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Host Adam Burke flew solo today for a new edition of The Bettor’s Box, our MLB betting podcast. Adam is hoping to do six of these in preparation for the season with the popular Five-and-Fly segment to spend five minutes on each of the five teams in a division. He started that today with the AL East. First things first, Adam updated a few injury situations around Major League Baseball, including a couple that have affected teams that Adam took season win total overs on already. The Five-and-Fly segment features helpful analysis and information on five teams and today’s teams were those in the AL East. Adam talked about an optimistic outlook for the Orioles, a pessimistic position for the Red Sox, sung the praises of the Yankees and Rays, and also took a fair and balanced look at the Blue Jays as we look ahead to Opening Day on April 1.

Host Adam Burke was joined by pro bettor and handicapper Brad Powers from BradPowersSports.com to chat some college football at the top of our March 4 podcast. Adam and Brad discussed FBS strength of schedule for 2021 and then talked about what has transpired so far in the FCS and also talked about some games for the upcoming weekend, including South Dakota vs. North Dakota, Albany vs. New Hampshire, Southern Illinois vs. Youngstown State, and McNeese State vs. Southeastern Louisiana. On the college basketball side, Adam and Brad covered some fade and follow teams in college hoops with a focus on those that are wrapping up the regular season and could do so on a high note. They also talked about college basketball conference tournament betting strategies, including second half betting and looking for spots to fade teams off of some upset victories.

Host Adam Burke was ready to talk some more hoops as Kiev O’Neil from The Oddsbreakers joined the show on March 3. Adam and Kiev talked about conference tournaments at the start, with the A-10 Tournament and the Missouri Valley Tournament both in the spotlight. The guys talked about some picks to win and some money line rollovers options, along with other betting angles. They finished college hoops talking about the four Big Ten games across tonight and tomorrow. Quick UFC thoughts with some picks from Kiev on Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson and Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling finished up the show on a high note.

Host Adam Burke and guest Brian Blessing always talk about a lot of different topics and that’s what they did on today’s show. A few quick notes about conference tournaments and conference specialization started up the show and then the guys moved quickly into some hockey talk. They looked at a couple of results from last night and how those followed through with the schedule spot betting they’ve talked about all season and then applied some of those concepts to tonight and tomorrow’s card with free picks and betting tips. The Arnold Palmer Invitational is this week’s PGA Tour event down at Bay Hill. The guys talked about three players each to win the tournament and then focused on some of the matchups and props that are available at the US sportsbooks. Finally, NASCAR took center stage for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The guys had an excellent NASCAR breakdown with some picks to win and some betting tips for the group and head-to-head matchups as well.

Host Adam Burke and pro bettor and handicapper Kyle Hunter talked about several conference tournaments and about how to bet them on today’s edition of ATS Radio. The guys started by criticizing the sportsbooks for not having odds out on these things and then launched into some breakdowns of the tourneys. Along the way, Adam and Kyle discussed money line rollovers, futures prices, and totals angles for the games. The guys hit the Horizon League, Big South Conference, Atlantic Sun Conference, A-10 Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, West Coast Conference, Missouri Valley Conference, the SoCon, Sun Belt Conference, and the Patriot League on today’s shows with some teams to bet from a futures standpoint, over/under numbers about the venues, the schedule quirks, and some of the matchup pairings.

It was a Freestyle Friday edition of ATS Radio with host Adam Burke on his own to talk MLB, NBA, NHL, and college basketball with our loyal listeners. Adam started by talking about what readers can expect from the 2021 MLB Betting Guide and about the value he thinks it provides. There was a lot of straight talk in this segment and a lot of compelling reasons to check out this year’s publication. On the NBA side, Adam gave out a betting angle regarding teams heading into the All-Star Break and then looked at a few games for tonight and tomorrow that look to be good bets to make. He did the same in the NHL for Friday and Saturday night and gave out a few picks and betting tips there. Finally, Adam brought ATS Radio together with a continuation of Monday’s discussion on some regression teams that pertain to tonight and tomorrow. A handful of basketball picks and predictions for the weekend rounded out the show.

Host Adam Burke and guest Brad Powers had a lot to talk about on today’s edition of ATS Radio. Brad is posting FCS college football bets at BradPowersSports.com and talked about his process for this week’s games, in which he has fired off 17 bets! Brad talked about some of the wagers that he has made and what he is looking for out of the betting markets for this week and beyond. As crazy as it sounds, college basketball conference tournaments begin tonight with the Horizon League. Adam and Brad discussed conference tournament betting and how to think about the matchups when we’ve got past games to reference. The guys also discussed questions of motivation at this time of the season and Brad shared a couple of bets that he made for tonight’s college hoops card.

Host Adam Burke and Kiev O’Neil spent some time together on Wednesday to chat college basketball and UFC on ESPN+ 44. They started in college hoops with a recap of Ohio State vs. Michigan and then some thoughts on the conference futures market with a couple weeks until the conference tournament. The guys hit on tonight’s Indiana vs. Rutgers game and also talked about Iowa vs. Michigan, Ohio State vs. Michigan State, and Northwestern vs. Minnesota for Thursday. On the UFC side of the ledger, Adam and Kiev talked about Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane, Nikita Krylov vs. Magomed Ankalaev, and also Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera for the UFC on ESPN+ 44 card coming up this Saturday. The guys gave picks on those three fights and also talked about some UFC betting strategy.

Host Adam Burke and jack-of-all-tradesman Brian Blessing got together for an entertaining edition of ATS.io on February 23. The guys dug into the NHL betting market with some hockey discussion about upcoming games on Tuesday and also some general situational and schedule betting tips from around the league. You definitely don’t want to miss their thoughts on those! On the golf side, two events are in the spotlight this week, with the WGC-Workday Championship and the Puerto Rico Open. The guys spent more time on the WGC as the more prominent of the two events, but talked about their pre-tournament picks to win and some elements of the new course, The Concession Golf Club. They also talked about the Puerto Rico Open field and a couple of plays before shifting gears to NASCAR to discuss the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Host Adam Burke and pro bettor and handicapper Kyle Hunter chatted about all things college hoops on the February 22 edition of the show. The guys started with some general conference tournament thoughts, plus analysis of the Horizon League, America East, and Big South Conference Tournaments that will start this week. They talked about money line rollovers and conference tournament betting strategies. After breaking down the start of the postseason, they went into the regular season format with injury news and updates, positive and negative regression teams, fade/follow teams, and a handful of games for this week, including St. John’s vs. Villanova, Indiana vs. Rutgers, West Virginia vs. Baylor, Boise State vs. San Diego State, and Western Kentucky vs. Houston.

Host Adam Burke spread his wings and flew like a solitary bird among the clouds on today’s edition of ATS Radio. He covered four different sports betting markets with some stats, trends, and information to support some picks and some betting angles for this weekend that apply to certain games, but can also apply to lots of games in the future. Adam discussed what to watch for early in Spring Training on the MLB side and talked about the MLB Betting Guide that will be released on Thursday. He covered some trends and scheduling spots in the NBA and applied them to a few games this weekend, including Warriors vs. Magic tonight and Kings vs. Bulls tomorrow. Adam also looked at the NHL with thoughts on Oilers vs. Flames, Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens, and the Lake Tahoe outdoor games. Finally, college basketball took center stage with lots of talking points for Friday and Saturday games.

Host Adam Burke and guest Brad Powers were excited to talk college football on today’s edition of ATS Radio. They actually started on the FBS side with a new hire at UCF of Gus Malzahn, spring practices, and some new coaches that we’ll be following as the spring practice period goes along. Then they moved over to FCS with some thoughts on this week’s games, how the betting market is setting up, and what Brad is doing to get ahead of line moves. College basketball wrapped up the show for the most part, as the guys talked about the uncertainty of conference tournaments and the engagement levels of the bad teams around the country. They talked about big spreads in games with low numbers of possessions, like Saint Mary’s vs. Gonzaga tonight, and then Brad covered a free pick for show listeners on Colorado vs. Oregon. Late-breaking news about Carson Wentz to the Colts finished out the podcast.

College basketball betting was the primary focus of today’s edition of ATS Radio, as host Adam Burke and Kiev O’Neil talked about some of the advantages to betting college basketball second halves. They shared some examples of why this makes sense and what it can do to benefit your bankroll and your bottom line. They also talked a little bit about key numbers and why line value matters so much in a sport marred by fouls and late-game free throws. The guys also took a look at tonight’s college basketball games with a rematch between Nebraska and Maryland and then also Minnesota on the road at Indiana. Then they discussed tomorrow’s trio in the Big Ten with Iowa vs. Wisconsin, Ohio State at Penn State, and Rutgers at Michigan. Finally, Adam and Kiev wrapped up looking at Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis and Yana Kunitskaya vs. Ketlen Vieira on this weekend’s UFC card.

Host Adam Burke and guest Brian Blessing discussed a lot of different sports betting markets on today’s edition of ATS Radio. They talked NHL with some analysis of what’s happening in the league right now, the Tuesday night card, and some other betting angles of note. The Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club is this week’s PGA Tour event with a lot of interesting angles and storylines. The golf breakdown was the best part of the show with several players and names thrown out to keep an eye on to either win outright or have a good chance in matchups or props in Los Angeles. Finally, we’ve got a road course race in NASCAR this week with the O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona. It wasn’t too in-depth of a handicap, as the favorite has no excuse for not winning, but Adam and Brian threw out some other names as well.

Host Adam Burke and pro bettor and handicapper Kyle Hunter from HunterSportsPicks.com gave out a lot of great information and helpful betting tips on the college basketball betting markets on today’s show. The guys talked about NCAA Tournament futures from a listener question, but also discussed how teams may not have conference tournaments and what kind of impact that will have on regular season betting. After that long breakdown, the guys went into the usual talking points with some regression candidates on the positive and negative sides, fade and follow teams, coaches that excel late in the season, and then several game breakdowns, including some premium pick look-aheads from Kyle and some food for thought on other matchups.

Host Adam Burke flew solo for today’s edition of ATS Radio to talk all things Major League Baseball. Adam started with some thoughts on recent transactions and trades and about what kind of impact those moves could have. Then he looked at the World Series futures market with some betting tips and advice on how to approach those odds. He also talked about some outliers from the shortened 2020 season and the way to interpret them going into 2021. PECOTA projections have been the talk of the town this week, so Adam took the time to discuss those, what they are, and what he uses them for in his season win total handicapping. After that, Adam looked at the world openers for season win total lines that were released by WynnBET earlier this week and gave some quick early picks and leans and some thoughts on why he is looking to be on or against those teams.

Host Adam Burke and Brad Powers from BradPowersSports.com had a lot of helpful insights and betting tips on this edition of ATS Radio. The guys started with some final thoughts on the NFL and on something that they should have seen coming and will focus more on in the future. They stayed with football to talk about FCS College Football, which starts this weekend with McNeese State and Tarleton State, as Brad shared a comprehensive breakdown and a pick on the game. The guys talked about some FCS betting strategies and also about the upcoming FBS College Football season before going into a college basketball discussion. They discussed a cautionary tale for bettors looking to fire on name-brand, blue-blood programs and then looked at some other betting angles that have been profitable before Brad shared a couple of picks for the Friday night card.

Host Adam Burke and Kiev O’Neil from The Oddsbreakers chatted it up on today’s edition of ATS Radio. Adam and Kiev started with some final thoughts on Super Bowl LV and about how the AFC playoff picture is likely to shake out for next season. Then it was time to talk college basketball. Kiev has noticed some things that KenPom is not accounting for that the market is taking for granted and he addressed how to find some edges based on things like home/road splits and injury updates. The guys hit all three Big Ten college basketball games for Wednesday night and also Thursday and Friday’s games, with Indiana vs. Northwestern, Rutgers vs. Iowa, and Wisconsin vs. Nebraska tonight, Purdue vs. Minnesota on Thursday, and Illinois vs. Nebraska on Friday. To round out the show, Adam and Kiev talked about UFC 258 with thoughts on Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns, Maycee Barber vs. Alexa Grasso, and Kelvin Gastelum vs. Ian Heinisch.

Host Adam Burke and guest Brian Blessing of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline had a lot of ground to cover on today’s edition of ATS Radio. The guys started with some follow-up recap thoughts on Super Bowl LV between the Chiefs and Buccaneers and talked about how the AFC futures market could look for next season. Then they moved over to the NHL to talk about how the NHL season could be in jeopardy due to COVID and some betting tips for as long as the season is in play. The Pebble Beach Pro-Am is now the Pebble Beach Pro with no amateurs in what is a weakened field with the withdrawal of Dustin Johnson. Adam and Brian talked about the course and some players they like from a futures standpoint, plus some matchup betting angles for the weekend. Finally, the Daytona 500 kicks off a reimagined NASCAR schedule for this season, so Adam and Brian gave Daytona thoughts and full-season futures analysis.

Host Adam Burke and Kyle Hunter had some laughs, some head-scratchers, and some very good thoughts on the February 8 edition of ATS Radio. The guys started by recapping some happenings from Super Bowl LV about the game and by thinking ahead to Super Bowl LVI futures. After that, it was all about college basketball. COVID pauses and injury updates led off the segment, followed by some regression candidates, both on the positive and negative sides of the spectrum. Then the guys took a look at some fade and follow teams and talked about how well underdogs have done recently and some other late-season factors. Finally, they tried to talk about some games this week, one that was unknowingly canceled right before the show and one that could be canceled, but it was a fun segment and the guys took it all in stride.