TEAR JORDON (9.2.25): UNC and CLV get crushing in CFB Week 1, and NFL Player Futures
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In this week’s episode of THE WINDOW: Sports betting podcast, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) discusses how Week 1 of College Football reminded us that in the NIL/Transfer portal era, the questions we ask of each contender can’t be answered until the teams take the field.
Without seeing them play, assumptions made about Arch Manning, Kyron Drones, Notre Dame’s “talent,” and LSU as a whole, send good CLV tickets into the trash.
Why Auburn, South Florida, and Utah all impressed, and is Alabama’s decisive loss to Florida State more about the Crimson Tide, or could it be that the Seminoles are actually really good? What it “costs” to find out about FSU.
The Heisman report shows why betting one of the three favorite quarterbacks was never the right to move, and Matt picks out which one he’d consider at the current prices.
Then, Matt looks back at the player-level futures markets he’s written about in the last week, breaking down his thought process for each:
NFL Season-long player props: Best bets in the passing markets
NFL Season-long player props: Best bets in the receiving markets
NFL Season-long player props: Best bets in the rushing markets
NFL Awards: OPOY, DPOY, OROY, DROY, Comeback Player of the Year, and MVP
Finally, Matt gives out a handful of team-centric NFL futures, including his bets for the AFC and NFC championship.
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