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๐Ÿˆ Countdown to Kickoff ๐Ÿˆ

Does preseason performance help predict the Super Bowl Champion?

You can feel it in the air. No, not the suffocating summer heat and humidity (although that is brutal ๐Ÿฅต); we are talking about something far more glorious: the return of football ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป For those of us keeping count, we are only 14 days away from the start of college football and 27 days away from the (real) start of the NFL! Since the end of last football season, the (real) world has seen quite its fair share of chaos - from the ongoing tariff uncertainty to the impending AI-led apocalypse ๐Ÿ˜ฌ Safe to say, we are all in need of a respite from the craziness, and if you are like us, there are few things better than a weekend full of football (unless, of course, your team(s) lose - but letโ€™s not think about that now) ๐Ÿˆ

Yes, we know that itโ€™s still only the preseason - a time when the starters see less action than Bronny James on the Lakers last season. But as your favorite team(s) grind through training camp, we hope you are sharpening ๐Ÿ”ช your betting skills and preparing to win this season! Consider this your official kickoff notice: football is back - and so are we. We are ready to help you bet bettr than ever.

๐Ÿ“ข PSA: Even though football is king ๐Ÿ‘‘, note that we include some MLB โšพ and WNBA โ›น๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ insights below too!

ESPN ANALYTICS
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We crunched the numbers on ESPN Analyticsโ€™ forecasts for the MLB and WNBA games today and wanted to flag the following +EV plays based on ESPN Analytics! We also flagged some CFB and NFL +EV futures plays based on ESPN Analytics. Jump on the lines now before the prices/odds change!

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Sport

Bet

EV%

CFB

Texas - Win Conference (Futures Play)

7.1%

CFB

Miami (FL) - Win Conference (Futures Play)

9.7%

NFL

Cincinnati Bengals - Win Division (Futures Play)

3%

MLB

SF v. WASH - WASH Spread

4%

MLB

ATL v. MIA (Game 2) - ATL Moneyline

19%

MLB

CLE v. CHI - CHI Run Line

22%

WNBA

IND v. CHI - CHI Spread

21%

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Sport

Contest

Consensus Pick

MLB

HOU vs NYY

NYY moneyline

MLB

NYM vs MIL

MIL +1.5

MLB

COL vs AZ

AZ -1.5

NEWS
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TRIVIA
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Does the preseason actually matter? Sure, it has implications for a teamโ€™s roster and it allows teams to get some reps before the score starts (really) counting. But does it actually serve as a potential predictor of future performance? This question was at the top of our mind this week as the NFL preseason starts to heat up ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

The last 5 Super Bowl winners are: Philadelphia (2024), Kansas City (2023), Kansas City (2022), LA Rams (2021) and Tampa Bay (2020). Do you know what each of their records were during the year they won the Super Bowl? (See below for the answer to todayโ€™s trivia question.)*

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