The Bets: Sunday 1/8/23
I’M LOVING THIS COMMENT SECTION
Forget the fact that I finally won a couple of picks yesterday. Forget the fact that I still went negative and strung together a 2-3 day.
I love that you’re chirping me in the comments, and giving me some great ideas! Including, this one from good ol’ Archie
This is what I will do. That is a fantastic suggestion, but I want the main focus to still be on the yearly unit count. So, I will still keep the same format as I have, but in parenthesis the “Lifetime Total” keeping that overall unit count including the 2022 picks.
For example, The blog was a fresh baby this new year, and after going 2-3 yesterday, The Blog’s total is…
-1.22 Units
(+1.29 Units Lifetime)
Tell me what you think, Archie and others. Love that energy
Today is a lighter card. As a professional loser, I know when you are cold you need to go just one game at a time.
Luckily, I am still a loser so I’m sure I will be betting more on my Action Network mobile page!
Cleveland @ Pittsburgh 12:00 pm CST
(Steelers -2.5, O/U 40.5)
Shout out to my father-in-law for texting me this morning asking about this game, because I wouldn’t have looked at it unless he did.
He’s a big Steelers fan and was curious about what my take was on the spread. Yeah, you can’t give the in-laws picks that are wrong. You gotta be tight and get those right.
So after looking into it… Fuck the side in this game. Both teams really stink, they can’t pass the ball and are underachievers running the ball.
Divisional game, outside in the cold, running teams.
This all sounds like an under to me.
It’s a total square pick, but I really don’t see either team getting a lot of points. 17-13 sounds like the ending score, I just don’t know who will have that 17. Could be the team with a sexual deviant, or it could be the team that praised a sexual deviant for decades.
Take the under, and get ready for a rock fight.
Cleveland/Pittsburgh UNDER 40.5 (-110)
Risk 1 Unit to win 0.91
Dallas @ Washington 3:25 pm CST
(Cowboys -7.5, O/U 40.5)
Even though they are not a part of this game, FUCK THE EAGLES.
They couldn’t get the job done last week against the Saints, so now the Cowboys have to play starters in hopes that Philly slips up against the Giants, who are resting most of their starters.
With that being said, you know Mike McCarthy’s soup for brains body ass will be scoreboard-watching. Hurts will get the Eagles up 3 scores early, and Dallas will pull their starters.
On the other side of the field, the Commanders are worthless.
Ron Rivera was told “you are going to be fired at the end of the season. You need to start Carson Wentz or we will end on bad terms.” So, what the guy did was throw in the towel last week and started Wentz, ending his team’s season.
But the players still love him. They will be fighting for him every minute. Even late in the fourth if they are down 10 they still will be fighting to try to get a miracle win for their coach.
I love the Commanders here. They may win the game, and 7.5 is way too much.
Commanders +7.5 (-115)
Risk 1 Unit to win 0.87
Detroit @ Green Bay 7:20 pm CST
(Packers -4.5, O/U 49)
How the fuck did he do it.
Aaron Rodgers just won’t die.
The team that should have been eliminated back in November is now in a “win and in” scenario, while the Lions need the Seahawks to lose earlier in the day for this game to get them to the playoffs.
I’m really worried about the latter, I do not think the Seahawks lose, making this a “meaningless” game for the Lions.
But regardless that team will fight.
The players want to get a Dan Campbell season over .500
The players want to ruin Aaron Rodgers' (in my opinion) final season in the Green and Yellow.
But the problem is the weather for the Detroit side.
23 is cold for Cali Man Jared Goff.
I can see this DEFENSE stepping up today. They have a chip on their shoulder and are going to choke out the Packers.
I don’t know which side I like here, but I do love the UNDER here.
But, if you are a person that wants to bet a side, make sure you follow my dog Coach on TikTok. He is 2-0 in his last two so obviously, that guy knows what he is doing!
Detroit/Green Bay Under 49 (-110)
Risk 1 Unit to win 0.91
Zabe’s Futures
In this section, I will keep track of any futures that I will be placing for The Blog.
December 11, 2022:
Georgia to win the NCAAF Championship (-130)
Risk 4 Units to win 3.08
If you have been following along on my Saturday “The Bets” blogs, you will know my opinion on this Georgia team and the other three teams in this playoff. Georgia is just SO much better.
Remember Bama in their hay day? Yeah, that is this team and we are STILL getting decent odds because people don’t want to accept that the playoff system is still non-competitive.
Now, this play DOES count for the blog. If it hits, it will go toward The Blog’s total. If it misses, the -4 will still go towards The Blog’s total.
Zabe’s Past
2022 Total (October start): +2.51 Units
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