Follow The Money | September 2, 2026 | Hour 2

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This is VSiN, the SportsBetting Network. This is Follow The Money with Mitch Moss and Pauly Howard on VSiN.

**Mitch Moss** (0:19)
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**Pauly Howard** (0:46)
I was gonna say, while the penalty is so severe also, multiple people in the organization lied to the NBA.

**Mitch Moss** (0:53)
The Clippers, yeah. That's exactly right. So the NBA, they were not gonna let them go without the Iron Fist, I guess, when they came down to that ruling. If you just tune in right now, five first round picks docked by the Clippers for what happened in the Kawhi Leonard story. The second installment of the VSiN Pro Football, NFL betting guide is out now. Go check it out today, vsin.com/guide.
There are some, I wrote down, took some notes here on some creative ones that really caught my attention. One, I'll begin with this, Kelly Bidlin on the Chicago Bears. Why not? He made a case for the Chicago Bears to score more than 415.5 points.
They would have to average 24.5 points on the year. With those comments that Ben Johnson had about wanting to become, that obviously is a big factor in it as well. But they have all the makings here, right? With who I think is going to turn into an elite quarterback at some point, Caleb Williams. They have really good wide receivers. Their running backs are super solid. You got to create a mind of Ben Johnson play calling. And the defense, according to many, is going to be suspect yet again this year. So 415.5, don't mind it.

**Pauly Howard** (2:04)
And I did, there's a lot of stuff you can do, like Caleb Toledo and passing yards. But I did this based on what he said with the, how about this? You don't think they're going to try them? He just missed last year. Amazing but true department, they've never had a quarterback throw for 4,000 yards in a season.
So I did that. And that's plus 175 at DraftKings. And it's under player milestones. Under player milestones.
Williams to throw for 4,000 yards plus 175 Very close last year, just missed. And if you would think they're going to be able to get that. And if they're close though, we'll want to get them that record as well. Finally, that they can end the drought, which seems impossible that a quarterback has never done this in the history of the organization. Yep.

**Mitch Moss** (2:50)
You and I each have multiple bets in the guide. vsin.com/subscribe if you want to check it all out. This is from the professor, Aaron Moore. And I'm on board with this one. I bet him not that long after the draft, but he wrote about Jacob Rodriguez, the Dolphins linebacker to win defensive rookie of the year. And this is what he put in the guide. And I really like it. He talked about the favorites like Reuben Bain, David Bailey, Arville Reese to win this award. They're going to need to accumulate sacks. While Caleb Downs, Mansour Delaney must tally interceptions. Those stats require some good fortune and help from fellow defenders. Rodriguez, playing middle linebacker for Miami, will get plenty of opportunities to load up on tackles all by himself. Expect teams facing Miami to protect their leads by consistently running the ball against the Dolphins. That possibly puts the former Texas Tech Stud in position to break Patrick Willis' record for most combined tackles by an NFL rookie at 174 Last year, Carson Swessinger, who won the award, flirted with that total while having 156 That is a good break down there by the professor. I'm on board and I bet Rodriguez right away this offseason.
Jensen Lewis, the 49ers to miss the playoffs, I call you there you go, plus 135 is the number that he got on it at the Hard Rock. Talking about this for a couple of days now. The pros and cons, Seattle VS San Francisco.
Dustin Swedelson, catching out host at night here on VSiN. David Montgomery, over seven and a half rushing TDs, and the rushing touchdown leader at 30 to one. I bet Montgomery in those September specials to have the most rushing yards and touchdowns in the first three games or the month, depends on which book you're going to bet on that. They play a very easy rush defense schedule to begin the year. Great defense. Did you see this news today with CJ Stroud? Is that true?