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The Power Rank creator, Ed Feng, and Pregame Pro Dave Essler sit back down with Host Gill Alexander to break down the balance of the Bowl schedule from a betting perspective. With 35 games in all, Part 1 examined the first 17 matchups from December 21st to midway through December 30th.  Now, the trio picks up midway through the 30th and takes you all the way through the BCS Championship between Florida State and Auburn. It's the holiday season gift that keeps on giving, on Monday's Betting Dork (December 23, 2013).

It's the most wonderful time of the year.  College Football Bowl season is here and Host Gill Alexander reviews the fundamental tenets of capping during the 35 Bowl, 17 day stretch.  Then, creator of The Power Rank, Ed Feng, and Pregame Pro Dave Essler apply their inherently different approaches to uncovering any betting edge in the lines. With 35 games in all, Part 1 tackles the first 17 matchups from December 21st to midway through December 30th.  It's a a bonafide annual tradition, on Monday's Betting Dork (December 16, 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).

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).

After a string of betting and fantasy focused baseball podcasts, Bomani Jones of SBNations's "Bomani & Jones" and ESPN's "Outside the Lines" hooks up with Host Gill Alexander for a freeflow on all sorts of modern day beefs and falls from grace.  Bomani v Darren Rovell, Jalen Rose v Skip Bayless, Piers Morgan v Toure, Ozzie Guillen v His Own Mouth, and Bobby Petrino v Truth.  It'll all make sense once you listen to Wednesday's Betting Dork (April 11, 2012).

ViewFromVegas creator and weekly ESPN.com columnist Dave Tuley pays a visit to Host Gill Alexander and the weekly NFL roundtable to offer his insights on Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic and the Hilton SuperContest.  And, of course, it's the NFL drill with Pregame Pros Vegas Runner and Johnny Detroit.  Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons at Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans.  These games are examined in depth, along with discussion on other NFL Sunday tilts.  Plus, the quartet gets into the LSU/Alabama showdown, on Friday's Betting Dork (November 4, 2011). 

The NBA, NFL, MLB, and College Football are all represented on this one.  First, Marc Spears, NBA writer for Yahoo! Sports, drops in on Host Gill Alexander for a discussion on the current pulse of the NBA lockout.  Then, its Vegas Runner, back in the fold on a somewhat odd week in sports betting, as lines across sports merit further analysis.  Whether the NFL, MLB, or College Football, VR breaks it all down, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (October 26, 2011).

Unscripted as always, Pregame Pro Vegas Runner joins Host Gill Alexander for a discussion that covers an array of betting topics, including what's really going on in a certain betting situation that, on the surface, looks to be a strange middle by pro bettors, but is actually something quite different.  Then, VR lets us know about his new line movement prediction blog, his College Football leans, and his method of looking at the MLB Postseason through the prism of historical probabilities, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (October 12, 2011).

While many from the sportsbook side of things have come on the show before, none quite make you feel as though they're here to help in the same way that Todd Fuhrman does.  From his vantage point at Caesars Las Vegas, the Race and Sports Analyst drops in on Host Gill Alexander to deliver equal parts Betting 101 and College Football handicapping.  From his take on what a competitor like Cantor Gaming brings to the sports betting landscape, to dispelling the pervasive myths on what makes one sharp or square, to even offering up his exclusive college football pick of the week, this isn't the evil face of your mom and dad's sportsbook, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (October 5, 2011).

It's their Wednesday meeting about the Tuesday meeting.  Betting market expert Vegas Runner and Host Gill Alexander first discuss how perception will play a big part in betting lines headed into the MLB postseason before diving into VR's experience at the renowned Las Vegas handicappers Tuesday meeting and the insights it provides.  Plus, VR serves up one of his premium plays for the upcoming College Football weekend for free.  It's exclusive, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (September 28, 2011).

Host Gill Alexander and Vegas Runner convene for their Wednesday conversation and riff on a potential Mayweather v Pacquiao megafight, and how wiseguys and bookmakers approach the current sports betting market with football in full steam and the MLB regular season winding down.  Plus, VR provides 4 free college football leans, while Basewinner stops by to deliver his MLB plays of the day, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (September 21, 2011).

There's not much we haven't heard about the betting ramifications of the Utah @ USC game Saturday night, but what actually set off the chain of events?  Host Gill Alexander gets into it with Vegas Runner before VR drops the knowledge on Week 2 NFL Totals adjustments being made by linesmakers.  Plus, insights on Mayweather v Ortiz, free College Football picks, and 3 free MLB plays from Basewinner, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (September 14, 2011).

Three seasons ago, he called the Steelers.  Then two seasons ago, it was the Saints.  Finally, a year ago, he picked the Packers. Now, wiseguy Vegas Runner joins Host Gill Alexander to reveal his NFL Super Bowl Futures plays for the 2011-12 season as he looks to cash his fourth consecutive season.  That's the headline on a show that also includes intriguing college football betting line insights from VR involving Auburn and Georgia, and a quartet of free MLB picks from Basewinner, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (September 7, 2011).

NFL betting lines get tighter as the season rolls on into its later months, right?  Well, not so fast, says Vegas Runner who joins Host Gill Alexander for their regular Wednesday chatfest.  And VR has come with numbers to support his position.  Plus, VR serves up a free MLB pick for tonight, free plays in the final week of the NFL Preseason, and a few freebies in College Football.  Then, it's sabermetrician Basewinner's turn.  He and Gill delve into their final MLB betting stats segment of 2011 with a look at the best money line (home/road splits) and run line clubs in baseball, the best and worst money starters, the most reliable over and under umpires, the best starters in terms of baserunners allowed per 9IP, and the best and worst clubs and starters during the 1st inning this season.  It's all topped off with literally a handful of underdog MLB plays tonight from Basewinner.  Sit back and enjoy Wednesday's Betting Dork (August 31, 2011).

There is no one that statistical handicappers hold in higher esteem than the renowned San Francisco-based Dr. Bob.  Judging by the length of this show, you can certainly count Host Gill Alexander among them.  Dr. Bob (Bob Stoll) joins Gill to examine his math-driven approach to capping college football, including the two-pronged nature of his situational/technical analysis and mathematical model.  Included in their chat: when might it make more sense for each approach, situational or mathematical, to take precedence over the other, and what type of situational analysis that cappers often cite as predictive actually never works. Then, it's a full-fledged 2011 College Football Preview, with Dr. Bob citing specific teams that will be better or worse than public perception would have you believe in the coming season.  Plus, which member(s) of the national media might be the most consistently wrong when it comes to college football analysis, and an opening week lean or two, to boot.  It's all on a can't-miss Betting Dork (August 30, 2011).

And now, football really is finally here.  Wiseguy Vegas Runner and Host Gill Alexander chat it up on what VR plans to do all the way live from the sportsbook floors in Vegas this fall, then segue into an extensive discussion on more than a dozen teams in both college football and the NFL and why each believes those selected will go over or under their win total number for the 2011 season.  Plus, which NFL preseason lines look the juiciest this week, beginning Thursday night.  And it wouldn't be complete without Basewinner's free MLB picks.  It's all on Wednesday's Betting Dork (August 10, 2011).

Wiseguy Vegas Runner checks in with Host Gill Alexander to discuss how bettors and syndicates are reacting to offshore book closures, and why it's a good thing.  Plus, the two discuss why all line movement is not created equally, what to keep in mind when considering the notion of returning starters when capping College Football win totals, and why Tito Ortiz and a certain MLB club find themselves on VR's overvalued list this week.  Then, Pregame Pros Dave Essler, GoodFella, and Dwayne Bryant discuss the upcoming NFL preseason and regular season, and offer up MLB leans on tonight's board, with Basewinner in the anchor position with his sabermetrics-inspired MLB plays of the day.  It's all on Wednesday's Betting Dork (August 3, 2011).

Taking stabs at only two games for which lines have been virtually impossible to avoid, Pregame Pro Mike Hook and Host Gill Alexander reveal much and are surprised, nonetheless, in their weekly exercise in uncovering value. Opening lines and subsequent line movement are discussed, with their stream of consciousness leading to much else, including guessing the lines for all potential Super Bowl pairings, and where the value can be found on the BCS Futures board, on Tuesday's Betting Dork (January 18, 2011).