A broken leg costs Brandon Lang (Matthew McConaughey) his multi-million dollar NFL career. Now the former college quarterback sells betting tips by phone for ten bucks an hour. His 80 percent success rate attracts the interest of sports betting shark Walter Abrams (Al Pacino). And that's where the trouble starts.
Walter's delighted with his new golden goose: "All he does is work out... and pick winners," he tells his wife Toni (Rene Russo). But for Brandon, doing a deal with the devil always has side-effects, and when his winning streak ends, it's time to pay up. Sports drama with a typically testosterone-fuelled performance by Al Pacino.