Betting Dork With Gill Alexander

Pregame Pro Dave Essler and Host Gill Alexander convene for their weekly kneejerk reactions to NFL matchups, with an eye towards pinpointing value.  Feel free to play along at home with Sunday's Betting Dork (November 27, 2011).

It's that time of the week.  Pregame Pro Dave Essler and Host Gill Alexander attempt to pinpoint what NFL lines will be for Thanksgiving week, only to discover the inevitable discrepancies that occur between the projected and actual lines.  But, that's the point.  Play along with Dave and Gill in their quest to find betting value, on Sunday's Betting Dork (November 20, 2011).

At one time, he was ESPN's singular acknowledgement of sports betting, and now Nick Bakay checks in with Host Gill Alexander inside a haven in which the NFL can't silence him.  Among other things, the writer/actor/funnyman has given us Kevin James' "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" and the voice of a talking cat on "Sabrina The Teenage Witch", but all the while the diehard Buffalo Bills fan's written word has appeared on ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine, and NFL.com, as his love of the NFL and point spreads has never waned.  Along with straight-from-Vegas Pregame Pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner, the quartet discuss the Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles at NY Giants, Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers at Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings, and more.  Key insights and angles for your NFL weekend, on Friday's Betting Dork (November 18, 2011). 

It's the only way to start your week capping the NFL.  Pregame Pro Dave Essler and Host Gill Alexander deduce what each believes the line ought to be for all 14 NFL games this coming weekend and then compare it to the actual lines that neither has seen before this moment.  As always, the goal: to discover inherent value in specific lines, on Monday's Betting Dork (November 14, 2011).  

This week, it's all about three familiar voices.  Pregame Pros Marco D'Angelo, Vegas Runner, and Johnny Detroit get together with Host Gill Alexander for the top-rated end-of-week NFL roundtable.  By now, you know the drill.  The Week 10 version of the most thorough pro football handicapping pod you'll find features the Thursday night game, as well.  Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers, Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots at NY Jets, St. Louis Rams at Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens at Seattle Seahawks, and Houston Texans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  These games and more are examined from any number of angles, on Thursday's Betting Dork (November 10, 2011)

Pregame Pro Dave Essler and Host Gill Alexander take their educated stabs at the upcoming weekend's NFL lines in an effort to uncover inherent betting value.  What they find is perhaps the oddest collection of NFL lines for a given week in recent memory.  Play along on Sunday's Betting Dork (November 6, 2011).

ViewFromVegas creator and weekly ESPN.com columnist Dave Tuley pays a visit to Host Gill Alexander and the weekly NFL roundtable to offer his insights on Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic and the Hilton SuperContest.  And, of course, it's the NFL drill with Pregame Pros Vegas Runner and Johnny Detroit.  Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons at Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans.  These games are examined in depth, along with discussion on other NFL Sunday tilts.  Plus, the quartet gets into the LSU/Alabama showdown, on Friday's Betting Dork (November 4, 2011). 

It's everyone's favorite handicapping exercise, guessing NFL lines (in Week 9 style), in an effort to uncover betting value. Pregame Pro Dave Essler and Host Gill Alexander take their shots with a rant thrown in for good measure.  If we're not careful, we just might learn something too, on Sunday's Betting Dork (October 30, 2011).

Their combined experience in the sports betting business would be classified under senior citizen status.  That's how long Pregame Pros Joe Gavazzi and Marco D'Angelo have been at it.  Today, Host Gill Alexander has the privilege of exploring that 60+ years of knowledge as it applies to the Week 8 NFL slate.  San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans, Detroit Lions at Denver Broncos.  Those games and more are the focus of Friday's Betting Dork (October 28, 2011). 

The NBA, NFL, MLB, and College Football are all represented on this one.  First, Marc Spears, NBA writer for Yahoo! Sports, drops in on Host Gill Alexander for a discussion on the current pulse of the NBA lockout.  Then, its Vegas Runner, back in the fold on a somewhat odd week in sports betting, as lines across sports merit further analysis.  Whether the NFL, MLB, or College Football, VR breaks it all down, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (October 26, 2011).

It's the only way to begin your NFL Week 8 handicapping process.  Play along, as Pregame Pro Dave Essler and Host Gill Alexander tackle each and every one of this week's NFL matchups in an effort to uncover betting value, on Sunday's Betting Dork (October 23, 2011).

The who's who of sharp NFL handicapping minds keep dropping by, as Senior Editor and Handicapping Writer for Pro Football Weekly, Mike Wilkening, checks in with Host Gill Alexander and show staples Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner to slice and dice the Week 7 NFL slate.  Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts at New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Chargers at NY Jets, St. Louis Rams at Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions.  All are discussed from varying betting angles, on Friday's Betting Dork (October 21, 2011).

It's that time.  Everyone's favorite Sunday evening interactive weekly ritual is in full effect as Host Gill Alexander and Pregame Pro Dave Essler dive into Week 7 lines, taking stabs at the numbers in an effort to unearth value.  It's all packed into one show, along with a plethora of conversational tangents.  As always, you're invited to play along, on Monday's Betting Dork (October 17, 2011).  

Whether inside the pages of Gaming Today, on vegasinsider.com, or through a host of other outlets, you'll find the work of Micah Roberts throughout the sports betting community.  Today, Roberts checks in with Host Gill Alexander as part of this weekly NFL staple, with Pregame Pros Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner taking their positions, as always.  Miami Dolphins at NY Jets, Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions, Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills at NY Giants, New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  Those games and the rest of the NFL slate is broken down, on Friday's Betting Dork (October 14, 2011).

Unscripted as always, Pregame Pro Vegas Runner joins Host Gill Alexander for a discussion that covers an array of betting topics, including what's really going on in a certain betting situation that, on the surface, looks to be a strange middle by pro bettors, but is actually something quite different.  Then, VR lets us know about his new line movement prediction blog, his College Football leans, and his method of looking at the MLB Postseason through the prism of historical probabilities, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (October 12, 2011).

It has become an end-of-football-day ritual.  Before the Sunday Night game has even concluded, Pregame Pro Dave Essler and Host Gill Alexander fire away at the coming week's NFL lines in an effort to uncover inherent betting value.  As always, you're invited to play along in what should be everyone's preliminary exercise in handicapping the NFL slate, on Monday's Betting Dork (October 10, 2011).

This one is special.  Although most of us will never be lucky enough to be attend the Las Vegas Tuesday meeting, this pod gets us as close as we'll ever come to being inside the room.  Pregame Pros Bryan Leonard, Vegas Runner, and Marco D'Angelo, each weekly participants in that famous weekly get-together, join Host Gill Alexander to share their insights on this weekend's NFL board.  Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills, NY Jets at New England Patriots.  Those games and more are sliced and diced on Friday's Betting Dork (October 7, 2011).

While many from the sportsbook side of things have come on the show before, none quite make you feel as though they're here to help in the same way that Todd Fuhrman does.  From his vantage point at Caesars Las Vegas, the Race and Sports Analyst drops in on Host Gill Alexander to deliver equal parts Betting 101 and College Football handicapping.  From his take on what a competitor like Cantor Gaming brings to the sports betting landscape, to dispelling the pervasive myths on what makes one sharp or square, to even offering up his exclusive college football pick of the week, this isn't the evil face of your mom and dad's sportsbook, on Wednesday's Betting Dork (October 5, 2011).

Host Gill Alexander and Pregame Pro Dave Essler wake up Monday morning, and like robots, immediately tackle Week 5 NFL lines in an effort to unearth a betting edge.  It's equal parts dedication and instinctive handicapping reflex urge, on Monday's Betting Dork (October 3, 2011).

Gill Alexander moderates the NFL handicapping meeting of the minds, which is highlighted this week by the participation of NationalFootballPost.com Vice President and Writer, Joe Fortenbaugh.  Alongside Pregame Pros and regulars Marco D'Angelo and Vegas Runner, what results is another spirited breakdown of this weekend's pro football slate.  Indianapolis Colts at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NY Jets at Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos at Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots at Oakland Raiders, NY Giants at Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins at St. Louis Rams, Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles.  Those games are discussed extensively, along with commentary on others.  It's how we roll on Friday's Betting Dork (September 30, 2011).