Davis is joined by a well regarded capper (@Whale_Capper) to discuss the new Tennis daily fantasy game on DraftKings. The guys go over what factors go into generating a line, how to properly handicap a tennis match, some of the possible ways a DraftKings price for a tennis player could be exploited and overall just their thoughts on the new format of Daily Fantasy Tennis. Given that it is the week of Wimbledon, the guys also discuss the nature of that tournament and few players who should excel ...
Jun 29, 2018•28 min•Ep. 14
Davis is joined by Max Tyers and Arthur Le Gall of Erie Commodores FC to talk about life in the English and French soccer (football) academies, American soccer coaching, FIFA, the World Cup, European soccer training techniques, how to communicate statistics to the actual players playing the game and much more. -Follow Max: https://twitter.com/MaxTyers7 -Follow Arthur: https://www.instagram.com/arthurlegall/?hl=en Follow the Commodores: https://twitter.com/Erie_Commodores The Taekcast: A (mostly)...
Jun 28, 2018•40 min•Ep. 13
Mike Labelle (@MikeLabelle) joins Davis for a discussion on E-Sports, FIFA and weekend league, random number generation and luck, the future of content creation and consumption, life as an E-Sports players, and more. Check out Mike on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/c/mikelabelle Please leave a rating and review! A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 26, 2018•40 min•Ep. 12
Saifedean Ammous joins the podcast to discuss his book The Bitcoin Standard, the future of cryptocurrency, the Austrian School of economics, high time preference and why today's music is so awful. A (mostly) Sports Podcast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 21, 2018•41 min•Ep. 11
Pro Football Focus' very own Mike Renner stops by to talk with Davis about his experience on ABC's popular reality show, The Bachelorette. They also discuss the Pro Football Focus grading system, some of Mike's experiences with players who monitor their PFF grades as well as some of the mistakes that coaches make their defensive schemes. A (mostly) Sports Podcast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...
Jun 19, 2018•34 min•Ep. 10
Jason Sobel (@JasonsobelTAN) from the Action Network joins Davis to talk about the US Open, Mike Davis, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy and the Future of Golf. A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 18, 2018•26 min•Ep. 9
Davis is joined by JJ Zachariason from Numberfire, Living the Stream and the LateRoundPodcast to talk about his books (The Late Round QB), the issues that people have correctly conceiving of value, content overload in fantasy football and sports in general, amongst other topics. A (mostly) Sports Podcast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 14, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 8
Brandon McCarthy of the Atlanta Braves stop by to have a discussion with Davis about the analytics evolution from inside baseball, fantasy football in MLB clubhouses, Mo Salah and Phoniex Rising FC. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 12, 2018•52 min•Ep. 7
Davis is joined by Sean Newsham from the Action Network (@psufans2) to break down Groups A-H from a betting and DFS perspective for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The guys go team by team and discuss the roster, potential outcomes for the tournaments and bets that seem like sharp odds. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 07, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 6
Davis Mattek is joined by Matt Harmon (@MattHarmon_BYB) to discuss the release of the 2018 version of Reception Perception (available for purchase here: https://www.thefantasyfootballers.com/fantasy-football-draft-kit/?udk=mharmon25 . They discuss the process and thought behind RP, why some fantasy football content is #bad, what makes football players actually good, book recommendations, our collective inability to log off and more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/pod...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 5
Grant Wahl from Sports Ilustrated joins the podcast to talk about his new book (purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Modern-Soccer-Worlds-Twenty-First-Century-ebook/dp/B074S68C9H ) to talk about Christian Pulisic, Borussia Dortmund, Analytics Impact on soccer, the future of the MLS, the World Cup and more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 04, 2018•44 min•Ep. 4
Davis is joined by Drew Dinkmeyer from Daily Roto to discuss late-stage capitalism, tribalism in Western society and sports, game theory as it applies to the solvability of professional basketball, baseball and football, what the Boston Celtics should do with Kyrie Irving, Aldous Huxley and a host of other (uppity) topics. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 31, 2018•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 3
Davis is joined by Evan Silva (@evansilva) from Rotoworld/NBC Sports to continue the analytics conversation started in Episode 2 with Josh. Topics discussed included algorithmic playcalling, nepotism and the fallacy of the yet-to-be-realized Draft Pick. Link to The Game Plan: https://www.amazon.com/Game-Plan-Approach-Decision-National/dp/1475233353 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 29, 2018•44 min•Ep. 2
Davis is joined by Josh Hermsmeyer (@friscojosh) from 4for4.com and airyards.com to discuss the evolution of NFL analytics, how fucking boring baseball is, Bitcoin, the gold standard and Baker Mayfield. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 23, 2018•58 min•Ep. 1
Davis Mattek is joined by Michael Leone to take sports betting legalization, crypocurrency, golf wagering, the Buffalo Bills and several things in between. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 21, 2018•53 min0
