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Host Adam Burke opened up the show with a version of The Bettor’s Box, his MLB betting podcast. We’ll have those on Mondays and Thursdays over the baseball season, so it stands to reason that we’d start a little bit now, especially with Brad Powers taking a bit of a leave of absence from the show. Adam talked about the PECOTA projections that came out earlier this week, the function that they serve for him, and how much impact they have on his handicapping. He also discussed injury updates in Spring Training to this point and the debacle that is the Houston Astros. John Ryan joined Adam to finish out the show with some thoughts on the NBA and college basketball. The guys talked about the last two games in the NBA before the Break and then talked about what John does during the All-Star Break in order to prep for the rest of the season. On the college hoops side of the spectrum, they discussed Iowa vs. Indiana tonight and then looked at Saturday in the Big Ten and in the Big East to isolate any of the games a

Professional handicapper Bryan Leonard from WagerTalk.com was our leadoff hitter on today’s edition of BangTheBook Radio to talk Major League Baseball and the NBA with Adam. The guys talked about MLB futures betting for divisions, pennants, and the World Series to see if there is any value in those odds. They also looked at last year’s six division winners and set a line on how many will repeat as division champs. The guys also took a look at the NBA with a huge card tonight in advance of the All-Star Break. They talked about approaches to tonight’s action and also mentioned some college basketball with the NBA going dark for about a week. Wes Reynolds was next up on the show as the guys chatted about Week 1 in the XFL and looked ahead to Week 2 and some of the adjusted sides and totals that are out there. They discussed Guardians vs. Defenders and Vipers vs. Dragons on Saturday and also Renegades vs. Wildcats and BattleHawks vs. Roughnecks on Sunday. The guys also took a look at this week’s Genesis Invitati

Host Adam Burke was joined by Brian Blessing of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline to discuss four very unique, but profitable sports betting markets. The guys began in the NHL with a detailed breakdown of tonight’s card, several spots of interest, and some teams that the guys like for the long-term to start making some moves. This week’s golf event is now an invitational, as the Genesis Invitational shrinks down the field, increases the purse, and is chock full of stars. Adam and Brian ran through the guys that they like this week in the field, including a lot of nice price plays and a couple of shorter numbers. On the NASCAR side, it is Daytona week to kick off the 2020 NASCAR season, so the guys talked NASCAR betting strategies and the Daytona 500 before discussing a different kind of horsepower as the Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races really get going over the next few weeks.

Host Adam Burke is thinking spring with Spring Training getting underway this week. He took some time on this Monday edition of the show to talk some more about season win totals and some examples of teams that you should have on your radar. Adam illustrated his thoughts using some of the alternate standings metrics like Pythagorean Win-Loss and BaseRuns to showcase positive and negative regression candidates for the upcoming season and to explain the concepts that he uses for handicapping. Professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com and BetterSportsPicks.com returned to the show to handicap some college basketball with us on this Handicapping the Hardwood segment. Adam and Kyle talked about a few regression candidates and then looked at a handful of games for this week. They highlighted some teams in line for shooting regression in conference play and also looked at a strange outlier game from this weekend. They also looked at Penn State vs. Purdue, Rhode Island vs. Dayton, Alabama vs. Aub

Host Adam Burke spent the first half of the show giving listeners some of his thoughts on baseball, basketball, and hockey. He started in MLB with a few extra thoughts on the Mookie Betts deal and a list of what readers can expect with his MLB season win total guide. Adam also talked about how to evaluate offseason transactions when looking ahead to the upcoming season. On the NBA, CBB, and NHL sides, Adam talked about some situational spots to keep an eye on for this weekend, including several on Saturday in college basketball in the low and mid-major conferences. Greg Peterson from the Hoopin’ With Hoops Podcast and VSIN joined Adam as Friday’s only guest to talk about his Super Bowl 54 experience in Iowa and to chat a whole lot of college basketball for the weekend. After going over the Super Bowl, the guys focused in on a lot of CBB concepts, including rivalry games, like Michigan State vs. Michigan, Kentucky vs. Tennessee, Oregon vs. Oregon State, and Duke vs. North Carolina this weekend. The guys also

Professional handicapper Brad Powers from BradPowersSports.com started up the show with host Adam Burke as the guys recapped their final thoughts on Super Bowl 54 before getting into some college hoops chatter and some quick college football thoughts. With the Super Bowl, the guys talked about some prop and game flow stuff and also some questions heading into next season. On the college hoops side, the focus was on the Pac-12, as they talked about a few of tonight’s games and some futures hopefuls for the NCAA Championship. Finally, National Signing Day was yesterday and programs have locked in their classes with some very big surprises, as Brad noted on the segment.  John Ryan  is a regular contributor here at BangTheBook and an expert on all things basketball. After a couple quick sentiments on the NBA, the guys moved to the Big East Conference to talk about what we saw last night and to carry it on over into the weekend with thoughts on Seton Hall vs. Villanova and St. John’s vs. Creighton. Some eye-openi

Host Adam Burke opened up the show with professional handicapper Bryan Leonard from WagerTalk.com and the guys had plenty to talk about on the baseball side. They talked about the big Mookie Betts deal on Tuesday night with four teams involved. They handicapped what the deal means for those involved and gave out some advice on how to factor the offseason into your projections. They also spent a few minutes on the NBA with some betting tips for the week before the All-Star Break in terms of teams to buy and teams to sell and looked at the Trade Deadline. Wes Reynolds from VSIN also joined Adam for the Wednesday segment. The guys discussed a wrap-up of the Super Bowl and then took a look at some Big Ten college hoops, including tonight’s Iowa vs. Purdue and Wisconsin vs. Minnesota matchups. Adam and Wes also broke down the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and Wes shared his outright picks for the event.

Host Adam Burke was joined for the full show by Brian Blessing, the host of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline for this week’s Betting the Board segment. Adam and Brian wrapped up the Super Bowl and the NFL season with a lot of thoughts on what will happen in the future with the big game based on what we’ve seen from the states that have sports betting and also recapped how their props and positions did. On the NHL side of the ledger, we’re back to normal this week with no All-Star Break or bye weeks, but it was a very profitable angle to fade teams coming off the bye last week. The guys talked about tonight’s huge NHL card and the rest of the week. Finally, they discussed some golf stuff with this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and all of the craziness that goes on with one another one of the more light-hearted tournaments of the season.

Host Adam Burke opened up the show talking Super Bowl 54 and some college basketball with Greg Peterson of VSIN and the Hoopin’ With Hoops podcast. Adam and Greg talked about the side and total for 49ers vs. Chiefs and talked about some prop bets that Greg has locked in and his strategy for others. On the college basketball side, the guys discussed the Ivy League and how to handicap those back-to-backs in that conference. They also took a look at three games for Saturday with a focus on Michigan State vs. Wisconsin, UNC Greensboro vs. East Tennessee State, and Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State to talk some huge games. Brent from DSI Sportsbook joined us for the final version of The Odds Report for the season. Adam and Brent have had a lot of fun and have shared a lot of good insight on that segment over the course of the season and that was no different with this Super Bowl edition. The guys talked side, total, and money line and what the expectations are for those as we get closer to kickoff. They als

Host Adam Burke opened up the show by talking shop for Super Bowl 54 with Brad Powers from BradPowersSports.com. It was a full segment on the Super Bowl with Brad’s assessments of the side and total for the big game and also a few of his prop betting picks to this point. The guys tried to forecast the line movement as we head into the weekend and also talked about game flow, as Brad shared three prop betting picks for us, including some very interesting analysis about the first and second quarter. John Ryan is a new college hoops contributor for us here at BangTheBook.com and a new Thursday guest on BangTheBook Radio. Adam and John talked about the Super Bowl to get a feel for the side and total on the game and also to get some of John’s takes on the prop bets that he has played or is looking to play. We didn’t want to forget about basketball on the program, as the guys did a buy low/sell high segment on the NBA and also looked ahead to the weekend with some Big Ten and Big East previews for the weekend.

Host Adam Burke opened up the show with leadoff hitter Bryan Leonard, which seems apropos because the guys talked some Major League Baseball after discussing Super Bowl LIV. Adam and Bryan looked at the big game on Sunday and talked through some of the prop betting stuff that is out there for 49ers vs. Chiefs. Then they shifted gears to baseball to discuss their preparations with regards to season win totals and futures odds. They talked about what goes into the prep period and what they are looking for in terms of positive and negative regression. Wes Reynolds joined Adam for the second half of today’s show to talk some more about Super Bowl prop bets and also this week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open. Adam and Wes took another look at the spread and total for the game, but mostly focused on the prop betting side to discuss some of the plays that they are looking to add to their cards for the Super Bowl. The Waste Management Phoenix Open is a good one and Adam revisited yesterday’s listener question directe

Host Adam Burke was joined for the full show by Brian Blessing of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline. Adam and Brian looked up and down the prop betting markets for Super Bowl LIV with their personal picks and analysis on everything that goes into the big game. Be sure to also check out Brian’s videos on our BangTheBook YouTube page. The guys had a lot to talk about on the NHL side with the return of the league after the All-Star Break. One night of games is in the books with more to come this week, including Adam’s three favorite situational betting spots of the entire season on Saturday. A listener question about golf betting led the guys into the Waste Management Phoenix Open, where Brian shared his outright picks after correctly hitting on Marc Leishman last week.

The whole show today was spent with host Adam Burke and professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com and also BetterSportsPicks.com. Adam and Kyle started with their thoughts on the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant on Sunday and what his life and legacy mean to them. They also discussed Super Bowl LIV to give some more thoughts on the prop betting options that are out there for the big game and to also talk more about the spread and total for the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. On the college basketball side, the guys discussed some fade and follow teams, some regression candidates, some tempo changes, and several games for this week, including Richmond vs. VCU and Buffalo vs. Akron on Tuesday, Loyola Chicago vs. Southern Illinois, San Diego State vs. New Mexico, and Saint Louis vs. La Salle on Wednesday, UNC Wilmington vs. Towson on Thursday and some more CAA flare on Sunday with Hofstra vs. William & Mary.

Host Adam Burke flew solo to open up this week on BangTheBook Radio with a grab bag segment of sorts to talk about four different sports betting markets. Adam revisited what has been going on in the MLB betting world, including some new season win total odds postings from around the industry. He also talked NBA, college hoops, and NHL to share some situational betting tips and some picks that he is looking to make this weekend based on spot plays and other factors. Brent is one of our favorite guests and we are surely going to miss him after next week’s segment. The head risk manager at DSI Sportsbook joined Adam for this week’s version of The Odds Report to talk about what we have seen on the Super Bowl to this point and to address the early sharp money that has been bet on the big game. The guys also took a look at some sharp plays for this weekend’s UFC on ESPN+ 24 / UFC Fight Night 166 event down in Raleigh with a main event of Junior Dos Santos vs. Curtis Blaydes.

Professional handicapper Brad Powers from BradPowersSports.com joined host Adam Burke for today’s first segment to chat about Super Bowl LIV between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. The guys talked about initial side and total thoughts and also discussed some early prop betting strategies for the game. To round out the segment, Adam and Brad talked about how the world of college basketball will change this weekend and to highlight a play that Mr. Powers has his eye on. Show newcomer and new BTB contributor John Ryan hopped on the show today. Adam and John discussed his past and his start in the business and then took a look at some NBA handicapping to get some Association flare on the show. They talked about some of John’s NBA strategies and also looked through the Thursday card to use a game to illustrate his process. On the college basketball side, John specializes in the Big East, so the guys took a look at the Big East for this weekend and highlighted some of the big matchups in that c

Greg Peterson from the Hoopin’ With Hoops podcast and VSIN was the leadoff hitter on today’s edition of BangTheBook Radio to talk college basketball and some NFL. Adam and Greg took a look around the CBB landscape and talked about evaluating a team’s body of work from a sample size standpoint at this time of the year. They also talked about some buy and sell teams for Greg before looking at Rutgers vs. Iowa, Memphis vs. Tulsa, and UNLV vs. Nevada. To finish out the segment, Adam and Greg talked about Super Bowl LIV to get some early thoughts on the side and total for the game on February 2. Wes Reynolds, also a regular contributor to VSIN, also hopped on the program today to share his insights into Super Bowl LIV, the early side and total moves, and some of the direction that he may look to go in terms of the prop betting markets. Then the guys took a look at the Big Ten in college basketball and the staggering home/road splits within the conference. They also talked about the usual suspects, the up-and-come

Host Adam Burke was joined for the full show today by Brian Blessing, the host of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline. Adam and Brian talked about what we saw in the conference championship weekend and how that has shaped the narrative for the Super Bowl. The guys talked all about Super Bowl LIV between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs and shared a lot of their initial thoughts and the important matchups. The guys also took a look around the NHL with the All-Star Break on the horizon and bye weeks going on for a lot of the league’s teams. Rust is sure to be a factor next week, but there are games to consider for Tuesday and Wednesday for now. Finally, the guys chatted about the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, with an outstanding field on hand for one of the best golf tournaments of the year.

Host Adam Burke was joined for the full show by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com and also BetterSportsPicks.com to discuss 49ers vs. Chiefs and plenty of college basketball. The guys spent a few minutes on the opening line for the Super Bowl before spending the vast majority of the hour on college hoops. And they had a ton of college hoops info to share. The guys talked about fade and follow teams, regression candidates, betting notes, news, and nuggets, and a whole bunch of games for this week, including Winthrop vs. Radford tonight, Butler vs. Villanova on Tuesday, Duquesne vs. Rhode Island and Saint Louis vs. Davidson on Wednesday, and then Belmont vs. Murray State and Washington vs. Utah for Thursday.

Host Adam Burke opened up the show flying solo with a whole lot of betting tips and predictions for the weekend and beyond. Adam started by chatting MLB, including his take on the fallout with the Astros and sign stealing. He also ran through some early thoughts on MLB season win totals in advance of his Betting Guide that will come out next month. Adam also hit on his favorite situational betting spots for this weekend in the NBA, college basketball, and the NHL and highlighted several games in each sport that are possible picks, including Dayton vs. Saint Louis for tonight and a couple of hockey picks. Brent from DSI Sportsbook joined Adam for this week’s version of The Odds Report. Sharp action is out there in the NFL betting markets for the NFC Championship Game between the Packers and 49ers and also the AFC Championship Game between the Titans and Chiefs. As a surprise, Adam and Brent finished up by talking a little bit of UFC, with Brent’s take and the betting particulars for Cerrone vs. McGregor and t

Host Adam Burke spent today’s show with professional handicapper Brad Powers of BradPowersSports.com for this week’s Powers Picks segment. Most of the show was dedicated to the NFL playoffs, as the guys talked about all of the angles involved with the NFC Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers and also the AFC Championship Game between the Tennessee Titans and the Kansas City Chiefs. Then the guys transitioned to the college basketball side, as Brad has started to release his CBB picks to his VIP clients. Adam and Brad talked about the importance of conference specialization and how to intelligently jump into the market if you are getting a little bit of a late start because of football season.