VSiN By The Books | September 8, 2026 | Hour 2

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

This is VSiN By The Books on VSiN, the eSports betting network.

Dave Ross (0:12)

Top of the hour, it is VSiN By The Books, Dave Ross right here at the Mint Gaming Hall, Franklin, Kentucky. There's our closer, Jensen Lewis, back home in Cleveland, Ohio. Greg Peterson, gonna join the program in the next segment, talk all things Major League Baseball, later on. Paul Kelly, if you're out there, have not done your fantasy drafts, and we know people, Jensen, have not done them as of yet. Paul's gonna be leaving the cheat sheet before you have those last second drafts, cause Jensen, we're 24 hours away, at least the day of the start of the NFL season, and that's where we begin our Highlights and Headlines.

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Dave Ross (0:54)

Well, we'll hear from Kyle Shanahan a little bit later on in the program too. Could you make a stipulation that we're one day away from a double dip in the NFL with the Patriots going out to Seattle here in the United States and then Melbourne, and depending on your perspective here, the Niners and the Rams getting ready to do battle today? Tomorrow, Jensen? The clocks are all over the place over there in Australia.

Jensen Lewis (1:19)

In two hours, it will be tomorrow in Australia. So again, we're counting it down, but very excited tomorrow night to get it underway. Patriots Seahawks, I've already played the Patriots on the Moneyline plus $1.67. I've said for weeks, I think it's a great revenge spot, a very motivated group. They'll hang the banner in front of the 12s, and then we'll get to see what circadian rhythms and we'll be ready to be done talking about that after Thursday evening as well. That will be Friday there in Australia. So excited to see it all play and we'll see which travel schedule NFL teams are going to emulate a year from now, because you know, Dave, this will be the first of many times that the NFL will go down on down.

Dave Ross (2:03)

Yeah, and we'll talk a little bit more about our official plays that we have in pocket, but you and I both are on the under in that game in Melbourne. I've got under 49 You've got 48 and a half, which is where that number is sitting right now in those sides. I know you've got to play on the Niners. I have not pulled the trigger yet on either side for tomorrow or Thursday as of yet, but I've been noting where your mind is at for these very important kickoff games here in Melbourne and certainly tomorrow night in the Pacific Northwest. We also know that in Pittsburgh on Sunday, that it's going to be a former dolphin and a lefty into a tongue of a loa. That's going to be getting the start because the other lefty, Michael Pennings Jr. has not been cleared. He's going to be inactive on Sunday. Jensen, we're going to break down this number because it has moved, by the way, to the way of the Falcons, if you can believe this, down to three in Pittsburgh. Here is Kevin Stefanski talking about how he got to that decision. Was it just injury related to get to QB1?

Kevin Stefanski (2:59)

I'm a blinders person. I got the blinders on. So I see week one in front of me. And after this one, then we'll start on the next one and those type of things. So I don't think it's fair to really go past this week on anything related to our football team.

Dave Ross (3:15)

And to that end, Jensen, your reaction says a lot. To that end, we know that Michael Penick says that while he is not 100%, he says he's close, Jensen. So it does feel like, and you tell me, because you know Stefanski can read that body language better than I in his Cleveland days. Does that tell you that that door is still wide open for Penick to walk through it when he is 100%?

Jensen Lewis (3:42)

This is, I mean, if you could play Kevin Stefanski, bingo, blinders, Dave, you know, what is week two to the side of them is week three on the other side. You know, we go forward.

This team is in trouble. They're going to finish last the way they're going right now. And I would say just load up on the Steelers. I would take the Steelers and Survivor right now the way he's talking. I mean, it gets worse every day. He opens his mouth about it. But that is that is exactly what we experienced here in Cleveland. Cliché Central feel terrible for Falcons fans gonna be a long year for you people.