Now it really feels like football season, doesn’t it? We’re in our routine, and we have a full week of both college and pro football behind us. Life is great! (Well, at least until Gabe Henderson makes his first set of Big Bucks picks.)
It’s a chock-full Thursday edition of “Bayou Bets,” as Jim Derry and Spencer “The Guru” Urquhart open up with previews of the three big teams on the road this week, including Saints at Panthers on Monday night. And which game is more important: LSU at Mississippi State or Tulane at Southern Miss? It might not be as clear-cut as you would think.
And then we all start with our slate reset to $1,000 as the “Big Bucks” picks competition returns with two new faces. Gabe is ready to go up against Spencer and Jim, as is our new sports betting director, Thomas Casale. Each will make their top five picks of the week and will put a “wager” on it with their Bayou Bets Big Bucks.
“Bayou Bets” is sponsored by Caesars Sportsbook, official odds partner of The Times-Picayune and The Advocate and airs live at 4 p.m. every Monday and Thursday on the Bayou Bets YouTube channel (among other NOLA.com social media channels) and can be viewed on demand there anytime.
