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Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Wednesday.
Munaf Manji and Dave Essler run through a loaded Wednesday, August 12 card on Cash That Ticket, opening with a recap of a two for two best bet stretch that both needed extra innings to cash, including a Yankees moneyline and a Dodgers team total over. From there the pair works through the afternoon and evening MLB slate, starting at 01:53 with Guardians and Tigers, where Foster Griffin, the Nationals All-Star traded to Cleveland at the deadline, opposes Tigers ace Framber Valdez with the total at eight, and both hosts lean the over while Munaf prefers the Guardians side. At 05:46 the Cubs host the Nationals, with David Peterson, since traded to Chicago, facing Jackson Kent in his major league debut, and both hosts land on the Cubs team total over rather than laying a steep moneyline price. At 08:37 Mariners and Yankees draws mixed feelings from both hosts, with Essler reluctantly siding with New York despite a split market and Bryce Miller's recent home run troubles, while Munaf leans toward the total staying under. At 12:28 Red Sox and Blue Jays sees Essler back Toronto and Jose Soriano over a Boston team he feels was overvalued after a big July, while Munaf prefers the over given Ranger Suarez's shrinking pitch counts. Essler closes the MLB card at 15:42 with three more games, leaning Mets on the run line against Atlanta's Tyler Mahle, fading Angels rookie George Klassen while liking the Rangers team total over against Cal Quantrill, and backing the Pirates over Janson Junk and the Marlins, all calls Munaf agrees with. At 18:16 the show shifts to football with the next stop on the pair's NFL win total tour, the Kansas City Chiefs, sitting at ten and a half with plus money on the over. Munaf lays out the backdrop, quarterback Patrick Mahomes working back from a torn ACL with a Week 1 return targeted, and a Chiefs team that missed the playoffs a year ago at six and eleven. At 19:57 Essler breaks down the roster and schedule, pointing to Justin Fields as insurance behind Mahomes, praising the continued presence of Travis Kelce and Rashee Rice alongside the addition of Kenneth Walker III in the backfield, while flagging several new starters on a defense led by Chris Jones and George Karlaftis under coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. He maps out a schedule opening with Denver, the Colts, Dolphins, and Raiders before an early bye, then a difficult closing run at Buffalo, at the Rams, San Francisco at home, and the Chargers on the road, ultimately taking the over despite his Patriots fan bias making the call harder than expected. Munaf backs the over as well, citing the receiver room around Kenneth Walker III, including Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, and Tyquan Thornton, along with a defense bolstered by four straight defensive draft picks. Before wrapping up, Munaf reminds listeners about the new NFL50 promo code at Pregame.com, good for fifty dollars off an all access NFL season package through the Super Bowl. The show closes with best bets, Essler backing the Pittsburgh Pirates on the moneyline against Janson Junk, Munaf taking the Mets first five innings moneyline behind Zac Thornton, and Essler adding an afternoon look at the Twins as short home favorites behind Zebby Matthews. The two sign off previewing Thursday's card and the next stop on their win total tour, the Philadelphia Eagles.
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