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Greg Peterson from the Hoopin’ With Hoops podcast and also a regular contributor to VSIN and the Point Spread Weekly newsletter joined host Adam Burke to open up this Hump Day edition of the broadcast. The guys talked college basketball, including the manner in which Greg handicaps coaches and whether or not he adds some first half or live betting plays to his long list of daily picks. The guys took a look at three games for tonight, with thoughts on Kentucky vs. South Carolina, Creighton vs. Georgetown, and Stanford vs. UCLA. Then they launched into a breakdown of this weekend’s NFC and AFC Championship Games. That discussion continued with Wes Reynolds, as he and Adam gave their thoughts and analysis on Packers vs. 49ers and also Titans vs. Chiefs for the conference championship weekend. Both guys had some strong takes and some strong insights into the spread and total for both games. We’ve also got a couple of golf events this week, so we were able to get Wes’s thoughts on the HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship

Host Adam Burke was joined by Brian Blessing of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline for the duration of today’s show to chat NFL, NHL, and golf. The guys took a look back at the Divisional Round Weekend and then a look ahead at the Conference Championship Weekend with NFL betting thoughts, picks, and analysis. Adam and Brian took a deep dive into Packers vs. 49ers and also Titans vs. Chiefs to break down to spread, total, and their stances on the two games. They also talked some NHL with a busy card tonight and a lot of stuff going on prior to the All-Star Break. Finally, The American Express is one of the most unique golf tournaments of the season on the PGA Tour, so you better believe the guys talked about it on today’s show.

Host Adam Burke and professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com and also BetterSportsPicks.com got together to take one final look at the College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Clemson and LSU. The guys gave their thoughts on the spread and the total and also looked at ways to bet the game, including alternate spreads, prop bets, and the live betting opportunities likely to come up during the game. To finish out the show, Adam and Kyle talked all things college basketball in the Handicapping the Hardwood segment. The guys took a look around the country to hit on injuries, fade/follow teams, and some regression candidates, as they always do during the Quick Hitters segment. Then it was all about some game breakdowns, as the guys looked at Portland State vs. Montana on Monday, VCU vs. Dayton on Tuesday, Cal State Bakersfield vs. UMKC and then Chicago State on Thursday and Saturday, and then Louisville vs. Duke on what will be a huge Saturday of college basketball action.

Host Adam Burke opened up the show with some National Championship analysis with Thor Nystrom of Rotoworld. Thor wrote up a comprehensive preview and breakdown of the big game, which allowed the guys to hone in heavy on both the side and total for the matchup. The guys also looked up and down the individual matchups and attempted to predict the game flow to give some advice on some of the prop betting options that will be out there and which ones they are looking to attack for this Clemson vs. LSU game. Brent, the head risk manager at DSI Sportsbook, rounded out the week for us with this week’s version of The Odds Report. Sharp money isn’t hitting the National Championship Game too hard, but Adam and Brent still hit on the FCS and FBS title games on the segment. Where sharp money is active is on this weekend’s NFL Playoff action in the Divisional Round. The guys hit on both games, highlighting sharp money in Vikings vs. 49ers and Texans vs. Chiefs, while also focusing on the other two games to forecast line

Professional handicapper Brad Powers from BradPowersSports.com joined host Adam Burke for the January 9 edition of BangTheBook Radio. Brad was around for the full show as the guys went into deep detail on Clemson vs. LSU in the National Championship Game on January 13. They talked side and total, some derivative betting options, and considered some of the prop bets that will be posted for the game and how they will handicap them. Most of the show was dedicated to the NFL Playoffs and the four divisional round games coming up this week. Vikings vs. 49ers, Titans vs. Ravens, Texans vs. Chiefs, and Seahawks vs. Packers are your four games and Adam and Brad shared everything that you need to know about these matchups.

Host Adam Burke opened up the show talking some college basketball and some NFL with Greg Peterson of the Hoopin’ With Hoops podcast and also a regular contributor to VSIN. Adam and Greg started on the hardwood with a talk about home court advantage, handicapping conference play, and then a look at a few games tonight, including Arkansas vs. LSU and Kansas vs. Iowa State. The guys also hit the NFL playoffs to talk about the four Divisional Round games and see what Greg has already played and what he is looking to play for the second weekend of postseason action. Wes Reynolds, @WesReynolds1 on Twitter, rejoined the show after a couple of weeks off due to the holiday season. Adam and Wes dug into the four NFL playoff games and looked at all sorts of different angles for Vikings vs. 49ers, Titans vs. Ravens, Texans vs. Chiefs, and Seahawks vs. Packers, including an assessment of what we’ve seen in the betting markets so far. The guys wrapped up with some thoughts for the Sony Open.

We spent the whole show with Mr. Blessing from Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline to hit those four sports betting markets. The guys started with a look back at the Wild Card Weekend and a look ahead to the Divisional Round Weekend. The guys ran through Vikings vs. 49ers, Titans vs. Ravens, Texans vs. Chiefs, and Seahawks vs. Packers. They also took a quick look at the National Championship Game to talk a little Clemson vs. LSU with the game now just six days away. To finish out the segment and the show, Adam and Brian took a look around the NHL for Tuesday night and beyond and also hit up to Sony Open in Hawaii to find some picks and predictions for this week’s PGA Tour event.

College football and college basketball with two of the best, as host Adam Burke and professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com took a look at those markets on today’s show. On the college football side, they talked about tonight’s Lendingtree Bowl between Miami of Ohio and Louisiana and then gave some initial thoughts on the National Championship Game between Clemson and LSU. On the college basketball side, the guys were in something of catch-up mode for the listeners. With so many bowl games, we haven’t had as much time to dedicate to the college hardwood as we would like, but we made up for that today. The guys talked about conference play, betting angles across the conferences, and several games of note for this week, including Florida at South Carolina, East Tennessee State vs. UNC Greensboro, Memphis at Wichita State.

Host Adam Burke got on a roll and went longer than he expected on this Friday edition of BangTheBook Radio. He recapped the year that was in the Westgate SuperContest and talked about some of his shortcomings with this year’s picks. It was something of a self-reflective segment, but in the spirit of New Year’s Resolutions, Adam gave some advice that should help all bettors and handicappers. Adam also talked about the changes coming to next year’s SuperContest and how they should benefit the field. He also talked a little bit of college basketball to help bettors find some shortcuts on the hardwood and some betting angles to consider going into Friday’s games and a weekend full of conference play. Brent from DSI Sportsbook joined Adam for this week’s version of The Odds Report. Sharp money hasn’t made too much of an appearance for Clemson vs. LSU as of yet, but the guys talked about where that line stands and also hit on some of the prop bets that will be coming out for what is essentially college football’s

Host Adam Burke was joined for the full show by professional handicapper Brad Powers from BradPowersSports.com for this week’s Powers Picks segment to cover the last few bowl games and the NFL playoffs. The guys gave thoughts on the Birmingham Bowl, Gator Bowl, Potato Bowl, Armed Forces Bowl, Lendingtree Bowl, and the National Championship Game between Clemson and LSU. They also took a look at Wild Card Weekend in the NFL playoffs with their picks and assessments on Bills vs. Texans, Titans vs. Patriots, Vikings vs. Saints, and Seahawks vs. Eagles. They went in-depth on the betting odds, the line movement we’ve seen so far, and the matchups that they are looking to take advantage of in these games.

The NFL playoffs are upon us and who better to chat with us about the four Wild Card Weekend matchups with Brian Blessing of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline. Host Adam Burke facilitated the discussion and mixed in some of his own analysis as the guys discussed Bills vs. Texans, Titans vs. Patriots, Vikings vs. Saints, and Seahawks vs. Eagles. The guys also chatted some NHL for this week and beyond as we head into the New Year. They also warmed up by heading to Hawaii for the Sentry Tournament of Champions with a quick handicap on the shortened field. They also had a little bit of extra time, so they threw in a little New Year’s Eve surprise with some bowl game analysis for January 1.

The majority of this December 30 edition of BangTheBook Radio was spent on college football. Host Adam Burke and professional handicapper Kyle Hunter, who has another site at BetterSportsPicks.com, talked about the Orange Bowl for our day-of listeners and then took a look at the five bowl games on Tuesday and the four bowl games on Wednesday. They took more of a rapid fire approach to those games with the time constraints and the desire to get info out there on the games. On the college basketball side, conference play really starts for a lot of leagues this week and begins again for the conferences that did some dabbling earlier on in the season. Adam and Kyle talked about the differences in betting conference play and also looked at some quick injury notes and some fade/follow teams going into league play, including some under-the-radar angles.

The last week of the NFL regular season is here and with it comes the Week 17 Westgate SuperContest Selections segment. Host Adam Burke hasn’t had the season he wanted in the contests, but he had one more set of picks and thoughts to share with our listeners for the SuperContest and also the Circa Sports Million. Adam shared four very likely picks and a couple of leans that are likely to make up his five-play card for this weekend in hopes of finishing the contest strong to round out 2019 in the NFL. Brent, the head risk manager from DSI Sportsbook, joined us for this week’s version of The Odds Report. Adam and Brent discussed sharp money in both the college football and NFL betting markets. Bowl game action is heating up and the guys rehashed previous sharp action, touched on new sharp action, and also discussed the College Football Playoff Semifinals. On the NFL side of the ledger, activity is a little slow, but there is still a lot of sharp money out there and Brent specifically isolated a sharp betting t

Professional handicapper Brad Powers from BradPowersSports.com joined host Adam Burke for this week’s Powers Picks segment to run through as many bowl games as the guys could on today’s segment. They hit the five on Friday and the four on Saturday before jumping around a little bit with next week’s action. The guys hit the Military Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, Texas Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Cheez-It Bowl, Camping World Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Peach Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sun Bowl, Alamo Bowl, Belk Bowl, Citrus Bowl, Outback Bowl, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl. Not too bad for coming out of the holidays, eh? They also touched real briefly on Week 17 and some betting strategies in the NFL.

A full show with Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com and BetterSportsPicks.com opened up what will be a shortened week on BangTheBook Radio with host Adam Burke. This week’s College Football First Look focused on the bowl games. The guys looked at the Hawaii Bowl, Independence Bowl, Quick Lane Bowl, Military Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, Texas Bowl, Holiday Bowl, and Cheez-It Bowl. As we go throughout the week, we’ll hit on the weekend bowl games, but we tried to hit all of the weekday ones for you with some time to consider our thoughts. Then it was time to chat some college basketball to discuss some positive and negative regression candidates. The guys also looked at some teams with some strength of schedule concerns, especially the good teams that have played really bad schedules this season. The guys ran through a lot of teams to have on your radar as conference play begins and as things get back to normal in the college hoops world.

The Westgate SuperContest and the inaugural Circa Sports Million are winding down for the season. Host Adam Burke won’t be in the money, but he’ll be looking to finish strong with his picks for Week 16 and also his picks for Week 17. On today’s show, Adam shared three very likely picks and three leans that are expected to make up his five-play card. Along the way, Adam also updated the contest as a whole and gave some important advice for those that are in pools that use SuperContest or Circa Million lines with a lot of spreads right on the key numbers of 3 and 7 this week. Friday means another edition of The Odds Report with some betting market updates with Brent from DSI Sportsbook. Sharp money is out there for the bowl season and has also been pushing the lines around for Week 16 in the NFL as well. Adam opened the segment with a reminder of the previous bowl games that were discussed and then the guys looked at a new set of bowl games with line moves, including two this weekend and looks ahead to the Red

Host Adam Burke and professional handicapper Brad Powers got right down to business on this edition of BangTheBook Radio. The guys took a look at the overall bowl landscape, coaching changes, players sitting out, and line moves to update their thoughts on the games that are well into the future. Then they focused on this weekend and beyond with thoughts on the Bahamas Bowl, Frisco Bowl, New Mexico Bowl, Cure Bowl, Camellia Bowl, New Orleans Bowl, Gasparilla Bowl, and Hawaii Bowl. Along the way, they also mixed in some different bowl betting thoughts and predictions. Finally, to finish up the show, the guys took a look around the NFL with thoughts on Bills vs. Patriots, Cowboys vs. Eagles, and Chiefs vs. Bears.

Professional handicapper Bryan Leonard from WagerTalk.com rejoined the program after a one-week hiatus. Adam and Bryan discussed this weekend’s bowl action with thoughts on the Bahamas Bowl, Frisco Bowl, New Mexico Bowl, and also the Las Vegas Bowl, as three of those include Bryan’s specialties in the MAC and the other is the Washington vs. Boise State showdown. The guys also took an extended look at Ravens vs. Browns and Packers vs. Vikings in the NFL for Week 16. Wes Reynolds is on VSIN and a contributor to the Point Spread Weekly and a regular Wednesday guest for us here on the program. Adam and Wes started on the college football side with some thoughts on Cure Bowl between Liberty and Georgia Southern and the Boca Raton Bowl between SMU and FAU with Wes’s breakdowns of the sides that he likes in those matchups. The guys continued to the NFL side to chat about Week 16 games, including Wes’s thoughts on Saints vs. Titans and Giants vs. Redskins.

A full show today with Brian Blessing of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline that tackled a lot of things about Week 16 in the NFL and also what’s happening right now in the NHL world. Adam and Brian actually started with some golf thoughts coming out of the Presidents Cup and then moved to a different kind of green to discuss what happened last weekend on the NFL field. After looking back, they looked forward, with breakdowns of Rams vs. 49ers, Bills vs. Patriots, Texans vs. Buccaneers, Saints vs. Titans, and also Cowboys vs. Eagles. All of those games have a lot of meaning this week. They also talked about tonight’s NHL card, tried to dig up some more intel on the dads trips, and looked ahead to the holiday break.

Host Adam Burke and professional handicapper Kyle Hunter from HunterSportsPicks.com and also BetterSportsPicks.com started off the show with the College Football First Look. The guys tackled the first round of bowl games, with thoughts on the Bahamas Bowl, Frisco Bowl, New Mexico Bowl, Cure Bowl, Boca Raton Bowl, Camellia Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, and New Orleans Bowl. Within the game breakdowns, the guys talked about the process for handicapping bowl games and the considerations in each of them. This week’s college basketball slate features a lot of really interesting non-conference games and the guys focused on those matchups and those teams on this week’s Handicapping the Hardwood segment. We’ve got some neutral-site games of intrigue, but also some on-campus games like UNC at Gonzaga and Tennessee at Cincinnati. Adam and Kyle focused more on the games this week to break down the teams involved as conference play approaches and to look at this weekend with Purdue vs. Butler and Indiana vs. Notre Dame in India