Explore every episode of the podcast NBA Betting with Fiddle
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| NFL Long Shot Futures with Gibby | 02 Sep 2024 | 01:13:05 | |
This is the annual NFL "Fuck it Futures" podcast with Gibby. There is a very big giveaway at the end of the show (code is "GIBBY5"). | |||
| WNBA Best Bets Sunday September 1st | 31 Aug 2024 | 00:49:46 | |
Mike is joined by Professional Poker Player Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) to break down the 5 game WNBA slate on Sunday September 1st. | |||
| 10 Things W/ Gibby | 23 Jul 2024 | 00:57:06 | |
Mike and Gibby come up with 10 topics in this hour long convo. They bounce around from What they are watching, The Challenge, Team USA basketball, other olympic sports, NFL futures, and more! Enjoy :) | |||
| NFL Week 3 DFS Spend Up Options | 19 Sep 2023 | 00:31:21 | |
On the first episode of the new podcast feed, Mike welcomes returning listeners and introduces himself to anyone new. Then Mike tackles the Week 3 DFS board, discussing the top 5 players at each position or all players with a price tag above $7,000. He reviews the betting trends and matchup keys for each player and prioritizes which high-spend guys he will target this week. Follow Mike on X.com (formerly Twitter) @FiddlesPicks Sign up to receive Mike's Newsletter: FiddlesPicks.Substack.com Subscribe to FiddlesPicks YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-uBPtBMSKeAw-crRQcYE7w | |||
| Six Intriguing NBA Futures | 17 Jul 2024 | 00:43:50 | |
Mike is joined by Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) to talk through DraftKings Sportsbook opening the markets for almost all NBA futures. They each bring their 3 most intriguing lines and talk through the details behind the thought process. Mike and Drew decide if its worth betting now or simply a spot to monitor and wait. | |||
| WNBA Best Bets Weds July 10th | 09 Jul 2024 | 00:21:59 | |
Mike Levy (@MPL1184) is joined by Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) to break down a 5 game WNBA slate on Wednesday July 10th. They review the two best matchups, Liberty vs Sun and Storm vs Aces, and also talk best bets for Chicago Sky vs Atlanta Dream. Mike and Drew go into day game unders and the start times of these contests, what to look for in prop markets, and even upcoming schedule spots with some teams headed into a back to back. | |||
| NBA Free Agency Superlatives | 03 Jul 2024 | 00:43:59 | |
Mike is joined by Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) to break down NBA Free Agency through the lens of handing out superlatives. Mike and Drew review the biggest win now move, biggest steal, biggest overpay, the move that indicates more moves are coming, biggest head scratcher and more! This is different than your normal Free agency reaction pod because we go deep into why these teams are making these decisions and the future implications of these deals. | |||
| WNBA Best Bets Thursday July 4th | 03 Jul 2024 | 00:30:16 | |
Mike Fiddle is joined by Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) to break down the WNBA 2 game Thursday schedule. They review the general market trend towards the overs and why that may be happening considering the WNBA schedule this season. They also go over sharp spots for Lynx game and a deep dive on the total for Aces. Finally, they look to one Friday schedule spot that may be a fade. | |||
| WNBA Best Bets Thursday June 27th + KNICKS! | 26 Jun 2024 | 00:27:14 | |
Drew (@RantingJohnson) and Mike (@MPL1184) briefly discuss the WNBA Commissioner's Cup Final followed by a break down of the June 27thWNBA slate. Then, Mike Fiddle (@FiddlesPicks) joins the guys for a brief discussion of the Knicks trade and how that affects the NBA Eastern Conference going forwards. | |||
| Check Ball Season 3 Finale | 24 Jun 2024 | 00:55:25 | |
Mike and AV doing a season finale episode of check ball where they wrap up the season with some great Big Picture NBA topics | |||
| NBA Finals Game 3 Best Bets | 12 Jun 2024 | 00:38:22 | |
Mike Fiddle is joined by Drew Johnson to break down Game 3 of the NBA Finals. They discuss the opening market and movement, review the injury news around Kristaps Porzingis, and give angles to attack for spreads/totals and props. They also discuss the Finals MVP betting market, and finish off with some discussion about Drew Johnson hosting his own episodes of The Advantage starting soon. | |||
| Changes Coming to my Content | 08 Jun 2024 | 00:19:40 | |
Mike records a quick episode to break down 4 major changes coming to The Advantage Sports Betting. It includes changes to the podcast, changes to the newsletter, changes to the way Mike delivers picks, and changes to the type of shows next season. Hopefully these will all be welcome and exciting changes for The Advantage community. | |||
| NBA Finals Game 2 Betting Breakdown | 07 Jun 2024 | 00:21:54 | |
Michael Fiddle is joined by Mike Levy to react to G1 of the NBA Finals, talk about market direction on G2 along with giving out a few Best Bets and Player Prop angles. | |||
| WNBA Best Bets Wednesday August 28th | 27 Aug 2024 | 00:50:15 | |
Mike Fiddle (@FiddlesPicks) is joined by Professional Poker Player Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) to break down the 5 game WNBA slate for Wednesday August 28th. They hit on spreads, totals, and props, and discuss each game in a bit of detail. | |||
| Hottest Topics in The NBA (Check Ball June 2nd) | 03 Jun 2024 | 00:37:00 | |
Mike and AV go through another episode of Check Ball and break down the hottest topics in the NBA. They say nice things about a team headed to cancun, discuss the offseason for Wolves and Pacers, give some fake KAT trades, and preview some NBA finals topics like Random X Factor and who will have the most rebounds? | |||
| NBA Finals Betting Breakdown | 01 Jun 2024 | 00:49:37 | |
Mike and Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) break down the NBA Finals. They discuss series prices, Finals MVP position, game 1 best bets, player props, and being overexposed vs feeling there is good value. | |||
| Game 5 Mavs/Wolves Best Bets | 30 May 2024 | 00:26:14 | |
Mike and Gibby break down the Western Conference Finals Game 5, Mavericks @ Wolves. They discuss opening line, market movement, injury updates, and best bets. They also quickly hit on whether any NBA finals tickets are worth grabbing now! | |||
| NBA Conference Finals Betting Preview | 21 May 2024 | 00:42:46 | |
Mike is joined by Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) and Mike Levy (@MPL1184) to break down both conference finals series. They discuss series prices, game 1 market moves, props to target, long shots, possible hedge situations, live betting targets, and more! | |||
| Hottest Topics in the NBA 5/20 | 21 May 2024 | 00:40:16 | |
Mike and AV break down the following topics around the NBA in this episode of Check Ball.
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| Strategies for NBA Live Betting | 09 May 2024 | 00:34:48 | |
Mike Fiddle is joined by professional sports gambler Mike Levy (@MPL1184) to review strategies for live betting the NBA. They discuss spreads vs MLs, statistics to weight, line shopping vs pouncing, how to handle volume of games, and so much more! Check out FiddlesPicks.Substack.com for my free gambling newsletter. | |||
| NBA Playoff Best Bets May 9/10 | 09 May 2024 | 00:35:33 | |
Mike Fiddle is joined by Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) and Mike Levy (@MPL1184) to break down the Thursday and Friday Round 2 playoff slate. They review best bet angles for every game and work through each series. Drew gives his reasonings to back the Wolves, Mike Levy stamps his opinion and Fiddle gets off his Nuggets take. OKC is the team to back, but its expensive now! The Cavs are primed for a bounce back, and the Pacers are the early very sharp side, but for what reason? Check out FiddlesPicks.Substack.com for a free gambling newsletter and watch this podcast as a video on FantasyBasketballInternational.com | |||
| Round 1 Recap (Check Ball 5/5) | 06 May 2024 | 00:50:07 | |
Mike, AV, and Gibby get together for another episode of Check Ball. It is the end of round 1 and we checked in with the following topics: 1. say something nice about a team that is headed to Cancun 2. Was it the coaches fault? 3. Instant trade candidate players who were eliminated/just in general roster changers of big names 4. All NBA Playoffs First Team 5. No Fun Team Sign up for FiddlesPicks.Substack.com | |||
| NBA Playoff Best Bets May 1st-May 4th | 01 May 2024 | 00:31:29 | |
Mike is joined by Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) and Mike Levy (@MPL1184) to break down the NBA games that have odds listed from Wednesday May 1st to Saturday May 4th. They start with Knicks/Sixers discussion, review best bets, react to opening lines of Knicks/Sixers Gm 6 and Cavs/Magic Gm 6, and reflect on general market thoughts. Sign up for Mikes free newsletter at FiddlesPicks.Substack.com | |||
| Hottest Topics of the NBA Playoffs First 10 Days (Check Ball) | 29 Apr 2024 | 00:49:53 | |
Mike and lead play correspondent, AV, are joined by friend of the pod Gibby for the first playoff edition of Check-Ball. First, the guys debate the top performances we’ve seen so far this playoffs, followed by best playoff moments, and some of Mike’s best roster what if questions. What echelon has Jalen Brunson reached? Crazy (Lebron) playoff statistics, the list of players you want most in a playoff series, and probable second round playoff series predictions. This and a whole lot more fill our first ever playoff edition of Check-Ball! | |||
| NBA Season Long Player Props with @QuanoPhysics | 27 Aug 2024 | 01:10:53 | |
Mike is joined by Jamie, host of the fantasy basketball podcast "Projecting the Jump." They combine betting and fantasy knowledge to attack the new NBA Player Stats prop lines released on DraftKings. They each give out 3 best bets, while weaving in betting strategies, and discuss some honorable mentions. The players covered include De'Aaron Fox, Nikola Jokic, Devin Booker, LaMelo Ball, Trae Young, and more! | |||
| NBA Playoff Slate Breakdown 4/24 | 24 Apr 2024 | 00:54:19 | |
Mike is joined by Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) to review the entire NBA board as of 4/24. They reviewed contrarian angles to Boston/Miami and ways to ladder the total. They discuss a host of best bets, games not to bet, prop angles to target, and variables they are considering in their cap. Sign up for FiddlesPicks.Substack.com | |||
| 2024 NFL Draft Betting | 22 Apr 2024 | 00:42:51 | |
On this episode, Mike is joined by Fish (@Fish_Fisher4) to review all you need to know before Thursdays NFL Draft. They start by reviewing a bit of the history of draft betting, going over best bets, breaking down the drama around the #2 pick, talking about markets to attack and everything from specific picks to philosophical approaches. Follow FiddlesPicks.Substack.com and check out Fish's substack: brycefisher.substack.com | |||
| Jontay Porter Lifetime Ban + Game 1 Playoff Reads | 18 Apr 2024 | 00:41:30 | |
Mike welcomes back professional poker player Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson), and pro sports bettor Michael Levy (@MPL1184) to podcast. They review Jontay Porter story lifetime ban with some reactions so far. Then they discuss the Sacramento vs Pelicans game- giving no best bets but coming into it with different intentions. We review the Cavs/Magic pricing and explain a bit why there is hard to find value in these current lines. There are some best bets (we got to one lol), live betting strategies, and props to target! Follow FiddlesPicks.Substack.com for a Free Gambling Newsletter with picks and podcasts sent! | |||
| Hottest Topics in the NBA 4/15 | 16 Apr 2024 | 01:04:33 | |
Mike starts the show by giving the 6th tip for NBA playoff gambling. Then joined by Gibby and Alec they review the seeding gymnastics and how that impacts locker room culture. They talk play in bets, hedging series prices and then reflect on the NBA. Say something nice about a team in Cancun, a stat that spoke volumes, and who is now better than who. A fun season in reflection!!!! | |||
| NBA Gambling April 14th Breakdown | 13 Apr 2024 | 00:32:23 | |
Mike brings on two professional gamblers, Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) and Mike Levy (@MPL1184), to break down the Sunday NBA Slate. They review the urgency and importance of each game, and subsequent best bets. Mike Levy gives some tips on live betting, Drew Johnson gives out an NBA total that is still rising, and Fiddle gives out two Moneyline favorites to smack. Its the last day of the NBA regular season, and there is still value to be found! Make sure to follow FiddlesPicks.Substack.com and go listen to 5 Tips for NBA Playoff Betting | |||
| 5 Tips for NBA Playoff Betting | 11 Apr 2024 | 01:01:30 | |
This is a one hour detailed strategy podcast where Mike reviews 5 tips for NBA Playoff Betting. There is both very detailed information and a re emphasis of basic strategies. Mike talks betting systems, approaches to series betting, how the product on the court changes, and so much more! This is a must listen show for anyone betting the NBA Playoffs! FiddlesPicks.Substack.com to sign up for Mike's free gambling newsletter. | |||
| The Masters Betting Preview (w Michael LaFemina) | 09 Apr 2024 | 00:39:14 | |
Mike brings on Michael LaFemina (@mlafem10), to break down the Masters Tournament at Augusta Georgia. LaFemina gives his favorite best bet for the entire tournament, an outright winner. They talk about which players have been taking sharp action and moving up the board. They discuss moving lines based on handle vs bet type. They discuss the various markets for betting golf, and when to attack certain players. Mike also gives his thoughts on Cameron Young, and how to handle Live betting round by round. Follow Mike LaFemina on Twitter @MLafem10 Follow FiddlesPicks.Substack.com for all picks and future podcasts! | |||
| Hottest Topics in the NBA 4/7 (Check Ball) | 07 Apr 2024 | 01:06:39 | |
On today’s episode of Check-ball Mike and lead playoff analyst AV discuss Bronny James declaring for the draft and debate if he could make an impact in the NBA today. Next, they cover the Jontay Porter scandal, what the fall out may be, and how this impacts the sports gambling world. Then we get you caught up with all the latest key injury updates around the league and let you know which playoff matchups we are most excited for. Finally, Mike has a few big announcements regarding the The Advantage podcast network! FiddlesPicks.Substack.com for all picks and write ups! | |||
| NBA Best Bets April 3rd | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:37:53 | |
Mike and Gibby talk Best Bets from around the NBA for the 9 game wednesday slate. They give out spreads, moneyline, and totals bets. A bit of strategy discussion around late season betting, and some playoff talk about the Pelicans and 76ers. Mike tosses out one of his crazy NBA trade thoughts. FIDDLESPICKS.SUBSTACK.COM for all of Mikes Picks! | |||
| NBA Gambling Slate Breakdown 3/27 | 27 Mar 2024 | 00:42:00 | |
Mike and Professional Poker Player Drew Johnson break down the 12 game NBA Wednesday slate. Mike starts by asking Drew a bunch of questions about being a pro poker player. They discuss the intersection between theory and reads and transition over to reading the NBA Wednesday slate. They each give out 2 best bets and share a 5th. Enjoy! 17:00 in they transition from Pro Poker to NBA Sign up for FiddlesPicks.Substack.com | |||
| NFL Rule Changes with Raheem Palmer | 20 Aug 2024 | 00:41:08 | |
Mike is joined by The Ringer's Raheem Palmer (@IamRahstradamous) to discuss the 5 significant rule changes for the upcoming NFL season. They go in depth on the kickoff rule, and also review changes to challenges, booth reviews, and even some penalties. Mike and Raheem also discuss the potential impact in betting and which teams these rules mainly impact. Finally, Mike asks Raheem a strategy question about prior vs sample size, and they cover a Victor Wembanyama centered NBA topic about Defensive Player of the Year. | |||
| Check Ball 3/24: Hottest Topics Around the NBA | 24 Mar 2024 | 00:46:06 | |
Today on Check Ball Mike and lead NBA investigator AV begin with AV’s thoughts on James Harden and his close out on Kawhi Leonard. Next, they discuss the new Mind the Game pod, sommelier-Bron, and JJ Reddick’s versatility in the game today. Why is Lebron doing the pod? Finally, we wrap up with Mike’s take on another D-lo quote and trust meters of each first year playoff player. | |||
| NBA Gambling Breakdown 3/20 | 20 Mar 2024 | 00:30:40 | |
Mike and Gibby review their best bets of the Wednesday NBA Slate. They have spreads, totals, moneylines, and strategy discussion about choosing the best price. | |||
| NBA Gambling Slate Breakdown 3/13 | 13 Mar 2024 | 00:28:58 | |
Mike and Gibby giving their Best Bets for March 13th NBA. | |||
| Check Ball 3/10 | 10 Mar 2024 | 00:46:28 | |
Mike and Project Manager AV kick things off discussing the current playoff seeding in each conference, followed by why the Celtics loss to the Nuggets was a positive for them and who their biggest threat is in the Eastern playoffs. Next, a game of who do you trust in the playoffs, reaction to Rudy Gobert’s technical foul from this weekend, before wrapping up with the biggest winners and losers from the trade deadline thus far. | |||
| NBA Gambling Slate Breakdown March 6th | 06 Mar 2024 | 00:34:02 | |
Mike and Gibby break down so many Wednesday NBA betting angles. They discuss how to handle the rash of unders across the league, if there are contrarian angles to it, which spreads we liked, a player prop to watch. We also talked some young NBA players and compared them! | |||
| Check Ball 3/3 | 03 Mar 2024 | 00:37:50 | |
AV and I cover the hottest topics in the NBA this week! This week includes: Lebron 4th Quarter vs Clippers + Lebron 40k accomplishment 2 surging teams- Warriors and Heat, who do you trust more? Allen Iverson got a statue at the 76ers practice facility Individual games: Strus Game Winner. Wemby/Chet Part 3 Twitter questions Enjoy! | |||
| NBA Gambling Slate Breakdown 2/29 | 29 Feb 2024 | 00:31:51 | |
Mike reflects on some games and capping situations from 2/27, then moves over to 2/29 to break down the best bets! The discussion for tomorrows games starts around 18minutes in if you want to skip ahead! | |||
| The Challenge S39 Finale Recap | 27 Feb 2024 | 00:45:44 | |
Breaking down the season finale of MTV's The Challenge S39. | |||
| Check Ball 2/25 | 26 Feb 2024 | 00:40:36 | |
Talking the most relevant topics in the NBA this week!
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| Check Ball 2/19 | 21 Feb 2024 | 00:51:44 | |
Now that NFL football is officially over the weekly Sunday series of Check Ball is back! AV and I review First half of the season moments, All Star Game highlights, and make some second half of the season predictions. | |||
| WNBA Betting Breakdown Tuesday August 20th | 19 Aug 2024 | 00:32:05 | |
Mike is joined by Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) to break down the WNBA games on Tuesday August 20th. They discuss the correlative total and spread factors on long numbers, review sharp sides, and give out best bets. This episode was recorded as a live stream with the odds screen available, Mike and Drew pointed out what side they want and watched the odds move multiple times over, maybe FanDuel was watching! | |||
| 3rd Annual NBA All Star Draft | 17 Feb 2024 | 00:34:01 | |
One of the most fun shows of the year and the best way to watch NBA all star saturday | |||
| NBA Gambling Breakdown 2/14 | 14 Feb 2024 | 00:53:23 | |
Mike breaks down the entire 13 game slate in a live show! Mike talks about how to get Valentines Day Value, his 6 best bets, where the numbers are moving. Strategy discussion of key numbers and when to pay for insurance points vs forego it! | |||
| NBA Trade Deadline Betting Impacts | 09 Feb 2024 | 00:59:39 | |
Mike is joined by Alec Bluestine to go through a bunch of NBA Trade Deadline reactions and reflect them into the NBA futures and awards market. We talk title odds, to make the play in tournament, a few win totals and most of all, the value to be had at NBA Coach of the Year. Episode is loaded with strategy and basketball talk, enjoy! | |||