Beating The Book with Gill Alexander Beating The Book: 2025 NFL Week 12 Guessing Lines Show
Nov 17, 2025
Dive into the Week 12 NFL slate as hosts analyze game matchups and reflect on Week 11. The conversation includes coaching blunders, officiating controversies, and emerging playoff contenders. They spotlight key games like Bills-Texans and Eagles-Cowboys, discussing lines and strategies. A guest segment evaluates the Browns' quarterback dilemma, and there are even college hoops betting tips sprinkled in. Plus, a funny personal story from the blackjack table adds some lightheartedness to the insightful sports dialogue.
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Survivor Pools Wipe Out Most Entrants
- Circus Survivor typically eliminates over 90% of entries by week 11 each year.
- The remaining entries have large per-entry retail value and many players time picks around Thanksgiving games.
Coaching And Refs Can Overrule Analytics
- Football outcomes are often skewed by coaching and officiating decisions rather than pure player execution.
- Gil and Kelley note games (Miami-Washington, Lions-Eagles) left viewers frustrated by non-analytic choices and phantom flags.
Kicked Out While Losing At Resorts World
- Kelly describes being approached by a Resorts World manager and told he should stop playing blackjack there.
- He reports confusion because he was losing and playing conservatively in the high-limit room.