Raphael Esparza of My Bookie & Doc’s Sports discusses his job as an entertainment oddsmaker and some of his favorite films & bets ahead of the Oscars. Then Mike & I review all of the current odds and make our predictions for every single Academy Award.

What Is This Show/Introducing Our Guest - Top of Show

Raphael Esparza of MyBookie + Doc’s Sports Picks!

Where You Can Find His Work + His Socials Listed In This Section!

OSCARS GAMBLING PREVIEW W/ RAPHAEL ESPARZA:

His Path Towards Becoming Entertainment Oddsmaker - 2:27

Is He Still Able To Enjoy Films? - 4:18

Basic Explanation of How to Read Odds - 5:34

Explaining Line Movement - 7:05

(And Brad Pitt’s Red Carpet Dating Prospects - 9:03)

Making Odds + The Changing Academy - 9:31

Entertainment Odds vs Sports Odds - 11:22

A Closely Ranked “Undercard” - 13:16

Favorites/Dogs He Can’t Understand - 14:52

Surprising Margot Odds - 17:06

When Do Lines Settle? - 19:20

Film’s That Have Lost Momentum and Why - 21:55

Raphael’s Oscar Night Plans - 24:18

And His Favorite Bet - 25:40

OFFICIAL MMO OSCAR PREDICTIONS:

Best Picture - 27:39

Best Director - 36:12

All 4 Acting Categories - 37:32

Screenplay Categories - 42:53

Visual FX - 47:11

Animated Feature - 50:09

Cinematography + Production Design - 52:40

Musical Categories - 54:27

Film Editing - 56:46

Costume Design/Hair + MakeUp - 1:00:29

Sound Categories - 1:04:44

International Feature - 1:08:24

Documentary Feature - 1:10:08

Shorts Categories - 1:12:57

Raphael Esparza’s Socials, Where to Find His Work, + All Other Relevant Info - 1:18:50

Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:19:55

Words of Wisdom/What’s Next From MMO - 1:20:34

Raphael Esparza of Doc’s Sports and My Bookie joins us. You should follow him on Twitter @VSIdocsports and raphaelesparza on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe to his youtube channel - Raphael Esparza Free Sports Picks And Predictions, and if you enjoyed our interview, then do seek him out on ESPN Radio, Sirius, Fox, & CBS for all his gambling expertise. Conquer your Oscars Pool with our help in this episode.

We ask Raphael a series of questions about how he handicaps all of the big races, where he sees value in the undercard, and we also get some of his origin story on why movies became his respite from all the sports betting lines that otherwise fill his everyday. You’ll be surprised to hear his favorite picks and categories to wager in this year’s Academy Awards, and do seek out all of his additional lines on the Oscar Prop Bets & yes, even the Razzies later this week.

To complete the episode, Mike and I analyze the odds of each Oscar category, how they tap into what’s gonna happen Sunday Night, and we make our picks. It’s been quite the labor of love this entire awards season, and if you’re just joining us for this episode, we hope you’ll check out our back catalog.

MMO Weekly & Oscar Race Checkpoint are 2 news and variety shows. Our Oscar Sprint Profiles & Movie Event Reviews dissect all of the eventual nominees. We dove into 3 separate re-watch series this year including the Films Of Pixar, Tarantino, and the Joker Character Study, and we’ve culminated it all with the 3rd Annual MMO’s Award Show. And please, if you do enjoy our show, take a few moments to leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. It really helps.

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