| Episode 16 | vs. San Jose Eathquakes Chris: 0 – 0 | Victor Bernardez blown red card call Jaimie: 1 – 1 | Valeri goal |
D | D | W | 1.17 | 1.12 | |
| vs. FC Dallas Chris: 1 – 0 | No Diaz, Jack McInerney goal Jamie: 0 – 1 | Diaz plays, Urruti goal |
W | L | L | 0 | 12.5 | ||
| Thorns v Orlando Chris: 3 – 1 | Lindsey Horan 2 assists Jamie: 2 – 1 | Tobin Heath goal |
W | W | W | 22.71 | 33.96 | ||
| On Nigel de Jong Disciplinary Committee Chris: 5 game suspension Jamie: 2-3 game suspension |
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| Episode 15 | @ LA Galaxy Chris: 1 – 4 | Zardes gets brace Jamie: 1 – 3 | Adi goal, does not score first |
L | L | D | 0 | 19.21 | |
| Episode 14 | @ Orlando Chris: 2 – 1 | Melano Goal, Adi assist. Jamie: 1 – 1 | Borchers Header |
W | D | L | 0 | 0 | |
| Episode 13 | International Break: No predictions |
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| Episode 12 | vs. Real Salt Lake Chris: 3-2 | Nagbe brace, hugs Caleb Porter Jamie: 1-1 | Melano goal |
W | D | D | 9.6 | 14.379 | |
| Episode 11 | @ San Jose Earthquakes Chris: 0 – 0 | Timbers dominating possession and shots Jamie: 1-0 | Timbers Win with Adi Goal. |
D | W | L | 0 | 0 | |
| Episode 10 | vs. Columbus Chris: 1-1 | Melano goal and Valeri assist Jamie: 2-1 | Timbers win with Valeri goal |
D | W | W | 0 | 47 | |
| Episode 9 | Home opener vs. Columbus | ||||||