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All right, bring in James. For the last regular season,
Crimson Cash of the season, we both just watched Iowa beat
Nebraska in a wild game. Wild in that there was very few
points scored, but it was somehow back and forth.
James, Man, how you doing? I wish we would have recorded
before this game because I won both my bets on it, including a
single game parlay of three legs.
So I was all over Iowa to win this game.
They did Super happy. I love Iowa football.
I'm a big fan now. They never, they never had you
worried at all, right? Never at all.
Like I was not worried at all. Not when they're throwing
interceptions in the middle of the field with 10 seconds to go.
Or Oh my God, what a horrible. Throw, but Nebraska's like, hold
my beer got got him right back, and that was it.
It's math. That was that was a rough game.
I was like, OK, so question for you.
Matt Rule, the head coach of Nebraska.
Right. Yes.
Are you familiar with Vincent Dinorfio?
Oh yeah, the. Actor Yeah, Yeah from From a
Full Metal Jacket, Full Metal Jacket on a Law and Order
criminal intent. He would be the perfect person
to play Matt Rule in a biopic. That's a great call.
I mean, he looks just fucking like him.
Yeah. That's a really good call.
And I don't get a biopic anytime soon, but yes, if there was 1,
yes, don't worry, Trev Alberts will produce one.
If they finally make it to a bowl game, Trev Alberts will
produce one. On the that's definitely on a
plus service that's not going to be on, that's going to be on
some sort of you know network plus service that is definitely
not going direct to the Mainstreamers, Husker plus.
Yeah Husker plus. All right let's let's get to the
lines this weekend. So we don't we don't have the
sorry folks the Iowa Nebraska line but you could have bet the
over under it was 25 and they kept it under so we'll see what.
I think the days of fun over unders are are over because
Iowa's next game will be the Big 10 Championship and we'll get to
that in a second who they're going to play.
But I don't think the over under is going to be in the 20s again
or the 20 fives. But let's get to the games.
This weekend we got Penn State at Michigan State.
Penn State ranked 11th in the country, coming in as a 22 1/2
point favorite. Yeah, this line has moved.
It was 21. See I folks, I have a little
CHEAT SHEET that I use and I go through all the lines and I
examine each game and I make my picks on it and I circle what
I'm going to do in preparation for the podcast this I'm not
flying by the seat of my pants here and so sometimes Scott will
hit me with a line, especially when I wrote it down like 3 days
ago. That has moved.
I originally liked Penn State here 22 1/2.
I still kind of like him, but the over under was at 42 1/2.
I don't know where it's at. 43 1/2 I like the under here.
I think that's probably the play.
OK, I do. In in the Action Network, it
shows you where the line opened with and so this game must have
opened beginning of the season because it was Penn State -13.
So this it's actually moved from 13 to 20 that.
Could not have been this week, so that must have been a couple
weeks ago. The big game.
I'm, I'm debating if I go to IU Purdue or not.
No, the big game. Yeah.
Ohio State at Michigan. Michigan is a 3 1/2 point
favorite at home against Ohio State with a total of 46 is what
I have. What do you have?
46 1/2 OK, you have 46 1/2. Everybody is all over the under
here. I think the public is wrong.
This this thing's not going to go under.
These teams combine for a ton of points every single year.
This particular over would have hit, I think for the last five
meetings between them. The over generally hits when
they play. I like the over here.
I know everybody's saying defensive struggle.
Both the defenses are better, but they both have singularly
talented offensive players in Blake Quorum and Marvin Harrison
Junior that can get theirs regardless of what the defense
is doing. And so I like the over here.
I also think Michigan probably covers, but I'd rather just root
for points. Anybody who just rooted for
Iowa, Nebraska to go under 24 1/2 understands how horrible it
is to root against scoring. So let's root for some scoring
here. I think this is going to be the
better game to watch the IU Purdue game.
Quite honestly, I will be flipping back and forth quite a
bit is my guess because I think this is going to be a good
fripping football game. Do you like how I didn't curse
there? I.
Know I'm proud of you. That's well done.
I agree with him. It's going to be a good flipping
game. Go ahead.
Do you like the over? I do for a different reason.
I think that there's a chance that Ohio State isn't.
I don't want to say isn't good, but isn't like top level good.
And if that ends up being the case, which I kind of think it
is, I see a world where Michigan just could lay it on, like, I'm
not talking like a blowout, but like, if they have a chance to
put another touchdown in, they will.
So I I, I would not want to be sitting at like, you know, 44
points. And it's like Michigan's like,
they're just going to punch it in and go for the touchdown if
even if they're up by like 10 or something.
And I I think there's a very good possibility that Michigan
could win this, you know, by 14 to 20 points.
I think that's quite they're, they're the better team, yeah.
Speaking of rooting for the under, I get the first game in
New York on Sunday. You'd be proud.
Buddy of mine from Queens came in.
We watched the game. I went to the IU game had a good
time. Then we're like, we'll stick
around and watch like some of this Texas, the Louisville game.
But we got, we got a bet on it. So we did Louisville first to
score cause at better odds and it hit.
Because first, the score is just, it's just an odds play in
my mind. Like who?
Who knows? That's a coin toss.
Yeah, yeah. But it's like I'll take the
better odds on a coin toss if you're going to give me better
than, you know, plus odds on that taking it.
But then we bet like we were watching like the first the the
IU game, like they came out, both IU and Connecticut kind of
struggled and they seemed like, you know, a little bit taken
aback by Madison Square Garden is a real sloppy start to the
game. We're watching the shoot around
for Louisville and Texas like they're not shooting the ball at
all. Well, at all.
So we'll take the under. It's like a 69 1/2 for the first
half. Like we'll take the under and
then it's just like we're looking great.
Like 10 minutes in, it's like they only they only have a
combined like 21 points. I'm like, oh, we're good.
Like we keep this average up and then it's just like they start
scoring and then you're like, like you said, it's no fun.
I even said before we bet like, I I think this is the right bet,
but it's no fun rooting for unders, 'cause you're like,
that's a travel. Like that's a travel like, what
are you doing anyway? We lost.
It was so that's it is it's only fun rooting for unders when
you're betting on Iowa because they will do shit like like they
were like 15 yards away from a field goal to end the first half
with 20 seconds and two timeouts.
And what did they do? They took a fucking knee to go
into the half like like that. Is rooting for the under like
just gold right there. Most coaches would never do
that. So you know, you have to be
careful when you're rooting for points not to.
Be scored. Speaking of coaches who would do
that, the Tom Allen let Tom Allen LED Indiana Hoosiers going
into West Lafayette the bucket game.
Both teams are three and eight. You're playing for pride at this
point, but Purdue is a 4 1/2 point favorite at home that has
also gone up up. Yeah, it was 2 1/2 to open,
yeah. And the over under I had was 51.
So what do you have? It's got 54 now.
Oh shit, 'cause I like the over and I like Purdue, so everything
I liked a few days ago seems to be where Vegas is moving it to
over 54. I still think that might be a
play. I think this looks more like the
Illinois game than anything else.
And Purdue put up 44 points on Illinois, so I think they beat
them, what, 44 to 17? Something like that.
Yeah. So, so I say for another week in
a row, I'm going to take the over on the IU game and I'm
going to root for points. But I'm probably going to tease
that because I really don't like that 54 1/2.
I like 51 a lot better. So if you got earlier in the
week, kudos to you. Purdue's definitely going to
cover this spread. I hate to break it to you
people, but they care way more about this than we ever possibly
could. When they were lose, they were
losing at home to Fresno State earlier this year in the first
game of the year and still chanting.
IU sucks at their kickoffs, all right, They care way more than
we do. I I don't think Tom Allen's
going to be able to get a bunch of Transfer Portal guys up for
beating Purdue. You know, maybe it's Love's last
stand, I don't know. But I think Purdue takes that.
That's solid. I like that.
Sounds like a great song, doesn't.
It it does, yeah. It's like that was song by.
It's sung by heart in the OR the Bengals in the 80s.
Oh my God, it is a heart. Song.
Yeah, it really is. Sounds like it, at least.
Loves last. Stand here right now.
Any chance you think? I mean, you kind of said no.
But like at any chance I Indiana wins this game, There's always a
chance that's that's fair enough.
I mean, it's a rivalry game. I mean, some guy like what?
Rumor. Peyton Ramsey single handedly
won the damn game? Xander Diamont.
Who knows what can happen in this game?
It just takes, you know, one or two guys making some plays.
These are both shitty football teams.
I mean, there's no getting around it.
This is going to be a crappy game to watch because it's not.
They're not good either. Of them outside the bucket, Not
a lot to play for. All right, let's keep moving.
We have the Northwestern Wildcats at the because the rest
of these games are all kind of garbage.
We'll move from quickly. The Northwestern at Illinois.
You have Northwestern as a 5 1/2 point underdog on the road.
Yeah, I think you can still get him at six, which is where I had
them and I like them plus six. I think a rivalry game and
they've been plucky all year in Illinois is inconsistent.
So give me the Cats. Plus almost a touchdown.
All right, Wisconsin. Kind of a on and off team.
Six and five at Minnesota. Minnesota Home Dog, Minnesota 2
1/2 point Underdog at home. Yeah.
Who knows what to do here, right?
I mean, both these teams are kind of the same.
And in that case, I'm going to take the home team and I'm going
to take the points. In fact, I would take them on
the money line. If you're going to, What's our
rule, Scott? If you're going to take 2 1/2
points, just go ahead and take them on the money line.
Go, go. Yeah.
That's the way to play. That seems to be the Crimson
Cash logic, So we are going to stick with that.
OK. Next up you have Maryland at
Rutgers, the last one of the year of the of the week.
Maryland at Rutgers. Rutgers an end home dog, two
point underdog at home and the total on this game is 44 1/2 was
what? I have 44 1/2 that has stayed
the exact same. OK, I love the under here.
I I think for a Rutgers over under.
If you look at them over the course of the year, this is
significantly, I mean this is significantly higher than most
of them and Rutgers defense has been damn solid and their
offense has also been equally unsolid.
So I like the under here. I only played a lot of totals
this week. You are, I do think.
I think Rutgers will win this game, though.
You're. Going to pick them.
Well, I mean, again, they have two points.
Just go for the money line if you think you're going to win.
Yeah, exactly. OK.
All right. You ready for it?
I got. I know you.
You can't wait to hear my sound effects, but we're going to go
West. All right, We're stepping up.
I didn't hear it. What is it?
It's an airplane sound. Stepping up the production
sounds. We're going West.
We're going to the PAC 12. Let's look first at our friends
Washington. Michael Pennix LED 11 and O.
They're keeping it running. I mean, they they now are.
Prime seat to make the College Football Playoff if they now
they can't win now they can't lose.
Like now they got to win out. They got to win the PAC 12
championship. But First off they got to play
Washington state. Washington State's last game as
a as a power five team. So enjoy that.
Washington is a 16 1/2 point favorite at home.
There's another one that hasn't moved.
It's the the Apple Cup, right? Which is a fun little trophy, so
we're going to take the Huskies to cover that.
OK, we we we we love the Huskies.
We called it last week. They were going to stay
undefeated and they did. Yep.
So yeah, we'll take the Huskies. Colorado still around, Still
playing. People kind of forgot about the
whole Dion thing now, but Colorado's going to Utah to
finish their season. They are a 21 point underdog
going into Utah. Yeah, I love this.
Number 21, give me the Utes. Yeah, to cover 21.
Yeah. And if you can get a 20 1/2,
like, freaking go for it. No Chadur, Chadira, Sanders, or
however you pronounce his name right for Colorado.
So what the hell are they going to do?
I mean, who are they? Trying out there 15 point game
this move. Six points.
That's a lot. Their entire offense is
predicated on Chadira Sanders passing with football, right?
Yes, and he's not playing correct.
That's a great their entire defense is predicated upon
letting the other team score. So I am going to take the Utes
to cover here in a romp. OK, 21's just we we may see some
sort of like 38 to 10 situation here all.
Right. 2021's just a big number. I know that's a big number.
It was 22 earlier in the week. Yeah, I would have taken it at
that. I have it circled plus 22.
Utah right here, So. All right.
That's the West side. What?
What do you got for your parlay of the week?
OK, well, we had Iowa originally on it, so we're going to scrap
that plan, All right? So we're going to pick a or.
You can try and still get them see see if a books hasn't paid
attention yet. Most of them are pretty good at
that, but well, here's what we're going to do.
We're going to go over on Ohio State, Michigan and that'll put
it at 40. So our 40.5, which I really like
that over I, I think that's just so they could sleepwalk and get
that many points between the two of them.
We're taking Maryland and Rutgers which will give us under
50 1/2 in that game. And Rutgers I think has played
one game all year that went over that total.
And so we had Iowa plus 8 1/2 which man that would have been a
nice bet. We're going to instead take
Michigan plus 2 1/2 on the Tees and so.
So that's a nice little 3 legger there I think should get us by.
All right, nice stuff, man. Let's do it again.
You want to do, let's do bowl week like you know, next week,
sorry, championship week. And then try and come back for
like we'll pick a day to try and get as many bowls as we can.
Yeah. And championship week.
We'll do every conference, so you know you do.
I'll do Mac. I'll do wherever.
You know if they're playing a title game, I will fucking bet
it. Or I will at least tell you how
you should think about betting. It I like it.
So we'll come back. Let's let's do it again on
Thursday next week. And we'll do all of the
conference games that are happening between Friday,
Saturday, Sunday. After that, Fantastic.
All. Right man.
Well, James, as always, thank you so much.
Happy post Thanksgiving. Enjoy your Do you have any
Thanksgiving Black Friday thing besides watching Iowa football?
Is there anything you do? I've had a few cocktails.
This is Scott. I'm.
I'm 4044 years old. OK?
I had to think about that. Job.
You got that right. I'm taking the over since I
started working at the age of 16.
OK, so the last 27 year, 28 years.
This is only the third Black Friday I've ever had off work.
Oh, really? And you're you're talking to me.
I'm sorry. I'm wasting your good because a
day off because I always, I always worked for businesses
that were always open you know I worked in you know for credit
union and I worked you know in retail and all these other
things and and so it is so nice to have this day off.
It is I've I never understood it.
I've been in. I was a teacher and then has
been in. I've been in sales and now have
my own, my own thing going. And I've I've always had this
day off and it's fantastic. It's so great.
So I've been really enjoying that.
I did not bring as many leftovers home as I should have.
Why I put those up yesterday so I wouldn't have to deal with it
today. That's fair.
I wanted today to be a day of like, football, television,
cocktails, other things. Understood.
I would also one last bet idea. I would say I would bet on, I
don't know the line yet, but I would just pick money line for
the Pacers tonight. I think they're going to win
because against Detroit. Well because they it's a in
season tournament game, Detroit is basically eliminated from the
in season tournament. The Pacers have won their
division, but tonight game actually matters for them
because if they win they lock up homecourt in the first round of
the knockout. The eight teams that make the
knockout if they lose tonight. They theoretically could not
have a home game in the first round of the knockout.
It's believe me, it's it's very I saw Halliburton was
questionable and that worries me a lot.
I didn't see that. Yeah, I saw that because I was
about to bet it earlier today and then I went to a Twitter to
look over the Pacers, you know, injury reports and stuff, and I
saw Halliburton was listed as questionable for tonight, so.
All right, that changes things. Indiana is a 7 1/2 point
favorite tonight. I don't.
I would not like. To take that over, the line has
gone up. It opened at six and has moved
up to 7 1/2, so maybe Halliburton's not as
questionable as that's. That's why I would assume I 7
1/2 is a lot. I would I would use the the Book
of James here. In that I would wait for the
game to start. See Halliburton's play and
you'll probably be able to get a better number in game.
Or at least you'll be able to get something around 7 1/2
throughout the game. When the game's 52 to 51 at the
end of the first quarter, you'll be able to get a better line on
the Pacers. Probably yes, very true.
All right, man. Well, hey, happy, happy, belated
Thanksgiving. Good to talk to you.
And we'll do it again for conference champion.
I can't believe we're here already.
It's it. It happens so fast every year.
But we're here and conference championship next week.
I love it. This is the time to make our
money. Yep, we've set through a lot of
football. We've lost a lot of bets this
year. It's time to get it back.
It's true. And then we will spend some time
on the pod next week doing a little bit of IU football season
recap. So be be ready.
Get your Get Your thoughts ready.
Don't worry, I have plenty of them.
And we'll we'll get the bleep button ready to go too.
So for James, this is Scott. Thank you all for listening.
Happy holidays to everybody and for Crimson Cash signing off.