Wild Card Game 1, NHL Opening Night and the Little Brown Jug

Kyle vs. Pace for the Little Brown Jug, Jack Jablonski on the Wild's net, and hockey's back tonight.

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Greg Kajewski
September 29, 2026

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TODAY'S TAKES
Take 006Community & TakesTue 9.29.26
MLB · NHL · WNBA · Football
PLAYOFF BASEBALL. HOCKEY'S BACK.
Four Wild Card openers, five NHL openers and two WNBA teams playing to stay alive, all tonight. Kyle and Pace split on the Little Brown Jug, Jack Jablonski has the Wild, and Brandon Kravitz already bet Sunday.
Kyle and Pace's Little Brown Jug bet leads. Then three takes on three sports, one of them priced on tonight's board, and the weekend lines that already moved.
The BettorEdge crew
01 · Take of the Week
WINNING THE JUG: KYLE VS. PACE
Michigan at Minnesota, Saturday at noon ET on FOX. The two Play Me or Fade Me hosts took opposite sides of the oldest trophy in major college football.
Kyle Kommes
Kyle Kommes
@kommdog
Michigan -5.5
VS
Pace Maier
Pace Maier
@kotacapperpace
Minnesota +5.5
"Minnesota deserves all the flowers in the world... but Michigan gets the job done here. Give me the minus the five and a half."
Kyle at 30:41. See his take
"Kyle, give me Minnesota. Give me the Gophers and I'll probably sprinkle in money line as well."
Pace at 31:40. See his take
Pace says he has been all in on the Gophers since their preseason show. Kyle's answer: "I could see it going either way... even though we're on opposite sides." Minnesota has not beaten Michigan at home since 1977, when it shut out No. 1 Michigan 16-0.
Whose side are you on?
Copy Kyle · Michigan -5.5Copy Pace · Minnesota +5.5
The Little Brown Jug
Saturday is the 100th game played for the Jug, a 30-cent water jug Michigan left behind in Minneapolis in 1903. Michigan holds it going in. The story of the Jug
02 · Community Takes
3 TAKES, 3 SPORTS
Minnesota Wild
NHL
Jack Jablonski
Host of Trading Jabs. Today's episode: the Wild season preview with Ryan Carter.
"For me, you know, Jesper Wallstedt, you know, he stole the net. It was Filip Gustavsson's net to be in the playoffs last year."
Jack at 39:36. See his full take
Gustavsson is coming back from hip surgery, so Jack sees the net as Wallstedt's to start the year. Minnesota opens Thursday at Nashville, and sits 7th on our Stanley Cup board at 6%.
Brandon Kravitz
NFL
Brandon Kravitz
Host of The Favorites. Two bets already in for Sunday.
Jaguars at Bengals      JAX +2.5
Chiefs at Raiders       LV +4.5  even money
"Jags plus two and a half, I've already bet. And the Raiders plus four and a half at even money. I bet."
Brandon on this week's episode, about 40 minutes in. His numbers are his. Catch the episode
Both games are on this week's pick'em sheet in section 05.
Jeremy Cleveland
MLB
Jeremy Cleveland
Play Me or Fade Me. An under on every Wild Card game today.
One of them is on our board tonight. He took the Under at -121. See his full take
Red Sox at Yankees, 8:00 p.m. ET, NBC
Waiting is the whole ladder behind the price.
Under 6.5          -104    $700 waiting
Most of the money resting on this total sits on the Over, which is why the Under has a stack waiting to fill it. We do not have a side in this game.
Copy · Under 6.5 $10Fade/Take Over 6.5 $10
Board read at 2:10 p.m. CT. The best price is the first to go, so check it live.
03 · Games to Watch
TONIGHT · TOMORROW
Every Wild Card series is a best of three at the higher seed's park. The NHL opens an 84-game season tonight.
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Tue · Red Sox at Yankees
AL Wild Card Game 1, NBC. Payton Tolle against Cam Schlittler.
NYY -133
BOS +117
community, 8:00 ET
Chicago Cubs
San Diego Padres
Tue · Cubs at Padres
NL Wild Card Game 1, Peacock. Matthew Boyd against Michael King.
SD -122
CHC +122
community, 10:00 ET
Minnesota Lynx
New York Liberty
Tue · Lynx at Liberty
First round Game 2, USA Network. Minnesota had the league's best record at 33-11 and is down 1-0. Win or go home.
8:30 ET
Barclays Center
Las Vegas Aces
Indiana Fever
Tue · Aces at Fever
First round Game 2, Prime Video. Las Vegas won Game 1 102-85. Indiana is down 1-0 at home. Win or go home.
6:30 ET
Indianapolis
Florida Panthers
Carolina Hurricanes
Tue · Panthers at Hurricanes
NHL opening night, ESPN. The top of our Stanley Cup board meets in game one: Florida at 12%, Carolina at 11%. Rangers at Bruins (8:00) and Blackhawks at Golden Knights (10:30) follow on ESPN.
5:00 ET
Raleigh
Wed · Game 2s everywhere
All four Wild Card series, with Sonny Gray against Max Fried in the Bronx at 8:00 ET on NBC. Dream at Mystics (7:00) and Valkyries at Wings (9:00) on ESPN, Atlanta and Golden State each one win from moving on.
On the Range
The Bank of Utah Championship runs Thursday to Sunday at Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah, where Michael Brennan won last year at 22 under. Our preview has the course and how to watch.
04 · The October Board
31%
The Dodgers, to win it all
Their implied chance on our World Series board this afternoon. The next two, Milwaukee and Tampa Bay, add up to 28%.
Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Tampa Bay and Cleveland sit out this round. The other eight start today, and four are gone by Thursday. Every team's price. New to short series? How best-of-three odds work.
05 · Early Lines & Pick'em
FOUR NUMBERS ALREADY MOVED
Where each game opened for the week, against the line on this week's NFL pick'em sheet. Fill yours in before they move again.
                        OPENED    NOW
Dolphins at Vikings     MIN -7.5  MIN -11
Cardinals at Giants     NYG -7    ARI -1.5
Jets at Bears           CHI -8.5  CHI -3.5
Titans at Ravens        BAL -8.5  BAL -11
The Vikings are 3-0 and the Dolphins 0-3. The Giants opened as a 7-point favorite and are now the underdog.
Trophy Results
WHO WENT HOME WITH THE HARDWARE
KEEPS
Ohio State · Illibuck
Ohio State 42, Illinois 19. Next up for the Buckeyes: Iowa on Saturday.
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