Stanford Steve & The Bear

Stanford Steve & The Bear episodes:

• 12.21.2022

  The Less You Bet, The More You Lose When You Win

  Stanford Steve and The Bear convene for the final episode of this podcast. They discuss Bear’s rough weekend gambling on the NFL and World Cup final, betting on the service academies during bowl season, criticizing coaches, a Steamer on Saturday,...

  
• 11.30.2022

  All Geeked Up

  Stanford Steve and the Bear preview the biggest title games heading into Week 14, who should scare Kirby Smart more USC or Ohio State, a potential Michigan - Ohio State rematch, Georgia being on cruise control, and the latest portal...

  
• 11.22.2022

  Whole Lot of “Mights”

  Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Week 13 college football slate and discuss South Carolina running out of fireworks while torching Tennessee last weekend, eyeing an under in Ohio State-Michigan, if Alabama can get up for the Iron Bowl,...

  
• 11.17.2022

  Short on College Football, Long on World Cup

  Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Week 12 college football slate and talk about if UCLA will ruin USC’s season, what to expect from TCU in Waco, their differing takes on LSU-UAB, Army giving 10 points to UConn, the...

  
• 11.10.2022

  Bring More Rain

  Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss preview the Week 11 college football slate and discuss Kirk Herbstreit’s shout out to the column on College GameDay, if it’s time fade Kansas, Fresno State needing to stay off the strip before facing...

  
• 11.03.2022

  That’s Math

  Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Week 10 college football slate and discuss everything Georgia-Tennessee, which defense we’ll see from Alabama in Baton Rouge, the big stakes for Clemson against Notre Dame, awful ACC offenses, who they think plays...

  
• 10.27.2022

  Lack Of A Better Word

  Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Week 9 college football slate and discuss situational plays they’re taking, a smelly Missouri-South Carolina line, wanting to see Ohio State’s defense and offensive line in a tough environment, trying to get there...

  
• 10.20.2022

  Frost Frosty, Baby

  Stanford Steve and The Bear kick off the podcast talking about Bear’s travels from Phoenix to Eugene to Tuscaloosa, Week 7 overdelivering, betting Alabama to make the playoff and why an undefeated Clemson won’t be left out. Then the guys...

  
• 10.13.2022

  Dogs With Fleas

  Stanford Steve and The Bear are joined by Westgate Superbook’s John Murray to preview a monster Week 7 slate. The guys discuss Alabama looking vulnerable as it heads to Knoxville, why Utah is favored over USC, the sharps vs. the...

  
• 10.06.2022

  Mid-Pod Play

  Stanford Steve and Bear preview Week 6 and discuss Bear’s weekend travels, College GameDay heading to Lawrence, who scores more between Texas A&M and Boston College, Bear being triggered by Oklahoma and Tulsa, a rare day game in Tempe, a...

  
• 09.29.2022

  What About The Weather?

  Stanford Steve and the Bear break down everything you need to know heading into Week 5 of the season. Stanford Steve discusses how weather will affect this weekend's NC State/Clemson matchup and what Alabama vs Arkansas will look like. Next...

  
• 09.22.2022

  The Ultimate Underdog

  Stanford Steve and the Bear break down everything you need to know heading into Week 4 of the season. Stanford Steve discusses the versatility of Kansas and the hard road ahead of Duke. Next, they discuss how the James Madison...

  
• 09.15.2022

  Touch The Stump

  Stanford Steve and Bear preview Week 3 and discuss Bear’s travels to Kansas City for Thursday Night Football and then onto Boone for GameDay, what’s been eating at Steve about Gary Patterson, why they think Alabama will be fine, UTSA’s...

  
• 09.06.2022

  I Really Like That MAC Kicker

  Stanford Steve and The Bear look back at Week 1, discussing Notre Dame’s defense surprising, Stetson Bennett’s best game ever at Georgia, Florida’s big boy football and UTSA showing out in a loss to Houston. Then the guys look ahead...

  
• 08.30.2022

  One Dimensional

  Stanford Steve and The Bear look at a loaded Week 1 slate. The guys discuss how Bear’s getting from Pittsburgh to Columbus, wagering on the U.S. Open, the unknown factors blanketing the biggest matchups, the drastic difference between the floor...

  
• 08.23.2022

  Week 0 Picks; Big 12 & Pac-12 Win Totals

  It’s time to pick games! Stanford Steve and The Bear look at the Week 0 slate and pick Nebraska-Illinois, Vanderbilt-Hawaii and more. Then, the guys share their win total predictions for the Big 12 and the Pac-12. Later, Bear is...

  
• 08.17.2022

  Big Ten Win Totals; Westgate Sportsbook’s John Murray

  Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Big Ten and look at the regular season and conference win totals for each team. They discuss taking the points with Northwestern and Nebraska going to Dublin in Week 0, Rutgers’ redone offensive...

  
• 08.10.2022

  ACC Win Totals

  Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Atlantic Coast Conference and look at the regular season and conference win totals for each team. The guys discuss Wake Forest taking a hit with Sam Hartman’s absence, Pitt looking like a problem...

  
• 08.03.2022

  SEC Win Totals

  Stanford Steve and The Bear are back for the 2022 college football season, kicking things off by looking at SEC win totals. They discuss loading up Alabama’s over, an older Mississippi State team, the turnover at Ole Miss, why LSU...

  
• 07.29.2022

  Chris “The Bear” Fallica joins Greg McElroy to look at Over/Under team wins totals in College Football

  Chris “The Bear” Fellica joins Greg McElroy to talk over/under win totals for Oklahoma, Nebraska, Auburn. Plus Fellica gives a few of his sleeper picks and McElroy answers a mailbag question on if Texas A&M is ready to take over the...

  
• 06.14.2022

  U.S. Open Preview; Early College Football Lines & Win Totals

  Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the U.S. Open, who they think will miss the cut, a Big Nine vs. The Field bet, who they’re riding in the tournament and head-to-head matchups. Then, they look at South Point’s Chris Andrews’...

  
• 05.04.2022

  Kentucky Derby Preview

  Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Kentucky Derby, telling you which horses to trash and breaking down the rest of the field, position-by-position. Later, the guys discuss the derby undercard races, the Kentucky Oaks, Bear’s week in Las Vegas...

  
• 04.06.2022

  M&M Pod (The Masters & MLB)

  Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss Kansas winning the national championship, Steve’s trip to New Orleans, hitting the Kansas post-championship party, how David McCormack didn’t win tournament MOP and why Jayhawk fans are some of the most likable in sports....

  
• 03.30.2022

  Final Four, Etcetera

  Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss Bear’s thoughts on Miami’s run in the NCAA Tournament coming to an end, which team that lost to St. Peter’s feels the worst, Steve’s confidence in Villanova, Final Four player props, Duke’s zone defense,...

  
• 03.22.2022

  Sweet 16 Preview

  Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the Sweet 16, Steve losing his voice watching the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, Bear needing to dig out of a hole, the painful transition from the first round to the second, if...

  
• 03.15.2022

  2022 NCAA Tournament Preview

  Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the 2022 NCAA Tournament, why this is the hardest bracket they’ve ever filled out, Steve’s belief that 14 teams could win the championship, Bear’s numbers on 11 vs. 6 seeds, Iowa’s dangerous first game...

  
• 01.06.2022

  Avoid the Whammy

  It’s the final podcast of the college football season! Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss Monday’s college football national championship, Georgia impressing against Michigan after falling flat in the SEC title, Alabama’s plan for the passing game against the Dawgs,...

  
• 12.29.2021

  The Strain

  Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the Carolina schools facing off, the University of New Jersey reaching a bowl, keeping an eye on Central Michigan, the one thing that stands out when examining Alabama-Cincinnati, the matchups along the lines in...

  
• 12.28.2021

  Introducing 'Probability' from Man in the Arena

  Whether you love him or hate him or are somehow completely indifferent, you’ve probably spent at least some of the last 20 years thinking about Tom Brady. Brady has altered friendships, families and communities. He’s changed the trajectory of careers...

  
• 12.22.2021

  Jets-Jags Under the Tree

  Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss their favorite uniforms this bowl season, the matchups on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, lobbying for Steve to toss the coin at the Military Bowl, the Mike Leach Bowl, Western Kentucky pulling Bailey Zappe...

  
• 12.15.2021

  Guess the Opt-Out

  Stanford Steve and The Bear sort through the first batch of bowl games starting on Friday with the Bahamas Bowl through Wednesday’s Armed Forces Bowl. They discuss single-digit underdogs covering, confusing bowl game opt-outs, the value of good tape from...

  
• 12.08.2021

  I Dropped a “We”

  Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss if it’s too early to look at Kentucky Derby odds, Steve’s potential matching tattoo with Dusty Dvoracek, Bear’s thoughts on Miami hiring Mario Cristobal and Dan Radakovich, Steve imploring Cincinnati and Michigan to make...

  
• 12.01.2021

  Frozen Quads

  Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the overwhelming appeal of the underdogs going into Championship Saturday, Bear’s wild weekend of travel and the recent lack of upsets in the championship games. Then, the guys hit on every game this weekend,...

  
• 11.24.2021

  Accounts All Over the Place

  Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss fans who think Bear hates their team, rainy conditions in the Egg Bowl, the Herbstreit-Howard dynamic before Ohio State-Michigan, Texas some how being favored over Kansas State, an obituary calling for an “irresponsibly large...

  
• 11.17.2021

  Updated Expectations

  Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss their expectations for the College Football Playoff, their thoughts on the latest Heisman odds including why nobody cares about the NFL MVP, some new friends for The Bear here in CT, Virginia’s interesting line,...

  
• 11.10.2021

  On Grounds

  Stanford Steve and Bear discuss the College Football Playoff committee slotting Michigan over Michigan State, Bear’s Texas A&M bet to win the SEC, the ceiling continuing to get higher for Oklahoma, wanting to see more from Ohio State, if they’d...

  
• 11.03.2021

  Down On Myself

  Stanford Steve and The Bear kick off the podcast discussing Bear cleaning up on his Atlanta Braves bets, the first batch of the College Football Playoff rankings, how you can make money on Alabama’s playoff chances, Smelly Lines, the over/under...

  
• 10.27.2021

  No One Shows Up Early

  Steve and The Bear kick off the podcast discussing how long a dinner out should be, Bear’s College GameDay travel schedule, noon games yielding cataclysmic results for Steve, their take on “Wolfpacking,” why they can’t pick Indiana again, Iowa State...

  
• 10.20.2021

  No Winners in the MAC

  Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the Week 8 college football slate, the most puzzling line Steve’s seen in 20 years, one-loss teams, if Wake Forest could get gashed by Army, a trivia question from Bear, if Air Force can...

  
• 10.13.2021

  Hour and a Shower

  Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss a lackluster Week 7 college football slate, if they’d take Ohio State’s offense over everyone the country right now, College GameDay headed back to Athens, why Georgia needs to ride with Stetson Bennett, Bear’s...

  
• 10.06.2021

  Winning Matters

  Stanford Steve & The Bear discuss Cincinnati’s path to the CFP, but they aren’t the only team outside the power 5. BYU also has hopes of crashing the party and might have a better path. Plus, the guys preview week...

  
• 09.29.2021

  Rally The Troops

  Stanford Steve & The Bear discuss who they know the most about between OU, Arkansas & Ole Miss. Maryland gets a primetime game. How for real is Michigan? Who is the best team in the Big 12? Concern with Oregon,...

  
• 09.22.2021

  Stay Away

  Stanford Steve & The Bear discuss who is the best non-power 5 team and recap last week. Then, this week doesn’t have a lot of ranked matchups but plenty of games to bet on and some games that stink and...

  
• 09.14.2021

  White Out

  Stanford Steve & The Bear take a look at Clay Helton getting fired and what that means for USC. What now for Ohio State and can they fix their defense? Plus, a preview of this week’s games that includes Auburn...

  
• 09.08.2021

  Don't Overreact

  Stanford Steve & The Bear take a look at Oregon vs Ohio State and how to bet this game with Kayvon Thibodeaux’s status unknown. Can Iowa State finally end their losing streak to Iowa? Can the ACC rebound after an...

  
• 09.01.2021

  Beat Number 1. Become Number 1

  Stanford Steve & The Bear have season win totals for the SEC and ACC. Then, week 1 is finally here and they have plenty of picks, starting off with UCF/Boise State on Thursday and going through Monday night with Ole...

  
• 08.25.2021

  Big Ten & Big 12 Preview

  Stanford Steve & The Bear preview the Big Ten and Big 12 conferences. Plus, Bear has a play for Week Zero Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 08.18.2021

  2021 Season Preview Part 1

  Stanford Steve & The Bear preview the upcoming season for the Group of 5 conferences, Pac 12 and Notre Dame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 08.18.2021

  Time For College Football

  Stanford Steve & The Bear are back and the guys have five bets each for season over/under win totals they like. Plus, some Heisman talk, conference favorites and other plays for the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 05.13.2021

  2021 Preakness Preview

  Stanford Steve & The Bear preview the Preakness this weekend and the drama surrounding Medina Spirit. Plus, they chat about NBA and NHL season win totals they have their eyes on and their thoughts on the playoffs. Finally, a little...