The Morning After Sports Betting

Gabe Morency and Joe Raineri open up today's show reacting to yesterday's news that free agent Bryce Harper has agreed to a massive 13 year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, which will make him a modest 330 million dollars over that time. Gabe thinks that this deal is bad for both sides, saying that with no player opt out option for Harper, that he is stuck in Philly until the deal ends, and for Philadelphia having 25 million dollars committed to a player until he is age 39 is a huge risk. MMA oddsmaker Joey Oddessa joins the show to preview this weekends UFC card in Las Vegas. He gives his picks for the main card fights including Jon Jones v Anthony Smith & Woodley v Usman.

The Prez joins Gabe and Joe to talk about tonight's gambling slate in the NHL. Gabe and Prez go back on forth on how to live bet hockey over/unders and when it is a good time to bet them. To end the 3rd and final hour of Thursday's show Gabe Morency and Joe Raineri discuss tonight's NBA betting slate. First going over if they should bet on the Orlando Magic tonight, with the them being very up and down, never knowing what kind of performance your going to get. Joe is looking at the Knicks tonight, saying that if New York wins again that the fans of the Knicks will go insane since they are trying to tank for Zion Williamson in the draft this summer. After hitting the NBA they switch to college and NCAA basketball, looking at the board and giving there tips for tonight. Gabe and Joe argue if RJ Barrett will be better than Zion Williamson in the NBA, Gabe thinks that Zion will be more marketable than Barrett, due to his size and explosive play potential.

Gabe and Joe continue talking about Johnny Football into the second hour, questioning why his CFL team released him out of nowhere. They discuss a conspiracy that one of the teams in the XFL or AAF paid his Canadian Football League team off so they could sign him in the future. Gabe says that he just isn't a good Quarterback and no mater where he goes he won't do well. In today's segment of Get Off My Lawn: Gabe Morency goes after Islander fans who are mad that former Islander John Tavares left to go to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tavares will be making his return the New York and is expected to be met with boos, when Gabe thinks his stint with the Isles was a very good one and that Tavares doesn't any more to the franchise. Gabe's topic of choice leads to a conversation about the trend in major sports these days with big name players moving to different teams and franchises, when it used to be superstars played for one team for their whole career. To close out the hour, Gabe and Joe discuss if the NFL Combine measurables correlate to being a good NFL QB like hand size and IQ, with the news of Kyler Murray's measurements coming out and him grading above what was expected.

Gabe and Joe kick off Thursday's show discussing all the action that went dow. last night across basketball in the NBA and the NCAA, with the lead story being D-Wade hitting a game winning 3 pointer to beat the defending champs the Golden State Warriors. John Tavares makes his homecoming with the Islanders hosting Tavares' Leafs. George Kurtz joins the show to discuss the matchup and how harsh the reception will be for the once Islander. Breaking news happened in the first hour, as Kyler Murray's measurements came in and he is reportedly over 5"10 when most thought he would be under. To close out the hour Gabe and Joe think differently on whether Johnny Football would be worth it for one of the teams in the AAF OR XFL to sign him, with Gabe saying that he will never succeed, while Joe is under the impression that he will bring fans and notoriety to wherever he goes.

Gabe and Joe open up the final hour of the show discussing Vlad Guerrero Jr and if the Blue Jays should keep him in the minors to start the year or if he should start in the big leagues. With the Blue Jays General Manager saying that Vlad Jr. isn't a big league player yet, the guys wonder if he really thinks that or if they are delaying his majors arrival to get an extra year of control for the player. While Gabe thinks he has a major league ready bat, his fielding and body are what are calling question marks to the 19 year old, with him being a big risk in the field both Gabe and Joe think Jr. is better to start the year in the minors. NBA writer Sean Deveney joins the show to talk all things NBA, including LeBron James' recent comments about his young Lakers team and if he's still focused on basketball or if he went to LA to further his personal brand. To close out the show Gabe and Joe both share what they have tonight, gambling wise in the association and college basketball.

With the NFL Combine & NFL Draft coming up Gabe and Joe both agree that this offseason will be a huge one for the Jets as they look to build of off Sam Darnold's rookie year and new Jet HC Adam Gase. In today's segment of Get Off My Lawn Gabe Morency is telling the internet as a whole to get off his lawn saying that the internet really isn't good for anything but gambling and adult movies. He says that sports fans are turning soft and stupider, and how social media has given a voice for the stupid fans, who don't know what they are talking about. Cam Stewart joins the show to discuss his hockey picks and this weekends Honda Classic PGA Tour event. Cam and Joe go back n fourth on who they are tipping for this weekends tournament in South Florida.

Gabe Morency and Joe Raineri kick off Wednesday's show by taking it back to the 90's when Gabe was the lead guitarist in a band. They pull up a video from 1997 when Gabe had hair almost down to his knees and talk about some experinces he had while being in that band. LeBron continues to contradict himself, calling out his teammates about being commited to basketball while a video came out of him working on a album late a night with rapper 2 Chainz a night before the Lakers faced the Golden State Warriors where James ended up not playing in due to "load management". Former Major League Baseball Manager Jim Leyland joins the show to discuss the newest rule changes suggested by the MLB and if the new rules would help or hurt the game of baseball. Jim also shares his experience on managing team USA in the World Baseball Classic a few years ago.

Gabe and Joe go into the final hour talking about NBA stars and how they have gotten more and more spoiled throughout the years. They use stars like Anthony Davis requesting a trade and then sitting out in the middle of the year as an example, as well as LeBron James and his recent antics. Gabe then shows a really cool clip of a high school basketball team running to be what looks like a football play out of an out of bounds play to win a game, Gabe thinks that high school coached deserve more credit for their creativity when thinking and drawing up plays for their teams. With a big slate of college and NBA basketball games tonight Gabe and Joe rundown the board for tonight;s matchup, trying to handicap some games that they like. NFL Scout Chris Landry from LandryFootball calls into the show to discuss this weeks combine and this years NFL draft, previewing what to expect from these prospects coming out of college.

In today's segment of "Get Off My Lawn" Gabe goes after Major League Baseball and it's commissioner Rob Manfred. There is a report that came out in the past couple days that the MLB has asked Las Vegas sports books to not take any action on Spring Training games this year. This complied with the recent proposed rule changes to the gamer sets Gabe over the edge, saying that the commish and MLB are essentially killing themselves off by changing basic rules that make baseball what it is. After a picture was shared on social media of a document written by police about Patriots owner Robert Kraft detailing his involvement in the illegal spa treatment he received in Jupiter Florida, Joe and Gabe discuss what kind of punishment the NFL may put down on the 77 year old Kraft.

Gabe Morency and Joe Raineri open up Tuesday's show once again talking about the LA Lakers and Lebron James. After another loss to a Memphis Grizzlies team who sits 14th in the Western Conference, reports are coming out of the Laker locker room saying that the young core in LA doesn't trust LeBron and don't have his back anymore after LBJ tried to trade them for Anthony Davis before the trading deadline earlier this month. With the NFL combine starting this week, Gabe and Joe discuss Kyler Murray and where he will end up going in this years draft, with the combine either going to help or hurt the undersized Oklahoma QB. After a night of bad beats in the NBA, Gabe blows off some steam and talks us through his wagers last night, he points out while watching the Clippers- Mavs game that Clippers Head Coach Doc Rivers actually stopped the game with 10 seconds left to applaud and acknowledge Dirk Nowitzki's NBA career.