25/26 Match Week 25 Preview

Quick One

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nick lochner
February 06, 2026

CS Cross Country trip continues, but now instead of the truckster it’s airoplanes. AND, it means a quickly written newsletter. (reminder - AI is not used in the creation of this newsletter)

Hemisphere Dancer

  • What 2 Look 4 👀 

  • Headlines 📌

  • Hot Topic 🔥🔥🔥- Quick Hits

  • Off Island 🏝️ - Super Bowl

  • World Cup Corner 🌎🍵🏪

  • Best Bets 💰

What 2 Look 4 👀- Match Week 24

(reminder - like driving on the other side of the road, in the PL, HOME teams are listed first)

  • 1.7.2.1 Week. 1 Friday, 7 Saturday, 2 Sunday.

Friday

2 pm cst

+119 Draw +225 +244

  • Both sides need the points as both are too close to relegation.

Saturday

630am

-174 Draw +355 +400

  • Two big clubs, one starting to gel, the other stills struggling.

9am

-457 Draw +525 +1288

  • Black Cats struggle on the road, Gunners looking for separation at the top.

9am

+110 Draw +226 +265

  • Who wants to show consistency and push for Europe.

  • FFC plays well at Craven Cottage.

9am

+370 Draw +303 -146

  • Chelsea continues to find ways to win.

  • Wolves playing better but too little to late.

9am

+230 Draw +241 +115

  • Must win for Burnley.

  • West Ham playing better but need points.

9am

+175 Draw +255 +143

  • Cherries are very up and down.

  • Villa did everything last week but score, will need goals here.

1130am

+105 Draw +258 +249

  • Interesting matchup, with top 10 on the line.

Sunday

1030am

+138 Draw +265 +176

  • Great Matchup, these sides have struggled defensively, expect goals.

8am

  • Palace struggling more than BHA.

Headlines 📌

Hot Topic 🔥🔥🔥

  Quick Hits

  • Arsenal v Man City in the Carabao Cup Final.

  • College Soccer

    • Missouri State University men’s soccer just released their 2026 roster and according to @ImCollegeSoccer it will be the first D1 school to have zero American players.

    • One player’s hometown says Connecticut but his bio says Jamaica.

    • Also an incoming freshman born in 2004 and several born in 2005, so 22+ years old.

  • Pitcher and Catchers. MLB training camps start next week.

Thought this was an interesting chart -

How often things have happened in MLB history.

Off Island 🏝️

Super Bowl

Seattle 27 - 13 New England

(skip HT)

🌎🍵🏪CS World Cup Corner 🌎🍵🏪

Just 122 days to the World Cup.

R - E - L - A - X

Christian Pulisic has a leg bruise and missed his last game for AC Milan. He is having a great year.

Social media this week was USMNT fans over-reacting to how fit Pulisic will be for the World Cup.

Best Bets 💰

Season - Down $669

  • MW1 ($14)

  • MW2 $183

  • MW3 ($10)

  • MW4 $43

  • MW5 ($127)

  • MW6 ($75)

  • MW7 $32

  • MW8 ($15)

  • MW9 ($1)

  • MW10 $83

  • MW11 ($12)

  • MW12 ($23)

  • MW13 ($34)

  • MW14 $33

  • MW15 ($19)

  • MW16 $67

  • MW18 ($79)

  • MW19 ($55)

  • MW20 $66

  • MW21 ($104)

  • MW22 ($203)

  • MW23 ($541)

  • MW23 ($100)

CleanSheet Season Gains/Losses: Starting Balance $1000. Current Standing $331.

Week 25 Picks

Liverpool v Man City over 3.5 goals +133. $331

Let It Ride!

Longshots of the week

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