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Senior Editor and Handicapping Writer for Pro Football Weekly, Mike Wilkening, drops in on Host Gill Alexander and show staples Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner to break down the Week 2 NFL slate.  Denver Broncos at Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins at St. Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals, and Baltimore Ravens at Philadelphia Eagles are among the tilts discussed from a betting perspective.  Plus, key trends are highlighted involving the New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars, and Arizona Cardinals at New England Patriots games.  Which big favorite is most likely to lose outright and which game(s) you should stay away from at all costs, on Friday's Betting Dork (September 14, 2012).

Host Gill Alexander kicks off the 2012 season by welcoming back NationalFootballPost.com writer and analyst, Joe Fortenbaugh, and Pregame Pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner to the podcasting world's flagship weekly roundtable to break down opening weekend matchups from a betting perspective. Games discussed include the San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins at New Orleans Saints, and Buffalo Bills at NY Jets.  Plus, the crew identifies the big favorite most likely to lose outright.  The NFL is finally here in full swing, on Friday's Betting Dork (September 7, 2012) 

The annual ritual is here.  Sports betting market expert and Pregame pro Vegas Runner drops in on his old podcast stomping grounds and gives Host Gill Alexander an exclusive on his 2012 MLB World Series futures bets.  Long shots, mid-range shots, and value-laden shorter shots are all included.  Plus, Gill outlines early season 1st inning and first 5 inning statistics, and sabermetrician Basewinner drops in to offer up his best MLB bets of the day, on Tuesday's Betting Dork (April 17, 2012).

No show on television or on-line breaks down the madness quite like this.  Pregame Pros Vegas Runner and Dave Essler dissect all 32 second round 2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament matchups from an ATS standpoint, while Host Gill Alexander provides game theory you should consider for your office pools and advanced stats that will help you gain an edge.  What are the 4 characteristics that all National Champions have shared since 2000, and what 7 teams in this year's field possess them?  What 8-9 matchup features the widest difference in BPI and which features up the two squads who are ranked closest by this metric?  Which are the most overrated and underrated teams in the field, according to BPI?  All of those answers and more, on Tuesday's annual March Madness edition of the Betting Dork (March 13, 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).

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).

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 most definitive Tebow stat there is, this is the place to be, on Friday's Betting Dork (December 16, 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).

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).

At one time, he was ESPN's singular acknowledgement of sports betting, and now Nick Bakay checks in with Host Gill Alexander inside a haven in which the NFL can't silence him.  Among other things, the writer/actor/funnyman has given us Kevin James' "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" and the voice of a talking cat on "Sabrina The Teenage Witch", but all the while the diehard Buffalo Bills fan's written word has appeared on ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine, and NFL.com, as his love of the NFL and point spreads has never waned.  Along with straight-from-Vegas Pregame Pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner, the quartet discuss the Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles at NY Giants, Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers at Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings, and more.  Key insights and angles for your NFL weekend, on Friday's Betting Dork (November 18, 2011). 

This week, it's all about three familiar voices.  Pregame Pros Marco D'Angelo, Vegas Runner, and Johnny Detroit get together with Host Gill Alexander for the top-rated end-of-week NFL roundtable.  By now, you know the drill.  The Week 10 version of the most thorough pro football handicapping pod you'll find features the Thursday night game, as well.  Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers, Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots at NY Jets, St. Louis Rams at Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens at Seattle Seahawks, and Houston Texans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  These games and more are examined from any number of angles, on Thursday's Betting Dork (November 10, 2011)

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).

The who's who of sharp NFL handicapping minds keep dropping by, as Senior Editor and Handicapping Writer for Pro Football Weekly, Mike Wilkening, checks in with Host Gill Alexander and show staples Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner to slice and dice the Week 7 NFL slate.  Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts at New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Chargers at NY Jets, St. Louis Rams at Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions.  All are discussed from varying betting angles, on Friday's Betting Dork (October 21, 2011).