VSiN Primetime | August 31st, 2026 | Hour 2

**SPEAKER_1** (0:10)
This is VSiN Primetime, live from the Circus Sportsbook in downtown Las Vegas on VSiN, the SportsBetting Network.

**Tim Murray** (0:21)
Matt, we went to break, home run from Nico Horner and the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs are still hitting, Matt, here in the bottom of the first inning. But it is now 4-0.

**Matt Youmans** (0:32)
4-0, Cubs are minus 740 Total is now 12.5 at Wrigley Field, and the Cubs look like they're going to knock Kyle Harrison out of this game pretty early tonight, Tim. Four runs in the first inning.

**Tim Murray** (0:44)
Big one going on at Fenway Park. Bases loaded right now for the Seattle Mariners against Peyton Tolley. And Tolley trying to get out of a pretty big jam here. 3-3 is the score of Mariners and Red Sox. We just had week zero of the college football season. Week one will be here before we know it on Thursday night. So let's get a little bit more information on college football.
Where are the lines changing? And where's the money going? Let's go behind the counter.
Our good buddy, Matt Grill, Trading Manager at DraftKings joins us right now, courtesy of our progressive guest line. So eight FBS versus FBS games. I know there were FCS action and you had those lines up as well, Matt. But overall, how was the action and how were the results for the house on Saturday with the FBS back?

**Matt Grill** (1:34)
Yeah, what's up, guys? Good to be talking some games now that we're in season, of course. And just kicked off week zero, as you mentioned last Saturday with eight games. And it was really good. Really good action on all these games. I think people were just so excited for football to be back. The off season has been so long. So even on the Thursday, Friday with the FCS, we saw some good action and it was good results for us. Tim, I won't lie. We got a good mix of a couple upsets, especially the FCS side. There was some craziness there in those games. And then of course, you know, Bill Belchick and UNC got to give him credit. They came through on the early game on Saturday and got it done against TCU.
It was a pretty terrible game once the rain started coming down, but they found a way and that's starting off the season 1-0. So he started to animate it. Bill on the sideline was a fun game, nonetheless, to have a back. And then of course, it closed out the day with the Memphis UNLV game. Really good action on that one.
It was the only game at night. Although Matt, pretty disappointing as a couple of UNLV fans giving up that lead. Should have kicked it, at least gotten some points before the half. Missed that, Memphis came out to score right away and UNLV just kind of got stifled in the second half. That Memphis D-line was very impressive with nine sacks.

**Matt Youmans** (2:48)
Yeah, Tim and I talked about this briefly. I thought that Dan Mullen got out coached by Huff and, you know, some mismanagement of the game by Dan Mullen and also Matt Grill in the second half. Jackson Arnold, the transfer quarterback from Oklahoma and Auburn, former five-star, he's always had a knack for holding on to the ball too long. And when the UNLV offensive line started to break down and that Memphis pass rush kept getting to him, why didn't Mullen call, dial up more screen passes, more quick hitters to tight ends over the middle?
It was drop back after drop back and Arnold kept taking sack after sack. And I thought it was actually a poorly coached game by Dan Mullen.

**Matt Grill** (3:28)
Yeah, on a couple of different fronts, you know, that exactly, you know, you're getting pressure away, got to get rid of the ball quickly. And he had some tongue plays, but he just kind of just had no confidence in the last couple of drives. They were going to do it and, you know, also seeing the coaching decisions, I don't know why you don't just kick it to get within three on fourth and seven there. There's plenty of time left. So didn't like that decision at all. And you know, MLB really needed that game. I think they have a good shot at the playoffs. So they're probably going to have to win out now, you know, and especially now, North Dakota state looking very impressive in the first game against jack state blew them out 33 to seven. You know, they're probably now that, you know, we have them as the favorite in the mountain west over you and LV. So still a lot of time to fix things, but some injuries in the online doesn't help. And you know, Jackson Arnold, he did have a really good game up until then stat-wise, like you said, some questionable decisions toward the end.