Tue, 28 February 2012
Betting Dork: Chad Millman, Editor-in-Chief, ESPN The Magazine, Behind The Bets Blog/Podcast, ESPN.com
Editor-in-Chief of ESPN The Magazine, writer of the Behind the Bets Blog for Insider on ESPN.com, and the host of the Behind the Bets podcast for ESPN.com, Chad Millman chats with Host Gill Alexander about the current Analytics Issue of ESPN The Mag and the place of magazines in the sports media landscape, in general. Plus, the two sports betting pod hosts discuss their reactions to, what else, listener habits of betting pods. Then, Pregame Pro Vegas Runner checks in to discuss the tenets of betting NCAA College Basketball Conference Tournaments, from money influx to scheduling to motivation to stats, on Tuesday's Betting Dork (February 28, 2012). |
Tue, 21 February 2012
Formerly on Versus' now-defunct "The Daily Line" and now with his own podcast at Grantland.com, Comic Reese Waters drops in on Host Gill Alexander for a free-flowing exchange on most anything that comes to their minds, most of which comes with a betting bent. Topics include the odds on NFL teams landing Peyton Manning, thoughts on HBO's gambling-focused series "Luck", who is in the wrong in the Darren Rovell (CNBC) v Richard Sandomir (New York Times) Twitter war, the NBA's wacky 2012 Slam Dunk Contest, and the odss in the Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress categories in the 84th Academy Awards. It's all on Tuesday's Betting Dork (February 21, 2012). |
Mon, 13 February 2012
Betting Dork: Marc Spears, Yahoo! Sports, NBA Insider Stories, Dan Bebe, NBA Midseason Betting Report
It's the NBA from both an insider's and outsider's vantage point. First, Yahoo! Sports NBA Insider Marc Spears drops in on Host Gill Alexander to recount tales from the NBA road, highlighting Jeremy Lin and shedding light on what NBA travel is really like. Then pro bettor Dan Bebe hangs out and examines key ATS betting numbers from the season's first half, including how teams have really done on their third game of back-to-back-to-backs, how huge favorites have fared, and which refs have been trend-spotted. It's all on a packed NBA edition of Monday's Betting Dork (February 13, 2012). |
Tue, 7 February 2012
He is the mythical figure in the sports betting world, as reclusive as he is respected. Suffice it to say, Billy Walters simply doesn't grant that many interviews. But with the words, "David, this is Billy Walters", Covers.com columnist David Purdum instantly became one of the chosen few. Purdum joins Host Gill Alexander to discuss all that surrounded that moment, from the events that led up to it, to the subjects that really moved Walters himself, to the lasting impressions Walters made, on Tuesday's Betting Dork (February 7, 2012). |