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GRAPES OF WRATH? (1.14.25)
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GRAPES OF WRATH? (1.14.25)

Football playoff games suggest a curse may be among us for 2025

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) looks back at a “having a bad time” against the spread in both the College Football Playoff and Wild Card Weekend in the NFL, compared to a 54.5% effort in player props and a pair of long shots that hit in the anytime touchdown market.

  • The difference between Penn State not covering and Texas not covering

  • Why missing out on Houston as a value play was a lesson in football-knowledge hubris

  • How the Broncos and Packers were closer than the scoreboard indicated (and why did Green Bay have a timeout left late?!?)

  • Baker Mayfield blows it for the Bucs

  • Sam Darnold turns into a pumpkin

And how it all might be blamed on a New Year’s Eve grape ritual gone bad.


Some “fun” high-leverage/variance stats:

Teams we bet on went 6-for-16 on 4th down compared to 6-for-6 against, and we lost the collective turnover margin 14-6.


Plus, college basketball bets for Tuesday night??? The Madness is coming… eventually.

It’s time to head to THE WINDOW, let’s go!

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This is the moneyline betting guide for the upcoming week’s games in the NHL. The two columns on the far right are the target moneylines for a bet on either team should you be interested in backing one side or the other. For a better understanding on how moneyline betting works in the NHL, click here.

*Moneyline projections are not built reflecting day-to-day injuries to such meaningful players as: Aaron Ekblad, Kirill Kaprizov, Ilya Sorokin/Semyon Varlamov, Linus Ullmark, and Jack Eichel.

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