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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast Host), and Steve Fezzik (Pro Sports Bettor) preview Week 1 in the NFL! The guys give you their best bets for the week, their favorite futures bets for the upcoming season, their teaser of the week, survivor pool strategy, the big favorite most likely to lose outright, and the one game this weekend they want no part of.

0:00 Introducing the panel
5:05 Gill explains the format and staples of the show
6:25 State of the NFL bettor | prediction markets vs traditional sportsbooks
12:10 Oddsmakers adjusted when comes to betting alt win totals and teasers
15:20 Is there still value in betting positional player unders on season long props
16:55 Creating 'manual' teasers by trying to exploit the prediction market and why its a negative EV play
19:31 Will Hill's futures bets
20:25 Steve Fezzik's futures bets
20:56 Todd Wishnev's futures bets
21:40 Gill Alexander's futures bets
24:00 Week 1 best bets
27:35 Difficulty of betting Week 1 this year
28:19 Week 1 bets continued
30:15 How 49ers and Rams approaching travel for Australia game and how to attack that game
34:51 Second round of best bets
38:33 Is Kyler Murray better than we think
41:01 Final round of best bets for Week 1
46:38 Are we overrating Tyler Shough and Saints
47:31 Gill's final Week 1 play
50:40 Teaser of the week
56:55 Survivor pool strategy for Week 1
1:04:00 Big favorite that is most likely to lose outright
1:07:44 The one game this weekend that you want no part of

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Gill Alexander is joined by Drew Dinsick (Analyst for NBC Sports Edge, Deep Dive Podcast) and Zach Cohen (VSiN Senior Editor) to preview the US Open from all betting angles! They react to the draw, offer betting strategies, analysis, and picks for the final major in 2026.

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In this episode of Beating the Book with Gill Alexander, Gill is checking in on the MLB at the Quarter 2 check-in point with the Basewinner himself, Mark Borchard. The guys will take a look at a variety of stat categories, including the best ROI teams to this point in the season and the best umpires to bet on overs and unders this season.

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Gill Alexander is joined by Drew Dinsick (Analyst for NBC Sports Edge, Deep Dive Podcast) and Zach Cohen (VSiN Senior Editor) to preview Wimbledon from all betting angles! They react to the draw, offer betting strategies, analysis, and picks for the third major in 2026.

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In this episode of Beating the Book with Gill Alexander, Gill is checking in on the MLB at the Quarter 2 check-in point with the Basewinner himself, Mark Borchard. The guys will take a look at a variety of stat categories, including the best ROI teams to this point in the season and the best umpires to bet overs and unders on this season.

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Beating The Book World Cup Preview is here. Join Gil Alexander as he interviews Paul Carr & Chris Fallica during his VSiN A Numbers Game show. The biggest sporting event on the planet is finally here! In this episode, we are breaking down everything you need to know before the opening whistle of the historic, expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup. Co-hosted across the US, Canada, and Mexico, this tournament is bound to be absolutely unpredictable. First, We dive deep into the each group with Paul Carr. The podcast wraps up with Chris Fallica giving out his thoughts and favorite bets as the World Cup kicks off. Whether you're a die-hard football fanatic or just tuning in for the global spectacle, this is your definitive survival guide to World Cup 2026. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Gill Alexander is joined by Drew Dinsick (Analyst for NBC Sports Edge, Deep Dive Podcast) and Zach Cohen (VSiN Senior Editor) to preview the French Open from all betting angles! They react to the draw, offer betting strategies, analysis, and picks for the second major in 2026.

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In this episode of Beating the Book with Gill Alexander, Gill is checking in on the MLB at the Quarter 1 check-in point with the Basewinner himself, Mark Borchard. The guys will take a look at a variety of stat categories, including the best ROI teams to this point in the season and the best umpires to bet overs and unders on this season.

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Gill Alexander, Luke Swain (AKA Vegas Refund, NFL Draft Bettor, & VegasRefund.com), Drew Dinsick (Analyst for NBC Sports Edge, Deep Dive Podcast) & Chris Fallica (Fox Sports, The Bear Bets Podcast) break down the 2026 NFL Draft from all betting angles. The group looks to find value throughout the draft betting markets. The NFL Draft begins Thursday, April 23rd.

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It's a betting podcast tradition unlike any other. Gill Alexander is joined by Long Shots hosts Kelley Bydlon and Matt Brown to preview the 90th Masters. They analyze the top contenders, long-shot opportunities, and various course categories at Augusta, seeking value and opportunity from a betting perspective.

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The NCAA Tournament is here! Gill Alexander is joined by Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Jeff Parles ( Co-Host Cofield and Company). They analyze the entire bracket and break down each region. They go game-by-game to seek value and opportunity throughout the bracket. All that and more on this special edition of Beating The Book!

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Gill Alexander is joined by Joe Peta, Author of Moneyball for the Money Set and Trading Bases, as they go over Joe's top season win totals for the upcoming MLB season and preview the Opening Day slate. Then Gill is joined by Mark Borchard, Pro MLB Bettor, as they get Mark's MLB futures plays in various markets like the Cy Young & most regular season stolen bases.

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Gill Alexander is joined by Drew Dinsick (Analyst for NBC Sports Edge & Deep Dive Podcast) & Zach Cohen (VSiN Senior Editor). They preview the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells from all betting angles, offering betting strategies and analysis for tennis's 5th major.

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Rufus Peabody (Pro Sports Bettor, Co-Founder of Unabated Sports and Massey-Peabody Analytics) break down all of the Super Bowl betting action! It's the New England Patriots vs the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX from Santa Clara. 

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It is the 15th Annual Beating the Book Vegas Lifestyle show! Host Gill Alexander is joined by Marc Meltzer (Casinos.com, TravelZork, etc) and Tim Lawson (Host of The Bettor Life: Bettor Than Ever). They discuss the Vegas lifestyle scene, from sportsbooks to steakhouses, and everything in between!

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Dr. Bob Stoll (Predictive Sports Modeling Pioneer, DrBobSports.com) break down the AFC & NFC championship games! The quartet gives you their best bets of the matchups between the Patriots vs Broncos & Rams vs Seahawks.

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Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon give their thoughts on the NFL Conference Championship games on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for the conference championship games? Also, some impressions on the divisional round games.

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Gill Alexander is joined by Drew Dinsick (Analyst for NBC Sports Edge, Deep Dive Podcast) and Zach Cohen (VSiN Senior Editor) to preview the Australian Open from all betting angles! They react to the draw, offer betting strategies, analysis, and picks for the first major in 2026.

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Clevta (Clevanalytics.com) break down all of the NFL Divisional Round betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, and the game they want no part of.

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Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon give their thoughts on every game on the NFL Divisional slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for NFL Divisional Round slate of games? Also, some impressions on Wild Card Weekend.

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Drew Dinsick (Analyst for NBC Sports Edge, Deep Dive Podcast) break down all of the NFL Wildcard Weekend betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, and the game they want no part of.  

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Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon give their thoughts on every game on the NFL Wild Card Weekend slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for NFL Wild Card Weekend slate of games? Also, some impressions on Week 18. Get instant access to expert picks, public betting splits data, and pro betting tools when you join VSiN pro. Grab your first month for only $9.99 or take over 15% off an annual subscription when you use promo code: POD25. Click Here to get started. vsin.com/subscribe?tpcc=beating-the-book

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and VegasAce (WagerTalk, Featured on UFC and UFC Fight Pass) break down all of the Week 18 NFL betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and the game they want no part of. Get instant access to expert picks, public betting splits data, and pro betting tools when you join VSiN pro. Grab your first month for only $9.99 or take over 15% off an annual subscription when you use promo code: POD25. Click Here to get started. vsin.com/subscribe?tpcc=beating-the-book

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Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon give their thoughts on every game on the Week 18 NFL slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for the Week 18 slate of games? Also, some impressions on Week 17. Get instant access to expert picks, public betting splits data, and pro betting tools when you join VSiN pro. Grab your first month for only $9.99 or take over 15% off an annual subscription when you use promo code: POD25. Click Here to get started. vsin.com/subscribe?tpcc=beating-the-book

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Ben Wilson (Play-by-Play Broadcaster + Betting Host and Analyst) break down all of the Week 17 NFL betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and the game they want no part of.

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Gill Alexander and Danny Higgins give their thoughts on every game on the Week 17 NFL slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for the Week 17 slate of games? Also, some impressions on Week 16.

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Jeff Parles ( Co-Host Cofield and Company) break down all of the Week 16 NFL betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and the game they want no part of.

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Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon give their thoughts on every game on the Week 16 NFL slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for the Week 16 slate of games? Also, some impressions on Week 15.

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Dr. Bob Stoll Predictive Sports Modeling Pioneer, DrBobSports.com) break down all of the Week 15 NFL betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and the game they want no part of.

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Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon give their thoughts on every game on the Week 15 NFL slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for the Week 15 slate of games? Also, some impressions on Week 14.

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Matt Brown (VSiN: Co-Host of Ready, Set, Bet! and Co-Host of Long Shots Podcast) break down all of the Week 14 NFL betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and the game they want no part of.

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Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon give their thoughts on every game on the Week 14 NFL slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for the Week 14 slate of games? Also, some impressions on Week 13.

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Brent Musberger (Co- Founder of VSiN, Pro Football Hall of Fame: 2025 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award recipient) break down all of the Week 13 NFL betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and the game they want no part of.

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Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon give their thoughts on every game on the Week 13 NFL slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for the Week 13 slate of games? Also, some impressions on Week 12.

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Rufus Peabody (Pro Sports Bettor, Co-Founder of Unabated Sports and Massey-Peabody Analytics) break down all of the Week 12 NFL betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and the game they want no part of.

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Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon give their thoughts on every game on the Week 12 NFL slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for the Week 12 slate of games? Also, some impressions on Week 11.

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Kelley Bydlon (Producer of A Numbers Game/Co-Host of Long Shots) break down all of the Week 11 NFL betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and the game they want no part of.

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Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon give their thoughts on every game on the Week 11 NFL slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for the Week 11 slate of games? Also, some impressions on Week 10.

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Las Vegas Cris (Professional Bettor and multiple NFL Betting/Contest Winner) break down all of the Week 10 NFL betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and the game they want no part of.

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Gill Alexander and Danny Higgins give their thoughts on every game on the Week 10 NFL slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for the Week 10 slate of games? Also, some impressions on Week 9.

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Stormy Buonantony (Co-Host of VSiN's Money Moves) break down all of the Week 9 NFL betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and the game they want no part of.

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Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon give their thoughts on every game on the Week 9 NFL slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for the Week 9 slate of games? Also, some impressions on Week 8.

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Aaron Schatz (Chief Analytics Officer for FTN, Creator of DVOA) break down all of the Week 8 NFL betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and the game they want no part of.

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Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon give their thoughts on every game on the Week 8 NFL slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for the Week 8 slate of games? Also, some impressions on Week 7.

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Wes Reynolds (VSiN Contributor & Co-Host of Long Shots) break down all of the Week 7 NFL betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and the game they want no part of.

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Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon give their thoughts on every game on the Week 7 NFL slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for the Week 7 slate of games? Also, some impressions on Week 6.

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Joe Peta (Author of Moneyball for the Money Set and Trading Bases) break down all of the Week 6 NFL betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and the game they want no part of.

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Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon give their thoughts on every game on the Week 6 NFL slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for the Week 6 slate of games? Also, some impressions on Week 5.

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Gill Alexander, Todd Wishnev (VSiN Contributor), Will Hill (VSiN Host & Shoulda Bet More Podcast), and Clevta (Clevanalytics.com) break down all of the Week 5 NFL betting action! The quartet gives you their best bets of the week, best teaser options, which big favorite is most likely to lose outright, and the game they want no part of.

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Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon give their thoughts on every game on the Week 5 NFL slate on Monday's Beating The Book. What are their initial thoughts for the Week 5 slate of games? Also, some impressions on Week 4.

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