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It started out that host Adam Burke was going to be flying solo on today's edition of BangTheBook Radio. He did for the first few minutes, but friends of the show Brian Blessing and Collin Wilson stepped up and joined us to talk a variety of different topics.

It was kind of a hodgepodge type of show with no notes and no outlines for our guests, but two very smart people joined us and that made for some good discussion.

Adam and Brian chatted about the NHL landscape and about some good betting angles in play for tonight and moving forward as we approach the Trade Deadline. Brian also gave out a couple of totals plays that look pretty good for tonight's action.

Collin Wilson hopped on to chat with us about college basketball, college football, and Major League Baseball. He is a very smart, very sound handicapper that understands the markets well and he helped us out with a listener question on futures betting and hedging. The guys also talked about his early college football power ratings and futures plays and some MLB win total tickets.

Thursday brought us something extra special on BangTheBook Radio. It is always good to chat with Brad Powers and Ralph Michaels, but Ralph was unable to join the show today. Instead, we had a full show with host Adam Burke and professional handicapper Brad Powers and the sultry sounds of your favorite host came across crystal clear with a studio quality recording. Adam was in studio and Brad was on the phone lines as the guys talked about college football preparations for the 2018 season and also about three futures positions that Brad has taken. The guys also chatted a lot of college basketball, including a look at some of the teams that grab a lot of headlines, like Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Michigan State.

What's wrong with the Wildcats? What does Trae Young mean from a betting standpoint for the Sooners? Is it time for Tom Izzo to turn it up with Sparty? A quick discussion of futures positions in college basketball and the NBA wrapped up this slightly shorter, but smooth-sounding edition of BangTheBook Radio.

Hump Day takes on a new meaning this week with the Valentine's Day holiday, but things remain the same on BangTheBook Radio. Host Adam Burke will chat with professional handicapper Bryan Leonard from WagerTalk.com to start things off. The guys will discuss their starts in the industry and then talk some NBA and MLB. The All-Star Break is coming in the NBA, so Bryan talked about his strategy for the betting cards on Wednesday and Thursday. MLB season win totals are out, so the guys compared notes and talked about some of the initial activity on the numbers out in Las Vegas.

Wes Reynolds joined us for this week's Wednesday Wagering segment to chat about how he got his start in the industry. We'll also revisit the listener question about second half totals and middling opportunities. Wes will share his insights on betting NBA tonight and tomorrow and the guys will take a look at the Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club, where Tiger Woods will be in action once again.

Two guests will join us on the Valentine's Day Eve edition of BangTheBook Radio, as host Adam Burke fires up the show for another day. Brian Blessing of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline will be today's first guest. The guys will chat about all of the goal scoring that we're seeing this season with three more overs last night. They'll also hit on the Pacific Division and the Vegas Golden Knights. The Trade Deadline is coming, so they'll hit on the big deals that would have the most impact for teams. Finally, they'll look at the big Tuesday night card.

Tony George from Doc's Sports will also join us to chat Missouri Valley Conference college basketball. We've been talking about conference specialization as we transition to college hoops and this is one of Tony's specialties. The guys will talk about home court advantages in this league and also look at Tuesday's only game and preview the games coming up on Wednesday as well.

We're getting a new week going here on BangTheBook Radio. We'll start things off with host Adam Burke and the return of the Monday Mailbag segment. Listeners have been sending in some questions and your favorite host will answer them to the best of his ability. This week's questions are about betting with Bitcoin, stats to use for MLB season win totals, and how to use the percentages and money data from odds screens to make bets.

Kyle Hunter from HunterSportsPicks.com joins us for this week's Handicapping the Hardwood segment. The guys have a lot of things to discuss this week, including the first update from the Selection Committee about the top 16 teams in the field. They'll touch on a couple of teams opening some eyes lately in Cincinnati and Gonzaga. They'll also update some thoughts on the futures market. A buy low and a sell high team will give way to some of the games coming up this week. The guys hit Nevada vs. Boise State, UNC Greensboro vs. Citadel, George Mason vs. La Salle, and UT Arlington vs. Louisiana as games to handicap and with a look at a possible premium play.

We're going to have a little bit of everything on today's edition of BangTheBook Radio. Two guests will join us, as host Adam Burke starts off the show chatting Conference USA college basketball with Alex Nicolas of the SB Nation blog Miner Rush. The guys will look at the conference as a whole and break down some of Saturday's matchups.

Next up, Adam will chat a little bit about the MLB season win totals that we've seen posted at CG Technology in Las Vegas and offshore at 5Dimes Sportsbook. Adam will talk about some of his initial thoughts and the progress on his MLB season win total previews, with a good chunk of the AL East finished thus far.

Finally, we'll wrap up with Philip Rossman-Reich from Orlando Magic Daily on the NBA. Yesterday's Trade Deadline was certainly a busy one, especially for the Cavaliers. Philip recently saw the Cavs, so he'll give us some thoughts on how the players fit and we'll talk about some short-term and long-term impacts of the trades that we've seen recently.

It'll be almost all college basketball today on BangTheBook Radio. Host Adam Burke will start things up with Brad Powers from BradPowersSports.com as the guys chat a lot about college hoops. They'll open with a few quick college football notes and then move to the hardwood for a discussion about overrated and underrated teams in the current landscape. Parity has been a big thing across the board and we've also seen some upsets, including St. John's over Villanova last night and Ohio State over Purdue. The guys will preview Duke vs. North Carolina tonight and Michigan State vs. Purdue on Saturday. They'll also talk about how to take advantage during this time of the season with an influx of public money in the market.

Ralph Michaels from WagerTalk.com will join us to chat college hoops with a variety of different topics. Adam and Ralph will also hit on St. John's two upsets and talk about what that mans for a team like that and how we should view some of those teams going forward. They'll also discuss the Mountain West Conference with a big injury for the conference favorite and break down the other teams in that league. Saint Mary's and Gonzaga square off this week, so they'll preview that game and talk about how to evaluate big games in weak leagues. Finally, Ralph will share some best bets for Thursday and Saturday.

Basketball is in the spotlight around the sports world, so that's what we'll talk about on today's edition of BangTheBook Radio. Host Adam Burke will chat with professional handicapper Bryan Leonard about the current happenings in the NBA world to start things off. The Cavs continue to be a mess and the rest of the league is pushing forward towards tomorrow's NBA Trade Deadline. The All-Star Break is also on the horizon. They'll also address the tanking teams, who have done a good job in fourth quarters lately. Maybe it's time to adjust your NBA betting strategies.

Wes Reynolds joins us to chat some college basketball and some Pebble Beach Pro-Am today. A listener question about second half betting for college hoops led into a discussion of how to handicap CBB at this stage of the game. It was an interesting dichotomy to our first segment about the NBA and how to prioritize derivatives there. The Pebble Beach Pro-Am is a fun PGA Tour tournament with some interesting pairings and three different courses in play. Wes talked about some of the guys he's looking at and some of the challenges with the event.

The world of sports keeps moving forward, even without the NFL, as we move a day farther away from Super Bowl 52, but a day closer to the start of a new season. Two guests will join host Adam Burke on the Tuesday edition of BangTheBook Radio, as Brian Blessing of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline and old friend Tony George of Doc's Sports share their insights on a variety of topics. With Brian, the guys will put a wrap on Super Bowl LII from the perspective of both teams and the sportsbooks. It is also a busy night in the NHL with a lot of intriguing spots for teams.

Tony George makes his return to the program to chat some Big 12 college basketball as we continue our focus on that betting market. An exciting game between West Virginia and Oklahoma last night and two more games in that conference tonight will be the basis for a discussion of the conference as a whole and the challenges of betting a league in which everybody beats everybody. Tony has a lot of experience in college hoops and will be a valuable resource for a breakdown of this league.

The Monday after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday. Even if it was, we'd still be bringing you a new edition of BangTheBook Radio, but still. Who wants to work today? Host Adam Burke will start things off with Joe Everett of NFL Draft Bible as the guys recap Super Bowl LII and look ahead to the 2018 NFL season. They'll chat about the two teams that just got done playing and some of the decisions that they will face this summer. They'll also look at some of the teams that finished last in their respective divisions in 2017 and see who might make the big leap.

Handicapping the Hardwood is our college basketball betting segment with Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com and we've got a jam-packed edition of that for you today. Adam and Kyle will chat about the National Championship picture as just about everybody shifts gears to college hoops. They'll also take a look at the Colonial Athletic Association for some overrated and underrated teams. We'll buy low and sell high and also take a look at three games coming up this week, including a possible premium look-ahead pick.