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Circa Friday Football Invitational
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boston massacre
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Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
One of my best friends…I hope you are right JK
svbettor
EOG Veteran
Dan Saley will win it all. Team @BadBeatBros will win it. I hear they have a CFB Modeler / Data Scientist helping them.
With a format of only 5 picks a week, then for 8 weeks eliminate the lowest capper in each round starting with Week 9, no one is a large favorite to win.
I assume you are the CFB modeler that is helping him.
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boston massacre
EOG Master
Whitelaw's NFL Regular Season Wins.
Raiders ov 8.5
Saints ov 8
Chicago und 6.5
Dallas und 10.5
Patriots ov 8.5
Minny ov 8.5
Arz. ov 9
Indy ov 9.5
San Fran ov 10
railbird
EOG Master
me and jk were like stockton and malone
The rules call for lines to be picked from Circa during a 4-hour window on Friday from 9AM to 1:15PM well before the show at 9PM PT. This allows 2 cappers to be on opposing sides at different numbers. E.G. 2 picks from week 1 were BYU -2.5 and Baylor +3.
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Woodrow Wilson
EOG Dedicated
I've thought Youmans was a bore since first hearing about him here and listening.
Official results, end Week 1 (edit):
Capper Pts BB
Chuck Edel 5.0 1
Randy McKay 4.0 1
James Salinas 4.0 1
Cris Zeniuk 4.0 1
Jeff Whitelaw 4.0 1
Chris Fallica 3.0 1
Mike North 3.0 1
Steve Fezzik 3.0 1
Bryan Edwards 3.0 1
Mark Lawrence 3.0 1
Joey Tunes 3.0 1
Erin Rynning 3.0 0
Doug Kezirian 2.0 1
Paul Stone 2.0 0
Bobby Bucket Brubeck 2.0 0
Dan Saley 1.0 0
Capper Pts BB
Chuck Edel 5.0 1
Randy McKay 4.0 1
James Salinas 4.0 1
Cris Zeniuk 4.0 1
Jeff Whitelaw 4.0 1
Chris Fallica 3.0 1
Mike North 3.0 1
Steve Fezzik 3.0 1
Bryan Edwards 3.0 1
Mark Lawrence 3.0 1
Joey Tunes 3.0 1
Erin Rynning 3.0 0
Doug Kezirian 2.0 1
Paul Stone 2.0 0
Bobby Bucket Brubeck 2.0 0
Dan Saley 1.0 0
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Thanks for the update, ComptrBob.
Heim
EOG Master
He's a trained journalist. The transition to radio is not easy. He's getting better. Look at the baseball writers ESPN has brought in as analyst. Brutal personalities... they've only known a keyboard for a eternity.
Tim Kurkjian
Adam Schefter (football)
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texaswizzard
EOG Dedicated
What about the gambling show on ESPN TV or BetMGM & BetQL on the radio? They are all 1-3 hours long. Who has that much time to devote to listening to shows where they don't have anyone interesting on or not one host or guest has a winning record? For instance ESPM Daily Wager has Doug Kezirian , Joe Fortenbaugh or Tyler Fulgam who are solid hosts setting people up but they have zero star power. The most opinionated fairly occasional guest is Anita Marks. The only problem with that is that she might be one of the worst handicappers on this planet. There is a Twitter account that tracks all her picks on the Daily Wager. She's lifetime in the low 40% range. She's that much of a fade on her sides, totals and player props. These shows need people on that can win and have interesting takes. They all stopped giving the handicappers tracked records because it got so bad.
mrbowling300
EOG Dedicated
It has been said many times before, but I reiterate, I think the best and most entertaining format of all was the format of the Stardust Invitational hosted by John Kelly. The format, the selections by the handicappers, explanations made for a perfect 1 hour show that lasted the entire football season.
After the Stardust, the show moved over to Hooters, still hosted by JK. Spartan Mike and myself were on hand to watch the Shrink who was up against (I forget who), and again, very entertaining.
After the Stardust, the show moved over to Hooters, still hosted by JK. Spartan Mike and myself were on hand to watch the Shrink who was up against (I forget who), and again, very entertaining.
texaswizzard
EOG Dedicated
John Kelly would be a huge upgrade for any of these contests or shows. If asked, I'm sure for a free $500.00 bet he would do it.
railbird
EOG Master
off to a terrible start
boston massacre
EOG Master
Long Season.
Circa Invitational
4-1
JEFF WHITELAW
Southern Miss-Miami Under 51
Middle Tennessee-Colorado State Under 58
UAB -6
Chargers -3
(BB) Vikings + 1.5
boston massacre
EOG Master
18 Weeks
winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
Can you share it here?
mrbowling300
EOG Dedicated
The reviews are streaming in
It’s the feel-good hit of VSiN’s new fall lineup.
It’s Matt Youmans’ Saturday Bet Prep featuring the inaugural Circa Friday Football Invitational.
“A home run,” says Circa Las Vegas owner Derek Stevens.
“A must see,” says Marc, a VSiN Pro subscriber from Maryland. “You guys gotta promote the shit outta that show. Matt has the proper amount of stones with some smartass sprinkled in. Entertaining, sure, but very educational also.”
Like he said.
Week 1 results are in the books as 16 handicappers — most of them professionals — vie for $25,000 in a season-long competition in which they pick 5 college or pro games a week.
On tonight’s show, contestants Marc Lawrence, Brian Edwards, Randy McKay and Chuck Edel will be appearing along with Derek, who put up the $25,000, and VSiN/Circa ombudsman Mike Palm.
Edel went 5-0 and McKay 4-1. Best bets were a combined 12-4 last week with 12 of the 16 handicappers at 3-2 or better.
I will post the Week 2 contest selections in the VSiN Pro Picks at a Glance email that I sent out early Saturday morning with other host and guest top plays.
Now I realize the time slot of midnight-3 a.m. ET early Saturday might not be the sweet spot for some of you. The show is replayed from 7-10 a.m. ET Saturday. And there are various ways to watch or listen. You can watch live on VSiN.com (if you are a subscriber) or watch the replay. You can listen for free on our player. You also can listen via the VSiN Best Bets podcast, where we post every hour or every show.
OK, I hope this meets Marc's high standard for promotion.
—Bill
P.S. If you are in need of last-minute college football counsel, we have compiled staff best bets, plus Matt has posted his weekly piece.
It’s the feel-good hit of VSiN’s new fall lineup.
It’s Matt Youmans’ Saturday Bet Prep featuring the inaugural Circa Friday Football Invitational.
“A home run,” says Circa Las Vegas owner Derek Stevens.
“A must see,” says Marc, a VSiN Pro subscriber from Maryland. “You guys gotta promote the shit outta that show. Matt has the proper amount of stones with some smartass sprinkled in. Entertaining, sure, but very educational also.”
Like he said.
Week 1 results are in the books as 16 handicappers — most of them professionals — vie for $25,000 in a season-long competition in which they pick 5 college or pro games a week.
On tonight’s show, contestants Marc Lawrence, Brian Edwards, Randy McKay and Chuck Edel will be appearing along with Derek, who put up the $25,000, and VSiN/Circa ombudsman Mike Palm.
Edel went 5-0 and McKay 4-1. Best bets were a combined 12-4 last week with 12 of the 16 handicappers at 3-2 or better.
I will post the Week 2 contest selections in the VSiN Pro Picks at a Glance email that I sent out early Saturday morning with other host and guest top plays.
Now I realize the time slot of midnight-3 a.m. ET early Saturday might not be the sweet spot for some of you. The show is replayed from 7-10 a.m. ET Saturday. And there are various ways to watch or listen. You can watch live on VSiN.com (if you are a subscriber) or watch the replay. You can listen for free on our player. You also can listen via the VSiN Best Bets podcast, where we post every hour or every show.
OK, I hope this meets Marc's high standard for promotion.
—Bill
P.S. If you are in need of last-minute college football counsel, we have compiled staff best bets, plus Matt has posted his weekly piece.
mrbowling300
EOG Dedicated
Marc Lawrence, 2005 Stardust Invitational winner, gave props to JK on hosting the invitational back in the day on Youmans' Friday show. Youmans said JK was a friend of his, but JK is like Bigfoot. You don't see him around town much. Only in rare sightings! Lol
mrbowling300
EOG Dedicated
Week 2 selections for Circa Friday Football Invitational
Week 2 selections for Circa Friday Football Invitational
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Current standings, Week 2, going into MNF:
Capper Total BB
Chuck Edel 8.0 1.0
Chris Fallica 7.0 2.0
Steve Fezzik 7.0 2.0
James Salinas 7.0 1.0
Randy McKay 6.0 1.0
Jeff Whitelaw 6.0 1.0
Mike North 5.0 2.0
Bryan Edwards 5.0 2.0
Mark Lawrence 5.0 2.0
Doug Kezirian 5.0 1.0
Cris Zeniuk 5.0 1.0
Erin Rynning 5.0 0.0
Joey Tunes 4.0 1.0
Paul Stone 4.0 0.0
Dan Saley 3.0 1.0
Bobby Buckets Brubeck 3.0 0.0
Capper Total BB
Chuck Edel 8.0 1.0
Chris Fallica 7.0 2.0
Steve Fezzik 7.0 2.0
James Salinas 7.0 1.0
Randy McKay 6.0 1.0
Jeff Whitelaw 6.0 1.0
Mike North 5.0 2.0
Bryan Edwards 5.0 2.0
Mark Lawrence 5.0 2.0
Doug Kezirian 5.0 1.0
Cris Zeniuk 5.0 1.0
Erin Rynning 5.0 0.0
Joey Tunes 4.0 1.0
Paul Stone 4.0 0.0
Dan Saley 3.0 1.0
Bobby Buckets Brubeck 3.0 0.0
winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
I know we are only 2 weeks in, but for all of the "crap" Fallica took, to be 7-3 with 2 BB wins is damn impressive. Lonnnnnnnnng way to go but great start so far
Unofficial standings, End Week 2:
Capper Pts BB
Chuck Edel 9.0 1.0
Chris Fallica 7.0 2.0
Randy McKay 7.0 2.0
Steve Fezzik 7.0 2.0
James Salinas 7.0 1.0
Jeff Whitelaw 6.0 1.0
Mike North 5.0 2.0
Bryan Edwards 5.0 2.0
Mark Lawrence 5.0 2.0
Doug Kezirian 5.0 1.0
Dan Saley 5.0 1.0
Cris Zeniuk 5.0 1.0
Erin Rynning 5.0 0.0
Joey Tunes 4.0 1.0
Paul Stone 4.0 0.0
Bobby Buckets Brubeck 4.0 0.0
Capper Pts BB
Chuck Edel 9.0 1.0
Chris Fallica 7.0 2.0
Randy McKay 7.0 2.0
Steve Fezzik 7.0 2.0
James Salinas 7.0 1.0
Jeff Whitelaw 6.0 1.0
Mike North 5.0 2.0
Bryan Edwards 5.0 2.0
Mark Lawrence 5.0 2.0
Doug Kezirian 5.0 1.0
Dan Saley 5.0 1.0
Cris Zeniuk 5.0 1.0
Erin Rynning 5.0 0.0
Joey Tunes 4.0 1.0
Paul Stone 4.0 0.0
Bobby Buckets Brubeck 4.0 0.0
texaswizzard
EOG Dedicated
Fallica won't finish above 52.4%. I'd book his action any day of the week. The guy bets all of $50 -$100 a game.
mrbowling300
EOG Dedicated
Week 3 selections for Circa Friday Football Invitational - VSiN Exclusive News - News | VSiN
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Week 3 selections for Circa Friday Football Invitational
Week 3 selections for Circa Friday Football Invitational
www.vsin.com
After a few pageviews, VSiN puts the Circa Invitational selections behind a paywall, forcing you to subscribe. I tweeted this fact to @DerekStevens and @CircaSports and they created a page with the standings and selections on their website (see below, for free, of course).
www.circasports.com
Circa Invitational | Circa Sports
Sixteen handicappers compete in a season-long contest awarding a total of $25,000 in prizes to the top three scores. Follow along every Friday at 9pm PT on Saturday Bet Prep on VSIN!
www.circasports.com
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Standings going into NFL Sunday, Week 3 so far, 29-21, with 30 pending:
Capper Tot BB Pend
Chuck Edel 12.0 2.0 1
Steve Fezzik 10.0 3.0 2
Chris Fallica 10.0 3.0 0
Randy McKay 9.0 2.0 3
Doug Kezirian 9.0 2.0 0
Paul Stone 8.0 1.0 0
James Salinas 7.0 1.0 4
Mark Lawrence 7.0 2.0 3
Dan Saley 7.0 1.0 0
Jeff Whitelaw 6.0 1.0 5
Mike North 6.0 2.0 3
Erin Rynning 6.0 0.0 3
Cris Zeniuk 6.0 1.0 2
Joey Tunes 6.0 1.0 0
Bobby Buckets Brubeck 5.0 0.0 3
Bryan Edwards 5.0 2.0 1
Capper Tot BB Pend
Chuck Edel 12.0 2.0 1
Steve Fezzik 10.0 3.0 2
Chris Fallica 10.0 3.0 0
Randy McKay 9.0 2.0 3
Doug Kezirian 9.0 2.0 0
Paul Stone 8.0 1.0 0
James Salinas 7.0 1.0 4
Mark Lawrence 7.0 2.0 3
Dan Saley 7.0 1.0 0
Jeff Whitelaw 6.0 1.0 5
Mike North 6.0 2.0 3
Erin Rynning 6.0 0.0 3
Cris Zeniuk 6.0 1.0 2
Joey Tunes 6.0 1.0 0
Bobby Buckets Brubeck 5.0 0.0 3
Bryan Edwards 5.0 2.0 1
I remember one Leroy's radio show in Reno that I co-hosted with JK. Matt Youmans was with the LVRJ, called in to report from a March Madness tourney site (2007, St. Louis, as I remember). UNLV was meeting Oregon in the regional semis. I was hard pressed to come up with a question for him. Didn't want to hit him with a statistical question. Oregon beat UNLV, lost to Florida in the regional finals.
Final Standings, week 3 (edit):
Capper Tot BB
Chuck Edel 12.0 2.0
Steve Fezzik 11.0 3.0
Chris Fallica 10.0 3.0
Randy McKay 10.0 2.0
Doug Kezirian 9.0 2.0
James Salinas 9.0 1.0
Mark Lawrence 9.0 3.0
Paul Stone 8.0 1.0
Jeff Whitelaw 8.0 1.0
Dan Saley 7.0 1.0
Mike North 7.0 2.0
Bobby Buckets Brubeck 7.0 1.0
Erin Rynning 6.0 0.0
Cris Zeniuk 6.0 1.0
Joey Tunes 6.0 1.0
Bryan Edwards 5.0 2.0
Capper Tot BB
Chuck Edel 12.0 2.0
Steve Fezzik 11.0 3.0
Chris Fallica 10.0 3.0
Randy McKay 10.0 2.0
Doug Kezirian 9.0 2.0
James Salinas 9.0 1.0
Mark Lawrence 9.0 3.0
Paul Stone 8.0 1.0
Jeff Whitelaw 8.0 1.0
Dan Saley 7.0 1.0
Mike North 7.0 2.0
Bobby Buckets Brubeck 7.0 1.0
Erin Rynning 6.0 0.0
Cris Zeniuk 6.0 1.0
Joey Tunes 6.0 1.0
Bryan Edwards 5.0 2.0
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