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The Locksmith
Morning sheets — Oct 18
Rise and shine, friends. The sheets from yesterday are graded and the ink is dry.Three winners, three losers on the day, and the bankroll sits at $10,067, up $67. Not a bad Saturday when you consider what happened on the hockey side.
The football did the heavy lifting. Air Force took care of UNLV 41-31 at -115, and that three-unit ticket cashed clean. Cincinnati and West Virginia combined for 87 points against a 63.5 total, so the Over at -112 had breathing room the whole way. The one miss on the gridiron was the Owls at +105. Army ran it down their throats, 56-24, and that one was over early.
Hockey was a rough night. The Blues never found their legs in Nashville and fell 5-2, taking the three-unit play with them. The Rangers got goose-egged in Columbus, 1-0, and you can't win a money line when you can't beat the goalie once.
Tampa Bay brought the bats at Cleveland, 7-3, and the Over at 6.5 had the thing wrapped up long before the late innings.
The season ledger reads 4-4, a hair above water at +0.67 units. The two-unit tickets are carrying the book at 2-1 for +1.64. The threes and ones are the ones I'd like back.
Fresh slate below. Coffee's hot.
Coffee first. Numbers second.
Yesterday's Grades
3-unit UNLV Rebels at Air Force Falcons — Air Force Falcons ML -115 [WIN] UNLV Rebels 31 @ Air Force Falcons 41
Air Force took the money line at -115 with a 41-31 win over UNLV, scoring 41 at home and holding off the Rebels to cash the three-unit ticket.
2-unit Cincinnati Bearcats at West Virginia Mountaineers — Over 63.5 (-112) [WIN] Cincinnati Bearcats 42 @ West Virginia Mountaineers 45
Cincinnati 42, West Virginia 45 is 87 points against a 63.5 total, so the Over cleared by more than three touchdowns and the 2-unit ticket at -112 cashed with room to spare.
1-unit Florida Atlantic Owls at Army Black Knights — Florida Atlantic Owls ML 105 [LOSS] Florida Atlantic Owls 24 @ Army Black Knights 56
Army's ground game ran away with it, 56-24, and the Owls' moneyline at +105 never had a pulse once the Black Knights started piling up scores.
3-unit St Louis Blues at Nashville Predators — St Louis Blues ML -115 [LOSS] St. Louis Blues 2 @ Nashville Predators 5
Nashville pulled away for a 5-2 win, and the Blues at -115 never got the lead they needed, so the three-unit play goes down as a loss.
2-unit Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians — Over 6.5 (-108) [WIN] Tampa Bay Rays 7 @ Cleveland Guardians 3
Rays 7, Guardians 3 sailed past the 6.5 with room to spare, and Tampa Bay's seven runs did most of the damage on their own.
1-unit New York Rangers at Columbus Blue Jackets — New York Rangers ML 114 [LOSS] New York Rangers 0 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 1
Rangers ML +114 went down in Columbus, a 1-0 shutout where New York couldn't beat the goaltender even once.
Vault bank
Bankroll: $10,067 (+$67)
Record: 4-4-0 (+0.67 U)
3-unit: 1-1-0 (-0.39 U)
2-unit: 2-1-0 (+1.64 U)
1-unit: 1-2-0 (-0.58 U)
Today's Board
NFL
Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars
Money Houston Texans +120 | Jacksonville Jaguars -142
Spread Houston Texans 2.5 (-102) | Jacksonville Jaguars -2.5 (-118)
O/U 41.5 Over -115 Under -105
Out/Doubt Ross Matiscik (Out) · Eric Murray (Active) · Ja'Marcus Ingram (Questionable)
Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons
Money Atlanta Falcons +100 | Chicago Bears -120
Spread Atlanta Falcons 1.5 (-118) | Chicago Bears -1.5 (-102)
O/U 52.5 Over -118 Under -102
Out/Doubt Za'Darius Smith (Questionable) · C.J. Henderson (Out) · Anthony Johnson Jr. (Out)
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns
Money Baltimore Ravens -166 | Cleveland Browns +140
Spread Baltimore Ravens -3.0 (-112) | Cleveland Browns 3.0 (-108)
O/U 39.5 Over -112 Under -108
Out/Doubt Teven Jenkins (Out) · Tytus Howard (Active) · Ja'Kobi Lane (Questionable)
Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles
Money Carolina Panthers -166 | Philadelphia Eagles +140
Spread Carolina Panthers -3.0 (-115) | Philadelphia Eagles 3.0 (-105)
O/U 39.5 Over -108 Under -112
Out/Doubt Jakorian Bennett (Injured Reserve) · Landon Dickerson (Injured Reserve) · Taylor Moton (Questionable)
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts
Money Indianapolis Colts -325 | Tennessee Titans +260
Spread Indianapolis Colts -6.5 (-120) | Tennessee Titans 6.5 (+100)
O/U 44.5 Over -112 Under -108
Out/Doubt Will Mallory (Active) · Jaylon Carlies (Out) · Joshua Williams (Active)
New York Jets at New England Patriots
Money New England Patriots -360 | New York Jets +285
Spread New England Patriots -7.5 (-108) | New York Jets 7.5 (-112)
O/U 43.5 Over -112 Under -108
Out/Doubt A.J. Brown (Questionable) · Will Campbell (Questionable) · Omar Cooper Jr. (Questionable)
New Orleans Saints at New York Giants
Money New Orleans Saints -108 | New York Giants -112
Spread New Orleans Saints 1.5 (-122) | New York Giants -1.5 (+102)
O/U 46.5 Over -105 Under -115
Out/Doubt Jermaine Eluemunor (Questionable) · Andrew Thomas (Questionable) · Zach Wood (Questionable)
Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Money Pittsburgh Steelers -148 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers +124
Spread Pittsburgh Steelers -2.5 (-115) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2.5 (-105)
O/U 38.5 Over -118 Under -102
Out/Doubt Josh Williams (Active) · Easton Stick (Active) · Brandon Smith (Active)
College football
No CFB in the window.
Baseball
Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
Drew Rasmussen (16-5, 2.67) vs Parker Messick (12-9, 2.56)
37.6°, wind 7.2
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