Follow The Money | August 12, 2026 | Hour 1

**SPEAKER_1** (0:01)
This is VSiN, the SportsBetting Network. This is Follow The Money with Mitch Moss and Pauly Howard on VSiN.

**Pauly Howard** (0:19)
We're here, Pauly and Marc Malusis, VSiN, the SportsBetting Network, Follow The Money, big program coming up. Mike Paulman Studio, you cannot be serious. Also, his thoughts on some NFL futures, the MLB card, ton of day games to go over as well, and his prediction on what's going to happen with the contest here at Circa. Pat Forty from Sports Illustrated, College Football right around the corner, the top 25 at Sports Illustrated that they released today, and also his going back to media days all through the month of July. His thoughts on College Football, Matt Humans with some pre-season picks coming up as well, and Jeff Sealey in half an hour, St. Jude, as we'll talk some golf. Moose, how you doing, friend? A lot going on here. I can't believe this Laker story, which we'll get into. I mean, I'm stunned by this 12.5 billion. But first things first, did you come back with the raise over again?

**Marc Malusis** (1:12)
I did. I did. That was my only winner of the night, Pauly, because I gave out the Mets, I gave out the White Sox. So I'll take the raise and A's late out there in Sacramento in Tampa. Still run that heater and they're up on Tampa. They're up on Sacramento or the athletics, I should say right now, as that game got early going early out there in Sacramento. So yes, got the over last night. It's a good Wednesday. Good to be with you. Looking forward to the next three hours.

**Pauly Howard** (1:36)
All right. We got a lot of day baseball. And speaking of that game, I wish we were on the air earlier because Tampa, Tampa run line and the game over again. This has been the gift that keeps on giving. They're trying to go 9 and on this road trip. And it's Rasmussen against Perkins. The numbers on Perkins are just horrendous. How bad he's been and he's been batting practice.
Rasmussen 20 scoreless the last three games. The A's have lost the last nine started by Perkins. He personally is and 5 with an ERA of 7
He's got an ERA of 9 going back and they've lost 35 of 44 And it's already 3-0 Tampa in the third inning. They're minus 1100 in play. You can jump in if you want to lay the four and a half runs or you can take nine and a half in play. But it appears that the Rays are going to do the incredible here and run the road trip 9 and Awesome. What a story.

**Marc Malusis** (2:34)
No, unbelievable. And they're gone in the American League East, which we've chatted about a little bit over the first two days that I've joined you. Filling in for Mitch this week, Pauly. But yeah, I think the chance for the A's to win a game in this series was that first game. And then Tampa put up that eight spot late, then won that game ten to six. So you look at it, the Rays have been really a remarkable story. They get a lot out of a little, not only have they put up three runs here in the first three innings, but they've also got seven hits. The A's have just one hit on the afternoon, trailing three nothing and hard pressed to believe that the athletics are going to be able to come back and knock off the Tampa Bay Rays. But yeah, wish we were on a little bit earlier, but we're going to get, sit back, relax and enjoy probably another Tampa Bay Rays win.

**Pauly Howard** (3:15)
Yeah, and the run should keep coming for them as Perkins has been so bad in the highest ERA since July as well, though it didn't work out yesterday, fading the Angels as for whatever reason, Texas couldn't get the bats going. All you needed was three runs.
Colorado and Arizona tied at one in the second. It's Kelly against Feltner. Incredible numbers today from SteveMacken at vsin.com. Feltner on the road against Division opponents, one and 11 That's the Rockies record, and his numbers have been awful all year. They touched them up in the first, but left a couple of ducks on the pond, and now the Rockies have tied it at one.
Arizona minus 160 in play, total of 10.5. Now Moose, we have a three-way tie between Arizona, Philly, and the Padres, and the Padres are ready to go. More on this game coming up as they try to get the broom out on Milwaukee, but Arizona, you can't lose games like this late in the season as they lost at home as a big favorite against Colorado.