Hello and welcome to the Free Money Store, hosted by the Meet at Midfield gang. Are you a CEO mindset entrepreneurial hustler with a crippling college football addiction who wants to turn your hundreds of wasted hours each season into cold hard cash? Are you too lazy to do your own research and instead want to rely on the questionably sourced opinions of internet strangers who write funny words about your favorite teams?
Come on down to the Free Money Store. Each week, myself (B1G_Ryan), Patrick Mayhorn, Taylor Fulton, Ace Anbender, and Kevin Harrish will give you five picks apiece. Throughout the season, we’ll track our records on the picks straight up, as well as our percentage up or down on the money. I find the “plus x number of units” talk gets a little complicated for casual gamblers, so we’ll try to keep it simpler than that.
To start the season, each gambler had $100 in their bankroll and each bet is placed as one unit, or a $20 bet. I will update performance each week as the season rolls on.
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Hang around for the final section, where the illustrious D.J Byrnes brings back his famous Presidential Power Parlay, exclusive to Meet at Midfield.
ACE
Performance last week: Ace came back down to earth slightly after his tremendous week 4, posting a 2-3 record on the week. He is still comfortably in the black on the year, with a 15-10 overall picks record and up 35.24% on the real money.
Picks this week:
- Michigan -21.5 (-110)
- Rutgers +3 (-112)
- Georgia/Auburn u50 (-110)
- Ole Miss -18.5 (-108)
- Oregon/Arizona u70.5 (-110)
When our resident Michigan experts bet on Michigan, I tend to tail, especially with this being Ace’s first wager on the team, the team, the team this year. Outside of that, I love his bet on Arizona only being able to score against terrible teams and being a Mickey Mouse team outside of that.
KEVIN
Performance last week: A 1-4 performance on the week is an unfortunate regression to the mean for Kevin, dropping him to 11-14 on the season. He is also down, uhh, 87.09% on the mean on the year as the losses always seem to come right as the money starts to recover.
Picks this week:
- Kansas +7 (-112)
- Tennessee -2.5 (-120)
- Ohio State -26.5 (-110)
- UTSA -6.5 (-114)
- Fresno State +6.5 (+100)
As long as the books keep giving out free money on Kansas, I feel obligated to continue taking it, as does my compatriot here. The Jayhawks have been unbelievable against the spread this season and I see no reason why they won’t keep rolling. The Buckeyes, likewise, feel ripe to beat the hell out of Michigan State again this season.
PATRICK
Performance last week: Patrick has turned in another yeoman’s week, keeping the chains moving with a 3-2 performance that moves him to 14-11 on the season to date. He is still down 10.35% on the money because of a devastating week 3 that almost wiped him out, but that won’t last for long.
Picks this week:
- Arkansas ML +245
- Georgia/Auburn o50 (-110)
- Troy -6.5 (-110)
- BYU ML +146
- Utah State ML +310
Betting on three underdogs on the moneyline is what we like to call “feeling your oats.” Patrick has walked up and laid it on the table this week. To be fair, if either Arkansas or Utah State hits, he’ll make up for the other two losing, so it’s not the most insane idea in the world. He is directly opposite Ace on the Georgia/Auburn pick, so that’s a fun head-to-head.
RYAN
Performance last week: 3-2 on the week is nothing spectacular, but it’s better than what I’ve been doing. A jump to 11-14 feels like a tremendous improvement. As to where I’m at on the money, hey don’t worry about it! What are you a cop?
Picks this week:
- Oregon -12.5 (-115)
- Ohio State -26.5 (-110)
- Michigan -21.5 (-110)
- Duke -2.5 (-124)
- Kansas +7 (-112)
I am simply playing the hits this week: I think Kansas is underrated, people are overreacting to Georgia Tech and Arizona’s week 5 performances, and Ohio State and Michigan are much better football teams than anyone else in the Big Ten. If we could just finally go 4-1 or 5-0, that would be so sick dude. I’d probably cry.
TAYLOR
Performance last week: Taylor’s blistering hot streak continues and we may simply have to stop calling it a streak. She is up to 17-8 on the year after another 3-2 performance. She’s also nearly doubled the money, up 90.68% on the year. This is the part of the year when a wiser man may caution simply cashing out.
Picks this week:
- Ohio State -26.5 (-110)
- Michigan -21.5 (-110)
- BYU +3.5 (-108)
- NC State ML -162
- UCLA ML +162
These Ohio State and Michigan picks are very popular among the staff and likely for good reason, the Buckeyes and Wolverines have been eminently comfortable in all of their games this season. The duo has an average margin of victory of 33.9 points through ten combined games.
Presidential Power Parlay
Welcome to the $10,000 Presidential Power Parlay featuring the 29th and greatest United States President, Warren G. Harding.
These weekly gambling picks will turn $10,000 into $60,000 in winnings. This column is straightforward financial advice that you should take seriously if you want to be drinking out of a coconut on Titty Island in December.
LAST WEEK: 1-2
OVERALL: 5-4-1
HONEYPOT: $0
Cadre —
We are back to even money this season, which is a total disgrace to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its humanitarian leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Normally I would blame Allah for such a plight, but I don’t think the Crown Prince would like that either.
But the road to Titty Island was not paved in golden bricks. The prophecy states that only after a lifetime of selfless service and sacrifice may we be rewarded with such divine places as Titty Island. That journey begins today, with me helping you put an extra $60,000 in your pocket.
This week’s slate:
– KANSAS (+7.5) at TCU
– MICHIGAN STATE (+25.5) vs. Ohio State
– NEBRASKA (-3) vs. Rutgers
The Kansas pick is self-explanatory to anyone demented enough to subscribe to Meet at Midfield. I want to be clear that I am not picking Ohio State to lose, just Ryan Day to squander another chance to cover against an inferior conference opponent. We’re riding with the Huskers on account that teams that played Ohio State have sucked ass (not in the good way, either) that following week.
Godspeed. We’re almost home.
