Betting Dork With Gill Alexander

Author of "The Extra 2%: How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Baseball Team from Worst to First", Jonah Keri of Grantland.com loves all things baseball, and as it turns out, all things baseball betting.  To that end, Keri checks in with Host Gill Alexander and riffs about MIT's Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, the wonder of Game 6 of the 2011 World Series, and yes, his best value plays for 2012 MLB team totals.  Then, podcast staple Basewinner and Gill trade their top MLB team totals and futures wagers for the season, along with assessing a few MLB player props, as well, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (March 7, 2012).

Editor-in-Chief of ESPN The Magazine, writer of the Behind the Bets Blog for Insider on ESPN.com, and the host of the Behind the Bets podcast for ESPN.com, Chad Millman chats with Host Gill Alexander about the current Analytics Issue of ESPN The Mag and the place of magazines in the sports media landscape, in general.  Plus, the two sports betting pod hosts discuss their reactions to, what else, listener habits of betting pods.  Then, Pregame Pro Vegas Runner checks in to discuss the tenets of betting NCAA College Basketball Conference Tournaments, from money influx to scheduling to motivation to stats, on Tuesday's Betting Dork (February 28, 2012).

Formerly on Versus' now-defunct "The Daily Line" and now with his own podcast at Grantland.com, Comic Reese Waters drops in on Host Gill Alexander for a free-flowing exchange on most anything that comes to their minds, most of which comes with a betting bent.  Topics include the odds on NFL teams landing Peyton Manning, thoughts on HBO's gambling-focused series "Luck", who is in the wrong in the Darren Rovell (CNBC) v Richard Sandomir (New York Times) Twitter war, the NBA's wacky 2012 Slam Dunk Contest, and the odss in the Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress categories in the 84th Academy Awards.  It's all on Tuesday's Betting Dork (February 21, 2012).

It's the NBA from both an insider's and outsider's vantage point.  First, Yahoo! Sports NBA Insider Marc Spears drops in on Host Gill Alexander to recount tales from the NBA road, highlighting Jeremy Lin and shedding light on what NBA travel is really like. Then pro bettor Dan Bebe hangs out and examines key ATS betting numbers from the season's first half, including how teams have really done on their third game of back-to-back-to-backs, how huge favorites have fared, and which refs have been trend-spotted.  It's all on a packed NBA edition of Monday's Betting Dork (February 13, 2012).

He is the mythical figure in the sports betting world, as reclusive as he is respected.  Suffice it to say, Billy Walters simply doesn't grant that many interviews.  But with the words, "David, this is Billy Walters", Covers.com columnist David Purdum instantly became one of the chosen few.  Purdum joins Host Gill Alexander to discuss all that surrounded that moment, from the events that led up to it, to the subjects that really moved Walters himself, to the lasting impressions Walters made, on Tuesday's Betting Dork (February 7, 2012).  

Friend of the pod, Michael Perry, Senior Manager and Oddsmaker at Sportsbook.ag, drops in on Host Gill Alexander for an open, honest, and revealing discussion regarding industry-related issues and matters specific to Super Bowl Props season.  Why did Sportsbook.com stop taking new U.S. customers 8 months ago?  What Super Bowl Prop is akin to a sucker bet?  How are MMA lines really set?  These questions and others are answered.  And in a Betting Dork podcast exclusive, a major breaking news announcement is made.  Plus, in our final roundtable of the NFL season, Pregame Pros Marco D'Angelo, Vegas Runner, and Bryan Leonard stop through before heading to the Tuesday Meeting to weigh in with their favorite props and thoughts on Super Bowl XLVI itself, between the NY Giants and New England Patriots.  It's all on Tuesday's news-making Betting Dork (January 31, 2012).

An authority on betting market analysis, Pregame Pro Vegas Runner checks in with Host Gill Alexander to explain what's going on with Super Bowl betting line movement.  Then, Marc Meltzer of vegaschatter.com, part of the Conde Nast Digital Network, stops by to discuss the best Sportsbooks, places to play Blackjack, Steak Restaurants, Night Clubs, and Strip Clubs in Sin City.  It's a man's guide to las vegas, on Wednesday's betting Dork (January 25, 2012). 

It has been a 4 man show all season long, but it started with this trio: Pregame Pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner, and Host Gill Alexander.  As a tribute to that initial format, the three keep the circle tight and dissect the Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots (AFC) and the NY Giants at San Francisco 49ers (NFC) from every conceivable betting angle.  It's the last NFL MegaPod hurrah of the year before the super-sized Super Bowl Props edition.  Plus, VR gets into a UFC and ESPN-related Twitter war.  It's all on Friday's Betting Dork (January 20, 2012).

Micah Roberts of Gaming Today, vegainsider.com, and "Linemakers" on Discovery/Velocity returns to Host Gill Alexander's end-of-week NFL handicapping think tank, alongside Pregame Pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner.  The four discuss the New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos at New England Patriots, Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens, and NY Giants at Green Bay Packers from every angle imaginable, in a must-listen betting primer, on Thursday's Betting Dork (January 12, 2012). 

This one is bursting at the seams.  First, Aaron Schatz, Creator and President of Football Outsiders (footballoutsiders.com) and panelist on "Numbers Never* Lie" on ESPN2, joins Host Gill Alexander for his annual NFL Playoff pod visit.  From a discussion on All 22 footage to dissecting this weekend's upcoming NFL Playoff games, it's all about unearthing the discrepancy between public perception and the truth based on and advanced metrics perspective.  Then, it's our weekly MegaPod format, with Mike Wilkening, Senior Editor and Handicapping Writer for Pro Football Weekly, joining Gill and Pregame Pros Marco D'Angleo and Vegas Runner.  No stone goes unturned for NFL Wild Card weekend, on Fridays' Betting Dork (January 6, 2012).

Applying their weekly NFL handicapping approach toward uncovering any inherent betting edge in spreads, Host Gill Alexander and Pregame Pro Dave Essler take aim at the 2011-12 College Football Bowl Season, in what is becoming a bonafide annual Betting Dork tradition.  With 35 games in all, Part 2 tackles matchups from December 30th through the BCS National Championship on January 9th.  First, the fundamental tenets of capping at this time of year are outlined.  Then, the seeking of a gambling advantage within that context begins, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (December 28, 2011).

Once a Pregame Pro and always an NBA bettor, Dan Bebe rises from the ashes for an appointment listen with Host Gill Alexander.  Bebe fleshes out his fundamental NBA handicapping tenets, including multiple revenge angles, situational road trip spots, and flying into the mountain time zone on the second day of a back-to-back.  Plus, what was the 50 game lockout season of 1998-99 like and how might it inform our betting in the upcoming 66 game 2011-12 campaign?  Which group of teams did the schedule makers protect?  Plus, the NBA win totals with the best value, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (December 21, 2011).

Their Sunday evening fall routine coming to a close, Pregame Pro Dave Essler and Host Gill Alexander discuss the NFL playoff picture, assess next week's betting lines, and highlight the rare opportunity to take advantage of correlated parlays, something specific to this time of year, on Sunday's Betting Dork (December 18, 2011).

It starts off like any other week.  Host Gill Alexander welcomes back NationalFootballPost.com NFL Analyst and Writer Joe Fortenbaugh to the weekly roundtable to break down this weekend's matchups from a betting perspective, with Pregame Pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner.  Then, after no mention of Tim Tebow is made in the first 16 minutes, audio glitches begin. When the talk finally gets around to the New England Patriots at Denver Broncos, the audio returns to its pristine form, only to suddenly cut off when the chronically Tebow-fading D'Angelo steps up to the mic.  Divine intervention?  You be the judge.  Oh.  That, and the Pittsburgh Steelers at San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens at San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals at St. Louis Rams, and Carolina Panthers at Houston Texans, the big favorite most likely to lose outright, and game with least value on the spread.  But if it's a full dissertation on the Pats/Broncos line movement you want and the single mos

Applying their weekly NFL handicapping approach toward uncovering any inherent betting edge in spreads, Host Gill Alexander and Pregame Pro Dave Essler take aim at the 2011-12 College Football Bowl Season, in what is becoming a bonafide annual Betting Dork tradition.  With 35 games in all, Part 1 tackles matchups from December 17th to December 30th.  First, the fundamental tenets of capping at this time of year are outlined.  Then, the seeking of a gambling advantage within that context begins, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (December 14, 2011).

Live from Las Vegas, Host Gill Alexander makes a point to get in his weekly conversation with Pregame Pro Dave Essler, so that, among other things, the full scope of another Tim Tebow miracle can be fully fleshed out.  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 11, 2011).

He is a contributor to ESPN Insider as a statistical consultant to Fightmetric, the sole provider of advanced stats to UFC and looks at MMA from a handicapping perspective.  In his spare time, John Candido puts his metrics to use on the NFL front, both in the Hilton SuperContest in which he currently finds himself placed in the top 100 on the leaderboard and now on the weekly NFL preview pod with Host Gill Alexander.  Alongside Pregame Pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner, the quartet break down the St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks, NY Giants at Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals, Chicago Bears at Denver Broncos, and Buffalo Bills at San Diego Chargers.  Plus, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright and which game provides the least value on the spread.  It's all on Friday's Betting Dork (December 9, 2011).

Just like old times, Pregame Pro Vegas Runner checks in with Host Gill Alexander, and the topic certainly demands it.  This time the two rehash their annual dissertation on everything you need to know about betting the 2nd half of games, including isolating discrepancies between 2nd half lines and game lines, key 1st half stats to consider, and what the action booked prior to the game starting and the action expected to be booked for the 2nd half has to do with it all, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (December 7, 2011).

While everyone watches Sunday Night NFL Football, Pregame Pro Dave Essler and Host Gill Alexander are already 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 4, 2011).

They are three amongst the exclusive group that meets every Tuesday in Las Vegas to break down football from a betting perspective, and once again, Pregame Pros Marco D'Angelo, Vegas Runner, and Bryan Leonard drop in on Host Gill Alexander to make it a Friday affair in the NFL.  On the morning of his appearance in the semifinals of the $48,000 Cantor Gaming Football Showdown, Leonard joins the regulars to break down the San Diego Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders at Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers, and Denver Broncos at Minnesota Vikings.  Plus, the quartet discuss the Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots and the biggest spread in four seasons, the biggest favorite most likely to lose outright, and the one game on the board that each feels provides the least value.  It's all on Friday's Betting Dork (December 2, 2011).