Wednesday’s decision: no selection. €0 staked and the full €50 left unallocated. Five current candidates across football, basketball, hockey and college football were checked against official event information, available team news and a 04:00 UTC multi-book odds snapshot. None produced a sufficiently robust probability case at the quoted price.
All times below are Europe/Dublin. Odds were observed at 05:00 Ireland time on 21 October 2026 and can move. This edition follows the site’s methodology: exact price evidence, explicit uncertainty, item-level settlement and no reconstructed total from the unaudited early archive.
First: settle the 20 October card
Both published Tuesday moneyline selections lost. The official NHL recap records New Jersey’s 4–3 win over Colorado. The official NBA game page identifies Oklahoma City as the winner; the final box score records Thunder 116, Spurs 104.
| Selection | Stake | Recorded odds | Result | Settlement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche moneyline, including OT/shootout | €8 | 1.9091 | Devils 4–3 Avalanche | Loss: €0.00 return; −€8.00 |
| San Antonio Spurs moneyline | €10 | 1.8403 | Thunder 116–104 Spurs | Loss: €0.00 return; −€10.00 |
| 20 October total | €18 | — | 0 wins, 2 losses | €0.00 returned; −€18.00 |
Verified running record
This is the verified subset only. It starts on 9 October and excludes the unaudited early archive, including the assumed 1.89 Kansas City price recorded on 20 September. After settling Tuesday: 32 settled singles, 17 wins and 15 losses; €294.00 settled stakes; €311.38 returns; verified net +€17.38; ROI 5.91%. Arithmetic: €311.38 − €294.00 = €17.38, and €17.38 ÷ €294.00 = 5.91%. The sample remains small and is not a forecast.
| Date | Selection | Stake | Odds | Result | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct | Borussia Dortmund | €9 | 1.74 | Loss | €0.00 |
| 9 Oct | West Ham | €8 | 2.20 | Loss | €0.00 |
| 9 Oct | Iowa | €9 | 2.00 | Win | €18.00 |
| 10 Oct | Nebraska | €10 | 1.9091 | Win | €19.09 |
| 10 Oct | Missouri | €12 | 1.9434 | Win | €23.32 |
| 10 Oct | Pittsburgh Penguins | €8 | 2.26 | Win | €18.08 |
| 10 Oct | Cleveland Guardians | €12 | 1.725 | Win | €20.70 |
| 11 Oct | Hull match under | €9 | 1.80 | Loss | €0.00 |
| 11 Oct | Manchester City | €9 | 2.40 | Win | €21.60 |
| 11 Oct | Los Angeles Chargers | €6 | 1.6667 | Loss | €0.00 |
| 11 Oct | Washington Capitals | €8 | 1.7937 | Loss | €0.00 |
| 11 Oct | New York Rangers | €10 | 1.3922 | Win | €13.92 |
| 12 Oct | Buffalo Sabres | €10 | 1.9259 | Win | €19.26 |
| 12 Oct | Ottawa Senators | €10 | 2.12 | Win | €21.20 |
| 12 Oct | Buffalo Bills +3.5 | €10 | 1.8475 | Win | €18.47 |
| 13 Oct | FIU +2.5 | €10 | 2.00 | Loss | €0.00 |
| 13 Oct | New York Islanders | €8 | 1.4878 | Win | €11.90 |
| 13 Oct | Edmonton Oilers | €12 | 1.7692 | Win | €21.23 |
| 14 Oct | Kennesaw State | €10 | 1.6494 | Loss | €0.00 |
| 14 Oct | Montréal Canadiens | €8 | 2.12 | Loss | €0.00 |
| 14 Oct | Milwaukee Brewers | €8 | 2.50 | Win | €20.00 |
| 15 Oct | Tampa Bay Rays | €7 | 2.10 | Loss | €0.00 |
| 15 Oct | Seattle Seahawks | €9 | 1.6849 | Loss | €0.00 |
| 15 Oct | Edmonton Oilers | €10 | 1.7937 | Loss | €0.00 |
| 16 Oct | Coastal Carolina moneyline | €8 | 1.9804 | Loss | €0.00 |
| 16 Oct | Edmonton Elks moneyline | €10 | 1.5102 | Win | €15.10 |
| 17 Oct | Michigan −6.5 | €8 | 1.9524 | Loss | €0.00 |
| 17 Oct | Golden State Valkyries moneyline | €8 | 1.6849 | Win | €13.48 |
| 18 Oct | Pittsburgh Steelers moneyline | €12 | 1.7407 | Win | €20.89 |
| 18 Oct | Chicago Bears moneyline | €8 | 1.8929 | Win | €15.14 |
| 20 Oct | Colorado Avalanche moneyline | €8 | 1.9091 | Loss | €0.00 |
| 20 Oct | San Antonio Spurs moneyline | €10 | 1.8403 | Loss | €0.00 |
| Verified total | €294 | — | 17–15 | €311.38 | |
Unverified, pending and void
| Status | Selection | Stake | Recorded price/result | Why excluded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unverified | Florida State +3.5 | €9 | 1.95 / Loss | Located evidence showed −108 (1.9259), not the recorded 1.95. |
| Unverified | Atlanta Dream moneyline | €7 | 2.30 / Win | Exact contemporaneous 2.30 source has not been recovered. |
| Unverified | Golden State Valkyries +4 | €8 | 1.93 / Win | Located evidence showed +4.5, not the recorded +4. |
| Pending | None | €0 | — | No selection today. |
| Void | None | €0 | — | No void selections in the verified ledger. |
Today’s €50 allocation
| Selection | Stake | Potential return |
|---|---|---|
| No qualifying selection | €0 | €0 |
| Unallocated | €50 | Not at risk |
| Bankroll check | €0 staked + €50 unallocated = €50 | |
The five-event screen
The price source was the AgentBets best-odds board, timestamped 04:00 UTC. Decimal conversions use 1 + (positive American odds ÷ 100) or 1 + (100 ÷ absolute negative odds). “Market estimate” is a simple no-vig normalization of the quoted candidate and the best quoted opposing side or sides. It is a screening reference, not an independent forecast.
| Event (Ireland) | Candidate and exact price | Break-even | No-vig market estimate | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich v Arsenal 20:00 Wed | Bayern moneyline, FanDuel +105 (2.05) | 48.78% | 47.27% using Bayern +105, Arsenal +240 and draw +300 | No bet: estimate 1.51 points below break-even. |
| Flyers at Sabres 00:30 Thu | Buffalo moneyline including OT/shootout, BetUS −175 (1.5714) | 63.64% | 62.15% using Flyers +158 | No bet: estimate 1.49 points below break-even. |
| Golden State at Atlanta 01:00 Thu | Atlanta −3.5, LowVig.ag −103 (1.9709) | 50.74% | 49.20% using Golden State +3.5 at −110 | No bet: estimate 1.54 points below break-even. |
| Utah at Memphis 01:00 Thu | Memphis moneyline, 888sport +100 (2.00) | 50.00% | 50.25% using Utah +102 | No bet: 0.25-point apparent margin is too small and comes from cross-book quotes. |
| New Mexico State at Sam Houston State 01:00 Thu | Sam Houston State moneyline, Caesars +120 (2.20) | 45.45% | 44.33% using New Mexico State −133 | No bet: estimate 1.12 points below break-even. |
Timing note: official schedules use nominal start times. The odds feed labels the NBA, NHL and WNBA events ten minutes later, a common posted-start buffer. The matchup, date and market are otherwise exact; the official start is shown above.
Form, availability and the strongest counterarguments
- Champions League: UEFA’s current competition page confirms today’s matchday coverage and shows Arsenal beat Lille in the previous round while Bayern drew at Viking. Bayern’s home price looks tempting, but the three-way no-vig estimate remains below the 2.05 break-even rate. No selection.
- NHL: the official game page binds Philadelphia at Buffalo to 21 October. Buffalo is the clear market favourite, but −175 demands 63.64%; the opposing +158 quote yields only a 62.15% normalized share. Favourite status is not enough.
- WNBA: the official Game 3 preview confirms a 1–1 Finals series and Atlanta’s 79–65 Game 2 win. It also shows the countercase: Golden State won Game 1, its bench won Game 2 minutes 33–11, and Game 2 turned heavily on 19 turnovers and a 35–19 free-throw attempt gap. Atlanta −3.5 therefore needs more than one strong prior game.
- NBA: the official game page confirms Utah at Memphis. The NBA’s 20:00 ET injury report lists four Utah players out and Memphis’s Isaiah Stewart doubtful. That availability asymmetry supports Memphis, but the best-opposing-book normalization moves the estimate only 0.25 percentage point above even-money break-even—far inside ordinary price and lineup uncertainty.
- College football: Sam Houston State’s university event notice confirms the 21 October New Mexico State matchup. The best moneyline pair still places Sam Houston below its +120 threshold after margin removal. No bet.
Worked lesson: a tiny cross-book “edge” is not a forecast
Memphis +100 implies 1 ÷ 2.00 = 50.00%. Utah +102 implies 1 ÷ 2.02 = 49.50%. Those best prices come from different books and total only 99.50%, so normalizing them gives Memphis 50.00 ÷ 99.50 = 50.25%.
That is a 0.25-point screen margin, not evidence that Memphis truly wins more than half the time. It can disappear through stale quotes, differing limits or a single lineup update. Even if 50.25% were correct, expected profit on a €10 even-money stake would be only €10 × [(0.5025 × 2.00) − 1] = €0.05, against a possible €10 loss. With no independent model strong enough to tighten that estimate, the disciplined stake is €0.
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