USL’s introduction of promotion and relegation, and [USL president and CEO] McDonough’s comments about meaningful competition aren’t too far removed from [MLS commissioner Larry] Berg’s talk of games of consequence and jeopardy. MLS and USL will go down different routes to create this within their leagues, but the Open Cup will, again, rather uniquely in US sport, offer the chance for the respective leagues to test themselves against each other.
"I never realized that in order to become a jockey you needed to be a horse first."
- Italian coach Arrigo Sacchi on whether professional playing experience is required for professional coaches.
(This series will feature a $1 Double and a $1, 2-leg parlay wagers in horse racing and soccer respectively over a 40-day period.)
*Soccer*
Men's EFL Cup (England)
Game No. 1 (3p)
Birmingham City FC (+290)
Men's Champions League Qualification (Europe)
Game No. 2 (3p)
Bodø/Glimt (-195)
Soccer Hit Rate: 44% (7/16)
Soccer Bankroll: $32.00 (-20.0%)
*Horse Racing*
Plainridge Park (Plainville, MA)
Race No. 4 (5p)
#4: Skillful Tactics (3-2 ML)
Race No. 5 (5:20p)
#6: Checkers Legacy (4-1 ML)
Horse Racing Hit Rate: 38% (6/16)
Horse Racing Bankroll: $32.00 (-20.0%)
*Total*
Total Hit Rate: 41% (13/32)
Total Bankroll: $64.00 (-20.0%)
(This series will feature a daily Win wager on a pacer or trotter racing at a Maine track and/or owned by Maine connections.)
Plainridge Park (Plainville, MA)
Race No. 10 (7p)
#1: South St Dottie (6-1 ML)
Total Hit Rate: 31% (13/42)
Total Bankroll: $135.10 (+35.1%)
(A day-to-day look at the Ivory Pine Syndicate's efforts to compete in the Maine Sire Stakes.)
(A day-to-day look at the Rosevelt Soccer Club's efforts to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup.)
