The J-Dub Gambling Challenge 2026: The “Complete 180” Edition

After taking a bit of a haircut in Week 0, the bankroll made a turn-around in Week 1. The only problem is last week’s $180 gain wasn’t quite enough to replace the divot left by Week 0. In other words, the roll dropped recouped to $4,970, but that still leaves the season total down from the original $5K. That just means it’s time to power up, go around, and make another approach…

The Dubsism Legal Department…complete with extra cheese.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER (mandated by our very own Small Town Pizza Lawyer):

Thanks to the Supreme Court, gambling is no longer illegal at Bushwood, sir. However, the Supreme Court can’t really help me unless one of them is willing to keep Mrs. J-Dub from braining me with a cast-iron skillet if she found out how many dimes I’m dropping on college football.

That means that as far as she knows, all wagers are mythical in nature and this is in no way, shape, or form a gambling advice column. In other words, if you lose your own “real” money, that’s nobody’s fault but yours, so don’t yell at me when we meet at the plasma center on Monday.

If you think you have a gambling problem, go find the 800 number on your own. I’m not a goddamn public service announcement.

The Standard Plays

  • South Florida at Army (-2.5) O/U 46 $50 Army, $50 Under
  • Penn State at Temple (-24) O/U 50.5 $100 Penn St.
  • Oklahoma (-5) at Michigan O/U 53.5 $150 Oklahoma
  • Arizona State at Texas A&M (-14.5) O/U 50.5 $75 Texas A&M, $75 Over
  • Oregon (-23.5) at Oklahoma State O/U 55.5 $50 Oregon, $50 Over
  • Mississippi State at Minnesota Pick ’em O/U 55 $50 Mississippi State
  • Brigham Young (-7.5) at Arizona O/U 47.5 $150 Brigham Young

The Almost Always Punitive Purdue Bet

Since I live in the heart of Big Ten country, almost literally in the shadow of Ross-Ade stadium, those around me who know I’m a gambler will invariably ask me about the Boilermakers, so I might as well bet on them…

Wake Forest (-3) at Purdue O/U 49.5 $25 Purdue $25 Under

The Royally Ridiculous Line of the Week

Introduced by our own guest columnist King George VI (the grandfather of the current King Charles III), this feature is all about the line of the week that’s so outrageous, it’s almost as crazy as we Americans find the idea of a monarch.

Howard at Indiana (-56.5) O/U 64.5 $25 Over

The Dubsism College Football Heavyweight Champ Bet:

We went back to the very first college football game in 1869, and the premise is simple…you’re the champ until somebody beats you. The current champion is the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Rice at Notre Dame (-44.5) O/U 55 $50 Notre Dame

J-Dub’s Payday of the Week:

It’s like the game says…the idea is to hang on to your cash. That means this is the “big play” of the week; the one that should make today “Payday.”

Nevada-Las Vegas (-3.5) at North Texas O/U 57.5 $500 Nevada-Las Vegas

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