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  • Monday, June 22, 2020

Las Vegas - Shoulda posted this up yesterday...

My Dad...

Get your soccer jerseys out for a trip to England and a look at Manchester City vs. Burnley. City is a monster favorite at -$800, and Burnley is a GIGUNDO underdog at +$1800.

And it's no surprise since the Citizens are sitting in the 2nd slot in the Premier League with 60 points, and have locked up a spot in the UEFA Champions League. City has won 19, lost 7 and posted 3 draws. They've scored a league BEST 71 goals and allowed just 31 for a fantastic +40 goal differential.

Burnley is sitting down the table in the 11th spot with just 39 points. The Clarets, I'll get to that in a second, have won 11, lost 12 and posted 6 draws. They've scored 34 goals and allowed 40 for an ugly -6 goal differential.

Now, the Clarets. Not really a great story, because the nickname comes from the dominant color of their home jerseys. Claret for those not in the art world, is a deep purplish-red color.

But the REAL story here is Burnley SUPER fan, Scott Cunliffe. In 2019, he was honored with the EqualGame Award for his work as a role model highlighting diversity, inclusion and accessibility in football. During that season, he RAN to every single away match, and covered more than 3,000 miles. Not gonna call him Forrest Gump, but did I mention that he RAN TO EVERY SINGLE AWAY MATCH! They wound up calling it the 'RunAway Challenge' and he raised more than 50,000 pounds for community trusts and local charities in Burnley. I once jogged from the parking lot to Gate 6 at Yankee Stadium, and surprisingly, didn't raise any money!

Who likes Man City? Both Liam and Noel Gallagher, Usain Bolt and boxing champion Ricky Hatton. Sadly, there will be no fans singing 'Blue Moon.' One of the GREAT things in English soccer is sitting in the stands at the City of Manchester Stadium and listening to 55,000 fans belt out 'Blue Moon.'

Who likes Burnley? Could only find director Danny Boyle.

How do we make money? Obviously not gonna lay $800 bones to win back just one Benjamin, so we'll look at some props. Gonna drop some love on City to win the 1st half and win the game, and also drop some chips on the Citizens to win the 1st half.

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