Make It Rainey: Recent Episodes
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A sports gambling podcast for listeners in Montana and beyond who can now bet in the Treasure State for the first time! Host Shaun Rainey dives into both local and national sports giving insight and commentary from the gambling perspective.
Shaun Rainey breaks down week 4 of the NFL season and Big Sky Conference plays starts, how is he leaning for the Griz and Cats match ups this weekend?
Shaun Rainey breaks down week 2 of the NFL slate and the big matchup between Montana and North Dakota. Sponsored by Sports Bet Montana.
Shaun Rainey breaks down his favorite NFL futures and week 1 bets for sides and player props. Also gives his picks for the big MSU vs SDSU matchup and Griz hosting Central Washington. All lines via Sports Bet Montana
Shaun Rainey breaks down some World series and MLB divisional bets with just over 40 games to go in the baseball regular season. Podcast sponsored by Sports Bet Montana
Shaun Rainey breaks down the NBA Finals with guests in diehard Pacers fan and NonStop Local reporter Taylor Richardson and NBA guru and NonStop Local Producer Nick Beck. Make it Rainey podcast sponsored by Sports Bet Montana
Shaun Rainey breaks down his Super Bowl bets and shares his rainmaker boosts on Sports Bet Montana
Shaun Rainey breaks down NFL championship weekend as well as some advice for betting parlays and the Rainmaker
Shaun Rainey is joined by Ben Wineman and Zach Kaplan as they give their picks and play a NFL playoff selection game. All lines from Sports Bet Montana
Shaun Rainey breaks down the second round of the FCS playoffs and is joined by Ben Wineman and Zach kaplan for NFL week 14 bets!
Shaun Rainey breaks down Week 11 of the NFL and the Cats vs Davis and Griz vs PSU games. Sponsored by Sports Bet Montana
Shaun Rainey breaks down the Cats-EWU and Griz-Poly match ups as well as all the NFL sides and prop bets for week !0.225-135 year to date on podcast picks. Sponsored by Sports Bet Montana
Shaun Rainey breaks down week 8 of the NFL season. 183-124 year to date on the picks, sponsored by Sports Bet Montana
Shaun Rainey breaks down an emotional game 5 of the NLDS. Can the Griz improve their defense? Cats huge matchup with Idaho and NFL week 6 props and picks! 143-90 on the season.
Shaun Rainey breaks down the crazy line movement in the Montana State game. Talks about Griz vs Western Carolina and goes through all his bets for NFL Week 3. 62-41 record so far on the pod.
After a 34-20 first week on the NFL pod and a 7-1 record before that Shaun Rainey breaks down NFL week two and tries to improve upon a 41-21 overall record on this years pod. Sponsored by Sports Bet Montana
NFL week 1 is here and after starting 7-1 to start the year Shaun Rainey is back giving out all picks and player props. Sponsored by Sports Bet Montana.
Shaun Rainey breaks down the Cats and Griz games as well as the first NFL game of the season and his Rainamker boosts on Sports Bet Montana!
Shaun Rainey breaks down the week 0 match up for Montana State vs New Mexico and a little bit of NDSU vs Colorado. Plus, NFL Futures bets he likes on Sports Bet Montana
Shaun Rainey breaks down his favorite MLB futures bets a couple weeks into the season and some startegies to betting the NBA playoffs
Shaun Rainey breaks down the super Bowl including his favorite prop bets and TWO Rainmakers this week!
Shaun Rainey breaks down the AFC/NFC conference championship games. After hitting two +1000 bets last week we hope to keep it rolling and improve upon a 353-210-1 record.
Shaun Rainey breaks down the NFL Divisional round and tries to improve upon his 333-201-1 record this season
Shaun Rainey breaks down the NFL Wild Card round trying to improve upon his 315-191-1 record on the year
Shaun Rainey breaks down first impressions of the FCS National Championship game and week 16 of the NFL season
Shaun Rainey breaks down the FCS semifinals match up between Montana and North Dakota State
Shaun Rainey breaks down the second round of the FCS playoffs and a look at the FCS futures market
Shaun Rainey breaks down his initial reactions to the opening Brawl of the Wild lines on Sports Bet Montana. What prior rivalry match ups might be useful to look at, where the number might go and how to go about betting the big game
Off a 35-17 week Shaun Rainey breaks down week 10 of the NFL slate.
160-113-1 year to date record
Shaun Rainey breaks down the Cats home game vs Eastern Washington while the Griz go on the road to play Portland State
It's a big weekend of football and Shaun Rainey breaks down the Big Sky games as well as NFL week 9 and gives us his Rainmaker of the week
Shaun Rainey breaks down week 8 of the NFL slate including sides, totals, props and everything in between!
Shaun Rainey breaks down the big match up between the cats and idaho as well as the Montana Grizzlies coming back home to take on winless Northern Colorado.
Shaun Rainey breaks down the rivalry match up with Montana and Idaho and MSU is a big big favorite at home against Cal Poly
Shaun Rainey breaks down week 5 of the NFL slate and goes through some of the ways he likes to bet on SportsBetMontana
After a 4-0 week Shaun Rainey is back giving his picks for the Griz and the Cats. Montana State is on a bye while the Griz are +3.5 on the road taking on UC Davis.
Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down week 4 of the NFL slate.
Year to date records
Shaun: 40-22
Zach: 35-26
Shaun Rainey breaks down the Griz match up with Idaho State and the Cats battle with Portland State. Sponsored by SportsBetMT
So far this season UM is 1-3 ATS and 4-0 to the under.
MSU is 3-1 ATS and 2-2 with the total.
Shaun Rainey and Zach kaplan break down the NFL week 3 slate and go over player props including Cats and Griz.
On today's podcast Shaun Rainey breaks down the opening lines for Montana State and Montana as Big Sky conference play gets started. Podcast sponsored by Sports Bet Montana.
Will the Griz make it 3-0 to the under on the season? Will Cats go 3-0 ATS? Hoe are we responding to overreactions in week two of the NFL season. Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break it all down.
After a 3-1 week one Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan are back breaking down the Cats and Griz lines on Sports Bet Montana and going into NFL week one!
The boys are back as Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down week 1 for the Griz and the Cats and NFL team totals ahead of the season starting
Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down the Final Four and break down all their MLB Futures bets!
Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down Super Bowl 57 and go over all the prop bets they are on for Sports Bet Montana
Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down Championship weekend in the NFL and go over some player props available on Sports Bet Montana
Year to date records
Shaun Rainey 180-101-2
Zach Kaplan 143-125-1
We break down the NFL weekend and go over some CBB trands to be aware of
Shaun Rainey fresh off a 168-94-2 regular season is joined by Zach Kaplan and Ben Wineman as we break down the NFL Wild Card Weekend!
Shaun Rainey breaks down NFL Week 16 and the FCS championship game and tried to stay hot riding a 15-2 prop streak
Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down the FCS Semifinal match ups and we get a special guest in Ben Wineman to hear arguments about our heads up bets.
Shaun Rainey breaks down the Griz match up with North Dakota State and the Cats match up with Weber State as well as the NFL week 13 slate.
After a ridiculous 15-2 week Shaun Rainey tries to stay hot. He is 64-32-1 on the year while Zach Kaplan is 52-45
Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down the Big Sky match ups for the Cats and Griz and the Week 6 NFL Slate
Pick records year to date
Shaun Rainey 42-22
Zach Kaplan 38-26
The boys break down the week 5 NFL slate, briefly go over Idaho State MSU and MLB playoffs
Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan are both 30-18 on the season for their NFL picks and they break down the Big Sky games for both the Cats and Griz
Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down the start of Big Sky play and go over NFL Week 3 fresh off TWO 11-5 weeks
Zach Kaplan and Shaun Rainey break down week 2 of the NFL season and go over the Cats and Griz games on the road
On this episode of the Make It Rainey podcast Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan go through the NFL week 1 slate and talk about the Cats vs Morehead State and Griz vs South Dakota
On this episode Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan go through every NFL futures bet on Sports Bet Montana and let you know which bets have the best and worst values compared to other books
Shaun Rainey breaks down his strategy to betting the NBA Conference Finals and advice when attacking the MLB slates. Sponsored by Paradise Falls
Shaun Rainey is breaking down all the great value plays on Sports Bet Montana when it comes to MLB including a couple key bets you should take advantage of now
Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down Super Bowl 56 and go over all the bets available on Sports Bet Montana that do or do not have good value
NFL Network's Michael Yam joins the show to talk about the Super Bowl match up and his gambling model website Pine Sports that uses artificial intelligence to help bettors make more informed decisions
Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down conference championship Sunday.
Year to date records:
Shaun +45 units
Zach +2 units
After grinding it out all season long Zach Kaplan finally gets back to even with his unit picks! Meanwhile Shaun Rainey continues to stay in the positive with a +3 Wild Card round bringing his season total to +40 units
Final regular season picks results:
Shaun +37 units
Zach -6 units
Let's make it to +50 before the season is over!
Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down week 17 in the NFL and discuss the FCS national championship game.
Shaun Rainey stays steady and is now +27 units while Zach Kaplan had his best week in awhile but is still dogging out of a -6 year to date hole
Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan go through the FCS semifinal match ups and the slate for NFL week 15
In this week's episode, Shaun and Zach break down the FCS playoff slate and the upcoming week in the NFL, including one team Zach has to bet after his promise on the pod last week.
With Sports Bet Montana having every FCS game up Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan dive into that slate and they talk NFL after having a +11 unit combined week in week 12.
Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down week 12 of the NFL and also dive into the FCS playoffs
Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down the Week 10 NFL slate. Shaun is mad about breaking his own rules and goes over some tips when attacking Sports Bet Montana
Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down the week 8 NFL slate as well as dive into the Big Sky games
The Make It Rainey Podcast sponsored by Paradise Falls. Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down week 8 of the NFL, all numbers based off Sports Bet Montana.
After his first losing week in over a month Shaun Rainey looks to get back to his winning ways while Zach Kaplan tries to keep up in the year to date standings as the boys break down the NFL week 7 slate using Sports Bet Montana
Shaun Rainey looks to stay hot as he continues his winning ways, now up to +20 units on the season while Zach Kaplan has his best week of the year.
After going up +9 units two weeks ago Shaun Rainey followed that up with a +7 unit week. Him and Zach Kaplan break down the week 5 slate!
Shaun Rainey (up 9 units last week) and Zach Kaplan break down week 4 of the NFL and including both of their favorite teams playing in prime time!
NFL Week 3! Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan go through the slate and Rainey calls it Teaser Tuesday as that is what is appealing on the board this week,
Shaun Rainey, Zach Kaplan, and Colter Nuanez break down week 2 of the NFL and give out our best bets
Make It Rainey is back and Shaun Rainey and Zach Kaplan break down all the AFC future's bets on Sports Bet Montana
Shaun Rainey is joined by NBC Montana's Kevin Levine and his good friend Tyler Velin as they give different perspectives breaking down the NFL Draft on Sports Bet Montana
Shaun Rainey goes through team totals, AL and NL MVP, ROY in both leagues and some division winners and more player props ahead of the MLB season
Shaun Rainey breaks down the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament and addresses some of the issues with Sports Bet Montana that has been circulating social media
Big John with the Corked Stats podcast and @MLBMovingAverages on Twitter joins Shaun Rainey to break down all the MLB Futures bets on Sports Bet Montana.
Shaun Rainey is joined by a special guest Matt Perrault who hosts "The Daily Juice" a podcast where he gives out picks every single day of the year. Perrault has been in the business for decades and gives advice when diving into the sports gambling world
Matthew Kiewiet the Sports Editor at The Montana Standard joins the show to talk about his gambling column, trends and rules that he follows when betting NBA and CBB. We talk about the advantages you can find on Sports Bet Montana and dive into a little MLB with spring training starting today
Shaun Rainey breaks down his Super Bowl bets and prop plays and is joined by Simple Bet Co-Founder Joey Levy to discuss a new exciting feature that will be available on Sports Bet Montana for the Super Bowl and moving forward!
Shaun Rainey breaks down all the early Super Bowl props available on Sports Bet Montana and details which ones he thinks have the greatest value
NFL Week 17! Shaun Rainey, Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell end their season long picks against the spreads competition and break down the last week of the NFL regular season.
After a two week hiatus after Shaun dealt with Covid the boys Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez are back to break down NFL week 16
After taking Thanksgiving off Shaun Rainey is joined by the ESPN boys Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez to go through every spread in the NFL in Week 13
Host Shaun Rainey is joined by ESPN Radio's Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell as they pick every NFL game against the spread. Colter gets to rub his best bet in our face and is Drew Lock scared??
Host Shaun Rainey is joined by ESPN Radio's Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell as they pick every NFL game against the spread.
Host Shaun Rainey is joined by ESPN Radio's Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell as they pick every NFL game against the spread. Have we found a negative trend? Are we picking too many favorites?
Host Shaun Rainey is joined by ESPN Radio's Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell as they pick every NFL game against the spread. Ryan and Colter get in a fight about Tua starting for the Dolphins and Ryan apparently likes soft human beings.
Host Shaun Rainey is joined by ESPN's Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez to break down week 7 of the NFL season as the boys look to bounce back from their first losing week of the year.
Host Shaun Rainey is joined by the boys from ESPN Radio Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez to break down Week 6 of the NFL season. The boys are 142-90 picking every single game against the spread this season.
Host Shaun Rainey is joined by ESPN Radio's Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell who break down week 5 of the NFL season. We recap our picks competition and Ryan yells at Colter for never listening to him.
SWX's Shaun Rainey is joined by ESPN Radio's Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell to go over week 4 of the NFL with picks against the spread and best bets!
Host Shaun Rainey is joined by ESPN Radio's Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez to continue our NFL spread pick contest and best bets! Komo Sports Anchor Femi Abebefe talks gambling in the local news landscape and SWX!
Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez with ESPN Radio join host Shaun Rainey to recap their week 1 picks and dive into week 2 of the NFL. John L with MLB Moving Averages talks about his Corked Stats podcast and MLB betting.
The NFL is back!! ESPN Radio dudes Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez join host Shaun Rainey to go over week 1 lines and our NFL futures bets!
Vegas Dave joins the show to talk about selling his Mike Trout rookie card for a record $3.93 million dollars! He also talks about his well known sports gambling life and gives advise for Montana bettors. Matthew Kiewiet with 406 Sports talks about his sports gambling column and we dive into Sports Bet Montana.
Former Griz basketball star Sayeed Pridgett joins the show as we talk about what he's been up to, his favorite memories from UM and break down some NBA. We introduce the Sports Bet Breakdown segment and go over the NBA playoff match ups.
ESPN's Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez join the show to talk about the impacts of gambling on sports with no fans, fun stories and more!
Jennifer McKee the Communications Manager for the Montana Lottery joins host Shaun Rainey to explain everything about Sports Bet Montana. Shaun describes his coined term "hedge your happiness" and recaps his MLB futures picks
Welcome to Episode #1 of the Make It Rainey Podcast. In this episode Shaun goes over his rules for beginners diving into sports gambling and is joined by guest Vince Bagby to go over MLB future bets.