Davis Mattek is joined by DFS Pro Jeff Collins (@JeffKCollins) fresh off a year with live final wins in MLB (DraftKings) and NFL (Fanduel) and more than $1M in profits. They talk downswings, staking, and why live finals are a good investment. Jeff talks about his experience at GuruElite, fantasy process, teaching and launches his newest fantasy venture. This Taekcast Episode is Sponsored by Prop Betting and DFS App Thrive Fantasy: http://bit.ly/TFDailyRoto promo MATTEK www.patreon.com/taekcast L...
Mar 22, 2019•59 min•Ep. 70
Davis Mattek brings on Mid-Major NCAA college basketball expert Andy MSFW from the DeepDive betting podcast to discuss March Madness. The boys make picks for the Final Four and First Four, discuss college basketball betting process, some of the interesting 12 and 13 seeds that could make a run and in general preview what to expect over the next few weeks of March Madness. www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS: DailyRoto.com PROMO: RORY RotoExperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices a...
Mar 19, 2019•30 min•Ep. 69
Davis Mattek is joined by Derek Carty from Rotogrinders to analyze the upcoming 2019 MLB season and place wagers on 2019 win totals for various MLB teams, analyze the AL/NL MVP and Cy Young odds, make some picks at deeper odds to lead baseball in home runs and discuss a bit of the science behind projecting MLB DFS. www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS: DailyRoto.com Promo: RORY RotoExperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more a...
Mar 15, 2019•47 min•Ep. 68
Davis Mattek and Rich Hribar from Rotoworld rank the best Simpsons sports-centered episodes ever. The Matt Groening creation has always been sports-adjacent and as the NFL offseason wears on, there is no better time to revisit "Dead Putting Society", "Homer At The Bat" and more from the golden age of the best animated show in American history. Sponsors: DailyRoto.com PROMO: RORY RotoExperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn mo...
Mar 13, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 67
Drew Dinkmeyer and Andrew Wiggins join the Taekcast to discuss the life of a professional DFS player and how that has changed over the last 5 years. Condia, MaxDalury, nosebleed games, the profitability of cash games vs GPP's, mental health in a solitary lifestyle, the history of DraftKings and Fanduel, EthanGate, lineup optimizers, Daily Fantasy Sports content providing and much more. SPONSORS: DailyRoto.com PROMO: RORY Rotoexperts.com PROMO: NFL365 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://n...
Mar 06, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 66
Ben Baldwin of the Athletic and Josh Hermsmeyer of 538 join the Taekcast to break down all of the available statistics and evidence on the value of running backs. Does running the ball at all even matter? How do running backs influence the passing game? All of the questions are definitively answered here. Sponsors: Token Talks Podcast DailyRoto.Com PROMO: RORY Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...
Feb 27, 2019•54 min•Ep. 65
Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions, formerly of the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints, joins the podcast to discuss the NFL Draft Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, the scouting process from inside NFL front offices, the SiS Football Rookie Handbook for the 2019 NFL Draft, and how an NFL Draft pick actually gets made. SiS Rookie Handbook: http://actasports.com/the-sis-football-rookie-handbook/ Sponsors: RotoExperts.com Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: RORY Learn more about your ad-...
Feb 26, 2019•59 min•Ep. 64
Davis Mattek from RotoExperts.com is joined by JJ Zachariason from Fanduel and NumberFire to discuss the 2018 NFL season, the Joe Flacco trade to Denver, what we will argue about on Twitter in 2019, how teams should be approaching the 2019 NFL Draft, who to main in Overwatch and much more. Sponsors: RotoExperts.com https://wing.vc/podcast BONUS Podcast Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-jj-24789367 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Lea...
Feb 18, 2019•57 min•Ep. 63
Davis is joined by Maria C. Marino to discuss her career in sports journalism, her experience on social media, the cultural zeitgeist of sports, how to be a sideline reporter, the WNBA and many more topics over an hour-long discussion. Sponsors: DailyRoto.com PROMO: RORY www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 13, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 62
Davis is joined by Mike Schopp of WGR Buffalo to talk about being on-air radio personality in one of the most conflicted sports markets in the country, how he came to love fantasy sports, his obsession with being right and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast DailyRoto.com Promo: RORY Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 06, 2019•54 min•Ep. 61
The Gillcast comes together to preview the Super Bowl. Davis Mattek, Sammy Reid and Nate Nohling talk about Super Bowl Showdown, player prop bets, Tony Romo, and project the game out for both teams before making a Super Bowl LIII pick. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 02, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 61
That's right. Jeff Janis joined the podcast to talk with Davis about his time spent on the Green Bay Packers, his journey from a small Michigan town to being comped to Julio Jones, Aaron Rodgers, being a Cleveland Brown and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast DailyRoto.com Promo: RORY Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 29, 2019•34 min•Ep. 60
Davis is joined by Rufus Peabody of "Bet The Process" and massey-peabody.com to talk about sports betting legalization, the process of betting on golf and the NFL, how efficient betting markets are and Rufus' experience at the DraftKings Sports Betting National Championship. www.patreon.com/taekcast DailyRoto.com PROMO: RORY Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 28, 2019•49 min•Ep. 59
Davis is joined by Jake Burns, a Cleveland Browns writer from central Ohio, to discuss his recent article on Todd Monken and Freddie Kitchens that can be found here: https://www.cleveland.com/expo/sports/g66l-2019/01/dc545e00568746/todd-monken-provides-perfect-compliment-to-freddie-kitchens-offense-film-room.html#incart_big-photo The guys discuss Baker Mayfield and how he can be even more successful in 2019, the tenants of the Air Raid offense and how it will mesh with the Browns, as well as the...
Jan 24, 2019•38 min•Ep. 58
Davis is joined by Peter Overzet to talk about the 2018 fantasy football season, what it was like playing in the FFPC for the past few seasons with Pat Kerrane, managing multiple fantasy football teams, intermittent fasting, life optimization and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Sponsors: DailyRoto.com Promo: RORY Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 18, 2019•55 min•Ep. 57
www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis Mattek is joined by Matt Harmon from Yahoo! Fantasy Sports to discuss the 2018 NFL season, how to fall in love with cooking, taking your physical health seriously and much more. Sponsor: DailyRoto.com Promo: RORY Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 11, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 56
Davis is joined by Josh Hermsmeyer from 538 Sports to discuss Josh's research into the effects of play action in the NFL, other notable conclusions from his research in 2018, how the buy low air yards model did in 2018, why Jarvis Landry is bad and how to properly sous vide a piece of meat (and much more). Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 05, 2019•48 min•Ep. 55
www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis is joined by Justis Mosqueda from Bleacher Report and Optimum Scouting (official partner of the XFL) to discuss Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Lamar Jackson, Josh Rosen & Josh Allen, as well as looking forward at some of the potential 2019 NFL Draft QB prospects. Sponsors: DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...
Dec 26, 2018•57 min•Ep. 57
www.patreon.com/taekcast It's time for some game theory! Davis is joined by Jordan Cooper (aka @BlenderHD) to talk about common mistakes that DFS players make in terms of median projections, perception and game theory. SPONSORS: MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.Com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 18, 2018•57 min•Ep. 56
www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis is joined by DFS entrepreneur Joe Holka to discuss his time as a minor league hockey player, his journey into DFS, cryptocurrency, the world of streaming (twitch.tv/joeholka), Youtube, SEO, Joe's biggest DFS score and holes in DFS game selection. This podcast was recorded live on Joe's Twitch stream as a special experiment. Sponsors: MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers ...
Dec 12, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 55
www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis sits down with Derek Carty to discuss the methodology and math behind The Blitz and The Bat. The guys cover if defenses matter, how to account for talent in football and much more. Sponsors: MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 10, 2018•49 min•Ep. 54
www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis Mattek is joined by Matt Freedman from Fantasy Labs to discuss the blowback from his recent piece on Antonio Brown's decline, how we evaluate NFL WR prospects and how that process has changed over the years and the good ole' days of Rotoviz.com Sponsors: Mybookie.AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 03, 2018•43 min•Ep. 53
www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis is joined by the authors of "The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports", Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg to discuss the creation of their work, the climate of world soccer, Manchester City and Abu Dhabi, and much more. SPONSORS: DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...
Nov 30, 2018•57 min•Ep. 52
www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis is joined by Adam Levitan to speak on Adam's long and winding fantasy career, his time spent on the poker tables, the influence of sports betting in our space on the internet and the constant influx of news that is Adam's life. Sponsors: DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 28, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 51
www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis and Pat continue to their long-streching conversation about politics, content creation in 2018, golf, cutting the cable, how many people have Netflix vs Hulu and much more about being alive in 2018. Sponsors: MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 23, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 50
www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis is joined by 1/3rd of the Gillcast with Sammy Reid. The boys talk living and working in DFS, Poker, Sammy's ESPN column from the early 2000's, his time spent living in Denmark chasing a girl and all the fishy things you can imagine. www.patreon.com/taekcast Sponsors: DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 21, 2018•43 min•Ep. 49
www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis is joined by @KevinSportsGeek to talk about owning and operating an online business, the changing value of Email lists, running a successful Youtube channel, Kevin's journey through DFS/Poker/Content creation and much more. Sponsors: MyBookie.AG PROMO: MATTEK DailyRoto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 14, 2018•39 min•Ep. 48
www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis and DC talk Saquon Barkley, Sam Darnold, Twitter beef, brunch, the boxing match vs Seige, how DC goes about posting screenshot winning nights and everything that you have ever wanted Peter to talk about on a podcast. Sponsors: MyBookie.AG PROMO: MATTEK DailyRoto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 07, 2018•58 min•Ep. 47
www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis is joined by Rick Gehman from DFSOnDemand to talk about the evolving world of DFS, cash game grinding vs GPP lineups, the process of creating a Patreon, streaming, and how we each create our content and why we do it. Sponsors: MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 31, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 46
www.patreon.com/taekcast Matt Manocherian, the Football Development Director at Sports Info Solutions, sits down with Davis to have a conversation about his time spent as a scout with the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints, how the NFL draft process works inside an actual NFL organization, his groundbreaking work at Sports Info Solutions and much more. Sponsors: DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your a...
Oct 26, 2018•59 min•Ep. 45
