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Matt finally had a winning week. Kirk was saved by the Lions. Oddball is now neck and neck heading into the 5th week of the season.
Oddball is our weekly NFL gambling competition where we each get $100 every week and try to outdo each other. The loser has to eat a well-done Applebee's steak.
Recap: Matt's Picks
$100 wagered $70.00 won $357.17 in the bank
Hey, I actually did something right! I was feeling really great about myself after Sunday, but then got walloped by Covid and the hapless New York Giants on Monday. At least I wasn't foolish enough to wager on Danny Dimes this time around.
Titans +2.5
Straight up ATS (-115)
I wasn't exactly scared of the Bengals, but I didn't think this game would be so one-sided it didn't even pop up on Red Zone later than 1:30 PM EST on Sunday. Burrow is very obviously not right and neither is the Bengals offense. We might need to keep fading them until he completes a pass longer than 10 yards.
💰 Won $20
Rams +1.5
Straight up ATS (-120)
I felt pretty smart when the Rams were up 23-0. Then I felt like throwing up when this game went to overtime. The Colts are scrappy. We are going to need to patrol the backdoor for them in the future.
💰 Won $20
Jets +9.5
Straight up ATS (-110)
I never doubted my boy Zach Wilson. Mostly because I came down with Covid and slept through three quarters of this game. But hey, we'll take it!
💰 Won $20
Bills -3.0
Straight up ATS (-105)
Just gonna flag that the Bills are 3-0 straight up and against the spread since Kirk declared that they were dead after Week 1. Thanks buddy!
💰 Won $20
Moneyline Parlay (+1281)
Jets (+370)
Raiders (+194)
This wasn't the stupidest pick in retrospect. The Chargers tried really hard to blow another massive lead. The Jets tried really hard to not blow. In the end, it didn't work out. But I don't regret taking a shot. It made the end of the 4:00 window pretty fun to watch on Sunday.
❌ Lost $10
Kirk's Picks
$168.26 wagered $85.67 lost $389.41 in the bank
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Mostly the worst.
Same Game Parlay (+1411)
Jordan Love Under 227.5 Passing Yards, Jared Goff Under 249.5 Passing Yards, Jordan Love Under 1.5 Passing TD's, Jared Goff Under 1.5 Passing TD's, Amon-Ra St. Brown Under 72.5 Receiving Yards, Sam LaPorta Under 44.5 Receiving Yards
Missed here but actually hit 4/6 of the picks. Shouldn't have bet against Sam LaPorta as the rookie TE has shown he's going to be a top option for some time but I got odds boost greedy. Jordan Love only barely hit his over on account of a 30+ yard play after the clock had expired but the refs refused to call it. What a bunch of horseshit! I'm actually not too disappointed with this one, can't expect to hit these all the time.
❌ Lost $25
Lions -2.0
Straight Up ATS (-110)
Wish I bet it all on the Lions of course but I felt putting all my money on a Thursday night game would make Sunday boring so here we are. Glad to have locked this one in. I knew the Lions were good but what we got to learn the Packers, I believe, is that they are a below average team. Maybe you shouldn't have given that loveable hippy the big ol' dirty boot huh?
✅ Won $39.33
Browns -2.5
Straight Up ATS (-118)
Ok this sucked for a couple of reasons. A.) I bet $100 here. B.) Deshaun Watson was ruled out late in the week and the line turned to +1.5 for the Browns. C.) I think the fact he was ruled out caused the entire team to give up before a single snap was played.
The contest was never close so my only consolation prize was not sweating it for a full 3 hours.
I'm not trying to sound like a little bitch boy here but I'll need to talk to Matt this week about the rules and when we lock these bets in, if there are circumstances we can change mid week etc. I didn't want to be labeled a filthy cheater so I let it ride for this first instance and I had already locked it in on Fan Duel when submitting my picks. More than likely this is a rare scenario. This is also probably Karma for betting on this morally dubious team in the first place. Never AGAIN!
❌ Lost $100.00
footnote - Shoutout Matt for correcting my math on our tracker as I was in the dumps from losing so many of my other personal bets throughout the day I totally forgot the Lions won and covered. Thanks Guy.