Turn that gambling podcast off. You don’t have to sift through all those cold takes. Pencilstorm has you covered with Friday Bet$ For Realz. Every Friday this fall we will be posting actual bets being made by Pencil Storm staffers and friends. Remember the best bet is to never bet at all. On the other hand…winners play and player’s win. Let’s do this! 

Big $ (Pencil Storm Browns Beat Writer with The North Coast Posse)

15-3-1. That's it, that's my opening remark.

Onto the picks:

Need a Friday nighter,

Tulane is a team I’ve been keeping an eye on but was yet to pull the trigger.

That changes,

Tulane -4.5 -110

Saturday:

I’ve watched the Ducks, they are damn good. Bo and the boys are ready to pull away in the fading Pac 12. Give me those damn points as well

Oregon +3 -115

******Prop Alert*****

Bad defense and rain, give me The Fighting Irish’s Audric Estime over 87.5 rushing yards -118

Missouri is another team I've been waiting ride,

Mizzou +2.5. -105

Good luck, fade or tail

Brent Baver (Pencil Storm Buckeye Beat Writer)

Normally I don't like laying this many points, but Bama should lay the wood hard to the Razorbacks. Just playing back to back road games in CFB has a negative effect, but this is 4 games in a row away from home for Arkansas. If you are someone who compares power ratings vs spreads, the 20 pt spread might appear a bit high. It's not....the Tide rolls here.

And I'll chime in on my beloved Buckeyes. I don't bet against them, but....   While OSU is 2-0-1 ATS over their past 3 games, the best Penn State team has had in years comes to Columbus a week from Saturday. The best move for Ryan Day is to sit TreVeyon Henderson (again), and to sit an ailing Emeka Ebuka this week. I would NOT lay the 19 1/2 in West Lafayette, a place that has not been kind to Ohio State over the past two decades.

OMG (Baller, sharp)

OSU -19

Philly Eagles -6.5

Colin Gawel (Pencil Storm Founder, Musician, Former Coffee Shop Owner, Part Time Radio Personality)

Achtung!  I am not an actual gambler. I throw small numbers around and bet purely for entertainment value. 

Oh geez. Nothing on this slate jumps out at me. AND I wiffed on everything last week. But..since I have all that free money from Bet 365 laying around.. AND I’m getting my vaxx booster so I have a bullet proof excuse to mope around and watch college Saturday while I recover.…Let’s take a look at those big 3:30 games I will surely be watching.

These are all bonus money bets so proceed with caution.

I will too will take road Bo Nix +3 (gulp)at Washington AND I like the under at 66.5 as well. I suspect the Ducks will pound and ground trying to keep the Huskies potent passing attack off the field.

Texas A&M ML (+130) at Tennessee. If A&M and it’s army of NIL mercenaries doesn’t phone this game in after the tough loss last week, I like their chances against a Vols squad who hasn’t beaten anyone. Funny how TENN QB Joe Milton got so much better while not playing. Last I saw him, he was a train wreck at Michigan and couldn’t win the starting job against weak competition. Suddenly he deserves our trust under center? Nope.

Jeremy Porter (Musician, fast-food Mexican connoisseur, terrible gambler, Pencil Storm Co-Editor in Chief)

Last week I was glad I took Michigan with the points as they easily covered. I was 2 for 2 because the Eagles also won and Hurts had a good game. I was on a little roll there for a minute, till the Lions and Raiders went under.  

 NCAAF - This week I am taking Alabama -19.5 with the over 46.5 at +180. Yeah they lost to Texas but they should do ok against Arkansas. I’ll be in Tuscaloosa Wednesday to celebrate my victory. NFL – Seattle +2.5 on the road against Cincy with the over 45.5 at +290. Seattle has the better record and seems like maybe they’re finding their groove. Who even knows anymore.   

Jeff Hassler (Pencil Storm webmaster)

Ok, I will admit I probably got a little crazy last week but it’s no big deal. Skyler picked up an extra shift to help out.  (Maybe 2? Love you so much baby XO) My ex wife Kim got so uptight (and emotional) once when I hit a little cold streak at Caesars Palace. But IMO, it was HER negative energy that CAUSED me to lose confidence in my system. Relax. It’s only money. So we had to cancel a few dinner reservations and eat at the buffet. Big deal. Won’t hear me complaining about all you can eat mac n cheese. I mean, it wasn’t just “her” honeymoon, it was “our” honeymoon. Just sayin’.

Anyway, thankfully, my new foxy lady Skyler isn’t like that. But she has a point, so I will back off the crazy parlays until I can find a side hustle outside of my meager Pencil Storm paycheck to take some of the financial pressure off of her. Now onto the ACTION!!!!!!!!

Baker is back baking in the kitchen!! Bucs + 3 at home AND Baker over 300 yards passing.

Ben Galli (Pencil Storm NBA Beat Writer)

Oregon +3.5 over Washington - I’ve been impressed with what I’ve seen from head ball coach Dan Lanning in his second year at the helm in Eugene. I love the extra half point on the spread too cause that means a Huskies win by a field goal is still a victory for the savvy speculator.

Bengals ML over Seahawks - I know the Bengals far too well to tell you to take them -3 in this game. But I’m also pretty positive J Biddy and the Fam aren’t going into the bye week 2-4 at home. And yes, it’s that easy to make a new nickname for the man of so many, Joe Brrr. He and Jamarrr will have something to prove against a Seahawks team that yapped a little too much about their suspect defense.

Brian Phillips (Host CD92.9 Morning Show)

Oregon +3.5 at Washington. Weather could be a factor. Unlike UW, the Ducks can run the ball. I'll hand another edge to the Oregon defense. Should be a good game either way. 

UCLA +3.5 at Oregon State. Bruin defense created a ton of havoc VS Wazzu last week. I like them to ride that good defense to a cover if not an outright win.