A Numbers Game | July 22, 2026 | Hour 1

**SPEAKER_1** (0:01)
The Numbers told the story, they always do.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:03)
It's one of those idiots who believe in analytics.

**Will Hill** (0:05)
This is a Numbers Game with Gill Alexander on VSiN.

**Gill Alexander** (0:10)
Good Wednesday morning to you. It's a Numbers Game at VSiN, the sports betting network, vsin.com, Game Plus, iHeart Radio, YouTube TV, and of course, Series XM Channel 158 Gill Alexander from sunny San Francisco. I got to endure this for three seconds before this goes away.
Kelley Bydlon back in Vegas at Circa Resort, Casino at the Visa Studios, high atop the world's largest sports book. Good morning to you, sir.

**Kelley Bydlon** (0:33)
Good morning. Yes, you're looking. You look so much better with a nice shadow right across your face. You know, hey, thank you. The shot, everyone says the shot was so gorgeous yesterday. Of course, of course, we couldn't have that every day.

**Gill Alexander** (0:46)
This is this is a throwback to the first couple of days. I was here right where the first few segments, it's by the way, not hot at all in this black shirt. Black shirt was not a good choice, I believe, is what they said.

**Kelley Bydlon** (0:57)
Anchorman, get a glass of milk and turn up the heat, you'll be good.

**Gill Alexander** (1:02)
On this show today, we are packed. Will Hill will join us. Feel like I haven't talked to Will on this show in about a month. That's what it feels like to me.
I think the last time I was here, he was off. Will Hill will join us. All of his bets will keep him for a couple of segments because I miss him so. Paul Spore on Major League Baseball a little later. Nick Whalen will talk National Football League, maybe some NBA thoughts from him as well. Adiwish, Dev, Major League Baseball, who knows? Maybe some WNBA. I'm not sure what's on that man's mind. And a little later on, Kelley. And Kelley has decided to, you said you're moving out of the studio for this one.
James Farah, Steven Chalansky, they are the two creators or the two producers. I think they're both, right? They're creators slash producers.

**Kelley Bydlon** (1:46)
Yeah, creator producers, yeah.

**Gill Alexander** (1:48)
Yeah, of the Circus Survivor documentary, The Quest for $18.7 million. I believe this is year three of the documentary. Do I have that right?

**SPEAKER_1** (1:56)
I believe you are correct.

**Kelley Bydlon** (1:57)
And we premiere tonight.

**Gill Alexander** (2:00)
Premiers tonight, episode one of seven, seven episodes this year, chronicling last year's Circus Survivor and Circa Grandissimo contests. So they will be in studio and we'll talk to them about just how this has evolved. You know, do they still get charged up for this? Has it gotten old for them? You know, I'm curious. How many years can you do this before you're like, oh, I can't do this again. Or is it still as exciting as ever? We'll find out.
Kelly doesn't want to be in the studio for it. So, OK, we'll find out.

**SPEAKER_2** (2:27)
You don't want to be.

**Gill Alexander** (2:27)
You don't want to be moaning in the middle.

**Kelley Bydlon** (2:29)
It's tough with you on remote. Yes.

**SPEAKER_2** (2:32)
Yes.

**Kelley Bydlon** (2:32)
It's tough with you on remote. And then we got to talk to people. We get a couple of mics. Yeah.
Figured out. It might be a disaster. Don't get me wrong. If something if something tech wise doesn't work or something, I might have to run out here. We'll see.

**Gill Alexander** (2:44)
Oh, that would be awesome. You mid sprint. You just roll out in the studio.
Tennis today. Let's start here. There were five plays for subscribers. vsin.com/picks. The first one is in the books. It was a loss. Arthur Rinder Knetsch lost to Sebastian Baez in three sets. He was minus 105 So we started with a loss of the overnight. Three are going on right now. Mixed results.
Alina Karayeva is down a set to Sinja Kraus. Alina Karayeva is a plus 147 dog. She is down a set. They are on serve in the second. Karayeva up two to one. We'll see how that goes. The frustrating one, at least till this moment, was the Katarzyna Kawa plus 168 play VS Paola Badosa. Kawa, of 9, for 9 on break points in the first set, and Badosa steals it from her. And now Kawa has decided to finally get the break here early in the second set. So we'll see if this turns around. The biggest dog on the board is Romana Andres Brujaga, who is a plus 210 VS Nuno Borges. He is up a break.