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On the Friday August 30 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 talked about college football sharp money line moves, the Andrew Luck fallout, and when the Week 1 NFL markets will start to move.The guys had a lot of things to discuss, ranging from why the market moves all at the same time to why line moves vary in size to understanding why a line stops moving in a certain direction. Brent also looked at it from a betting standpoint on how to recognize when the line you want may not be coming. The guys also looked at Andrew Luck’s retirement and what it means for the Colts, the AFC contenders, and the rest of the AFC South. Finally, they looked ahead to NFL Week 1 to see when these lines will start to be on the move.

On the Friday August 30 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke did the first segment by himself with a look at his participation in the Westgate SuperContest, Circa Million, and Golden Nugget Ultimate Football Challenge. Adam discussed his betting strategies for these three contests and also took a look at the college football betting market for Week 1.Strategy plays a big role in these contests, but the first part of the year is all about trying to pick winners and be set up for success. Adam talked about his NFL thoughts for the contests and also about why the Golden Nugget may set up a bit better. He also talked about line moves in the college football betting market for Week 1 to explain to listeners what they want to look for and how to interpret these moves.

On the Thursday August 29 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Brad Powers of BradPowersSports.com for this week’s Powers Picks segment. Adam had Brad for more than an hour today to talk NFL Preseason Week 4 and College Football Week 1 with a bevy of breakdowns on top games and line movements.Adam and Brad took a quick look at some NFL coaching trends for Week 4 of the Preseason before focusing all their attention on college football. The guys discussed a variety of games, including Ole Miss vs. Memphis, South Carolina vs. North Carolina, Duke vs. Alabama, Oregon vs. Auburn, Fresno State vs. USC, Houston vs. Oklahoma, and Notre Dame vs. Louisville, to go along with the much anticipated Wagner vs. UConn matchup.

On the Wednesday August 28 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by VSIN host Wes Reynolds for a Wednesday Wagering segment to look at the NFL and college football. The guys talked about the Andrew Luck retirement, Week 4 of the Preseason, and derivative betting for Week 1 in college football.Wes’s hometown team is the Indianapolis Colts, so he had a lot of thoughts on what still remains for the Colts in a post-Andrew Luck world. The guys also took a look at Week 4 of the preseason to attempt to find any betting value on the card. Finally, Week 1 should present some good opportunities in the derivative markets for college football, so that was a good way to finish out the show.

On the Wednesday August 28 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. The guys took a long look at college football on today’s segment, with thoughts on Bryan’s season prep and the stats that matter to him plus Week 1 action.Bryan has always been an expert in the MAC, so we took his season prep work and applied it to that conference to see if there are any underrated or overrated teams in the market. The guys also broke down Kent State vs. Arizona State on Thursday and then Toledo vs. Kentucky and Eastern Michigan vs. Coastal Carolina on Saturday.

On the Tuesday August 27 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 looked for NFL betting angles for Week 4 of the Preseason and handicapped Week 1, including thoughts on four games.Adam and Ralph looked at some trends and some notable information for Week 4 of the NFL Preseason in search of some sort of betting options with very few starters in action. Most of the segment was dedicated to Week 1, with thoughts on Texas State vs. Texas A&M, Wisconsin vs. USF, Colorado State vs. Colorado, and Oklahoma State vs. Oregon State.

On the Tuesday August 27 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 talked NFL Preseason Week 4, recapped his golf season, and then took a look at Week 1 in college football.Not many starters will play in Week 4 of the preseason. Does that create value anywhere in the betting markets? Adam and Brian discussed that and also took a look at his PGA Tour season to see how it wrapped up and evaluate his picks and strategies. Finally, the guys talked in general about Week 1 of the college football season and highlighted some of Brian’s favorite games.

On the Monday August 26 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for the Week 1 College Football First Look. After a quick chat about Andrew Luck and the betting impacts of his retirement, if was all college football, as the guys hit a number of Week 1 games and futures.You simply have to talk about the stunning and shocking Andrew Luck announcement on a betting podcast, so the guys did that to open the show. Then they shifted gears to college football, with a recap of the weekend, some notes on making adjustments, and then a look at some futures based on Kyle’s likes and dislikes with coordinators. Several games were discussed with UCLA vs. Cincinnati, FIU vs. Tulane, BYU vs. Utah, Utah State vs. Wake Forest, Purdue vs. Nevada.

On the Friday August 23 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 discussed what he does in his position with DSI, some sharp action in the futures markets, Week 0 and Week 1 in college football, and some early sharp bets for Week 1 in the NFL.This is always such a fascinating segment. Brent pulled back the curtain to talk about what a risk manager does and how information is used when it comes to moving lines. He talked about some college football futures bets, Week 0 bet counts and dollar amounts, and some Week 1 college football sharp action. Then the guys talked NFL Preseason and some early Week 1 sharp moves to finish out the segment.

On the Friday August 23 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by handicapper Christian Pina of the Sports Gambling Podcast to chat about MLB betting and some college football wagering tips. The guys focused on Christian’s strengths in the niche prop market and the derivative market for Major League Baseball and college football.We’ve made it a point to showcase on BangTheBook Radio that there are a lot of ways to win betting on sports. For Christian, those ways are in looking at the props and derivatives markets, looking at things like strikeout props and team totals. The guys had some back and forth about their specific strategies, how they differ, and about ways to diversify your bets to make money.

On the Thursday August 22 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by college football expert Thor Nystrom of Rotoworld for a look at Week 0 and his handicapping strategies for college football. The guys discussed a very complex system that Thor has to blend new school and old school to narrow his focus on the card and find a lot of edges in the marketplace.Thor is well-versed in the personnel of college football, so the guys discussed how that is an attribute before applying these concepts to Florida vs. Miami and Arizona vs. Hawaii. We’ll come up with something better than Thirsty Thorsdays for this segment, but you will definitely enjoy hearing from Thor on Thursdays this season.

On the Thursday August 22 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Brad Powers of BradPowersSports.com. The guys took a look at Week 3 of the NFL Preseason to find Brad’s favorite spots and also looked at Week 0 and Week 1 of the college football season.It is Dress Rehearsal Week, which means everybody will put on their best and simulate the regular season, right? Well, not so fast, my friend. Brad and Adam talked about the changing psychology and what it means for bettors this week and beyond. On the college football side, the guys went over any last-minute power ratings changes for Brad before looking at Florida vs. Miami, Arizona vs. Hawaii, UCLA vs. Cincinnati, FIU vs. Tulane, and Utah vs. BYU.

On the Wednesday August 21 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Wes Reynolds, @WesReynolds1 on Twitter, for the first of many Wednesday Wagering segments for the season. The guys dug deep into the Tour Championship, the final event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, Week 3 of the NFL Preseason, and Wes’s college football preparations.The Tour Championship features a really unique format in that Justin Thomas has a two-shot lead over Patrick Cantlay before play even begins and larger leads over the other 28 players. Wes shared his thoughts on outrights and matchups. The guys looked at Dress Rehearsal Week in the NFL Preseason and attempted to make sense of another move on the Colts. Finally, college football season is coming and Wes discussed his process for getting ready.

On the Wednesday August 21 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by BangTheBook writer Aram Tolegian for a look at some overrated and underrated college football teams for the upcoming season. The guys talked about three teams in each column, as Aram talked about how he’ll look to follow through with those positions and why he’s taking them in the first place.Some of these are big-name teams and there are some surprises, so you definitely don’t want to miss this segment.

On the Tuesday August 20 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. Adam and Ralph discussed Week 3 of the NFL Preseason in deep detail and then looked at Week 0 and Week 1 of the college football season.The guys outlined the importance of coaches in Week 3 and looked at some preseason stats that you can use to your advantage for handicapping the “dress rehearsal” week in the NFL. They spent most of their time talking about college football, having confidence in power ratings, Florida vs. Miami, Arizona vs. Hawaii, and Week 1 games of interest.

On the Tuesday August 20 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Brian Blessing, the host of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline, to chat the Tour Championship and Week 3 of the NFL Preseason. The guys took a long, hard look at betting opportunities in the FedEx Cup Playoffs with a new scoring format this year, as Justin Thomas will start at 10-under, with a two-shot lead. They talked about outright winner bets and matchup plays.Then the guys took a look at Week 3 of the NFL Preseason to discuss betting tips across a variety of games, including the Bills vs. Lions matchup. A quick look at Week 0 and Week 1 college football also rounded out the segment.

Host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter from HunterSportsPicks.com for the Week 0 College Football First Look segment on the August 19, 2019 edition of BangTheBook Radio. We were unable to hook up with Kyle over the summer, which left the guys with a ton to talk about on today’s first show for the new football season.Adam and Kyle talked about top season win total bets, power ratings, perception vs. reality, Florida vs. Miami and Arizona vs. Hawaii, Kyle’s quest to do better on sides, coaching, and a variety of other important college football betting topics.

On the Monday August 19 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke did an abbreviated version of The Bettor’s Box, which is our standalone MLB betting podcast over the summer. Adam took a look at the happenings in the MLB world, including some thoughts on Indians vs. Yankees, Dodgers vs. Braves, and a look ahead to this week’s set of games.Adam shared some betting thoughts for this week and offered up some analysis on what to watch for in the baseball markets as football starts to get more traction with Week 3 of the NFL Preseason and the start of the college football season.

This was one of the longest editions of our UFC Predictions with Pina segments, but it makes sense because there was a ton to talk about on this fight card for UFC 241. Stipe Miocic and champion Daniel Cormier will headline the UFC Anaheim card and Adam and Christian spent a ton of time breaking down the second fight between these two. They also talked at length about Nate Diaz vs. Anthony Pettis and surveyed the other main card fights.There are some betting opportunities on the prelim card as well, as Christian gave his thoughts on some round props and some fighters that he likes. This was a comprehensive breakdown of UFC, with talk about the strengths and weaknesses of the fighters and with some strategy regarding round props and ways to cut down the juice on a big favorite.

Host Adam Burke opened up The Bettor’s Box with a look Beyond the Box Score at Red Sox vs. Indians, Twins vs. Brewers, Reds vs. Nationals, Mets vs. Braves, and Phillies vs. Cubs, as all of those series have some important talking points. Adam also discussed how he is going to overhaul his MLB betting approach and gave some stats and splits that illustrate what he plans to do next season in hopes of improving the day-by-day results.After a look Down the Lines that included two picks for Thursday night’s action, Adam previewed six series for what should be an outstanding week of baseball. He covered Indians vs. Yankees, Astros vs. Athletics, Cardinals vs. Reds, Brewers vs. Nationals, Dodgers vs. Braves, and Padres vs. Phillies.