SharpRank Pro Series

Season 2 of the Educated Gut Pro Interview Podcast winds down as
SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Frank Schwab of Yahoo Sports. We
talk Frank's picking process, types of bets, his NFL takes and his rules for gambling!  

:19 March Madness
1:22 Frank’s background and the evolution of sports betting/gambling
6:15 Something Frank’s followers don’t know about him
7:44 The picking process
13:13 Timing
19:12 Types of Bets - Sides and Futures vs Totals
21:44 Bad Beat
24:05 How many games are you betting
28:04 His NFL stats with explanations
35:11 Frank’s fun rule for gambling
40:31 Lighting round
50:45 Where to find Frank’s content 

Season 2 of the Educated Gut Pro Interview Podcast continues as
SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Jimmy Boyd of Boyd's Bets. We
talk importance of timing and Jimmy's information sources as well as his rules for gambling!

:10 Background
5:35 Main Event/gambling and picking process
8:53 Timing on picking
13:12 Where does Jimmy get his information
14:26 What he likes to bet
16:00 Information edge
17:40 Fun rule for gambling
19:31 Lightning round
23:25 Where you can find Jimmy Boyd’s content

Season 2 of the Educated Gut Pro Interview Podcast continues as
SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews David Bearman, ESPN's Deputy
Editor of Sports Betting. We talk rogue picks and David's gambling
rules, as well as David's background and career at ESPN.

:11 David’s background and career
7:48 Something your followers don’t know
13:02 Main event/gambling and picking process
26:05 Rogue vs Idle and Layoffs
30:45 Information edge
41:17 Fun rule for gambling
44:12 Lightning round
47:35 Where you can find David Bearman’s content

Season 2 kicks off as SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Jeremy Conn of The Big Bad Morning Show. We talk rules for sports betting and the importance of timing in gambling, as well as Jeremy's process of picking games.  

4:42 Something your followers don’t know  

9:30 Gambling/ Main Event /Process   

15:25 Timing on picking games  

20:20 How and why SharpRank was founded and it’s
place in the industry   

24:10 Totals vs Sides   

26:40 Information Edge   

32:48 Fun rule for Gambling   

35:14 Lightning Round  

43:37 Where to find Jeremy’s content  

Season 2 kicks off as SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Vik
Chokshi of Audacy & BetQL. In this clip we talk parallels of golf
and gambling, and Vik's process of picking games.

:10 Background 

5:56 Something your followers don’t know

7:45 Parallels of golf and gambling

8:34 Process of picking games (gambling / Main event)

12:35 “Stats are more important in certain sports“

16:20 Timing on picking games

20:38 Sides vs totals

22:04 Information edge

27:12 Fun rule for gambling

29:15 Lightning round

SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Pat Lane of Pats Nation & SB Nation's Pats Pulpit. In this clip we talk the key role a keen ear plays in gathering and dissemination of crucial sports trends and information. We discuss Pat's strategy in picking games along with his methodology, the New England Patriots, his tips on making winning picks and he attempts to survive the infamous SharpRank lighting round. 

:10 Background  

4:50 Something your followers don’t know 

6:28 Picking Games 

9:30 Methodology 

24:10 Fun rule for gambling 

29:45 Lightning Round 

46:00 Pat’s Social Media 

SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Brian Hines of SB Nation's Pats
Pulpit. We talk intentionality in choosing games, the New England Patriots and his picking process and how it has made him consistently successful.
We also discuss passion for a handful of games as opposed to choosing all of the weekend's matchups. 

 :28 Background  

4:51 Something Brian’s followers don’t know  

6:35 Patriots 

23:25 Brian’s Picking Process  

29:51 Spreads vs Totals 

32:17 What Makes Brian Consistently Good 

35:45 Market Over Reaction 

38:04 Fun Rule for Gambling  

40:50 Lightning Round  

SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Robert Schmitz of Windy City Gridiron. We talk being one of the younger Sharps in the game, his methodology for success, intuition on predictiveness, his honed practice and how it has made him consistently successful. We also talk incorporating homefield advantage into your picks and how he might focus on the spread over the game itself.

This week our Sharp Pro Interview Series highlights Bill Enright, of Bull Market Fantasy and Sports Illustrated. We get into some of Bill’s background, his pick process, altitude sickness, and discerning “value” in a bet. We talk the Super Bowl and touch on more information edge insights.

Our next SharpRank Pro Interview is with Tara Sullivan of The Boston Globe. We have a great discussion talking about her process, her road to the Globe, what she likes about certain Spotlight teams, her favorite sports movie, and if Matt Damon is “more wicked smaht” than Ben Affleck.