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Host Adam Burke was back on the air with Brian Blessing, as the two guys did their usual Tuesday thing to talk about golf, NASCAR, and the NHL. They started with the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind. We’ve got a trimmed-down field with no cut and 45 of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking on hand. Adam and Brian shared their thoughts and handicapping tips for the event. On the NASCAR side, the drivers head to New Hampshire Motor Speedway this week for the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301. Adam and Brian talked about how to handicap that on the intermediate track in Loudon. Finally, they looked at the NHL Eastern Conference Qualifying Round Series, which get underway on Saturday. They handicapped all four series and discussed the prices.

Host Adam Burke was back on the headset mic to chat baseball with this July 27 edition of The Bettor’s Box. Adam had a lot to discuss, including listener questions about tracking CLV and about the COVID-19 outbreak for the Marlins. He had a lot of his own talking points to add with recaps of the weekend, including Twins vs. White Sox, Orioles vs. Red Sox, Rockies vs. Rangers, and Tigers vs. Reds. The very important Down the Lines segment not only highlighted the line moves, but explained why they happened and gave listeners a lot to consider with regards to why lines move, how to read them, when to enter the market, and a whole lot more. After a pick for Monday, Adam finished up with weekday thoughts on Blue Jays vs. Nationals, White Sox vs. Indians, Dodgers vs. Astros, and Braves vs. Rays.

Host Adam Burke was back on the airwaves with a new edition of The Bettor’s Box to talk about a whole lot of different things. He started by talking about Yankees vs. Nationals and Giants vs. Dodgers, including a pick for tonight’s action. Then he talked about how the Blue Jays don’t have a place to play, but should be happy it’s not PNC Park, and about how playoff expansion will have an impact on the futures markets and the regular season. There are a lot of stats and advanced concepts that Adam uses to handicap baseball, so he spent some time discussing those on today’s show to give you a refresher or introduce some new ideas to our new listeners. Finally, he looked at five series coming up this weekend with thoughts on Yankees vs. Nationals, Twins vs. White Sox, Brewers vs. Cubs, Angels vs. Athletics, and Diamondbacks vs. Padres.

Host Adam Burke was joined by Brian Blessing of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline to chat golf, NASCAR, and NHL in rapid fire format on this edition of BangTheBook Radio. Adam and Brian started with the 3M Open to hit on some players that they like and some key stats to consider for the tournament. Then they set their attentions on Kansas to talk about the Super Start Batteries 400 at Kansas Speedway with some quick picks and analysis. Finally, with the NHL playoffs set to go in a couple of weeks, the guys looked at the Western Conference playoff series with Blackhawks vs. Oilers, Jets vs. Flames, Coyotes vs. Predators, and Wild vs. Canucks. They talked about the format, what to look for when handicapping, and their picks to advance.

Host Adam Burke had a lot to say, so much so that he actually started losing his voice during this edition of The Bettor’s Box. Adam started with a couple of listener questions during the Monday Mailbag with thoughts on big favorites in MLB and also the creation of betting lines. After three general thoughts on futures and what listeners should look for as they get ready to bet on the season, Adam launched into the Five and Fly segment to discuss the NL West, with in-depth thoughts on the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants.

Host Adam Burke was happy to be back on the air chatting MLB as he took a look around the league to open the show, including the signing of Yasiel Puig and some injury announcements. He went deep on the NL Central with the Five and Fly to discuss the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals. Along with those MLB talking points, Adam spent the last few minutes of the show on a look at the weekend ahead in the KBO with some analysis on Hanwha at LG, KT at NC, Lotte at Samsung, Doosan at Kia, and Kiwoom at SK.

Host Adam Burke was excited to talk about the NL East on today’s edition of The Bettor’s Box. Before he did that, though, he answered a listener question about college football preseason magazines and how much influence they could have with the conference-only schedules being rolled out by teams. After that question, it was MLB time, as Adam discussed the season ahead for the Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, and Washington Nationals. Adam looked at futures prices and talked about the situations for each team. He wrapped up looking at the KBO for the week ahead, with Hanwha at KT, Kia at Samsung, LG at Lotte, NC at Kiwoom, and SK at Doosan.

The AL West looks like a really interesting division for this 60-game format, as host Adam Burke discussed on today’s edition of the show. Adam took deep dives into how things look for the Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland A’s, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers with assessments of how the 60-game format could positively or negatively affect them. He also talked about futures betting with those teams. To finish up this edition of the podcast, Adam took a look ahead to the weekend in the KBO with NC at LG, Doosan at Lotte, SK at Hanwha, Samsung at KT, and finally Kiwoom at Kia.

Host Adam Burke always has a little extra pep in his step and another octave in his voice on Tuesdays. That’s because Brian Blessing joins the show to chat about golf and NASCAR. The Workday Charity Open is a very unique event in that it is the first of two events on the same course. Next week’s Memorial Tournament has a bigger purse and a stronger field, but this week’s handicap is a good head start. The guys talked about their favorite picks for this week and the players that they want to follow. On the NASCAR side, we actually have three stock car races at Kentucky, as the Xfinity Series will run on Thursday night and Friday night and then the Cup Series will run on Sunday afternoon. Adam and Brian focused mostly on the Quaker State 400, which is the Cup Series event on Sunday, with their picks, analysis, and betting tips. They finished up with a little horse racing chatter as well.

Host Adam Burke was busy this morning compiling all sorts of notes for The Bettor’s Box. He started by answering a Monday Mailbag question about teams looking to shed payroll during the season and then also asked and answered his own question about the Indians name change. Speaking of the Indians, they were part of today’s Five and Fly for the AL Central, along with the White Sox, Tigers, Royals, and Twins. To wrap things up for the show, Adam previewed the week ahead in the KBO with some thoughts on KT at Kia, LG at Doosan, Lotte at Hanwha, NC at SK, and then Samsung at Kiwoom.

Host Adam Burke was back with a new edition of The Bettor’s Box for Thursday July 2. Adam started off with a few general thoughts on MLB before launching into the Five-and-Fly segment for the AL East. Five minutes on the Baltimore Orioles, five minutes on the Boston Red Sox, five minutes on the New York Yankees, five minutes on the Tampa Bay Rays, and five minutes on the Toronto Blue Jays. Adam talked about their season win total and futures odds and what he’s looking for with this shortened season. A quick preview of the weekend ahead in the KBO finished out the show with looks at Hanwha at Doosan, Kia at NC, LG at Samsung, SK at Lotte, and finally Kiwoom at KT.

Host Adam Burke and jack of all trades Brian Blessing were back together on the air for the June 30 edition of BangTheBook Radio. Adam and Brian started on the golf side at Detroit Golf Club with the Rocket Mortgage Classic. This is just the second year of this event, so course history handicappers don’t have a lot to go on. Adam and Brian shared several picks and players to watch for matchups, top five, top 10, and top 20 props. Then the guys moved on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400, which is actually the Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400. The guys talked about the race on the 2.5-mile track and shared some quick analysis and picks for both the winner and also matchups. They wrapped up with a few quick NHL thoughts about the hub cities and Friday’s Draft Lottery.

Host Adam Burke was back with another edition of The Bettor’s Box on June 29. MLB teams released their 60-man rosters on Sunday, which gave Adam a lot to talk about as he pondered prospects and their impact on this unique 2020 season. Those roster decisions could impact futures markets as teams look to get their youngsters some reps at the MLB level. Adam also discussed totals betting, money lines, and why pregame bets may not be the best course of action. Another round of 15 games comes your way Tuesday-Thursday in the KBO and we haven’t forgotten about Korean baseball just yet. Adam gave his thoughts and analysis on Hanwha at Kia, KT at LG, Lotte at NC, Doosan at Kiwoom, and SK at Samsung to round out today’s edition of the show.

Host Adam Burke opened the show by talking Major League Baseball for the first time in a long time. The MLB return plan features 60 games with a division-heavy schedule, so that was the first point of emphasis. Adam also told listeners why they shouldn’t play futures and season props, but also talked about the teams that would be on his radar if he did. Questions surround the upcoming season and variance will be high, but the MLB is scheduled for a return and that is the best news we could get here on The Bettor’s Box. To finish out the show, Adam gave some KBO thoughts on the weekend with Kia at Kiwoom, KT at Hanwha, LG at SK, NC at Doosan, and Samsung at Lotte.

Host Adam Burke was excited to be back on the air to chat with Brian Blessing of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline about this week’s PGA Tour stop and the NASCAR Cup Series. After thrilling conclusions to the RBC Heritage and the GEICO 500, the guys talked about what those two sports could have in store for us this week. Adam and Brian shared their picks and analysis for the Travelers Championship and some betting strategies as the tournament goes along. Then it was all about NASCAR and a doubleheader at Pocono with the Pocono Organics 325 and the Pocono 350, as the Cup Series runs on Saturday and Sunday on the 2.5-mile triangle track. Adam and Brian ran through some past results and some betting tips for this race, along with their favorite picks to win.

Host Adam Burke was back on the headset mic once again for this look at the KBO. On this June 22 podcast, Adam answered a couple of Monday Mailbag questions about alcohol and college football before shifting gears to the baseball side of things. He talked about a couple new signings and ran through the Wins Above Average rankings for each team. Then it was time to recap the weekend and focus on the week ahead. Adam talked about some stats and noticeable happenings from the weekend before looking at the Tuesday-Thursday games with thoughts on Hanwha at Samsung, Kia at Lotte, NC at KT, Doosan at SK, and Kiwoom at LG.

Host Adam Burke has been sharing KBO betting tips for the last two months twice a week on The Bettor’s Box. On the Thursday June 18 edition of the pod, Adam began with a discussion of regression analysis and how and why it can be so beneficial when handicapping. He cited a couple of examples based on the recent series that just wrapped up and how some what we saw can carry over into this weekend. Speaking of this weekend, Adam previewed all five series, with thoughts on Hanwha vs. NC, Lotte vs. KT, Doosan vs. LG, SK vs. Kiwoom, and Samsung vs. Kia with some betting tips and predictions on how those scheduled games could go from June 19-21.

Host Adam Burke and guest Brian Blessing shared a lot of names and a lot of detailed and helpful analysis for the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, SC. This tournament generally follows the Masters, but is now in June because of the altered schedule due to coronavirus. The guys had a list of pre-tournament players, matchups, and head-to-heads to follow and also some sage advice on guys to bet on during the event. Then they moved to Talladega for the GEICO 500. It is a restrictor plate type of race that caps speed and evens out the cars, but this is a high-banked track with a lot of accident potential. As such, Brian shared some of his longer-shot gambles for the event and also his betting strategy with The Big One in mind.

Host Adam Burke had a lot of great information to share with listeners on today’s edition of The Bettor’s Box. He started with some notes on how teams have performed at home and on the road in terms of runs per game scored and runs per game allowed to help with some totals angles and some side plays based on ballpark. He also recapped the five series that just wrapped up on Sunday, including Hanwha’s series win over Doosan. New series begin on Tuesday, with the KT Wiz at SK Wyverns, LG Twins at Hanwha Eagles, Lotte Giants at Kiwoom Heroes, NC Dinos at Kia Tigers, and Samsung Lions at Doosan Bears. Adam gave some early betting thoughts and shared some pitching matchup angles to finish up this edition of the best KBO podcast in the business.

Host Adam Burke gave out a lot of great KBO betting information on today’s edition of The Bettor’s Box. He started with a comparison of actual records and Pythagorean Win-Loss records based on run differential and then took a look at the bullpens and how they’ve stacked up so far. After a recap of the Tuesday-Thursday series, Adam set his sights on the weekend with some betting tips and some forecasting of Kia vs. SK, KT vs. Samsung, Lotte vs. LG, Doosan vs. Hanwha, and Kiwoom vs. NC.