Michael Fiddle, a professional sports bettor who also writes for Yahoo Betting, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include:

0:00 Intro

0:35 Michael's journey into sports and betting

10:23 NFL betting

19:32 NBA betting

33:49 Taking advantage of tanking rules

41:15 Rule changes in the NBA

Check out his podcast Predicting Sports with Michael Fiddle.

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Despite the loss to Georgia in Week 6, Alabama has made a dramatic rise to 4th in The Power Rank's member college football rankings. However, a different metric likes the Crimson Tide even more.

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I had Georgia overrated at 3rd in the preseason AP poll because of a weakness at receiver. After 4 weeks, this prediction does not look good but not for the reason that you might think.

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Analytics tells a unified story of how the Detroit Lions offense performed during and after the tenure of offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. This episode also investigates the play calling of head coach Dan Campbell in 2025.

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Great coaches put their players in a position to succeed. Seattle coach Mike Macdonald does this with his pass rushers as the data shows a clear signal.

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For a game in Melbourne on Thursday night, the San Francisco 49ers traveled a week before the game while the Los Angeles Rams will fly out the day before. Dr. Cathy Goldstein of the University of Michigan, a sleep science expert, tells us which team made the right decision.

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The Power Rank's interception model has been profitable in betting props over the past three seasons. However, the model does not seem to explain Jalen Hurts even over a multi-year sample. This episode digs into the details behind Hurts but also Matt Stafford.

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The Miami Dolphins signed QB Malik Willis this off season, but it will be almost impossible to evaluate him because of the receivers he will work with. It gets even worse when you look at the secondary.

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