Betting Dork With Gill Alexander

Pregame Pro Dave Essler and Host Gill Alexander convene for their weekly NFL lines ritual, all in the name of trying to isolate a betting edge.  Plus, ESPN Insider Evan Abrams drops by with his 5 best trends of Week 3.  Begin your weekly pro football handicapping process, on Monday's Betting Dork (September 16, 2013).

It's the most powerful NFL database there is, bar none.  Spreadapedia can inform many of your NFL wagers or just as importantly, help you determine which matchups you should stay away from.  Today, one half of the Spreadapedia braintrust, Jason Weingarten, joins Host Gill Alexander and stalwart Pregame Pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner to break down this weekend's NFL board, including the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars at Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers at Buffalo Bills, and others.  Plus, the single most powerful NFL trend of the week, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and which game should you steer clear of  It's all on Friday's Betting Dork (September 13, 2013).

Pregame Pro Dave Essler and Host Gill Alexander share what their guesses were on this coming week's pro football spreads, all the while attempting to discern value and pinpoint the most exploitable lines along the way.  Plus, the college football line that leapt off the page for Dave, and the unabashed effrontery of Brent Musburger, on Monday's Betting Dork (September 9, 2013).

And they're back.  The NFL's flagship sports betting podcast series is once again in full effect with Host Gill Alexander and Pregame pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner, primed to attack another season of NFL lines.  And, as always, a who's who of industry and handicapping experts will join the fray on a weekly basis, as well.  Former casino owner and bookmaker for over 30 years, Chris Andrews of againstthenumber.com and the premier handicapping tool, SHARPS, joins the roundtable for Week 1, breaking down the Houston Texans at San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins, NY Giants at Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills, and more matchups from a handicapping perspective.  Plus, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright and which game should you stay away from at all costs, on Friday's Betting Dork (September 6, 2013).

It's the final regular season baseball podcast of 2013, but with roughly 40 games left of betting value to exploit, author and pioneer of the cluster luck hit sequencing statistic, Joe Peta joins Host Gill Alexander to give you the 4th quarter's betting edge. Which clubs are overvalued and which are undervalued today, and most likely, moving forward, on Monay's Betting Dork (August 19, 2013).

Give them any excuse to talk fantasy football and they will.  National Football Post's Joe Fortenbaugh and Host Gill Alexander discuss fantasy strategy and sleepers as you head into your 2013 drafts.  Plus, Joe offers up his 6 favorite NFL season win totals plays, on Monday's Betting Dork (August 12, 2013).

Host Gill Alexander and sabermetrics expert Basewinner return for an encore of their wildly popular segment, breaking down the most and least profitable money line clubs in baseball (home/road splits), the best and worst run line clubs, the most reliable totals umpires, the best and worst first 5 inning and 1st inning teams (including runs produced and allowed), and the best and worst starters in the 1st inning, all designed to provide and edge with your MLB wagers, on Friday's Betting Dork (August 2, 2013).

Last year, Paul Sporer of Baseball Prospectus stopped by to chat with Host Gill Alexander around this very time of the MLB season and delivered the goods, spurring on mass down-the-stretch fades of the accidents waiting to happen that were Derek Lowe, Aaron Cook, and Henderson Alvarez.  Now comes the 2013 edition at the 100-game mark.  Skill position fantasy players are highlighted, as are underachieving starters, before the list of starters destined for trouble (our fade targets) are isolated, on Tuesday's Betting Dork (July 23, 2013).

Jonah Keri of Grantland.com drops in for his annual All-Star Break spot with Host Gill Alexander to review his preseason season win totals play while isolating which clubs have been the most surprising thus far.  Then, Basewinner checks in for the annual podcast ritual of naming the bizarro 2013 Sabermetrics All-Star rotation with an eye towards cashing in on the quartet moving forward, on Tuesday's Betting Dork (July 16, 2013). 

Once per year they get together and a blackjack conversation breaks out.  This is that time.  Advantage player Vegas Runner and Host Gill Alexander discuss VR's blackjack evolution, how casinos have ruined the game and how they could fix it, how to avoid tells while counting, and where the best places to play in Vegas are for players of all levels.  Plus, actual audio of VR getting backed off, on Tuesday's Betting Dork (June 25, 2013).

Riding the high of a wildly accurate Masters Preview podcast back in April, host Gill Alexander welcomes fellow host Dave Kelner from William Hill's golf podcast to highlight golfers with value at this week's U.S. Open Golf Championship at the Merion Golf Club at Ardmore, Pennsylvania.  Then, from the perspective of a European to that of an American quant, Rufus Peabody of Massey-Peabody Analytics and a professional bettor in his own right, lets slip a name or two in the field who you just may want to put your money behind.  It's all about exploiting the betting markets of the second golf major of the year, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (June 12, 2013).

So many types of baseball wagers, so little time to analyze.  Host Gill Alexander and sabermetrics expert Basewinner break down the most and least profitable money line clubs in baseball (home/road splits), the best and worst run line clubs, the most reliable totals umpires, the best and worst first 5 inning and 1st inning teams (including runs produced and allowed), and the best and worst starters in the 1st inning, all designed to inform your future wagers, on Thursday's Betting Dork (May 30, 2013).

Author of "Trading Bases, A Story about Wall Street, Gambling, and Baseball* (*) Not necessarily in that order", Joe Peta checks in with Host Gill Alexander and isolates which MLB clubs have over- and underachieved to date, through the prism of cluster luck. What's really the truth about the torrid offensive starts by the Cardinals and Indians, are the Astros really this bad, and what's the key component necessary for beating the Tigers?  Other teams are discussed, as well.  Plus, what do some prominent folks in MLB front offices have to say about fantasy and betting on baseball?  The answers may surprise you, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (May 22, 2013). 

Paul Sporer of Baseball Prospectus may be a fantasy guy, but his fantasy insights convert oh so nicely to solid betting advice, as well.  Listen in as he and Host Gill Alexander engage in one of their epic metrics-focused conversations, highlighting the starting pitchers who have outperformed their component stats to date.  Then, Pregame pro Marco D'Angelo and Pro Football Talk's Mike Wilkening serve up their picks for the second leg of Horse Racing's Triple Crown, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (May 15, 2013).

Horse Racing expert Marco D'Angelo (he who called the Derby win of 30-1 shot Animal Kingdom two years ago) and Pro Football Talk racing aficionado Mike Wilkening drop in on Host Gill Alexander for this annual extensive Kentucky Derby preview. The many tenets of horse racing handicapping are examined, including weighting the significance of the three different types of horses entered, post position, jockeys, recent performance, and trainers, while isolating the horses in this year's Run for the Roses that form the group on which bets will be made come the first Saturday in May.  Plus, analytics on the Triple Crown that might change your opinion on the likelihood of history being made this year, on Thursday's Betting Dork (May 2, 2013).

It's not something you can do in Las Vegas, but offshore, betting the NFL Draft offers major value for those who simply dedicate themselves to the information gathering of the cause.  Fortunately for us, National Football Post's Joe Fortenbaugh has saved us a lot of time, condensing his thoughts, best prop bets, and strategies into one conversation with Host Gill Alexander, designed to help you make the most of this week's spectacle, on Tuesday's Betting Dork (April 23, 2013).

A tradition unlike any other.  Betting on the Masters.  First, host Gill Alexander welcomes back fellow podcast host Lee Phelps from William Hill's "The Punt" to highlight golfers with value at this week's Masters Tournament at Augusta.  Then, from the perspective of a European to that of an American quant, Rufus Peabody of Massey-Peabody Analytics and a professional bettor in his own right, lets slip a name or two in the field who you just may want to put your money behind.  It's on a rare golf edition of the Betting Dork (April 9, 2013). 

It's an episode of "The Aggravated Gambler", as professional sports bettor Bill "KrackMan" Krackomberger joins Host Gill Alexander and gets some things off his chest about the state of bookmaking in Las Vegas.  Lest you had any doubt about certain things that happen in Las Vegas sportsbooks, Krackomberger sets the record straight, with candid insights on in-game betting at Cantor, practices at Station Casinos, the view from the top at William Hill, and safety in Vegas itself, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (April 3, 2013). 

Covering all things baseball for Grantland.com, Jonah Keri drops in on Host Gill Alexander for his annual March podcast appearance and offers up his thinking on what led him to his one and only MLB season win total play in 2013.  Then, Pregame pros Vegas Runner and Dave Essler are back for a second straight week, this time to provide their ATS perspective on all eight Sweet 16 games in the NCAA Tournament, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (March 27, 2013).

No show on television or on-line breaks down the madness quite like this.  Ed Feng of ThePowerRank.com handles the advanced analytics, Reese Waters of ESPNU's "Unite" handles the not so advanced analytics, while Pregame Pros Vegas Runner and Dave Essler dissect all 32 second round 2013 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 6 teams in this year's field possess them?  It's our annual March Madness edition on Wednesday's Betting Dork (March 20, 2013).