The Beat of Sports

The NBA trade deadline is 2 days away so what might the Magic do? Marc talks about how any deal the team does would a risk and it needs to be weighed if it helps this season or for the future. Then he runs through some of the names that the Magic could try to trade for and if Aaron Gordon is the best trade asset that Orlando has.

This weekend the XFL will be kicking off (for the second time) but are they already doomed? Marc runs through some of the financial problems that Vince McMahon and the league is facing including the projections that they'll lose $375 million over 3 years. He talks about how the WWE stock has been plummeting and has been losing audience share because of AEW.

The plans to get a new CBA for the NFL has come down to a couple of key issues, the owners want a 17-game season while the players say the owners don't care about their safety. But could more relaxed rules on a marijuana testing be the key to preventing a lockout and adding a 17th game?

After Jennifer Lopez and Shakira took the stage at the Super Bowl half-time show most of Twitter was supporting their performance but there was a small group of people that were outraged and offended. Marc is trying to make sense of why so many think that NFL games are a family friendly event.

While the Super Bowl was largely controversy free there were a few moments where some calls could have gone either way and replay was called in, but did it overshadow the game?

Super Bowl LIV was full of big moments, but Marc talks about the biggest game changing moments from last nights game. Plus he talks about how this game is the one that could help set Patrick Mahomes on a trajectory to be one of the best of all time but thinks we could should give pause before anointing him the GOAT.

Pat Morrow, the head oddsmaker at Bovada joins the show to talk about the latest line movement and prop bets for this weekends Super Bowl. He and Marc discuss why there has been a bit of controversy when it comes to the Gatorade bet and if how wagering on the anthem is getting more difficult to not leak out. Plus they talk about the rise in wagering on politics like the Iowa Caucus.

Mike O'Donnell joins the show to talk some hoops news including whether or not Gators head coach Mike White is on the hot seat. Then he and Marc discuss what seems to be wrong with this UCF team after a few close loses. Over in the NBA they talk about the announced changes to the All-Star Game format.

Marc Daniels and Austin Lyon discuss the announced changes being made to the Florida high school football playoff system including reseeding. They also discuss how Daytona is planning to fix the issues fans experienced while trying to attending the championship games.

Marc Daniels and Austin Lyon talk about if Orlando could benefit from an expansion being made to the College Football Playoff. They discuss comments made by Steve Hogan of Florida Citrus Sports on if they will bid to be one of locations for a playoff game.