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Delaney
Ladies, gentlemen, welcome to another episode of the Locker Room. It is week 16 of the NFL. Got a great slate of games for you guys. All right, it is coming down to the wire not only in the NFC, but also in the AFC. Jags, Broncos, Steelers, Lions, Bucks, Panthers, Patriots, Ravens, 49ers and Old Man Rivers. And the Colts, Packers, Bears. Let's take a look at the standings for a moment. Moneyline Matthews still sitting at the number one spot. 47. Respect to my boy Kenny. Put him back in high school. I'm sitting there in the second place sitting just batting.500 right now. All right, hall of Fame career for batting.500. And now a crazy turn of events is taking place. A couple of weeks ago we looked at Delaney and go, ain't no way he's coming back. And he's just. Every week in the last month has just been going up and up and up. Him and Will Compton are tied for last place. If you're looking at food, Delaney's eyes, they're tied for podium, third place. We have a great show for you guys today. Please subscribe, please leave a comment. Let's have a hell of a day.
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Moneyline Matthews
And Doug.
Clay
What a horrible call. Hey, ref.
Will Compton
Open your eyes.
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Will Compton
You're really not going to call that?
Clay
Come on.
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I don't think you get what we're doing.
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Delaney
Let's look at everything we got this weekend. We got games on Saturdays. We got game on Sunday. There's a profit boost token for both.
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Moneyline Matthews
Yeah.
Delaney
Five and one.
Will Compton
Yeah.
Moneyline Matthews
You know, you know, I've been doubted my whole life, man. You know, but.
Delaney
Oh, don't start with that.
Moneyline Matthews
I put on my shoes one foot at a time.
Delaney
Yep. Just like everybody else.
Moneyline Matthews
Just like I make my bets one day at a time.
Delaney
And as you're making six today, and.
Moneyline Matthews
As you see, I don't fall last.
Delaney
Did you take it personal when you saw the world clamoring about Moneyline Matthews and all the success he was having, moving the lines and stuff like that, thinking I was the original guy of that and now you've come back into the fold.
Moneyline Matthews
I mean, that crossed my mind. That crossed my mind. But to be fair, he, he, he. So he, he actually made it him. So I'm happy for it. You know, some fans even said, didn't you used to take all money lines? I'm like, nah, that's Matthew.
Will Compton
That's the money line militia.
Delaney
Moneyline Militia. I feel like we're sitting at like a two boxers about to fight and they're always being really complimented to each other. He's great. Listen, great competitor. I love what he's doing out there.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah, yeah. Until you, you know, we get on stage and knuckle it up.
Delaney
Oh, so you guys are about to.
Moneyline Matthews
No, no, no.
Clay
But you're Jake, Paul.
Moneyline Matthews
No, I'm not Jake Paul, you Jake, Paul.
Clay
I can't fight that. I am white.
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Moneyline Matthews
No, I think me and Matthew have been on the same page all. All year. Be honest with you.
Delaney
What way?
Moneyline Matthews
I mean, our bets are similar. We make the same points. Yeah, we kind of fade, y'.
Clay
All.
Moneyline Matthews
To be honest with y'. All. We were even talking about getting our own show.
Delaney
I respect. I respect the climb that you. You've had, but you're still sitting below me.
Moneyline Matthews
You right. You're right. I mean, it's early.
Delaney
It's December.
Moneyline Matthews
It's the fourth quarter. We got playoffs.
Delaney
All right, dude, fuck it. I'm stoked for you, you know, good people.
Clay
How you feel about your picks this week?
Moneyline Matthews
Oh, great.
Clay
Getting your first six zero week.
Moneyline Matthews
You know, I don't want to jinx it, but it smells like it.
Clay
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Smells.
Delaney
Good.
Will Compton
Biggest winners of the weekend were the ones who faded. Willie C. You faded Willie C. You're six.
Delaney
And okay, what took place here.
Will Compton
I look at zero and six right there, and I think to myself, sometimes great success comes with great sacrifice. A goal of mine. I've been telling people for years how the. The Kansas City Chiefs were going to make the playoffs in. In 2025. And for me to do that, I realized last week that I had to pick. I had to pick the Chiefs to see it. To see it fall for good. And now I'm realizing that going 06 was also necessary, a necessary sacrifice for everything to kind of align and for the Chiefs to be knocked out of the playoffs. So that is how I've wrapped my brain about. Around this 06 start or this for.
Delaney
The greater good, in your opinion.
Will Compton
The greater good.
Delaney
Your vision of NFL America is coming to light, and it just took you.
Will Compton
Having to go like, yeah. If I ask myself, will, would you go winless in all of your bets for the Chiefs to stay out of the playoffs? And my answer is yes. So I would do. I would have that same record again if it meant keeping the Chiefs out of the playoffs.
Delaney
How do you feel sitting there right now? It says fourth, but you're tied with Delaney for last place. Delaney's been on a heater and you just went 06. Is there a fear starting to creep in the back of your head that, oh, maybe I end up at the bottom of this when it's all said and done?
Will Compton
No.
Delaney
No fear at all.
Will Compton
No, there's a lot of ball left.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah.
Delaney
But it's also the fourth quarter according to Delaney.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah.
Will Compton
Yeah, we're in the fourth quarter. Four's up. Like, hey, look around. Ain't nobody coming to save you.
Moneyline Matthews
Definitely.
Will Compton
Either you're the problem or you're the solution. Right now we're solution oriented, so there's a lot of ball left. There's no time for fear or doubt.
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Will Compton
It's attack. It's kill mode. Yeah.
Moneyline Matthews
Okay.
Will Compton
On this, on this board this weekend.
Moneyline Matthews
Have you been 0 and 6 before?
Will Compton
No, I think this is my first. Whether it be undefeated or winless, I think, yeah. Yeah. We made history this weekend. Chiefs are out 0 and 6. It's harder to go.
Moneyline Matthews
This is the first time someone has went 06.
Will Compton
It's harder to go 06 than it is 5 and 1.
Moneyline Matthews
I mean, I don't know.
Delaney
He said the same thing to me when I went 06. I think I went, owen, you went.
Moneyline Matthews
No, he said, this is the first time someone in 06.
Will Compton
First time history's been made. I'm talking about Delaney's 5:1 record made history this weekend.
Moneyline Matthews
No, I've been five and one multiple times.
Will Compton
Yeah, that ain't you. Ain't you said it's record. I'm harder to wreck 0 and 6.
Moneyline Matthews
Than 5 and 1.
Will Compton
Yes.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah, you're right. I had to think about that.
Delaney
Clay, how you feeling? You get your Baila Bassey sweater on?
Clay
Yeah. Feeling comfortable?
Delaney
You sent a little parlay to the.
Will Compton
Group chat right before the show starts.
Delaney
Showed up, looked at it. A lot of money lines in there.
Clay
Hey, three for three last week. I don't even did I. I think I might have picked the Chargers money line. The money lines always hit for me. So we're getting back to the bread and butter.
Will Compton
Did the parlay. The money line. Did the Matthews parlay hit last week?
Clay
The Packers.
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Moneyline Matthews
The Packers.
Will Compton
What bugs me is we was having momentum with this money line militia.
Clay
No, we still got momentum because my I. I bet the spread. I didn't bet the money line. So when I bet the money line.
Will Compton
Then you also fed the audience your parlay. You're like, this is, I'll pack the spreads for the show. And you're like, I still got the parlay.
Delaney
That's the problem with parlays, man. You lose one, you lose it all.
Clay
You lose it all.
Moneyline Matthews
That's the thing.
Clay
But that's my packers, man. They had it 24, 13.
Delaney
Hold on now. You had no problem going against him a few weeks ago.
Clay
I didn't go against them. I bet this spread. Remember I said they're going to win, but I'm betting the spread and guess no I went, you ain't over.
Will Compton
You ended up checking your notebook. You was going chicago plus six and a half or something like that. And then you realize looking at your notebook, you know. But I took the over in this game.
Clay
I'm glad I looked at my notes because I had to think about it at home. But I feel good about this week. I got a nice little five leg money line I'm going to send out to America just to make a little money. This little plus 500. Nothing big. Nothing big.
Delaney
Christmas money conservative parlay.
Clay
Conservative, yeah.
Delaney
Like doing your holiday parlay.
Will Compton
Yeah.
Clay
These are the closest thing to guarantees that I can guarantee are these money lines. So I can't wait. But for the show's sake, I'll bet the spread. We'll laugh, we'll have a good time. But if you want to win money.
Will Compton
Boys, which is what we're on here to do.
Clay
Hey, money line, should we get into it? Let's get into it.
Delaney
First game.
Clay
Who are we talking about this first game?
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Moneyline Matthews
All.
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Will Compton
I'm in another tough spot.
Delaney
Jaguar. The Jaguars.
Clay
Oh, that's number one.
Delaney
Are playing at the Broncos. Broncos are favored minus three total points. They gave us 45 and a half points. I kind of set it up this way. This is Will's sneaky AFC team versus his AFC West. It seems like Brit's pretty much locked up at this point. Yeah, they're winning the West.
Will Compton
Broncos are going to win the West.
Clay
Yeah.
Delaney
So we'll give it to you.
Will Compton
I'm going. I'm going under.
Clay
Under.
Will Compton
I'm going under 45 and a half. What you laughing at, bro?
Clay
What do you. Hey, but Trevor Lawrence.
Will Compton
Trevor Lawrence been balling through five. Bone's been balling.
Moneyline Matthews
Balling. They. But.
Will Compton
But this one was. This one screams over.
Clay
That was like you told me with the Bears, packers pick. You said, oh, it screams under. And guess what? It went over. So you're reverse psychology here.
Will Compton
Possibly, but I'm also.06. Maybe this is what the people need. Like, all right, fade. Willie C. You know what?
Moneyline Matthews
I'm.
Will Compton
You know what I mean? Because I'm in the same. I'm in the same predicament mentally. But thinking about Trevor Lawrence and Bo Nicks. Bo Nick's coming alive. Bo Nicks playing some really good football. Trevor Lawrence, he has been balling. Nobody wants to talk about the Jaguars right now. Everybody refuses to just bring up the Jaguars. They want to talk about, oh, Justin Herbert putting up 16 points. The Chargers defense, the Buffalo Bills. Who's another team? The Houston Texans. And their defense, Broncos massive win over the Packers. All these AFC teams. But everybody forgets that Jacksonville right now is sitting at 10 and 4 and they're playing great football. Like their defense, they're topping the run game. Their defense is nasty turnover. They're opportunistic. Trevor Lawrence is balling like nobody's bringing up. Everybody's talking about, you know, Shanahan. It was Steichen at one point in time. Another bring up more coaches of the year. Vrabel, Ben Johnson, him and his first job as a head coach. His first year with the Chicago Bears. Nobody peeking.
Moneyline Matthews
He tried to get.
Will Compton
But nobody's talking about Liam Cohen. Like Liam Cohen and Trevor Lawrence. Like they're locked in right now. I want to say ETN came out. I was like, I won the national title with Trevor Lawrence. And he's. This is a different level that I'm seeing with Trevor Lawrence right now. Liam Cohen's tapping into Trevor Lawrence's potential, which is a high potential. Everybody's talked about how he's big, he can throw it, he can do all these things. He has a high ceiling. But he hasn't really tapped into it over. Over the years. He goes in Liam Cohen, who was the OC for the Buccaneers last year. Baker Mayfield is in every MVP conversation because statistically he was at the top of the charts everywhere. You see kind of what's happened this year. I know a lot of injuries have been play have been plaguing the Buccaneers, but the common denominator between both of these situations has been Liam Cohen. So it's hard to pick this game on who's going to win out of Jacksonville and the Broncos. My heart's getting kind of tugged at because the Jaguars have been the sneaky AFC team for me all year. Broncos. I've always loved Bo Nixon, what the Broncos are doing. So I'm going to go with under. Under 45 and a half. When everything screams over, go under.
Delaney
Defense.
Will Compton
Just went up to 46 and a half. Under 46 and a half.
Delaney
Wow.
Will Compton
And I don't think that's going to hit.
Clay
I. I just. What?
Will Compton
What?
Clay
I'm sorry.
Will Compton
I listen, when you get in. In this fog with the O and 6 and I'm like, man, everything kind of says over right here. Like a lot of good offensive ball coming along. I just got on the pedestal. Bo Nicks, four touchdowns. Liam Cohen, Trevor Lawrence. Like, these offenses are operating a little bit more now.
Moneyline Matthews
What about their defenses, though?
Will Compton
What about them defenses?
Moneyline Matthews
It's just a defense. And especially Denver being at home with that defense.
Will Compton
Two top 10 defenses going at it.
Clay
You gotta trust your eyes. Just like when you played inside backer. You can't get fooled by all the fugazi from all the smoke and mirrors. You gotta believe it. You've done it a thousand times. You've seen it. You repetition. You've done it in practice. So bet how you want to bet and believe it. Don't start saying, oh, they're gonna hit over and I'm going under. What do you feel like it's gonna.
Moneyline Matthews
Be time to throw some lobs or what?
Delaney
That was incredible. What we were just watching was under.
Will Compton
46 and a half.
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Delaney
We were just watching a guy fall apart in front of our eyes and you took him and pulled him up. That's leadership.
Clay
That's what leadership leaders do to the subordinates.
Delaney
They bring them back.
Will Compton
I can't let you be just disrespecting me like that.
Clay
I was just letting you know subordinates. I meant will linebacker Mike. I'm just bringing.
Will Compton
If we were together, listen, the times that you had to play inside backer Willie C. Was on that team, you would have got to keep your hand in the dirt and you'd be having more of a resume for this hall of Fame career because you would have got to continue to rush the pass.
Clay
You're right.
Will Compton
You wouldn't have had to put on the green dot. Willie C. Would have had your back.
Clay
You're absolutely right, brother. We should have brought you in.
Will Compton
No, no applause there, huh, fellas?
Moneyline Matthews
I wasn't even list.
Clay
Yeah.
Delaney
As soon as a green God is mentioned, Wills just gets in. He sees red. Dude, it's like a bull.
Will Compton
No, it was the subordinate word. Subordinate. Subordinate.
Delaney
Yeah, subordinate sounds way better than subordinate.
Clay
Can we get back?
Will Compton
Yeah.
Clay
I just feel like after watching this.
Will Compton
Game.
Clay
Especially with my interest in the packers this last week, them playing the Broncos, watching Bo Nix, what he was capable of doing, I think if he can continue to play like that, they're the best team in the NFL. And as much as I have given him flack, as well as the Jaguars, two teams who I'm waiting and I'm guilty of this, I've been waiting for them to flop a little bit. I mean, Jaguars 10, four and now Broncos are an 11 game win streak. But I just feel like they are going to Denver, as you stated, Delaney, like, I just think they have so much momentum, they have so much belief. The defense is playing incredible. And now you got Bo Nix and you beat a great packers team. Like, I think momentum is sky high. Go wrap up that number one seed. And I think they get it done with this. I think they cover this game at minus three over the Jags.
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Moneyline Matthews
Yeah, I like that. I mean, I mean, I like that. You know, the Broncos, yeah, they are favored, but if you look at against the spread, Jacksonville is way better than the Broncos. The Broncos haven't been consistent against the spread. So that gives me value right now with the Jaguars to going up there and upsetting them, taking the win because I may swing that money line, but I may not.
Clay
Oh. So by the end of the show what do you think?
Moneyline Matthews
No.
Will Compton
No.
Delaney
Yeah, we'll circle back swinging jags, but no money line.
Moneyline Matthews
So look, the Jags right now it's going to be tough because I'm sitting out here. If you feel like the Broncos is going to get it done, which they are, a very good team, go out there and play their very best game against the Jaguars and the Jaguars don't. Or the Jaguars will play their very best game. Take Jaguars plus six and a half. Because that's what I'll be doing. But if you don't believe in that, take the Broncos three plus minus three. And you will have a safe bet there. But if you following this guy right here. Units.
Clay
Yep.
Moneyline Matthews
Because that's what I get is units.
Clay
Big unit.
Moneyline Matthews
You gonna take the Jaguar Six and a half.
Delaney
Does it give you pause at all that The Broncos are 10 and two in one score games?
Moneyline Matthews
Nope.
Delaney
They have a seven game home winning streak right now.
Moneyline Matthews
That's why I said six and a half.
Delaney
Six and a half.
Clay
That's just one. Let's bump it up to seven and a half. If you're gonna.
Moneyline Matthews
Say I should have listened to you the last time. I should have listened to you last time. Seven and a half.
Clay
Yeah. My man. Patriots. The Patriots.
Moneyline Matthews
I should have listened to you the last time.
Delaney
Wow, look at that just coming together.
Will Compton
That's the ladies leader.
Moneyline Matthews
I'm taking Jaguars plus seven and a half.
Will Compton
Hey, hey. He just green dotted the hell out of you.
Moneyline Matthews
No, I'm taking Jaguars.
Will Compton
It always comes back to the green dot.
Clay
I love it.
Will Compton
No, you do what you told.
Delaney
Wow.
Moneyline Matthews
No, I should have listened to my man. He gave me an alley oop and I didn't take it last week. And if I did, I would have been 6 and 0. He giving me another one. See, y' all don't see it that way. I feel it.
Delaney
I love the way you say vowels, man. I love how every vowel. I'll put a fucking O here. I don't even give a. There's no doubt no one's talking about the Jaguars. And I think for most of the year, everyone's looked at the Broncos and like, they've been just like quietly winning games. You know, when they lost to the Colts, it was a crazy call, but after the Broncos beat the Packers, I think they've now like come into the light where everyone's like, oh, is this a real contender? Is Bo Nixon. Is he the guy that's going to take them in his second year to go win a Super Bowl? And everyone's kind of getting on the Broncos train, which can be seen as rat poison, in my opinion. Jaguars are still in that world of no one's really talking about us. The AFC south is kind of like the fourth of the four divisions in the afc.
Will Compton
Well, AFC south comes up. It's all Houston Texans, right?
Delaney
It's all Houston Texans. You're right. Trevor Lawrence is Bond. Like he's had 10. He's accounted for 10 touchdowns and 00 interceptions in his last three games. Like he is. He's hitting a new level. And I love. I love the idea of the Jaguars coming in quietly to Denver when it might be a foregone conclusion to most that the Broncos are just going to win this game because they handled a great packers team and they were able to get into a shootout mode, which we didn't think that the Broncos really do, and end up winning. That's why I kind of like the Jags here to cover. I like the Jags to quietly come in silent assassin, go into Mile High Stadium and handle business. So I'll take them plus three.
Moneyline Matthews
Smart guy.
Clay
Very smart guy.
Will Compton
We got to talk about this one. Steelers at the Lions. Clay, I need you to break down some of this Steelers stuff to me with your boy Aaron Rodgers.
Clay
Yeah, yeah.
Will Compton
Lions favorite in this game, minus six and a half. The over under on this game is 51 and a half. Detroit. It's at Detroit. I don't know what to think about this damn Steelers team, bro.
Clay
But you know what to think about the Lions. We said last week that it was going to be a shootout. They travel out west.
Will Compton
Yeah.
Clay
They start fast. Golf looks good. Amon Ross ain't brown. They get out to a lead, but then, second game in a row, they give up 500 yards. The Rams take off. They give up 20 unanswered points. We talked about the defense being the liability with the injuries they have back there. So I think you know what you're getting from the Lions. They're going back home. Steelers traveling to them. So now that I know what the Lions give me over here, which is amazing offense production and points, especially at home, it's the Steelers. They looked good. They looked good versus Miami, but they should have looked good. Miami looked terrible. T.J. watt had to have been sick in his hospital bed with his collapsed lung just watching Tua give up sacks. I watched that from home, saying, I can get off the couch like Philip Rivers and go, go give me a couple sacks. Maybe just one. But I don't know. I mean, like, you.
Delaney
You hear.
Clay
You heard Aaron after the Game. Talk about there's belief starting to set in. They're stacking these wins. They got another big one, the Ravens coming up, that they can separate themselves. But I just, I don't see him getting it done this week. I just, I think the Lions are too much offensively. And the Steelers, outside of DK Metcalf, they don't. They, they only rush for like 33 yards on the ground. Now. He was a dog on that one touchdown. He had dk, but for the most part, I just, I don't think they have enough offense offensive firepower to keep up with the Lions. So I like the Lions covering that. Minus six and a half.
Will Compton
It's also bizarre, too. Like the Steelers shutting down the run game of the Miami Dolphins. They're like a top three rushing attack and they just shut it down. All of a sudden the Steelers. The Steel curtain shows up and shuts down a run game. And I just, I. I don't know what to think when it comes to the, The Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Will Compton
Now. Now I'm thinking in my head, they've rattled two in a row. Two big wins for them. When a few weeks ago. We're talking about Tomlin, the fire conversation that happens every year right now that they're two in a row.
Delaney
The mutual.
Will Compton
This feels like the spot where now they drop a bad game, they perform bad.
Moneyline Matthews
I don't know.
Will Compton
And then that conversation comes back up. You know what I'm saying?
Moneyline Matthews
Nah, I feel like just with, just.
Will Compton
With the conversation, I'm saying just the Pittsburgh Steelers, they always seem to win games when they're just fully counted out. Like when everybody's off the train, the Steelers and then the Tomlin stuff comes up. Then they rattle off wins and it's like, man, we should have never even been talking about that. And then they lose a game they're not supposed to lose.
Moneyline Matthews
True.
Will Compton
Or they lose in a fashion in which they're not supposed to lose it. Because obviously the Lions are a good football team.
Delaney
Good football team. But they're also five and five.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah.
Delaney
In the last 10. Like they're a team that. I think we have this thought because the last two years they're both double digit. Had double digit wins under their belt at this point in the season in 23 and 24. And we're still kind of waiting for that to show up. But, like they're 500 in their last 10. So the inconsistencies we're seeing with the Steelers, the same inconsistencies that we're seeing with the Lions. And I. Me, personally, I think if I'm looking at both teams that are inconsistent right now, who would. I. Who am I going to lean on? It's going to be Dan Campbell. It's going to be the Lions. Like, yeah, you know, Steelers, like, as. As inconsistent as they have been on the defensive side of the ball. They have 24 takeaways. That's third in the NFL. And they have the potential to be one of those great defenses. But I, like, this is one of those games to me that I, like, I look at on my sports, but I kind of like, lean back and stay away from because the line is big and both teams have been inconsistent. But since we're on the show, like, I. I sit there, I'm like, well, the Lions are going at home. They said a devastating loss to the Rams. So let me take the Lions. Or let me take this. No, let me take the Lions. Yeah, I'm taking the lines. I'm sorry.
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Delaney
Minus six.
Clay
Yeah.
Delaney
And a half.
Will Compton
This feels like. This feels like a money line game.
Clay
Oh, it is.
Will Compton
Oh, okay. That's one of the.
Delaney
Yeah, I saw your parlay, and I'm like, I mess with.
Will Compton
It's a good parlay.
Delaney
Let me actually double check because there's one.
Will Compton
I want to make sure it's a good parlay.
Clay
I threw the Texans in there just to sprinkle. Sprinkle the lobster.
Will Compton
Sprinkle.
Clay
Just sprinkle. It's only sprinkle on the Christmas games. We'll get to that.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah.
Clay
At the end. I'm gonna put it out there. Maybe. Maybe the handle could put it out there for the viewers.
Moneyline Matthews
You saw what the Steelers did against the Dolphins. I feel like you can see Arthur Smith doing a little bit more in the offense, getting John New back in the backfield that he. He had him in Atlanta that he was doing, and he finally started doing in Pittsburgh. He had a rushing touchdown. I think it's just them starting to do different things, give people the ball, give them chances to make plays in their hands. And I see that being exciting for the Steelers right now. Man, I'm. I'm actually taking the Steelers this game.
Will Compton
Steelers, Steelers plus six and a half. I'm gonna go Lions to cover.
Clay
Cover, cover, cover.
Will Compton
Steers Steelers. But that's the man right now.
Delaney
It is.
Will Compton
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Delaney
Now, what is the record right now? 8 and 7. I'm 8 and 7. I believe I'm 8 and 7.
Will Compton
I think we're Tied?
Delaney
You think we're tied?
Will Compton
Let's just go, man. Rock poop is shoot.
Delaney
Superiors with.
Clay
Oh, there you go. Superior.
Will Compton
You beat the fart out of me, man. Superior.
Delaney
Life beer.
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Clay
Ah.
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This is Matt Rogers from Los Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang.
Bowen Yang
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Matt Rogers
Hey, Bowen, it's gift season.
Bowen Yang
Ugh, Stressing me out. Why are all the people I love so hard to shop for like me?
IBM Advertiser
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Bowen Yang
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Clay
I'm easy.
Moneyline Matthews
But you're right.
Matt Rogers
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Bowen Yang
And all the gift guides out there are boring and uninspired.
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Bowen Yang
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Clay
Right?
Matt Rogers
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Bowen Yang
Actually surprise you with categories like best gifts for the mom whose idea of a sensible walking shoe is a stiletto. Psst.
Delaney
She wants a pair of stilettos.
Matt Rogers
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Bowen Yang
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Delaney
Week to week changes though. Bucs at Panthers. Bucks are favored minus three. Total points in the game is 45 and a half points. People don't want to say it, but this is the Panthers, man. People don't want to talk about like these two teams play each other twice in the next three weeks. Like maybe split, maybe not. But you watch at what the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has put on the field. Mike Evans comes back, everyone gets excited. They're up against the Atlanta Falcons. Kirk O'Duggins goes and handles businesses third and 14 and they end up converting that. They end up winning the game when they're down two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. I love Baker Mayfield. I love his moxie, his attitude, everything he does. But this Panthers team just has quietly, like put together great wins throughout the season and they run the ball efficiently. They're good enough on defense. And I like the Panthers here. I kind of like the Panthers who win the South.
Clay
Are we just going to forget about this? Last week, the Panthers in the Saints.
Will Compton
Yeah.
Clay
Up 17 7.
Delaney
This is, this is super troopers. You guys got the, the bulletproof cup on. He's like, how you shooting today? He's like, pretty good. And he's more in the neck. He's like, what about that? He's like, don't worry about that guy. Don't worry about that one.
Moneyline Matthews
But did Rico go finally kind of.
Clay
Do some weird four wins on the season, two of them against the Panthers. Neither of these team want to win the NFC south here. I'm disappointed in the Buccaneers, especially their defense, not being able to close out that game. It was awesome to see Mike Evans come back and, you know, try and finish out his career in an epic fashion. Baker, for the last eight games has not been playing what we saw in the early half.
Will Compton
That pick was tough at the end of the game, bro.
Clay
MVP consideration. The. The Panthers, I mean, they're up and down too, but yeah, they, they have looked better this year with Canales, but I just, I don't think. I don't feel comfortable picking either of these teams. So that's why I'm going with the over at 45 and a half.
Will Compton
I might have to follow my green dot on that one.
Delaney
Oh, subordinate, you say you're taking it over.
Will Compton
We're sitting there watching the stream last Thursday and me and Demon. Demon cooked up this nice little parlay where we had like the over. We had. Who was the touchdown scorer? Bucky Irving. Bijan Robinson. Bijan Robinson. Bijan Robinson. We had the over. And then Demon goes all line and takes. He even goes all line and takes the bucks to cover seven and a half. Move the line up to minus seven and a half. They should have. And then Baker Mayfield goes out there and throws that crazy. The interception and just ruined those things because vibes were high when we got. Everything was hitting. Everything was right there. We just needed Baker to drive down the field, just protect the football. It didn't happen for those reasons. I'm out on the Bucs. I'm going to go Panthers.
Clay
Oh, I thought you were.
Will Compton
I know, I know. But I'm going to go Panthers plus three.
Delaney
You heard that subordinate word again.
Clay
You just had to call.
Will Compton
No, no, no, no. I'm sitting there talking through that. For those reasons, I'm out on the buck. So I'm like, then just go Panthers. Willie C. So I'm going to go pay this plus.
Delaney
What you got. You get some intel over there?
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah, you know, I was just looking. Y' all pretty much spelled all the. I was going to say.
Delaney
I bet.
Moneyline Matthews
I'm actually going to go with the Panthers, too, but I'm going to move that line to six and a half. The Panthers right now is a team. I know they lost to the Saints last week, but they are a team that is fighting Rico. They got to lean on Rico. If we can run that ball and get this man, as many touches as possible, this is going to be a good game. I don't see them losing by a touchdown. I think the Broncos may win this game, but I'm going to take the Panthers to cover.
Delaney
Hold on. What you think the Broncos win this game by taking the Panthers to cover.
Clay
Six and a half? Yep. A good double header this weekend, huh?
Delaney
Hey, we got some Papa Warner going on. Hey, boys, get your juice box, get your orange slices. We got another game in an hour and a half.
Moneyline Matthews
Back to back, huh?
Will Compton
They were saying because you said the Broncos.
Moneyline Matthews
Oh, yeah, the Buccaneers. I'm tripping the Buccaneers.
Will Compton
So you're taking Panthers plus three plus.
Moneyline Matthews
Six and a half.
Will Compton
Okay.
Moneyline Matthews
Y' all know what the. I'm talking about, bro. I was looking at my notes and.
Clay
Yeah, we just like to give you.
Moneyline Matthews
Trust me. Y' all know I don't take. Y' all know I don't take nothing serious.
Delaney
So.
Clay
Except. Except for Buddy, we just have a parking lot.
Moneyline Matthews
Oh, no, I take him serious.
Clay
Oh, okay.
Delaney
Looking back on it, you probably should have based on how the circumstances played out.
Moneyline Matthews
He was the homie. It just, you know, apparently he was not the homie. Say that he was the homie, you know, I mean, in that locker room, he was the homie. Outside the locker, I can't say what he was, but inside the locker room, he's the homie. I'm the leader on the team. That stuff, you just let that stuff just wash off. You know what I mean? Hell, yeah.
Delaney
Hell, yes. Let me ask you this, dude. How you feel about the Patriots at the Ravens? Ravens are favored minus two and a half and total points are 47, which is crazy.
Moneyline Matthews
The Ravens is only favorite because they, I guess analysts feel that they're playing at home. The Ravens are going to be stronger at home. The defense usually play better when they're at home.
Delaney
But.
Moneyline Matthews
You already know what I'm going to do. I'm an underdog king this week. I'm taking Patriots. Look, history shows Vrabel knows how to beat the Page beat the Ravens. And with that's all that has to be said. If Mike Vrabel is the coach, I'm following Mike Vrabel. I am taking this guy to go as far as he possibly can, and that's maybe the Super Bowl. So the Ravens are getting beat unless.
Clay
They have to play the Bills.
Moneyline Matthews
What happened last year, the Bills was.
Clay
That was Josh Allen being Josh Allen.
Moneyline Matthews
I guarantee if they got to play again, the Patriots win.
Delaney
Guarantee.
Will Compton
Guaranteed.
Moneyline Matthews
Guarantee.
Will Compton
That's a meal guarantee right there.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah. Guarantee the Patriots.
Will Compton
So you're going Patriots money, Moneyline?
Moneyline Matthews
No, I'm taking the spread.
Clay
I like, I like. I like the Patriots money line. I like the Patriots money line. I love everything I saw about the Patriots. The way they started the game, obviously they couldn't finish. We saw some. Some holes on the defense. Josh Allen put on a Superman cape. They couldn't stop the run game. I think it was five possessions in a row that they scored. But I think there's a refocus.
Moneyline Matthews
All right.
Clay
They still have this opportunity to win the AFC east here, but Ravens 02 at home in prime time this season. I know they're coming off a win feeling good, but I'm surprised that as well as the Patriots played and scoring, you know, 29, 30 points, whatever it is, that they don't feel like that they are the underdogs here. Now, if I'm the Ravens, I'm looking at the game plan from last week with the Bills.
Bowen Yang
I'm.
Clay
I'm just. I'm handing it off heavy to old buddy Derek. Derek. And we both got something going on and I'm having. Lamar's got to pick and choose when to make his plays, you know, to make his plays. But I like the Patriots money line here, despite it being prime time, being flexed in Baltimore. Give me the Pats.
Will Compton
Yeah, this, this show is a meeting of the minds. It takes all four of us to curate something here. I love the Patriots. I love the Patriots. Moneyline this weekend, I think what happened against the Bills, the best thing that's going to happen for the Patriots season is blowing that lead. Blowing that 21 point lead. Everybody's going to be tight this week. Everybody knows, like, what's it say? Convertible. We've been in the rooms where he sits there and breaks down like the formula to beat the Ravens. I think the Ravens are a lesser team than they have been in years past. Lamar, he hasn't been the same Lamar Jackson that we've known in the past. He's playing better football. But again, I love the Patriots in the spot. Love them going to Baltimore kind of being the underdog. Like, hey, everybody thinks now that we had our week schedule, Bills came back. Josh Allen, he's Superman. He's this that. Everybody's not even talking about the Patriots anymore and they're going to go into Baltimore and they're going to get a dub.
Delaney
Yeah. The way the Patriots lost this game is the perfect way for them to lose this game and to really crank it up for the rest of the season. Vrabel was undefeated going into coming off of bye weeks up until this last game. You go into at halftime, up three scores and then lose a, lose a. A game like that, that's the perfect reset. You're never going to be able to just suit up on Sunday and beat a team conversation. That rail is going to put on the boys there. There's going to be a new sense of urgency taking place this late in the season for the Patriots. I like them going in. I like the money line against the, against the Ravens. Money line, Money line.
Clay
You like the spread still, are you?
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah, I'm taking the spread.
Clay
Why don't you go. Go against us and just go Ravens.
Moneyline Matthews
Why would I do that?
Delaney
Go Ravens. Money line. No, look, if you're saying the spread.
Will Compton
Why don't you go Raven?
Moneyline Matthews
I'm just taking a spread. I'm taking a spread because Vegas knows something we don't know, obviously.
Delaney
Does Vegas know Vrabel the way we know Rabel?
Moneyline Matthews
Maybe.
Will Compton
But you know, huh. You go Ravens plus three and a half.
Moneyline Matthews
I wouldn't go Ravens plus three and a half. I'm just telling y', all, I want a hot Streak right now. I'm just, I'm, I'm gonna let chat GBT keep me on the right street.
Delaney
Oh, so that is who.
Moneyline Matthews
I ain't say Jack. TBD gave me this information. You know, I've been talking to him. You can get therapy from chat gbt.
Delaney
Right.
Moneyline Matthews
And they've been, they've been keeping me on the right narrow, so.
Delaney
Yeah, the right narrow indeed.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah.
Delaney
Many of the mines. I love that by the way, because you're. It does take all four 49ers at Colts just to give 49ers favorite minus six and a half total points. That game is 46 and a half points. I first off, I love the storyline Philip Rivers, the clip of the kids in whatever restaurant watching him throw that touchdown. Like this is a, this is a movie taking place with Philip Rivers.
Clay
I was pulling for them. So I know so hard I wanted to win for him. And then I was hoping he would just leave, leave, just leave one game and just be done.
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Clay
Yeah.
Will Compton
See ya.
Clay
How much did it make you think after watching him? Like, if you had to put yourself in his shoes, if they're like, hey, whomever it is, Titans, you know, they reach out, 49ers packed, like, we need you back. Like, I felt it, I felt it. I put myself in his shoes and I was like, man, I hope he gets it done for us, for all of us, for all the old heads who retired, who. They said you couldn't do it anymore. You got commentators who are up in arms because, you know, they didn't, they didn't. Maybe they, they wanted him instead of somebody else or whatever it might look like. So I was, I was disappointed they didn't get the win, but I was happy to see him have the little bit of success that he had. And I hate to cut you off, but I, I think that's where it stops. I think that's where it stops. Listening that Seattle Colts game, it was the ultimate trap game. It was a trap game because they're playing the Rams coming up on Thursday night. They're looking past, saying, oh no, they got this, you know, 44, 45 year old quarterback coming back who hasn't played in four or five years. Like this is going to be easy. But they get the dub. I know we're not talking about the Seahawks here. I think there's tape on Philip now. I think they, you see what, you know, the game plan they're going to run in the 49ers. I mean, is there a team that's talked about less than the 10 and four 49ers and how. Arguably the Jags, but yeah, has them coached up. Brock Purdy looked unbelievable. His movement looks fully healthy. Kittle looks awesome. Their old line's been playing well lately. Defense is still, you know, it's still going to be their liability in the long run, but I think this is, I think they cover handedly at minus six and a half in this one. I just, I just don't think it's going to be too close. Yeah. I mean, obviously Colts, they kept it close with field position, controlling the clock, running the ball. I just think, you know, now that it's out there, now that it's put out there, I, I, I just, I don't see it being a problem.
Delaney
Especially Robert. Solid dude that dc, he's going to know exactly what to do. You see some of the throws that Rivers was making, how they just kind of tail off towards the sidelines. It's like they hit a brick wall and just fell down a couple of times. Love the storyline. I'm with you on all that. 49ers are covering this game. Let's not take away from Philip Rivers.
Clay
Not at all. Absolutely.
Delaney
I love everything about it. No, he's a grandfather.
Will Compton
Yeah.
Moneyline Matthews
Onward.
Will Compton
I mean, that's all spot on. Are you going Colts? What are you going here?
Moneyline Matthews
Where are you going?
Will Compton
I'm up. He said he, like, he laid it out perfectly. Let's not take away from Philip Rivers. I think that last weekend was a moment where it's like they let the family come in the room, they say their goodbyes. We got to get some words and have a good exchange. Right. But it is it. It'll be the end of the road.
Delaney
Throw Philip Rivers and listen. Great.
Will Compton
Nothing but respect.
Delaney
Nothing but respect for the game.
Will Compton
But you see him, like, you know, he's still got, you know, whatever form of juice he says he, he can have. He, he's still, you know, out there, kind of like dishing it from his.
Clay
Ear and everything else.
Will Compton
Yeah. A couple ducks, little dunk put. The defense is going.
Delaney
That's his.
Will Compton
Been his. Yeah, but just see it come out sputter a couple of times. See the whole slipping and falling thing. The Niners will have at least some type of film of what and get a sense of a game plan. That's going to be happening with Philip Rivers. He's not going to be chucking a deep. He's not going to be doing all that stuff. They're going to suffocate him. And the Niners are going to cover this game.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah, I got Niners covering. No brainer. Christian McCaffrey, guys.
Delaney
Christian McCaffrey, guys.
Will Compton
The ball.
Clay
Give him the ball.
Delaney
What if, though, Jonathan Taylor just goes crazy?
Moneyline Matthews
I mean, that's the only thing that can change.
Delaney
That's where it's like, hey, this is a slam dunk. Philip Rivers, he's. I'm like, he got back that can't run the out of the ball.
Moneyline Matthews
That's the only thing. He hasn't been the same since Daniel went down. He is kind of tampered off a little. I mean, he's still consistent, but I don't know. The coach ain't been the same.
Delaney
It's hard to. It's hard to keep that level of consistency that he was playing with.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah, it was crazy at that high.
Delaney
Of a level all season long. And it's like, yeah. So many injuries taking place.
Clay
Place.
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Matt Rogers
Hey, Bowen. It's gift season.
Bowen Yang
Ugh. Stressing me out. Why are all the people I love so hard to shop for like me?
IBM Advertiser
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Bowen Yang
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Clay
I'm easy.
Moneyline Matthews
But you're right.
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Holiday gifting is stressful.
Bowen Yang
And all the gift guides out there are boring and uninspired.
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Wait, what about the guide we made.
Bowen Yang
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Bowen Yang
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Clay
Right.
Matt Rogers
How about something for the people who actually surprise you with categories?
Bowen Yang
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Delaney
She wants a pair of stilettos.
Matt Rogers
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Bowen Yang
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Delaney
Shout out Philip Rivers.
Will Compton
We got the true classic game of the week. Every weekend's got games, but only one fits just right. This is true classics game of the week. We got the Green Bay packers at the Chicago Bears.
Clay
What a game.
Will Compton
Boy, the spread on this game. Packers are favored by one and a half. Jordan Love versus Caleb Williams. The over under on this game is 46 and a half.
Moneyline Matthews
This is the game. This is the game.
Will Compton
This is the game.
Clay
The game. What time is this game?
Moneyline Matthews
This is the game.
Clay
Saturday night.
Moneyline Matthews
This is going.
Clay
I've been waiting all day for Saturday night.
Moneyline Matthews
But this is the packers destiny right here, right?
Clay
Destiny. Hey, I'm a little worried for the Packers. I'll tell you why. It's not a talent standpoint. I just think of the psyche of that team. Your team mvp. And Micah Parsons goes down who they traded for before the season, saying this is the piece we need to get over the hump to get us to the Super Bowl. Christian Watson comes back. He's playing phenomenally, I think five touchdowns in four games. Jordan Love throws a beautiful deep ball and the packers are at what, 24, 13 or 2314. They got this in hand on the road, and certain defensive MVP just picks it off, lands on him. He's hurt. So let's get back to the psyche. You got one of your best offensive players go down, your team mvp, and now you're playing the Bears, who are coming off a big win. And you're in the same position you were two weeks ago when you played them. Bears are half a game ahead. You need this to stay obviously ahead in the NFC North. But as a coach, I used to hate when coaches would. Would, you know, extra meetings, practice would be a little bit more physical.
Delaney
Longer.
Clay
Longer, because you'd sense this panic in the air. You could sense it means more, but players, we don't. We just want it to be business as usual.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah.
Clay
So for me, I worry about that, and especially with you looked at last week, the Rams win, the Seahawks win, the Bears win and the 49ers win. The loser of this game is quite possibly done. The seven seed in the nfc, which is drastic from being, you know, maybe the number two seed here. But I can't bet against my packers, you know, and I think one of the. One of the stats I wrote down here from. From the first time they played, it doesn't show up in the box scores. The packers average 6 1/2 yards per play against the Bears. Bears did a great job in the second half making adjustments. Caleb looked awesome in the second half, being elusive. Sorry, we just had a little spill right here. He looked awesome in the second half, but I think it's gonna be a close game. But I like the packers winning this based on talent, based on. They did this before. Michael was here. They did this. Wayne Christian Watson was hurt. And I look for them to get a big win at Soldier Field. Prime time to take a commanding lead in the NFC north of a half a game. That's my impassioned speech. Were they playing Soldier Field? See, I think the Bears have all the momentum right now.
Will Compton
They do, bro.
Moneyline Matthews
Oh, my God.
Clay
They put it on the Browns.
Will Compton
Kayla Williams.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah, I mean, Green Bay. I'm gonna stick to this. They cannot play well at away. I'm just. That's just my. That's my motto.
Will Compton
He said, I must stick to this.
Delaney
I haven't lost in soldier field since 2018.
Moneyline Matthews
That's a whole new year.
Delaney
Whole more years.
Moneyline Matthews
That's what I'm saying.
Will Compton
And they only have, what, two. Two. Two road losses this year? They had one going into last week when Delaney was like, this team's not good.
Clay
Denver has the best.
Will Compton
I told Y', all, man, if you look at.
Moneyline Matthews
They're very close, too, on the way of road games. Very close. They may win, but they're close. They don't play as well as they play in Green Bay. I'm just saying. You can see it. I've been right. The scores is telling you.
Clay
Is it the weather? Because the weather should be the same.
Moneyline Matthews
I don't know. Because it should be.
Will Compton
I mean, it was a tough loss against the Broncos at Denver.
Clay
Yeah. And the Broncos are. But what do they have the best.
Will Compton
Yeah, we know who the Broncos are.
Moneyline Matthews
Green Bay looked good in the beginning because the Bronco Broncos play trash in the beginning. Then they step up in the fourth quarter. They have a great second half. We know that. So I sat there and watched that game. Like, turn the first. We not watching the first. We come back in the second half, it'll be a whole different game. And like, it was so. But at the end of the day, just. I like Green Bay. I like the colors, you know?
Clay
Yeah.
Moneyline Matthews
The city is not much there. But that's why when they there, they play great because everyone comes to the stadium and cheers for them, make them feel so special. But then when they go away, they get boos. They get the turn of the heads. They don't like that.
Clay
They just get rattled. Huh?
Moneyline Matthews
They get rattled. They need the cheers. See, that's why that wasn't good during COVID Cause y' all need fans.
Clay
Didn't a Rod win the MVP ARod? And didn't they go to the NFC championship game? They might have.
Moneyline Matthews
I don't know.
Will Compton
They weren't good on the road, though.
Moneyline Matthews
It was not good on the road. No, no. I'm going, you know. Come on, man. Y' all know I'm taking the Bears here. But the thing is, I have to move that line. I have to move the line. The only reason why I move the line because of the first. The first time they played. What was it? 21, 28.
Clay
Yeah.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah. So I'm gonna move that line to seven and a half.
Clay
So bears. Bears plus seven and a half. Yeah. Or pack, wait. If the Packers. It should be packers plus seven and a half. If they're. Because if you don't think they play well. Right.
Moneyline Matthews
No, it's not. The packers are favorite.
Delaney
Packers don't play well. They're not good away. They live by the cheers and then die by the boost. And for that reason, he's gonna take the Bears to only lose by seven.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah.
Will Compton
You don't think the Bears are winning.
Moneyline Matthews
The season no, they gonna win. But if they don't, they won't lose more than by.
Delaney
That's a little insurance policy. Yeah, that's a little insurance policy.
Moneyline Matthews
That's gambling.
Will Compton
That's gambling.
Clay
You're right.
Moneyline Matthews
That' why Vegas does it. Why I can't do it if Vegas can do it. I love this.
Will Compton
Yeah.
Moneyline Matthews
I love this so much.
Will Compton
Yeah.
Delaney
Six or seven?
Moneyline Matthews
Unleash the six. Seven.
Will Compton
Come back to.
Delaney
Are you going six and a half.
Will Compton
Loki still picking some of the.
Clay
He's just like me three weeks ago.
Moneyline Matthews
I don't give a.
Will Compton
That. That. That's gambling.
Clay
We are trying to win though.
Will Compton
I think Bears are going to win, but if they lose.
Moneyline Matthews
I needed.
Will Compton
I lose above 1 7.
Moneyline Matthews
That was a good impression.
Delaney
Where'd you go?
Will Compton
I'm taking the packers to me. Like I, I hear, I hear you sense the, the subtle fear in clay for the Packers.
Clay
I don't think that's a fair statement.
Delaney
Awareness.
Will Compton
I know, but you're. You're saying the, the psyche. I know that happens. It goes on. I don't necessarily think it's a bad game. Like if you're practicing harder or you, you know, if you feel like your head coach or whoever it is you, you feel the missing pieces from one of your better offensive weapons and obviously you're the, the MVP pass rusher and Michael Parsons. I don't necessarily mind the urgency or the harder practicers because at the end of the day, you do got to lock in and find different and find ways to win without those guys. Like that level of urgency heightens across the board for the other 10 guys on the field. The guy who's going to be filling in, he knows what he's got to not necessarily live up to. Don't try to go out there and be Superman. You know, you have to rally around as an offense to have a strategy. And then you get to kind of like lock the doors, focus in a little bit more. And I see it, I see it more as like a. Like a. I was going to say positive thing. Obviously you want Watson and Michael Parsons out there, but for the team as a whole, like that feeling of urgency, feeling like you can't have any lulls. We do have to come out and come on the field and go a little bit harder, practice with that much more urgency. When you feel that. I feel like the team will show up more because they feel like they are. They're going in. Everybody's got Soldier Field, Chicago Bears, they're in the race. Who's going to win the north here, you lose. They're not, they're not worried about them being able to follow the seventh seed, but it's more of like this is a must win game. Our back is against the wall. So I see the packers again, a tough loss out in Denver, but it was the Denver Broncos and Packers have still been playing well. You know, outside of losing those pieces, I think they continue to play well. And they beat, they beat the shoot. Chicago Bears.
Delaney
Yeah. The problem for me is like both these guys, like it's so. It's catastrophic them losing, losing those two guys. Because obviously Michael Parson speaks for himself, right. Like you, if he's out now as an offensive line, as an off corner, as a head coach at Ben Johnson, you can now scheme against your best pass rusher, which is Rashawn Gary. Scheming against one good pass rusher is way easier than being like, oh, we got two aliens on both sides now. We're not so sped up. And how we have to go through our progressions. What we know Caleb Williams have struggled with throughout the season. He's have more time to sit in the pocket, you know, and they don't necessarily rely on him completing the ball. He's. He's won eight games. The completion percentage lower than 60. And then you look at the receiver, his biggest asset was being a deep threat. So you have all the entire secondary having to back up, which allows completions, you know, inside 10 yards, inside 15 yards. And so Jordan Love sits more comfortable because when Jordan Love is sacked one or less times in a game, he's seven, one and one. If he's two and three, he's I think he's a little less than.500 that way. So now when you don't have the deep threat, it condenses the field. That 53 and a third kind of comes down to like 48, 47 to where you have to make decisions. But the pockets are way tighter to throw into. So now that allows more pressure to get into because some second guessing can take place. So there's a lot of dominoes that happen. And you know, seeing the defense when they, when you're throwing in a tighter windows like this is the most opportunistic defense in the entire NFL. They have a, they have a turnover margin of plus 20. So I see all those things and it's like, yeah, we can get a rising tide lifts all ships. Hey, we have these two guys who are down. Someone's got a. Who's going to carry the boats in the situation. But I think the Bears are sitting in a more advantageous spot of winning this game and getting. Getting a W for the first time since 2018. So I'm gonna take the Bears.
Will Compton
They've been playing well. I feel like Caleb Williams is right there, ready to break through bigger.
Clay
They're a playoff team. Like, they deserve to be in the playoffs. The way they play, the way they're designed, the way Ben Johnson has them running the ball, playing opportunistic defense. Caleb not phased by, you know, his balls, his passes, you know, not phased.
Will Compton
By the inaccuracies that he's had.
Clay
Yeah, yeah.
Will Compton
That's part of the. That's part of his growing process and knowing that he hasn't wavered confidence level or he hasn't wavered mentally. Dude, he can sling the rock. I think he's going to be a hell of a quarterback once he gets all that stuff dialed in. The game continues to slow down for him. They're stacking wins. He's getting momentum. Bears have been playing awesome football. I just feel like the Packers. It's going to be a close game. I just feel like Green Bay gets it done in the fourth quarter.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah.
Delaney
Feel good.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah, I feel great.
Delaney
Bears. Bears. Packers. Packers.
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Moneyline Matthews
Yeah.
Delaney
Onward.
Will Compton
And this one's on what?
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Clay
Saturday night.
Will Compton
Saturday. Saturday night. This will be. Yeah, this will be a fun game.
Moneyline Matthews
No, I'm watching this one for sure.
Will Compton
Gospel Projected Saturdays, now.
Clay
Chicago for Saturday night.
Delaney
Please make it freezing.
Moneyline Matthews
Maybe it was freezing the last game in Chicago. I watch Spice Adams was doing an interview, and they opened up a Pepsi and that thing turned to slush.
Delaney
I saw that when they were going. I was like. It was like, freezing.
Moneyline Matthews
Why they were pouring it, bro?
Bowen Yang
I'm like.
Clay
A lot of people live there.
Moneyline Matthews
I don't know. I couldn't live there. Oh.
Clay
Oh, God. Beautiful. That's beautiful.
Moneyline Matthews
That's a good football.
Clay
He's ready at halftime.
Will Compton
Oh, high of 43. Oh, yeah. That's.
Delaney
Yeah. Whoa.
Moneyline Matthews
43.
Clay
Oh.
Moneyline Matthews
At night.
Delaney
I need a little bit of windshield before I really.
Clay
Yeah.
Delaney
Where I stand there.
Moneyline Matthews
But 20 ain't nothing y' all want. Really nothing. Y' all want to hear Delaney's picks parlayed?
Delaney
Yeah, I do.
Moneyline Matthews
So bears plus six and a half. Panthers plus six and a half. Jags plus seven and a half. Steelers plus six and a half. Patriots plus two and a half. San Fran minus six and a half. Plus 20. 46.
Clay
That's still cash.
Moneyline Matthews
$10 to win. $204. Thank you for putting it out there for the group, for the fans. Out there to hear that. Thank you.
Clay
Since we're.
Will Compton
Yeah, let's talk parlays.
Clay
Don't forget about your boy here. Okay. Since we're talking about parlays, we got the money line parlay this week. Okay. Give me the Denver Broncos, the Detroit Lions, the New England Patriots, the San Francisco 49ers, and I'm gonna sprinkle a little Houston Texans money line for a mine. Or, excuse me, for a plus 579. Broncos playing.
Will Compton
Good value right there.
Clay
Detroit, Pittsburgh. They're going to score more points. Raiders, Texans. It's a disaster for Las Vegas. The Pats are going to bounce back versus the Ravens, and the 49ers are going to do what they should against the Colts.
Will Compton
Only one that makes me nervous.
Clay
We have in life.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah.
Clay
Plus 5.79.
Will Compton
But I do like it.
Clay
Put a little money on it, then.
Moneyline Matthews
I will.
Delaney
It's out there, man, is you. You screenshot that and sent it, but you didn't crop out. How much you put on that?
Moneyline Matthews
He didn't crop it out. He didn't crop it out.
Clay
I'll let you know.
Delaney
Man had a very pretty career.
Moneyline Matthews
Hey, we crop outs.
Delaney
We crop out. Absolutely. Speaking of parlays. Bet the voice parlay.
Will Compton
Yeah.
Moneyline Matthews
Oh, yeah.
Delaney
Jameer Gibbs. Gbot game for him versus the Steelers. Delaney.
Moneyline Matthews
Look, man, you know, I ain't been with the. I ain't. I ain't prayed to the white hope, the great white hope this year, but I am going to pray to him this year.
Delaney
It's good to have you back.
Moneyline Matthews
Christian McCaffrey, anytime. TD against the Colts.
Will Compton
Travis Etn, running back, Jaguars. For those who don't know what's going on with the Jaguars, Travis ETN against the Broncos. Touchdown.
Clay
I got James Cook against the Browns.
Delaney
Ooh, yours scares me a little bit.
Moneyline Matthews
That's okay.
Clay
Against Denver. Wait, but you saw what Josh Jacobs did last week, had that beautiful run against. Yeah, against.
Delaney
Yeah. Etn. Like, I played against ETN in fantasy football, and we got mopped. And just usually when a guy has a game like that, I don't know if it's gonna. Lightning's gonna strike twice. That's my only fear.
Clay
You know what I thought, which I didn't bring when we were talking about the Lions, was Jameer Gibbs. In games where he scores one touchdown.
Moneyline Matthews
Eight.
Clay
Zero games where he doesn't score.
Moneyline Matthews
Zero.
Clay
Five last week, didn't score. Oh, and six now. So he's gotta score for these Lions.
Will Compton
I love that. I love that.
Clay
That's the stat.
Moneyline Matthews
You bring it out Bringing it out now.
Clay
Just. Just loop that back into it. Put that in.
Delaney
Yeah, that's what editing's for. Feel good, boys.
Moneyline Matthews
Anything, Clay, you think Miles Garrett breaks the record this weekend?
Clay
Who do they have again?
Moneyline Matthews
Bills. The Bills.
Clay
He's at.
Will Compton
He's.
Clay
He's 21 and a half.
Moneyline Matthews
We had Deion Dawkins, and he. On this week, and he was like.
Clay
He said, hell, no.
Will Compton
Well, every old line that plays against him now, like, he's the first. They're the first old line where he's going to have the opportunity to break the record.
Moneyline Matthews
I wouldn't even say, hell, no. Like, the dude's a beast. You not. Don't just say, oh, he not getting it against us.
Clay
Like he's gonna get.
Moneyline Matthews
He didn't say, hell, no.
Delaney
He was pretty realistic. He's like, yeah, you'd hate to be the offensive line.
Moneyline Matthews
Okay.
Delaney
Oh, okay. Like, you see Strahan when he got like. You hate to be. Three games. Gave that one up.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah, because it's talking about.
Clay
I think he gets one. I think he gets one sack.
Delaney
This game is 22, correct.
Will Compton
22 and a half.
Clay
I think he ties the record. I think he gets a sack this week, but, I mean, he could have five sacks. I mean, he's. He's so good.
Moneyline Matthews
I mean, he. Well, against the. With the Titans, he didn't have none. And that. He came in and got that sack. Fumble, quick. Like, they was talking about. He ain't did nothing all week, man. Came in there and got sacked for him. Like, see, as soon as they start saying, well, Miles ain't done. This is when he show up and he don't know it's happening, but it's just. It's always a thing, bro. It's like me. When they. Like, he ain't had a catch all three plays.
Delaney
Yeah, about three plays.
Clay
Crazy. Three series.
Delaney
Yeah.
Moneyline Matthews
He gotta get it, Miles.
Delaney
Gary had to catch Those hands in 27.
Moneyline Matthews
Minus 192 for him to get a chance to get him.
Will Compton
Oh, there's a minus 192 for what.
Moneyline Matthews
It is.
Clay
192.
Moneyline Matthews
Oh, they saying he getting it. That's. That's playing. That's a gift.
Delaney
Yeah, that's part of it. They put that in your parlay.
Clay
The money line is the money line. Okay.
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Clay
You're right.
Delaney
I'm so sorry.
Will Compton
Yeah.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah.
Will Compton
Can you sign us off? Can we get. This is the song. Do we got the.
Clay
Are we doing it again?
Will Compton
I just love this.
Moneyline Matthews
I think the crowd loved it. Oh, the speaker now.
Will Compton
Speaker's not here.
Moneyline Matthews
Hey, the fans loved it, man. I had people.
Will Compton
I loved it. I listened to it in my truck.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah.
Will Compton
By itself.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah, I like it. I'm slapping it on our phone. I was slapping it.
Delaney
Yeah. Send us off, dude.
Will Compton
What? To get one for Delaney.
Clay
Alternate spread Delaney. What, what, what's. What's the nickname. We're going to hit this week, boys? You just got to have belief and faith.
Will Compton
If you don't have either of those.
Delaney
What do you have?
Clay
You've got nothing.
Delaney
Nothing.
Clay
You got five legs. Closest thing to guaranteed easy money. Hey, do you got.
Moneyline Matthews
You got a well at your house? I do have a well. Did it freeze over?
Clay
Oh, you know what? I have the. The.
Moneyline Matthews
I don't have the.
Clay
The pump. I just had it dug.
Moneyline Matthews
Oh, you put it on the ground.
Clay
Yeah, like that's where the wells come from.
Moneyline Matthews
No, I'm talking about your pump.
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Delaney
I'm just sign this off. Credits are rolling. We're just kind of talking at what.
Clay
Depth did they find water? Do you. You've got a well on your property?
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah, mine was at.
Will Compton
I think we're done.
Moneyline Matthews
Yeah.
Clay
Let me see.
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Date: December 18, 2025
Hosts: Will Compton, Taylor Lewan, Delaney, Moneyline Matthews, Clay
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A lively, rapid-fire, and irreverent roundtable of NFL Week 16 predictions and betting strategies, diving into the hottest games, controversial upsets, and playoff implications, with plenty of banter and inside jokes along the way.
The boys break down a jam-packed Week 16 slate as the NFL playoff race enters its stretch run. Key storylines are tackled: Can the Bears finally topple the Packers in the NFC North? Which AFC teams are for real? Are the Patriots primed for a statement win at Baltimore? Each host weighs in with spreads, money line angles, and bold alternate lines, blending smart analysis with the show’s trademark humor.
Will Compton (24:39): “It’s also bizarre…Steelers shutting down Miami’s run game, the Steel Curtain shows up… I don’t know what to think about the Steelers, bro.”
Clay (32:16): “Baker for the last eight games has not been playing what we saw in the early half… I just, I don’t feel comfortable picking either of these teams. So I’m going OVER at 45.5.”
Will Compton (43:10): “Last weekend was a moment; now it’s the end of the road for Philip. Niners cover, no question.”
“That’s gambling.” – Moneyline Matthews [53:38]
“If you don’t have belief and faith, what do you have?” – Clay [65:06]
This episode is a must-listen for anyone chasing NFL bets, playoff intrigue, or just loving the back-and-forth of real football guys breaking it down—at full throttle.