Oct 20th | Seattle or Toronto? Here’s Our G7 Ticket

All hands behind Kirby; Jays’ closer was taxed last night. We’re on Seattle.

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Friday 10/17/2025: -2 Units

MLB: Bryce Miller Under 11.5 Outs - 1 Unit (+120) - Lost - -1 units

MLB: Shohei Ohtani Under 15.5 Outs - 1 Unit (+110) - Lost - -1 units

We played against Miller’s length, expecting a short leash in a leverage spot and early traffic to run up pitches. Instead, he was crisp and economical - four clean frames on the board before a leadoff single in the 5th ended his night. That still put him at 12 outs and over our number. Seattle’s late heroics didn’t influence this market; the handicap missed on efficiency + command giving him enough runway to finish four full.

We projected a tighter hook and higher pitch counts versus a contact-heavy Milwaukee lineup. Ohtani flipped that script: 6.0+ innings, 10 K, just two hits through six, and he sat at 18 outs before exiting after a 7th-inning walk and single. With that kind of dominance, there was no mid-5th danger; he cleared the total comfortably. The read leaned on postseason conservatism and patient bats - the reality was ace-level whiffs and efficiency that kept him on the mound.

Saturday 10/18/2025:  -2.25 Units

NCAAF: South Carolina +4.5 - 1 Unit (-115) - Lost - -1.15 units

NCAAF: LSU +2.5 - 1 Unit (-110) - Lost - -1.1 units

We grabbed the home dog on the premise Oklahoma would be clunky off the Texas loss and South Carolina could trade punches if LaNorris Sellers had time. The matchup never let that materialize. OU’s front wrecked protection (six sacks), flipped short fields (the sniffed-out fake-punt pass), and produced a fourth-and-goal stonewall that set the tone. John Mateer stayed on script with two long TD drives while the Sooners’ defense controlled leverage downs. With pressure rates that lopsided, +4.5 never had a clean path.

We took the points expecting LSU’s defense to cap Vanderbilt’s scoring ceiling and for Nussmeier’s explosives to separate late. Instead, Diego Pavia was the difference - a dual-threat takeover that kept chains moving and drives finishing. LSU repeatedly settled for three (multiple FG attempts, one miss), and a key sack snuffed their best late field-position chance. With Vandy punting only twice and LSU’s red-zone/short-yardage execution lagging, our +2.5 read turned into a full-score defeat despite the Tigers’ splash plays.

Sunday 10/19/2025:   -2.12 Units

NFL: Saints +4.5 - 1 Unit (-110) - Lost - -1.1 units

NFL: Tet McMillan Over 52.5 Receiving Yards - 1 Unit (-112) - Lost - -1.12 units

We grabbed the points banking on a lower-event game and a Saints defense that could muddy it up. Chicago’s defense flipped the script from the opening series: four takeaways (three INTs), four sacks, and an early strip-sack that put points on the board. A long INT return set up the first TD, and the Bears’ 222 rushing yards let them sit on a lead. Chris Olave (98 yards, 2 TDs) gave New Orleans life around halftime, but with the field position battle lopsided and the Bears’ pressure landing, +4.5 never truly came back into range.

The read leaned on McMillan’s growing role, but the game complexion cratered volume. Carolina-Jets turned into a 13–6 grind, and Bryce Young’s ankle exit pushed the Panthers even further toward a conservative script. Xavier Legette (9–92–1) vacuumed targets, and while McMillan chipped in a key 11-yard 4th-and-3 conversion, the combo of QB change, clock-bleeding drives, and a defense-led win capped the route tree at chain-movers rather than explosives.

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Today's LIVE Bets: 

NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions- 1 Unit (-111) - 7:00pm ET

Against the Spread - 👈  Click to get more info on tonights match up 

Amon-Ra St. Brown Over 79.5 Receiving Yards

Analysis:

Ford Field sets up as a classic volume funnel for the Sun God. After a quiet, underneath-heavy outing in Kansas City, Detroit tends to open with scripted, on-schedule throws to re-center the offense around St. Brown’s option/choice routes and glance digs. That meshes with Tampa Bay’s profile: a pressure-forward Bowles unit that can be stressed between the numbers and in the quick game when quarterbacks get the ball out… [Click here to get the Full write up on this bet]...

MLB: Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays - 1 Unit (+115) - 8:10pm ET

Against the Spread - 👈  Click to get more info on tonights match up 

Mariners to win

Analysis:

Game 7 at Rogers Centre is exactly the kind of plus-money spot we want with Seattle. We’re betting on leverage depth and second-look familiarity over sticker-name pitching. The Jays just ran their top late-inning arm for 35 stressful pitches last night, which can ripple into tonight’s endgame. Meanwhile, Seattle is fully in all-hands mode behind George Kirby—one hint of second-time-through traffic and they can pivot to the leverage stack early… [Click here to get the Full write up on this bet]...

📢 In Other Sports News

NFL headlines open with a retro-style rally in the Meadowlands: Denver scored 33 in the 4th to stun the Giants, the kind of comeback that instantly skews live markets and Monday narratives. With two weeks until the trade deadline, league chatter splits on whether we’ll see a flurry or a fizzle. Somber note: former All-Pro RB Doug Martin has died at 36. On campus, the AP Top 25 is chaos - every spot changed except No. 1—as Texas A&M and Alabama surge into the top five and Vanderbilt makes a historic jump. On the diamond, ALCS Game 7 hits Toronto tonight after Trey Yesavage shoved in Game 6; the Dodgers wait behind Shohei Ohtani’s comic-book NLCS MVP (10 K, three HR). The NBA tips tomorrow on NBC/Peacock - Thunder chase a repeat, Warriors–Lakers closes the doubleheader - with Kevin Durant inking a 2-year Rockets extension and the Warriors waiving Seth Curry (expected to re-sign soon).

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Today in Sports History 10/20

  • 1993 - The wildest World Series game ever: Blue Jays outlast the Phillies 15–14 in Game 4 - 29 total runs, still a Series record (4:14 time of game).

  • 2004 – “Down 0–3” becomes legend: The Red Sox finish the first-ever 0–3 series comeback, routing the Yankees 10–3 in ALCS Game 7 at Yankee Stadium.

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