LIONS AT RAVENS & APPLE

 We do not have a strong feeling on tonight's game. The Over 54 seems too high. We like the Lions +4.5 but only for a few bucks. 

In the market today Apple soared over ten dollars after the demand for the iPhone 17 was record breakingly strong this weekend. The news out of China, where Apple has faced stiff competition for the last few years was even better, as demand was very strong and that did not include the surprise hit of the iPhone 17 Air which currently cannot be sold in China until the chip in the phone is approved. 

All in all, Apple once again surprised critics by bringing a superior product to market and quieting the naysayers. And the ten-point run today occurred without any news about Apple's AI project which is not expected to be unveiled until 2026. Apple has been beaten up pretty badly for most of 2025 because of its perceived laggard performance in AI. And yet all they did was bring a fantastic series of new phones to the market. Faith in Apple has always been rewarded, even if sometimes it tests your patience. That is why we reiterate the maxim "Hold Apple; Do Not Trade It." 

If Apple could surprise the market with the new iPhone 17, imagine what they are going to do when they do unveil their new AI next year. 

And speaking of AI, Nvidia popped today when CEO Jensen Huang revealed a small 100 Billion (with a B) investment in Open AI. 

These are amazing times we are living in. We are on the cusp of an AI revolution that will change nearly everything about how we live our lives, including how law is practiced, and how law firms are staffed (hint- current AI is replacing teams of first, second, and third year legal associates). 

There's never been a better time to consider plumbing as a profession. Just sayin read the writing on the wall: 

"AI WUZ HERE" 

GET EVEN MONDAY

Many years ago, at a secret meeting attended by our friend 52nd Street Irwin, the powers that be decided that there needed to be one more football game after Sunday to allow everyone who had losses on Sunday one more chance to get even. 

Thus was born Monday Night Football. 

After suffering through perhaps our worst one day loss on football predictions, we now take advantage of "get even Monday." 

First: How is it possible the Texans got beat the way they did?

Second: Green Bay almost covered if they had run back that interception at the end of the game. 

The Cheaters are anywhere  from -11 to -14 tonight over the Bills. Lets split the difference and bump our Sunday morning pick up to NE-12.5  500 Brady's. 

The Chargers are -10 over the Raiders. SD -10 500 Rivers. 

We're either gonna pull ourselves out of this hole we dug with the Texans and the Pack, or we're going to slip that new Rolex off our wrist  and hand it to 52nd Street Irwin tomorrow.