BETTING THE GAMES
Week 1 standings for the Gow Media show host gambling challenge
SportsMap staff
Sep 2, 2018, 2:55 pm
Here are the season standings for the Gow Media show host challenge. Each week, hosts will pick one NFL game and one college game against the spread. For this week, everyone picked one college game.
Season
Show host Selection Record
A.J. Hoffman Liberty +5.5 (1-0)
Fred Faour FIU +10.5 (1-0)
Jong Lee Utah St. +23.5 (1-0)
Raheel Ramzanali WVU -10 (1-0)
Charlie Pallilo Vanderbilt -3 (1-0)
Joel Blank Colorado -7 (1-0)
Barry Laminack Oklahoma -20.5 (1-0)
Patrick Creighton Houston -26 (0-1)
Lance Zierlein FAU +20.5 (0-1)
John Granato Texas Tech -2.5 (0-1)
Tyler Scott . Arizona -11.5 (0-1)
Nick Sharara Indiana -10.5 (0-1)
When the Astros signed Josh Hader to anchor the back of the bullpen with Ryan Pressly and Bryan Abreu, we thought the club might have the best 'pen in MLB.
But at this early stage in the season, nobody is confusing these guys with Octavio Dotel, Brad Lidge, and Billy Wager.
Heading into the ninth inning on Monday night, the Astros handed the ball to Hader trailing the Braves 2-1. Instead of keeping the game close and giving the Astros' offense one more chance, the Braves teed off on the closer putting the game out of reach and ultimately winning 6-1.
Hader has one save on the season with an ERA over nine. Which has us wondering, do the Astros have a Hader problem?
Don't miss the video above as ESPN Houston's John Granato and Lance Zierlein weigh in!