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On the Tuesday March 19 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Brad Powers of BradPowersSports.com for this week’s Powers Picks segment. The guys talked about college football games of the year lines from BetOnline, the NIT, CBI, and CIT, and the West Region of the NCAA Tournament.One offshore sportsbook decided that this week was the best time to post early college football lines, so Adam and Brad, as they always do, found a way to work college football into the mix. They also looked at betting opportunities in college basketball, including the West Region, Brad’s picks for the Final Four, and his national champion.

On the Tuesday March 19 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Tony George of Doc’s Sports for this week’s Picks & Predictions segment. The guys talked about looking for betting opportunities outside of the NCAA Tournament this week and then talked about the Midwest Region for March Madness.There are a lot of other opportunities with baseball, NBA, NHL, and the other sports markets that are going on, as well as the NIT, CBI, and CIT. Adam and Tony talked about the equity in going after those markets, but also talked about the NCAA Tournament and the Midwest Region.

On the Tuesday March 19 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. The guys talked about the NIT, CBI, and CIT as great college basketball betting opportunities and then focused on the South Region for the NCAA Tournament.March Madness means more than just the field of 68 and Adam and Ralph illustrated that by isolating a lot of great opportunities and betting spots in the NIT, CBI, and CIT. They also took a deep dive into the South Region to look at the first round matchups and look for some strong betting angles in those games.

On the Tuesday March 19 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. The guys handicapped the Valspar Championship and then talked about the NCAA Tournament with a focus on the East Region.This week’s PGA Tour event features a weaker field and there are fewer opportunities, but Adam and Brian still shared their thoughts and tipped a few players. The NCAA Tournament was in the spotlight primarily, as the guys bounced around the bracket to find some interesting storylines and opportunities before focusing on the East Region to close the segment.

On the Monday March 18 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s first of two Handicapping the Hardwood segments. The guys talked about the NIT, CBI, and CIT, gave some general NCAA Tournament betting tips, and then looked at the matchups in the East Region and South Region.There are so many considerations in the “other” postseason tournaments, but those really are the best chances to make money. Adam and Kyle highlighted several teams and several situations across those lesser tournaments this week before March Madness even fully gets underway. They addressed overseeded and underseeded teams and looked at some very profitable early-round betting angles. Then they broke down games and shared their thoughts and picks.

On the Monday March 18 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke answered your listener questions during the Monday Mailbag segment. After Adam discussed our content and the schedule for the show, he answered listener questions about college basketball futures, MLB projections, and live betting.Keep those listener questions coming, especially as we look ahead to the transition to The Bettor’s Box for the MLB season. Adam talked a little bit about baseball today from more of a fantasy standpoint with some thoughts on the player projection systems that are out there. Listener questions about Utah State and Iowa State futures were also covered.

On the Friday March 15 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke took some time to talk about Major League Baseball and the AL West and NL East. Adam gave some season win total picks, betting tips, and players to watch for the Astros, Angels, Athletics, Mariners, Rangers, Braves, Marlins, Mets, Phillies, and Nationals.A few of Adam’s favorite MLB season win total bets come from these two divisions. Along with those picks, he talked about betting angles to consider for a variety of different pitchers and ballparks across these two divisions.

On the Friday March 15 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Christian Pina of the Sports Gambling Podcast for a preview and some predictions on the UFC Fight Night 147 card. Adam and Christian took a look at the main event between Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal and also broke down Christian’s favorite picks and fights for this UFC on ESPN+ 5 fight card.The Till vs. Masvidal fight has a lot more attached to it than just betting odds and the guys talked about some different strategies and different betting angles that you have to consider in UFC. They also talked about Leon Edwards vs. Gunnar Nelson and Volkan Oezdemir vs. Dominick Reyes before jumping around the card to find other free picks and predictions from Christian.

On the Wednesday March 12 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com and BangTheBook.com for the second Handicapping the Hardwood segment for this week. The guys tackled 10 conference tournaments with picks, predictions, and betting tips for the Big Sky, Mountain West, Southland, Big Ten, SEC, Conference USA, AAC, Big West, WAC, and Ivy League.The guys discussed shooting backdrops, futures prices, game-by-game betting tips, picks, and predictions, and a whole lot of great information for these conference tournaments. It’s been a real joy to break down all 32 for you once again on BangTheBook Radio and hope you’ve enjoyed these and all of our content. We’ve still got March Madness to go!

On the Tuesday March 12 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Brad Powers of BradPowersSports.com for this week’s Powers Picks segment. The guys managed to work college football in with a look at some season win totals and then talked ACC, Mountain West, Pac-12, and AAC Conference Tournaments.BetOnline Sportsbook gave us an idea of what we can expect for the upcoming college football season with some early win total numbers. After discussing those, the guys talked about the ACC, Mountain West, Pac-12, and AAC Conference Tournaments to handicap the field and look at some betting angles and considerations for those fields.

On the Tuesday March 12 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Tony George of Doc’s Sports for this week’s Picks and Predictions segment. Usually we have Tony on Thursdays, but we moved him to Tuesday this week to discuss conference tournament byes, the Big 12, and the Big Ten conference tournaments.Tony had some eye-opening stats and trends about byes in conference tournaments and what they mean for the teams. The guys also talked about the Big 12 Conference Tournament in Kansas City to handicap a pretty open field, where Kansas is just a #3 seed. The guys also went to Chicago for the Big Ten Conference Tournament, which is back at the United Center. This is one of the deepest conferences in college basketball, so you don’t want to bet it without Tony’s thoughts.

On the Tuesday March 12 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 dug into the Big East, Sun Belt, and SEC college basketball conference tournaments to find some betting value and examine some good angles, stats, and trends.The Big East isn’t as good as it has been in past years. Villanova is still a favorite, but the Wildcats and Marquette Golden Eagles are pretty vulnerable. Who has the best chance to make a move? The Sun Belt Conference was extremely balanced during the season. Action starts tonight, but the later rounds of the tournament will be very interesting. The SEC is as good as it has been in a long time. Kentucky has the history and the pedigree, but do the Wildcats have enough to survive a tougher field? We got Ralph’s answers to all of those questions and talking points.

On the Tuesday March 12 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. The guys talked about the PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass and then looked at the MAC Conference Tournament and the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament.The PLAYERS Championship is the signature PGA Tour event and has one of the most stocked fields of the season. Adam and Brian talked about their favorite picks for the tournament and what to look for with the TPC Sawgrass course. The MAC Tournament started last night, but now the event moves to Cleveland for the best games. The A-10 Tournament could wind up with only one bid for the conference, but Adam and Brian discussed the field and handicapped it.

On the Monday March 11 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com and BangTheBook.com for the first of two Handicapping the Hardwood segments for this week. The guys looked at the MAC, MEAC, Sun Belt, SWAC, ACC, Pac-12, A-10, Big East, and the Big 12 conference tournaments with picks, previews, and predictions.Shooting backdrops, underdog stats, over/under records, and a comprehensive breakdown of the fields for all of these conference tournaments were heard on today’s show. The guys talked about attacking weak seeds, money line rollovers, and different scheduling quirks for all of these conference tournaments.

On the Monday March 11 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke answered listener questions during the Monday Mailbag segment. He discussed baseball and college basketball primarily during this segment, as listeners asked about setting up models, market entry for the NCAA Tournament, and which books to read to learn about the business.You can submit listener questions to @SkatingTripods on Twitter or email adam[at]bangthebook[dot]com to have your questions answered on a future segment of the show.

On the Friday March 8 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke took some time to break down the American League Central Division with a look at all five teams and some futures betting opportunities. Adam gave his picks, predictions, and thoughts on the season win totals and the outlooks for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, and Minnesota Twins.Along with sharing his overall thoughts, Adam highlighted some individual players and pitchers that could have a big impact on how things for these teams this season and also discussed some game-by-game betting angles he’ll be looking to use to his advantage.

On the Friday March 8 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by UFC expert Christian Pina of the Sports Gambling Podcast and our weekly UFC analyst at BangTheBook.com for a breakdown of UFC Fight Night 146. The guys discussed this UFC on ESPN+ 4 event in Wichita by looking at the main event of Derrick Lewis vs. Junior dos Santos and several other fights on the card to get Christian’s best bets and analysis.Not only will the Lewis vs. dos Santos fight stand out, but Christian also has high hopes for Zaleski vs. Millender, Price vs. Means, and Smolka vs. Schnell. He shared his predictions for the main card and the preliminary card and also talked about some over/under bets for these fights.

On the Friday March 8 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Ian Epstein, one of the creators of PropSwap for a segment about one of the most interesting products in the sports betting industry. At PropSwap, bettors can buy and sell futures tickets and prop bets as a way to hedge their bets or as a way to get some investment at odds that are no longer offered by sportsbooks or may be even better than what the sportsbooks have to offer.Adam and Ian talked about the vision for the idea, the purpose that PropSwap serves for buyers, sellers, and the sportsbooks, and about what makes it so unique in this ever-changing sports betting landscape.

On the Thursday March 7 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Brad Powers of BradPowersSports.com for this week’s Powers Picks segment. After working in some college football, as they always do, the guys talked college basketball, including Duke and Zion Williamson and conference tournaments.The Arizona State spring game kicked off the spring cycle for college football and Brad shared his thoughts on how it went and also what types of things he’s looking to see in advance of the season. The guys then moved into college basketball to touch on Duke and Zion Williamson and what his absence could do to futures odds. They addressed conference tournament betting strategies and also looked at the West Coast Conference Tournament to find some betting angles.

On the Thursday March 7 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Tony George of Doc’s Sports for this week’s Picks & Predictions segment. The guys talked about the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, conference tournaments in general, and about NBA stats to use when handicapping.Arch Madness is near and dear to Tony’s heart, so he gave us some good betting tips and angles on that conference. The guys also talked about general conference tournament betting strategies and then transitioned over to the NBA to talk about which stats pair well with the situational angles that Tony uses to handicap games.