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Breaking 🚨 Travis Kelce is, in fact, human
We were like, 90% sure he was a robot before now. Today, he proved otherwise.
Kate Magdziuk
April 07, 2023
Hey bestie! Happy Friday. I hope you’re kicked back, relaxed and enjoying a cold beverage. Or not, if that’s not your thing. However you like to unwind, I’m here for it — as long as you bring our newsletter along with you… cause we have lots to get into today. 🤩
Travis Kelce reveals his only weakness, for the first time ever
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is good at many, many things. He is great at football, for one. He's a great blocker and an even better receiver, with smack-talk ability to boot.
He's also great at hosting Saturday Night Live — good enough that he might just be able to make a run at a career in sketch comedy once he hangs up the cleats. After he made his hosting debut on our beloved SNL, many were left wondering, "What can't this man do?"
Kelce, a native out of Cleveland Heights, and his mom Donna — a total queen and sort-of NFL Hall of Famer — were chosen to throw out the pitch at the team's home opener this year. Technically, he did it. Sort of?
Been spiking a football for the past 10 years… can you tell? 😂😂😂😂
— Travis Kelce (@tkelce)
8:13 PM • Apr 7, 2023
Incomplete pitch is my ruling. At least he can laugh at himself, right? And so can his quarterback, Patrick Mahomes. 👑 Good stuff.
Alas, there is a skill Travis Kelce has not mastered — a curveball! Or... whatever kind of ball was supposed to be thrown here. I'm not sure. It went into the dirt. Never mind the near casualties — I still loved it.
Hold up! It’s not too late to tune in (and even enjoy!) the Masters 👀
Yes, I say that even as Gaming Society’s certified non-golf fan employee. After all, literally anything can be fun once you have some skin in the game. $5 down on who will lead the field in Day 3 and suddenly this is me:
TLDR on the rules of golf; the people with the sticks try to get the ball in the hole. It is a very tiny ball and sometimes gets lost, but that is apparently part of the magic of golf! Maybe? Anyway.
Here are a few terms you can say while you watch to make it look like you’re the town’s certified golf pro:
Tiger Woods: 🐯 He’s the Michael Jordan of golf. We all know Tiger. This is his 25th appearance playing in the Masters, and a win this year would mark his sixth victory of the legendary tourney. It would also mean he officially ties golf legend Jack Nicklaus for most Masters wins in golf history.
ESPN is tracking his performance here.Par: This is how many shots the golf course says you should need to take to get the ball in the hole. The goal is to be “under” — AKA, requiring fewer shots. Efficiency, literally, for the win.
Example: If Tiger Woods (or you, golf expert) is playing a par 4, that means the goal is to get the ball in the hole in four strokes or less.Birdies, eagles, albatrosses, oh my! — Very weird thing about golf — I guess they like birds. These terms all refer to moments when a golfer requires fewer shots than par (see above!) to get the ball in the hole. YAY — efficiency.
Bogey: This is a term for when a golfer finishes the hole one stroke above par. Double bogey = when a golfer finishes the hole two strokes above par… and so on and so forth. Bogeys are not good. Double bogeys are worse. Triple bogeys? Fuhget about it.
Example: If Tiger Woods shot a bogey on the aforementioned par 4, that means it took him five strokes to get the ball in the hole, even though the golf course says it should only have taken him four.Cut line: This determines which golfers will advance to keep playing on Days 3 and 4 of the tournament, once the field is narrowed to help determine a champion. The cut line, aka score needed to advance, is determined by looking at the scores of the top 50 golfers (plus anyone tied at the end of that group of players).
The cut line is usually determined at the end of Day 2 of a golf tournament… but today, A GIANT tree fell down on the course and they had to postpone play! Luckily, there were no injuries — but yikes, scary. The cut line will be determined at the conclusion of Round 2, when golfers are able to resume play on Saturday.
It’s tough weather out there, which should make the play of each of these golfers all the more impressive. 🫡Read more fun facts about the Masters here.
OK, so who are we bettin’ on?
Just ahead of the completion of Round 2, two golfers have taken a decent lead in terms of odds to win the tournament: Brooks Koepka (+150 — Bet $100 to win $150 in profit, plus your $100 back) and Jon Rahm (+210).
All golfers in the field have plus odds at this point, meaning no one’s taken a strong enough lead to be considered a “safer” bet just yet.
Since there’s still a fair bit of the tournament left to be played (and many golfers still in contention) to win, profits can be a bit higher now than they may be heading into its final day. Keep in mind, though, that these bets are considered risky with the range of outcomes so wide!
That’s not the only betting possibility, though! There are lots of bets you can make on the tournament, so buckle up. The Betting Academy is in still session! 🎓 Tony Cavallo outlined the buffet of bets you can make on the Masters here. 👇️
Play Gaming Society’s WNBA Draft predictor game!
You know here at Gaming Society we’re ALL ABOUT propelling women’s sports forward through the power of sports betting. #BetOnWomen
The only issue? Betting on women’s sports is often difficult to do… because there aren’t a lot of sportsbooks that offer odds to do it.
That’s why we’re here with a game of our own, to help you get skin in the game, make your predictions on the WNBA Draft and interact with other fans to win cool merch… from your couch! There will be more opportunities to win (and more questions to answer) as the draft gets rolling, so be sure to follow along.
Oh, and don’t forget to tune in to watch the draft — duh! 🤩 The festivities take place Monday, April 10 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.
My first bold prediction? Aliyah Boston goes No. 1 to the Indiana Fever. Roast me.
