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On the Thursday February 7 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was forced into MLB action after a late cancellation by Tony George to chat MLB season win totals and PECOTA projections. We’ll be doing a lot more MLB betting stuff as we go forward on the shows and Adam gave his thoughts on where the PECOTA projections fall short and what considerations bettors need to make when looking to follow them.

He talked about what is most important for PECOTA and why it has actually created some new value in the season win total market. He also touched briefly on a couple of teams whose projections are too low and those that might be too high.

On the Wednesday February 6 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. The guys took a deep dive into one of Kyle’s favorite conferences, the MAAC, and also took a look at this weekend’s most intriguing betting matchups.

The MAAC is a conference with a lot of pace wars and a lot of teams that Kyle has had success with, so it was a great league to cover on this show. The guys talked about situational spots and also some advantages and disadvantages for those teams. They also looked at some games for this weekend, including the rematch between Duke and Virginia.

On the Wednesday February 6 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Wes Reynolds for this week’s Wednesday Wagering segment. The guys talked NBA betting around the Trade Deadline and All-Star Break, college basketball revenge spots, and the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

The NBA Trade Deadline makes it hard for teams and players to focus, which makes a notoriously tough market even more challenging for bettors. Adam and Wes tried to sort through that and also the period before the All-Star Break. College basketball rematches are rolling around now, so the guys discussed what to look for in that second meeting. Finally, the Pebble Beach Pro-Am is a unique event and a unique handicap, which is why Wes was the perfect guy to ask about it and his picks for the tournament.

On the Tuesday February 5 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Ralph Michaels for this week’s Capping the Card segment. Our conference college basketball betting breakdowns continued with the Ivy League and the WAC and Ralph also shared top free picks of the week for our listeners.

The Ivy League and the WAC are conferences that are way under the radar, but there are some excellent situational betting angles in these two leagues. Ralph discussed his ranks of the teams in the two conferences and the guys also looked at those all-important betting tips. Ralph also shared his top situational and technical plays for this week in college hoops.

On the Tuesday February 5 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Brian Blessing for the Betting the Board segment. The guys did some catch-up in the NHL and looked at Tuesday night’s card and also broke down their picks and betting angles for the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

First period overs have been rather profitable and sportsbooks have taken notice with heavy juice on the number. What has led to this phenomenon? The guys also talked about Tuesday’s big card, including Wild vs. Sabres and also Golden Knights vs. Lightning. They also discussed weekend afternoon games and the betting angles associated with those.

Finally, the Pebble Beach Pro-Am is a unique event with pros and amateurs and celebrities, three courses, and a reason for players to take this year’s event more seriously than in the past. Adam and Brian gave their predictions and some other betting angles.

On the Monday February 4 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com and BangTheBook.com for the Handicapping the Hardwood segment. The guys talked Horizon League per listener request, looked at fade/follow and regression teams, and previewed for games for this week.

The Horizon League has some interesting history and some good betting spots to consider. Along with looking at those, Kyle gave us his rank of the teams in that league and some of the things that he handicaps. The guys also looked at a couple of regression candidates and some fade and follow teams before looking at this week’s betting opportunities, including Kansas vs. Kansas State and LSU vs. Mississippi State.

On the Monday February 4 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Joe Everett of NFL Draft Bible and DraftScouts for a recap of the 2018 NFL season and a look ahead to the offseason. The guys looked at yesterday’s Super Bowl and recapped some of what we saw before looking ahead to the offseason to see which teams could make a significant push.

The Patriots grabbed another title over the Rams, who looked bad, but had another successful season. After assessing those two teams, Adam and Joe looked at some of next year’s hopefuls and evaluated what teams can do over the spring and summer months to put themselves in a position to be in Miami next year for Super Bowl LIV.

On the Friday February 1 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. The guys had a lot to talk about with Super Bowl LIII, as they hit sharp action on the side, total, derivatives, and props and also had a long discussion about the betting line.

Patriots money has been hot and heavy at most places, though DSI was fortunate enough to get back a bet to balance the action. The guys talked about the mindset of the risk managers in the business for this big game and about how the prop betting market can be a big help for balancing risk and minimizing exposure.

It’s been great to chat with Brent all season and we look forward to the fall to do it all again.

On the Friday February 1 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Christian Pina, our new UFC writer, to break down UFC Fight Night 144. This fight card in Fortaleza, Brazil features a main event of Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes and some other intriguing matchups. Christian shared some of his thoughts on the main card and the guys also discussed market entry and arbitrage opportunities when it comes to betting on the UFC.

On the Friday February 1 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for the Handicapping the Hardwood segment. Though we primarily focus on college basketball, Adam and Kyle talked about Super Bowl 53 props and the side and total before looking at SoCon college hoops and the games for this weekend.

The props discussion was short, but sweet, as the guys touched on some betting options that they like for the big game and also final thoughts on the side and total. Our conference breakdowns continued with a look at the Southern Conference, aka the SoCon, where teams like Furman and Wofford have been making some noise and others are knocking on the door. Finally, they talked weekend games UNC vs. Louisville and Oregon State vs. Utah.