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On the Thursday January 31 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Brad Powers of BradPowersSports.com for this week’s Powers Picks segment. On this segment, the guys talked about Super Bowl LIII prop bets and predictions for Patriots vs. Rams and also took a look at the West Coast Conference in college basketball.Before launching into the Super Bowl, Adam and Brad spent a little bit of time on college football to chat about some of the interesting nuggets that Brad has found in his research. With the Super Bowl, they talked about prop bets, side and total predictions, and had some fun with the big game. With college hoops, we continued our conference breakdowns with a look at the West Coast Conference, where Gonzaga is far and away the top team.

On the Friday January 31 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 took a deep dive into Super Bowl LIII prop bets for Patriots vs. Rams and also took an updated look at the Missouri Valley Conference in college hoops.Tony has been moving some money on prop bets in the lead-up to the game, so he discussed his favorite ones with us and also gave some updated thoughts on the side and total for the game. On the college basketball side, the balance of power has shifted in the Missouri Valley since we last talked, so the guys updated what has been happening and looked at some betting tips for the future.

On the Wednesday January 30 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Wes Reynolds, @WesReynolds1 on Twitter, for the Wednesday Wagering segment. The guys talked all things prop betting for Super Bowl LIII and also talked about the Waste Management Phoenix Open with Wes’s prop betting picks.The guys looked at player and team props for the big game between the Patriots and Rams and also discussed the game props that Wes will look to take advantage of for the Super Bowl. They talked about outright picks for the Phoenix Open, a very unique event with a tough course and a tough crowd.Finally, Adam wrapped up this segment with some important remarks on #BellLetsTalk Day.

On the Wednesday January 30 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 all things props for Super Bowl LIII between the Patriots and the Rams and also discussed the side, total, and money line for the big game.The guys left no stone unturned today as they talked about Bryan’s prop betting strategies for team and player props and also about what he’s looking to capitalize on for the game props. They discussed bankroll management from a prop betting standpoint in terms of bet sizing and also about Bryan’s last-minute suggestions for bettors late to the party.

On the Tuesday January 29 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Ralph Michaels for this week’s Capping the Card segment. The guys looked at prop betting options for Super Bowl LIII and also took a deep dive into the Colonial Athletic Association as our conference breakdowns continued.Ralph had some thoughts on the props for the Super Bowl, including some historical results on some of your favorite props. The guys also dug into the CAA in college hoops to see how those teams stack up and to find some betting angles. Ralph also shared his top situational and technical plays of the week with us.

On the Tuesday January 29 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Brian Blessing of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline for the Betting the Board segment. The guys talked Super Bowl LIII, with a focus on prop bets, the NHL after the All-Star Break, and the Waste Management Phoenix Open.Brian had a lot of prop betting thoughts for us across a lot of the different options that are out there for the New England Patriots vs. Los Angeles Rams matchup. The guys also hit on the NHL and a staggered return to action and looked at predictions and outright winners for the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale.

On the Monday January 28 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s first Handicapping the Hardwood segment. After checking in briefly on Super Bowl LIII, the guys talked Summit League, regression candidates, fade/follow, and four games for the Week of January 28 in college basketball.The guys had a lot of different talking points in the Summit League, including some betting angles for you to consider. The regression candidates and the fade/follow have done quite well of late and we’re also watching the schedule for some good betting spots coming up, including Lipscomb vs. Liberty, Wisconsin vs. Nebraska, and a home-and-home with UAB and MTSU.

On the Monday January 28 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Joe Everett of NFL Draft Bible and DraftScouts for a breakdown of Super Bowl LIII. The guys talked about the prop betting market with Joe’s scouting and talent evaluation background serving as a different perspective for the big game.Adam and Joe talked about side, total, and money line, but focused most heavily on the prop betting market to find mismatches at the skill positions and in the trenches. The guys looked at some individual matchups that you can look to exploit to pick up some winners betting props on running backs, wide receivers, quarterbacks, and individual defensive players.

On the Friday January 25 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Brent from DSI Sportsbook for this week’s version of The Odds Report. With two weeks of betting before the Super Bowl, Adam and Brent discussed the sharp action that has been seen so far and the risk management side of props.We did have sharp action on Super Bowl 53 to discuss on today’s segment, as the guys talked about a money line bet and also a derivative play on the total. They also discussed the mindset that goes into managing risk for two weeks with changing limits, all the prop betting options, and a heavy betting handle with a lot of backloaded action.

On the Friday January 25 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s second Handicapping the Hardwood segment. The guys talked about the Big West Conference, a couple of regression teams, and four games for this weekend, including Michigan State vs. Purdue.We continued our conference breakdowns on today’s show by focusing on the Big West Conference. Adam and Kyle talked about some betting strategies, how these teams are ranked, and some good stats and angles to use in this conference. They also looked four games for this weekend, with Iowa State vs. Ole Miss, that huge Big Ten game, and a couple under the radar matchups.

On the Thursday January 24 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 and Brad discussed initial thoughts on Super Bowl LIII, the line movement we’ve seen so far, prop betting strategies, and then the Pac-12 in college basketball.Brad had some thoughts on the opening numbers and the initial action for the Super Bowl between the Patriots and Rams and the guys also talked a little bit about why they think the line is moving and what will happen as we go forward. They discussed the prop betting strategies required to conquer the 800+ prop bets that we’ll see out there in the market. Finally, the Pac-12 is a mess of a conference, but somebody has to emerge. Is it a one-bid league? Who is the team best positioned to make a nice run?

On the Thursday January 24 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Tony George from Doc’s Sports for the Picks & Predictions segment. Adam and Tony discussed Super Bowl 53 and the initial line movement, what injuries like the one suffered by Victor Oladipo mean in the NBA, and the SEC vs. Big 12 Challenge in college basketball.Early sharp movement seems to favor the Rams. Is that something that Tony agrees with? When will we see another wave of money? How is Tony organizing his prop betting strategies? On the NBA side, the Pacers are down a superstar. What does that mean in terms of adjustments? Will other Eastern Conference contenders smell blood? On the college basketball side, Kansas vs. Kentucky highlights the SEC vs. Big 12 Challenge. Adam and Tony discussed the teams involved and talked about how they stack up against each other.

On the Wednesday January 23 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 hit on Super Bowl LIII with a discussion of the early lines and how to organize your thoughts for betting the props market. They also touched on some second half college basketball betting strategies.Adam and Bryan discussed finding value in the props market with game and player props and talked about what stats and trends you want to consider when it comes to looking at those alternative ways of betting the Super Bowl.

On the Wednesday January 23 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Wes Reynolds, @WesReynolds1 on Twitter, for the Wednesday Wagering segment. The guys talked about Super Bowl LIII and prop betting, the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, and tonight’s Purdue vs. Ohio State matchup.With the Super Bowl, Adam and Wes discussed the initial line movement that we’ve seen and about some of the thought processes for the big game. They also touched on a strategy for tackling all of the prop bets that will be posted. The Farmers Insurance Open has a really strong field and Wes had a strong set of opinions with his picks. Finally, what’s the deal with Ohio State and why do they keep getting so much respect? Wes answered with his thoughts on tonight’s game vs. Purdue.

On the Tuesday January 22 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 the early betting odds and line moves for Super Bowl LIII and continued our conference breakdowns by talking about the Big East and the Horizon League.The line for Patriots vs. Rams has been bouncing around a little bit and the guys gave their thoughts on that and talked about when to enter the market for the Super Bowl. Then it was all about college basketball, as the guys looked at the Big East and the Horizon League in deep detail to showcase some betting angles, situational spots, and to rank the teams in those leagues. Ralph’s top plays for Tuesday night wrapped up the segment.

On the Tuesday January 22 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 about initial Super Bowl LIII thoughts, the Road to the Kentucky Derby, and the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.We’ve seen some movement already on the Super Bowl, so Adam got Brian’s take on what we’ve seen so far and what we will see going forward. The guys also took a look at some very early Kentucky Derby odds and passed along some tips for how to bet on horse racing. Then they talked about Tiger Woods’s return to the PGA Tour with this week’s Farmers Insurance Open and Brian gave out his favorite picks for this event.

On the Monday January 21 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s Handicapping the Hardwood segment. Adam and Kyle took a deep dive into the Big Sky Conference, talked some follow and fade teams, and previewed four games for this week in college basketball betting.Be sure to check out Kyle’s daily college basketball picks article at BangTheBook.com and also to catch both segments on BangTheBook Radio throughout the week. The guys looked at two regression candidates in Conference USA and also went way under the radar for today’s fade and follow programs. Texas Tech vs. Kansas State, Bowling Green vs. Eastern Michigan, Marshall vs. Louisiana Tech, and NC State vs. Louisville were the four games under the spotlight, with one a possible look-ahead to a premium play.

On the Monday January 21 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Joe Everett of DraftScouts and Insider Football for the NFL Week in Review & Super Bowl LIII Preview. Adam and Joe recapped what we saw in the conference championship games and gave some initial thoughts on the matchups that matter for Patriots vs. Rams on February 3.The guys looked back at Rams vs. Saints and Patriots vs. Chiefs to talk about some of the different things that the winners were able to exploit and also discussed what the two-week layoff means for Sean McVay, who hasn’t done this before, and Bill Belichick, who has done this a lot. They also talked about the X’s and O’s to pay attention to as you start to think about prop bets.

On the Friday January 18 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s second Handicapping the Hardwood segment. On this segment, the guys took a deep dive into the Sun Belt Conference, tackled regression candidates, and looked at four Saturday games, including Virginia vs. Duke.The Sun Belt is a conference where some good money can be made because of the small talent gaps and the good travel spots, so that was a primary focus as we keep breaking down the conferences. The guys also talked about some regression candidates and some fade and follow teams for the short-term and the long-term. Finally, they discussed four games for Saturday, including Virginia vs. Duke, Oklahoma vs. Texas, and a couple of really noteworthy scheduling spots.

On the Friday January 18 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Christian Pina of the Sports Gambling Podcast, who is also a new UFC contributor to BangTheBook.com, for a breakdown of UFC Fight Night 143. This UFC Brooklyn fight card is the first on ESPN and has a main event of Henry Cejudo and TJ Dillashaw.Adam and Christian looked at the main card fights to find some betting value and discussed some of Christian’s favorite betting opportunities up and down the card, including the Paige VanZant vs. Rachael Ostovich fight and also a very live underdog on the preliminary card.