Covered in Glory

Paul and Caleb recap the Knights of Columbus Card Show as making a deal with a kid brought back memories for Paul. The Card Wars scoreboard: Caleb has spent $1,482 of Cousin Sal’s money and Paul has spent $2,600; Paul has had the biggest score of the competition so far pulling a Prizm Basketball Orange Ice Lebron James card that was going for $1k before his injury. Caleb bought a Bo Bichette card as well as a Donovan Mitchell card while there. The guys also talk about card show etiquette and how sellers need to know their price or put a price sticker on it.

Paul’s strategy of buying packs/boxes has shown more risk but now he may pivot into buying individual cards as we get closer to the National Card Show Convention; Derek Jeter going into the Hall of Fame – he’ll be another strong buy that weekend.

The guys discuss the news of Topps going public and keeping up with supply while there is huge demand. Then they talk about the NFL, is Julian Edelman’s stock going to rise because of his retirement and could he be in the Hall of Fame? Plus, the guys discuss Josh Allen as an investment before getting back to basketball and Zion Williamson. Finally, Paul is already looking to get a return on Cousin Sal’s investment and possibly selling the Oscar Robertson autograph card he pulled.

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Big Perk and Gina start with tonight’s #PerksPicks. Big Perk thinks Atlanta should be more of a favorite tonight and likes Trae Young’s Hawks to cover in the first half. Then, Perk sides with the Blazers in the first half against his Boston Celtics, and he picks Utah to bounce back after last night's loss and cover against the Thunder. Gina sides with the Clippers against Indiana, who has struggled defensively without Myles Turner.

Then, Perk and Gina weigh in on the unfortunate police shooting of Daunte Wright, which led to the matchup between the Nets and Timberwolve being postponed.

Gina and Big Perk dive into the Twitter Battle between Kevin Durant and Undisputed host Shannon Sharpe. Big Perk sides with KD and thinks Shannon was wrong to block KD on Twitter.

Big Perk gives a masterclass on wing dinners, thanks to his hookup from Wingstop. What’s the difference between a Teriyaki or Cajun Rub performance in the NBA?

Finally, Gina and Perk discuss how Jamal Murray’s torn ACL impacts Denver’s playoff outlook, and Big Perk thinks the Nuggets could be headed for a first round exit without their dynamic scorer.

The Betting Academy: Hoops Edition is a collaboration between The Gaming Society and the Extra Points Podcast Network.

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Gina and Perk tie a bow on the College Hoops season, and Gina calls Perk out for flip-flopping on his championship pick. They discuss who is likely to be the #1 overall pick and which players‘ draft stocks went up after March Madness.

Then, Gina and Perk dive into Perk’s Picks for tonight’s NBA action, and Perk likes Miami to cover in the first half in an NBA Finals rematch. They discuss how LeBron’s absence has impacted the Lakers and why his case for MVP is being helped with LeBron sitting out.

Perk likes the Bucks to cover against the Mavs even if Giannis is out due to injury. Gina points out that Jrue Holiday has stepped up big with Giannis out and could carry the load by himself.

Finally, Perk and Gina discuss how fans being allowed back inside NBA stadiums could impact betting lines and home court advantage down the stretch.

The BettingAcademy: Hoops Edition is a collaboration between The Gaming Society and the Extra Points Podcast Network.

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Martin and Rob argue who had the better bracket strategy and Rob explains why Gonzaga wilted like a fast food hamburger under a heat lamp. Martin admits he led the betting public astray. Clippers bringing in Boogie. Which league are you watching…an argument over NBA offense and defense? Is Luka the best of the NBA players under 25 years old? Martin thinks the streets in Brooklyn aren’t the same as in Rob’s days.

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Paul and Caleb recap their Instagram live from the Kentucky Road Show card store; as Jimmy the owner took them into his vault to show off his incredible collection including an incredibly rare ’84 Star Jordan. Jimmy opened up a $1,900 box of Topps Definitive and had some monster pulls, plus Cousin Sal, Caleb and Paul bought packs for fans that answered trivia questions correctly and one fan landed a 2020 Bowman Spencer Torkelson rookie card.

Now that Card Wars has begun, the guys have started to spend Cousin Sal’s money with Caleb spending $682 and Paul is at $930. Caleb typically doesn’t invest in players on bad teams but picked up a Jorge Soler card with the thought the KC Royals star may be traded at the deadline. Paul, on the other hand is high on Mets’ infielder Jeff McNeil and bought some of his cards, plus pulled an Oscar Robertson and Joel Embiid autographed card which he thinks could go up with a deep playoff run.

Then the guys discuss the start of baseball season as Caleb is very high on Luis Robert as well as Braves pitcher Ian Anderson. Paul says Freddie Freeman reminds him of Jim Thome and that Gold Glove winners deserve more respect.

Caleb talks about his strategy of buying lots of cards as well as ebay etiquette when it comes to making an offer. Plus the guys tease taking Card Wars to their first card show and spending more of Cousin Sal’s money as the competition continues!

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Kendrick Perkins and Gina Paradiso link up to discuss Perk's experience being a judge in last night's College Slam Dunk Contest.

Then, they go breakdown the Final Four matchups, in both the men's and women's brackets.

After that Big Perk gives out who he likes in tonight's NBA matchups.

They close out the show with a discussion on the retirement of UNC Men's Basketball Coach Roy Williams.

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Laker Andre Drummond is injuring and speaking of injuries, is KD ever coming back? Rob can’t get Martin to bet over Brooklyn. How the Clipper’s always lay clunkers. Is JJ Redick just being ridic about this trade? Why Martin thinks he knows the winner and Rob is A.B.G…anybody but Gonzaga.

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Paul Lo Duca (@paulloduca16) and Caleb Keller (@jersey_mojo) set up Card Wars; Cousin Sal will be giving them $10,000 each to buy, sell and trade sports cards/memorabilia over the next 13 weeks to try and turn a profit.

Paul explains how he originally got into collecting, how his family opened a sports card store and how his mom had the foresight to buy 12 boxes of 1986-87 Fleer basketball when everyone else was buying baseball.

Caleb and Paul discuss the booming card market and it’s up and downs over the past twenty years; how PSA grading changed the game, how the current rookie classes are pushing the market and how Yao Ming and Dirk Nowitzki helped the global market.

Caleb is a card savant and thinks Paul will be the underdog in this competition, but Paul says he will be using all his baseball contacts – and already has his eye on Mets prospect Jeff McNeil.

Caleb talks about his dream card, the Michael Jordan 86-87 Fleer rookie card and the rise of it since the early 90’s. The guys talk about “eye appeal” and Paul hates when guys are lazy about signing autographs.

The guys discuss their strategy over the next few months and Paul shares some of his most valuable things including a rare Bumble Bee Tuna, Dwayne Johnson, University of Miami football card that has exploded in value in the past year and the game card from Tom Glavine’s 300th win and which former teammate bought Paul's pool table??

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Perk and Gina open with De’Aron Fox’s hot stretch and why he was snubbed as an All-Star this year.

We dive into our March Madness picks for the Elite 8, and Perk and Gina are on opposite sides of the Houston vs. Oregon St. game. Gina picks Oregon St. to cover against the spread for the seventh time in a row as an underdog while Perk is rolling with his home-state Houston Cougars because of their strong guardplay.

Then Perk sides with another team in Texas and picks Baylor to cover in the first half against Arkansas. Perk says Baylor has been more consistent than Arkansas, who has had to play from behind too often this season.

Perk backs his championship-pick Gonzaga to both win and cover against USC. Perk thinks USC’s Mobley brothers aren’t prepared for the physicality and athleticism of Gonzaga.

Lastly, Perk picks Michigan to cover and beat UCLA, choosing Michigan to round out a Final 4 of all Elite 8 favorites with Baylor, Gonzaga and Houston.

Gina then looks at the women’s side of the bracket. Gina likes the over in a matchup of heavyweights Baylor vs UConn and then picks Charli Collier’s Longhorns to cover against South Carolina.

Perk and Gina end with their NBA picks for tonight that include Boston and Miami covering in the first half.

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Perk and Gina gear up for this weekend’s March Madness games and lock in on their favorite picks for the Sweet 16. On Saturday, Perk likes Loyola Chicago to cover against Oregon St. in what could be a blowout. Then, Perk picks 15-seed Oral Roberts to cover against Arkansas, but thinks Syracuse’s Cinderella story comes to an end against a dangerous Houston team.

Then on Sunday Perk thinks Creighton has underrated talent but won’t be able to take down top-seeded Gonzaga. Gina thinks the Zags have the easiest remaining path to a championship, and Perk picks Gonzaga to win it all.

Gina likes Florida St. to upset Michigan, but Perk is on the other side with former big-man Juwan Howard and the Michigan frontcourt. Then, Perk picks Alabama to cover against UCLA and thinks the Crimson Tide could jump out to a lead fast. Finally, stay away from USC vs Oregon in a matchup between the Pac-12’s top-seeded teams.

Perk and Gina give out their Final 4 picks with Perk taking Gonzaga, Michigan, Baylor and Houston while Gina goes with Gonzaga, Florida St., Baylor and Syracuse.

We wrap up with a busy NBA trade deadline where Perk thinks a ton of teams improved. While the Bulls may not make a run this season, Perk thinks adding Vucevic will pay off for Chicago in the long run. Gina thinks the Nuggets deadline moves aren’t enough to beat the Lakers or Clippers, while Perk says adding Gordon makes Denver a serious contender in a wide-open Western Conference.

The Betting Academy: Hoops Edition is a collaboration between The Gaming Society and the Extra Points Podcast Network.

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