SharpRank Pro Series: Recent Episodes
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A podcast at the intersection of Sports and Gaming. The SharpRank podcast interviews the top sports personalities in an ever changing and rapidly expanding industry.
Season 2 of the Educated Gut Pro Interview Podcast winds down as
SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Frank Schwab of Yahoo Sports. We
talk Frank's picking process, types of bets, his NFL takes and his rules for gambling!
:19 March Madness
1:22 Frank’s background and the evolution of sports betting/gambling
6:15 Something Frank’s followers don’t know about him
7:44 The picking process
13:13 Timing
19:12 Types of Bets - Sides and Futures vs Totals
21:44 Bad Beat
24:05 How many games are you betting
28:04 His NFL stats with explanations
35:11 Frank’s fun rule for gambling
40:31 Lighting round
50:45 Where to find Frank’s content
Season 2 of the Educated Gut Pro Interview Podcast continues as
SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Jimmy Boyd of Boyd's Bets. We
talk importance of timing and Jimmy's information sources as well as his rules for gambling!
:10 Background
5:35 Main Event/gambling and picking process
8:53 Timing on picking
13:12 Where does Jimmy get his information
14:26 What he likes to bet
16:00 Information edge
17:40 Fun rule for gambling
19:31 Lightning round
23:25 Where you can find Jimmy Boyd’s content
Season 2 of the Educated Gut Pro Interview Podcast continues as
SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews David Bearman, ESPN's Deputy
Editor of Sports Betting. We talk rogue picks and David's gambling
rules, as well as David's background and career at ESPN.
:11 David’s background and career
7:48 Something your followers don’t know
13:02 Main event/gambling and picking process
26:05 Rogue vs Idle and Layoffs
30:45 Information edge
41:17 Fun rule for gambling
44:12 Lightning round
47:35 Where you can find David Bearman’s content
Season 2 kicks off as SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Jeremy Conn of The Big Bad Morning Show. We talk rules for sports betting and the importance of timing in gambling, as well as Jeremy's process of picking games.
4:42 Something your followers don’t know
9:30 Gambling/ Main Event /Process
15:25 Timing on picking games
20:20 How and why SharpRank was founded and it’s
place in the industry
24:10 Totals vs Sides
26:40 Information Edge
32:48 Fun rule for Gambling
35:14 Lightning Round
43:37 Where to find Jeremy’s content
Season 2 kicks off as SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Vik
Chokshi of Audacy & BetQL. In this clip we talk parallels of golf
and gambling, and Vik's process of picking games.
:10 Background
5:56 Something your followers don’t know
7:45 Parallels of golf and gambling
8:34 Process of picking games (gambling / Main event)
12:35 “Stats are more important in certain sports“
16:20 Timing on picking games
20:38 Sides vs totals
22:04 Information edge
27:12 Fun rule for gambling
29:15 Lightning round
SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Pat Lane of Pats Nation & SB Nation's Pats Pulpit. In this clip we talk the key role a keen ear plays in gathering and dissemination of crucial sports trends and information. We discuss Pat's strategy in picking games along with his methodology, the New England Patriots, his tips on making winning picks and he attempts to survive the infamous SharpRank lighting round.
:10 Background
4:50 Something your followers don’t know
6:28 Picking Games
9:30 Methodology
24:10 Fun rule for gambling
29:45 Lightning Round
46:00 Pat’s Social Media
SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Brian Hines of SB Nation's Pats
Pulpit. We talk intentionality in choosing games, the New England Patriots and his picking process and how it has made him consistently successful.
We also discuss passion for a handful of games as opposed to choosing all of the weekend's matchups.
:28 Background
4:51 Something Brian’s followers don’t know
6:35 Patriots
23:25 Brian’s Picking Process
29:51 Spreads vs Totals
32:17 What Makes Brian Consistently Good
35:45 Market Over Reaction
38:04 Fun Rule for Gambling
40:50 Lightning Round
SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Robert Schmitz of Windy City Gridiron. We talk being one of the younger Sharps in the game, his methodology for success, intuition on predictiveness, his honed practice and how it has made him consistently successful. We also talk incorporating homefield advantage into your picks and how he might focus on the spread over the game itself.
This week our Sharp Pro Interview Series highlights Bill Enright, of Bull Market Fantasy and Sports Illustrated. We get into some of Bill’s background, his pick process, altitude sickness, and discerning “value” in a bet. We talk the Super Bowl and touch on more information edge insights.
Our next SharpRank Pro Interview is with Tara Sullivan of The Boston Globe. We have a great discussion talking about her process, her road to the Globe, what she likes about certain Spotlight teams, her favorite sports movie, and if Matt Damon is “more wicked smaht” than Ben Affleck.
SharpRank's co-founder Chris Adams previews NFC and AFC Championship
weekend with Case Keefer, Editor of the Las Vegas Sun and Thor Nystrom
from NBC’s Rotoworld. We talk Bill’s Defense, the GOAT and floors and ceilings for the Championship weekend. Also stay tuned today for our upcoming Interview with Mad Money’s Jim Cramer on “The Street”!
1:01 AFC Championship
5:54 Bill's Defense
15:40 NFC Championship
20:22 the Term GOAT
25:01 Floors and ceilings for NFC Championship
32:43 Social Media
Our next SharpRank Pro Interview is with Ben Hoffman of The New York Times! We pull back the curtain on sports at the Times and touch on topics ranging from Cali punk rock
bands, his unique path to sports at the Times, being intimidated by Tom Rathman, his process - protection from overthinking, and the NYT’s emergence of sports gambling coverage.
SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Kegan Reneau of USA Today's Sooners Wire about the College Football landscape, his predictions for the College Football Championships, outlook on the Oklahoma Sooners and more.
This SharpRank Pro Interview is with legendary Johnny Parlay, of USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire. We hit on everything from catching Sosa home run balls to craps strategies to baseball parlays and why he only picks a few college football games a week.
This SharpRank Pro Interview is with Thor Nystrom from NBC’s Rotoworld. We hit on everything from calculating adjusted point spreads and home field advantages to Ninja Turtles, Brad Childress, and Bob Diaco.
SharpRank's co-founder Chris interviews Case Keefer, Editor of the Las Vegas Sun. We talk being a Sharp in Las Vegas which means the Raiders & John Gruden, the rapid legalization of US sports gambling and Case's ongoing success rates with specific NFL franchises