Betting Dork With Gill Alexander

Yahoo! Sports NBA expert Marc Spears checks in with Host Gill Alexander to delve into all things pro hoops, including Carmelo's current trade prospects and what percentage likelihood he'd assign to a lockout this offseason.  Plus, who's MVP, Sixth Man of the Year, and Rookie of the Year (no controversy on that one) thus far in the Association, which squads have been most surprising and most disappointing thus far, how far will the Heat get, and who'll be in the NBA Championship?  Oh, and Hip Hop stories, on Thursday's Betting Dork (January 20, 2011).

  Taking stabs at only two games for which lines have been virtually impossible to avoid, Pregame Pro Mike Hook and Host Gill Alexander reveal much and are surprised, nonetheless, in their weekly exercise in uncovering value. Opening lines and subsequent line movement are discussed, with their stream of consciousness leading to much else, including guessing the lines for all potential Super Bowl pairings, and where the value can be found on the BCS Futures board, on Tuesday's Betting Dork (January 18, 2011).  

From shady refereeing in Pittsburgh to the blunders of Bill Belichick in Foxboro, Pregame GM of Picks Marco D'Angelo and Host Gill Alexander relive the entire NFL weekend, and hone in once again on how the simplest NFL handicapping tip of them all discussed last week came through in shining colors once again.  Plus, a look ahead to next weekend's Conference Championship games, on Monday's Betting Dork (January 17, 2011).

It's nirvana for stat geeks.  Creator and President of Football Outsiders (footballoutsiders.com), Aaron Schatz, joins Host Gill Alexander to dissect this weekend's upcoming NFL Playoff games from an advanced metrics perspective.  If you're trying to squeeze value out of the 4 Divisional Round games, then this is a must-listen.  Unearthing the discrepancy between public perception and the truth based on the metrics, on Thursday's Betting Dork (January 13, 2011).

Amazing how the relative anonymity of being behind a keyboard transforms once actual conversation begins. Host Gill Alexander welcomes both Pregame Forum stalwart and Big Ten expert Sam Clayton and Pregame Pro Brent Brooks, as each passionately describe their approach to handicapping college basketball.  Steel Cage Match, Kumbaya, or something in between?  Did one side sway you more than the other?  You be the judge, as the free college basketball picks and projections fly, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (January 12, 2011)

Who wants to guess some lines?  It's your favorite interactive NFL value-seeking exercise, as Pregame Pro Mike Hook and Host Gill Alexander look to uncover any possible betting edge they can find in exceedingly tight pro football postseason lines.  Play along, on Tuesday's Betting Dork (January 11, 2011).

Pregame GM of Picks Marco D'Angelo and Host Gill Alexander took 19 weeks to make a very simple point when handicapping NFL games, and if you're not careful, you just might miss it.  It's entrenched in between a review of this past weekend's games, a talk on capping a third matchup between two teams (Baltimore Ravens v Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets v New England Patriots), and a preview of tonight's BCS Championship.  It's all on Monday's Betting Dork (January 10, 2011).

The newest Pregame Pro, Brent Brooks, discusses his background and handicapping philosophies while serving up a couple of additional free plays in college hoops, with Host Gill Alexander, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (January 5, 2011).

The NFL Playoffs have finally arrived and no show covers the initial stages of handicapping the 4 Wild Card games like the weekly Guessing Lines Show w Host Gill Alexander and Pregame Pro Mike Hook.  With only 4 games to dissect, Gill and Mike get in-depth on all of the matchups, making cases for both sides in each game, providing a myriad of angles to consider before placing your bets.  It's all on Tuesday's Betting Dork (January 4, 2011). 

Pregame GM of Picks Marco D'Angelo and Host Gill Alexander debate which of the College Football Bowl games to date were the most gut-wrenching for gamblers.  Plus, Marco offers up one key angle to seize upon entering the NFL Playoffs, on Monday's Betting Dork (January 3, 2011).

The final week of the NFL regular season is here and, as per normal, endeavoring to pinpoint lines is quite the wacky task in this Sunday of peculiar motivations.  Host Gill Alexander and Pregame Pro Mike Hook put games in playoff scenario context, then take stabs at what the lines might be, where there even are lines against which to compare them.  Ultimately, two games stick out, with one leaping off the page so much, that Hook has proclaimed it his NFL Game of the Year.  It's exclusive and it's free on Tuesday's Betting Dork (December 28, 2010).

Pregame GM of Picks Marco D'Angelo and Host Gill Alexander always put the NFL weekend gone by in crystal clear perspective from a betting standpoint, and today is no different.  Both review how last week's trio of late week NFL season handicapping tenets played out in Week 16, and seize on the individual teams in each conference that the public will overrate and underrate headed into the postseason, and where inherent line value will most likely be found.  Plus, a vital thing to keep in mind when betting the Tuesday Night Football matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles, on Monday's Betting Dork (December 27, 2010).

Wedged in between endless hours of football podcasts comes Pregame Forum Contributor Brent Brooks for some pre-holiday free plays in college hoops.  It's short, sweet, and bankroll-padding, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (December 22, 2010). 

It's time for that weekly ritual.  Pregame Pro Mike Hook and Host Gill Alexander take calculated guesses at what this coming week's pro football spreads ought to be, learn what they actually are, and discern value, as a result.  Along the way, there's nothing but hijinks, on Tuesday's Betting Dork (December 21, 2010).

Both hilarious and downright serious about his betting, comic Reese Waters, he of the now defunct Versus television program, "The Daily Line", hangs out with Host Gill Alexander to discuss his take on the arc of that show, his feelings on betting on sports, and his take on the Oregon v Auburn BCS Championship.  The hilarity ensues, on a special bonus edition of the Betting Dork (December 21, 2010).

For 31 years, Pregame GM of Picks Marco D'Angelo has had a front row seat to NFL motivational trends.  That has proven to be never more important than in the final two weekends of the NFL regular season when teams that have already clinched, teams that have already been eliminated, and teams in must-win situations, both controlling their own destiny and not, all appear on the betting slate.  Host Gill Alexander gets the key handicapping angles from Marco, as well as a Monday Night Football preview, on Monday's Betting Dork (December 20, 2010).

The BCS as currently set up is bad, right?  NBA age requirements are just fine.  Of course it's a given that the NFL will definitely avoid a lockout.  LeBron deserves flack for going to Miami and for that matter, Michael Jordan will always be the better player between the two.  All of the above is obvious, right?  Well, not according to Bomani Jones of ESPN's "Outside the Lines" and "Around the Horn".  Provocateur, genius, or somewhere in between?  You be the judge, on Thursday's Betting Dork (December 16, 2010).

Sure, the national media has broken down what Cliff Lee's signing in Philadelphia means, but no one puts it in perspective like the Dork.  Host Gill Alexander and Basewinner discuss the new Phillies rotation from an advanced stats perspective, as well as other key notes from the baseball offseason.  Plus, college basketball guru Brent Brooks drops in to give his free college basketball plays of the day, looking to build on his already huge season.  It's all on Wednesday's Betting Dork (December 15, 2010).

  It has been the phenomenon of the 2010 NFL Regular Season, so why would they stop now?  Pregame Pro Mike Hook and Host Gill Alexander convene once again for their blind attempts at pegging what this week's NFL lines will be, all in the name of discovering a betting edge.  Find out where value exists, on Tuesday's Betting Dork (December 14, 2010).  

  Talk about a wide-ranging discussion.  Pregame GM of Picks Marco D'Angelo and Host Gill Alexander review Sunday's NFL action, interwoven with tangents on superstition in betting, handicapping contests, and the irrational psychology of contrarian bettors.  Then, with two NFL games on the docket tonight, Gill proclaims it National Teaser Day as both delineate the finer points of teasers, including how many points to tease, when not to tease, and what might be one of the better teaser plays tonight, on Monday's Betting Dork (December 13, 2010).