John Jastremski

“Listen we love New York We both New Yorkers right And JJ is doing an awesome job Underscore media underscore New York Sunday streams with our friend Sal Licata The podcast during the week on Twitter John Unders Rader Stremski My friend appreciate the time Stay well We talk soon Anytime Broncos Money line against the Chiefs Don overthink it Yeah Yeah I overthinking it You sure? Yeah. Look at that offensive line for the Chiefs. You're buying into the Mahomes narrative. I get it. I get it.”

KC 31, DEN 10 — Denver Broncos lost; moneyline busts.

“I've made one NFL bet for week one. Hopefully I get a yay from both of you. Ariel, I took the Texans laying a point against the Bills. I absolutely love them in week one. I've already bet it.”

HOU 31, BUF 36 — Houston Texans margin -5 vs line -1; busts.

“Took the Miami Marlins at plus 135 on BetMGM. total in that game is insanely low. So I'll be on the Marlins to go and take care of the Red Sox.”

Boston Red Sox 7, Miami Marlins 3 — Miami lost to Boston 7-3 in 11 innings on August 25, 2026.

“Speaking of a game, I would go near the side. Underdog play. Friends don't let friends bet the Kansas City Royals, right? JJ Betham to win the division. Wrong. JJ Betham overwins. Wrong. You know what I'm going to do today? I'm going to bet the Kansas City Royals because they're plus money against Shawn Minaya. Michael Walker, believe it or not, has thrown the ball pretty well for KC. Minaya's pitching to an ERA that's close to five. You're going to lay money with the Mets? Have you watched the Mets this year? I'll take plus money with a terrible, terrible, terrible Can see the Royal team and hold my nose”

NYM 7, KC 3 — Mets beat the Royals 7-3 on July 9, 2026; Royals moneyline loses (ESPN box score).

“Give me another one I like see i want to get back into good graces of the folks from chicago the white socks have lost the first two games of this series against the boston red sox red sox are on fire they've gotten themselves believe it or not back into a pennant race i think it ends today chicago line opened at 115 it's up to 125 i know Anthony Kaye is incredibly mediocre, but I think this is a game against Sandoval. You see the White Sox go and get going. Let's take the White Sox minus the 125 on BetMGM.”

BOS 2, CHW 1 — Red Sox beat the White Sox 2-1 on July 9, 2026 on a Caleb Durbin two-run homer; White Sox moneyline loses (ESPN box score).

“Houston's a three and a half point favorite right now, JJ. And I'll say it now when I said it last week, I think Illinois is going to win the game straight up. Do you have an opinion for us early in the week on Illinois-Houston on Thursday night? Wow. Usually we are very simpatico when I come on the show. I feel like when it comes to a betting sense, not all the time, but in many cases we are aligned. I'm the opposite here, Nick. And to me, it's for two reasons. Number one, Houston's defense against Illinois' offense. I'm always going to take the defensive team. And I just think there's a narrative building towards Kelvin Sampson, who was oh so close to winning a national championship a year ago, finding his team back where they were a year ago. And this may be talking from somebody that has a 12-1 ticket on Houston. So I understand there may be a little bias here. But if I'm comparing the two coaches, Underwood gets teams to the tournament. There have been a lot of duds for him in these particular spots. Illinois' defense scares me. I think Houston will be able to score. Also, there's another element at play here. The game, Nick, is in Houston, Texas. Advantage, Houston. I get it. Illinois is a fun team to watch. They're super talented. And if they're knocking down shots, they can go and beat anybody. But I'm going to go and lay the three and a half with Houston.”

Illinois 65, Houston 55 — Illinois beat Houston 65-55 in the Sweet 16; Houston lost outright and did not cover -3.5 (ESPN).

“And I just think there's a narrative building towards Kelvin Sampson, who was oh so close to winning a national championship a year ago, finding his team back where they were a year ago. And this may be talking from somebody that has a 12-1 ticket on Houston. So I understand there may be a little bias here.”

Michigan 69, UConn 63 — Houston was eliminated in the Sweet 16 by Illinois; Michigan won the 2026 national championship, beating UConn 69-63, so Houston's title futures bet lost (ESPN).

“I picked Arkansas to go to the Final Four. Don't you have a feeling this just might be Arizona's year that team is loaded that was my team to win the title yeah they're loaded so like did you see the point spread for that game by the way arizona arkansas as someone that has arkansas like nine to one to win the region now now it makes sense why i got nine to one to win the region”

Arizona 79, Purdue 64 — Arizona won the NCAA Tournament West Region, beating Purdue 79-64 in the Elite Eight; Arkansas's futures bet to win the West Region lost.

“I've bet the Miami Dolphins on the money line. Probably a terrible decision.”

PIT 28, MIA 15 — Pittsburgh beat Miami 28-15 outright, so the Dolphins moneyline loses (ESPN box score).

“And if I had to give you one for Indiana, Costas, I've taken this. I want to say in every single one of these playoff games, TJ McConnell is a pain in the rear end. And I say that in a complimentary way. The Knicks have no answer for him. He gets a shot whenever he wants. The team always plays really well when he's out there. I look at McConnell, whatever his over for points is. I've been taking him 10 plus points at like that 160. They gave me 180 the other day. Plus 180 was a gift. I was like, thank you very much. Much appreciated. So I like TJ McConnell.”

T.J. McConnell scored 7 points in the Knicks' 111-94 Game 5 win over the Pacers on May 29, 2025 (7 is under 10). (T.J. McConnell 7 points)

“I am taking Gonzaga to go to the final four”

Houston 81, Gonzaga 76 — Gonzaga (8-seed) was eliminated in the Midwest Region second round, losing to Houston 81-76 on 3/22/25, and did not win the region (ESPN).

“I bet them to make the Final Four.”

Arkansas 75, St. John's 66 — St. John's (2-seed) was upset by Arkansas 75-66 in the West Region second round on 3/22/25 and did not win the region; Florida won the West Region (ESPN).