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We're finishing off the week in style here on BangTheBook Radio. We'll start things off with Alex Nicolas of Miner Rush, the SB Nation home of the UTEP Miners to discuss Conference USA's final round of regular season games and the tournament, which tips off next week in Birmingham. Will Middle Tennessee State get an at-large berth? Who will emerge from this conference as the winner? We'll get some good betting nuggets from Alex for this event. Host Adam Burke will open up the BTB Mailbag to answer a couple of listener questions in the second half of today's show and also discuss some NHL, NBA, and college basketball situational betting spots. He's just going to cover a lot of different things, including Major League Baseball, to get you ready for the weekend and beyond.

It's time once again for our weekly Thursday Meeting show. We'll be joined by two exceptional professional handicappers to chat a lot of college basketball betting tips as we wind down the regular season and look at conference tournaments. First, Brad Powers of BradPowersSports.com joins us for a look at his first college football newsletter, which includes power ratings for all of the FBS teams and also some thoughts on early futures odds, new coaches, and more. On the college hoops side, we'll discuss betting futures and whether or not handicapping methods change with the unique postseason format. Ralph Michaels of WagerTalk.com also joins us today for a lot of college basketball betting items. The guys will discuss changes to his approach and whether or not home court advantage exists at neutral sites for these conference tournaments. How does market entry change with games being played on back-to-back days and lines coming out a little bit late? We'll have a lot to discuss over the next few shows, so tun

It's Hump Day, which means we're going to talk golf. Wes Reynolds joins us for a deep dive into the WGC-Mexico Championship, which is a new event at a new course. That means that we have a lot of things to discuss with Wes about this week's picks for winners and also about the challenges of handicapping these unfamiliar courses. We'll also get some conference tournament betting thoughts from Wes on selecting teams for futures and looking for ways to guarantee profit. It's an important skill to have. We'll also hear from Chris Stone of Fansided with some thoughts on the college basketball March Madness bubble and the teams that could make a surprise run in the NCAA Tournament. Host Adam Burke will spend the rest of the show taking a deep dive into the NHL by looking at some games that are coming up that could yield value for listeners based on the situational spots. He'll also take a look at some of the trades that have occurred in the NHL and some of the whispers that are going around as the Trade Deadl

One-half of the Tuesday Meeting show is on tap for this week as Sports Cheetah is unfortunately not able to join us. Host Adam Burke will still be joined by one exceptional professional bettor and handicapper in the person of Bryan Leonard. This week's Sports Wagering Talk will focus on conference tournament betting and about some of the differences and the intricacies in betting postseason college basketball. Betting futures and setting up hedging opportunities is part of the fun and so is making adjustments to the different stakes. We'll chat with Bryan about that and also take a dive into the NBA about adjustments to power ratings based on trades and about contrarian betting in the NBA. With Cheetah not on the program, Adam will take the last segment today to talk about college basketball conference tournament betting and what we're hoping to achieve as a follow-up to yesterday's segment with Kyle Hunter. He'll also talk about the unveiling of his MLB season win totals preview series which goes live today

We're getting the grind going once again on BangTheBook Radio with our Monday edition of the show. We'll open up the week by chatting some NBA with Philip Rossman-Reich from Orlando Magic Daily. We'll get a recap of the Trade Deadline and get some assessments on how things have gone for the teams that made some big trades and those that didn't. We're still waiting for teams to hit their strides after the All-Star Break, so we'll chat with Philip about how long that process may take. In the second half of today's show, Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com will join us for our weekly Handicapping the Hardwood segment. The guys have a ton of things to talk about, including the start of conference tournaments and how to bet them. They'll also talk about some big games coming up this week, a listener question about totals, and keeping an even-keel approach at this time of the year and throughout the year.

We've got one more show to go on BangTheBook Radio for this week. It's been an exciting week so far and we're certainly looking to wrap it up in style. Host Adam Burke will start things off with a recap of what we saw during the NBA Trade Deadline and talk about some of the different wagering angles and adjustments in play as we head into the weekend. He'll also give some MLB updates and some thoughts on what's going on in the Major League Baseball world and also some tips for Spring Training betting. In the second half of today's show, Rob Pizzola will join us from Prediction Machine to discuss a variety of different topics. The guys will discuss the futures price for the Golden State Warriors and if it makes sense from a mathematical standpoint. They'll also talk about the NHL futures market to follow up with yesterday's listener question and discuss the thought process behind betting futures. Finally, with baseball right around the corner, Rob will discuss some of the stats that he's using to put together

Our Thursday Meeting shows definitely bring a lot to the table for our listeners. It's a pleasure to get the opportunity to get thoughts from two professional handicappers and that's the case on Thursdays with Brad Powers of BradPowersSports.com and also Ralph Michaels of WagerTalk.com. We'll have plenty of college basketball discussion and probably a little bit of college football discussion on today's broadcast. Our "Powers Picks" segment with Brad will feature some thoughts on the end of the regular season and the push for the postseason. College Basketball Capping with Ralph Michaels has been an excellent segment for our listeners with Ralph's thoughts on situational handicapping in college hoops. He'll talk about some of the spots that he's looking at for this weekend with some free picks for our listeners on that and his technical plays. Amazingly, we're less than a week away from the start of conference tournaments, so it's crunch time for all those that invest in college hoops.

Get over the hump of the work week with the help of BangTheBook Radio. Host Adam Burke has a lot to talk about, so we're going to hear from him for a while to kick off today's show. MLB Season Win Totals were posted at the Westgate yesterday, so he'll talk about that and we're also starting to see some enter the offshore market as well. We also have some NHL things to discuss, so it'll be an MLB and NHL start to the show today. In the second half of the broadcast, we'll hear from Wes Reynolds for this week's Wednesday Wagering segment. We'll talk about this week's PGA Tour event, the Honda Classic, with some predictions for the winners and some stuff that will help those that play golf DFS. We'll also take a look at things coming out of the NBA All-Star Break and a whole lot more

It's that time again for our "Tuesday Meeting" show with two professional handicappers. It's always a joy to get to talk to experts in their respective fields and these are two of the best. We'll start with this week's Sports Wagering Talk with Bryan Leonard, as we discuss how to get back into betting the NBA after the All-Star Break and the Trade Deadline. We had some breaking news on Sunday about DeMarcus Cousins, so that will be a topic of discussion with both handicappers. We'll also talk college hoops with Bryan and about market entry at this time of the year with more public money invested in college hoops. Sports Cheetah's Hunting for Winners segment is always a great listen. Along with an evaluation of the DeMarcus Cousins deal for both teams and some thoughts coming out of the All-Star Break, we talked on this pre-recorded segment with Cheetah about some teams in the NBA that could go on a good run coming out of the Break, whether it's based on the statistics and some positive regression or the inst

We're getting back into the groove here on BangTheBook Radio with a full hour with one of our favorite guests. Host Adam Burke will mention the recent NHL run that we've had and talk about how Sunday night gave us a prime example of why some things are too good to be true and why you have to realize that as a bettor. After that, we'll go with this week's Handicapping the Hardwood segment with Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com. There's a lot to talk about in college basketball as we approach the stretch run and look for those opportunities to cash winners based on the schedule and mismatches. With Quick Hitters, injury updates, and game breakdowns, we'll have you set up for success in college basketball this week.

We've got one more show to go this week and we're making it a good one. Host Adam Burke will start things off today with a lot of things to talk about. Major League Baseball season is coming up and that'll be a quick topic of conversation. We've talked all week about the great NHL betting spots available this weekend and those will be revisited on this Friday show. We've also got a college basketball team to follow over the next several days to find some situational betting spots. It'll be an all-encompassing segment from our beloved host. College basketball writer Chris Stone, who contributes to both Fansided and Rush The Court, joins us to preview a big weekend in college hoops. There are some very important games for seeding purposes, like Kansas at Baylor and Virginia at North Carolina that we'll discuss. The guys will also talk about the SEC, Pac-12, and Big Ten as we head down the stretch run. It's always a joy to get Chris on the air and we'll have plenty to discuss.

It's that time again for our Thursday Meeting show. Much like our Tuesday Meeting broadcast, we welcome two professionals to the airwaves. First, Brad Powers of BradPowersSports.com joins host Adam Burke for the weekly "Powers Picks" segment. Adam and Brad will discuss some of his early March Madness thoughts with his projected Final Four teams and also some teams that don't seem to be getting enough respect in bracket projections. They'll also talk about overrated and underrated teams, some factors in the betting market, and preview some big games coming up this weekend. Ralph Michaels of WagerTalk.com is the other professional handicapper that joins us on Thursdays. We'll talk more college basketball with him as we dig into some of the situational and technical aspects of the betting card. Do certain situations carry a bit more weight at this time of the season? Travel concerns are certainly prevalent in February as teams start to wind down their regular seasons. How about pressure on teams that aren't acc

We hope you're ready fore some golf analysis. See what we did there? We'll fire up today's edition of BangTheBook Radio with some golf betting advice from Wes Reynolds during our Wednesday Wagering with Wes Reynolds segment. We'll take a look at the Genesis Open, formerly the Northern Trust Open and Nissan Open, at Riviera Country Club with the strongest field of the season to date. We'll also chat with Wes about changes to his handicapping in the NBA and college basketball because things are definitely a bit different throughout the rest of the month. With Kyle Hunter still ailing, host Adam Burke will take the floor for the latter part of today's show. He'll teach all handicappers a very valuable lesson about betting and keeping an even keel. He'll also talk about how things are shaping up for our hockey situational betting spots this week and keep going with some baseball betting analysis as we draw closer to the season. We've got plenty of things to talk to, so come on and join us!

Those that have been listening to BangTheBook Radio for a while should be able to take their significant others out for a nice steak dinner on Valentine's Day instead of one of the chains. Hopefully we can keep that momentum going with some tips, tricks, and tools of the trade from two professionals here on our Tuesday Meeting show. We'll start it off with Bryan Leonard of WagerTalk.com for this week's Sports Wagering Talk segment. College basketball and the NBA are in the spotlight this time of year, but we'll work in a little bit of MLB stuff with some win total discussions. Handicapping mentalities change in both the NBA and college hoops now with the All-Star Break and the positioning for the conference tournaments. We'll discuss with Bryan. We're also going Hunting for Winners with Sports Cheetah of WagerTalk.com here on today's show. With Cheetah, on a segment that was recorded on Monday, we talked about how to handicap the games leading into the All-Star Break and if anything should change. We also to

Let's get it started with a new week of BangTheBook Radio. We're going to focus on the daily winter professional leagues here today, as Kyle Hunter is unable to join us due to a losing battle with bronchitis and laryngitis. Our first guest of the week will be the outstanding basketball writer Philip Rossman-Reich, whose work can be found at a lot of places, but primarily at his personal site Orlando Magic Daily. We'll talk about the implications of the All-Star Break and the Trade Deadline with Philip and also about some teams whose stock could be rising when play resumes later next week. The silver lining to Kyle being unable to join us (aside from the fact that he'll join the show on Wednesday) is that host Adam Burke has a ton of hockey stuff to discuss. This is the best week we've seen in a long time from a situational betting standpoint. Adam will talk about several spots, including some good money line parlay picks and a whole lot more. NHL betting may not be something you do a lot, but this week has p

We've got one more show coming your way this week on BangTheBook Radio. We'll actually tap back into the BangTheBook Mailbag today to address a couple more listener questions. Audience participation is a really important element of what we do, so it's great to hear from the listeners. That means that we have a lot of host Adam Burke coming on today's show. One great timing element for today is that Atlantis Race & Sports Book in Reno, Nevada has released MLB season win totals, so we can get some ideas for what the numbers will look like in the market when others open. A listener arranged to call in and ask some Major League Baseball questions, so we'll check about those and a whole lot more as we close the book on another week of BangTheBook Radio.

Our Thursday mega show is coming your way with about 90 minutes of content to get you ready for this weekend and beyond. We'll start things off with Brad Powers of BradPowersSports.com for this week's "Powers Picks" segment. The focus is now on college basketball for Brad, as he keeps working in the background on college football and the upcoming NFL campaign. We'll talk about his contrarian betting styles and talk about the different ways that handicapping basketball can work in both college and the NBA. Next up, Ralph Michaels of WagerTalk.com joins us for this week's College Basketball Capping segment. We'll talk about another round of upsets in the college basketball world and also take a look ahead to the weekend with his top situational and technical plays of the weekend. College basketball is unique in that there are wide gaps in terms of opponents. Should we still be taking the full body of work into account? Is it best to limit it to conference play at this stage of the game? Jay Primetown of MMAOd

It's time for a Hump Day edition of BangTheBook Radio. Host Adam Burke will have the floor for a while today with only one guest able to make it on to the broadcast, but he has plenty of things to discuss. We'll open up the BangTheBook Mailbag for some listener questions to kick off today's show. We've got several talking points from our listeners, including personal routines for deciding what games to bet on, the terminology of betting, and also whether or not it's a good idea to buy points. These are all things that bettors need to keep in mind, so it's a great time to talk about them. Wes Reynolds joins us for our Wednesday Wagering with Wes Reynolds segment. The guys will chat about derivative betting in college basketball and the NBA and ways that it can be really profitable when applied correctly. Betting first halves and second halves as opposed to full games or taking a full game position and limiting a little bit of risk with some half wagering is a bankroll management skill and we'll chat with Wes

The "Tuesday Meeting" returns this week on BangTheBook Radio with a lot of college basketball discussion. We'll start things off with Bryan Leonard of WagerTalk.com, as he joins host Adam Burke to recap how Super Bowl LI went for him. The guys will also discuss bankroll management techniques and ways to stay organized and ahead of the game. Managing a bankroll is one of the most important things in this industry and it's also one of the hardest concepts for handicappers to grasp. We'll do our best to grasp it with Bryan during this segment. We'll also talk college hoops and take an in-depth look at the MAC. During our Hunting for Winners segment with Sports Cheetah, we also talked about bankroll management techniques. This was recorded on Monday night, so it can be a nice way to get some good talking points for the segment with Bryan as well. Old school meets new school on this Tuesday Meeting show, but one of the best things about Bryan is that he has adjusted. Some handicappers get left out in the cold bec

Well, the Super Bowl is in the books and it was definitely one for the ages. Now, the sports calendar moves forward without football for the next six months, so it's time to focus in on everything else. We'll start by taking a look around the NBA with Philip Rossman-Reich of Orlando Magic Daily. We'll cover a variety of teams and topics with Philip to get everybody up to speed on what's happening in the Association. The Dallas Mavericks and Indiana Pacers are two teams we'll cover and also take a look at what is wrong with the Charlotte Hornets. We'll welcome professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com back to the broadcast today for this week's Handicapping the Hardwood segment for college basketball. The guys will cover a long list of games and topics on this edition, including some great situational betting spots that will stand out as potential free plays. We'll also discuss the long hours it takes to be a handicapper with one of the hardest working guys in the business. A great betting