1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: This is straight fire with Jason McIntyre. What is a 2 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: straight fire, fam, It's me Jason McIntyre. This is straight 3 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: fire for Thursday, November eleventh, a Happy Veterans Day to 4 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: everyone out there and other kids are off school for many. 5 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: It will be a difficult day for those dads who 6 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: work at home. But into the time with your kids 7 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: because before you know it, they will be grown up 8 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: and not wanting to hang out with you. Great, great 9 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: night in the NBA. I got a fun little nugget. 10 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: I heard about something about the Minnesota Timberwolves who are 11 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: coming to l A this weekend. A couple of buddies 12 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: uh friendly with one Karl Anthony Towns, who is unhappy. 13 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: We'll get to that shortly. A couple of fun and 14 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: NFL stories. We've got a really really sharp n f 15 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: L betting trend for the best bet at the end 16 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: of the pod for Thursday night football. Ravens Dolphins. Not 17 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: great on paper, could be a decent game, but the 18 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: trend is mind boggling. My buddy get It sent it 19 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: to me. I had to look into it. I'm not 20 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: a trend guy, but this one's like, okay, large enough 21 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: sample size, it's definitely worth a look, um, so I 22 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: think you'll enjoy that. I want to give a quick 23 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 1: shout out to yesterday's guest David Baker. Just phenomenal stuff. 24 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: He's just a sharp guy. Um. I love people who 25 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: approach things differently than I do. Uh, and I always 26 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: learned something when I talked to him. So if you 27 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: missed that, uh, and you want some week ten NFL insights, 28 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: definitely check out yesterday's pod. Um. But first, I think 29 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: we gotta start with the Aaron Rodgers funny news. Uh. 30 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers and the Packers obviously are in the mix 31 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: for Odell Beckham, and it comes out yesterday. I think 32 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: it was early issue yesterday that the Green Bay Packers 33 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: have made an offer to Odell Beckham. Aaron Rodgers and 34 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: the Packers have made an offer. It was the minimum 35 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: and a minimum salary offer. Now, of course O'Dell got 36 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: paid from the Browns, and it's one of those Hey man, 37 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: you're getting paid elsewhere, why are we offering you big money? 38 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: But clearly O'Dell did not jump at it. He, I guess, 39 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: is exploring his options and I found this funny. Yahoo 40 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: Sports had an interesting article on O'Dell and this is 41 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 1: really really funny. Beckham prefers a team in playoff contention 42 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: that features an offensive minded head coach and a creative, 43 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: veteran quarterback with a track record of success. You don't say, 44 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham. Somebody joked to me over text message that 45 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: that's like, you know, a guy joining a dating app, 46 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: and he says, yeah, you know, I was divorced a 47 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: couple of times. I recently lost my job, but I'm 48 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: basically looking for a Vegas ten who is financially independent 49 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: and likes to travel. And it's funny and smart and 50 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: basically I want the world and I'm nothing special because 51 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: that's what Aredell Beckham is right now. Guys. I'm sorry, 52 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: between the injuries, the lack of production, he's just not 53 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 1: the same guy he was. And for him to be, 54 00:02:55,600 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: uh seeking a veteran quarterback with a track record of success, 55 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: offensive minded head coach. Yeah, who doesn't want a team 56 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: in playoff contention? It's just delusional Odell Beckham. Just funny, 57 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: funny stuff from Odell. Obviously, his camp is seeking everything, 58 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: and you know the Packers are in the mix. They 59 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: don't want to pay him again. That is going to 60 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: get contentious. It's pretty clear from that that creative veteran 61 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: quarterback track record of success is not mac Jones. I'm 62 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: not buying the Patriots stuff. I will. I don't mind 63 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: being wrong on this. I just don't see that happening. 64 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: My money is still on Packers potentially Saints, although Trevor 65 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: Simeon is not a playoff quarterback with a track record 66 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: of success. Um, we'll see. It's weird because he's dragged 67 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: his feet so long. Here we are Thursday. Does he 68 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: have time to get in town, sorry, the playbook a 69 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: little bit and be ready to go past his physical 70 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: all that stuff, like, I don't know, I it sounds 71 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: like he's probably not going to be suiting up this weekend. 72 00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: That would be my guess, unless he's done a lot 73 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: of the back channel stuff and past the COVID tests 74 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: and all that. Like, it's tough to just jump in 75 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: and and all of a sudden be a factor. So 76 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: we'll see what happens with Odell Beckham. But um, I'm 77 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: not going to touch the other big NFL story, which 78 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: is Dalvin Cook. It's just it's ugly. I said yesterday, 79 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: I'm not going to touch it, and I'm sorry, we're 80 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: punting again. I know a lot of people have strong 81 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: feelings about what happened Adam Schefter and his report and 82 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: the lawyer for Dalvin cook Um and firing off the 83 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 1: early salvo. I guess it was the agent to Schefter 84 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:36,359 Speaker 1: and setting the groundwork. Well, I'm just I'm not getting 85 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: into this guy's It's it's an ugly story, very he said, 86 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: She said, I'm not, it's pointless. Same thing with the 87 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson at the beginning. Remember I didn't want to 88 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: touch it. So we're gonna quickly move on to the 89 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: NBA before we get to the best bet. And I 90 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 1: listen the Cleveland Washington game. I know nobody cares about that, 91 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: and Rob's gonna be ticked off that I even talked 92 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: about it. These are two like decent teams. I mean, 93 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: right now, they look like playoff teams. Washington pulls it 94 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: out late Kuzma, former Laker, former Laker to lighting up 95 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: Cleveland down the stretch. Washington pulls out a big road win. 96 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: Pretty impressive stuff. I'm just gonna tell you. The Golden 97 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:14,359 Speaker 1: State Warriors remain for me, the best watch in the league. 98 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 1: They're so exciting Uh, Gary Payton Jr. If you guys 99 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: remember him from college at Oregon State. He's just come 100 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: out of nowhere and it's like a dunking machine. He's 101 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: just yamming on everybody. And um, you know, Warriors are 102 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: really good and they played the Timberwolves last night, and 103 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 1: you know, you see Minnesota and you look at the 104 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: box good. They're really struggling. And you look at the 105 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: box and you're like, oh, Anthony Edwards, man, that guy's 106 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 1: getting some buckets. And you look at his shots and 107 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: it's like, oh, Anthony Edwards taking over shots, Okay, And 108 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: what's Carl Anthony Town's Oh he's taking significantly fewer shots. 109 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 1: This is Carl Anthony Town's team. He wanted D'Angelo Russell. 110 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 1: He didn't want, according to reports, LaMelo Ball because that 111 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: would eat into D'Angelo Russell. Well he got Anthony Edwards. 112 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: And Anthony Edwards is a dude, man. I mean, this 113 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: guy can play, he can get buckets. And again, this 114 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: is just what I heard. I'm not trying to start 115 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 1: a story. I don't want to get abody aggregating this 116 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,919 Speaker 1: and freaking out. But it sounds like, according to a 117 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: couple of people out here in l A. Who know 118 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: Towns and he's coming into town this weekend. He's not 119 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: thrilled with how things have started. That Anthony Edwards is 120 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: already the guy on that team. He's getting all the 121 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: shots and it's quickly becoming Anthony Edwards team. Now, Carl 122 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: Antony Towns is is having off to a good start, 123 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 1: putting up good numbers. He is shooting ridiculous from three, 124 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: but Anthony Edwards volume of shots is significantly more and 125 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: he's got the highlight, real stuff. And I'm just saying, 126 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: just keep an eye on this. But we've long known 127 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: Carling Anthony Towns wants to end up with the Knicks. Okay, 128 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: he's from Jersey. Um, he would love to end up 129 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: in the Garden. Can he force his way to the Knicks? 130 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: You know? I don't know what? Could you? Could you 131 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: swap our J Barrett uh for cat r J Barrett 132 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: and something obviously calling into the Towns and Max player, UM, 133 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: just keep an eye on that one. That one, to 134 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: me is interesting and I don't know, it looks like 135 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: something could be going on there and I'm just speculating, 136 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: which is always fun for everyone. But I also do 137 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: want to point out that the Milwaukee Bucks gotta win, 138 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: so I can no longer say they go below five hundred, 139 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: which I love to take shots at. Now. The reason 140 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: I brought up the NBA was because I played some 141 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: pickup hoops on Wednesday with my usual crowd, a lot 142 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: of fun, and this is like an old man thing. 143 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: Before I get to the best bet, I just have 144 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: to get this off by chest. Fox Sports Radio has 145 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all 146 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot com and 147 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: within the I Heart Radio app search f s R 148 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: to listen live. So I woke up a couple of 149 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: days ago, I think it was like Sunday maybe, and 150 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 1: I noticed like a spider bite or something. I was like, 151 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: it's probably not a spider but it's maybe a pimple 152 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: on like the like my my rib cage area. And 153 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,119 Speaker 1: I was like, oh, it kind of hurts, it's red. 154 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: It's okay, it's probably a pimple, but it could be 155 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: a spider bite. Of course, my wife like laughs at me, 156 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: spider bite. Come on. So the next day it's like 157 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: three red bumps and it's pretty clear to me it's 158 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: a spider bite and it's growing and that was um, Monday. 159 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: So then Tuesday I wake up with this throbbing headache 160 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: and now the spider bite is like getting larger. And 161 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: of course I text a couple of my ear buddies 162 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 1: and I'm like, listen, I don't want to be that guy. 163 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,199 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna google this crap because you know what 164 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: happens when you google it. It's gonna say you got 165 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:39,199 Speaker 1: up by a black widow and blah blah blah or 166 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:43,839 Speaker 1: a recluse spider. And they're like, listen, just monitor it, 167 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: check check it out with like my my brother even 168 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,599 Speaker 1: said this, um, you know, circle it and if it 169 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:52,959 Speaker 1: gets bigger, then you know, maybe go see a doctor something. 170 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:56,319 Speaker 1: But I'm telling you it was a debilitating headache all day. 171 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: And you know how like when you put on deodor 172 00:08:57,960 --> 00:08:59,679 Speaker 1: in like your upper armory, it was like sword and 173 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 1: I'm like, what the hell is going on? And so 174 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:06,959 Speaker 1: of course Tuesday night overnight I could not sleep at all. 175 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: I'm just thinking, like I got pipped by did I 176 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: get put by a spider? Where? How does that happen to? 177 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: In bed? Am I gonna be able to play basketball 178 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: on Wednesday? And I couldn't sleep and I felt like, 179 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, am I getting a fever? You know? 180 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: And I get one of these like not anxiety moments, 181 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: but a little pant like old man panic, like what 182 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: the hell? Uh do I need to go to hospital? 183 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: And yard do I need like some medicine? And my god, 184 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: and my thing was am I going to be able 185 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: to play basketball? So I just popped some tile and all, uh, 186 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: put some tussing on it. Is that what he said? 187 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: Steve Smith, put some tussing on it, put on a 188 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: band aid, and it was fine and I played great 189 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: and I had a lot of fun. That That's my 190 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 1: little story. These are the small victories that you need 191 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: in life when you get to my age, you know, 192 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: you get the kids, you got work. And I was, 193 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,320 Speaker 1: you know, talking to a guy who started playing with 194 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 1: us recently, and he's like, yeah, I popped my achilles 195 00:09:58,280 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago, and I thought that was 196 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: it for me, like I'm never playing basketball again. And 197 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: then I heard about your game and I was like, yeah, 198 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: I gotta play this. Basketball is too fun, like it is. 199 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: I know, some dudes like golf and that's fine, and tennis, 200 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,439 Speaker 1: which I like. Uh, some people like soccer which is 201 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: a little high risk when you get beyond your thirties. 202 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: I'll just say, and basketball is a big one that 203 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: scares a lot of people, like that risk of a 204 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: c L and surgery and Achilles and all this, And 205 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: I just keep coming back to, like, the idea of competition, 206 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: to me, is something that never goes away for some 207 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: people and for me, I love to be competitive. I've 208 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: been gambling for a long time. I love playing sports. 209 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: I like to win. I'm like any dude who likes 210 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:47,839 Speaker 1: to be competitive. And I talked to a buddy who's like, hey, Jason, 211 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: you know there's a Brown basketball tournament for adults like 212 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: you know, Indian guys, and um, you know we we 213 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: might it might happen next year. And I was like, 214 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 1: I'm so in So I started a text chain with 215 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: someone like Brown Friends, like hey, hey, let's make this happen. 216 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: I want to get into tournament. Like just the idea 217 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: of competition and being in a tournament and going working 218 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 1: towards a goal to me is just so fun. I 219 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: know some people like don't like that, but I just 220 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: absolutely love it. I mean what else honestly, Like, do 221 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: you have your day, you got your work, stuff. You've 222 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: got your family. Where are you getting that win? That 223 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: like excitement? Hey, listen, I know some some dudes like 224 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 1: to go to bars and you know they're married. Hint 225 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: on chicks. I get that. That's fine. You want to 226 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 1: do your thing. Um, I'm not gonna poo poo that. 227 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: UM Like gambling obviously is one. Um. Some people want 228 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 1: to do art of some kind or play a guitar 229 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: or what have you. That's fine too, I get that. 230 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: For me, it is no no doubt, unequivalently hoops. I 231 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: just love it anyways. Uh, let's get to the best 232 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: bet here on Straight Fire. Fox Sports Radio has the 233 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of 234 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 1: our shows that Fox sports Radio dot com and within 235 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: the I Heart Radio app search f s R to 236 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: listen live. The only thing better than sitting on your 237 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: couch watching the game. He's making money while you do it. 238 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: Here's your best bet. Alright, it's time for the best 239 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: bet here on straight fire. And uh did not go 240 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 1: so well on Monday Night Football, with Pittsburgh choking away 241 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: a huge lead, the under getting dust and the only 242 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: way to win that one was to have teased it. Um. 243 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: Of course, teasers have been lucrative this year. The only 244 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: problem is the upsets Last week killed all the teasers. 245 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 1: It was brutal. But this week you've got the Ravens 246 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: and the Dolphins. Thursday Night Football. Not great game by 247 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: any stretch. The line has ballooned up to seven and 248 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: a half. Probably a lot of that has to do 249 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: with teaser protection. Also, Miami stinks, but I think Baltimore 250 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 1: is going to be the most popular teaser leg on 251 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: the board. A couple numbers to throwout you before I 252 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 1: get to something absolutely bonkers about the NFL season gambling. 253 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: So Baltimore is only one in five against the spread 254 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: as a favorite. That's not good, that's very bad. One 255 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 1: in five and now they're on the road giving a 256 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: touchdown to the Dolphins, and we know the Dolphins are 257 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: terrible by all accounts. Jacoby Brice will get to start 258 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: again too. It's got the middle finger injury. Also, I 259 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 1: think he's suffering from a bit of a bruised ego 260 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:23,959 Speaker 1: with the whole Deshaun Watson thing. But like everything Baltimore 261 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 1: used to do well defensively, like awesome pressure, sure tackling, 262 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 1: don't give up a lot of big plays. Like all 263 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: that is the opposite. This year. They are one of 264 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: the worst tackling teams top three and miss tackles um 265 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 1: due to the injuries. They just are a sieve defensively. 266 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:44,559 Speaker 1: I mean, they gave up so many big plays to 267 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 1: the I think they gave up like nine explosive plays 268 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:50,319 Speaker 1: against the Bengals a couple of weeks ago in that loss, 269 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 1: and right now they can't stop anybody. I mean, the 270 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 1: Vikings were in control most of that game. If you 271 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: if you had a Vikings money line ticket, I feel 272 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,719 Speaker 1: for you. Um. Vikings had that game led by four 273 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: team twice blew it. The Colts lad the Ravens for 274 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: almost the entire game before blowing it. Um. You know, 275 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 1: the Bravest have just not been that impressive. What has 276 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: been impressive is Lamar Jackson's comebacks. Remember in his career 277 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 1: coming into the season Owen six, when he trailed the 278 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 1: game by double digits in the regular season. What has 279 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: he done this year three comebacks of over double digits 280 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 1: UM to to get the victory, including the Vikings, UH 281 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 1: and the Colts. I'm leary to lay the points here. 282 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: I'll give you my my teaser leg plans with the 283 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: Ravens because again one in five against the spreadits a 284 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: favorite um going on the road on a short week, 285 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: even though Miami is awful and they can't take advantage 286 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: of any of the problems because everybody's hurt. Parkers on 287 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 1: the I R Yeah, Jalen Waddle should eat, but they're 288 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: running game is awful. Miles gascon that offensive line, like 289 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 1: Miami is just not a good football team. Just remember 290 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: they turned the ball over five times against the Houston Texans. 291 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 1: The Houston Texans like that. They still did get the 292 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 1: cover because only because the Texans are way more in 293 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: nepth uh than anybody by far the worst team in 294 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: the league, certainly not my Jets. So I don't like 295 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: this seven and a half. I would tease the Ravens 296 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: and and here are your options. You guys know we've 297 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 1: talked about this, I've written about it for Fox Sports. 298 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: You want to tease through the key numbers of seven 299 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 1: and three? Why are the key because when you look 300 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: at you know, five thousand NFL games dating back, you know, 301 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 1: thirty years, the most common results are landing on three 302 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: and seven. So where would you tease Baltimore with? Well, 303 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 1: I mean that Jacksonville makes a whole hell of a 304 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: lot of sense there ten and a half against the Colts. 305 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: You tease the Colts down to three and a half 306 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: or three, right, and you're sitting pretty pretty good there. 307 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: I think Dallas from nine down to two, uh, makes 308 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: a lot of sense. Buffalo on the road, I don't know. 309 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: There is some Jets money coming in on the Big 310 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: White Mike White starting news. I'm not even joking. That's 311 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: down from thirteen to eleven and a half in some spots. 312 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: Could tease Tampa under a field goal, but the only 313 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: problem is no Antonio Brown and it looks like maybe 314 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 1: no Godwin, no Gronkowski all of a sudden. I don't 315 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: like that matchup. I think Washington's gonna take money again. 316 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh makes a lot of sense as a teaser, like 317 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 1: coming down from nine to two. Um, although the Lions 318 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: are getting a little healthier and we know Mike Tomlin 319 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: stinks as a favorite, they are oh and four against 320 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 1: the spread this year's favorites. That's probably gonna be my 321 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: UM Survivor League pick Pittsburgh, And I mean the other 322 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: option is Buffalo, but my gosh, if Pittsburgh blows that 323 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 1: game and loses, and I'm out on Survivor because of 324 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: Mike Tomlin. I will be just crestfallen. Um. So there 325 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: are lots of options that you could even look at Arizona, 326 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: although it might be Coulte McCoy agan and I know 327 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: it was. Arizona is gonna be facing the immortal p J. Walker. Um, 328 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: but I don't trust Colpe McCoy to cover the spread, 329 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 1: certainly not ten and a half, but even a teaser 330 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: like So ultimately, I think Baltimore is a popular the 331 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 1: most popular teaser like play. If you're looking for an underdog, Jason, 332 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: you just aimed six favorites. Yeah, theres an underdog. It 333 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 1: will be the Minna Soda Vikings. Okay, all they do 334 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:06,160 Speaker 1: is play close games. The screen is painted Chargers by three. 335 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 1: But I think some of this Dalvin Cook news got 336 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:13,959 Speaker 1: people skittish. Obviously, his legal situation. You hate to call 337 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: a legal situation a push, but right now there's so 338 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:21,199 Speaker 1: much conflicting information. I cannot imagine Dalvin Cook getting suspended. Um, 339 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: it's way too early in that process. Um. But all 340 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,360 Speaker 1: the Chargers do is play close games. They don't beat anybody. 341 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 1: All the Vikings do is play close games. Um. If 342 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 1: I can tease that to the Vikings getting four and 343 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 1: a half, um, hell yeah, I'm taking that. It's not 344 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: through the seven, but you're getting points with the Vikings 345 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 1: um on the road. And you know, frankly, I don't 346 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: think there's a ton of separation between the two. Despite 347 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: what David Baker said yesterday. I do want to point 348 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 1: out a trend. And again I'm not a trend better 349 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: but my buddy Pete grew up with him, still buddies, 350 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: high school, college, all that, and um, he sends me 351 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,439 Speaker 1: this TikTok link and of course you know I had 352 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:01,880 Speaker 1: to read out on the TikTok app. Yes, we downloaded 353 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 1: TikTok for the family during COVID. We did some TikTok videos. 354 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 1: But then I was like, I'm not this is dumb. 355 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 1: I'm not doing it. So I had to redownload the 356 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:12,680 Speaker 1: TikTok app. And some random dude on there. I guess 357 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 1: he has some followers. Is just betting a strictly blind trend. 358 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,679 Speaker 1: Are you ready for this? It's hit this season on 359 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:25,680 Speaker 1: a sample size of I wrote the number and one, 360 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 1: so that's fifty four games. Kind of small, but still 361 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 1: relevant just betting teams that did not cover last week 362 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:40,160 Speaker 1: against teams that did did not cover the week before 363 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: against team that did cover last week. Of course, you 364 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: were now looking at week eight games to bet on 365 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: for this week nine trend. Bet it went seven or no. 366 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: So these are the games that this guy. If you 367 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: want to just bet the trend blindly, again, teams that 368 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:00,400 Speaker 1: did not cover, you bet them against teams that did cover. 369 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: So that applies to the Baltimore Ravens. They did not 370 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,959 Speaker 1: cover the number against the Vikings. They're facing the Dolphins, 371 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:11,159 Speaker 1: who did, you would bet according to this trend. The 372 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:13,879 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys did not cover, lost out right against Denver, 373 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: and they're facing Atlanta who did. I kind of like 374 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:20,400 Speaker 1: that one. The Carolina Panthers, so boy did not cover 375 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: against the Patriots, don't I know that against Arizona, which did? 376 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 1: The New Orleans Saints did not cover against the Falcons 377 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: against the Titans, who did? Eagles who did not cover 378 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: in that loss to the Chargers. Close one against the 379 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:41,920 Speaker 1: team that did. Detroit. I'm sorry Denver, Philadelphis playing Denver. 380 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,440 Speaker 1: Denver did cover against the Cowboys and the huge upset. 381 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: I kind of like Philly. There and then the one 382 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: that was interesting the Raiders who did not cover in 383 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 1: the loss to the Giants against the team that did 384 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 1: cover Kansas City. And I know what you're gonna say, 385 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 1: because I said this to Kansas City did not cover. Well, 386 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:01,359 Speaker 1: this guy is just looking at the early week opening number. 387 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 1: Kansas City opened either minus one or pick depending before 388 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 1: Rogers got ruled out. So if you got that number, 389 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 1: then yes, the Raiders aplack. But even if you take 390 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: that out, there's still six games, which is interesting. And again, 391 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 1: eventually you expect the market correction to come, because that's 392 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: what these markets do. If any of these trends lasted forever, 393 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,199 Speaker 1: everybody would bet them every week and it would be 394 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 1: hugely profitable and the casinos would lose and we'd all 395 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:29,439 Speaker 1: win money and be happy. That's just not how it works. 396 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:33,199 Speaker 1: Markets tend toward efficiency. And is this the week that 397 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: it turns. I don't know, but I sure as hell 398 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 1: will tell you the bets you do not want to 399 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 1: make are the bets you need to make. For instance, 400 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 1: if you've got the stomach for the Carolina Panthers this week, 401 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: go for it. You know, that's the bet you need 402 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: to make. Is Arizona with a backup quarterback probably double 403 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: digits over Carolina. Nobody's touching Carolina this week, absolutely nobody. 404 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: That's a bet you need to make. Now. I can't 405 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 1: put that in a contest, although you could say, well, Jay, 406 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: at two games over five hundred, You're like, there's like, ah, 407 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:06,919 Speaker 1: I think four thousand people in it, and I'm like, 408 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 1: d seventeen hundred somewhere in there. They disappointing. Why don't 409 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: you just go with crazy bets and hope to go 410 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: five and oh that that's an option maybe, Uh, you know, 411 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:18,639 Speaker 1: come Saturday morning, when I gotta get the picks in, 412 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: I'll go that way. But Baltimore does apply. So for fun, 413 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 1: let's do. For fun, let's bet this trend. Are you 414 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: with me? Teams that did not cover against teams that 415 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: did Baltimore seven and a half. Let's give it a shot. Um, 416 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 1: but I in for real money, I will have Baltimore 417 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: in teaser legs. Tbd on on the teaser legs. Let's 418 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: see what happens with the practice reports today. Those are 419 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 1: big because as you saw throughout the league Wednesday, guys 420 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: injured left and right missing practice. Um, it's Alvin Kamara 421 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 1: didn't practice, Like, are you touching the Saints if they 422 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 1: don't have him? Like, come on, there's a two offensive 423 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: linement and practice Wednesday. How big a deal is that. 424 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: We don't know too early, so um, so we'll stick 425 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:02,680 Speaker 1: with that Baltimore minus seven and a half, small play 426 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: just for fun, pizza money in and out burger money. Um. 427 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: But we'll save the real stuff for for Friday's podcast. 428 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 1: All right, folks, thanks for listening. Talk to you tomorrow.