Morning Line: St. Louis Day 1

By: Slade Long

Daylon Swearingen on B1 Apper’s Mind Freak:

This is a pretty good bull for left-handed riders, and especially good for Swearingen, who is 2-0 against him. Mind Freak has been around for a long time, and he’s a classic pattern-spinner who likes to go to the left. He can have a little forward movement at times, and that’s given him a very respectable level of difficulty over his career. He’s a long round bull who has the same difficulty as many short round bulls.

Eduardo Aparecido on L68 Tested’s Viper:

Aparecido was 88.75 on this bull at the Teams event in Nashville to help the Arizona Ridge Riders take down the Kansas City Outlaws. This is a really strong bull who likes the right and is pretty rideable for any right-handed rider here. Aparecido was blanked in Tucson, but he’s generally strong on bulls that go into his hand.

Sandro Batista on C17 Tiger:

This is a solid bull who has been around for a couple of years. He never really has a bad day, he’s fairly honest and he’s been very good to left-handed riders. Batista rode him for 85.25 points in Nashville back in August. Batista finished the Teams season going 2-for-2 in Las Vegas for the Carolina Cowboys on top of riding two to win the Challenger Finals. He missed Tucson, after spending some time in Brazil, but is set to make his UTB debut here on a good draw.

Cooper Davis on 514 Bottoms Up:

This looks good for Davis on paper, but this bull can be a handful at times. He can have some power and some forward movement. He has a decent buckoff percentage against even the top riders, although he doesn’t have short round-level difficulty. He’s been ridden by both right and left-handed riders, but it’s been a while since a righty has earned a score on him.

Brady Oleson on 86 Chief:

Oleson won the season-opening event in Tucson and has a good draw to start things off here. This bull is almost certainly going to go away from his hand, but he’s still rideable. Chief is honest, has no tricks and tends to spend a lot of time in the air. Most riders at this level know how to take advantage of that regardless of which way he spins.

Daniel Keeping on 8131 Lights Out:

This bull is 1-4 against left-handed riders, and Keeping, who has been a star lately, is probably not going to fall off of him. Lights Out is also a full brother to Good Night Robicheaux, one of the more difficult bulls in the PBR in recent years. Apparently this one is much easier to get by.

Wyatt Rogers on -6 Delbert:

This bull has been around a lot, and most of the riders probably know him pretty well. He’s been really good to right-handed riders. Rogers is a right-handed rider who has been riding pretty well lately, and this should be a good matchup. Rogers is on Carolina’s roster, but didn’t appear in any games for them this season. He is getting good enough on the higher-level bulls that he’s a solid option for any team looking to improve heading into next season.

Koltin Hevalow on 627 Midnight Flyer:

This is a really nice draw for a lefty rider. He’s been ridden a decent number of times by right-handed guys too, and he’s similar to Brady Oleson’s bull in that he’s honest, has good timing and is vulnerable against any rider at this level. Hevalow didn’t get anything done in Tucson, but he didn’t draw this well there, either.

Colten Fritzlan on C08 Amy’s Pet:

Fritzlan probably doesn’t have enough bull to win the round here, but Amy’s Pet is one of the easiest bulls in the business for right-handed guys. He’s very straightforward, loves to go to the right. He has a little speed, but at this level he has yet to buck off a right-handed rider. Fritzlan should be a huge favorite here.

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