Covering the Spread

Betting the college football futures market can be daunting given all the year-over-year turnover at each program. What are keys to accounting for these changes entering 2021? Drew Martin of Wager Talk and Sports Grid joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to talk about his offseason research process, how many teams can realistically win the national championship, and his favorite futures bets at FanDuel Sportsbook.

With the 2021 NFL preseason set to begin, now is the final push to bet futures before the regular season begins. Where can we find value in the divisional outright markets? Erin Dolan of FanDuel joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss her read on the league's tightest divisions and where she sees the most value in the futures market.

The 2021 NFL season presents a unique challenge with an extra week of games for each team. How does that alter our process when building projections and betting player props? numberFire and FanDuel Editor in Chief JJ Zachariason joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss his projection-building process, teams that could deviate from expectations, and his favorite player props for this year.

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics now starting, we have a heaping of new sports to bet. What do we need to know before diving into those markets? Drew Dinsick of the Bet the Edge podcast joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the games, discussing his read on the medals market, where to find data for individual sports, and where we can find value in men's and women's swimming.

Golf's final major of 2021 is set for this week with The Open Championship teeing off at Royal St. George's Golf Club. Where can we find betting value for the event? numberFire's Brandon Gdula joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview The Open, discussing what to expect from Royal St. George's, which outrights he's eyeing, and non-outright markets that present the biggest edges.

England and Italy will square off Sunday in the Euro 2020 final. Who should we bet to win the match? Edward Egros of the Odds and Eds Podcast joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the match, outlining his thoughts on the moneyline and some alternate markets. Egros also discussed his thoughts on Game 3 of the NBA Finals and whether there's any value in the series prices for the Suns or the Bucks.

With the Euro 2020 quarterfinals starting on Friday, where can we find betting value in those matches and the futures market? Alex Heinert of numberFire joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to preview the round, discussing his read on each match, which team he thinks should be favored to win the championship, and other futures markets with lingering value.

The news that Kawhi Leonard would miss time due to a knee injury while Chris Paul was placed in the health and safety protocols shook up the NBA playoff picture Wednesday. How does that impact the Los Angeles Clippers' series with the Utah Jazz and the Western Conference playoffs? Coach Nick of Basketball Breakdown joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss the absences of both Leonard and Paul, what it means for the Western Conference, and his read on both Eastern Conference playoff series.

With each series in the NBA playoffs' second round now underway, what can we learn from the opening couple games? Hakeem Profit of Profit Picks, Wager Talk, and Pub Sports Radio joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to discuss his early takeaways from each series, his thoughts on the series prices, and keys to betting the WNBA for those looking to do so for the first time.

With the NBA and NHL playoffs hosting fans, it has altered the way bookmakers have to set the lines. What was the process behind accounting for fans like for sportsbooks? John Sheeran, the Director of Trading for FanDuel Sportsbook, joins The Power Rank's Dr. Ed Feng and numberFire's Jim Sannes to outline this process and where those futures markets currently lie. Sheeran also discussed his thoughts on this weekend's Belmont Stakes.