No Hyperbole: Best stories from the week in sports betting

Mike Palm gives an entertaining recap of the five most interesting things in sports betting and culture every week on VSiN’s morning show “Follow The Money”

The Mets beat the Marlins last Tuesday night. Jeff McNeil scored on a balk call by umpire John Tumpane. John became a full-time MLB umpiring in 2016. He saved a woman's life by catching her above the Allegheny River. The Pirates are now 330-457, a .419 winning percentage since June 28th. The woman was hanging over the bridge. Tupane prevented her from falling to the river.

The Green Bay Packers beat the New England Patriots 27-24 in overtime. Head coach Matt LaFleur made an emotional decision to challenge a play. He is not proud of it. He should have trusted his coaches. The game went to overtime because of the challenge. Mason Crosby kicked a 31-yard FG as overtime expired. It was a great learning lesson for him. His team won. New York's defense gave up 37 points to the Ravens. They were 10 points favorites. Greenbay was the underdog. There were 689 Circa Survivor entries. This week's best stories from the week in sports betting are:

Minnesota lost 20-10 to Purdue. The Gophers were a 12-point favorite throughout the week. They were trailing 7-0 in the first quarter. With the ball on its own 30, they called a play that cost them three points. It was a risky play, but it was worth it. The coach PJ Fleck is 2-19 when his teams trail at halftime. He is brilliant at milking the clock in fourth quarter with disciplined play calling and clock management. When he isn't on the choo choos, it's a different ball game.

Tulane Green Wave beat the University of Houston Cougars 27-24 in overtime. Houston won the toss and went on offense in the overtime, but the team that had the ball first won. Houston's coach explains that it's based on analytics. John Harbaugh didn't kick a field goal in a tie game with Buffalo. He felt it gave his team the best chance to win.

No Hyperbole is a list of the best stories from the week in sports betting.

Paul Chryst was fired by the University of Wisconsin on Sunday night. Chyst won 67-26 at Wisconsin and 43-18 in Big 10 play. Jim Leonhard was named interim head coach. Bo Pelini was 67,27 at Nebraska and 39-17 in conference play, Jim Harbaugh is 66-24 and 44- 17 in the Big Ten, Kirk Ferentz is since 2015 at Iowa. Nebraska has yet to figure out who they are and Michigan refuses to acknowledge who it is.