Betting Dork With Gill Alexander

In a return to his old stomping grounds, Joe Peta, author of the newly released "Trading Bases, a Story About Wall Street, Gambling, and Baseball* (*) Not necessarily in that order", takes a break from his press tour and joins Host Gill Alexander for his ninth appearance on the pod in a little less than a year, this time with his book available to all and with 2013 MLB Season win totals on his mind.  It's baseball nirvana on Tuesday's Betting Dork (March 12, 2013).

Fantasy baseball geeks (and baseball bettors), it's time to rejoice.  No one has written more extensively on starting pitching throughout MLB heading into your 2013 fantasy draft or auction than Paul Sporer of Baseball Prospectus.  He sits down and chats with Host Gill Alexander about the most overvalued and undervalued starters in the majors, headed into Opening Day 2013. It's information that directly applies to fantasy, but converts beautifully to betting value, as well.  That, and some World Baseball Classic and MLB futures talk, as well, on Thursday's Betting Dork (March 7, 2013).

It's Analytics Week, and that means Chad Millman, Editor-in-Chief of ESPN The Magazine, and host and writer of the Behind The Bets podcast and blog, respectively, at ESPN.com, makes his yearly visit with host Gill Alexander to engage in a breakdown of the Mag's annual Analytics Issue and teases what's to come on the gambling panel at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this weekend.  Then, let the fantasy baseball talk begin.  This week, Paul Sporer of Baseball Prospectus highlights the most overrated and underrated position players you should be aware of for your upcoming draft, on Tuesday's Betting Dork (February 26, 2013).

The biggest story in the industry these days is New Jersey's fight to have sports betting legalized.  The biggest, most successful sports bettor in the United States is Billy Walters.  Only David Purdum of the Linemakers at SportingNews continues to cover both, on top of Governor Chris Christie's fight to have sports betting legalized in his state, and with exclusive access to Mr. Walters himself.  David drops in on Host Gill Alexander as the two try to put New Jersey's fight in perspective.  Plus, what does Billy Walters have to say about Ashton Kutcher's claim that he fronted a large betting syndicate?  How did Walters fare on the Super Bowl?  And why doesn't Walters bet baseball?  Then, in their annual ritual, Gill and sabermetrician Basewinner outline why betting baseball ought to be king, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (February 20, 2013). 

If you ever had a few minutes to sit down with an adult film star, what would you ask her?  How many burning questions would you have, and could you fit them all in?  Well, Host Gill Alexander gets that very opportunity as Charmane Star checks in from L.A. to set the record straight in a revealing and humanizing discussion.  Sports betting can wait.  Then, Yahoo!'s NBA expert Marc Spears joins Gill for a midseason chat that evolves into a fascinating exchange that highlights the chasm between mainstream and analytics perspectives.  It's all on a very unique Wednesday edition of the Betting Dork (February 13, 2013).  

It all comes down to this.  Before the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers square off in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, enjoy the final NFL MegaPod of the season, replete with game and prop analysis.  First, Micah Roberts of The Linemakers at Sporting News and other industry media outlets joins Host Gill Alexander and Pregame pros Marco DAngelo and Vegas Runner to break down the game itself and to pore over the best value on the board among Super Bowl game-related proposition wagers.  Then, for the non-Vegas bettors, Greg Finn of WagerMinds checks in with his thoughts on the most exploitable exotic props on the board, as well.  There's something for everyone, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (January 30, 2013).

Planning a trip to Las Vegas?  Let this be your guide.  Host Gill Alexander, Gaming Today's Marco D'Angelo, and man about town, Vegas Runner, take off their handicapping hats and are joined by Marc Meltzer of vegaschatter.com, part of the Conde Nast Digital Network, to discuss the best Sportsbooks, Steak Restaurants, Nightclubs, Shows, and Strip Clubs in Sin City.  The Super Bowl's not for awhile.  In the meantime, enjoy a man's guide to Sin City, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (January 23, 2013). 

It's the ultimate pointspread database that Host Gill Alexander has quoted often on the show this season.  Now Spreadapedia creator Steven Steinman returns to the panel in the flesh, as a perfect complement to Pregame professional handicappers Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner. With just the two Championship games to discuss -- the San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons in the NFC and Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots in the AFC -- no stone is left unturned, on Friday's Betting Dork (January 18, 2013).

It's the dean of all sports betting podcast series, and when Pregame co-owner Johnny Detroit drops by the MegaPod, it's like handicapping at a frat party.  Alongside Pregame pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner, Host Gill Alexander navigates the mayhem through the Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons, and Houston Texans at New England Patriots.  Make no mistake, the betting insight remains second to none and rules the day.  The laughs are gravy, on Friday's Betting Dork (January 11, 2013).

This one is super-sized.  Making his annual pre-playoffs appearance, Aaron Schatz, creator of Football Outsiders and Insider at ESPN.com, joins Host Gill Alexander and offers up his thoughts on a number of topics, including the 1991 Redskins and Bill Polian's recent anti-Moneyball remarks.  That's all before offering up his best NFL futures bets for next season and which game he sees as the best bet this weekend, based on his advanced metrics. Then, it's MegaPod panel time as 2010 Hilton SuperContest champion Richard Stand returns to the roundtable alongside Pregame pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner to give his insights on the Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts at baltimore Ravens, and Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins.  It's all on a Friday Wild Card edition of the Betting Dork (January 4, 2013).

In part 2 of this annual special, Host Gill Alexander and Pregame pro Dave Essler continue their quest to uncover inherent betting edges in spreads in the 2012-13 College Football Bowl Season. With 35 games in all, Part 2 tackles 17 matchups from December 29th through the BCS National Championship January 7th between Notre Dame and Alabama. It's the podcast episode that'll take you into the New Year, on Thursday's Betting Dork (December 27, 2012).

A finalist now for a second consecutive season in the Cantor Football Showdown and therefore already in the money two years running, Bryan Leonard stops by to hang out and talk Week 16 betting with fellow Pregame pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner, and Host Gill Alexander.  A bevy of games are discussed, including the San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions, New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders at Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers, Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles, and more.  As always, the panel answers the question of which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and which matchup and spread on the slate is the single most unattractive to bet.  It's all on Friday's Betting Dork (December 21, 2012).

One of the pod's favorites, Reese Waters of ESPNU's "UNITE", checks in with Host Gill Alexander and weighs in on living the dream in Bristol while serving up his best bets this time of year.  Then, the fundamental tenets of capping at this time of year are outlined as Gill and Pregame Pro Dave Essler apply their weekly NFL handicapping approach toward uncovering any inherent betting edge in spreads they can find in the 2012-13 College Football Bowl Season. With 35 games in all, Part 1 tackles matchups from December 15th to December 29th.  It's a a bonafide annual tradition, on Friday's Betting Dork (December 14, 2012).

They love him so much, they're having him back on for a record-setting third regular season appearance on the flagship roundtable podcast for NFL handicapping.  As always, National Football Post's Joe Fortenbaugh joins Host Gill Alexander and Pregame pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner on the MegaPod, while weighed down with a bevy of trends designed to giving you a betting edge this weekend.  The NY Jets at Tennessee Titans, San Francisco 49ers at New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys, NY Giants at Atlanta Falcons, and Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals are among the matchupus broken down.  Plus, the Betting Dork's standard go-to questions are answered: which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and if forced to bet a side in each game on the slate but one, which is the spread that you shouldn't bet under any circumstance.  Let the fun begin, on Friday's Betting Dork (December 14, 2012).

Host Gill Alexander and Pregame pro Dave Essler give betting perspective to the full slate of Sunday games, replete with playoff possibilities.  Then, it's on to trying to determine what Week 15 lines will look like and where the value might lie, on Sunday's Betting Dork (December 10, 2012).

It's always a blast when Pregame co-owner Johnny Detroit joins the crew.  As always, Host Gill Alexander and Pregame pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner hold court and break down this week's NFL betting board.  Houston Texans at New England Patriots, Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NY Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, and Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns are among the games discussed.  Plus, whicih big favorite is most likely to lose outright and which game should you steer clear of entirely, on Friday's Betting Dork (December 7, 2012).

While everyone watches Sunday Night NFL Football, Pregame Pro Dave Essler and Host Gill Alexander are already dissecting a rollercoaster of a betting afternoon and looking ahead and engaging in their preliminary analysis of next week's numbers.  The goal, as always:  to uncover intrinsic value embedded in those lines and to convert it into cash, on Sunday's Betting Dork (December 2, 2012).

It is the ultimate point spread database and, by any measure, a premier handicapping tool.  Spreadapedia comes to the MegaPod as founder Jason Weingarten and developer Steven Steinman drop in on Host Gill Alexander and show stalwarts, Pregame Pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner.  Among the games discussed are the NY Giants at Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Denver Broncos, and Carolina Panthers at Kansas City Chiefs.  And, of course, the trademark questions are answered: which big favorite is most likely to lose outright and which game would you steer clear of entirely.  It's all on Friday's Betting Dork (November 30, 2012).

Pregame Pro Dave Essler and Host Gill Alexander hook up for their weekly kneejerk betting line reactions to NFL matchups, with an eye towards pinpointing value.  Play along at home with Sunday's Betting Dork (November 25, 2012).

Pregame Pro Dave Essler and Host Gill Alexander attempt to pinpoint what NFL lines will be for Thanksgiving week, only to discover the inevitable discrepancies that occur between the projected and actual lines.  Play along with Dave and Gill in their quest to find betting value, on Sunday's Betting Dork (November 19, 2012).