The Morning Line – Red Deer

RED DEER, Alta. – Tonight, we kick off the 2025 PBR Canada Cup Series season in Red Deer, Alberta!

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Looking forward to a great night of action, a lot of new bulls that we're going to see this weekend and also the riders are feeling fresh, a lot of the guys have had a break since the PBR Canada National Finals. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone healthy and firing on all cylinders.

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Below are my bets for Round 1 of the event from Red Deer. Let us know your thoughts and your picks for the Cup Series event by tagging @PBRCanada on X.

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Dakota Buttar vs. Pay Day

This is the third time that Dakota and Pay Day from the Skori Ranch have matched up. Dakota had a really good score on him up in Grande Prairie and then the bull bucked him off after that. So look for Dakota to take the rubber match and ride this bull again in Red Deer for an 86-87-point score. Bull could be either way, but should follow the gate around to the left, really up and down. Look for 86-87 for Buttar.  

Garrett Green vs. Broken Pearl

What a phenomenal match up for Garrett Green. He’s rode this bull here before, one that the guys like to get on. Should be right in the gate to the right, into Garrett’s hand, 86-87-point score. Look for Garrett to do what he always does start the season off, really hot and try to continue that throughout the season this year and go for his first Canadian Championship.

Nick Tetz vs. High Voltage

Once again a rematch for Tetz he's been on this bull four times in competition within the PBR. From Slim Wilson Bucking Bulls, this is a really, really great matchup for Nick, should be really up and down, in the air popping and blowing to the left. Fit Nick’s style perfectly like he has the other three times that they've been together. Once again possible round win, and we could see 87-88 points on a High Voltage to kick off Nick’s bid to be the back-to-back Champion in Canada this year.

Jared Parsonage vs. Kraken

This is a matchup that I've got my eyes on. Jared coming back from injury last year in Grande Prairie, took him out for the PBR Canada National Finals. Jared's a veteran in the locker room. Great to see him back. This bull from Skori Bucking Bulls was one of the best bulls that we saw at the end of the year last year. Big black bull could be right the gate to the right, from what we've seen previously. This bull looks like he is the real deal. So, we're going to see how healthy Jared is. We’re going to see how good this bull really is as Jared always put the test to these good bulls. Look for this to be a possible round win as well with 88 points.