The Sportsbook Sharps

The Sportsbook Sharps

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December 12, 2025 43 mins

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Cold streaks don’t scare us; they sharpen the edges. We open with a hard look at last week’s 1–7 thud and why process, timing, and line movement matter more than one ugly card. From there, we light up our Stay Frosty segment with Kevin Stefanski’s job security and a deeper critique of talent evaluation in Cleveland, including how the Shadur decision became a public mess that bled into on-field results.

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A six-and-two heater while we were off set the tone: momentum, superstition, and a leaderboard that might be decided by a San Francisco win total. We open with the contest math and then barrel into college basketball’s early reality checks—Kentucky wobbling, Purdue covering, and Tom Izzo’s group looking like a problem. Louisville over IU, Michigan State’s home edge, Illinois catching points at Tennessee, and an Arizon...

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Cold streaks make the best audits. We opened the books on a rough run, admitted the dog is beating most of our crew, and then got to the real work: finding small edges with oversized impact. From college hoops pricing to NFL coaching heat, this one moves fast and hits where the lines are soft.

We dig into Purdue’s rank whiplash, Houston’s steady covers, and why neutral-site tournaments twist perception. Then ...

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Ratings boomed for a World Series that delivered nearly everything—pinch-hit heroics, extra-inning drama, and a gut-punch walk-off—while our betting ledger took its lumps and the Bengals’ defense veered into the history books for all the wrong reasons. We connect the dots between spectacle and strategy, translating the Dodgers’ repeat and the NFL’s chaos into practical edges you can actually bet.

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A Halloween hangover, a blacked-out playbook, and a slate that still pays. We open with the chaos of ESPN’s split from YouTube TV, including the surreal moment a DVR’d show vanished mid-episode, then pull the lens back to what it means for fans and bettors: more subscriptions, more logins, fewer live looks. If you’ve felt the pain of app-hopping on a college Saturday, you’re not alone—and yes, it’s costing you edges i...

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Unexpected wins, FBI headlines, and one very loud half point. That’s how our week went, and we’re breaking down every pivot—from college stumbles to NFL saves—so you can spot value before the market wakes up. We start with a wild recap: an under that lived by inches, college favorites that fizzled, and a 33-point fourth quarter that rewrote the record books. Then we zoom out to the story shaking pro sports: federal ra...

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Sports betting swings hard when coaches fall and narratives crack, and this week had both. We open with accountability on our 4–4 slate and a strong NFL ATS clip, then dive straight into the college football earthquake: Penn State dumps James Franklin after back-to-back losses as huge favorites, the carousel spins at UCLA and Oregon State, and NIL-era expectations push boosters to chase instant turnarounds. We unpack ...

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Chaos had a busy week. We kick off with a sharp look at who’s trying to buy into college sports—and why a new bill in Congress aims to slam that door on private equity, hedge funds, and sovereign wealth funds. If you care about how conferences are run, what gets prioritized, and how non-revenue sports survive, this fight matters. Then we pivot to a quality-of-life win for fans: California’s SB576, which forces streami...

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October 2, 2025 52 mins

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The bracket doesn’t need saving, but it does need protecting. I open with a full-throated case against expanding March Madness to 76 teams—why it muddles the bracket, rewards the wrong résumés, and makes office pools a midweek mess—then follow the money toward a bigger worry: private equity knocking on college sports’ front door. What happens to classes, rivalries, and the middle tier when financiers chase margins and...

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The brothers are back with a celebratory episode after achieving an incredible 7-1 gambling record as a group last week. The podcast kicks off with a triumphant recap of their nearly perfect betting slate, with only one over bet missing the mark in what turned out to be a defensive struggle.

The college football landscape has delivered some genuine surprises, none more shocking than Iowa's offensive tran...

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What happens when two brothers sit down to talk football betting? A hilarious, insightful breakdown of everything from college powerhouses to NFL disappointments—with plenty of disagreements along the way.

This week, host Andy welcomes his brother Matt for their first in-person podcast of the season, diving into the aftermath of Week 1 and setting the stage for Week 2's biggest matchups. The brothers don...

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Football season has arrived, and we're kicking things off with a special guest! My wife Darby joins the podcast, bringing her credentials as a five-time fantasy football champion and reigning league winner to our NFL season preview. Though she doesn't consider herself a gambler, her player knowledge and football insights prove invaluable as we break down each NFL division.

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We are back!!!  Year four of THE Sportsbook Sharps!  Greg pops in to the studio today and we discuss all of college football for week 1, give you some season long locks for college and NFL, do a little gambling 101 overview, talk old man yells at cloud and a double stay frosty, and finally we wrap up the show with our locks of the week!  Good luck everybody!

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It's finally time, last game of the year, Super Bowl week!  We have a great show for this week, a Stay Frosty, Old Man Yells at Clouds Moment, a look over college basketball so far this year (more to come on that next week), and all the super bowl bets you need for Sunday!  We go over a variety of fun prop bets and then end the show with how I think the game will go Sunday.  Good luck gambling everyone!

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Hey everybody, in this week's episode I go in on the Cowboys head coaching search, complaining about all the other coaches that have been snapped up and what the Cowboys are left with.  I go over the state of college basketball and talk about who I like winning some of the conferences.  I also go over the college football championship, and the NFL Divisional round games. Finally I end the show with a look ahead t...

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Hey everybody, in this week's episode we have a first timer up on Stay Frosty, I rant and rave in my old man yells at cloud segment about TikTok shutting down, and I go over all the games from the previous week for CFP and NFL playoffs.  Finally I end with a look at all the games this weekend and the CFP championship on Monday, and I give you a lock for the week.  Good luck gambling everyone!

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In this week's episode I go over the results from our gambling group contest (the season is officially over and we have a winner!), I review all the NFL and CFP action from the last few weeks, then I give you a pick for each and every game this week for CFP Semis and NFL Wild Card Weekend.  We end the show with a lock from me!  As always, good luck gambling everyone!

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This week we invited a special guest, IU Alum Matt!  We spend almost the entire podcast previewing the CFP!  Our first 12 team playoff!  We do have a stay frosty (we each picked the same guy lol), and an old man yells at cloud moment, and Matt introduces a new segment called "Millennial Moment".  They we go deep on the CFP and finally end reviewing the locks for the week.  Good luck gambling everyone!

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Hey Everybody, in this weeks episode I have a very special Stay Frosty, I recap the college football selection show and what they got right and wrong, go over the NFL from the previous week, recap the state of college basketball (upsets a plenty!) and end the show with our locks this week.  Thanks for listening and good luck gambling!

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In this week's episode we catchup on the last two weeks of action since we were off the week of Thanksgiving.  We have a who's back of the week, a season long recap of stay frosty, then I get deep into college basketball and football, go over the last few weeks of the NFL, then end the show with everyone's locks for the week.  Good luck gambling everyone!

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