After going 8-5-1 last week, Nestor Aparicio is now up to 43-32-3 on the season and is feeling bullish about the Week 6 big purple party at Hollywood Casino in Perryville. Sportsbook manager Christian Horton tells him what to expect when he crosses the bridge for breakfast in Cecil County and makes some bold picks for a full day of Sunday fun. We’ll be there with fun, prizes and giveaways starting at 8 a.m. Come watch the game from Tottenham with us!
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Nestor Aparicio, Christian Horton
Nestor Aparicio 00:01
What about W N st Towson, Baltimore and Baltimore positive. We are celebrating our 25th anniversary with all sorts of fun. Had Andy Summers from the police on this week. He played up the apple center on Thursday night. Please go check that stuff out. It’s one of the greatest stories I’ve ever told. It’s certainly a better story than the Orioles getting swept in Dallas, or the Ravens losing in Pittsburgh last week. We’re doing the Maryland crab cake tour on Friday and I’m going to be getting more crabcake tours together now that the Ravens or the Orioles have been eliminated. And we have full ravens fever around here. We’re gonna be a drug city. I am wearing the drug city shirt. We’ll be there on Friday. It’s my birthday this weekend on Saturday. So Luke’s coming down Friday. I hope you come down as well on Friday we’ll have cake crabcake gourmet potato chips, maybe some hand spun milkshakes, drug city, maybe some whiskey go might need that this weekend. Maryland lottery puts it all on I’ll be giving away free Maryland lottery scratch offs not just on Friday and drug city with Luke with our friends at window nation as well as Jiffy Lube. But again on Sunday morning, we’re gonna be up to Hollywood casino in Perry Ville. I will also have Raven scratch offs for everyone in the sports book. Restaurant their kids are welcome. Okay. It’s in the it’s in the morning if you want bring the kids out, watch the morning game. There’s no other games going on. No distractions, ravens, Titans. Big Screen Remember The Titans everywhere and you can gamble on the games and have a good time. There’s a $30 Buffet, brunch buffet, great food all day long. Don’t have to do that to participate. But if you do do that, you can win 500 bucks as well. Because it’s a casino and they they do things and you it’s fun and you can win and you can eat salmon BLTs and French toast and stuff like that. Christian Horton will not be with us on Sunday because he’s on vacation. But he’s joining us here because he’s a good guy. He likes football and the Patriots while they’re not doing to you between you and me that we’re looking at our purple wounds here. Christian ordinances sports book manager of all things wagering up there Hollywood casino a Berryville. I will be up there all Sunday morning free copies preparing to for anybody that comes up as well. There’s a wing eating contest. And there’s the chance to continue. I’d be pretty good at picking games. Christian. I haven’t stopped we’re six weeks into this. I’m waiting. I’m making money. Am I not?
Christian Horton 02:14
Yeah, no, you definitely are. Yeah, you’re you’re definitely above the 500 mark. So that’s all you need to be to make some money and, and have some fun. So yeah, you’re doing quite well. I’m shocked.
Nestor Aparicio 02:23
How are you doing in a person? How is Hollywood Casino? Give me a little update here and what we’re gonna find because it’s a little weird, right? Eight o’clock in the morning on a Sunday. You know, like they’re playing so early. Might be fine. Nobody’s going to London and everybody’s licking their wounds. Come on at the Hollywood Casino. What are they gonna find when they get up there?
Christian Horton 02:41
You know, everyone’s excited for the Ravens London game. And what we have going on at the casino like you said, we have the art brunch going on at the restaurant. So you can come up there early, have spent $30 And do all you can eat up there. So yeah, we have different things going on. We just moved our table games from our sports book, so it’s more lively. You can now gamble at the at the table games and also watch the game at the same time. And also place your bet so it’s it’s quite lively. We’re doing different things up there having fun.
Nestor Aparicio 03:10
So Las Vegas is what I tell people 20 minutes you go in sounds like that smell like Vegas? Because Vegas thinks smells Yeah, it smells better Vegas, quite frankly. So it’s got all the Vegas offers. It’s closer. And for 30 bucks. You get the buffet all day. Come on out. We’re gonna pick the Ravens game last I did pretty well. Last week. I was above the fold. You know you keep picking against me. Dude. I watch a week after my circle a man I got him here. I’m like, I beat him on that when. And you took New England against New Orleans. I have that circled here as well. So for you with this week and where we are we’re starting to settle into no good teams from bad teams. You know, I feel like I have a little bit more confidence. Vegas has little more conference lines. Let’s start things here. Denver going to Kansas City on Thursday night by the time some folks hear this. Well, I’m gonna go ahead and take the chair. I think the Broncos really stink and I keep hearing Sean Payton and Ross. Fine. They they’re gonna win three games this year, four games this year. This isn’t gonna be one of them. I like the Chiefs at home tended to hash a lot of one, but I’m wrong. Well, in the late on Thursday night.
Christian Horton 04:17
You know, like you said 10 and a half’s a lot of points for me. I’m still on this Denver train. I’m gonna ride that thing out until the end of the year. So I’m gonna take Denver with the with the points here.
Nestor Aparicio 04:26
We use like those white uniforms last week. They were right. Did you like that?
Christian Horton 04:29
Yeah. And they were they were nice. They were nice. I like the color coordination. Yeah. I like I’m sure.
Nestor Aparicio 04:34
You young guys with his color rushes and all this stuff. Man. We went through this last week you’d be in. You know, Jan, what are you Gen Z? Is that what you consider? I don’t know what it is. Yeah, I’m
Christian Horton 04:45
not sure what I don’t follow that that trend, but I’m 30 So whatever that play.
Nestor Aparicio 04:48
If that jersey was good enough for John Elway. They should put it back on. That’s what I think. All right, Sunday. Obviously the ravens are the early game. We’ll get to them last because I picked them last and I’m picking against them. Anyway. Commander was at Atlanta two and a half point favorite here the Falcons at home you know commanders are one of those teams that like I don’t know week to week but we’re gonna get we ain’t got much lately
Christian Horton 05:10
Yeah no I like the commanders to like you said it’s kind of both the both teams are the same you don’t know what team you’re gonna get. I’m I’m big I’m big on the defense with the commander so I’m going to take the commander’s for the points here
Nestor Aparicio 05:22
good for you I’m gonna strike take Atlanta in this game, and it scale the two and a half points. 40 Niners might be the best team in the league, right? They’re going to Cleveland this week, which is probably as Walter Matthau wants it bad news for the for the Cleveland Browns, seven point underdog a lot of wood on the road. A lot to recommend San Francisco. Oh wait, Christian. I was in Dallas this week. And I heard the star in Frisco one of my dear friends is a Cowboys PR director and I got like a real tour locker room the whole like, and it was a little bit of a down day but they got their ass kicked. And there was not good vibes in Frisco, Texas and star Gera was not happy on Tuesday 49 wasn’t like the best team in football it makes very very hard to not like them in this circumstance. And you know I don’t want to make it the AFC north with all these teams after what happened the Ravens last week but I think the Browns stink and I’ll go ahead and spread the seven points I like the Niners on the road in this one.
Christian Horton 06:15
Yeah, no I like the diners also, like you said they beat the Cowboys down like I thought they would in a primetime game. Like I said, the Browns are just figuring things out. They’re hurt everywhere. Every position quarterback running back wide receiver so yeah, like the 49 is also the seventh
Nestor Aparicio 06:31
one and a half to make you laugh. The saints are favored in Houston this week where they’re gonna be playing baseball obviously, baseball will be king this week in the whole state of Texas strangely enough. I think the Texans are better than maybe we give them credit. They have rookie quarterback. I didn’t think when I saw them a week one I thought they’re gonna win three games. They’re gonna win 678 games I think I mean, like they they’re they’re gonna not be a lottery pick this year. They’re not they don’t stink. I think the defense is better than that. I’m gonna go ahead and take the point and a half at home with Houston I like points at home.
Christian Horton 07:07
Okay, yeah, I know that your observation is spot on and I liked them also, but I’m going to take the saints on this one. They beat down my patriots pretty bad. Their defense really stood out to me so I think they’re gonna get to the rookie quarterback and cause problems problems with them. So I’m gonna take the saints on this one.
Nestor Aparicio 07:23
What people love this Miami team, right 13 and a half point favorite. And I don’t know that there’s anything to recommend Carolina in this circumstance, but we’re getting to the point where I don’t think the dolphins are a good team. I mean, they are fine 13 and a half point favorite home. We’re starting to talk about relegating the Carolina Panthers at this point, right?
Christian Horton 07:46
Yeah, no, no, no, I’m right there with you. The Panthers think but also Miami is just one of those teams you know, it’s the first 40 If you can score for it, you know, they their defense not too well but their offense obviously you know puts up a lot of points. So I’m going to take Miami with the points on this one just because Carolina can keep up with them. And scorn
Nestor Aparicio 08:05
it’s like a college point spread 13 and a half points right.
Christian Horton 08:08
Yeah, no, no it is you don’t see that much. And FL at all.
Nestor Aparicio 08:11
Well that’s all the more reason it’s an enticement. Take the points but I’m not going to do it either. I’m with you on that Miami. I also want to go to Christian Ward near from Hollywood casino Perryville we’re gonna be there Sunday bright and early know all about it. Come on out and join us for the Ravens in the Titans Seahawks at Cincinnati. Cincinnati with a little bit of an awakening their three point favorite at home which feels pushy to me. You never liked these West Coast teams playing the one quote I’m gonna take Seattle I you know I I like Pete Carroll. I think once they get their act together they’re a little bit they can be dangerous. I and I’m down on Cincinnati. I really am. There’s three point favorite in this game at home. Give me Seattle. Give me the point.
Christian Horton 08:51
Ya know, I’m right there with you. Also, I like Seattle with the points also, since he they’ve been a bad Arizona team, so I’m not going to overreact to too soon. So yeah. Seattle also with Pete Carroll.
Nestor Aparicio 09:03
See how bad Arizona is in two weeks? Because the Ravens get him colts at Jaguars one o’clock game. What Jaguars Jacqueline Hyde, right and the Colts might be sneaky enough to beat teams, because of their defense at some point, just winning games taking the ball away. Maybe they can run the ball a little bit better. You’re bringing Taylor back now so you wonder about that these division games tend to be tight in general. And that division is kind of screwy. It just says I mean, I don’t I don’t know what version of the Jaguars show up this week. I’ve been too hot on them. Most of my losses have been Jaguars losses this year. There are four point favorite home I’m inclined to take the Colts and the points here.
Christian Horton 09:38
Ya know, I’m right there with the Colts on the points also. This is a big revenge game for Gardner Minshew. You know he’s the starting quarterback for the Colts now you know he’s going back to Jacksonville we started so I think he’s gonna throw a few touchdowns and Taylor gets up and into the endzone so I like the Colts also with the points
Nestor Aparicio 09:54
you like his mustache over a Trevor Lawrence his hair. Vikings ash there’s Vikings on the road. about a three point favorite in Chicago this week, I saw a rivalry games and all that, boy, the bears are trying to find their way right? I mean, like and, and down the bad franchises once we get into October and you know, you’re not making the playoffs, you know, you know what I mean? The season sort of becomes an indictment on the quarterback on the coach becomes all of that and Chicago has all that sort of piling up on them. So much of the Vikings who haven’t been very good, who’ve been a disappointment, but I think I thought of Minnesota as being a decent team when the season began. This feels like a spot though, when I’ll give the three points up. begrudgingly, but I’ll give the three points if I think the Vikings in this game.
Christian Horton 10:42
Okay, no, I’m with Chicago on this one, too. Just like you said, it’s just too bad teams trying to figure out where they are where they’re going. I think they’re both in the top five draft picks. Really? I think Minnesota that bad. Well, they just just just destined deficit just got hurt. You know, his he hurt his hamstring. So, yeah, you know, they don’t have much receiver wise or running back wise. So I like Chicago also. Or sorry, I like Chicago. I’m again.
Nestor Aparicio 11:09
I picked Chicago and Washington are my games I have to watch in order to beat you. But I get up early in the morning of Sunday I’ll be up at Hollywood casino we’ll be ready to do this. By the end of the day. I might be worn out I mean, by the time we get the Giants Bill’s eight o’clock, four o’clock games patriots at Las Vegas. You know I saw the other day we’re told my ticket prices and you know interesting T I was down to Dallas and it was Phillies on Thursday game for dollar get in. And then last Monday night I looked at the Raiders with the Packers. It was 400 bucks to get into that football game at las vegas for two awful teams. The Raiders was three point favorites me to awful teams do this. This might be the end for Bill your patriots here. I mean, you’ve taken them every week. I’m sure you’re gonna take the three points on the road. I’m sure the Patriots are all running out the Las Vegas the fans I’ve ever been so Tom Brady’s gonna own the team out there before it’s all over with the Patriots. There’s nothing to recommend them right now. Right? Yeah, no,
Christian Horton 12:05
the Patriots are struggling. They’re struggling. There’s some problems in the locker room. Just growing. So I mean, to be honest, I don’t I don’t love them. Let them with the three but I think they don’t win. I think they lose but I think they covered the three and a tight night game with Josh McDaniels terrible coach. So
Nestor Aparicio 12:22
freebies every week. Were you taking the Patriots? Thank you. Yeah. I’m gonna pick against them every week because a it makes me feel good and be they suck. The Lions who we will see next week around easier parts on the road, a three point favorites in Tampa Bay. Everybody loves Detroit. I mean, I can’t remember the last time Detroit was favored on the road two weeks in a row. It’s happening. I guess it won’t happen here next week, unless things fall apart for the Ravens. They’ll probably be a dog here. But this is certainly a game that as a three point favorite. I think they can cover this number down at Tampa.
Christian Horton 12:55
Yeah, no, no, this is a word game. For me. They’re both three and one at the moment. You know, just three and a half was a little too much for me, especially than being away. So I’m going to go against you on this one. I like the Buccaneers at home. So yeah, I’m gonna take them,
Nestor Aparicio 13:12
you get that line three and a half. So you don’t have to three, three. Okay, so this is where, hey, this is where value happens at a casino. Or maybe you can speak to this as a sports book manager. We just had a really natural thing, right? Like, I’m like, Oh, you give me three or three. What do you give me?
Christian Horton 13:28
There you go. Yeah.
Nestor Aparicio 13:29
So what? Tell me about that, because that is really at the razor’s edge of being a gambler, right like that. I may win that bet lose that better push that bet. Just based on you. And I never talked about it. I said three. You said three and a half. We agree we move on. No, no, no, not come Sunday. Right.
Christian Horton 13:45
Well, to be honest, I just had what you said I just did. I literally looked at the paper and I saw three and a half and I was like, Oh, I think Tampa Bay might kick a field goal at the end. And you know, Detroit is one of my three. So I didn’t want to lose that bet. It changes it for you. It changes that three you know what I mean? Then it becomes a push so that’s why I like Tampa Bay more than you know. Who is it?
Nestor Aparicio 14:07
Is it number three or number three and a half Tampa Bay?
Christian Horton 14:10
Detroit you know, I have it at three and a half. Yeah, that’s why I like like more. So yeah. Here’s what I’m gonna do. We’re gonna do we’re gonna do three. Let’s do three.
Nestor Aparicio 14:17
You wanna do three? Okay. See, look. We’re hashing is it’s my birthday. Give me the half point. That’s fine. By the end of the day, if the Ravens lose in London the way they did last time, I’ll need the extra half point. Need a half a shot. Arizona at La they’re taking on the Rams out there. It’s so fun. That’s a 425 game. We’re gonna see Arizona in three weeks. You know, Detroit, Arizona, Detroit. These are the teams we’re seeing the next couple of weeks. I’ll be watching these four o’clock games with Scott Hanson as well as up there Hollywood casino I’m sure you’d be cashing beds. Rams are seven point favorite at home really speaks to how little people feel about Arizona. They flashed a little bit here and again, but seven points and I’m not sure the ranch court Backing I you know is right that’s a lot of wood for me I’m gonna go and take Arizona and the points late in the day
Christian Horton 15:06
okay no I like LA on this one just a better defense better better coach team even though they’re on the road I think they glow Arizona away Arizona you know they they stunk up the bed last week so I like Matthew Stafford throw a few touchdowns
Nestor Aparicio 15:21
Phillies are in the NLCS I don’t know how many people care about the Eagles and their seven point favorite on the road with the Jets They better not lose the Jets are battling no right you know seven point dog at home to the Eagles I’m sure the Eagles fans are gonna take over the turnpike you won’t want to stop at exit four all the way down there you know I’ll take the Eagles and I’ll spread it to your point if it goes to seven and a half things change for me but that’s where the half point would be like maybe I’d be more inclined seven and have take the Jets but at seven I’ll take the Eagles I’ll spread the points
Christian Horton 15:53
ya know I’m right there with you. I like the Eagles also the jets like said they’re they’re improving week to week not gonna lie but the Phillies is stronger team better coach team so I like Philly on this one.
Nestor Aparicio 16:06
The battle for the state of New York the Giants and the bills the bills got all the money from the state in New York to build their their new stadium which they richly need up in Orchard Park I should say 14 Point dog giants giants think routine such a 1413 and a half with Miami’s big big big one delay but sometimes you put these these nighttime games on at San Francisco Dallas game be a great example wouldn’t matter what the spread was an egg game I’ll spread the 14 but this you know I feel like I’m gonna lose this bet somehow.
Christian Horton 16:40
Yeah. Like you said this is a college spread you know it’s a little tough you don’t see this much in the NFL. But the Giants does think you know what I mean? David Jones just I think this week is he hurt his neck or something like that so they don’t know if he’s going to play they’re still trying to figure that out and still no Barkley so I like buffalo to cover this easily.
Nestor Aparicio 16:58
Alright Christian origins here and last pick is cowboys and the Chargers so also it’s so fascinating they their NFL network they put it day one my Sunday night Monday night two point favorite the Cowboys. I think you know I’m good luck right now. Right? I mean, thanks. You know, I was in their their star. I touched a little thing that they the little star. Jason Garrett has this thing when they come in from their practice she taught so I touched her a little star. I think it’s a little magic for the Cowboys for all my friends like Mark Messina and Dave near my late great friend Saul Schwartz who love the Cowboys. I I felt like I was on the tour for them. They’re not going to lose in LA I think they’re gonna win. I will I will spread the measly two points. And I’ll take the Cowboys
Christian Horton 17:45
again with the Cowboys with two points also. There this is their bounce back game they have to win this game otherwise the season kind of turns into this no turmoil you know, problems start to arise.
Nestor Aparicio 17:56
Which I wouldn’t mind at all. I’m always happy for Dromoland Dallas, you know that? Yeah,
Christian Horton 17:59
there’s always drama in Dallas. You know there wouldn’t be an NFL season like it without it. You know, so but I like Dallas to cover on in LA.
Nestor Aparicio 18:07
All right, so do I and so our picks against where you have rams, patriots, bears and Redskins to separate us I am ahead of schedule here. We’re going to be on Sunday morning up at the Hollywood casino in Perry Ville where Christian is the sports book manager. He joins us every week to have some fun to pick some games and to welcome you up to beautiful Cecil County for the brunch buffet. 30 bucks all you can eat all day long, giving away copies Purple Rain to this wing eating contest. The Ravens begin on these beautiful big screen TVs you can bet the games play blackjack play table games, have fun free parking and you don’t have to pay to get in if you don’t eat the buffet you do what I do disorder salmon BLT off the menu. Get an ice cold beer. Maybe a little bloody mary or some Orange Crush action there. i MAN i was really really hoping that it was like they won the American League Championships you know like it was all my calendar. Sunday night. I gotta get out of Hollywood casino by 11 in the morning gotta get gotta get to the championship. Benny Orioles right like I mean, this was so disappointing and I’m thinking you know I don’t want to be rude on behalf of your friends at Penn entertainment but I have a feeling a lot of people catch tickets on the Orioles or put you know put a bet down and didn’t when she knows cleaned up around here lately because people love the Orioles here and they wanted they wanted
Christian Horton 19:27
100% No, I was telling all my my managers I was saying we’re gonna have to bring out the brinks trucks that the oil is WonderWorld serious. So ya know, you’re 100% Right. You know, a lot of people were on the Oreos. So it was it was an exciting season to see them, you know, do what they did. But I think a lot of people had their hearts broken at the end, especially if I’m seeing seeing them getting swept in. We did not pick the Ravens again. I just noticed.
Nestor Aparicio 19:49
Oh, I’m picking against them this week in London. Yeah, okay. Yeah, yeah, okay. I saw him play last week until they go out and impress me. Yeah, I mean, I’m not I mean, for My fan perspective a local perspective. What I saw in Pittsburgh last week. I don’t like to coaching right now I don’t like the leadership right now. I don’t like their resolve when things go wrong right now. I’ve watched them piss away two out of three games against teams. They shouldn’t. I know they’re three into I knew they’re good team. They’re the classes of like all that. They’re an airplane over London living upside down for a week trying to get healthy after what happened in Pittsburgh. If they go out and beat me on a back Sunday good for them, but I’m not picking them Sunday. No way.
Christian Horton 20:30
Okay, yeah, no, I’m right there with you. I think they’re kind of runs wild on him. DeAndre Hopkins finally gets on. It gets into consent endzone for the first time this year. So yeah, I’m right there with you in Tennessee. Against Baltimore. They have things to figure out what they’re
Nestor Aparicio 20:44
gonna win by field gold and I win the bet.
Christian Horton 20:45
There you go. Yeah. Justin Tucker. Yeah. So
Nestor Aparicio 20:49
So I mean, I I feel safe in saying that the Ravens can win but if they win, it’s going to be by you know, like, that’s the way they play. They’re not going over to Tennessee and running right and running left on like raid. Well, I don’t believe that. I feel like they’ll get I feel like the Titans are gonna keep this thing close enough that the ravens are gonna have to show me something and and steal the game, instead of giving the game away. Like literally finish the game. Go finish a game. That’s that’s my, my mandate to the Ravens. And then I’ll pick them against the lions your next week. Because the lions are Pretenders, right? Yeah. All my lifetime. So Christian Horton is here. He’s only with those pretenders up in New England who used to win championships. So he picks them every week. I’m not the Homer that I picked the Ravens every week for the first 26 years. The last two years since they threw me out. I’m on the up and up now. It will will pick them when I feel like they can win. They can win this week. I’m so down. I just I don’t like the operation right now. I don’t like I don’t like what I’m seeing. Let’s put it that way. And this is about hardball. And it’s about Lamar to sort of organize this thing and and mungkin I mean, the defense looks great. I mean, I think the defense is gonna be and I think I said to you when we first met, I’m like, I think their defense is gonna be better than their offense and all we’ve talked about our wide receivers tomorrow, running game JK Dobbins and all that. In the end, we’re in the middle of the season and it really is about their defense. And the same way it was about the pitching for the Orioles last week, right?
Christian Horton 22:18
Yeah, no, no. Yeah. Right. Yeah. All right, dude.
Nestor Aparicio 22:22
Go back to your vacation. I will see you at the casino next week. Christian organisers, sportsbook, manager for all things Hollywood casino up in Perry Ville. We will be there bright and early and wear purple on Sunday morning. Come on out. We’ll say hello free copies preparation to $30 Buffet that’s optional. If you participate, you can win 500 bucks as well. So eat well gets french toast and you get some eggs and bacon. We’re going to win any competition and beautiful Casino. 20 minutes from home. Come on up and say hello Hollywood casino in Perryville. They are our partners for the football season and picking games. And if allowed me at least Christians allowed me to look really really smart. When I pick winners. I am Nestor we are wn st am 1570, Towson Baltimore. And we never stopped talking Andy Summers, the Orioles elimination and the Ravens coming back home next week playing alliance with wn st stay with us.
