The favorite in Saturday’s Ohio State-Texas game flipped — at least at Circa Sports on Thursday afternoon.
After taking a $550,000 bet on Texas +1, Circa moved the line to Longhorns -1 in an effort to get some buyback on Ohio State. It worked as Circa settled at pick’em by the end of the night.
Circa owner Derek Stevens explained what happened on VSiN PrimeTime with Matt Youmans and Tim Murray.
Adam Burke handicaps tonight’s Auburn-Baylor game (8 p.m. ET, FOX).
Steve Makinen has Best Bets for four games tonight, including Georgia Tech at Colorado (8 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Dave Tuley has plays for two games tonight, including UNLV at Sam Houston (9:30 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network).
As they will all season, Tim and Matt trade Best Bets on the VSiN College Football Betting Podcast.
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>>Everything we post on Week 1 will be collected here.
Sent Packing
I’m sure Dave Ross, who self identifies as a Cowboys fan, will have plenty to say about the trade of Micah Parsons to the Packers on today’s VSiN By The Books (7-10 a.m. ET) with Jensen Lewis.
The betting market has already spoken: Green Bay is the new favorite to win the NFC North at +170 (from a pre-trade +260). The Cowboys moved to an ever bigger underdog (from +7 to +7.5 at some books) in the NFL season opener on Thursday vs. the Eagles.
>Adam Burke has more on the blockbuster deal.
The updated VSiN NFL Betting Guide (updated except for a certain Cowboys trade) is out and ready for download here for VSiN Pro subscribers. The 42-page PDF includes new Best Bets now that training camps have concluded. Not a VSiN Pro subscriber? Find a package that works for you.
At the races
It’s a big weekend of horse racing, but not too big for Mike Somich and Aaron Halterman.
On the VSiN At The Track podcast, Mike and Aaron cover the Pacific Classic and the Nashville Derby, among others.
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“Mr. Ed” Sehon has picks for today’s Saratoga card.
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White joins daughter in Circa Invitational
Matt Youmans has named three more entries for the Circa Friday Football Invitational, which starts a week from today:
Jason Jarvis: Professional gambler from Connecticut; Circa Million fourth-place finisher in 2021 and 10th place in 2023.
Edwin Meyer/Carl Sack: Co-owners of KillerSports.com; Meyer was Circa Survivor co-champion in 2020, and Sack is a professional bettor from Colorado.
Kenny White: Professional bettor and veteran oddsmaker from Las Vegas; Stardust Invitational two-time champion.
Kenny’s daughter, Alex, finished second in the invitational last year and is back for another run.
>>21 of the 25 contestants have been named.
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FYI: The Circa Grandissimo is up to 34 entries at $100K apiece.
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Quick Hits
MLB: Greg Peterson has Best Bets for today’s MLB menu. Steve Makinen and Adam Burke will post their daily contributions later this morning.
ICYMI: Watch Gill Alexander‘s interview with Matthew Bowyer, who pleaded guilty last year to running an illegal sports betting operation that recruited hundreds of clients, including Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. Thanks to Bill Krackomberger for helping to make the interview happen.
U.S. Open: VSiN tennis analyst Zach Cohen will post his Best Bets in the evening before the next day’s matches. You can find them on our tennis page. Zach will post additional picks on our tennis picks page if he spots a play or two during the day. Gill Alexander will send me any picks he has for the page late at night. He has two for today.
