So, like many of you, I love thinking about games, probabilities and market inefficiencies. And, like many of you, I have profound reservations with regard to the sports betting conquest of America.

With that in mind, I’m proud to announce a new sponsor at House of Strauss: Sportspredict.com. The goal of my new advertiser is to host a place for sports predictions that isn’t gambling. There are no bets made here, but there are picks. The idea is to compete and demonstrate predictive ability absent insidious financial downside. I encourage HoS subscribers to join the NFL picks pool this season, free of charge, and compete for a prize (to be determined later). If nothing else, you can demonstrate NFL intellectual superiority over an idiot who liked Dallas’ Micah Parsons trade. Oh, and access code is: HOS.

Steve is the founder of this company but I wouldn’t have him on just due to that. He’s also a House of Strauss subscriber, and lurker in the BCC Chat. Put simply, he’s one of us. He’s prone to novel theories of his own and believes that a lot of money is left on the table by our most prominent sports franchises. In this pod we discuss topics that include, but aren’t limited to…

* The appeal of a non gambling sports prediction site

* What makes for a good predictor?

* My two NFL picks in Week 1, and the market inefficiencies targeted with them

* NFL coaches are still committing 4th down malpractice

* Major college coaches are still committing “Go for 2” malpractice

* Steve’s “Fourth and Smart” idea that could revolutionize special teams play

* NBA teams are declining in “2 for 1” usage

* Steve loves the BCC Chat

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