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1:21Even Ohio, this show is sponsored by Upside. So right now, you can save 25 cents back. We're going on your very first fill up. All you got to do is go to upside.com. Use the promo code books title of this show. And you will get 25 cents back on your very first fill up. Check out upside.com for all of the details. Great. Having Mike Palm on in the last hour. Go back and listen on your time. And certainly like and subscribe to Visa and by the books podcast. We appreciate that Greg Peterson. Join us in hour number one breaking down everything going on in the sweet 16. We're going to get to every single game here before this final hour is in the books here today. But we do have major league baseball that's already begun. We had opening night last night. Congratulations. I guess to the Yankees seven, nothing wins over the Giants yesterday to get off on the good foot there. And it does play into who we think is going to have the most wins in the month of March into April now for this very first month. This is a very popular market here in the last couple of years. We can go individual months. And you know,

2:22you got to get it out there 24 hours and only the books put those up before you get to the changing of the month. And I know Gil Alexander on a numbers game comes up on the network after a year loves this market as well. Jensen, it is an interesting market. You can hand a cap at many different ways. I always like to do it as play against, right? Like what teams do I want to play against? See if I can find a team on the schedule that has the majority of those teams that I want to fade in that month. And that's normally what gets me to the window on certain teams. Do you like to do it that way? Or is it more for you to play on? You go get teams and you know what? Yes, we'd like to have easier schedule. But if I really like this team to get off on the good foot and get off to a really good start of the season, you might want to go glass half full instead of glass half empty on the teams. You think you're going to be a little bit slow to start. Yeah. So first thing I look at the amount of home games, you know, I travel is always a big part of the early, you know, routine, just especially teams that have our Midwest to East Coast,

3:25fully based teams, but have maybe spring training in Arizona. Do they get to come home? Is it such a shock here for weather? Do they have to kind of adjust there a little bit? Is it more advantageous for some of the pitching? I got to two teams here, Dave, for most wins, these are on draft kings, these odds, most wins by the end of April. Chicago, the Cubs really jumped out for their early schedule to really bad teams to start. They welcome in the Washington Nationals to open at the friendly confines today, three straight day games to play against the Naths to start the year, then three against the angels. And it's the back part of the angel rotation that you'll get to at least in a couple of those. So I like that. Then headed to Cleveland. That's a home opening series there for the Guardians. You probably get some decent pitching matchups there, but I think overall better offense there in the Cubs. Then what do you have with Cleveland? They go to Tampa Bay team that might also struggle with some offense. Then quickly back

4:25home, the visual opponent against the Pittsburgh Pirates, you and I are very high on, then a little bit of a juggernaut here to end the month of April. So this is more a play on of a team that is going to have a softer opening part of their schedule. And then their last half in Philadelphia, at home against your New York Mets back at home against Philadelphia for four and then out to the West Coast to take on the Dodgers and the Padres. So again, the meat is very much at the end for the Cubs there, but I very much like at that value at 2022 to one for the most wins there. Pretty solid stuff if they get off to a really hot start. Yeah, if they do get off to a great start, say in the first, you know, 15 games or so, you could start to look if you wanted to to individual games, right? The blessing here is if you're in the running to win it at the end of the month, at the end of April. And let's say they've got a one or two game lead. Hopefully for your point at that, at that point with a tough schedule, you could play against the Cubs

5:30individually as almost hedges if you wanted to at that point. You mentioned a second team that you like besides the Cubs here to get off on the good foot. What other team might you be lucky? Really nice one. And this number has cascaded down, but founded on Caesars at 40 to one, the Baltimore Orioles for the most wins at the end of April. It's all the way down to 16 to one. So we got the way better part of that number. All right, opening at home at Canon yards today, three against the Minnesota twins, then three against the Texas Rangers, but again, it's that back part of the Ranger rotation. So just looking at the scheduling part of it, kind of like where Baltimore's offense is up against maybe a Jack Lider, Kumar Rocker, those kind of guys there at the end for the Rangers. Then on the road against the pirates and the white socks before they come back home against the Giants and the Diamondbacks, then they finish their month at Cleveland, at Kansas City, home against Boston and home against Houston. So maybe a little bit more

6:32resistance there was some quality clubs there with Kansas City and Boston, but Houston, you and I believe going to take a step back this year. We'll see if the white socks have some resistance after the Pittsburgh Pirate series, but all in all, very much love the value. And again, more predicated on should be able to win that series against the twins to start the year. Maybe an even more value opportunity to take on the back half of the Ranger rotation and be able to steal a series win there. We'll see what happens with the matchups against the pirates, overall great starting staff, not that same resistance they'll face with the Chicago white socks and then so on and so forth as you start to get your sea legs under you. But I thought for the number, the Orioles 40 to one now the way down to 16 to one and many places absolutely love their opportunity for a hot start. The Orioles open up today at Camden Yards Trevor Rogers will be on the bump here against Joe Ryan. We just had the conversation with Mike Paul in the last hour about fake aces. Maybe Joe Ryan is in that category here plus a dollar 19 coming back here on the

7:36twins again laying a dollar 43 on the Orioles with Rogers and on the run line. If you like Baltimore to get off in the good foot plus a dollar 49 to win by two or more runs. You know, I want to be locked in here early with Paul schemes going up against Freddie Peralta. So Peralta making his metropolitan stay view against schemes in the WBC and kind of carrying that team USA flag there to get that done. Even money here on Pittsburgh to get the job done today. Peralta to come back there is minus a dollar 20 very quickly with Peralta. You know, again, you're pitching in New York. He's pitching in New York. It's not going to be like the first time, but as a member of the Mets now. Is there going to be a different feel? We talk about guys that can handle New York versus guys that can visit New York. Do we do we have any issues or concerns of Peralta? You know, you know, off to a rough start in New York as we know, and they're probably already starting to whisper about Aaron judge after going old for five last night with four punchies. Do we worry about the makeup of being able to make it in New York? Not at all. If anyone has got some confidence in big game spots,

8:40fastball Freddy's going to be fine. Now today, a little different. Anytime you get Paul schemes and plus money, it's going to be hard to get away from. So pirates, money line would certainly be the spot that I would be looking at from a betting perspective. Also, when you're thinking about Freddie Peralta's old team in the Milwaukee Brewers, Jacob Mizorowski going to make his first ever, you know, opening day start from Milwaukee. The white socks have been one of those teams that down the stretch last year was great. But I think they've got a head esteem going into this season. So I'm seeing upwards of even $1.63 at bet rivers on the money line for the white socks today. I actually really like the value for that price. The the angels and Astros, I know there's going to be some intrigue here with Hunter Brown in not only the American Lakes side young market, but you know, how does he overall for season props? Because he's going to be the one guy you can truly believe in, I think, for the Astros. So I'm anxious to see what happens with the angels

9:41offense. And if there is some resistance there for the halos headed in there, just kind of looking through some of the trends and looking for maybe some other actual positions. I'll mention it again for the Baltimore game for for anyone who wants to keep riding this train. Tyler O'Neill, six consecutive opening days with a home run. The numbers in the market reflect that everybody knows that it's six opening days in a row that he's hit it. So he's down to three to one in most places here in Azinga. I did play a half unit on Tyler O'Neill for four more total bases at plus to 65. Just get multiple bites at the apple for me. And that way you you're not worried about if he gets two doubles were home. So I think that to me was more of a better play just knowing that the number is so suppressed. Any other spots outside of the one total that I did play last night. I did play the under eight in the Boston Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds matchup again. That's Garrett crochet Andrew Abbott. Other actionable spots on totals Dave and this will be something we

10:46follow. You're going to see a lot of unders because a lot of people want to play overs. Everyone's excited to be back. I wouldn't mind the under in that Dodgers and that Diamondbacks game. Under nine. I'm seeing it down from nine and a half about a couple of days ago. There's one eight and a half out there at Bet Rivers. So nine's across the board. Those to me are the convincing totals at the moment. And we'll probably shop around as always if you're a decent pro subscriber. We'll be adding plays throughout the afternoon. Let me ask you very quickly. Just kind of a general question when it comes to people new to betting baseball. And they're going to see the cubs today with Matthew Boyd against Cape Cavalier the Nats. And they don't want to lay the 226 on the on the money line. The run line price there. If you get a win by two or more, remember at home, you don't want extra endings because barring a two run shot, you're not going to win that cash that ticket. It's minus a dollar two to play in the run line. Where are you on run line versus money line when you're looking at a big favor like the cubs are today. Fabulous question. Glad you did it. A lot of what we did last year was the alternate run lines at minus one. Okay. So it's a

11:51better way to play and, you know, kind of that draw no bet for you soccer fans out there. And that way at two 25 and a cubs, yeah, seeing maybe in some even money in some places, it will end up looking like a juice filled money line price, but you're going to get a much better opportunity over the long term. So as you said, you know, late bullpen, you know, you're just trying to collect out. So you give up a run to still keep a one run lead. It's a great question and a great observation. So the alternate run lines at minus one. Good way to go here from some of these bloated money line favorites. The quote Jimmy Dugan League of their own. That's good advice. Really is. Can't tell you what he signed them a baseball. When we come back, let's break down to every single game that we have in the sweet 16 starting with the four today. We've got four more tomorrow. We'll be down to the elite eight before you combat nine and then the final four by Monday. That's all next right here on leason bubble. So you're listening to this podcast

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14:58Title of this show gets $1.25 cents back. We're going on your very first tank of gas. Upside users are earning up to $203 in our bucks a year just by driving like they normally do cash out whenever you want straight your bank account or pop your gift cards. Get started now with the free upside app. Use promo code books offers do vary by user and location. See upside.com for all of the terms and conditions. They are underway in H town in the Texas, the Houston, Texas children's open. I think I got that right in the right order. Marco Penn is up there. One under par with a bunch of guys here. One under to start. Jensen, if you're going to the golf right now, you're out there at Houston. You're watching the golf. Then maybe you make your way over and watch some Houston Cougars and you watch some West Regional basketball a little bit later on. And I don't know if you go to the Astros game in the middle of that. Could you could you pull off all three if you're the ultimate sports fan today in Houston? You could pace yourself with the adult beverages. Make sure to hydrate and remember do not interact with any unruly corn huskers or

16:03hot guys. If you're going to make your way down through it. I think we've got a dandy. And I know we're starting out West and in San Jose with with Texas and Purdue and great to get Mike Palms insight to on where they are futures wise. Because I think that's the other part of this this exercise, Dave is, you know, we did our medium long shots. You and I have a handful of still alive. We made the analysis or I guess the synergy of it's like the risk board for those that played the board game. Did you allocate your forces throughout, you know, each corner of the bracket? I know I've got three of the four covered here. I'm going to be rooting like heck for Matt painter and company to get through tonight. I know we're going to be in opposite sides here and I can understand why from your side was Sean Miller in coaching. What if you had to find a hole in the long horns that gives you a little moment of pause? Is there a one or do you feel that this is still, hey, Purdue's got to prove it that at this point, they're still the better club and they can cover that big number. You know, it's interesting because Jensen, interesting question

17:06too. I don't think Purdue has to prove it to me when they have Braden Smith. Like to me, he's going to be, if you told me who do you trust the most one singer player in this game, that's exactly where I'd look for Purdue. So it really is more about Texas. And I do think the Sean Miller part of this is the reason why I got home on the seven and a half. Do I think they can win the game? I do. Do I think they will win the game? I don't, but I think this is one where it's a little bit too wide at seven and a half. Let me go. I can get tricky late. If you're down four or five and you're fouling late, you're going to get in that danger zone of getting outside of seven and a half possibly to eight if it gets in that. But I do think it'll be one of those two possession games. Maybe one is what I'll be hopeful for to keep running clock where you don't do that because I do like, well, Braden Smith has a ball in his hands at the end of the game and you're fouling that guy. Good luck covering that number of seven and a half year of Texas one more guy because I just trust Braden Smith, whether I do anybody else, I do like Matt painter. We had West Reynolds on the program yesterday. And I thought West made a great point like this stigma with Matt painter

18:07went to national championship when that long go, right? So yeah, he said first round flame outs as have other coaches and teams in the past as well. But I don't want to say they're tried and true, but you are back to a sweet 16. They did underachieve for the majority of the year. I totally get why people want to buy a piece of Purdue, not just on this game, but going forward in the tournament. They have nothing left in their portfolio. That makes perfect sense. To me, the reason why I got home with Texas is that I think Sean Miller from his point guard playing days showing my age when he is at pit way back in the 80s. This guy knows how to work his way around mentally to get what I think is not as good as a Purdue team here to keep this close. This is a bet on coaching. And a lot of times at this juncture, that's what I'm betting on. I'm going to be looking at coaches that I trust. And Sean Miller say what you want about him personally. He's had some checkered past year. Reason why he's out of spots in certain areas. I know that the landscape of NIL has changed it. So maybe those infractions don't look as serious

19:10and gregious today. But from a coaching perspective, it's a slight edge to me, but an isn't edge to Sean Miller over Matt painter. And that's with respect to Matt painter. So I'm not one of those guys that trashes him. But I think this is a close game. I think it's a two possession game. I think Purdue probably wins the game. But I'm going to take the seven and a half year on the coaching edge. In the second game tonight in the West region, Arkansas is also getting ironically seven and a half against Arizona. Now Cala Perry against Tommy Lloyd. Cal has that reputation, Jensen. I just roll the basketballs out. It doesn't matter where I've been, whether that was at UMass or whether that was at Kentucky. And you know, now here in Arkansas in the talent takes over. I think we're well past that point with Cal. I see some stories. Does he need to win another one to validate a Hall of Fame career? No, he doesn't. Are you telling me that in this coaching matchup, the guy we're going to question is Cala Perry? No. The guy I'm questioning is Tommy Lloyd in Arizona. He's got the

20:12better team, Jensen. I just wonder if this thing gets tight. Who do you trust more? Because I'm going to take the points in the razor backs here. And again, back coaching with Cal, which has not always been his calling card over a guy that I still question in Tommy Lloyd. I'm right with you. The numbers back it up to in his career as an underdog in both the NCAA and conference tournament play. John Cala Perry is undefeated as an underdog against the spread 11 0 and 1. Don't need any more convincing that that I also get the best player still left in this tournament with Darius A. Cup Jr. I said to you earlier in the week, my only amount of trepidation here lies in the early foul trouble because it is a lack of depth for Arkansas versus a whole lot of depth for Arizona. Now, the pressure is squarely on Arizona. I think that the razor backs come in feeling like they are on house money. But I do also think that there's a part of that group that says not only fell as are we alive here, we can beat them.

21:18And when we play our best, I think they take the fight to Arizona. This is that early part. And I'll channel your inner UFC here. When you have guys that are two different cardio's and the opponent knows like this guy's going to try and knock me out in the first or second round. If I can sustain, you know, the early haymakers, if I can stay on my feet for the first couple of rounds, I've got this thing because he don't have a lot in the tech. I wonder if that's the Arizona thought process here is going to be let's stay on our feet. Let's try and out last this group. Let's try and wither them with fatigue. And I think if the early foul trouble favors the wild cats, that's my only fear about Arkansas not being able to cover the number. I'm with you. I'm probably still going to play the eight. But I think Arizona does find their way through here and ultimately wins the game. Various student observation, Gents and great call that you should look to see how this game is officiated. If you're going to get in game, because if they're letting

22:21them play, advantage Arkansas, if they're calling everything, advantage Arizona. That's exactly what Arizona wants. They want a physical force calls, get the team that does not have the depth and get them in foul trouble. I will say this. And I thought you nailed this leading up to the NCAA tournament. I ask you specifically, if there's a Danny Manning in the miracles from 1988 when Kansas won the national championship and it was Danny Manning and he just up, just lifted up everybody else on that Kansas Rock Talk Jay Hawk roster. Yes, Larry Brown was head coach of that help too, but a singular player that could lead a team to the promise man. And you identified there is a cuff junior. And now here we are a couple games later. And they are eight to one to come out of this region. So not even cutting down the nets here. We're just eight to one to win two more games. Do you think that number is in play because Arizona's odds on it minus our 50 to win two more games and get to the final four? So depending on what happens, boy, if Texas upset Purdue and Arkansas got by Arizona, you would not be getting eight to one.

23:22Obviously, if you knew that result, certainly we don't know it. Does that feel like a playable number if we trust Cal and Darius a cuff junior here to be the best singular player left in the entire tournament? Not just this region. Does that number feel playable to you? And I just I think that Arizona is again going to get the benefit of the doubt in this game. And so that leans me away. I could be wrong. And an a cuff could come out and put up, you know, 18 points in the first half. And you know, it all of a sudden very much as Pauli Howard would say squeaky bum time for Arizona. The pressure is on the wild cats. They were expected to be here. This was also the narrative before the tournament outside of Duke, who was the next best team and coming into the tournament. Many thought it was Arizona. So the expectation was it is at least the final four, if not the national championship game from Tommy Lloyd and crew.

24:25I will just say this by watching that Gonzaga game and just the horrific ending there for the Zags and Zagbackers like me. I saw what team got tight and what team didn't. Texas was not tight at the end of that game. Arkansas. Their plan, as you mentioned, fast and free. I don't think they're going to get tight in a tight game. Tommy Lloyd, Arizona, I can easily see that script. So I'm on both dogs here. I understand the Purdue money here for those backers as well. They might be just flat out better than Texas. But if these games are tight late, the coaches that I believe would have their teams loose. Sean Miller in Texas and John Cal Perry with the Arkansas race wreck. That's going to get me there to the plus money and certainly the taking the points with those two dogs tonight. How do we see the South playing out this evening as well as we get the other half of the equation to get to the elite eight will break down the South and those two games when you come back with us right here on Beeson by the books.

25:36You're too dim to be sent by the books right here on Beeson. You're too dim to be sent by the books. This show is sponsored by upside. You can download the free upside app today. Start earning cash back as soon as today. So just use the promo code books. Title of the show. You will get an extra 25 cents back per gallon on your very first fill up. Just go to upside.com for all of the particulars breaking down the the sweet 16 here. Yeah. Tomorrow gents and you and I come and do the program will be down to the elite eight this time tomorrow. And then on Monday we do the show will be down to the final four if my math is correct my VCU education. Let's go to the South region today and break down these two games and Iowa, Nebraska. If you had that in your sweet 16, I need to see those brackets pretty impressive. If you did it went away Houston. I think that's very chalky. We all kind of thought that might happen. It is happening here with number two against number three in that region. We mentioned it's a big day in Houston in general with the Texas Houston open going on. The Astros opening day. So a great

26:40sports day in the city itself. First of all, before we break down the games, what do you make of it's a two seed. They're not a one seed Houston. But yet they put them in this region. And it does feel like a home court advantage. I'm not saying that Illinois is going to be crying about that Jensen. But I thought we kind of rectified that a long time ago, but I guess we haven't. It does seem to be a bit of an unfair advantage to be able to play in the Toyota center. If you're Houston and you get to play in Houston and you're not the number one seed. Yeah, I don't understand how that works. But again, it feels like whether it is the college football playoff committee, the NCA selection committee, both of them need to be thrown out. And we need to some new ideas and new processes. It cannot be that hard as it goes to this game. And in this is a heymaker, man. I mean, this is as good as it gets arguably the most efficient offense up against one of the most efficient defenses. I have seen and looking through

27:40some of the data and tickets coming in right now, Dave Houston at minus two and a half. The second most bet spread tickets. So the second most tickets on the spread of the sweet 16 round on Houston minus two and a half. And I'm sure prevailing sentiment from most public bettors is what you just talked about. It's a home game at the Toyota center. So they they got to win. And I got to win by three or more. You and I talked to line I a lot before the tournament. It was one of my mid shots there at what 25 the one to cut down the nets. And you and I both looked at the top of that South region that Florida was vulnerable. If not in the round of 16 that one of these teams potentially could take them down. And I had Illinois out of this bracket into my final for nothing has changed for me. And I would have to imagine that there could be some late money that comes in on Illinois. And it won't

28:45shock me. And I'm probably going to play them on the money line. There'll probably be a contest play for me as well. But you tell me same exercise we did last year. We said, okay, would you rather go to battle with a team that you know can score and might have some issues defensively or would you rather have the team that can lock down defensively. But if we get into the 70s, they got no prayer of being able to reach that mark. I I'm with you on Illinois, man. I'm coming around. I wish I got the number you did here at 25 to one pre tournament. Look, they they took out my alma mater. I'm a little bit bitter about that VCU. Kelly, we're never in the game here after the first minute when Nick Taylor went down with that gruesome injury. But yet Illinois was the better team. I mean, let's make no bones about it. You got pages kid out there. So we archived it. And this is not like dad because Andre is a he's a big kid that can take it to the hole at six seven, not just a shooter. So a little bit different. I they have such size. And that's what I noticed about this team certainly against my alma in VCU. I mentioned that I I think Houston is not as good defensively here with Kelvin

29:51Samson. A coach, I really do respect here. I like Brad Underwood from my Chicago days as well. I think we're going to get more points in this game than people suspect. And I Mike Palm, if you want to go back and listen on your time here, visit my other books podcast. I like subscribe. We'd appreciate that. I like his play of over 65 in the first half of this game as well. I see paymakers being thrown by these teams early. I don't see it being tight and feeling each other out. I think Brad Underwood wants to run these guys. I think he wants to let these thorough breads loose. And he's got him. And because Calvin Samson's defense is not as good as what we're traditionally used to seeing from Houston. I don't know that they're going to be able to slow down those horses. Jensen. So I think they're very lively in the game like the money line here at plus it out of 35. You want to grab the two and a half that the resistance point happened at three. We saw that in the marketplace, right? Once you saw those threes, Illinois quickly got bet because it got bet up to three and then quickly came back down to two and a half. I don't know that they're

30:55going to repopulate at three here. The way it stands here, two and a half feels like the right number. I'd start looking at money line prices. If you can't get the three on the Illinois side, Jensen, I just think they're better. They've got more weapons. They've got more ways to beat Houston here. So if Houston can't muck this thing up and keep this low scoring, advantage align I so I'm with you on that side. You got a great number in pocket by the way to come out of this region. It's not very different. Houston's plus at our 20 to win two more games and get to the final four. Illinois to win this game. Money line prices of plus at our 35. So depending on who they played Nebraska or Iowa, you could do that money line row over row over if you want. But they'll be favorites against either one of those two teams if they beat Houston. So plus 235 is the number today to win two more games on the other side of that equation. Nebraska is plus 390 to make the final four. Iowa is still seven to one. So again, can Iowa upset Nebraska? There are only a

31:57point and a half underdogs. I put that in air quotes. If you're watching on Pando sports, saw it. But to win two more games here, Jensen for Iowa, is that plausible? Certainly a rock fight. We know each other. We played each other twice. Low scoring game the second time around really low scoring. That's why this total was suppressed at 131 and a half. How do you see the first of these two games going tonight? Yeah, I mean, the under is the easy out here, if you will, down from 133 and a half, and actually got bet up to 134 at one point and then cascaded down here at this point. So you saw an onslaught of money to try and push it there. However, as we sit here today, 84% of money, 93% of best even the over 131 and a half. So it just gives you that that kind of crossroads of onslaught there, yet the total keeps coming down. Read that as you will. Well, we are seeing a fair amount and almost two thirds of money line bets on the hot guys.

33:02It was at plus $1.33 when it opened. We're seeing right around, I think $1.5, even as that's as low as I'm saying, a fandal. So okay, that I liked the Iowa side just because I feel like Nebraska's on borrowed time. That's a selfish handicap because of what they did to Vanderbilt. They should have been out already. But objectively, if the Nebraska is hitting from perimeter, you know, if they're hitting their threes, they this curve. Yeah. I just don't I would just have the firepower to hang on. So if I'm Fred away, Morgan company, I'm Blitzen right away. I want to get Iowa out of their game. I don't want them to slay the slower this thing, this thing goes. If it's in the high 50s, low 60s, advantage Iowa. That is where they want to go. But I think if Nebraska has their perimeter game, they're going to be in great shape. I don't like this game. I love this game. I love the Husker side here laying the point to have. And again, I go back to that game against your alma mater and Vandy. And that was a heavy

34:06weight matchup. Man, I thought both those teams played really well down the stretch. So it was like good on good, you know what I mean? And yeah, they got lucky to survive it because I thought that three was down for sure. I was rooting for you guys. But just listening to Fred Hoiberg post game, I kind of feel like he's, I don't want to say happy to face Iowa, right? And certainly, I'm not taking anything away from the Hawkeyes. But I think he looks at it and goes, man, we just beat Vanderbilt. You know how good they are? And I know I was going to go, we just beat Florida. They are number one. See, what are you talking about? Right? But I think it's going to be really hard to catch Nebraska sleeping. If I think it might have caught Florida sleeping a little bit in that first half, that's not going to happen with Fred Hoiberg. And sometimes it's because I do know you because I did play you twice that you're not going to shock me like you shocked Florida. We're going to be ready for your tricks, Iowa. We're going to be ready for you to muck this thing up. I think this is the perfect matchup for Fred Hoiberg and his three point shooters. So space before you mentioned it, they knock down shots. I always not going to beat him. I mean point blank.

35:11And if Iowa doesn't get out on those shooters here and play that inside out game, I think this is all day for Fred Hoiberg and Nebraska. I love them rig that tie here from the regular season. And again, give me the Huskers at the short price here. I'll lay the point in a half. I like Nebraska to move on in this one. If you are tired of cappers lying about their record, check out Juice Reel. They just dropped an update that makes that impossible because they're going to connect your sportsbooks directly into Juice Reel and instantly get in-depth analysis on your own betting. So they're going to give you access to what the very best bettors in the platform have their money on. If you're the sharp better and others follow your bets, you're going to get paid for helping the community win. So the days of cappers baking their profits are over. Tale proven winners on Juice Reel download it today that's Juice like Orange Juice Reel R-E-E-L Juice Reel download it today. Tense that we have so much to get to. We only have one more segment to go. So our best bets are back whether it's going to be the sweet 16 here in the NCAA and oh by the way

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38:22You so today just very quickly to that point with those player projections that AI has. Will you look at those versus what you have and say, Hey, if I find some value in that, that could get you to the window in a certain play. It's always a great differentiator to and another tool when you're looking at some of these games where sides and and totals depending on if you have a strong take. Just food for thought. People that are not vson pro subscribers going to tell you right now a couple of the strong plays for Opta AI today. Chandler Simpson in the Tampa Bay raise and St. Louis Cardinals matchup. The over on hits for him has got a nice strong play from Opta AI Brian rocio later on tonight for the Guardians and the Mariners and over on his hits runs and RBI prop. Will Smith, one of the bigger value plays and just kind of looking at where he is. Two or more hits runs RBI is a nice little spot

39:27to Opta AI giving a few of those. So that's just a little precursor. It is a wonderful tool Dave. I have just started to dip my toe into it with it going live here this morning. They do have a couple of tabs where if you want to go between strong plays and value plays, they do have that. They've got a confidence meter there in their analysis column. So really great tool. All the more reason to become a vson pro subscriber today. Yeah, for those watching and we'll kind of give a quick rundown only two season wind totals. I jumped on over the Rockies of 54 and a half when Mike Palm was alluding to that sharp money they took at circa on that total. I'm not sure if he was referring to me or not, but I do appreciate

40:31circa respecting my action. I kid I kid that over also in my our vson MLB futures draft. I took one of my favorite unders last year was the Dodgers under 104 and a half never a sweat there. I did get that wind total under 102 and a half wins this year, even money at Caesars if that's still out there ads from yesterday, Dave. I added into the American League Si Young market. I took Nathan of all the at 41. I already have Jacob the Grom in pocket there for the American League Si Young Award to so banking on the top two in that Ranger rotation to be really good. I did take the Orioles to win the East in the American League plus four 25 and a nice 30 to one shot on them to win the World Series as well as the Rangers at 30 to one. We had the same idea last year, Dave. The American League we could have made an argument upwards of maybe six or seven teams to come out of it. Now I fully endorse the Mariners. I feel that they are the best team to come out and

41:33win the American League, but should there be a couple of teams to maybe come on late? I think Baltimore is in there and the Rangers at 30 to one. You and I talked about this all the time. If either of those two teams get a buy into the divisional round, you can start monetizing. Should they win that in the ALCS and then do whatever you want to do. Should they find their way to the fall classic. So those are the four new ads. If you want to check my full futures list vison.com, click on the futures tab there. Everything in list form, but those are the futures as we set sale on a much fuller slate here in opening day for me to be baseball. Yeah, and I really I want to get down to that Rangers team. We've talked a lot about them. I've been like chomping in the bit to finally take the plunge. I haven't done it yet. That's because I am leveraging the royals for those of you that might have missed the show yesterday. Again, be some pro subscribers. You have access to all of our future plays, but they are the team that I'm I'd say most leveraged on here this year in the American League. Jensen played their win total over. Obviously at 81 and a half

42:38that has gone up here before they play game one. Remember they're going to open up their season on Friday. I did play them two to one just to make the postseason. I do like their prospects to win the division as well. It took a longer shot there to win the pennant in the American League as well. So the royals are a team I really think highly of and that's really predicated on that pitching staff with Cole Reagan's. If he can get back to good health, I do love Chris Boobit. He's got to get back to good health as well. We talked about it with Mike Palm about Seth Lugo. They've got some arms there in this rotation. So 21 to win the pennant two to one to make the postseason here. And again, over 81 and a half. That's where I am on Kansas City. I do it. The A's at 75 and a half. The pitching does worry me a little bit there as well that we've talked about took a fire four to one on a smaller unit plate and make the postseason for the A's. If they can compete in that AL West, not sure if they have the staying power to do so. And again, the Mets. I got that number at 86 and a half was talking with my boys in the meat the best group text here. My guy, Chris Antonacci

43:39about 90 and a half is where it stands now. Do I like that? Obviously, I like the number I got months ago before the big trades. Is it still playable at 90 and a half? It would be a small look to the over. I do think they're going to be a glow 90s win total. But I think most of the values been extracted from that number. I like the Marlins. Jensen a lot this year. I do. I think they're going to be really pesky in the NLEs. I don't know that they're going to go away quietly into the good nights. One of my favorite plays on there at over 72 and a half. So that's where I am in the nationally here. Giant's not off to a good start yesterday. By getting shut out, let's score some runs here against the yanks and the pirates. We've talked a lot about them. Got a better number at 76 and a half. That's up to 78 and a half in a lot of those win total. So best of luck to everybody out there betting the futures market here in Major League Baseball. Jensen, I'll bring it down all 162 all along with you here on the ride from Major League Baseball. We absolutely love it. Sweet 16 tonight. Jensen's going to get underway. Texas against Purdue. That number sitting at seven and a half. Iowa is the second game here. They are getting a point and a half against Nebraska. Arkansas seven and a half. Some eights are out there in the market

44:43place as well against Arizona. And then Illinois three two and a half right now against Houston. That's basically a pseudo home game for the Cougs here out of those four games tonight. Which bet do you feel the strongest about? None of them at the moment. And I really want to wait to see. But if I'm going to make my wagers, I'm hoping that the Illinois money line is the one that eventually is able to get across the line. I would really like to see my bracket stay intact. At least my final four. We get selfish at this point. All four my final four teams still alive. We will get that test as early or as late, depending on where you are, as the Arkansas Arizona and Illinois Houston game tonight. So I'm just I'm very bullish on Illinois's offense. And if it gets into a battle of where we got a score, give me the better offense like the Alina to move on to the elite eight tonight.

45:43All right. Let me read a red counselor. We've got a number one seed in action in Arizona. And we've got two number two seeds as big favorites. And that's Houston, excuse me, small favorite Houston two and a half. And Purdue, pretty significant seven and a half against Texas out of those one, one and two twos. If I set the total at one, so you can't get a push tomorrow morning, how many of those high seeds are still left? Are you taking the over one that at least two of the three move on tonight? That'd be about minus three dollars in the betting market. Yeah, I think Arizona Purdue move on. And as I said, I'm hoping Illinois bounce is Houston. So I'll take those two of the three to move on. Maybe I should have set the number at one and a half. I'm with you on Illinois. I think Illinois is going to be the one to bounce out the coogs here tonight. Very quickly, we'll get into these games. Obviously tomorrow in much greater detail. It is going to be a monster showdown in the East and Washington DC. St. John six and a half against Duke. Mike Palm.

46:45Very interesting comment there that everybody who have St. John's I do too. And yet the number won't it won't go to seven. Jensen, it's staying right there at six and a half. And then the other monster matchup in the East is Michigan state. They're getting one and a half against Yukon. Tennessee's taken on Iowa state. That right now is three and a half to the way of the cyclones. And the other game there is Bama getting nine and a half against Michigan. Is it the Duke, St. John game that that's the most compelling to you? No, I think both of them are. I mean, I think you got storylines abounding in. I think it is fascinating that everyone and their brother is on St. John's and the points. And do we find that Duke finally puts it together in kind of the clock strikes midnight. I mean, St. John's has only lost once what in the last month and a half it feels like. So it's as good as it gets from a regional semi final double header that we've seen in probably the last couple of decades. Bracket wise, I want Michigan state to get out of that for the fun of it. If I had no money invested, I'd love to see Yukon and see St. John's duke it out for a third time. That'd be a lot of fun if the Johnny's kids somehow get by Duke.

47:49Johnson, great stuff, man. So excited for opening day. Enjoy the day of baseball. We'll be texting for sure. We'll do it again tomorrow and break down everything we see today here in opening day and certainly in the sweet 16 tonight. But again, if you want more visa and you've been watching on Fandole Sports Network, go to visa.com, the visa watch app. We've got a number's game. Gil Alexander Kelly been doing. They're going to have Zach Cohen on the program today. So check that out. That's up next right here on decent D sports betting network. Few things are as uplifting as the greatest moments in sports. And nothing brings us together quite like team USA at the Olympic winter games from NBC Universal's iconic storytelling to the innovative technology across Xfinity and peacock. Comcast brings the Olympic Games home to America, sharing every moment with millions. When team USA steps onto the world stage, we're not just watching. We're cheering together. This winter, we're all on the same team. Comcast, proud partner of team USA.

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