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Podcast: Adam Chernoff on betting the NFL in 2022

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Adam Chernoff of Right Angle Sports (RAS), who has had many roles in the sports betting world, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include:

  • His “book making” start in the Caribbean (3:13)
  • Betting tennis as a professional (17:58)
  • Moving to RAS (23:55)
  • The information and data he uses to handicap the NFL (29:14)
  • How he uses Sports Info Solutions data to analyze NFL defense (34:17)
  • Sports betting and content (36:17)
  • A week 8 NFL bet (42:00)
  • Pittsburgh Steelers (47:09)
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (49:58)
  • Green Bay Packers (54:55)

I could have talked with Adam for three hours. To listen here, click on the right pointing triangle.

This episode of The Football Analytics Show is also available on:

  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcasts

Filed Under: National Football League, Podcast, Sports Betting

Podcast: Jack Andrews on sports betting in 2022

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Captain Jack Andrews, professional sports bettor and founder of Unabated, joins the podcast for a wide ranging conversion. Highlights include:

  • An early example of a sports betting edge (5:15)
  • The difficulty in finding a good book maker (8:13)
  • Analytics and book making (14:19)
  • Educating sports bettors (23:09)
  • Betting NFL football (33:37)
  • Top down versus bottom up approaches to betting (40:12)
  • The bright future for sharp sports bettors (49:46)
  • How exchanges work (55:06)
  • How to get casino comps (1:08:11)

Jack has such a wide range of knowledge in sports betting that this conversation could have been double its actual length. To listen here, click on the right pointing triangle:

This episode of The Football Analytics Show is also available on:

  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcasts

You should also check out all of their great tools at Unabated. I’ll be talking about these in future newsletter.

You can support The Football Analytics Show on Patreon.

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Podcast: Doug Kezirian on sports, football betting

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On this episode of The Football Analytics Show, I’m joined by Doug Kezirian of ESPN. As their sports betting analyst, he’s the host of Daily Wager. Among other topics, we discuss:

  • How a Los Angeles guys arrived at ESPN in Las Vegas through Missouri and Iowa (2:45)
  • Live basketball betting (15:26)
  • NFL betting (31:30)
  • Saints, Packers, Chiefs (38:21)
  • Sports books and limiting sharps (46:43)
  • Doug’s big win on the 2021 NFL draft (56:51)

To listen here, click on the right pointing triangle.

This episode of The Football Analytics Show is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

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Podcast: How to get sports betting accounts

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On this episode of The Football Analytics Show, I’m joined by Mark Scalley and Mike Craig, two long time professional sports betting partners. Among other topics, we discuss:

  • Starting a partnership in 2009 (4:20)
  • Getting accounts in 2009 (9:00)
  • Getting accounts in 2022 (16:50, 44:44)
  • The key to sports betting relationships (26:07)
  • Is Twitter a good thing for sports betting? (36:00)
  • Getting limited at sports books (46:54)
  • Origination and why no one discussed it at Bet Bash (55:31)

While Mike has appeared on this podcast multiple times, I was thrilled to have Mark on to talk sports betting. To listen here, click on the right pointing triangle.

The Raw Craft series by Anthony Bourdain mentioned towards the end of the podcast.

This episode of The Football Analytics Show is also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Filed Under: Podcast, Sports Betting

Podcast: Matt Metcalf on sports betting and bookmaking

By Dr. Ed Feng 3 Comments

On this episode of The Football Analytics Show, I’m joined by Matt Metcalf, the sports book director at Circa Sports. Among other topics, we discuss:

  • Matt’s key to setting the market as a bookmaker (12:55)
  • How he changes his college football ratings each week (23:30)
  • Booking the NFL (33:20)
  • The decision to work at Circa (39:47)
  • Why Circa takes sharp action (45:47)
  • The one thing he would change in the sports betting industry (54:03)

This was a fantastic conversation on so many aspects of sports betting. To listen here, click on the right pointing triangle.

This episode of The Football Analytics Show is also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Filed Under: College Football, Podcast, Sports Betting

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