Straight Facts Podcast

As the NFL season gets under way, some players are not living up to their fantasy hype. The crew breaks down who has the highest "bust" potential:

Bust Potential (2:00):

- Zach Wilson

- Saquon Barkley

- Tua Tagovailoa

2-0 Teams Who WON'T Make The Playoffs (18:00):

- Panthers

- Broncos

- 49ers

Fantasy Land: Week 2 Over-performers (31:00):

- Cooper Kupp

- Daniel Jones

- Marquise Brown

Week 1 of the new NFL season did not disappoint. James, Kyle and Matt break down the best of Week 1 and look ahead to Week 2:

Fact or Overreact (2:00)

- Aaron Rodgers is no longer a top 5 QB

- Jalen Hurtz will have a better season than Carson Wentz

- Jameis Winston will lead the Saints to the playoffs

Impressive Week 1 wins (29:00)

- Cardinals def Titans

- Eagles def Falcons

- Saints def Packers

Week 2 preview (40:00)

Brand new season of Straight Facts and the crew is ready for the NFL season. James, Jake, Kyle and Matt give their takes on the top rookies in the NFL and their predictions for how this football season will play out:

Speaking Facts (2:00)

- Are the Patriots legit Super Bowl threats?

- Tua not the answer in Miami?

- Why Bill Beilichick deserves more respect

Rookie Reports (15:00)

- Which rookie QB will win the most games?

- Why the Bengals should be worried about JaMarr Chase

- OROY/DROY predictions

Fantasy Land (40:00)

- The crew reveals the best bets to make for the upcoming season

In the last episode of Season 1, Jake and James recap the 2021 NBA Finals and preview next week's NBA draft:

NBA Finals Recap

- Putting Giannis' performance in historical context

- Can they run it back?

- Where does Giannis rank now all-time?

Phoenix Suns

- The Future of CP3

- How good are the Suns without Chris Paul

- Overall good or bad first playoff run?

NBA Draft

- Cade Cunningham consensus #1?

- Straight Facts Top 5 Mock Draft

- Biggest Sleeper in this year's draft?

The Bucks won games 3 & 4 to even up the NBA Finals at 2-2. We look at how they got here and who we predict will win the series in the end. Did the Bucks use OUR lessons to even the series?

Game 4 recap (2:00)

- Did CP3 lose the Suns game 4?

- Why Middleton is the go-to man for the Bucks down the stretch

- Where did Mikal Bridges go?

Key Matchups (17:00)

- CP3 vs Jrue Holiday

- DeAndre Ayton vs Giannis Antetokounmpo

- Devin Booker vs Khris Middleton

Check Tape - Did the Bucks learn their lessons? (38:00)

- Make CP3 ineffective

- F**k the 3-ball

- Get the big men involved 

Game 1 of the NBA Finals went to the Suns behind a vintage game from Chris Paul. James and Kyle breakdown game 1 and give you the facts for how the rest of the series will likely play-out:

Game 1 recap (2:30)

- Biggest takeaways from Game 1

- CP3 doing CP3

- Giannis didn't look hurt - so what's the excuse?

Bucks (17:00)

- Where does Milwaukee have the advantage?

- Why Khris Middleton/CP3 is a matchup to look for

- Who can step up if Giannis can't

Lessons (25:00)

- Make CP3 ineffective

- F**k the 3-ball

- Big Men must eat

We take a look at how the Hawks got the job done even without Trae Young in the lineup and evened the Eastern Conference Finals at 2-2. Then, we look at the Western Conference and why Zubac being out may be in the Clippers' best favor moving forward:

Hawks/Bucks (2:00):

- Whoever finds consistency wins the series

- Where does Milwaukee have the best advantage?

- No Giannis and/no Trae? Who wins?

Clippers/Suns (20:00):

- How do the Suns now adjust to the Clippers?

- Who needs to step up more: CP3 or Deandre Ayton?

- Why Reggie Jackson is the X-factor

Now that the Conference Finals are here we're diving head first into the Bucks/Hawks series and Clippers/Suns series...but first we let the Sixers fans have their venting sessions:

Sixers (2:00)

- Where did it all go wrong?

- Who deserves majority of the blame?

Bucks/Hawks (20:00)

- New postseason, new Giannis

- The series of role players

- Coach Bud revenge?

Clippers/Suns (31:00)

- Down 0-2 again...same story?

- Do they really miss Kawhi?

- Where PG has stepped up, and where he hasn't...

The Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz both find themselves down 3-2 heading on the road in their respective series....shakyyy babyyyy. How do these 1-seeds fend off elimination?

Sixers/Hawks (1:00)

- How did the Sixers collapse TWICE?

- Who deserves most of the blame and/or credit?

- Can ATL take down MIL or BK next round?

Jazz/Clippers (19:00)

- No Kawhi? Same Series.

- He's not Pandemic P anymore...

- Is Donovan Mitchell THAT guy?