1 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Favorites. I am Chad Moment of the 2 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: Action Network. This was the Super Contest edition. Now it's 3 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: just the black Jack and Chad entertain you and each 4 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: other with coming up with five picks that we're going 5 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: to agree on for this weekend. Uh, and we're gonna 6 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: try to do it without hating on each other before, 7 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: because you are the worst person at taking direction I 8 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: have ever met in my life. Not five minutes before 9 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 1: this show starts, we all decide, you me, our producer. 10 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: We're not gonna say five picks. We're just gonna see 11 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: what we agree on. And what's the first word out 12 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: of your mouth where black Jack and I agree on 13 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: five picks? I mean, how many times I'm distracted by 14 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: your shirt? Yeah, because it's beauty full and you're wearing 15 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: yet another black fleece pull over. I'm distracted by the 16 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:09,559 Speaker 1: amount of chess hair that is coming out. You think 17 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:13,919 Speaker 1: that's a lot, sweetheart, I can make it more, all right, honest, 18 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: this is honest to god. This is like like I 19 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 1: feel like I'm getting Miami Vice Anniversary and like Don Johnson, 20 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: you know, forty pounds heavier in the same shirt. I 21 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: don't know that Don Johnson really went for the patterns 22 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: like this. Who's more of a straight pastel neon kind 23 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: of guy. It's got my purple and Paisley Paisley shirt. 24 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: That's right. Listen, don't forget everybody. You can get this 25 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: live on January six pm at Folies in Manhattan. We're 26 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: doing a live podcast. It's gonna be me, It's gonna 27 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: be black Jack, who's been blabbering. It's gonna be Paula Duca. 28 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: It's gonna Jeff Schwartz. Blackjack and Paula Duke are going 29 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: to get behind the bar. Scooch is gonna make an appearance. Um, 30 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 1: I've promote this. We already sold out. It's free tickets, 31 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: but we have a lot of a certain number of 32 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 1: sign ups. We already had the a lot of number 33 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: of sign ups. We had to open it up so um, 34 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: more people can come sign up because we had more 35 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: demand than we had actually expected, so we have more 36 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: room with space. Go sign up. Go to Action network 37 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: dot com slash Favorites, go sign up. Uh, so you 38 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: can see Blackjack and Me and all the other boys 39 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: from the Favorites, plus some special guests, surprise guests. Guess 40 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: Who's back. Guess who's back after an extended vacation. Who's 41 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: back Chat Georgina. Happy New Year, Fellas. Thank you for 42 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: the lovely gifts you sent me. Georgina. Listen, do you 43 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: have an iTunes review for US? iTunes review subject the 44 00:02:55,440 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: tension is electric user tip City. Both gentlemen are dynamite handicappers. 45 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: As an added bonus, the listeners are subjected to the 46 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 1: will they won't they tension between Chat and black Jack. Plus, 47 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: Georgina has a great voice. Nice one to the city appreciated. 48 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 1: This is one of the first reviews that didn't bash 49 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: you specifically come after me. Also, the will they are 50 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: won't they drama? While I can't disagree with it, I 51 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: also don't know what exactly it is will we or 52 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: will we what? But also I do understand that it's there. 53 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: It's palpable. Yeah, it is palpable. Um. There was actually 54 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: uh a comment towards me on Twitter, you know, because 55 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: we did a podcast that came out on Wednesday with 56 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: Scooch and we talked a lot about life in the 57 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: beginning of and that's what I put on one at 58 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: naptime and so one one listener ironic that you said 59 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: it like that. One listener said I, they would just 60 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: get to the picks, and I wrote it was ironic 61 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: because the beginning of the podcast was about how this 62 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: was going to be the year of kindness. Yeah. I know, 63 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: I know you're trying the Year of Kindness thing, which 64 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: is great. But man, when you have an open microphone 65 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: and nobody to stop you on the other side, because 66 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 1: Scooch is too nice, He's just too nice, he'll let 67 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,479 Speaker 1: you go. You will just ramble on and on about 68 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: some crap like that. Scooch is like the nicest guy 69 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: like he. You'll go on one of these tirades about 70 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: just idiotic nonsense and Scoochs will be like, yeah, yeah, 71 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: that's uh, that's interesting. He's just too nice. What did 72 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: you think was idiotic about what I said? You don't 73 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: think it should be the year of kindness. You don't 74 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 1: think that we should all pledge to live up to 75 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 1: our potential this year and every year. You don't think 76 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: we should move the needle. You don't think I'm walking 77 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: over here from our office thinking I'm doing enough to 78 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: move the needle today. You don't think any of that 79 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: is important. If if that's what you're thinking, you need 80 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 1: to try thinking either a little harder or a little differently. No, 81 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 1: on the way over here. Actually I just I recounted 82 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: my entire workout for you. You did and then shadow 83 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: boxed in the elevator. So I don't think moving the 84 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: needle was really on your mind. It was when we 85 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: got in the elevator, when we turned the corner on 86 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: off on Madison. I thought to myself, am I moving 87 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: the needle today? The answer is no, so far, the 88 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: answer is no. How do you know what I've done 89 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: from because you told me your entire routine? I know, 90 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 1: but I got to the office early, like I was 91 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 1: sending emails, was talking to people. I'm sure those emails 92 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: were so important. I'm running a company, man. We got 93 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: some games, yeah we do. We got like divisional playoffs 94 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: going on. This is my favorite week of the playoffs. 95 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,839 Speaker 1: Last week, by the way, um, we liked the Texans. 96 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,359 Speaker 1: Didn't win that one, but we did like the Cowboys. 97 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 1: We did the Chargers. We did like the Eagles at 98 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: plus five, although I will remind you that I ended 99 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 1: up betting the Bears at minus three and a half 100 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: on the live betting. We didn't like the Eagles. I 101 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: like the Eagles. You were sitting here being the Chicago 102 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: homer that you are telling me how the Bears defense 103 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: was so great and Miss Robiski, Oh he's got it 104 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: all figured out. Yeah, that worked out defense doesn't win 105 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: the NFL anymore. Mr Robisky isn't the reason they lost 106 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: that game. Matt Nagy is the reason they lost that game. 107 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 1: I don't need to rehash all the ways in niche 108 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:38,479 Speaker 1: in which that game or your defense couldn't get a 109 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: stop in the fourth quarter when it mattered. Disappointing that 110 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: vaunted Bears defense. Yeah did not go well, Nope, sure didn't. 111 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: But and then we liked Clempson on the money on 112 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: the money line at plus one went one of us 113 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: actually bet that game. I forgot. You forgot to bet 114 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: the two to one dog that we took on our show. 115 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: You forgot, I did? How do you do that? This 116 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: wasn't Western Michigan versus Southern Illinois like I was a 117 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: National championship game. I'll tell you exactly what happened. I'll 118 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: tell you exactly what happened, like over the weekend? Ship 119 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: can we get Scooch? Over the weekend? I had to 120 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: go to Staten Island. We visit our in laws, my 121 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: in laws, right. I told you you'd get to hear 122 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: about this. I just didn't think it would be on auto. 123 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: And so I was there all day and then we 124 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: had to stop somewhere in the city on the way back. 125 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: I didn't get home until really late. And then on 126 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: Sunday I was focused on the football games. And then 127 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: Monday I was working all day and then we ended 128 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: up having a meeting, a senior staff meeting, because you know, 129 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: I'm senior staff, and uh, it was like everyone senior staff. 130 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: It was a two hour meeting, five thirty, seven thirty, 131 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: and then like as soon it was over, I like 132 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: had to do about eight million things and I just 133 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: all of a sudden realized the games and I gotta 134 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: sit down to watch it. And I never bet it. 135 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: You could alive bet it. I live betted as well. 136 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: I doubled on that. Georgina, take us out of this 137 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: death spiral of a conversation Indianapolas at Kansas City Chiefs 138 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: by five and a half, Kansas City, Kansas City. You you, 139 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: if you take the Colts here, you are falling into 140 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: a trap. The Indianapolis Colts have had a nice year. 141 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: They've overachieved. That's great, Okay, Andrew Luck is back, he's 142 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: playing fantastic, wonderful, But that roster is still not anywhere 143 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: near as talented as Kansas City's. Okay, it's not Look 144 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: at the skill position players on offense. They do not 145 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 1: have the offense to hang with Kansas City. People are 146 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: forgetting how good Kansas City was and they're overvaluing Indianapolis. 147 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: That's why you've got reverse line movement on this game. 148 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:00,559 Speaker 1: Everyone in the damn world is betting Indianapolis and the 149 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: number has gone up. Okay, Kansas City is the play here, 150 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: lay the five and a half. I don't want to 151 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: hear about what the Chiefs did in in the playoffs 152 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: at home with Joe Montana or Elvis Gerback under center. 153 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: I don't care. I don't care about last year. This 154 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: is a different team with different players. They have a 155 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: different offense. Kansas City minus the points. All right. So 156 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: just to back up some of your claims here, I 157 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: want to fact check you. Uh, of the money is 158 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: coming in on the Indianapolis Colts. I'm looking at the 159 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: Action Network app. It's a free app you can download 160 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: and get all this information of the bets are coming 161 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:49,439 Speaker 1: in on the Indianapolis Colts. Okay, so you're right, it's 162 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: a reverse line move here. I know that's why I 163 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: said it. And what does that generally tell you in gambling? Chad, 164 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: I'm struggling with this one. Mm hmm. That tells you 165 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 1: to beout. Kansas City, Vegas wants to take all the 166 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: Colts money they can take, keep giving it. So a 167 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: couple of things, A couple of things on this first 168 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:21,959 Speaker 1: and foremost. The Chiefs defense, defense doesn't matter, is really bad. 169 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: You're not wrong, but come playoff time, I'm not talking 170 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: about winning. Listen, I'm not Can I finish in the playoffs? One? 171 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: Can I finish? I let you speak. You were loud, 172 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: you were louder than your shirt. Okay, so what can 173 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: I finish? I don't know. Can you if you don't 174 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: stop talking, just stop talking. We'll see. The Chiefs defense 175 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 1: is really bad. This game has Kansas City by ten points, 176 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 1: Kansas City by twelve points late into the game, and 177 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: then Andrew Luck does what he does and makes a 178 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 1: furious comeback. I'm not betting money line here on the Colts. 179 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: I'm not buying into the idea that they're a team 180 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 1: that is going to beat the Chiefs. I am buying 181 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: into the idea that they are a dangerous team late 182 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: in the game when they are down by a lot. 183 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: And Andrew Luck is the kind of quarterback who consistently 184 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:30,680 Speaker 1: can bring his team back, especially like long drives, when 185 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 1: things seem completely hopeless. The guy is a master at this. 186 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: So if you're telling me I've got five and a half, 187 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,560 Speaker 1: what I'm telling you is that I'm probably gonna wait 188 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: because I could see this line going up and I 189 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:45,199 Speaker 1: want to get the Colt is a big a number, 190 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 1: as at big a number as I possibly care. The 191 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: only number I would like the Colts out of seven. 192 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: Anything under seven, I like Kansas City. Kansas City wins 193 00:11:56,320 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: this game by morning a touchdown. You know what, I 194 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: don't really know what the construct of our show is 195 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: right now, but I will tell you that was a 196 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: great note to drop to the audience. I'm glad you 197 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: guys are listening. You don't really know what this is. 198 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: I feel like we we sort of had gone on 199 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: a path where we were gonna try to agree on 200 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: some games to bet them together. That's the construct, Okay, 201 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: I would like to bet you in this game? You 202 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: want to bet straight up, just head to head. Yeah, 203 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: because I I have decided to like the Colts at 204 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: five and half. Aren't you want to bet a hundred bucks? 205 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: I'm sure let's do it all right? Uh? Dallas? Wait? Wait, Regina, 206 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: you're up? Dallas at Los Angeles Rams los Angeles by seven. 207 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 1: I Uh, I don't like this game. Um, but I 208 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 1: like Dallas a little bit at this number. I think 209 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: that the Rams. You look back at the Rams over 210 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: the season, they struggled against the spread. Good team, not 211 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:06,199 Speaker 1: great against the spread. Dallas has shown they can run 212 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: the ball and play defense, which what does that usually do? 213 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: Usually limits opponents possessions, slows the game down seven points. 214 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:17,199 Speaker 1: I bet Dallas at the seven. I took the seven. 215 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 1: I don't love it. I don't feel great about it, 216 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: but I think Dallas is the right side defense front 217 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: seven Ezekiel, Elliott, Marii Cooper. Those have all been highlights 218 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:35,959 Speaker 1: for the Cowboys. We were on the Cowboys last week. 219 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: We liked him in minus one and a half. We 220 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: bet them. Um, I agree with you. We're gonna side 221 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: on this together. This is an interesting number to me. 222 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 1: I think bookmakers got it wrong, and I think part 223 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: of the problem is that bookmakers are slow. You know, 224 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 1: there's been a big conversation the past couple of years 225 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 1: Home the underdogs are fourteen and one against the spread 226 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, so I forgot how long that goes back. 227 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 1: Go follow Action Network at Action Network HQ on Twitter 228 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:12,079 Speaker 1: and you'll see that stat um. It's been really interesting, 229 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:16,679 Speaker 1: and I think part of the problem is that bookmakers 230 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: have a really hard time making adjustments four teams late 231 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: in the year because they don't like to over adjust. 232 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: And Scooch and I have talked about this a lot. 233 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: They don't like to over adjust. They're making their adjustments 234 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: in very small increments over three to four weeks of 235 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: a season. So you get to the end of the 236 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: year and it's the teams like the Eagles and the 237 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 1: teams like the Cowboys where you haven't really figured out 238 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: who they are, and then they get strong at the 239 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: end of the year and all of a sudden, they 240 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 1: are a different team than they were in the beginning, 241 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 1: and bookmakers haven't made that adjustment yet because they do 242 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: it just too much. Then it throws their lines out 243 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: of whack and like then they get caught sort of 244 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: in no man's land and having to move lines too much, 245 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: and then they get middled by people like the Middle Monster, 246 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: right right, So what I think here is that bookmakers 247 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: haven't adjusted the Cowboys enough. Yeah, I mean, I think 248 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: you're right. I think that's been the case largely since 249 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: the Marii Cooper trade. They've gotten better and better. The 250 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:15,479 Speaker 1: offense just just works a lot better. I mean, even 251 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: even with the the detriment that is Jason Garrett, Um, 252 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: they're just playing a lot better. Dak Prescott's used his 253 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 1: tight ends more, He's used all of his receivers more. 254 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: They've been had, They've had a little bit of of 255 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 1: explosiveness down the field, and their defense plays really well. 256 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: So um plus seven. Yeah, I'm on Dallas, but I'm 257 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: I'm kind of holding my nose while I do it. 258 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: I don't know why you're holding your nose, Because the 259 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: Rams are one of those teams that could come out 260 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: and put thirty eight on the board and the first 261 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: quarter could be over and they could be up seventeen nothing. 262 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: I mean, they could. It's they're they're one of those 263 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 1: teams with a week off. Sean McVeigh could come out 264 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 1: with some game plan that's a bunch of ship we've 265 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: never seen before, and the Rams they just run away 266 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 1: with it. I don't know. I mean, maybe we get 267 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: the Cowboys of Week seven and they come out and 268 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 1: lay an egg. I don't know. By the way, fully 269 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: trust out the Rams could do that every week, of course, 270 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: and they didn't do that at all in the second 271 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: half of the sea. But they covered one in the 272 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: second half of the season, and that was against the 273 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions in Detroit and the who did you bet 274 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 1: in that game? Yeah you did, right, But the Lions 275 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: like half cover that game? Look like I lost some games? 276 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: What do you want me to do? Like? I won 277 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: more than I lost. Look at my record in the app. 278 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: Go download the Free Action Network Gap you can see 279 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: my record. I just remember you wanted the Lions in 280 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: that game. Told me you had a Pro Bowl quarterback 281 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: in Matt Stafford. He was in the Pro Bows, wasn't he. 282 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: You and Jeff Schwartz should have that conversation. Jeff Schwartz says, 283 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: Matt Stafford's a Hall of Fame famer, and I think 284 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: that's ridiculous, It's insane. It is so ludicrous. He's like 285 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:10,360 Speaker 1: the Kelly Trapuca of the NFL. Kelly Tropuka like who 286 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:13,400 Speaker 1: played in the NBA in the eighties, put up great numbers. 287 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: It's a product of the offense. Alright, alright, Daniel Danie 288 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: will make the Hall of Fame. You're really showing your 289 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: age here. This morning I gave a speech to everybody 290 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: in the office about Perry Think. Okay, Um, most of 291 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 1: the people you gave that speech to still live with 292 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:34,120 Speaker 1: their parents. I know, I know. That's why I felt 293 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: like an idiot when I was giving it. Okay, all right, next, 294 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 1: so we agree on this, right Dallas? Yeah, okay, great 295 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 1: Los Angeles charges and New England Patriots by four? So 296 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: what are the chances of Los Angeles Los Angeles super Bowl? 297 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: You know what's weird? I hadn't even thought of that. 298 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 1: I hadn't even because I constantly forget the charges are 299 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,120 Speaker 1: in l A. I still called it, called them San 300 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 1: Diego today talking to Scott, I I don't know what 301 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,680 Speaker 1: it is. The rams, who do you want to tell people? 302 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: Scott Miller at our office, the man who really keeps 303 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: things running while you're screwing around. Um, I don't know why, 304 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 1: but the rams like stuck like they're the l A Rams, 305 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 1: but the Charges are still San Diego to me, it's weird. 306 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 1: It's like a mental block. Um hadn't considered the possibility 307 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:35,200 Speaker 1: of an All l A super Bowl. You're prone to those, Um, 308 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: But I love the Chargers in this game. Suck at 309 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:43,440 Speaker 1: New England. Why tell me why? Because the Chargers are 310 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: built for this game. They are built for this game. 311 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: The Chargers have a pass rush that gets home. Okay, 312 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:52,880 Speaker 1: they struggle with a with a guy like Lamar Jackson 313 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:56,440 Speaker 1: last week who can move around and evade that pass rush. 314 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: But you got You've got guys there who can get 315 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 1: home him in a big way in Melvin Ingram and 316 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,919 Speaker 1: Joey Bosa. Right, so Brady is gonna have a tough time. Also, 317 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: Brady is struggling right now because the Patriots run game 318 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 1: is awful. It's like in the NFL. Weapons wise, Gronkowski 319 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: looks like he's fifty three years old trying to run routes. 320 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: It's painful to watch. It's Julian Edelman and nothing else. 321 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:28,159 Speaker 1: Josh Gordon is gone. The weapons are just not there, 322 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: which means it takes more time for Brady to get 323 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:33,920 Speaker 1: the ball out of his hand. More time for pressure 324 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 1: to get there and those intermediate routes that Edelman loves 325 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:41,160 Speaker 1: to run. The Chargers defend that best. The thing where 326 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: that defense is susceptible is on deep throws and the 327 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: Patriots thrown of a deep threat they don't have one. 328 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 1: And then you look at the way the Charges have 329 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:52,920 Speaker 1: played on offense. Listen, you know what it takes to 330 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: beat to beat the Patriots. It's gonna be close. It's 331 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 1: gonna be a dog fight. This has been the best 332 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:00,680 Speaker 1: season in Philip Rivers's career. He's got the most talented 333 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 1: players he's ever had around him, top to bottom on 334 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:08,120 Speaker 1: that roster. Absolutely the best team he's had. I think 335 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:12,239 Speaker 1: they go in there and they win outright. This is 336 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 1: so interesting, right, I agree with everything you've said. We 337 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: have loved the Chargers this year. We have played them 338 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: so much. We were both on the Chargers on the 339 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,719 Speaker 1: money line last weekend, if I correct, If I'm correct? 340 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,119 Speaker 1: Am I correct? You are correct about us being on 341 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: them last week? What do you mean We've been on 342 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 1: him all year. We've got the Chargers once this season. 343 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 1: I've bet him a lot this year. Okay, Well, on 344 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: this show, we took them one time and they didn't cover. 345 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:45,480 Speaker 1: Now that was the Broncos. Yeah, we took a minus 346 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,239 Speaker 1: seven against the Broncos and they did not come. I 347 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 1: bet the l A Chargers before last week two times 348 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 1: all season. I bet him a bunch this year. You 349 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:53,919 Speaker 1: can go to the Action Network gap and you can 350 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 1: check it out. But having said that, this is a 351 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: perfect spot for them. So what's also interesting is all 352 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 1: the reasons you gave are the reasons why, the reasons 353 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: I would normally give as to why you would like 354 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: an under dog. I think I like the Patriots. This 355 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:19,240 Speaker 1: is a fucking joke, right, It's a joke. I'm having 356 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 1: a hard look. Here's the thing right now, let me 357 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: look at the app here. Um, seventy of the money 358 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 1: of the tickets are on the Chargers. What does that 359 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:36,640 Speaker 1: tell you? This percentages? Yeah, it tells me the same 360 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 1: things that, Uh, there's no reverse movement in this lines 361 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:46,439 Speaker 1: moving the right way, lines moving with the money. Yeah, 362 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: that's not what I was gonna say. So what's it 363 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: telling you? Tell me that sometimes I like to go 364 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 1: against the public. I want to favor the public. And 365 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 1: I've got a short line, okay, and I've got a 366 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 1: home team that has proven. And I'm not a fan 367 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: of precedent as prologue when it comes to betting, but 368 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: this is a hard one to ignore. In Foxboro in 369 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 1: the playoffs off of by Tom Brady, Bill Belichick short 370 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: home favorite, potentially three to five inches of snow. Give 371 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:30,679 Speaker 1: a damn about snow. All of these factors are kicking 372 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:34,879 Speaker 1: at and I'm thinking Tom Brady's not tom Brady. Listen, 373 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:38,440 Speaker 1: nobody bet the Patriots more than I did this year, nobody, 374 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:42,679 Speaker 1: But Tom Brady's not Tom Brady anymore. You can't tell me. 375 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: Is you watch the same games I did? You can't 376 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: tell me tom Brady looks the same way he used 377 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,920 Speaker 1: to look. He doesn't. He doesn't have the weapons around him. 378 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:54,719 Speaker 1: He doesn't have the arm strength anymore. He's not the 379 00:22:54,760 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: same dude. Phil Rivers, on the other hand, just impregnated 380 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 1: his wife for the ninth time. That's insane, bout showing 381 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:11,399 Speaker 1: the world what kind of man he is. Fucking use 382 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 1: some birth control, No, it doesn't matter if you use 383 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:17,920 Speaker 1: birth control. That man's around. He looks at you the 384 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 1: wrong way. You get pregnant that listen. I have two 385 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: kids and we're exhausted, and they we barely even talk 386 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: to these kids anymore. He's working on nine. He's got 387 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: nine kids, and I think they're all younger than my kids. 388 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:36,800 Speaker 1: Young kids. Yeah, it's been like nine kids in like 389 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 1: thirteen years. It's like it's almost an impossibility. But I mean, 390 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 1: his poor wife has been pregnant for like so think 391 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 1: about that almost twenty years. About that, all right? Yeah, 392 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 1: her natural state is just pregnant. You're concerned about three 393 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 1: to five inches of snow. Philip Rivers has nine kids 394 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:01,400 Speaker 1: at home. Do you think he's cancerned about the snow. 395 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 1: There's also a reason why the charges have played well 396 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 1: on the road. Gets him the hell out of the house. Yeah, 397 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 1: he's happy to be on the road. They are nine 398 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 1: and oh outside of Los Angeles. Think about that for 399 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:15,919 Speaker 1: a minute. He's just happy to be in a hotel 400 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: for a couple of days. See, I think phil you know, 401 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:23,719 Speaker 1: there's plenty of people who like who are like me 402 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:27,760 Speaker 1: about parenting. Uh. I think Philip Rivers is the opposite. 403 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:32,120 Speaker 1: I actually think he loves the warm embrace of his family, 404 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 1: and when he gets home, I feel like, oh, Daddy, 405 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:37,199 Speaker 1: you know I love you. It's like, that's not what 406 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: I get and I feel like Philip Rivers strikes you 407 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,920 Speaker 1: as the warm, fuzzy type. Really, I think guy walks 408 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,359 Speaker 1: around with a below time and like screams at people. 409 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: I think, like when he is at home, like, you 410 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 1: don't have nine kids unless like you love having kids, right, 411 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: and he just likes making kids. It's possible, but there 412 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 1: are ways to stop having the kids, you know what 413 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: I'm saying. And so who knows what's going on there? 414 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: And so I feel like he is not happy to 415 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:10,640 Speaker 1: be away from his family. I would not be surprised if, 416 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: like he sees this as a you know, I know 417 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 1: a lot of parents who like every time they go 418 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:15,880 Speaker 1: on a trip, they think, oh, it would be fun 419 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: to bring my kids, a good opportunity for them. Like 420 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 1: his kids might never have seen snow. He might be thinking, 421 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 1: oh my god, kids, let's all rent a plane. And 422 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 1: either way he's excited. Either way he's looking forward to this. 423 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:28,400 Speaker 1: It's it's a good trip for him. He likes going 424 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 1: on the road. He wins on the road. Did you 425 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: see when he ran for that first town and gets Baltimore, 426 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 1: gets up, he does the first down thing so so emphatic. 427 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: He could have nine kids making snow Angels at Fox 428 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:40,640 Speaker 1: before the game. Love everything about Philip Rivers. What's what's 429 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 1: going on this year? I love it? I love it. 430 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:48,120 Speaker 1: I like that team, the roster, Anthony Lynn better head 431 00:25:48,119 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: coach than I thought he'd be when he was in Buffalo. Congratulations, Yeah, Chargers, 432 00:25:56,600 --> 00:26:00,080 Speaker 1: I think the Chargers win. This came out right one 433 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 1: of those weird things, like are the Chargers getting over hyped? 434 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:06,440 Speaker 1: And everybody's on They were twelve and four this year. Man, 435 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: I record the New England. I was on him all year. 436 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 1: Go check go, look at the action gap. I don't care, 437 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: just wonder if it's time to fade him. Well, you're 438 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: gonna have to make a decision. Why the fund is 439 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:28,680 Speaker 1: the background on your phone a glass of water with 440 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: a piece of lemon in it? Uh, my younger kid 441 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 1: took the picture and I never changed it because I 442 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: love my children like Philip Rivers loves his children. Love 443 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 1: your kids. You just got done talking about people who 444 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 1: parent like you, which means like half asked and lack 445 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:48,640 Speaker 1: of days ago. Well, my wife doesn't parent that way, 446 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 1: so we're all in as a couple. And um he 447 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 1: took this picture and like asked if I would leave 448 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 1: it as a screen server. I said sure, and then uh, 449 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: he did it again. It came like a theme. He's 450 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 1: like when we're a restaurant. Sometimes he'll take a picture 451 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 1: of a glass of water with a limit in it 452 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,120 Speaker 1: and say, Dad, this, this is gonna be your new screen. 453 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 1: Saye ever try anything? I mean, is he trolling you? 454 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 1: Is it? I mean, it wouldn't surprise me. All right, 455 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 1: Chargers Patriots, what are you doing? Do you have a 456 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 1: feeling on the total? Maybe? I think I just feel 457 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:25,399 Speaker 1: like I want a bit the Patriots. So we're not 458 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:28,119 Speaker 1: going to agree on it. This show is rapidly going 459 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:30,439 Speaker 1: to turn into It's gonna go from us trying to 460 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 1: agree on picks to us just betting head to head. 461 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:36,879 Speaker 1: That's what this is going to be possible. All right, 462 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 1: let's do another. Let's do fifty on the Chargers Patriots. 463 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: Fine deal, all right? Uh? Next one, Philadelphia New Orleans 464 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:59,359 Speaker 1: Saints by eight. You go first. I think the Saints 465 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:04,439 Speaker 1: are going to kill hi. I'm on the Eagles. I 466 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 1: took to be fair, I took the Eagles when it 467 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:09,240 Speaker 1: opened to plus ten tends too many points to give. 468 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 1: I I looking at this like a couple of things here. 469 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 1: Number one, don't forget. As we all know, I bet 470 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 1: the Saints eighteen to want to win the Super Bowl 471 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 1: way back in the summer. So I do have a 472 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: couple of strategies here, Like if this game, I could 473 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 1: start betting the Eagles on the money line now, because 474 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 1: I might start hedging, um until it better. Well, then 475 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:33,479 Speaker 1: I was gonna wait until like the Saints are up 476 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 1: seven nothing and it's plus five hundred, and I'll you know, 477 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 1: put like less money down on the Eagles to win 478 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 1: it all and I will win more money than if 479 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:42,640 Speaker 1: I windn't. Then if the Saints win the Super Bowl. 480 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 1: Um So, I am gonna live bet the Eagles at 481 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: plus whatever when they're losing, um so I can hedge. 482 00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 1: I think the Bears exposed so many things in the 483 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 1: Eagles defense in their loss in their loss and also 484 00:28:57,280 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 1: exposed what they didn't do that this Saints will do. 485 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: There's two things. One, Mitch Dubisky through over the top 486 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: of that defense and expose those defensive backs and Drew 487 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 1: Brees news flash, better than Mitch Drubisky. Right, So all 488 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:15,640 Speaker 1: the things that Mitsky did really well did really hasn't 489 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: been throwing the ball down field Lot did really well. 490 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 1: Drew Brees will have the chance to do with a 491 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 1: much much better receiving corps Number one, number two. What 492 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 1: the Bears didn't do that they should have done that 493 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: would have won them the game is get the ball 494 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 1: to Arrecon, he was their best playmaker, Get him in space, 495 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 1: get him on the edge. Those defensive backs would have 496 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 1: had no chance to get him. Drew Brees is going 497 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 1: to get the ball to Alvin Kamara. This Saints team 498 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 1: is just going to be much better, much much better 499 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 1: offensively than the Eagles. Bears also would have wanted they 500 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:53,160 Speaker 1: gonna stop on fourth down, greatest defense ever and stuff 501 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 1: that couldn't get a fourth down stop. Agree, Um, here's 502 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 1: my problem. Everything you set is right in terms of 503 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:06,720 Speaker 1: the Eagles defense, that secondary me. I mean, who the 504 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:08,520 Speaker 1: hell even knows who they trot out week to week 505 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: in the secondary anymore? It's disastrous. Better receivers, better playmakers, 506 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: better quarterback. I don't know, man, I don't know that. 507 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 1: Neither was your take on the Patriots now gave I gave, no, 508 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:31,520 Speaker 1: it wasn't. I don't. I think the number is too 509 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:35,040 Speaker 1: short for a team at home that has been to 510 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. Many years and has proven it doesn't 511 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,480 Speaker 1: matter this year, and has proven it could compete. Not 512 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 1: the same team, you know, there the benefit of the down. 513 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 1: It ain't the same team. Well, part of it is 514 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 1: the same team. Okay, it's still not the same team. 515 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 1: I'm betting the number. That's the point. Sober telling me, 516 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 1: I don't know is not anything. It's I'm afraid of 517 00:30:57,160 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 1: standing in front. That's what I'm afraid of. I'm afraid 518 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 1: to get in front of that train. All right. I 519 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 1: don't know what it is, Chad, but the Eagles put 520 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 1: him under center, and ship just works. It just does. 521 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 1: I don't know, man, Yeah I think the Saints win 522 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 1: the game. Do I think they roll them? No team? 523 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:28,280 Speaker 1: And you're here reasoning is I don't know. I can't 524 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 1: get in front of the I can't because sometimes in sports, Chad, 525 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:36,719 Speaker 1: these things just happen. Okay, Sometimes you just get a 526 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 1: feeling about something like last week when I told you 527 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 1: the Bears kicking game sucked and they were gonna leave 528 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:46,360 Speaker 1: points on the field. I told you that, remember, Yeah, 529 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:50,000 Speaker 1: well I did go back and listen to it. I 530 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 1: I don't know. I have a problem laying over a 531 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:57,720 Speaker 1: touchdown with Nick Foles there, that team is markedly better 532 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 1: with him. It it's inexplicable. Also, the Eagles have this 533 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: weird fucking thing where you remember last year in the 534 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,320 Speaker 1: playoffs they were wearing the dog masks. The fact that 535 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 1: they were an underdog at home is the one seed 536 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:13,800 Speaker 1: motivated that team. You don't think they're gonna be motivated 537 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 1: by the fact that the Saints just fucking curb stomped 538 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:20,440 Speaker 1: them earlier this year, that they're not going to go 539 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:24,680 Speaker 1: in there and at least make this a game. Sean 540 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:28,280 Speaker 1: Payton this week, Yeah, I know the trophy, the money, 541 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 1: the ring wheeled in the Lombardi Trophy. I read ESPN 542 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:34,400 Speaker 1: two on top of a stack of two d and 543 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:39,120 Speaker 1: twenty five grand in cash, said you want this, go 544 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 1: win three fucking games. It's two they get to oh 545 00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:47,800 Speaker 1: one if they win. The whole thing made the story 546 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 1: closely enough. Slap you fifty bucks. What's the number we're 547 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 1: betting on here? Eight? Yeah, fine, let's do it. By 548 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 1: the way, this show format has just changed live on 549 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 1: the air. Well, listen, what I like about this is 550 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: it's giving us options when we don't like the bets. 551 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:15,400 Speaker 1: We can bet each other when we do like the 552 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:19,640 Speaker 1: bets we can bet together. That's it, all right. Here's 553 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:23,240 Speaker 1: one for you. Here's one for you, Georgina. We got 554 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: a little surprise for the listeners. We got We're going. 555 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:27,840 Speaker 1: We're going off NFL. This is near. Give me an 556 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 1: MLB over under please, no idea what that means. Season 557 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:35,480 Speaker 1: win totals came out this week. Season win totals for 558 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:40,560 Speaker 1: major really early before free agency signing. Um, but I 559 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:42,680 Speaker 1: got one that I like. All right, I got a 560 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 1: few go ahead. Chicago White Sox over seventy four and 561 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:51,640 Speaker 1: a half wins Shine John Jay mm hmm. Friends with 562 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:58,840 Speaker 1: Na Machado signed Yonder Alonso, brother in law of name Michado, 563 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 1: one of two teams rumored to be in the Manny 564 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:10,960 Speaker 1: Machado Sweepsteaks. Yeah. I like their over even without Micado. 565 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:21,719 Speaker 1: I beton Betton, Betton on the White Sox Betton. God damn. 566 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:26,360 Speaker 1: I was had a birthday party at Silver at Comiskey. 567 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:29,399 Speaker 1: It wasn't my birthday was a friend. No, no, no, no, 568 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:34,040 Speaker 1: call it by its name? What is it now? First 569 00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:37,400 Speaker 1: rate mortgage or some ship. But you know, back when 570 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:40,560 Speaker 1: I was growing up, it was called Comiskey. Yeah. And 571 00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: Harold Bean's at a home run. It's a little weird one. 572 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:47,719 Speaker 1: I don't think in not respect probably doesn't deserve it. 573 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:50,719 Speaker 1: A lot of people disagree with that one. Yeah, but 574 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:52,279 Speaker 1: I was always a big fan number three for the 575 00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:56,120 Speaker 1: White Sox. Um that's great back in their winter and 576 00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:58,920 Speaker 1: ugly days. So you're a White Sox fan. Cups. Okay, 577 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:00,800 Speaker 1: there we go. So you were just a fan of 578 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:02,879 Speaker 1: the White Sox and they were winning. True story, they're 579 00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:06,120 Speaker 1: that guy, no true story. True story. So, as you know, 580 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:07,600 Speaker 1: I used to work at ESPN. I had a pretty 581 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:10,120 Speaker 1: good job there, and every year we would go to 582 00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:14,480 Speaker 1: uh we would do something with Barack Obama's famous We 583 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:17,319 Speaker 1: know we've seen the pictures on your Instagram about this 584 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 1: was the first time I met him. Not you and 585 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:22,319 Speaker 1: Barack Obama and you and mommy, not not the That 586 00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 1: was the second time. By the way I was, it 587 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:27,480 Speaker 1: was suggested to me on Instagram that I follow your mom. 588 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 1: I'm not lying about that. My mom's not on Instagram. 589 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:34,560 Speaker 1: Yes she is, all right, she is. I don't know 590 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:37,040 Speaker 1: if I follow her. I did not do it because 591 00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:39,480 Speaker 1: I thought that would be weird. But it was suggested 592 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 1: by the app that I follow your mom. I should, 593 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:44,840 Speaker 1: I should, I should probably follow her. Um. So we 594 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:47,239 Speaker 1: went to the two the White House for the brackets, 595 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:49,640 Speaker 1: and UM I got to go. I was like, you 596 00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:53,880 Speaker 1: know an executive who went and at the end of it, um, 597 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:57,080 Speaker 1: at the end of it's the longest you get. You 598 00:35:57,120 --> 00:36:00,400 Speaker 1: get to meet him, right, And so like all I 599 00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:02,719 Speaker 1: cared about, like you're in the You're in this the 600 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:05,319 Speaker 1: Roosevelt Room, I think. And they've got great furniture in there, 601 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:07,000 Speaker 1: and like in the bathroom they've got like these great 602 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:10,880 Speaker 1: bat like these great towels that are like boy, cottony 603 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:14,239 Speaker 1: paper towels that I stole. Right, all I'm thinking is 604 00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:16,120 Speaker 1: when he says it's time to take a picture, I 605 00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:18,279 Speaker 1: gotta talk to the guy. So he says, all right, 606 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:20,319 Speaker 1: let's take a picture, and sort of I beat line 607 00:36:20,360 --> 00:36:22,200 Speaker 1: to the front and I'm standing in front of him, 608 00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 1: and Andy Katz, who had brought me there um to 609 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:27,560 Speaker 1: the brackets, introduces me instead of Chad Melman. He runs 610 00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:32,200 Speaker 1: ESPN and Digital and anyway from Chicago. And the President 611 00:36:32,239 --> 00:36:34,319 Speaker 1: is like, oh my god, that's amazing. And I'm like, hey, 612 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:36,560 Speaker 1: how about the White Sox. He goes, he goes, you're 613 00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:40,520 Speaker 1: a fan. I'm like, yeah, and uh, I'm not a fan, 614 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:45,480 Speaker 1: but I felt like I wanted to make a present. 615 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:51,120 Speaker 1: I did well. But the thing is, I'm not saying 616 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:53,680 Speaker 1: I'm not a fan. Like when they do well, I'm excited, 617 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:55,880 Speaker 1: but like, I'm much more of a Cubs fan than 618 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:59,280 Speaker 1: a White Sox fan. Of course you are. What socks 619 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:02,319 Speaker 1: aren't bougie enough for you? So well, you know, I'm 620 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:05,880 Speaker 1: a North Side guy and like my dad grew up 621 00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:08,080 Speaker 1: in the North Side, we didn't really you know, I 622 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:10,759 Speaker 1: have a relationship with the South Side. Just a real 623 00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:13,880 Speaker 1: shame you couldn't get into Northwestern to complete this picture. 624 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:19,120 Speaker 1: I didn't even apply. So anyways, Uh, credit to you 625 00:37:19,160 --> 00:37:22,120 Speaker 1: for knowing your limits. Uh. White Sox seventy four and 626 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:25,920 Speaker 1: a half. I like that. Yeah, yeah. I also like 627 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:31,080 Speaker 1: the Colorado Rockies over eighty two. I believe it is 628 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:36,799 Speaker 1: um talking about a team. Let's do the White Sox together. Okay, yeah, 629 00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:39,680 Speaker 1: we can about that, um, but I like Colorado For 630 00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:42,560 Speaker 1: those of you who are looking for more, bringing back 631 00:37:42,640 --> 00:37:45,040 Speaker 1: essentially the same team as last year, and that division 632 00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:47,719 Speaker 1: got worse. I mean, the Dodgers I think will take 633 00:37:47,760 --> 00:37:49,919 Speaker 1: a little bit of a step back, but everyone else 634 00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:53,359 Speaker 1: has taken a major step back. Somebody's got to win 635 00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:55,520 Speaker 1: games there. Other than l A. I think it's Colorado. 636 00:37:56,080 --> 00:38:00,160 Speaker 1: Also like Milwaukee's over and the Mets over. What do 637 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:02,279 Speaker 1: you think of Troy to Lewiskey Rocky is are not 638 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:07,360 Speaker 1: gonna be as good without him? He's just fucking with me. 639 00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:11,600 Speaker 1: I never know, because I don't know the depth of 640 00:38:11,640 --> 00:38:15,160 Speaker 1: your knowledge and anything other than the NFL, So says 641 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:21,319 Speaker 1: the man who forgot to bet the national title. It's 642 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:25,239 Speaker 1: good times. Uh listen, listen, don't forget. We got a 643 00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:29,200 Speaker 1: live podcast in January six pm, Folies in Manhattan. You 644 00:38:29,200 --> 00:38:32,000 Speaker 1: can go to Action Network dot com slash Favorites and 645 00:38:32,239 --> 00:38:35,239 Speaker 1: you can sign up. This has been the Favorites from 646 00:38:35,239 --> 00:38:37,319 Speaker 1: the Action Network. I am Chad Mellman. That was black 647 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:41,200 Speaker 1: Jack Fletcher. 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