Patrick and Seth preview the Final Four with an updated look at Bovada's future positions, what the house is rooting for, and where the early money is. On the women's side, Patrick notes the closing gap between the lady and men's betting handle and continues to root for an Iowa/South Carolina final. After Arsenal held City to a draw in Manchester how does the Premier League race look with 9 games to go? Is there a new favorite at the top of the table? And with the Frozen Four also underway the f...
Apr 03, 2024•35 min
Patrick and Seth look back at the first weekend of March Madness to discuss what went right, and wrong and how bettors did over the opening 4 days. And with Kentucky exiting the tournament early what are the costs and benefits to a sportsbook to have an underdog win but to have a ratings-grabber like Kentucky exit? After one week of the women's tourney, Patrick breaks down the betting comparisons between the men's and women's game and why the house is very much rooting for an Iowa/South Carolina...
Mar 27, 2024•36 min
The bracket is set, and Syracuse is out (sorry Seth!) but another underperforming ACC team somehow snuck their way into the big dance. Despite the promotion of their own NET rankings to guide the selection process how did the NCAA once again get it wrong? And with the transfer portal already open what does the future of the NIT look like? The fellas break down all four regions including which #1 seed is the underdog in their region and which teams are getting that early Cinderella betting love. ...
Mar 20, 2024•29 min
It's conference tourney week in college hoops as the blue bloods look to shore up their bonafides and the Cinderellas-in-waiting are already in must-win mode if they hope to be dancing this time next week. Liverpool and Man City play to an exhilarating 1-1 draw that has Patrick thinking about points left on the table and Seth gleefully cheering on a new leader at the top of the table. What will it take to separate a three-horse race as the Premier League enters its final 10-game stretch of the s...
Mar 13, 2024•26 min
Caitlin Clark breaks the all-time NCAA scoring record and Patrick and Seth look at the rise of popularity in women's hoops. Patrick breaks down the betting numbers of the WNCAA and looks back to last year's final which did both massive TV and sportsbook numbers. The fellas look to the NFL Combine to discuss who was there, who wasn't, and how much can be made of an event like this when handicapping the draft itself. And what was all that talk about Xavier Worthy? Seth laments the scheduling night...
Mar 06, 2024•29 min
With March Madness just a month away Seth looks at the ratings so far on the season and whether a blueblood run can help bolster the NCAA's numbers. And is the transfer portal helping or hurting the NCAA's attractiveness with casual fans? Liverpool takes home the Carabao Cup with in dramatic fashion and Patrick starts plotting out how to get to Anfield one last time before Klopp leaves at the season's end. And with Patrick finally beginning to thaw out in Canada he and Seth look at the updated S...
Feb 28, 2024•34 min
Patrick and Seth are still thawing out as Pat re-acclimatizes himself with Canadian winter. Seth embraced it fully in his attendance of the latest NHL Stadium Series game in New Jersey. The two look back at the NBA All-Star weekend after the game itself was widely panned and wonder what future versions of the event may look like. While the Slam Dunk and other Skills contests on Saturday are becoming less and less attractive the performance of Sabrina Ionescu vs Steph Curry did prompt the Bovada ...
Feb 21, 2024•31 min
Pat and Seth look back at another Super Bowl win for the Chiefs that once again left the bookies smarting as the public continues to wonder “How could you make Patrick Mahomes an underdog?” In a plodding game with no breakout stars, how high did the odds get for Jauan Jennings and Harrison Butker to win MVP? And looking ahead to next season who does Bovada have as the favorites to host the Lombardi Trophy? Seth discusses the ratings for the game, the Swift effect, the future of the league, and M...
Feb 14, 2024•29 min
Patrick and Seth take an updated look at the Super Bowl game lines to see where the line has settled in advance of Sunday's game. Seth wonders about the impact on locals of the game being played in Vegas (thoughts and prayers to those flying in private jets). After looking at the latest MVP odds for the game Patrick goes through some of the crazier and edgier prop bets that his team has cooked up Seth gloats about Arsenal beating Liverpool and Patrick calls for a purple jersey (kit?) purge. Patr...
Feb 07, 2024•32 min
Former NFL MVP and Super Bowl champ Marshall Faulk joins the show to help preview the big game. The guys discuss the future of the Lions and the competitiveness of the NFC North going forward. And can Brock Purdy's supporting cast carry the 49ers offense against a recently rejuvenated Chiefs defense? Patrick and Seth break down the Super Bowl early lines and which direction the early bets are going. Looking at the MVP odds Patrick and Marshall identify an attractive 75/1 shot. And with the first...
Jan 31, 2024•37 min
Conference championship weekend is now set with the Ravens hosting the Chiefs and the 49ers hosting the Lions. Can Lamar Jackson keep up his MVP form and send Baltimore to the Super Bowl? What will the 49ers offense look like with Deebo Samuel's health status in question? And where do the Bills go from here? Seth weighs in on Aaron Rodgers “alleged” hole-in-one and questions the timing of his social media release during a Packers playoff game. And with Nick Saban retiring and Kalen DeBoer en rou...
Jan 24, 2024•32 min
With the Wildcard Weekend behind us Patrick and Seth look at the remaining teams vying for this year's Super Bowl and what went wrong with the teams that bowed out as early as they did. Are both Mike McCarthy and Nick Sirianni on the hot seat? Their seasons have been anything but dominant but once again we have the Chiefs and Bills meeting in the playoffs in what will be Patrick Mahomes' first career road game. Can the Bills get over the hump here and continue their season's turnaround? And will...
Jan 17, 2024•28 min
Patrick and Seth take a look at the upcoming Super Wild Card weekend with previews of each game. The Dolphins blew their AFC East lead and face the Chiefs at Arrowhead while the Bills, who a month ago were underdogs to even make the playoffs, get a limping Pittsburgh Steelers with TJ Watt expected to miss this weekend's game. Dallas finished the season by winning the NFC East and Mike McCarthy was rewarded with some uncertain comments about his future from Jerry Jones The fellas do an inventory ...
Jan 10, 2024•31 min
Seth and Patrick usher in the new year with a recap of college football's semi-finals and a look at what's at stake in the last week of the NFL's regular season. With the Premier League at its halfway point can Liverpool continue to fend off City and Arsenal? And how do teams in multiple competitions balance fitness and tactics? Seth breaks down the NHL outdoor game in Seattle with eyes on attending his 3rd one of these games next January. The fellas preview the national championship game, Seth ...
Jan 03, 2024•29 min
The Cowboys and Eagles both stumble further opening up the path of the 49ers as both NFC and Super Bowl favorites. Patrick and Seth discuss both Dallas and Philadelphia's limitations but also how they're still very much in the Super Bowl mix. And does anyone want to play the Bills right now? Seth discusses the change in branding between FIFA and what's now ESPN FC while Patrick waxes poetic about the old Football Manager games. With bowl season upon us and the transfer portal open Seth peacocks ...
Dec 20, 2023•33 min
Patrick pulls himself together after the Ohtani rollercoaster leaves Toronto fans w/ Blue you-know-what. He and Seth discuss the rumor mill that both excited Dodgers and Jays fans but also had bettors already taking World Series shots on the Jays in anticipation of his signing. Given the circumvention of the luxury tax, will MLB reign this in, or do the financial blue bloods of the league have yet another weapon to distance themselves from the rest of the riffraff? In the NFL the Week 14 games s...
Dec 13, 2023•31 min
The college football playoff committee has once again left someone feeling slighted and wishing playoff expansion was already here. Patrick and Seth discuss the idea of fairness vs quality of playoff games and wonder how long and much more expansion is needed before Syracuse starts feeling left out. Looking to the NFL Pat is grateful for a Packers bail out of the books on Sunday night and the fellas preview the Cowboys and Eagles and the Bills and Chiefs. The Cowboys are still fighting to make u...
Dec 06, 2023•24 min
The fellas shake off the turkey sweats and take a look back at college football's rivalry week and wonder, with re-alignment, if we'll ever get a weekend like that again. Looking ahead to the conference championship weekend what are the possible scenarios that will determine the four teams selected for the playoffs? The guys take a look at the NBA In-Season tournament and whether that's moving the needle for fans. Will various tiebreakers like the margin of victory continue to keep games competi...
Nov 29, 2023•27 min
It's Thanksgiving week and Patrick and Seth are talking turkey, the NFL and college football's big rivalry games. Ohio State is traveling to Ann Arbor in what is a de facto play-in game for the College Football Playoff (with apologies to Iowa). Washington looks to beef up their resume as they host the Cougars in the Apple Cup and Georgia and Alabama will be looking to simply escape this weekend unscathed ahead of their matchup in the SEC Championship game. In the NFL this is the best the Lions h...
Nov 22, 2023•22 min
Somehow, the Broncos ended up besting the Bills on Monday night, and all of a sudden the Bills find themselves sitting at .500. Where have things gone wrong for a team that had preseason hopes of hoisting the Lombardi trophy? And did anyone else catch that Trevon Diggs tweet? The fellas look at the NBA In-Season Tournament and the differences between pricing that and the NBA Championship futures and how much variance can and will impact a single elimination tournament. And with the Michigan inve...
Nov 15, 2023•21 min
College basketball is back and Patrick and Seth discuss the utility of so many games early in the season. Can the excitement of upset wins in November hold up against their meaning for teams hoping for one of the coveted 64 March Madness spots? After a fantastic weekend of games on both sides of the Atlantic, the fellas look ahead to Week 10. Coming off a bye can San Fran finally right the ship against the 6-2 Jaguars? And can Cleveland's defense prove that they're for real and slow down this Ra...
Nov 08, 2023•23 min
With the Chiefs falling to Denver, the Eagles barely escaping the Commanders and the 49ers losing yet again your fearless podcasting heroes are once again left scratching their heads and wondering which team can we confidently call the best in the NFL. The NBA is still shaking off the cobwebs but we already have a big early-season trade with James Harden heading from the Sixers to the Clippers. The Clippers have seen their title odds improve slightly and with the Harden headache removed Daryl Mo...
Nov 01, 2023•27 min
It was another banner weekend for the sportsbook punctuated by stunning upsets of the Bills and 49ers. As the fellas look back on the first seven weeks of the season they discuss the league's surprises and where teams and players have over and underperformed so far. The NBA returns and with it comes squeaking floors, load management, and, this season, an in-season tournament. While Pat and Seth applaud Adam Silver for his creativity they're unsure how much this will move the needle. And with MLB...
Oct 25, 2023•26 min
The 49ers pushed one wide right, the Jets chased Jalen Hurts all over the field and Bovada had its best NFL Sunday of the season. With the Dolphins righting the ship against Carolina who will come out on top when they take on the Eagles Sunday night? Can the Bills shake off a mistake-filled game against the Giants and put another nail in Bill Belichick's coffin? The fellas also check in on the MLB playoffs and welcome the return of the premier league after the international break. Patrick clarif...
Oct 18, 2023•28 min
The colors on the leaves are changing, the Blue Jays have been eliminated and the Maple Leafs once again prepare to crush the hearts of their fans – Fall has arrived. Pat and Seth take a look back at the top games of the weekend as Oklahoma upset Texas, USC and Caleb Williams got taken to triple-overtime by Arizona and Notre Dame once again came up short in prime time. The fellas discuss the injury status of Joe Burrow and the risks taken by the Bengals organization, preview Kansas City-Denver a...
Oct 11, 2023•25 min
In the NFL the Jets once again come up short but is there reason for optimism with the strides Zach Wilson made against the Chiefs? Will the Broncos' defense finally find their form this weekend or will Wilson be able to convert the many doubters? The Cowboys travel to Santa Clara to take on the 49ers in this week's marquee matchup. Can the Cowboys show that they're a serious contender in the NFC or will San Fran solidify their frontrunner status? In College, Texas takes on Oklahoma at the Texas...
Oct 04, 2023•27 min
Pierre Garcon joins the show this week to discuss how the NFL season is shaping up after two weeks and how he feels the Washington Commanders stack up against the rest of the NFC East. We also have him size up who he thinks is the best wide receiver in the league, what head coaches are making a difference early on and who he thinks is the best team right now. Patrick and Seth discuss the impasse the Jets find themselves at, what can they do to salvage the season and whether it's worth trying to ...
Sep 27, 2023•23 min
Pierre Garcon joins the show this week to discuss how the NFL season is shaping up after two weeks and how he feels the Washington Commanders stack up against the rest of the NFC East. We also have him size up who he thinks is the best wide receiver in the league, what head coaches are making a difference early on and who he thinks is the best team right now. Patrick and Seth discuss the impasse the Jets find themselves at, what can they do to salvage the season and whether it's worth trying to ...
Sep 20, 2023•36 min
The Aaron Rodgers era in New York is over as quickly as it started. It took only 4 plays for the former MVP to exit off-broadway and, despite the stunning upset win of the Bills, the Jets are for now looking at Zach Wilson as their QB1. How long will the Jets hand him the reigns and who are the leading contenders to jump in if Wilson stumbles? If the Jets are smarting how bad do the Bills have to feel? Josh Allen's gunslinging ways got the better of him and if Stefon Diggs was frustrated this of...
Sep 13, 2023•31 min
Terrell Davis joins the show this week to help Patrick and Seth preview the start of the NFL season and what the future (and Futures board) looks like for the Denver Broncos. Will a new head coach and a full offseason of preparation for Russell Wilson right the ship or will they once again be doomed to the cellar of the AFC West? And which running back does the former Hall of Famer think has the best chance to break 2,000 yards rushing this year? And in Flushing, we're more than halfway through ...
Sep 06, 2023•37 min
