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Podcast: Matt Metcalf on sports betting and bookmaking

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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.

Podcast: Spanky on closing line value, sports betting

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On this episode of The Football Analytics Show, I’m joined by Spanky, professional sports bettor and host of the Bet Bash conference. Among other topics, we discuss:

  • The top down approach to sports betting (2:28)
  • Closing line value and how it changes during the NFL season (5:58)
  • Why Caesars had Rams -3.5 the week of the Super Bowl against the Bengals (13:00)
  • Whether CLV mattered in the NFL during the 2021 season (18:51)
  • Sports books and sharp bettors (21:20)
  • Why William Hill has changed (29:59)
  • A day in the life of a professional sports bettors (31:57)
  • Flipping a whale (36:50)
  • Bet Bash (40:40)
  • Starting new projects like his podcast Be Better Bettors (53:49)

I’ll be at Bet Bash, and I highly recommend you come as well.

To listen here, click on the right pointing triangle.

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