Blue Horseshoe rides again! Ron Cook, Doug Lansdown and Joe Spurlin (Blue Horseshoe himself), run through ten games — five college, five NFL — with FanDuel lines from Tuesday morning.

Featuring: a new-coach bump debate at Maryland (plus a tuition bribe), the "poisonous snake game" of the week, a Crown Black sighting, the debut of the cool new Blue Horseshoe logo — and with it, a brand-new disclaimer.

Picks are for entertainment purposes only and should not be the basis of any actual wager. If you believe you have a gambling problem, please call 1-800-GAMBLER. This podcast is in no way affiliated with the Indianapolis Colts or the National Football League.

· 00:00 — Welcome to Blue Horseshoe's Corner; disclaimers (lines move — check before you bet)

· 01:53 — College: SEC chaos, bowl-eligibility elimination games

· 02:11 — South Carolina at Oklahoma (-5.5)

· 03:25 — Illinois at Maryland (-2.5): the tuition drawing "bribe" and the new-coach bump

· 05:57 — Florida vs Georgia (-11.5) in Atlanta, not Jacksonville

· 07:42 — Kansas at TCU (-5.5): the poisonous snake game

· 09:53 — Arkansas at Missouri (-9.5): Woo Pig in the rain?

· 11:13 — NFL: nobody knows what's going on

· 11:19 — Arizona at Dallas (-6.5): short week, rock fight

· 13:15 — Baltimore at Buffalo (-3.5)

· 14:37 — Minnesota at Detroit (-3.5): the undefeated Vikings

· 15:28 — Cleveland at Pittsburgh (-3.5): mud-hut magic vs. the 6'9", 480-lb tight end

· 17:12 — Kansas City at Denver (-1.5): unanimous Broncos, "Bo Picks"

· 18:57 — Last week's look-back: Dolphins, Skattebo's personal foul, Csonka's forearm shiver

· 20:54 — The new disclaimer (cool new logo edition)

· 21:25 — Sign-off: somebody's getting a heater

It's all Ava, all the time tonight — Ron, Joe and Doug — and the docket is loaded.

Quick hits first: Jay-Z is playing the Super Bowl halftime show, which means Joe will be in the kitchen; 47 young men across the country still don't know if they'll get to play for their NCAA Division I basketball team next week; and SLU gets Robbie Avila back, at least for the first game. Then college football: Mizzou takes a bye week but may regain a key player for the stretch run, a wild upset weekend (UCF over No. 2 BYU, Cincinnati over No. 8 Texas Tech, South Carolina over No. 11 Tennessee, Minnesota over No. 14 Iowa, Texas over Ole Miss), and the preseason ranked teams that have tumbled out — Oregon's train wreck chief among them.

In the NFL, the Chiefs are humbled in Seattle on Sunday night — Mahomes throwing what looks like a medicine ball, Worthy with three catches for 11 yards, the Butker yips, and a Tyreek Hill return that probably isn't happening — plus the Jeff Wilkins story from the Greatest Show on Turf. Then the upside-down league: the Giants, Browns and Vikings in first place, just like we all expected; Dallas as division favorite, damning with faint praise; Sirianni's seat in Philadelphia; the 49ers losing at Atlanta in a "poisonous snake game"; and Kirk Cousins on borrowed time with the Raiders.

After the break: CITY wins the U.S. Open Cup, 5-3 on penalties in Columbus, captain Roman Bürki leaving on a stretcher — and the banner goes up Wednesday night against Portland, with San Diego on Saturday and Houston on November 7 before the playoffs. The Blues are mid at 5-5-1, having scored 35 goals and given up 35. And the World Series, live during the show: Milwaukee going for its eighth straight postseason win, Whiteyball vs. three-true-outcome baseball, the '76 Big Red Machine and the '82 Brewers' five Hall of Famers, the salary-cap argument the Brewers keep demolishing, and a lockout warning for a sport with ratings up. Plus Cardinals minor leaguers tearing up the fall league.

Last Call: Joe on college basketball tipping off (Notre Dame–Villanova in Rome, No. 14 Miami vs. No. 1 Florida, Mizzou–SLU on November 6), Doug on Wilt Chamberlain — who never fouled out of an NBA or NCAA game, and got two rules changed because of him — and breakfast with the WNBA, an 11:30 a.m. Thursday finals game in Atlanta. Blue Horseshoe's Corner follows as its own pod in the next day.

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• 00:00 Cold open — the edition tease, all Ava all the time

• 01:11 Quick hits — Jay-Z at halftime, the social club vs. the hardcore fans

• 03:15 Robbie Avila returns to SLU, at least for game one

• 05:34 College football — Mizzou's bye, upset weekend, Oregon's train wreck

• 13:26 NFL — Chiefs humbled in Seattle, the medicine ball, Butker's yips

• 18:17 The upside-down NFL — Giants, Browns and Vikings in first

• 22:21 Break — First Coast Steel Buildings

• 23:54 CITY SC — Open Cup champions, Bürki's concussion, banner night

• 26:31 Blues report — 5-5-1, 35 scored, 35 allowed

• 27:17 World Series — Brewers, Whiteyball, the salary-cap argument

• 35:06 Last Call — college basketball tips off, Wilt, breakfast with the WNBA

• 43:56 Sign-off — pillow fighting, and Blue Horseshoe's Corner next

Blue Horseshoe rides again! Joe Spurlin deals this week's ten — five college, five pro — with Doug Lansdown (wearing blue), Keith Farroll, and Ron Cook in the corner.

Joe opens with a theory: last week's upset storm was the SEC's revenge for getting no primetime games. Then the picks: LSU gives 7.5 at Auburn and the panel splits down the middle over the hook; Baylor at Kansas is played for Dr. Kim — with 14 straight Baylor wins, a Jayhawk door projector courtesy of Jamie Kay, and Joe volunteering that he'd take Lawrence High School plus the points. Oregon's first trip to Champaign since 1993 gets declared a poisonous snake ("This dog has fleas — do not wager on this game"), and everyone takes Burt Bielema and the points anyway. Ole Miss at Texas and #14 Houston at #10 Utah split 2–2, with an Arch Manning crowd-watch in Austin and Willie Fritz love in Salt Lake.

In the pros: the Steelers take Paris ("My first call was Interpol as the winner"), the Giants visit a Houston team that's 0-3 at home (Cam Skattebo is treating the football like a live grenade, and Ron's fantasy loss to his own wife gets entered into evidence), the Niners are a unanimous road pick in Atlanta, Joe Burrow and the Bengals sweep Baltimore, and the whole panel — men who picked Kansas City to go .500 — jumps on the Chiefs bandwagon at Seattle. Plus a masterclass from Ron on why the spread is not a prediction.

As always: these picks are for entertainment purposes only, and should not be the basis of any actual wager. If you believe you have a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER.

- 00:00 — Blue Horseshoe rides again: Doug (wearing blue), Keith, and the disclaimer

- 01:07 — Joe's theory: the SEC was mad about primetime

- 01:44 — LSU −7.5 at Auburn: the hook splits the panel

- 03:06 — Baylor −2.5 at Kansas: this one's for Dr. Kim

- 04:00 — The stat drop: 14 straight Baylor wins… and Lawrence High School

- 05:25 — Oregon −8.5 at Illinois: first trip to Champaign since 1993

- 07:05 — "This dog has fleas": the poison game — and they take the points anyway

- 07:24 — Ole Miss at Texas −3.5: Arch watch in Austin

- 09:15 — #14 Houston at #10 Utah −6.5: first visit since 1977

- 10:33 — NFL time: a word about Ron's Super Bowl picks

- 11:03 — Steelers −3 vs the Saints in Paris: Interpol was Ron's first call

- 12:15 — Aaron Rodgers, 12 touchdowns and counting

- 12:35 — Giants at Houston −9.5: Skattebo, live grenades, and a fantasy grievance

- 14:15 — 49ers −3 at Atlanta: the split-personality Falcons

- 15:39 — Bengals −1.5 at Baltimore: Burrow is due

- 15:57 — Ron explains the spread (it's not a prediction, folks)

- 16:52 — SNF: Chiefs at Seattle −2.5, a unanimous bandwagon

- 17:45 — Christian Okoye trivia and the Rashee Rice question

- 18:33 — Sign-off: good luck, entertainment only

It's Trophy Night in St. Louis. CITY SC plays for the first cup in club history — the U.S. Open Cup Final in Columbus, live while we record.

Mizzou goes to Oxford and leaves its offense in Columbia, managing three whole points, a missed 22-yard field goal (a "smother hook," per Doug) and a bye week of self-scouting. The SEC's Circle of Defeat makes playoff picking a nightmare, Michigan benches a $10 million quarterback whose agent had him considering the portal within six hours, and the NCAA wants a 24-team playoff that 82% of fans hate. In the NFL, the Chiefs dismantle the Chargers 31-6, the Saints and Steelers might need Kevlar in Paris, the Eagles have some explaining to do, and Diego Pavia has a UFL plan.

After the break: Why a CITY win means a Concacaf berth, the 1988 Busch Seniors and a trophy won on a wedding day, the Blues bouncing back 2-1 in Winnipeg behind Snuggerud and Broberg, and Keith's devastating Jordan Kyrou trade audit. Then a World Series of firsts — Misiorowski vs. Rasmussen, two little-guy payrolls in the Fall Classic, and our picks (Brewers, Brewers… and Keith takes Tampa in seven). Golf at Norwood Hills, and a Last Call for the ages: Florida Man runs the gambling helpline, Doug bans the heart-hands celebration, Keith prices the NIL Top 5, and Ron explains why Jake Woodford gets a ring.

P.S. — About that final: After we signed off at 0-0, CITY finished the job — scoreless through 120 minutes, then a 5-3 shootout win and the first trophy in club history. Captain Roman Bürki left on a stretcher in the 78th minute with a head injury; he was conscious and moving all extremities on the way to the hospital, and backup Ben Lundt came in cold to close it out. Champions, St. Louis. 🏆

- 00:00 Trophy Night cold open — CITY plays for a cup, and the sponsors

- 02:32 Mizzou leaves its offense in Oxford — three points and a smother hook

- 07:33 The SEC Circle of Defeat and the 24-team playoff fight

- 09:54 Michigan's QB change and the six-hour transfer portal

- 16:22 Chiefs dismantle the Chargers, 31-6

- 17:49 Jameis, J.J. and the Malik Nabers show in New York

- 19:40 Saints–Steelers in Paris: Kevlar, anyone?

- 20:31 The Eagles' medical mess

- 22:31 Diego Pavia has a UFL plan

- 23:22 Break — live look-in: 0-0 in the 20th minute in Columbus

- 24:52 CITY SC: Trophy Night — the Open Cup Final, the Concacaf prize, and 1988's wedding-day winner

- 29:11 Blues bounce back in Winnipeg — and Keith's Kyrou audit

- 31:46 A World Series of firsts — Misiorowski vs. Rasmussen

- 35:00 The picks: Doug and Joe take Milwaukee, Keith takes Tampa in 7

- 37:43 Champions Tour golf at Norwood Hills

- 39:55 Last Call — Florida Man runs the gambling helpline

- 42:02 Doug's get-off-my-lawn: enough with the heart hands (+ Bob Huggins)

- 44:24 Keith prices the NIL Top 5

- 47:03 Ron's closer: Jake Woodford gets a ring

- 48:07 Sign-off — still 0-0 at the half

Join Joe, Tom and Ron (live from Energizer Park) for weekend College and Pro Picks!

How long should a coach hang on to their "best" two-point conversion play? Joe has a strong opinion. Could Tom possibly pick against his beloved Mizzou Tigers in a conference tilt in Oxford this weekend? And Ron rises above the PA and pregame music at Energizer park as St. Louis CITY SC goes for Major League Soccer history!

Mizzou delivers a signature win – can they build on it this week against Texas A&M? Will the hurricane in the Gulf cause college football chaos? Maybe opportunities to bet the under? The Chiefs win an old-school battle against the Raiders and if you’ve ever wanted to be an NFL receiver, give them a call – they have an opening or two. It’s time to review last season’s Blues predictions as MLB playoffs roll on and CITY gets ready for 7 games in 21 days.

How do you fix the Michigan Wolverines? Or the San Diego Chargers? Is there a link between the two? Are we in the final days of LIV golf? And did a backyard Wiffle Ball scenario play a huge role in the MLB playoffs?

All of this plus a nostalgic look back the Mizzou Fifth Down game, The Jameis Winston Experience and who is “just another school in the system” on this week’s action-packed episode of the St. Louis Sportists Podcast.

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Mizzou hits a wall of noise in Starkville and comes up short against Mississippi State and the cowbells. The Cardinals face an uncertain offseason while MLB playoffs are underway. CITY gets unscheduled rest and is playing as we record this episode. The Chiefs take care of the Dolphins and it’s time … for St. Louis Blues Hockey!

Unrest is rampant among Oklahoma and Texas A&M fans and the NFL is difficult to handicap in the early season.

We learn that 100 games may be critical for baseball in 2027 and Houston fans aren’t feeling playoff fever. All this plus a scandal in the Premier League and many, many consecutive days of football all covered in this action-packed episode of The St. Louis Sportists Podcast.

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