Follow The Money | August 14, 2026 | Hour 1

**Pauly Howard** (0:12)
All right, we made it Friday, baby. Pauly and JJ Vieson, the Sports Betting Network, huge show coming up. Half an hour, we talked to David Baker, professional poker player, sports bettor, he's won contests before, contest strategy, Super Bowl picks, a lot of win totals that he likes coming up. Also, Ryan Kramer in studio, preseason, more futures, NFL slot machine game, hardcore breakdown, how to win, we'll talk to Kramer coming up. A plethora of NFL preseason games, great MLB card, feel the dreams recap. It's been too long, JJ, how you doing, kid?

**John Jastremski** (0:48)
Pauly, miss you, buddy. It's a pleasure to be back. And we're gonna have a little fun today because you're right, the preseason, the NFL is now back in our lives. I'm very excited for the start of the year. I can't say I'm excited for these games. I mean, anyone who's gonna sit there and tell you that they're excited about preseason football is just lying. Like I worked with Stormi on Monday and Tuesday. Wonderful, she's a treat, she's a pleasure. She tried to make the case that she gets excited for preseason football and I just, I don't believe you, but with the subject of preseason football, we're gonna do something on this show, Pauly Howard, that John Jastremski has never done before.
I'm gonna bet on a preseason game. I haven't decided which one it's gonna be.
I have a couple of candidates. We'll see if we can align that the first ever preseason JJ Special will be a winner.

**Pauly Howard** (1:40)
I cannot believe that. I heard you say that was Stormy. I'm shocked. Shame on you. This isn't Wolf of Wall Street. I'm not asking for you to go out back and smoke crack. I mean, I cannot believe you haven't bet a preseason game before, and I think I can put you on the first game of the night coming up. A quick recap of what transpired last night. All six games went under based on the closing line. Condolences if you had the Raider game over 41 and a half. It was 24-14 at halftime and couldn't get over there. Two missed field goals, including a 38 yarder. Dogs went 5-0 ATS. Most of the moves, all the moves were wrong.
The Charger game went off Pickham. How about Denver and Atlanta? Denver down to 3 and a half on the road.
Denver has won seven straight preseason games. They're averaging 32 points a game in that stretch. The incredible numbers from macanandveason.com. Going back, straight up winners, 39-1 and one in Denver preseason games. Going back, the team that wins the game covers Denver. One, not only one, seven in a row, they've covered seven in a row. Atlanta, Quinn didn't care, other coaches haven't cared. Five, 24, and one straight up run in the preseason. Five and 25 ATS.
One and 14 ATS at home in the preseason. Good quarterback rotation with Denver. How about after it's my guy Tua? You're looking at Cooper Rush, who they just signed, and Jack Strand, 22-year-old from Bloomer, Wisconsin, undrafted afterthought out of Division II, Minnesota State Morehead. How about the Broncos? Come on, kid.

**John Jastremski** (3:21)
Yeah, listen, I think that's the case. Now, I don't know if you subscribe to this theory, Pauly. Do you look at these guys that are in quarterback battles? And obviously, Atlanta is dealing with that at the moment. Tua is one of those guys that's in a quarterback battle.
Do you look at them and say, hey, first half, let's get the guys out there, and then we think about Denver for the full game? You're right about a decent enough rotation. You mentioned the fact that Denver has cared and Peyton has cared far more about these preseason games than Atlanta has, going back to Dan Quinn, going back to Raheem Morris. Now it's Kevin Stefanski as their head coach. The only way I would play this is Denver myself, but is there a case to be made that maybe we should be looking into Atlanta for the first half?

**Pauly Howard** (4:03)
No, I don't want Atlanta first half, no. And I understand your Denver first half concerns. It'd be Denver for the game because it's Stidham and then Sam Ellinger, and I'm going against CRAP with Atlanta, but we talked about this yesterday. The first half numbers went crazy. Cincinnati got up to seven and a half in the first half. And then I don't know what that was before, halftime, going for it near midfield and allowed Detroit to kick a field goal at the gun and cover the first half. The Jets are laying six.

**John Jastremski** (4:31)