In this week’s episode of THE WINDOW: Sports betting podcast, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) opens the show by weighing in all things college football after the conclusion to the regular season, including but not limited to — why Steve Sarkisian is ALMOST right about the disservice that college football and the College Football Playoff Committee is doing by making the Longhorns Week 1 trip to Columbus count against them, even if Texas shouldn’t be in without it. All while explaining why the opening week’s head-to-head between Notre Dame and Miami needs to matter on a micro level. 

Plus, the CFP rankings, it it were up to THE WINDOW:

Byes:

• Ohio State/Indiana winner

• Georgia/Alabama winner

• Texas Tech (if they beat BYU)

• Texas A&M

Home games:

• Ohio State/Indiana loser (Committee probably swaps this with A&M)

• Georgia, if they lose

• Oregon 

• Ole Miss (Alabama, if they lose)

Road games:

• Oklahoma

• Miami (Out if BYU beats Texas Tech)

• Virginia/James Madison

• North Texas/Tulane

*Depending on what happens in the SEC, “fix it” so that Miami plays at Ole Miss, and Oklahoma goes to Oregon

Just out:

• Notre Dame

• Vanderbilt

• Texas 

Plus, Matt looks at the rollercoaster of holding futures on Texas A&M, Southern Miss, Oklahoma, and Duke, before making the case for why Diego Pavia should win the Heisman Trophy, the reason he was considered an underdog before starring in wins down the stretch and why the betting market is only just now catching up to the actual likelihood of Pavia winning.

Maybe you missed it?

• College Football’s Big Games of Week 14

• Best bets for College Football on “Black Friday”

• “The Saturday 7” — Week 14’s best bets for College Football

• Thanksgiving Football Spectacular

• NFL Week 13 “Sunday Best”

• The “Player Prop Express” for Week 13

• Monday Night Football betting preview: Giants-Patriots

• NHL Daily Moneyline Market Tracker

It’s an abbreviated edition of “Right or Wrong” for NFL Week 13, with THE WINDOW’s Thanksgiving Football Spectacular turning a small profit, but setting up for a hopeful Sunday in the RUMP, only to get tortured by the Saints in Miami. 

Finally, Matt touches on the first big move in the College Basketball futures market after Michigan won the early-season “Players Era Championship” in decisive fashion, drilling San Diego State, Auburn, and, most impressively, Gonzaga — by 40 points. The Wolverines are up to +750 for the national title. Back on the April 8th episode of THE WINDOW podcast, immediately after Florida beat Houston for last year’s title, we bet Michigan for 2025-‘26

It’s time to head to THE WINDOW, let’s go!

In this week’s episode of THE WINDOW: Sports betting podcast, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) opens the show by breaking down a Monday Night Football game that had him as irritated as any game all season, given how close it was to being a big winner had some plays been executed in a way we should expect from NFL quarterbacks.

Then Matt goes down the scoreboard in Week 12 to determine what we were right about, and what went wrong. He discusses the Joe Burrow situation, and how the Bengals would have beaten the Patriots if Burrow had played, what happened with the big favorites unable to cover big numbers, the Chiefs averting disaster despite being the much better team in their overtime win over the Colts, and the Cowboys looking like they were going to be podcast fodder before making an epic comeback after some absurd fails in the first half against the Eagles. 

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THE WINDOW’s “Black Friday” Sale

The regular season’s penultimate week in college football is always a tricky one, but a trio of games went south on a rough Saturday for THE WINDOW, but Matt breaks down why despite hitting 57% on college football bets this season, it’s just a reminder that the math will always revert back to 53% the longer you stay at the sports betting table.

Maybe you missed it?:

• College Football’s Big Games of Week 13

• “The Saturday 7” — Week 13’s best bets for College Football

• Thursday Night Football betting preview: Bills-Texans

• NFL Week 12 “Sunday Best”

• The “Player Prop Express” for Week 12

• Monday Night Football betting preview: Panthers-49ers

• NHL Daily Moneyline Market Tracker

Why the Panes deserved better from USC, UNC, and Cincinnati, while not getting much in the way of luck elsewhere. Plus, is Jeremiyah Love going to do the unthinkable? Or will he be out of sight/out of mind for the two biggest weeks of the college football season? 

It’s time to head to THE WINDOW, let’s go!

In this week’s episode of THE WINDOW: Sports betting podcast, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) opens the show by discussing what “Priors” are in sports betting, and how it’s about as simple of a concept as you can imagine. 

Through 10 weeks of NFL play, it’s time to move on from what our preseason expectations were for some of the NFL’s supposedly elite teams, while also opening up to the possibility that there could be a shift in the hierarchy.

Matt goes through each game in Week 11 via “Right or Wrong,” discussing what might have been the best “witching hour” of the season, and why it felt like “the old days” with so many games hanging in the balance throughout Sunday. 

Then Matt describes why he’s impressed with the Seahawks, annoyed with everyone but Wyatt Teller in Ravens-Browns, and wonders aloud what the actual difference is between a team like the Eagles and the Broncos. 

Maybe you missed it?

• College Football’s Big Games of Week 12

• “The Saturday 7” — Week 12’s best bets for College Football

• Thursday Night Football betting preview: Jets-Patriots

• NFL Week 11 “Sunday Best”

• The “Player Prop Express” for Week 11

• Monday Night Football betting preview: Cowboys-Raiders

• NHL Daily Moneyline Market Tracker

Lastly, the “Saturday 7” and College Football’s big games for Yahoo! both went 5-2, so after a run down of the wins in Week 12 of College Football, Matt looks at Oklahoma and Texas A&M saving the day for their CFP and SEC title chances, while Duke and South Florida completely blew theirs for the conference in “Teams of Interest.” Plus, a quick Heisman Report wonders why Marcel Reed is getting no credit for a 30-3 comeback, a week after Fernando Mendoza got so much for someone else’s great catch.

It’s time to head to THE WINDOW, let’s go!

In this week’s episode of THE WINDOW: Sports betting podcast, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) opens the show by talking about a run of 12 straight ATS winners in college football, wondering aloud why THE WINDOW is sports betting’s best kept secret, and a reminder that things like that are not normal, or promised.

Matt starts “Right or Wrong” for Week 10 with a look back at a disappointing matchup between the Eagles and Packers, even if we found a winner on the side in Monday Night Football. Then it’s a run through of the rest of the games of the week, including what everyone else seemed to miss in the handicap for the international game, including, at times, the Falcons, as Jonathan Taylor and Myles Garrett are not each the favorite in Player of the Year awards. Then, we survive special teams touchdowns and turnovers with the Texans comeback, but don’t with the Under in Browns-Jets. 

Maybe you missed it?

• College Football’s Big Games of Week 11

• “The Saturday 7” — Week 11’s best bets for College Football

• Thursday Night Football betting preview: Raiders-Broncos

• NFL Week 10 “Sunday Best”

• The “Player Prop Express” for Week 10

• Monday Night Football betting preview: Eagles-Packers

• NHL Daily Moneyline Market Tracker

Lastly, after a run down of the wins in Week 11 of College Football, Matt looks at the status of some of our futures in “Teams of Interest,” and has a mini-rant as part of the Heisman Report.

It’s time to head to THE WINDOW, let’s go!

In this week’s episode of THE WINDOW: Sports betting podcast, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) opens the show by discussing his experience at Game 7 of the World Series, and what it would have meant to the city whose team fell short. 

To accompany the story of Saturday’s game, here’s the view of the two crucial plays in the bottom of the 9th, and two similar but different “sounds.”

Then it’s time for “Right or Wrong” in Week 9 in the NFL where Matt built a RUMP around the Panthers shocking the Packers, and while they did, not enough other upsets could come through! An otherwise solid Sunday was mired by a quarterback injury, and the Titans covering despite just 206 total yards. 

Maybe you missed it?:

• College Football’s Big Games of Week 10

• “The Saturday 7” — Week 9’s best bets for College Football

• Thursday Night Football betting preview: Vikings-Chargers

• NFL Week 9 “Sunday Best”

• The “Player Prop Express” for Week 9

• Monday Night Football betting preview: Cardinals-Cowboys

• NHL Daily Moneyline Market Tracker

College Football’s Week 10 started out on fire, going 5-2 on our secret, podcast-only weeknight plays, plus a 3-0 start to the “Saturday 7.” What happened next featured a pair of brutal beats, a loss by the hook, and a “Prime” misread. 

Lastly, Matt looks at the status of some of our futures in “Teams of Interest” on a slow week for the Heisman Report.

It’s time to head to THE WINDOW, let’s go!

In this week’s episode of THE WINDOW: Sports betting podcast, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) opens the show with a vibe check on Toronto’s first World Series appearance in 32 years, after a brutal Game 3 loss in 18 innings. 

Matt goes over the games of Week 7 in the NFL in “Right or Wrong,” where we hit on the only two underdogs to win outright, but largely moved money around. A week after hitting it big with the mega-SGP+, not giving a bunch of it back is something of an accomplishment, but Thursday’s Charger win started the week off nicely, and the upsets from the Dolphins and Falcons helped, as did pinpointing a blowout in Philadelphia. 

The Saints and Steelers couldn’t convert on first halves that set them up for a small upset, while the Bears-Ravens market was a mess all week, as Matt looks at the goings-on with the Lamar Jackson injury reporting. 

Maybe you missed it?

• College Football’s Big Games of Week 9

• “The Saturday 7” — Week 9’s best bets for College Football

• Thursday Night Football betting preview: Vikings-Chargers

• NFL Week 8 “Sunday Best”

• The “Player Prop Express” for Week 8

• Monday Night Football betting preview: Commanders-Chiefs

• NHL Daily Moneyline Market Tracker

The “Saturday 7” continued its winning ways in college football, but it’s the big games that were most interesting two of our teams of interest survive tough atmospheres on the road in the SEC. Why it’s time to stop waiting for a buy-low spot to add to our season-long positions on Texas A&M, as they’re one of four teams that look to be capable of winning the national title. 

It’s time to head to THE WINDOW, let’s go!

In this week’s episode of THE WINDOW: Sports betting podcast, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) opens the show by talking about the Blue Jays making the World Series and a reminder of what it’s like to be an old-school sports fan, even if you’re relationship with a team can be more complicated than blind loyalty. 

Then, perhaps burying the lede, Matt looks back at the biggest hit of the season, as THE WINDOW Panes cash on the mega-longshot SGP+ from Sunday’s NFL Player Prop article. How that was built and why that win is the result of THE WINDOW existing because those who’ve subscribed have created an environment for that bet to be publicly suggested. 

Matt goes over the games of Week 7 in the NFL in “Right or Wrong,” as the primetime games carried the week in sides, while the total one (as usual), and the teaser lost (as usual) despite rare value found on one of the legs. 

Maybe you missed it?

• College Football’s big games of Week 8 (Free for Yahoo!)

• The “Saturday 7”: Best bets for Week 8 (Paywall-free)

• Thursday Night Football betting preview: Steelers-Bengals

• NFL Week 7 best bets for Sunday

• The Player Prop Express for Week 7 (featuring the RATS and SGP+)

• Monday Night Football betting preview:

  • Buccaneers-Lions

  • Texans-Seahawks

• NHL Daily Moneyline Market Tracker

Looking back at college football’s Week 8, Duke gave away their game with Georgia Tech and it sends shockwaves throughout the ACC futures board. However, the “Saturday 7” was profitable, and free for everyone. Plus, the Heisman Report and FOUR bets to make on weeknight games including TWO on Tuesday night. 

Lastly, Matt discusses THE WINDOW’s NHL betting project for the 2025-‘26 season, with Brady Tkachuk marking the first injury of the season worth a necessary adjustment.

It’s time to head to THE WINDOW, let’s go!

In this week’s episode of THE WINDOW: Sports betting podcast, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) opens the show by looking at the Jets and Dolphins — two teams that are being mocked on Monday, but who both covered on Sunday. How are we supposed to handicap bad teams when there are so many of them in the NFL? 

“What’s up with the Eagles” is a question we’ve heard a lot, and it was no more deserving than on Thursday, as Matt looks back at what that was for Philadelphia, and why we should have at least taken the points. 

Bad Bunny is the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show headliner, but it took a trip to Spotify for Matt to realize why this was unsettling to him, realizing it might be symbolic of the NFL’s bigger-picture issues ON the field. 

The Ravens should have covered, the Saints could have covered, and the Cowboys would have covered… but all three had fatal flaws on Sunday. 

Plus, Matt looks back at Monday Night Football, breaking down a pair of interesting games that battled for our primary interest, but provided wins across the three categories of side (2-0), player props (3-1), and anytime touchdowns (2-4, +0.65 units).

Maybe you missed it?

• College Football’s big games of Week 7

• The “Saturday 7”: Best bets for Week 7

• Thursday Night Football betting preview: Eagles-Giants

• NFL Week 6 best bets for Sunday

• The Player Prop Express for Week 6

• Monday Night Football betting preview: 

  • Bills-Falcons

  • Bears-Commanders

• NHL Daily Moneyline Market Tracker

Matt looks back at a RUMP that seemed SO promising, as Week 7 of College Football later came down to double-overtime to determine whether it would be profitable, while most of the big games went our way — except for the ones we’d want most for the Heisman Report, which has taken a turn for the worse. 

Lastly, Matt discusses THE WINDOW’s NHL betting project for the 2025-‘26 season, after the first big Saturday of the season.

It’s time to head to THE WINDOW, let’s go!

In this week’s episode of THE WINDOW: Sports betting podcast, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) opens the show exactly the way you might expect, by breaking down the experience of losing THE WINDOW’s entry in the Circa Survivor contest on the absurdity that was the Cardinals choke-job to the Titans. 

Matt goes down the board of NFL games in Week 5, looking back at whether the handicap for the game was “Right or Wrong”. Through the lens of Survivor, he looks at the difference between sniffing out upsets by the 49ers and Patriots compared to the Arizona fiasco. Plus, why even losing player props — particularly long shot touchdowns — can be graded by opportunity. 

MAYBE YOU MISSED IT?

• College Football’s big games of Week 6

• The “Saturday 7”: Best bets for Week 6

• Thursday Night Football betting preview: 49ers-Rams

• NFL Week 5 best bets for Sunday (

• The Player Prop Express for Week 5

• Monday Night Football betting preview: Chiefs-Jaguars

Then, in a podcast-only segment, Matt checks in on the season-long futures markets and awards, noting some rogue numbers still available on preseason bets already made, while adding a commonly brought-up name for MVP that still has some value given what’s happened to those previously considered to be the favorites, like Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, and Justin Herbert. 

To close, Matt looks back at Week 6 in college football, where we actually benefited from a pair of “bad beats,” only to also see the RUMP suffer on another choke-job, without even the benefit of a #significanttosome 17-point lead. 

Meanwhile, both Penn State and Texas take a second loss, and why conference defeats are so much more punitive. 

Plus, not much happened with regards to the Heisman Report on the field, but some rumors are swirling about the recent return of one of our best bets for the award. Matt breaks down why he doesn’t even want to see our “sweet boy” back just yet, but if he is on the field Saturday, we won’t complain!

Lastly, Matt discusses THE WINDOW’s NHL betting project for the 2025-‘26 season, which opens tonight!

It’s time to head to THE WINDOW, let’s go!

In this week’s episode of THE WINDOW: Sports betting podcast, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) it’s more about celebrating (Seahawks-Cardinals) AND commiserating (MNF games) than one side or the other, after a mix-and-match weekend in both college football and the NFL.

The Jets give away a winnable game, while the Bengals prove they might be worse than we ever thought possible, with or without Joe Burrow. 

In “Right or Wrong,” Matt goes back to last Thursday night to discuss the interesting market moves of the opening game in each week of the early NFL season. 

Special teams plays went the wrong way in Eagles-Buccaneers and Browns-Lions. Then the Rams got a lucky cover, only to see the Raiders give that right back with a brutal effort in a winnable game with the Bears. 

Then, Matt breaks down a pair of bad beats with Pittsburgh +4.5 and South Alabama +13 in the first losing “Saturday 7” of the season. In the big games, Illinois, Oregon, and Ole Miss all covered and won, while Georgia and Washington couldn’t make the one play needed to. 

Finally, in the “Heisman Report,” the bad news is that one of our preseason bets — John Mateer (+2500) — that became the favorite for the award has to miss time with a thumb injury. How much time will determine whether his revised odds are “correct.” The good news? The new favorite — Dante Moore — is also someone we bet on before the season. Why the award may be won in a quasi-tournament within the Big Ten.

Lastly, there will be a new feature at THE WINDOW for the upcoming NHL season. Matt teases what that might look like for 2025-‘26.

It’s time to head to THE WINDOW, let’s go!