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On the Monday September 16 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke talked Week 4 college football with professional handicapper Kyle Hunter on this week’s First Look segment. The guys closed the book on Week 3 and transitioned into Week 4 with a look at what is actually an excellent slate of college football action.The guys focused on weeknight games with Houston vs. Tulane, Utah vs. USC, Air Force vs. Boise State, and then a couple of Saturday games with thoughts and predictions on Michigan vs. Wisconsin and Oklahoma State vs. Texas.

On the Friday September 13 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Brent, the head risk manager at DSI Sportsbook, for this week’s version of The Odds Report. Adam and Brent had a lot of sharp action to cover in both the college football and the NFL betting markets over a wide range of games.It has been a busy week for Brent, with a lot of injury news in both college football and the NFL and a lot of lines to adjust. It has also been a busy week with sharp action, as the guys had no shortage of games with respected money to talk about for Week 3 in CFB and Week 2 in the NFL.

On the Friday September 13 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke shared his NFL betting picks and thoughts for Week 2 of the Westgate SuperContest, as well as the Circa Million. Adam talked about the strategy that goes into both contests, as well as Week 2 of the NFL with so many overreactions.He talked about his favorite picks of the week and included a lengthy discussion about the Cleveland Browns, where the SuperContest line is -2.5 and the Circa Million line is -6.5. Along with four very likely picks, Adam shared a list of four leans for the Week 2 action with stats, trends, betting tips, and analysis.

On the Thursday September 12 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined for the full hour by professional handicapper Brad Powers of BradPowersSports.com. Adam and Brad covered 16 college football games in detail with picks, analysis, stats, trends, and predictions. Those games included matchups like Air Force vs. Colorado, USC vs. BYU, Florida vs. Kentucky, Florida State vs. Virginia, and Texas Tech vs. Arizona.With the extra time on today’s segment, Adam and Brad spent some additional moments on the NFL, as they looked at adjustments from Week 1 to Week 2 and also broke down Cowboys vs. Redskins and Seahawks vs. Steelers.

On the Wednesday September 11 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke filled in for the last 20 minutes of the show after Wes Reynolds was unable to join us. Adam freestyled for a bit talking about the importance of information for betting on football and how we need to evolve as handicappers. He talked about the complexities of the industry, what situational spots mean, and a whole lot to round out this podcast.

On the Wednesday September 11 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Bryan Leonard of WagerTalk.com for this week’s Sports Wagering Talk segment. Adam and Bryan talked about adjustments in both college football and the NFL and broke down five games in detail to help you bang the books this weekend.Adam and Bryan talked about Week 2 to Week 3 college football adjustments. They also looked at Eastern Michigan vs. Illinois, FAU vs. Ball State, and Georgia Southern vs. Minnesota. On the NFL side, the guys talked Week 1 to Week 2 adjustments and then broke down 49ers vs. Bengals and Vikings vs. Packers.

On the Tuesday September 10 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Ralph Michaels of WagerTalk.com for this week’s Capping the Card segment. The guys covered college football Week 3 and NFL Week 2 to talk about adjustments, football picks, and a whole lot more.The guys discussed their power ratings adjustments from Week 2 to Week 3 and also looked at Ohio State vs. Indians, NC State vs. West Virginia, and Maryland vs. Temple. On the NFL side, Adam and Ralph talked about coaching problems once again and then Chargers vs. Lions and Bills vs. Giants, while adding some nuggets about the 49ers and Bengals along the way.

On the Tuesday September 10 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Brian Blessing, the host of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline, for this week’s Betting the Board segment. Adam and Brian discussed NFL Week 2 and also this week’s PGA Tour event at The Greenbrier.The guys had a good, long rant about coaching decisions in the NFL and about how you need to handicap coaches and also special teams to find edges. Along with that, the guys covered Buccaneers vs. Panthers and Colts vs. Texans. On the golf side, the new PGA Tour season begins with A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier and Brian shared his top pick for the event.

On the Monday September 9 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. Adam and Kyle recapped what we’ve seen through two weeks of the season and talked about the adjustments that they’ve made, along with previews of Friday’s three games.Week 2 to Week 3 is now the big overreaction week in the market. The guys talked about that and some of the adjustments that they have made based on a couple of data points. They also broke down Friday’s three games, with thoughts on UNC vs. Wake Forest, Kansas vs. Boston College, and Washington State vs. Houston.

On the Monday September 9 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke opened up the show by talking about Texans vs. Saints and Broncos vs. Raiders plus a look at betting MLB the rest of the way. He talked about both games in Friday’s SuperContest segment, but revisited them now based on current lines and current situations for all four teams.Adam also talked some Major League Baseball handicapping as the season winds down. He discussed big favorites and the continued success that they’ve had and also looked at the price inflation for teams in the playoff hunt.Finally, Adam shared some important thoughts on the mental side of betting with so much going on, more sports on the horizon, and with the start of the NFL and college football seasons.

On the Friday September 6 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Brent, the head risk manager at DSI Sportsbook, for this week’s version of The Odds Report. The guys had a ton of sharp action to talk about for both Week 2 of the college football season and Week 1 of the NFL season.Respected money and big bets are moving sides and totals in the market and Adam and Brent ran through a list of games that have taken sharp money at DSI and also some games that have just been movers in the market, like LSU vs. Texas. There were a lot of games and a lot of important betting thoughts on this segment.

On the Friday September 6 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke shared his Week 1 NFL picks for the Westgate SuperContest. On this SuperContest Selections segment, Adam discussed why he likes the games that he likes with stats, trends, and other betting nuggets to support his first round of picks.Adam also talked about some of the strategies with betting the SuperContest, how things finished up for him last year, and why he has decided to fly solo with the segment to start the season. Adam had four picks lined up and a set of three leans to share with listeners on this first episode of the season.

On the Thursday September 5 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Fabian Sommer, better known as Suuma, for a look at Week 1 of the NFL. Adam and Fabian touched on NFL betting tips, market entry, Falcons vs. Vikings, Chiefs vs. Jaguars, and Titans vs. Browns on this segment.Along with those games and strategies, the guys talked about how Fabian got his start and interest in the NFL and the guys also took a brief look at Giants vs. Cowboys. It was excellent to get a new perspective on BangTheBook Radio and one that comes from a very sharp frame of mind in the NFL.

On the Thursday September 5 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Brad Powers of BradPowersSports.com for this week’s Powers Picks segment. We got a lot of listener requests for games and made it a point to hit over 15 college football games with free picks and insights on this segment.Included in those 15 games were Syracuse vs. Maryland, South Florida vs. Georgia Tech, Nebraska vs. Colorado, Texas A&M vs. Clemson, San Diego State vs. UCLA, North Texas vs. SMU, BYU vs. Tennessee, UCF vs. FAU, and Cal vs. Washington. Even with all that college football, the guys still had a moment to talk NFL Week 1 and get some of Brad’s strategies with that.

On the Wednesday September 4 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by VSIN contributor Wes Reynolds for this week’s Wednesday Wagering segment. The guys discussed four college football games, how handicapping the NFL is different from CFB, and about some Week 1 NFL picks and predictions.West Virginia vs. Missouri, Northern Illinois vs. Utah, Wyoming vs. Texas State, and Tulane vs. Auburn were all games discussed on this segment with Wes and are all games that he has opinions on. The guys also looked at Week 1 of the NFL to isolate handicapping differences between the two leagues and get some thoughts on what Wes likes for this week.

On the Wednesday September 4 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Bryan Leonard of WagerTalk.com for this week’s Sports Wagering Talk. The guys talked about Week 1 to Week 2 adjustments in college football and how handicapping the NFL is different from handicapping college football.Along the way, the guys also broke down five games in deep detail, with listener requests for Central Michigan vs. Wisconsin, Western Michigan vs. Michigan State, and Minnesota vs. Fresno State on the college side and then Titans vs. Browns and Giants vs. Cowboys on the NFL side.

On the Tuesday September 3 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Ralph Michaels from WagerTalk.com for this week’s Capping the Card segment. Adam and Ralph looked at power ratings adjustments and observations following Week 1 and then hit on Vandy vs. Purdue, LSU vs. Texas, and Miami vs. UNC before surveying the Week 1 NFL card.A lot of things happened in Week 1 of the college football season and those things could have an impact on Week 2. Adam and Ralph talked about making adjustments to what we saw in that first week and about how those adjustments will carry over into Week 2. The guys also previewed Vanderbilt vs. Purdue, LSU vs. Texas, and Miami vs. UNC, to go along with some Week 1 NFL thoughts and one of Ralph’s favorite plays for this week in the pros.

On the Tuesday September 3 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Brian Blessing, the host of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline, for this week’s Betting the Board segment. Adam and Brian recapped some Week 1 college football thoughts with a look ahead to Week 2 and then focused on NFL, including Packers vs. Bears and Steelers vs. Patriots.One week of college football is in the books and the first week of the NFL is here. Brian had some takeaways from CFB Week 1 that he will look to carry over into Week 2 with some insights and analysis on what he’ll look to bet on this week. On the NFL side of the ledger, the guys talked about teams that played nobody in the preseason and also Packers vs. Bears, Bills vs. Jets, and Steelers vs. Patriots.

On the Monday September 2 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. Adam and Kyle recapped Week 1, discussed power ratings adjustments, and then looked at several games with free picks for Week 2.Week 1 was certainly interesting, as we’ve seen some overreactions in the betting market and also some line movement on the early numbers for games. Adam and Kyle talked about how they update their power ratings and what they use to avoid overreacting to one set of games. They also talked Notre Dame vs. Louisville before shifting gears to Week 2. Kyle gave a strong totals angle for Week 2 and the guys touched on several games, including Cincinnati vs. Ohio State, Nebraska vs. Colorado, and BYU vs. Tennessee.

On the Monday September 2 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke flew solo to talk Major League Baseball and NFL to kick off the Labor Day edition of the show. Adam discussed September baseball betting and looked at the Week 1 NFL lines to forecast some line moves heading into the kickoff of the 2019 season.On the NFL portion of the segment, Adam took a look at the current betting odds and forecasted some line moves. He also talked about the timing of line moves and the context of the NFL betting market, which is far more about numbers than it is about teams like college football is. It was a good segment and a good open to the week.