The Morning After Sports Betting

In today's edition of Debate Gate: 2 guys from the Pit on the 4th floor go at it as their alma mater's go at it in the finals of their conference tournament. It's Alex (Iona) vs Chris (Monmouth). Gabe and Joe jump back into the fray as they argue Arod vs Jose Canseco, debating who would win a fight between the two. Hall of Fame wide receiver Tim Brown joins the show to discuss the big news the Raiders made this weekend trading for Steelers outcast Antonio Brown. Oakland seemed to have won the trade, only giving up a 3rd and a 5th round pick for AB. Tim gives his take on Antonio and says that he can have a positive impact on the Raiders and can help them win games.

NBA Analyst Pete Yannopoulos joins the show to recap the action from the NBA this weekend, discussing the Celtics and if they have enough to make a run in the playoffs this year with the recent Kyrie Irving drama. Staying with the Celts, they talk about Gordon Haywards turn around and how he has finally bounced back from his gruesome injury last year. In today's segment of Get Off My Lawn: Gabe goes after the Pittsburg Steelers for trading all pro wide out Antonio Brown for a 3rd and a 5th round pick. Gabe goes on to say that Pittsburg should have at least gotten a late 1st round pick or an early 2nd rounder for AB. Over the weekend a fan ran onto the field and punching a soccer player in England, sparking the debate of if you ran onto a field, who would you want to punch?

Gabe Morency and Joe Raineri open up today's show discussing the upcoming conference and NCAA tournaments in college basketball, discussing tonight's matchup between Iona and Monmouth (and trying to figure out a bet between resident Gaels, Alex Faz and Martino, and Hawk, Bivona), while previewing the bigger conference tournaments later in the week. The big news from the weekend was that the Steelers finally found a suitor for out spoken wide out Antonio Brown. AB was dealt to the Raiders in exchange for a 3rd and a 5th round pick. Gabe n Joe give their takes on the trade and who came out of the deal a winner (It's the Raiders).

Teddy covers joins the show to discuss tonight's NBA betting slate with the guys. They get ingot tonight's games and look at trends to place a bet on where they think it is a good spot to win some cash. Teddy also gives us his college basketball picks for the weekend, including the huge matchup between Duke and North Carolina. In today's segment of Debate Gate: Joe and Gabe argue about Antonio Brown, the NBA western conference and what team other than the Warriors have the best shot of going to the Finals. To close out the show USA Today's Dan Wolken joins the show to discuss all things college basketball, giving his take on whether former coach Rick Pitino will ever coach in the NCAA again.

Gabe Morency and Joe Raineri kick off Friday's show discussing the news that broke over night that Steelers wideout Antonio Brown was going to the Bills via Ian Rapoport. Later in the night the reports turned out to be untrue with both Brown and the Bills GM saying that there was no deal made or close to be done. Gabe and Joe discuss where Antonio Brown thinks he's going after threatening to retire if he doesn't like the team he is traded too. News broke that Donald Trump is also connected to the day spa that got Patriots owner Robert Kraft in trouble, Joe and Gabe can only laugh at the news saying that they weren't surprised. To close out the hour the guys discuss the story of LSU basketball coaches being wire taped by the FBI, allegedly talking about offering money to players and their families.

Gabe Morency and Joe Raineri kick off Friday's show discussing the news that broke over night that Steelers wideout Antonio Brown was going to the Bills via Ian Rapoport. Later in the night the reports turned out to be untrue with both Brown and the Bills GM saying that there was no deal made or close to be done. Gabe and Joe discuss where Antonio Brown thinks he's going after threatening to retire if he doesn't like the team he is traded too. News broke that Donald Trump is also connected to the day spa that got Patriots owner Robert Kraft in trouble, Joe and Gabe can only laugh at the news saying that they weren't surprised. To close out the hour the guys discuss the story of LSU basketball coaches being wire taped by the FBI, allegedly talking about offering money to players and their families.

To open the 3rd and final hour of the show, Gabe and Joe react to the news that Red Sox knuckleball pitcher Steven Wright has been suspended for 80 games by the MLB for performance enhancing drugs. In another edition of Debate Gate: Gabe and Joe debate on topics, trying to earn points. Today's topics were Kyrie, LeBron, and the NHL. The Prez joins the show to talk tonight's NHL gambling slate and who he will be taking for tonight's games.

Joe and Gabe open Level 2 arguing if Kyrie Irving is good enough to be a franchise player and be the guy to carry a team to a NBA championship. Gabe thinks that the city of Boston and the Celtics are just a bad fit for Irving, saying that if he was in another city that he would take that next step and be the franchise player that puts the team on his back. Joe disagrees with Gabe, thinking that Kyrie Irving is good enough right now and that Boston is a good place for him, even though they have a handful of good players around him. NBA analyst Pete Yannopoulos joins the show to discuss all things, NBA. Pete gives his take on the Kyrie Irving debate form earlier in the hour, saying that he doesn't think that Irving isn't the type of player he thinks his is and doesn't have the fire power like someone as Kevin Durant or LeBron. NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry joins the show to talk LeBron, Kyrie, and more. Rick thinks that to be a leader on a team like Kyrie Irving wants to be, that you don't necessarily be a vocal leader but you can also be a leader on the floor by your play. Rick also gives his take on LeBron's recent actions in LA, saying that he doesn't think this is what LeBron expected when he joined the Lakers. He says that LeBron's off the court activities hasn't really ever effected him so people shouldn't worry about that, rather than him trying to trade half of the team for Anthony Davis. The hall of famer thinks that whenever trade talk get leaked like that the team morale takes a hit.

Gabe Morency and Joe Raineri open the show discussing Gabe's wild night of gambling, with some of the games he bet on being easy winners, while others had no chance of winning. LeBron passed Michael Jordan on the all time scoring list last night, but Gabe still isn't impressed, saying that they lost the game last night and he didn't seem to care. Joe actually comes to the defense of LeBron for once and says that the NBA and it's fans give Kevin Durant a pass, while they all hate on Lebron. Gabe thinks that no one in the media hates on LBJ, saying that they are all his friend. To wrap up the hour, Gabe and Joe discuss the other players on the Lakers and where the responsibility gets thrown on their shoulders.

We begin the 3rd and final hour of the show with Debate Gate: Gabe and Joe debate different topics, taking opposite sides trying to win the topic to get points. In today's segment they argue about Mike Trout, the best Quarterback for Antonio Brown, and if the Celtics will turn around the ship and win the Eastern Conference. After opening segment, Gabe and Joe circle back to college basketball. They discuss the smaller schools who will have to win their conference tournaments to get a bid to the dance, while also throwing out schools who are on the bubble of making it. Gabe n Joe also takes a look at tonight's NBA slate, giving out some picks for the games later. To close out the show Berry Tramel joins the show to talk about Kyler Murray and the mood around Norman about Bama transfer Jalen Hurts.