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Yes, Inter Miami v Al-Ahly finished 0-0. Yes, we were on goals.

ANYWAY…

📆 Sunday, June 15: Four-Game CWC Slate

We’ve got elite clubs, trophy contenders, and a late-night MLS cameo. Here’s what Buckets is playing across all four.

🕛 12 PM ET 🇩🇪 Bayern Munich vs Auckland City 🇳🇿

⚽ Harry Kane to score 2+ goals (+100)
Buckets expects Bayern to come out flying — and Kane to clean up early. He’s getting the start. He’s getting the goals. A 5–0 feels very much on the table.

🕒 3 PM ET 🇫🇷 PSG vs Atlético Madrid 🇪🇸

🔥 Both Teams to Score + Over 2.5 Goals (+110)
Tournament heavyweights. Style clash. Knockout stakes on Matchday One. This one has all the ingredients for a 2–2 classic. Some are saying the winner of this one is a shoo-in to win the whole thing. 👀

🕕 6 PM ET 🇧🇷 Palmeiras vs Porto 🇵🇹

📉 Both Teams to Score (-110)
Buckets says this one is a grinder. Two disciplined sides who know what’s at stake in Group A. One early goal could open it up — and that’s all we’ll need.

🕙 10 PM ET 🇧🇷 Botafogo vs 🇺🇸 Seattle Sounders

📈 Botafogo Over 1.5 Team Total (+115)
Buckets isn’t backing Seattle to hold up. This is the deepest Botafogo squad in years, and the spotlights are only getting brighter.

🐶 TODAY’S GUEST CAPPER 🦴

For over three decades, Buddy the schnauzer-wolf hybrid has been the most feared and revered figure in 3rd Bundesliga betting circles. Long before the internet, before Opta stats, before Saarbrücken knew what a backline was, Buddy was carving runes into drywall and barking the exact scoreline of RW Essen v VfB Lübeck. His 2004 prophecy: “Uerdingen will cover on 9-man Unterhaching if the wind favors Bratwurst smoke before halftime” — is still studied at elite European betting academies and whispered in Lower Saxon beer halls during power outages.

Now, after years in the shadows (and a brief suspension for illegally tipping Meppen overs via pigeon), Buddy is going public. His new capper service, “Howlin’ Lines”, is launching this month for a modest 99 bones/month. Subscribers will receive hand-picked 3rd Liga parlays, prophetic underdog monologues, and once-weekly bonus picks in the Belarusian second division “if the fog says so.” The future is here. And it smells like damp fur, sour grass, and value on Viktoria Köln.

🚀 PLAY THEM FUTURES

Five groups have yet to kick off, so there are still some juicy futures bets to be played before the weekend is out.

🐺 Buddy Bet of the Day

Straight from the paw of the 3rd Bundesliga Nostradamus himself:
Group F Winner: Fluminense (+200)
Group H Winner: Al-Hilal (+800)
Group G Winner: Juventus (+200)
💥 🧪 3-Leg Buddy Parlay: +5400 (54/1)

Buddy reportedly selected these by growling at the UPS truck during a Juventus highlight reel, howling once every time he heard “Fluminense,” and then spinning in a perfect circle the moment Al-Hilal’s badge flashed on screen. Interpret that how you will but 54 to 1 isn’t a bark, it’s a roar.

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Premium insights. Occasional licking. No refunds.

🔮 Looking Ahead…

We’ll be back in your inbox Monday with three more matches including Chelsea’s opener vs LAFC. And don’t forget: Buckets goes live-host-mode for the first time ever on June 23.

If you’ve got picks of your own, hit the button below and we’ll make you famous.