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Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast

Manny Fridman and Brad Sloandpodcasters.spotify.com
Welcome to the GBM Podcast hosted by Manny Fridman and Brad Sloand! We are passionate tennis fans, but we also both have full time jobs and are doing this for our love of the game. As sports gambling has gained in popularity, we have enjoyed handicapping ATP matches. As a result, we will talk about the multitude of betting options on ATP matches and/or tournaments including ML, game/set spread, over/unders, prop bets, etc. Influenced by the Ringer, we do long form pods combining tennis talk with gambling talk. Thanks for listening! Follow us on X at @gamebetmatch123.
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Episodes

2025 ATP Week 27-28 - Wimbledon (Recap of Grass Court Tuneups, Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Preview)

In this mega pod, we are joined by special guest @HawkiingLines (Luke Philpott). We start off the pod with a comprehensive recap of the grass court tune ups. Some of the topics we discuss are Diallo's upside, Bublik's power ranking, Medvedev's preferred surface, expectations for Musetti at Wimbledon, the decline of Rublev and Tsitsipas, and power rankings of various tiers on the ATP Tour. We then do a full breakdown of the 2025 Wimbledon men's draw, going thru quarter by quarter and discussing t...

Jun 29, 20252 hr 56 min

2025 ATP Week 24 - Stuttgart, Den Bosch (Sinner vs. Alcaraz Recap, Wk 24 Recap, Final Previews)

In this pod, we first discuss the classic Roland Garros final between Sinner and Alcaraz and where it ranks among the greatest tennis matches in history. We then discuss other storylines which arose from Roland Garros, including who is closest to challenging Sinner and Alcaraz, Zverev's mental issues in slams, and Medvedev's precipitous decline. We finally preview the two finals in Stuttgart and Den Bosch and discuss Diallo's impressive rise and Fritz chances vs. Zverev, before briefly talking a...

Jun 15, 20251 hr 28 min

2025 Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (R1-R3 Recap and Takeaways, R4 Preview)

In this Roland Garros pod, we recap the first 7 days of the tournament and discuss the betting lines for the eight 4th round matches. We talk about a multitude of topics including: Sinner's dominant performance vs. Lehecka and his prospects for the business end of the tournament, Draper's rise and physical/mental maturity, Musetti's potential, Alcaraz's easy draw but tendency to donate sets, Djokovic's level relative to his prime, and much more. We play a game of "Strong or Fraud" and discuss wh...

Jun 01, 20251 hr 58 min

2025 ATP Week 22 - Roland Garros (Draw Talk, Futures Bets, Round 1 Preview)

In this new pod, we talk all things @rolandgarros . We do a mega preview of the draw and breakdown each quarter individually. We talk about a multitude of topics including: potential roadblocks for Sinner and Alcaraz, Musetti's "easy" quarter, Djokovic's chances of winning a 25th grand slam, and much more. We incorporate some Round 1 talk in the draw talk, but we finish the episode going thru more of the 1st round lines....

May 25, 20252 hr 31 min

2025 ATP Week 21 - Madrid/Rome Recap, Clay Court Power Rankings, Geneva/Hamburg 2nd Round Preview

In our first pod in a while, we do a comprehensive recap of the Masters 1000 tournaments in Madrid and Rome. We talk about a multitude of topics including Alcaraz's win vs. Sinner in the Rome final, possible threats to Sinner and Alcaraz at Roland Garros, Draper and Musetti's rise, Zverev's relative struggles, Cerundolo's improvements, and much more. We then do our clay court power rankings (which will be posted on X before the French Open). We also discuss how our rankings differ when talking b...

May 21, 20251 hr 54 min

2025 ATP Week 16 - Barcelona, Munich (QF Preview, Recap of Monte Carlo and Start of Clay Season)

Our first podcast in a while includes an in-depth preview of all 8 quarterfinal matches in @bcnopenbs and @BMWOpen500 . As Manny hasn't seen the lines prior to recording, we play "guess the lines" which is inspired by @BillSimmons podcast with Cousin Sal during the NFL season! We also recap the start to the clay court season and give our thoughts on the @ROLEXMCMASTERS . GBM Official Plays include Fils ML vs. Tsitsipas in Barcelona and Bergs ML vs. Marozsan in Munich!...

Apr 18, 20252 hr 24 min

2025 ATP Week 14 Solo Pod - Miami Final Recap, Marrakech/Bucharest/Houston Futures Talk

In Manny's solo pod, he recaps the impressive win by Jakub Mensik in the Miami final vs. Novak Djokovic and talks about the outlook for both guys heading into the clay court season. Then, he talks about the three ATP 250s in Marrakech, Bucharest, and Houston and mentions his favorite futures plays. He finishes the episode with a few 1st round plays.

Mar 31, 202526 min

2025 ATP Week 12-13 - Miami (Indian Wells Recap and Miami R1-R4 Recap, QF Preview)

In this pod, we recap the last few weeks and talk about the later rounds of the ATP Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and the first 3-4 rounds of the ATP Masters 1000 in Miami. We talk about a multitude of topics including: Alcaraz's undisciplined play, Draper's title run in IW and future potential, Fonseca's hype and whether it's justified, Rune's immaturity, Medvedev's struggles, Cerundolo's impressive form, Fils' immense talent, Djokovic's first few matches in Miami and much more. We then preview ...

Mar 26, 20251 hr 44 min

2025 ATP Week 10-11 - Indian Wells (Recap of Week 8-9, Indian Wells R4 Preview)

In this podcast, we talk about a bunch of topics surrounding the ATP Tour including: Djokovic's loss to VDZ and his prospects of winning another slam, whether or not we are updating our priors with Tsitsipas after Dubai, Ruud's pathetic showing vs. Giron, Griekspoor's impressive results in Dubai and IW, Davidovich Fokina's inability to capture his first ATP title, whether Medvedev is officially back to Top 10 form and ready to beat Paul, and Zverev's poor Golden Swing and Indian Wells. We then p...

Mar 11, 20251 hr 41 min

2025 ATP Week 6-8 - Recap of Davis Cup/Montpellier/Rotterdam/Dallas, Draw Talk for Week 8 ATP 250s

In this mega pod, we recap the last two weeks on the ATP Tour. We start by talking about the entertaining Davis Cup Qualifiers 1st Round including the Grain-Bergs controversy and fun ties between Denmark-Canada, Norway-Argentina, and Japan-Great Britain. We then recap Montpellier and discuss Kovacevic's incredible week, FAA's impressive play indoors and much more. We transition to the 500s in Week 7, first talking about the two finals in Rotterdam (Alcaraz vs. De Minaur) and Dallas (Shapovalov v...

Feb 09, 20252 hr 9 min

Pre AO Episode - Q2 Short!

We discuss a random section of Quarter 2 in the AUstralian Open draw. Includes a lot of Matteo Arnaldi talk!!!! We ended up both betting him to win the quarter at 100/1 !!!

Jan 11, 20258 min

2025 ATP Week 3-4 - Australian Open (Draw Talk, Futures Bets, Round 1 Thoughts)

In this new pod, we start with a very brief recap of the ATP 250s in Auckland and Adelaide. We then dive deep into the first grand slam of 2025, the Australian Open, where we talk about the conditions, the draw, outright picks, quarter prices, and much more. We finish the show with a brief discussion on the 1st round matches. Apologies for not previewing all 64 matches like we've done in slams past, but we will be certainly be posting more plays/logic on X in the upcoming days. As always, thanks...

Jan 11, 20252 hr 8 min

2025 ATP Week 1 - United Cup/Brisbane/Hong Kong Recap; Auckland/ Adelaide/AO Qualifying Preview

In this podcast, we recap the first week of the season at the United Cup, Brisbane, and Hong Kong. We discuss a multitude of topics including Tomas Machac's upside, Opelka's win vs. Djokovic in Brisbane, Muller's tenacious run in Hong Kong, the "rise" of Mpetshi Perricard, Dimitrov's recent struggles with injury, Lehecka's potential, and much more. We then discuss the draws in Auckland and Adelaide and talk about our futures plays. Brad is on the Borges outright in Auckland (28/1) and Manny is o...

Jan 06, 20251 hr 52 min

2025 Preseason Pod #2 - Bovada Season Long Specials, "Who Will Be Ranked Higher?", Buy or Sell

In this preseason mega pod, we do a big preview of the 2025 ATP season. We talk about the Bovada season long specials, including who will be ranked #1, and ranked in the Top 10/20/30/etc. We then do some hypothetical player comparisons and discuss who will be ranked higher. Some of our discussions include Rublev/De Minaur, Ruud/Hurkacz, Fritz/Medvedev, Fils/Musetti, Cobolli/Arnaldi. We did have some disagreements during this segment which will be posted as Youtube shorts. Finally, we do a segmen...

Dec 15, 20242 hr 39 min

2024 ATP Week 35-36 - US Open (Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Bottom Half Preview)

In this new mega pod, we talk all things US Open. We do a comprehensive breakdown of the men's draw, going thru quarter by quarter, and discussing our favorite futures bets. We then break down all of the 1st round matches on Day 1 (Monday, August 26) in the bottom half of the draw. Top half preview coming late tonight! As always, thanks for listening!

Aug 25, 20243 hr 26 min

2024 ATP Week 33-34 - Cincinnati, Winston-Salem (Sinner Controversy; Recap of Cincinnati, Winston-Salem, and USO Qualies)

In this pure recap pod, we talk about all the events that happened on the ATP tour the last few weeks in Cincinnati, Winston-Salem, and US Open qualifying. The US Open preview pod will be coming out Saturday night. We open the show talking about our thoughts about the Sinner doping controversy. We then talk about the Draper-FAA match point controversy. Next, we recap the tournament in Cincinnati, talking about Sinner's "unimpressive" title run, Alcaraz's struggles on fast hard courts, Rublev's i...

Aug 24, 20242 hr 6 min

2024 ATP Week 33 - Cincinnati (Montreal Recap and Takeaways, Draw Talk and R1 Matches)

In this week's mega pod, we recap the ATP Masters 1000 in Montreal and preview @CincyTennis! We discuss multiple topics including Sinner's injury concerns, Rublev's resurgence, Popyrin's incredible/improbable week , Korda's improved form (and whether it's sustainable), Alcaraz's return to the hard courts, and much more. We then break down the Cincy draw and give out our favorite bets and leans for Round 1. As always, thanks for listening!

Aug 13, 20242 hr 19 min

2024 Week 32 - Montreal (Olympics and Washington Recap, Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Preview)

In this new mega-pod with special guest @PiranhaTennis, we first recap the intriguing week of tennis at the Paris Olympics as well as Washington. We discuss many storylines including Djokovic's tactical masterclass vs. Alcaraz in the Gold Medal Match to "complete" tennis, potential improvements for Alcaraz, FAA's "resurgence", the impressive two week run from Musetti, Korda's title run in Washington, and much more. We then breakdown the draw at the ATP Masters 1000 in Montreal and talk about our...

Aug 06, 20243 hr 53 min

2024 ATP Week 30 - Umag, Kitzbuhel, Atlanta (Recap and Takeaways, Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Preview)

In this week's mega pod, we first recap the 4 tournaments last week in Hamburg, Bastad, Gstaad, and Newport. We talk about our main takeaways including Fils' impressive performance in Hamburg winning a 3.5 hour final vs. Zverev, Borges' win in Bastad vs. a tired Nadal, Berrettini's strong title run in Gstaad, and Giron's first ATP title in Newport. We then preview the 3 ATP 250s this week in Kitzbuhel, Umag, and Atlanta. We talk about players' motivation prior to the Olympics and the quick turna...

Jul 22, 20242 hr 20 min

2024 ATP Week 29 - Hamburg, Bastad, Gstaad, Newport (Recap and Takeaways, SF Preview)

In this pod, we talk about the 4 ATP tournaments this week in Hamburg, Bastad, Gstaad, and Newport. We recap the first 3 rounds and talk about Nadal's comeback and epic match vs. Navone, Fils and Halys' resurgence, Zverev's incredible physicality, Rublev's massive struggles, the return of Opelka, and much more. We then preview the 8 semifinal matches on 7/20 and discuss our favorite bets. It's been a great week of betting for us hitting numerous quarters futures, so we hope to keep the good bets...

Jul 20, 20242 hr 6 min

2024 ATP Week 27-28 - Wimbledon (Recap and Semifinal Preview)

In this midweek pod, we recap the first 5 round of Wimbledon and preview the semifinals (Musetti vs. Djokovic and Alcaraz vs. Medvedev). In our recap segment, we discuss multiple topics including Sinner's physicality issues, Djokovic's questionable form, Musetti's improvement (or lack thereof) on grass, Medvedev's under-appreciation, Alcaraz's mental strength, and much more. We then preview the two semifinals and discuss our favorite bets and props! As always, thanks for listening!

Jul 12, 20241 hr 25 min

2024 ATP Week 27-28 - Wimbledon (1st and 2nd Round Recap/Takeaways, R3 Preview and Bets)

In this midweek pod, we recap and discuss our main takeaways for the 1st and 2nd round at Wimbledon. We talk about Sinner's exciting match vs. Berrettini, Rublev's mental/emotional struggles, Dimitrov's narrow win vs. Shang, the difficulties of winning grand slam matches (especially on grass) in straight sets, the inefficiencies in the betting markets, and much more. We then breakdown the 16 3rd round matches and talk about our favorite bets. As always, thanks for listening!

Jul 05, 20242 hr 23 min

2024 ATP Week 26 - Eastbourne, Mallorca (Recap and Takeaways, Finals Preview)

In this pod, we recap and give our takeaways/observations from the week at the ATP 250s in Eastbourne and Mallorca. We talk about Fritz's poor returning, Shelton's problems, Monfils' surprising run, Tabilo's strengths and weaknesses, and much more. We finish the show previewing the two finals and giving out our favorite plays. We are both riding a big futures bet on Tabilo to win Mallorca! As always, thanks for listening!

Jun 29, 20241 hr 8 min

2024 ATP Week 26 - Eastbourne, Mallorca (Queens/Halle Recap and Takeaways, Wimbledon Power Rankings and Player Comparisons, Draw Talk and R1 Bets)

In this new mega pod, we first recap the two ATP 500s in Halle and Queens and discuss all of our main takeaways. We talk about our betting reflections, who we have as our favorites to win Wimbledon, how these "warm-up tournaments" factor in handicapping Wimbledon, and much more. We then preview the two ATP 250s this week in Eastbourne and Mallorca and give out our favorite futures and 1st round plays. Last week was terrible, so we are hoping for a much better week. As always, thanks for listenin...

Jun 24, 20242 hr 39 min

2024 ATP Week 25 - Halle, Queens (Den Bosch/Stuttgart Recap, Grass Season Takeaways, R2 Preview)

In this week's mega pod, we first recap the 1st week of the grass court season in Stuttgart and Den Bosch. We discuss a multitude of storylines including De Minaur's title run in Den Bosch, Draper's 1st ATP title in Stuttgart, Korda's poor record in finals, Griekspoor's issues playing defense, Berrettini's incredible tactics, and more. We then transition to this week where we recap the 1st round in Halle and Queens and talk about the return of the top dogs in Alcaraz, Sinner, Zverev, Rublev, Tsi...

Jun 19, 20242 hr 42 min

2024 ATP Week 24 - Stuttgart, Den Bosch (Roland Garros Recap, R1 + R2 Takeaways, QF Previews and Best Bets)

In this new pod, we first recap the semis and finals at Roland Garros. We discuss Carlos Alcaraz capturing his 3rd grand slam and his amazing record in 5th sets, Zverev's mental struggles in the crucial moments of the RG final, and Sinner's rise to World #1 and his enthralling SF vs. Alcaraz. We then recap the first few days of the grass season and discuss our best/worst bets of the week and our futures plays for the two ATP 250s this week. We finish the episode previewing the quarterfinal match...

Jun 14, 20241 hr 34 min
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