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How do I know it was a tough weekend for some NFL bettors? I had a season-high three VSiN subscribers write Monday to unsubscribe because they were retiring from sports betting. I blame the Cowboys-Commanders game.
And then there are the 33 former Circa Survivor contestants who had the Commanders. thus losing a chance at the $14.2M prize.
The producers of the Circa Survivor documentary are filming Season 2 and on Sunday caught the joy of a miracle last-minute touchdown followed by the agony of a missed extra point. >>Watch the clip only if you can handle (someone else’s) pain.
I have hung out at Circa and gone to a Knights game with Las Vegas bettors Tom Osmun (shaved head) and Todd “Bubba” Horwitz (red hat), so I could only watch it once.
VSiN will broadcast a special encore presentation of the original Circa Survivor documentary on Wednesday night (starting at 9 p.m. PT).
>I hope VSiN’s Steve Makinen doesn’t feel like retiring today after losing on the MNF Ravens-Chargers Total. He picked the Under. The game went Over the closing 51 with 46 seconds remaining when the Chargers – aided by two pass interference penalties – scored a TD. The Ravens (-3) still covered 30-23.
>VSiN.com senior editor Zach Cohen must want my job writing this newsletter. He does a tremendous job of highlighting the most intriguing market moves coming off a crazy weekend of college football and the NFL.
>On a related note, Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon analyzed the awards markets for Saquon Barkley after he rushed 26 times for a career-high 255 yards— the ninth best performance in NFL history.
Calling all VSiN poker players!
How would you like to play in the Club WPT $5M Freeroll in Las Vegas on Dec. 13?
VSiN has partnered with Poker Now and together we’re hosting an online poker tournament and you can win a Golden Passport for a free seat in the largest poker freeroll ever —The World Poker Tour’s $5 million dollar Freeroll in Las Vegas. Visit VSiN.com/Poker and register today for your chance to win. (Just click on the Request Participation button.)
So far, I have commitments from VSiN’s Dave Tuley, Adam Burke, Scott Seidenberg and VSiN founder Brian Musburger, so you may see them on the virtual tables.
MACaction midweek finales
Adam Burke previews tonight’s MAC doubleheader: Toledo (-8.5) at Akron and Kent State at Buffalo (-21.5).
The Kent State-Buffalo game shows up in Makinen’s betting systems for regular-season finales:
Since 2015, home favorites of more than 20 points are 55-6 SU but just 23-38 ATS (37.7%) in season finale games.
>>More system matches from Steve.
Tyler Shoemaker posts his early Week 14 wagers.
Today in college basketball
Greg Peterson has posted his Best Bets for today’s menu.
Here are other resources for you . . .
>Adam Burke’s top plays will be up later today.
>Makinen’s daily power ratings (posted mid-morning).
>Greg’s Coast to Coast Hoops podcast on which he handicaps every game every day.
Finally, the vacationing Matt Youmans checked in with his version of a postcard from the Maui Invitational, where he saw UConn (-8.5) fall to Memphis 99-97 in OT.
Quick Hits
Black Friday Special: We’re getting a jump on the biggest shopping day of the year with a terrific offer on a VSiN Pro subscription: $60 for access to everything we do through May 1, 2025. Sign up here.
NBA: Zach Cohen will post his Best Bets later today on our NBA page.
NHL: Look for Jonathan Davis‘ picks by mid-morning on our NHL page.
