Circa Friday Football Invitational returns to 25 players

Circa Friday Football Invitational returns for its fifth season with a field of 25 handicappers. “The amusement needs to spell connected for sure,” said Stevens, the Circa Resort & Casino proprietor who put his wealth up for grabs when the VSiN‑produced contest was launched in 2022. The Circa Friday Football Invitational features a tract of 25 contestants who vie successful a broad format that includes the assemblage shot and NFL schedules and runs for 20 weeks from aboriginal September done precocious January. Defending champion Chris Macero and erstwhile champions Chris Fallica (2022), Jeff Petch (2023) and Chuck Edel (2024) header the tract nether the Friday nighttime lights. Macero, a pro bettor from San Diego, finished 76-54-2 against the dispersed to triumph past year’s contest. He took the rubric distant from Edel, a Las Vegas pro bettor who turned successful a ascendant show (79-44-3 ATS) the erstwhile season. All champions gain a five-year exemption. The contest’s apical 5 finishers gain exempt presumption for the pursuing year, truthful Scott Pritchard, Jason Jarvis, Matt Ste. Marie and Kenny White are also automatically included successful the field. The contest is escaped to play and requires an invitation from Circa and VSiN contest management. Stevens oversees 3 of the biggest pro shot handicapping contests successful the satellite with a full of $30 million guaranteed — the Circa Survivor ($20 million guaranteed), Circa Million and Circa Grandissimo — for this season. He’s also putting up the $30,000 successful prize wealth for the Circa Friday Football Invitational: $15,000 for the winner, $8,000 for 2nd place, $4,000 for third, $2,000 for 4th and $1,000 for fifth. All contestants taxable 7 plays — assemblage and NFL sides and totals — utilizing the Circa Sports lines posted astatine 10 a.m. PT each Friday. All contestants usage the aforesaid lines, and the 7 plays indispensable beryllium submitted nary aboriginal than 3 p.m. PT. The plays volition beryllium revealed connected a VSiN amusement airing Friday nights and also volition beryllium published connected VSIN.com. One spot successful the tract is awarded to the victor of a VSiN subscriber promotion. Clyde Walker, a West Virginia nonmigrant and erstwhile Florida State backmost successful the mid-1