Christian Horton of Hollywood Casino and Nestor try to continue NFL pick momentum in Week 9. Aparicio is 65-53-4 – documented as they used to say in the old days – against the spread this season.
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SPEAKERS
Christian Horton, Nestor Aparicio
Nestor Aparicio 00:01
What about W en st Towson, Baltimore, and Baltimore positive you’re watching out on the webcam. You’ll see me sporting my Houston Oilers throwback night Dan Passerini I United where this the talent, Seth Elkins from the Maryland lottery. So I’m gonna wear it for this piece because we’re gonna talk football here. We’re gonna make some pics and I’m also gonna let them know we’re taking the Maryland crabcake tour out on the road. It’s all presented by our friends at the Maryland lottery. I have these ravens scratch offs to give away new school ravens scratch offs to giveaway Win, win up to 20 grand with $2 ticket which is what I have to give away. We got some great winners 510s We had a 20 as well. A couple of weeks ago we were up at Hollywood casino in Perryville. giving these away gave a whole bunch of away and we’re there early in the morning for the Ravens outcome I was not gonna wear my Tennessee Titans throwback that day because they were playing the Tennessee Titans. i It’s fishy that they were these oiler jerseys this week. They got the Steelers going on this week. We are going to be everywhere in anywhere. We’re going to end I have the whole roster of our crabcake tours up at Baltimore positive we’re gonna be fadeless next Friday. We’re gonna be at State Fair next Friday. That’s the 10th We’re gonna be Costas on the 14th Pappus on the 21st We’re gonna be down in Annapolis with a governor Westmore on the 28th Coco’s pub on the 29th we’re going to be on the 30th just confirmed gertrudes at the BMA with my friend Dan Rodricks, promoting his play Baltimore you have no idea which is one of the I can if you do something good during the holidays, take yourself over to BMA support Dan, and go see his play because it was just fantastic. I’m taking a bunch of friends. And then on the first of December, we are going to be doing our inaugural a crabcake tour stop at Hollywood casino in Perry Ville where this young man makes football picks a little better than mine in week seven. We did not get together last week because I was absent he was absent. I was running around my mom’s hometown eating too much mac and cheese and banana cream pie and rocking out with Sammy Hagar running around a casino myself. I went through 40 casinos in Vegas last week, Christian Oregon, and I’ll tell you what, I still love Hollywood Casino. Aperitivo you know, not only just close to home, but that Vegas feeling that Vegas sound and smoke free. Like Vegas. Oh my god, you know, but they have all these smoke eaters. They’re like all this stuff. But Vegas, baby Vegas, The Wild Wild West. You get a little piece of that up there. Right? I mean, you work in a casino every day. It’s a sports book manager in Hollywood. You’ve been Vegas, right? Yeah, I’ve been
Christian Horton 02:29
to Vegas on before I went out for my birthday. Three years ago, I believe. And I’ll yeah, it’s a good time. Like you said Hollywood kind of brings the Vegas bill. It’s much smaller. But like I said, it’s very welcoming. A lot going on. Very fun and got slots, table games, the restaurant going on, and also the sports book. So yeah, it reminds me of Vegas a lot.
Nestor Aparicio 02:48
Well, December 1, I’ll be making my way up to Hollywood casino Perryville we are going to be doing the show from two of the five big holiday season lots of things going on. You come up anytime there’s bands, Kirk McEwen span doing Tom Petty, I might just get a get a get a get a cot and just hang out. Because a couple hours after I’m gone. They’re gonna be doing that thing up there with the petticoat junction great, great bands so well, and always get great bands up there as well. But so I gotta tell you Cassina story, because I told this to Seth Alcon. And I wanted to tell it to you because like, in your casino, I have seen Dwayne Starks Todd Heap has been up there with us. Just trying to think I mean, you’ve had celebrities and whatnot come through. I’m walking through a casino in Vegas last Thursday night, and Dr. J walks in. It’s got a cigar and a high ball and it’s immerse and impeccably dressed all six foot, six of them looks immaculate, you know, silver hair, and nobody really recognized and there weren’t a lot of people around. It’s 1130 on Thursday night, but you know, sitting down taking the table and a young guy reminded me you you’re your age, the whole thing, walked up to him and recognize them walked when I went up. So what do you say to him? He said, I told me he’s better than Jordan. I’m like, that helps. You know, what would you what would it guy your age know the difference between Dr. J? Did you even see Jordan playing? I mean, are you that young? Because I gotta ask you that?
Christian Horton 04:17
No. So I seen Jordan plains with yours. That’s when I kind of came around. So I didn’t even see the balls. Yes. Yeah, I wasn’t. I wasn’t in the balls there. Well,
Nestor Aparicio 04:25
if you saw Dr. J, what would you say to him? Would you were you recognize Dr. J, right.
Christian Horton 04:31
Yeah, no, I just said I’m a big basketball guy. Yeah, I recognize him. I’m from Boston. He went he went to UMass. So he’s, he’s a beloved. You know, Massachusetts guy. So yeah, I’ve noticed him yet.
Nestor Aparicio 04:41
He’s my guy. You know what I mean? Like, I did not go up to him. I had an experience when I was young. I was reporter. I covered his last game with a spectrum. I mean, I’ve been in his presence as a reporter in a locker like, like the total fish that saved Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pisces kid me came out and I’d like my wife was a little apologies like he didn’t go up to Dr. J. He loved Dr. J. And I’m like, I just didn’t I had that moment where I and he was just he was all alone and just playing. And if I would have just gone up, say, Hey, doctor, how are you? You know, I was gonna go up and mention the efficiency of Pittsburgh because I love that movie when I was a kid. So and, but that’s just me being weird, but I love he’s my favorite player. By far. I mean, they’re, you know, he was my favorite. Probably my favorite athlete when I was 12, other than Dusty Rhodes who was professional wrestler, but real athlete was Dr. Jay Powell. Yeah, even more so than maybe 60 or less. Connor was a baseball player, or Dan Passerini and Earl Campbell, which will get us to our football picks. How are we doing? You want to get together last week, I kicked ass. I was nine, six and one after taking it on the chin six and seven a week before? I am 6553 and four on the year you got after me week seven, though. You crushed me. I mean, this is this Patriot thing with you. It’s never gonna go away, right?
Christian Horton 06:03
No, no, no. I think right now, that’s kind of where we’re gonna make our run. Bill always has these, you know, year after year runs where we string off a few games and we start looking like playoff contenders. So I think that’s kind of where we are right now in our schedule. So yeah, I’m but other than that, I’m good. I’m doing really
Nestor Aparicio 06:20
well. I don’t allow a lot of people in my life to refer to the Patriots as we, I mean. Alright, so I’m wearing my Euler throwback here, the Thursday night game by the time so people listen to this, this game will be picked. And even though I’m wearing the throwbacks, and you know, I thought it was kind of made me itch a little bit. Like it just did it just for Tennessee. For Houston, I just I’m a I watch my football I hold on a second. For you young guys. I just want to make sure I walk off the screen here, but I just want to make sure you know that they stole my team when I was 15. Right. So I’m sometimes I wear this to honor the players but I didn’t think they needed to wear it. That being said, let’s look good. Steelers looked downtrodden. And everything you just said about Bella, check everything you just said about him. I could say about Tomlin as well. And I had Seth Alcon from the Maryland lottery. He’s big Steelers, and I said, You think I’m gonna kick dirt on the Steelers? I’ve been doing this too. I’ve been on the radio 32 years I’ve had this place 25 years. Kicking dirt on the Steelers comes back to bite you so I’m I’m gonna spread the three but I don’t know how they’re gonna win. But they find ways to win the Thursday night game and I don’t I can’t pick against the Steelers.
Christian Horton 07:31
Yeah, no, I’m the same same. I’m with you on that one, too. I like the Steelers against this one. Titans like said it’s their sellers. At this point. They don’t know where they’re going with their season. They’re kind of taken. So I’m gonna take Pittsburgh at home with the points
Nestor Aparicio 07:44
ever been to Germany?
Christian Horton 07:47
I have been to Germany. I have.
Nestor Aparicio 07:49
Yeah, to like it. Have a good time over there. Ah,
Christian Horton 07:54
it was it was 5050 5050 it was it was ferrets. Let’s just say that. Oh, okay.
Nestor Aparicio 07:59
All right. So should the man who saved my wife’s life is from Germany, right? So, you know, these two games being over there. He and his brother they have Tom Brady. His brother’s big Tom Brady guy. I mean, I the closet that the blue one the silver one the white one the Super Bowl 54. Like all that so they were all braided up last year singing the songs and all that so they’re going back? Dude, this is a really good this is the best game of the week. Right Miami Kansas City early in the morning getting us out of bed on Sunday the Ravens have Seattle we’ll be watching that monitoring all this but Miami and Kansas City this is an interesting time for them to be meeting in this way and the league on display for Germany loves the NFL they’re gonna sink take me home country roads at 11 o’clock in the morning. It’s gonna be fun. My wife and I are going to make special like brunch we’re we’re doing it all up probably sausage and pretzels and beer and stuff like that some coach but Miami Kansas City this is a great game. I’m picking Miami and I don’t know why not based on all the things we talked about experience and all that I’m Kansas City I’m a little concerned about how they’ve looked the whole way
Christian Horton 09:10
Yeah, no, I’m I’m gonna go against you on this one. I like Kansas City. Like I said Miami always has trouble on the road. That’s kind of been their problem all season. So especially with long travel got them going to London. So I’m gonna take Kansas City on a comeback on this one. I thought they I knew they were gonna lose against Denver. It was snowing you know the Mile High Stadium so I like I’m gonna come back like
Nestor Aparicio 09:30
yeah, I have no reason to like any of the bad teams Denver. The Giants the bear when they play each other. It freaks me out. Now the Raiders fire under coach. packers and Raiders what do we even make of these trash games at this point? The Rams Excuse me? Oh, excuse me.
Christian Horton 09:51
A pack of wraps. No no.
Nestor Aparicio 09:52
When I see La are written down. I think LA Raiders is that stupid. That shows you how old I am.
Christian Horton 10:00
That’s reasonable. It’s reasonable. Yeah, no, that’s this week’s terrible game so I’m like you said it’s a tough week to bet but um yeah the bad teams but we’ve got to pick up so we’re taking
Nestor Aparicio 10:10
the Packers minus to three I’m figuring the Rams get cold getting off the plane because I’ve been the Green Bay it’s cold there
Christian Horton 10:18
Yeah, I mean that’s that’s a good insight especially around this time it is getting cold but I like the Rams on this one I like I’m gonna come back when Mortalis the team and better coach team so I’m gonna take the Rams with the points here.
Nestor Aparicio 10:29
I always see quarterbacks hit their finger on guys helmets and think they’re gonna throw the football again the following week. That kind of weirds me out.
Christian Horton 10:37
No, yeah, no, that’s that’s definitely tough.
Nestor Aparicio 10:39
They’re gonna throw when it’s 18 degrees. Right? Exactly. I don’t know that it’s gonna be 18 degrees in Green Bay, but I’m just guessing when it’s 50 year usually mine is 30 you when the question Horton is here. I hope that you wind up at Perry Ville and Hollywood casino Perry but we’re gonna be up there on December the first two it’s merely crabcake toward giving away some ravens scratch offs hanging out with Christian Bettany games. Patriots commanders, by the way, the jerseys week to week even on wearing the Euler throwbacks of summer throwback, summer throw up. The commander’s they look like Robocop running around out there last week. And they’re one of those teams now that we get to the middle of the year if you’re going to be a bad team. They’re going to be a bad team. The Washington commanders
Christian Horton 11:27
Yeah, no I agree on they surprised me yesterday with training Chase young and macho sweat they’re definitely salaries they’re gonna be a bad team they’re looking at to get a high draft pick so I’m gonna take I’m doing well on this one. We’re kind of like I said we’re in contention I got to take the windlyn but I like him even more because of that reason of the Reds are starting at the Redskins see? The commander cellar
Nestor Aparicio 11:48
being said I’m a dozen games ahead of you on a year at 6553 and four and I want to remain that way I’m not going to be the fool that takes the pics again I’m going to I’m with Bill on I am we New England’s we to me and this one Houston minus three Tampa you know I like that the Texans have fought a little bit I mean we should all I’m in week one I’m taking the Texans I’ll spread the three points in this one.
Christian Horton 12:16
Yeah, I’m gonna go against you on this one. I like Tampa Bay. The Texans kind of surprised last week they stuck it up against Carolina a little bit you know didn’t score much so I’d like Tampa Bay in their defense to come back and at least cover the points when
Nestor Aparicio 12:29
you’re making a cardinal mistake of the NFL thinking last week has anything to do with next week right?
Christian Horton 12:35
Yeah, no. I like to see the team that product that’s going to be put out there you know, especially with injuries how they’re playing you know, I’m I’m alar average guy so if you played good one week, I think you’ll play okay the next week.
Nestor Aparicio 12:49
Well, here’s a good one for you the Arizona Cardinals who I had the tragedy of witnessing for three plus hours on Sunday out in the blimp come to Cleveland’s gonna be cold getting off the plane. You know that right? Cleveland, eight points. And look Kyler Murray. I don’t know how that’s gonna go or whatever. The other kid to play the other day. He’s not even gonna be there. He’s gonna be Minnesota. So I don’t know what to make of the Cardinals. But I make eight points. And I’m like, I’ll take the eight points. I just just for fun. I’m going to take the eight points.
Christian Horton 13:22
Yeah, no, I’m right there with you. Especially with the insight you kind of got to say why not? You know, they they traded their quarterback to Minnesota. He’s not there. And so you don’t know who’s starting? I don’t think they put Kyler Murray out there against Cleveland defense, you know, especially as first game so but I don’t like Cleveland either. I don’t know that Shawn Watson situation. What’s happening with that? So I’m gonna take Arizona date to better picture
Nestor Aparicio 13:42
me and my wife with Hollywood branded a Halloween thing like three years ago. So I wish him well this week on catching nine balls for 152 yards against the browns, Christian origins. Here he is the sports book manager at all things. Hollywood casino in Perryville. Tell the folks about that all the great things going on up there because I you know, I know they come in and wager with you and get some insights but just a great place to hang out great place, grab some lunch and if you’re in the neighborhood, certainly see some fans on a Friday or Saturday night. Yeah, no,
Christian Horton 14:10
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Nestor Aparicio 14:43
So you know I gotta get my card because I was carrying mine right? This card right here. This card. Correct. All right, just take this this is the car just make sure everybody knows what that have the car. crashing. You know, the Ravens. We’ll get to the Ravens in a minute but we got New Orleans, Chicago. play in these bad bad, bad teams like the bears teams that are circling, you start to see these big numbers seven and a half points on the say. So you get a team that stinks. Seven like Cleveland, seven and a half and eight points. This is the time of the year where the points really become an enticement because a lot of games stay closer than you think. As we learned here, picking Baltimore last week over Arizona, it smelled good until it didn’t hit the end.
Christian Horton 15:32
No, you’re right. Just the Baltimore game. You know, the guy kicks are the code to fix the field at the end here like it’s second down. Why would you do that? No, but ya know, it’s definitely gets interesting at the end, especially with these big numbers with backdoor covers happening, you know, Fluke touchdowns, you know, pick sixes at the end. So yeah, you definitely got to watch out for those.
Nestor Aparicio 15:52
Well, New Orleans, seven and a half. I’m going to spread it because I can’t. I mean, the bears are just putrid. And I don’t I mean, I don’t know how to pick these teams where coaches are no good. quarterbacks are no good. The Mojo of that’s why I can’t pick against Pittsburgh, or New England because of coaching because of that stability. Even though they stink. They’re gonna come and beat some teams in November December. And I don’t know that the Steelers really stink again. I’m not even putting dirt on them. But there’s some pedigree in some places in Chicago is not one of them. Atlanta five point favorite over Minnesota, Minnesota this quarterback situation. And we saw the young man dogs play the other day. I guess you’ll come in there trying to figure this out. I have no reason to like the Vikings. I’ll spread the five points. You take the Falcons this week?
Christian Horton 16:38
Yeah, no, I’m not sure on that one. I like the Falcons at home. The mic and still figuring it out or playing guys at St. Guys. They don’t really know. So I like Atlanta at home also to cover.
Nestor Aparicio 16:49
You’re worried about the Texans playing Patsy with the Panthers last week. I mean, sometimes I think these AFC NFC matchups, styles make fights and they don’t really know each other. Well, it certainly was the case with Lamar. We’ll see how Seattle does against him this week. But in the case of Carolina i They’re another team I can’t cannot recommend and enter the Colts quarterback issues with the Colts playing little defense culture three point favorites. I just this is the time of the year where I get. I just don’t like bad teams. I’m going to take the Colts.
Christian Horton 17:19
Yeah, no, I’m right there with you. This was a tough game to pick. I didn’t I didn’t love it when picking it but I’m gonna take the Colts at home. Like I said the gardener machines kind of he’s been struggling for the past few weeks. But like you said their defense comes through with them. So I’m gonna stay with the Colts at home.
Nestor Aparicio 17:33
All right, Kristen Orton this year we’re trying to get through all of these games here. We have four buys this week by the way the Denver Detroit, Jacksonville San Francisco, not on the slate this week. Giants in Raiders. Right. I mean, like I what, what could make you recommend? What could make you think the Raiders are 2.5? I mean, they started was two and a half. Now it’s two right? Right away. They’re firing coaches in the Halloween. I mean, this functional is always dysfunctional. Giants don’t look much better at minus seven yards passing last week and my poor friend Tyrod Taylor, but I’m going to take the Giants
Christian Horton 18:18
Yeah, this like I said, I didn’t love this pick either. It was a tough one. But um I’m gonna stay. I’m gonna stay with my gut. I’m gonna take the Raiders on this one. I didn’t know. They fired their coach until 20 minutes ago, I looked up and I was like, wow, he’s gone now. So but um, I think that they still have his culture. So I’m going to take the rigs out. What made anybody
Nestor Aparicio 18:38
think Josh McDaniels could be if you’ve ever met I’ve met Josh McDaniels. Wait, like, like there’s nothing about him. That worked in Denver. There’s nothing about the culture in the Patriots are they do that’s one thing about your organization? Bill has done well. Build on have a tree in that way. You know what I mean? Bills, germinated upon most of his tree at various points, the man geniuses and you know, like a lot of those people. It hasn’t worked, right.
Christian Horton 19:08
Yeah, no, you’re right. It none of the none of those guys have seen it really. In the situation, especially with Daniels from the stories I heard, you know, he kind of tries to establish the Patriot culture somewhere else and he doesn’t have the Patriots. You know, so in especially when you start losing, you can’t have that same culture with there. So yeah, it’s gonna be tough for him. I didn’t think it would work out. I think he’s going to come back to the Patriots or find that offensive coordinator job somewhere. But yeah, I’m right there with you. It’s weird. It’s definitely weird.
Nestor Aparicio 19:35
Well, and the Tom Brady connection to the ownership of the raiders and just sort of weird man all things weird. I’ll take the Giants this week for Team Turmoil out in Vegas, Philadelphia, three points Dallas. I you know, I said the best game of the week was Miami Kansas City I you know, I this is pretty good game to hear. I’m taking Philadelphia so now let’s trust Dallas on the road.
Christian Horton 19:58
Yeah, not me. The Dallas is kind of Declan Hi team you don’t know what’s gonna get you tweak so I’m gonna take Philly on Phillies definitely at home but the three
Nestor Aparicio 20:06
Cincinnati minus three in Buffalo another great game on Sunday night I’m taking Cincinnati
Christian Horton 20:12
really? Wow ya know Cincinnati kind of shocked me last week they beat San Fran and but I’m gonna take buffalo on this one I like buffalo to to come back into primetime game to kind of show the NFL that they’re the real deal so I like buffalo
Nestor Aparicio 20:25
jets and chargers. Jets are feisty dude and they’re getting three points I am taking the Jets
Christian Horton 20:34
yeah no I’m what the deaths would be on this one better coach team. I know you’re not a big Justin Herbert guy so I know you’re gonna love this pic but I liked the Jets in their defense in them being feisty. So yeah, like there was
Nestor Aparicio 20:45
not a Justin Herbert guy they did they have no fans, they have no culture of winning. And when the rubber meets the road and they play Kansas City or somebody when it matters, I mean, and watch the charges a sneak in and beat the ravens and knock them out on some cold night. They’ve done that before. I mean, I’ve seen that script. So I you know, that does concern me a little bit but I don’t think they’re the team. I thought they were in the offseason you know, and there’s some teams that I thought Miami’s better than I thought they were gonna be and I think Houston is better than I thought they were gonna be Pittsburgh even better than I thought they were gonna be I picked them this week. The Ravens have been exactly what I thought they would do. I mean, if you said I’d say they probably be six and two they probably have some crappy losses. Let’s teams like the Steelers in the Colts. They could be eight No, but you know what? I can’t say they could be four and four because they’re they’ve been good enough to win every game. certainly good enough to win this week. Five and a half points Seattle rolling out of bed. I mean, I hope the Ravens can cover five and a half points at home this
Christian Horton 21:41
Yeah, no, actually that’s fun fact that seen some online where they said Pete Carroll the last 20 games. He’s been the underdog. He’s been 18 and two, so I’m gonna roll with that. I’m gonna roll with that trend. I like to see hawks with it with the five kinda in the backdoor cover situation. I don’t mess with them in the win. Especially on coming to Baltimore. But I like Seattle with the with the points here.
Nestor Aparicio 22:01
All right, man. So we’ll get one of these. A pen, play car, get yourself up to Hollywood casino Berryville come on up and visit us on December 1 bands on the weekends and get the whole schedule out and Hollywood casino and Perry Phil, we put it up on our website as well. And we bring Krishna on every week. Just to recap on the season for me as we get the number right 6553 And four, I’m 12 over and four pushes as we get into a week nine with four teams on bi. I think I’m gonna have a good week. I feel like I I should be getting better at you knowing more and more for me. I feel like I’m improving nine six and one. I’m making the cardinal mistake of coming into your casino right now. I’m feeling cocky Christian. I feel I feel myself right.
Christian Horton 22:45
Yeah, no, no, you like you say you gotta gotta you gotta be humble. You know, you can’t be cocky, especially with the role that you’re on. But ya know, I gotta do my recap to from from the last week and I’ll have it ready for the next week.
Nestor Aparicio 22:58
Yeah, I was so humbled. I didn’t even walk up to Dr. J last week and it could have said hello to Christian ordinates here he’s up in Hollywood casino parable, He is sports book manager. Go visit him. Come visit us at Baltimore positive.com
