Slow down a little bit. You had your day, you’ll have some fun, but you’re not winning the national championship this year.
Indiana wins the national title · Against @ 91¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →
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Paul Finebaum is on Finebaum / ESPN. 5 current mapped picks. 2026 tracked record: 1–1 on 2 graded picks, with 5 open.
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I think they're still a playoff team, 10 and two at the worst, but that's still not worthy of being number one or number two.
Indiana makes the Playoff · Takes it @ 74¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →I think Lane Kiffin will probably win a national championship. Not this year, but within two or three years at LSU.
LSU wins the national title · Against @ 94¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →I’m out. I do not like what I see. I’m taking the out on the SEC ending its championship drought.
The SEC wins the national title · Against @ 62¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Texas is the team to beat. They have the goods in every department. Georgia is very good, but I think Texas is better right now.
Texas wins the SEC · Takes it @ 21¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Past receipts
It is mass chaos in Chapel Hill. I don't believe they'll win this game in Ireland, and I don't think Bill Belichick is going to survive until the end of the season.
North Carolina vs TCU · TCU @ 75¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →It's hard for me to believe that Clemson, with a new quarterback, is going to go into Baton Rouge and win that game.
Clemson at LSU · LSU @ 78¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Hypothetical record
Hypothetical $100 at the frozen Kalshi price — not a bet they placed.
Open · hypothetical $100
$500
Settled · 2 graded
−$72
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