Covering the Spread

This is the final week before actual college football games begin, meaning it's our last chance to lock in preseason win totals. Which ones stand out across the Big Ten and SEC? The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng joins numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss the nuts and bolts of his college football win total model, why it differs from his in-season model, and where he's seeing value in the market at FanDuel Sportsbook.

Which strikeout props stand out on Tuesday's loaded baseball slate? Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) joins numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss his favorite props of the night. Later, numberFire's Brandon Gdula joins the show to outline his favorite bets for the BMW Championship, the penultimate event of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs (10:20 mark in the podcast).

Monday brings a healthy slate of baseball games to bet. Where can we find the best value within them based on the odds at FanDuel Sportsbook? numberFire's Jim Sannes previews the night, discussing two moneylines his numbers like, one strikeout prop, and some spots to turn to for some home-run bets. Sannes later recaps bets discussed on last week's shows.

With preseason games getting underway, our window for betting season-long player props is starting to close. Where can we find the best lingering value at FanDuel Sportsbook? JJ Zachariason of the Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast and LateRound.com joins numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss his projections-building process, regular-season-leader markets, and his favorite individual player props on the board for 2022.

Major League Baseball's second annual Field of Dreams game is tonight between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds. Where can we find betting value in that game? numberFire's Jim Sannes lays out his favorite bets for that game, focusing on a moneyline and a home-run prop. Later, Sannes outlines his two favorite bets for Week 1 of the NFL regular season (8:01) and discusses where his model is seeing value for this week's NASCAR Cup Series and Truck Series races at Richmond (12:06).

Week 1 of the 2022 NFL preseason is fast approaching. What do we need to know before we start betting preseason games? Joe Ostrowski of BetQL Daily and 670 The Score joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss his process for betting the preseason and his favorite bets for Week 1 of the preseason.

Beginning this week, Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) will join Covering the Spread each Tuesday to break down his favorite strikeout props. He joined numberFire's Jim Sannes to outline his favorite selection on a loaded slate of games. Then, numberFire's Brandon Gdula joins the show to preview the FedEx St. Jude Championship and outline his favorite bets at FanDuel Sportsbook.

With football season looming, Covering the Spread is officially transitioning into being a daily show. The party gets started Monday with a seven-game baseball slate. Where can we find the best betting values on the board? numberFire's Jim Sannes breaks down his favorite moneylines and strikeout props for the night and what his numbers are saying about each bet. Sannes also outlines the format for the new-look show and discusses the plan going forward.

With the NFL preseason beginning, the MLB trade deadline passed, and college football just around the corner, now's a great time to dabble in the futures market. Where can we find the best value in each? Edward Egros of More Ways to Win joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to outline his read on divisional futures, the Heisman Trophy market, and the MLB playoff race entering the home stretch. At the end, Feng and Sannes discuss an exciting schedule change for the podcast beginning next week.

In both the NFL and MLB, news is going to fire fast this weekend. The NFL has training camps, and baseball's trade deadline is next week. How can we properly account for all of this news when making bets? Donnie Seymour of Sports Grid joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss which news at training camp matters, teams he's monitoring for news during camps, and how we can account for altered rosters when betting baseball in August.