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Midweek Madness: Dortmund on the Brink and Auckland Breaks the Book
Six teams fighting for four spots today. One +4500 moneyline just cashed (not ours tho). And yes, we heard you about Olise. Loudly.
🔍 What’s at Stake in Groups E & F?
Group E Scenarios:
River Plate are through with a win or draw against Inter.
Inter Milan advance with a win. A draw can be enough depending on Monterrey’s result.
Monterrey advance if they beat Urawa and the other match doesn’t end in a high-scoring draw. Yes, it’s that specific.
Urawa Red Diamonds have already been eliminated.
Group F Scenarios:
Fluminense are in with a win or a draw vs Mamelodi.
Borussia Dortmund are in with a win or a draw vs Ulsan.
Mamelodi Sundowns need to beat Fluminense to advance.
Ulsan Hyundai are out.
Round of 16 implications are massive. Group F winners face the Group E runner-up in Atlanta, while Group E winners face Group F runner-up in Charlotte. All paths are still winding.
📆 Wednesday’s Slate
🕒 3 PM ET – 🇩🇪 Dortmund v Ulsan HD 🇰🇷
🪣 Buckets: Both Teams to Score (-115)
Solid defense? Sure. But the spirit of chaos rides again. Ulsan has nothing to lose, and Dortmund often forgets it’s allowed to park the bus.
🎯 Viewer Pick – Solid8Fate: Dortmund ML + BTTS (+175)
🕒 3 PM ET – 🇿🇦 Mamelodi Sundowns v Fluminense 🇧🇷
🪣 Buckets: Both Teams to Score (-110)
It’s essentially a knockout game. No one’s sitting back here.
Mamelodi’s tournament life is on the line, and Fluminense always bring flair.
🕘 9 PM ET – 🇮🇹 Inter Milan v River Plate 🇦🇷
🪣 Buckets: River Plate to Score in the Second Half (+100)
The Argentine side often builds late pressure, and Inter’s legs may go heavy if things stay tight. Watch the clock and the River surge.
🕘 9 PM ET – 🇯🇵 Urawa Red Diamonds v Monterrey 🇲🇽
🪣 Buckets: Monterrey Over 1.5 Team Total (-135)
Buckets says this could be one-way traffic. Monterrey knows what’s at stake — and Urawa’s defense has already packed.
💸 Auckland +4500 Cashes in the Most Perfect, Impossible Way
Auckland City didn’t just draw Boca Juniors — they did it at +4500, in a match where:
Boca had 74% possession
Boca outshot them 41 to 3
And Auckland scored via own goal and one of just two shots on target
It’s the kind of result that breaks models, mocks logic, and makes parlay dreams come true. If you hit it… retire. If you missed it… you’re not alone.
🛑 CORRECTION: Olise is on Bayern, not Chelsea. And yes — 137 of you let us know.
Yesterday, we insinuated that Michael Olise plays for Chelsea. He does not. He plays for Bayern Munich.
Plausible Excuse: he was with Chelsea’s academy from ages 8 to 14, so somewhere in the darkest corner of our brain, those wires crossed. But that didn’t stop the inbox from detonating. Here’s a sample of your outrage:
“You’re only off by a transfer window. Or three.”
“Olise is Bayern. Chelsea couldn’t loan him if they tried.”
“Please find attached top-secret plans for upcoming military movements in the South Pacific”
“This is why I don’t trust anyone who uses the word ‘vibes’ in a betting context. Unsubscribe.”
“He left Chelsea before TikTok existed, grandpa. Go update your myspace status and fuck the fuck off.”
“Kill yourselves.”
🔒 Half the Bracket Is Set — And It’s Already Insane
We’ve got four Round of 16 matchups locked in, and it’s chaos in the most beautiful way:
🇧🇷 Palmeiras v Botafogo 🇧🇷 — two Brazilian giants going at it in an NFL stadium in Philly. This one might detonate.
🇵🇹 Benfica v Chelsea 🏴 — classic European tension in Charlotte, NC. That’s not a neutral site — that’s spiritual warfare.
🇫🇷 PSG v Inter Miami 🇺🇸 — Messi v PSG, in Atlanta, in a dome. The universe might fold in on itself.
🇧🇷 Flamengo v Bayern Munich 🇩🇪 — club royalty clashing in Miami, with more Champions League titles on the pitch than functioning air conditioners in the building.
And that’s just one side of the bracket.
The rest gets decided tonight and tomorrow. Let’s go.
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