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On the May 16 edition of The Bettor’s Box, host Adam Burke started off with a quick review of Chase Field following his vacation last weekend. Then it was into the regular format of the program, as Adam went Beyond the Box Score to check out Rockies vs. Red Sox, Padres vs. Dodgers, and Brewers vs. Phillies. He talked about some recent call-ups and looked at some noteworthy standings developments and live betting angles that could yield good money-making opportunities.Following a quick exit velocity update and a look at line moves dating back to Monday, Adam shared his pick for Thursday night and then previewed five series coming up this weekend. He gave betting angles and suggestions for Rays vs. Yankees, Brewers vs. Braves, Twins vs. Mariners, Astros vs. Red Sox, and Cubs vs. Nationals.

On the Wednesday May 15 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Brian Blessing of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline for a two-part podcast on the PGA Championship and the Preakness Stakes. On the first half of the show, the guys talked about this weekend's golf major at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York.This is truly a wide-open event as outlined by host Adam Burke and esteemed guest Brian Blessing. The guys had their favorites, but also mentioned a lot of players by name for this week at Bethpage Black, where the course is long, the rough is feisty, but the greens are soft. Adam and Brian talked about favorites and some angles for betting on the different guys on the odds board.

On the Wednesday May 15 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Brian Blessing of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline for a two-part podcast on the PGA Championship and the Preakness Stakes. On the second half of the show, the guys talked about this weekend's Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.The Preakness Stakes is the second leg of the Triple Crown and will be held at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday with a post time of 6:40 p.m. ET. Improbable is and will be the favorite with the Mike Smith/Bob Baffert team, but Adam and Brian had other ideas on the board. They talked about what makes this race different than the others, how much it matters to take a horse that just ran in the Kentucky Derby, and about their top picks and the betting angles that they are using to handicap the race.

On this May 10 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke and Christian Pina tackled UFC 237. Fight cards in Brazil are always interesting for a variety of reasons and this one is no different. The guys discussed the main event between Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade. They also talked in deep detail about Jared Cannonier vs. Anderson Silva and Jose Aldo vs. Alexander Volkanovski.This podcast was deliberately long and detailed on those three fights because the other fights don’t offer nearly as much intrigue. Christian had some strong thoughts on a couple undercard bouts that he shared with listeners as the guys glossed over the rest of the card looking for free picks and predictions.

On this Thursday May 9 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke went with the show’s traditional format, beginning with a look Beyond the Box Score. He talked about Mets vs. Padres, Phillies vs. Cardinals, Blue Jays vs. Twins, Braves vs. Dodgers, and Nationals vs. Brewers. He also looked at some left/right platoon splits and also some really interesting totals results to this point in the season.A weekly exit velocity update transitioned into this week’s Down the Lines segment to isolate and analyze major line moves on the games that were just played. Adam gave out an exclusive free pick for show listeners today that was not included in his daily article. Finally, Adam previewed five weekend series with thoughts on Braves vs. Diamondbacks, Mariners vs. Red Sox, Rangers vs. Astros, Indians vs. Athletics, and Brewers vs. Cubs.

For this Monday May 6 edition of The Bettor’s Box, host Adam Burke opened with a couple of listener questions in the Monday Mailbag. He talked about college football strength of schedule and also parlaying big favorites on the bases. A look Beyond the Box Score focused on Nationals vs. Phillies, Red Sox vs. White Sox, Mets vs. Brewers, Cardinals vs. Cubs, and Dodgers vs. Padres. Adam also talked about specific pitcher vs. team matchups based on pitch type.A quick look Down the Lines yielded a very important and helpful handicapping tip that Adam mentioned after talking about tonight’s free pick. If you want to get ahead of line moves and play on the likelihood of regression, Adam has a stat for you. Finally, Red Sox vs. Orioles, Braves vs. Dodgers, Diamondbacks vs. Rays, and Reds vs. Athletics were the series previewed for this week of action.

On this Friday May 3 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke and UFC expert Christian Pina talked at length about this UFC Fight Night 151 card from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada with a main event of Al Iaquinta and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. The guys opened with some very interesting betting angles with this Canadian-heavy fight card and about why you may want to be looking at the native fighters.The guys also talked about Elias Theodorou vs. Derek Brunson, the impending brawl between Cub Swanson and Shane Burgos, some up-and-coming prospects like Sergey Spivak and Marc-Andre Barriault, and even talked briefly about the superfight coming up this August between Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic.

On this May 2 edition of The Bettor’s Box, host Adam Burke went Beyond the Box Score to recap A’s vs. Red Sox and Padres vs. Braves at the top of the show. Then he looked at some pitcher regression candidates based on a variety of stats, like LOB%, ERA-FIP, and xwOBA, which are all important metrics to consider as sample sizes increase.After this week’s Exit Velocity update, Adam recapped some line moves dating back to Monday and then previewed five series for this weekend. He talked about Cardinals vs. Cubs, Mariners vs. Indians, Royals vs. Tigers, Dodgers vs. Padres, and Astros vs. Angels, which will be played in Mexico.

Everybody suddenly develops an interest in horse racing when the Triple Crown rolls around. Brian Blessing plays the ponies year round. That’s why he was a perfect guest for host Adam Burke on this Kentucky Derby podcast. Adam and Brian started with some general horse racing handicapping tips regarding jockeys, trainers, and the horses themselves. They talked about bet types and strategies on race day. They also discussed what “value” is at the track.Then, it was time to head to Churchill Downs. The guys started with the weather forecast and what impact that may have on race day. They broke down the field for the Kentucky Oaks and both Brian and Adam gave out some of their analysis. The Kentucky Derby is the crown jewel of the weekend and the most talked about race. Brian shared some of his picks and Adam threw in a few of his as the guys talked about some of the complexities of betting this race and some of the things to keep in mind regarding jockeys and trainers.

The MLB season is a month old now and it has had its frustrations and its challenges. One constant has been the work of host Adam Burke on The Bettor’s Box to bring a unique spin to the baseball betting business that you won’t find anywhere else. Adam answered listener questions about bunting, 1st inning betting, and run lines to kick off today’s show. Then he went Beyond the Box Score to chat about Indians vs. Astros, Yankees vs. Giants, Rockies vs. Braves, and A’s vs. Blue Jays.A quick look Down the Lines at line moves dating back to Friday and today’s market movers transitioned into a top underdog pick for tonight’s action. Finally, Adam previewed the week ahead with thoughts on A’s vs. Red Sox, Astros vs. Twins, Rockies vs. Brewers, and Padres vs. Braves. He also gave out a few look-ahead positions with some fade candidates.

It’s always nice to talk UFC with Christian Pina and especially when the card is this exciting. Host Adam Burke facilitated the discussion and Christian gave listeners thoughts on just about all of the matches on the card, including the main event with Jacare and Hermansson and also Greg Hardy’s second career UFC fight against Dmitry Smoliakov.The guys jumped around the card to talk about Alex Oliveira vs. Mike Perry, John Lineker vs. Cory Sandhagen, Andrei Arlovski vs. Augusta Sakai, and the women’s fights between Carla Esparza and Virna Jandiroba and Angela Hill and Jodie Esquibel. Finally, the guys took a peek ahead at UFC Fight Night 150 next week in Ottawa with an overview of the card for early bettors.

On today’s edition of The Bettor’s Box, host Adam Burke started with a look Beyond the Box Score at Brewers vs. Cardinals, Nationals vs. Rockies, Mariners vs. Padres, and Twins vs. Astros. He also looked at some early-season RISP numbers to find some outliers in line for positive or negative regression.Following the weekly exit velocity update, Adam went Down the Lines to recap and discuss line moves and explain the reasons behind them. A pick for Thursday night was a good segue into a look at this weekend, including thoughts on Indians vs. Astros, Rockies vs. Braves, Padres vs. Nationals, and Rays vs. Red Sox.

On this special edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke and Joe Everett of NFL Draft Bible discussed the 2019 NFL Draft. After Kyler Murray and Joey Bosa, the first round looks really interesting and there are a lot of prop bets that will be directly impacted by what we see from the league’s 32 teams. Adam and Joe discussed first-round prop bets, who will go where, and how many players from teams like Alabama and Clemson will be selected.Along with that, the guys looked at an overview of the draft to see how many non-FBS players will be taken and also to get Joe’s thoughts on some of his favorite prospects that may or may not be getting a lot of buzz out there in the football or football betting communities.

Host Adam Burke opened up today’s edition of The Bettor’s Box with three Monday Mailbag questions about hedging NBA futures, doubleheaders, and the definition of “league average”. He carried that league average discussion into the Beyond the Box Score segment to look at some outliers and then talked about Red Sox vs. Rays, Phillies vs. Rockies, Blue Jays vs. A’s, and Reds vs. Padres.After a look Down the Lines at line moves dating back to Friday, Adam gave out a couple of picks for tonight’s action and then previewed four series for this week with thoughts on Diamondbacks vs. Pirates, Yankees vs. Angels, Nationals vs. Rockies, and Dodgers vs. Cubs.

Host Adam Burke got together with UFC expert handicapper Christian Pina for a quick look at UFC Fight Night 149 in St. Petersburg, Russia coming up this weekend. The main event features Alistair Overeem vs. Alexei Oleinik and the guys also jumped around the card to find some additional free picks and exciting matchups to share with our BangTheBook Radio listeners.This is a tough fight card to handicap because there are a lot of unknown fighters and a lot of chalky matchups over in Russia. The main event features a couple of household names, but Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan is the lead-in to the main event. Marcelo Golm and Devin Clark are known names and so is Shevchenko, though Antonina is not nearly as well known as sister Valentina.Adam and Christian worked their way through the card to find good betting picks and predictions for this one and also teased next week’s segment with a strong UFC on ESPN 3 card.

We had something of a rain delay with a connection issue at the tail end of today’s show, but host Adam Burke was able to piece it all together and give you a lot of great MLB betting insights and analysis that you won’t find anywhere else. Adam started Beyond the Box Score to break down Indians vs. Mariners, Yankees vs. Red Sox, and Cubs vs. Marlins. He also talked about some early-season standings outliers and gave this week’s exit velocity updates.We’ve seen fewer line moves of note this week, but Adam recapped those in his Down the Lines segment and also gave out a pick for Thursday night’s action. Finally, he previewed five series for this upcoming weekend with looks at Dodgers vs. Brewers, Phillies vs. Rockies, Mets vs. Cardinals, Red Sox vs. Rays, and Braves vs. Indians.

Lots of listener questions opened up today’s edition of The Bettor’s Box as host Adam Burke talked about how to evaluate signs of regression, live betting and middling, trends vs. random occurrences, and a whole lot more.A look Beyond the Box Score took us to Indians vs. Royals, White Sox vs. Yankees, and Astros vs. Mariners. Adam also talked about some early bullpen numbers and which bullpens are in line for some positive and negative regression. He also introduced SIERA as a good barometer for rating bullpens.The Down the Lines segment recapped line moves that we’ve seen dating back to Friday and highlighted a big mover today. With no pick for tonight’s ugly card, Adam focused on some upcoming games this week with some likely look-ahead picks for Red Sox vs. Yankees, A’s vs. Astros, Rockies vs. Padres, Cardinals vs. Brewers, and Pirates vs. Tigers.

On this edition of BangTheBook Radio, Adam Burke and Christian Pina tackled UFC 236. There are two interim title fights on the card, including the marquee matchup between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier. Does the first matchup between the two combatants matter? Who has the upper hand in this one?Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya have not fought in the past, but this is a strong test for Adesanya, a rapidly rising prospect in the sport. Christian shared his thoughts on that match as well.There are a lot of good fights on the card, including Eryk Anders vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. and some of Christian’s top picks for this UFC 236 pay-per-view event. Don’t you dare bet on this week’s card without hearing what Adam and Christian had to say about Saturday’s festivities in Atlanta.

This was a really informative edition of The Bettor’s Box. They all are, but host Adam Burke has seen a lot of trends and actionable betting angles popping up here so far this season and he shared them with our listeners today.He started Beyond the Box Score with a look at Yankees vs. Astros, Padres vs. Giants, and Dodgers vs. Cardinals. He talked about some interesting exit velocity statistics and some eye-popping numbers on the totals market so far. He looked for regression candidates on offense based on high-velocity contact.He also went Down the Lines to look at line moves dating back to Monday, including some surprising moves that didn’t happen or some buy back that came in unexpectedly. That was also the time that he gave a pick for today’s card.Finally, a look at the weekend ahead led to some thoughts on Phillies vs. Marlins, Brewers vs. Dodgers, Astros vs. Mariners, and Pirates vs. Nationals.

On the Tuesday April 9 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Brian Blessing of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline for a breakdown of the Masters. Adam and Brian discussed this week’s first golf major with thoughts on Augusta National, betting odds, and their picks and predictions to win the green jacket.Brian talked about his handicap of the course and how weather could play a big factor. The guys also discussed the horse for course players that you want to keep an eye on and also about Brian’s top picks and best prices for this tournament.