Buckets and IPJ stayed red hot through Champions League and Europa League this week:

✅ TSOA hits
✅ BTTS hits
✅ ATGS hits
✅ Buckets in form
✅ IPJ swinging for the fences

From Bruno to Djurgården to Raphinha, the board lit up. Now we roll straight into 12 Saturday matches, 20 official picks, and video links for EVERY pick.

IPJ is absolutely taking the heater for a ride — loading up on big odds bets, sprinkles, and contradictions. Buckets is playing sharp. You? Bet responsibly. But if you’re coming with us, here’s the board.

🔎 SATURDAY MATCHES & PICKS

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 7:30 AM ET — Aston Villa v Fulham

✅ Villa Over 1.5 Team Total (-130)
🗣️ “They need that bounce back… they’ve got to make some magic happen and they cannot slow down.”
✅ Villa Moneyline (-130)
🗣️ “Villa has 9 wins, 7 draws, and 1 loss this season in 17 Prem contests at home…if you see a record like that, you simply got to take it.”

🇩🇪 9:30 AM ET — Leipzig v Bayern

✅ Thomas Müller to Score or Assist (+100)
🗣️ “Thomas Müller screams Bavaria and Bayern Munich through and through; it’s in his blood…the chance for one final big send off before he hopefully comes to Columbus Crew 😉”

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 10:00 AM ET — Everton v Ipswich

✅ Under 2.5 Goals (-120)
🗣️ “This bet is going to get me in trouble… (but Everton) have now hit under 2.5 goals in their last eight consecutive games.”
🌀 Alt Take: Over 1.5 Goals in the 1st Half (+175)
🗣️ “Nothing left to play for. Second last game at Goodison Park. I think the Toffees go for it and maybe Ipswich score as well.”

🦊 10:00 AM ET — Leicester v Southampton

✅ Jamie Vardy to Score or Assist (+120)
🗣️ “I'm going to go with Jamie Vardy to make something happen as he says goodbye to his club this season. Only two more games at home for Leicester City.”
🎯 Sprinkles: Vardy 2+ Shots on Target (+175), 3+ SOT (+600)

🇫🇷 11:00 AM ET — Strasbourg v PSG

✅ Strasbourg Draw No Bet (-120)
🗣️ “Whether they win by a thousand goals or lose by a thousand goals, it's not going to take away the fact that they are the champions of France. That being said, Strasbourg has everything to play for..”
🌀 Alt Take: PSG 1st Half Moneyline (+195)
“They’ve been winning both at half time and full time in seven of the last nine matches against Strasbourg.”

🇮🇹 12:00 PM ET — Lecce v Napoli

✅ Lukaku to Score or Assist (-115)
🗣️ “He still has 12 goals, ten assists… 22 goal contributions over his 31 league starts. Napoli is good enough to get a handful of goals here. Let's have at least one of them be for Lukaku.”
😈 IPJ Madness: Scott McTominay ATGS (+220)
🗣️ “I don't know how you can look past the best player for Napoli this season and maybe even the best player in Serie A 😉”

🔁 12:30 PM ET — Arsenal v Bournemouth

✅ Bournemouth Double Chance (-135)
🗣️ “Let's make sure you bounce back against PSG in that second leg, which is why I think Arsenal will be distracted and more importantly, they will be heavily rotated in this fixture.”
⚠️ No ATGS until lineups
“None of them for me. Not until I see lineups.”

🟡⚫ 12:30 PM ET — Dortmund v Wolfsburg

✅ Dortmund Over 2.5 Team Total (-110)
🗣️ “As soon as I started talking trash about how bad Dortmund were, they started proving me wrong week in, week out, every single week. Good job Dortmund. Now let's finish top four. I'm going for Dortmund not only to win this game, but to embarrass a struggling Wolfsburg side that is not producing anything.”

🇮🇹 2:45 PM ET — Inter Milan v Hellas Verona

✅ Inter 1st Half Moneyline (-125)
🗣️ “They need to be done at halftime so they can rest as many big name players as they possibly can to prepare for a brutal second leg against Barcelona.”
📋 IPJ Note: Arnautović ATGS +155 if starting
🗣️ “I do think that they have to rotate because it looks like Lautaro Martinez is going to be missing even for that second leg against Barcelona.”

🇪🇸 3:00 PM ET — Valladolid v Barcelona

✅ More Goals in 2nd Half than in 1st Half (-115)
🗣️ “It might take Barca a bit to break through but once they do, the bottle of ketchup is open and the goals are flowing..”

🇺🇸 7:30 PM ET — Inter Miami v RBNY

✅ Messi ATGS (-120)
🗣️ “Messi. Messi. Messi. Messi. Messi. Anytime goalscorer at -120. We all know that's where I was going.”
🎯 Messi Sprinkles: 2+ Goals (+400), Outside Box (+600)
“Just saying, he’s chasing an MLS Cup.”

🇨🇦 9:30 PM ET — Vancouver v Real Salt Lake

✅ Both Teams to Score (-125)
🗣️ “Vancouver just played two legs against Inter Miami. That's going to take a lot against or a lot out of anyone, which is why I think Real Salt Lake is definitely good enough to get a goal in this fixture.”
🎯 Brian White ATGS (+110)
🗣️ "I know he might need a rest, but plus 110 anytime goalscorer is pretty crazy to turn your head away from.”

📊 BEHIND THE NUMBERS

1️⃣ First Half Watchlist:

Buckets has played Over 1.5 goals in the 1st Half 10 times this season — and he’s +4 units doing it. Saturday’s Everton–Ipswich match marks IPJ’s first-ever dip into these chaotic early waters. 👀

Also worth noting: we’ve hit our last 3 first-half moneylines — so keep an eye on Inter (1H ML -125) and PSG (1H ML +195) in that opening 45.

2️⃣ The TSOA Run (jinx alert):

We’ve cashed five straight TSOA bets:
✅ Bruno Fernandes 🇵🇹
✅ Lamine Yamal 🇪🇸
✅ Raphinha 🇧🇷
✅ Mason Greenwood 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
✅ Kaoru Mitoma 🇯🇵

Saturday’s targets: Thomas Müller, Jamie Vardy, and Romelu Lukaku.
Feeling spicy? Parlay those three TSOA picks at +650.
Only if you’re riding the wave and believe in magic. 🌈🦄🌸

That’s your Saturday board — 12 matches, 20 picks, and no shortage of chaos. Whether you’re riding the heater with us or fading us just to stay warm, we appreciate you being here.

We’ll be back tonight with a full Sunday preview, including:

• the Madrid-Celta shootout at 8am

• Bryan Mbeumo’s revenge vs United

• Chelsea-Liverpool chaos insurance

• another Buckets BTTS special in Roma-Fiorentina

• and an MLS slate capped with early caginess in NYC.

Let’s keep this thing going. Two weeks. Dozens of winners. Still climbing.

See you Saturday night. And as always — bet responsibly.

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