Mike tackles this episode topic alone and in doing so, starts out with a funny story about traveling with his dog through an airport this week. He then explains why the Miami Heat to win the NBA’s Southeast Division is the best divisional bet on the board!
Michael Fiddle and his weekly football insider, Alex Cohen, start by reviewing some of the key storylines from early training camp reports. Then they review some of their best bets for NFL win totals. They give out multiple over/unders they like, as well as discuss teams that did not make the NFL Playoffs last year that they expect to make the jump this year. Finally, they give out some fun long shot bets and discuss how to approach “fishy” betting lines.
Michael Fiddle is joined by Eric Katz to discuss the NBA win total lines and odds for teams to make the playoffs recently released. They review each conference, and who may fall out of the playoffs and who may be the replacements, to try and find the value in the betting market. There is also expected NBA news to get in front of with bets, knowing the line will change when things like Donovan Mitchell does get traded. Finally, they wrap up with an unexpected conversation into the 6th man of the year race.
Michael Fiddle is joined by Alex Cohen to react to the official news that the NFL is suspending Deshaun Watson for ONLY 6 games. Together, they review the Browns schedule to project win totals, give best bets for the AFC North Division odds, review players to target in props, and discuss how the suspension of Watson should be handled from a season long fantasy angle. It is WEIRD to be talking about gambling around the Watson circumstances, but it is relevant to todays sporting news and gambling odds market, so we decided to tackle it anyway.
With training camps now underway, it is time to start planning for football season! Host Michael Fiddle reviews his basic strategy for approaching a DFS football board. He discusses each position and his basic guidelines for spend ups, value spots, stacks and reverse stacks. Mike explains where to best deviate from chalk plays, and why defenses should actually be spent up on and picked first! Mike enters his 10th season playing DFS football and has used this basic approach successfully for years. Don’t fix what isn’t broken!
Mike Fiddle is joined by JP Sticco to get ready for the NFL season. Only 6 weeks away, Mike and JP discuss win totals worth wagering on, break down how schedules effect division odds, and discuss fantasy players who’s MVP/awards odds are surprisingly high, and may indicate a fantasy breakout performance.
Michael Fiddle is joined by Eric Katz to break down the trade rumors circling around Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell, and if there are angles to get ahead of the market and bet potential landing spots. They also discuss Deandre Ayton returning to the Suns: what does this mean for Phoenix’s odds and also what does it indicate for the Pacers’ plans this season?
Mike reflects on the free agency frenzy of early July by looking at the NBA title odds and futures market to talk about which moves he liked, and which teams he has early bets on. Mike discusses the Durant trade landscape and angles to bet that, the under reaction to the Gobert trade, and the over reaction to James Harden being washed.
In the wake of the 2022 NBA Draft last week, Mike, Gibby, and Austen go back 5 years and redraft the 2017 draft class. There is an expression in sports that says you cant judge a draft for 5 years, so we explore this by going back and redrafting! Beyond just picking names, we discuss which players have had the best fit, worst fit, biggest over-performer, and player we still haven’t given up on. In what was a deep 2017 NBA Draft, this was a really fun basketball focused discussion!
Mike is joined by professional tennis handicapper Fish Fisher to break down Wimbledon. Fish (@Fish_Fisher4) discusses players to take on a futures bet to potential win, futures worth taking as hedge opportunities, first round matchups he likes, and projects forward to later rounds and matchups he hopes to get so he can bet on.
Michael is joined by William Harris, host of the All Rookie Podcast, to break down the storylines and betting lines going into the 2022 NBA Draft. They talk about the first pick, the pivoting 4th spot, players to go top 10, players to go in the first round, and discuss the individual lines of AJ Griffin, Jaden Ivy, Dyson Daniels, Jeremy Sochan and many more. Together they break through the rumor mill and smoke screens being sent out to put together a complete betting card with a bunch of likely winning picks!
Mike and Eric review the point spread, the total, and a few key player props heading into Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Although they disagree on the team to back, they did agree on the play on the total and the players to back in a props market. Is Game 6 Klay a real thing? Is Tatum going to show up and score consistently? Mike and Eric try and provide the best angles heading into the pivotal elimination game!
Mike starts the episode off by talking about 5 key statistics and discusses whether they are relevant or irrelevant towards sports capping. Then, he gives out his 3 bets for tonight, and explains unit distribution between his picks. He is on the spread, a total, and a player prop going into Game 3 of the NBA Finals!
After the Celtics steal Game 1 on the road, Mike records his instant reaction podcast to the game. He reviews the game by asking a few key questions, like most important run, key stats, game MVP, etc. Then, Mike pulls up the Game 2 lines posted by the sports books and gives his first look reaction and early leans.
Mike and Austen quickly review game 7 and the Jimmy Butler 3 point shot. They discuss the upcoming Warriors vs Celtics NBA Finals. They break down best bets for Game 1 side, discuss total and pace, series bets, and player props. Finally, they make predictions on who wins and in how many games.