Still Against All Odds

The Extra Points gang is back and once again joined by Megan Connolly for another Summer spectacular show of debating the best ice cream truck treat, best beach scene in movie history and what is the most disgusting place to pee during the summer? Plus, Sal shares his story of the summer he was a Good Humor man and spoiler- it did not go well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

Cousin Sal, Dave and Martin are ready to celebrate the Fourth of July with guest Megan Connolly as they get red, white and blue in the face arguing Patriotic poll questions including; worst part of summer, the official song of July 4th and who is the biggest a-hole at the beach? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.a...

While Cousin Sal starts his day with breakfast at Wimbledon, Dave can’t believe people are still watching tennis. Sal announces the winner of June’s Extra Points Prop Culture Quiz and that a new July Prop Culture Quiz is up now to enter. 14-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Joey Chestnut joins the show and gives his thoughts on if he can top the current over/under 74.5 hot dog odds on him. Joey...

The Extra Points gang is back from the weekend as summer officially begins for Cousin Sal now that Little League baseball has finally come to an end. Before the guys get to sports; the great sausage debate returns as they debate which is better: link or patty? The Colorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup and the guys are already looking at next year’s odds as Sal likes them to repeat. Dave likes the...

Cousin Sal, Dave, and Martin are back to kick off the end of the week by taking a look at the NBA draft, and who will be selected by the Orlando Magic as the number one overall pick. They discuss the rapidly changing draft odds, the changing playing style in the NBA, how it affects prospects, and if Chet Holmgren will live up to his potential.   Next, the Avalanche have taken a 3-1 lead in the Sta...

Cousin Sal, Dave and Martin are back from Father’s Day Weekend as the guys try to figure out who got the most cards and why people thought Martin is a father. Shek’s idea for the two worst teams play against each other for the number one draft pick is used in the USFL as Jeff Fisher’s Michigan Panthers win the rights to the first pick. The guys discuss who has the worst Father’s Day weekend; Joe B...

Cousin Sal, Shek, and Martin are back for a half-hearted deep dive into why The Finals is a ubiquitous term except for the NHL’s “Stanley Cup Finals”. What makes them so special? The Lightning might be a bad name, but the Avalanche is worse according to Shek.  The Sal Special continues as Cousin Sal and co are still hot on -9.5 for either the Celtics or the Warriors. Are pro baseball players becom...

A recap of Shek’s birthday. Dave also doesn’t want an old picture of himself posted when he passes away. Dave extolls all the celebs he shares a nameday with: Joe Montana, Shia LaBeouf, Dr. Oz, Kodak Black which leads Martin to correctly bet that Dave and Sal can’t name any Kodak Black songs. No diamonds but plenty of “Bats” talk as the guys get out their shine boxes to look into the death of Bill...

Game 3 in the books as the Celtics get a playoff win at home for the first time in a long time. Klay Thompson's fan complaints vs Draymond Green’s antics. Jaylen Brown for MVP might be the best value right now.  The Sal Special has worked again showing the safest NBA bets might be the blowouts. It’s Pros vs Joes when Martin claims Extra Points staff is better than Draymond Green….at podcasting and...

Cousin Sal, Dave Dameshek & Martin Weiss are back for brand new Monday edition of the Extra Points podcast! The Golden State Warriors even up the series with the Boston Celtics and the fellas discuss some player odds for the remaining games. Dave gets called out for his abysmal 4th Quarter pick for Game 1. Eddie Spaghetti is asked to defend his weekend Tweets and explain the nickname “Rags” for hi...

Producer Eddie Spaghetti is back from Hawaii with an engagement update and feeling good about the Rangers thumping the Lightning in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Sal brings up a sexy picture of Eddie and his girlfriend in paradise to get Dave and Martin’s thoughts. Sal asks the guys who is the most obnoxious fan base left in the NBA and NHL playoffs and Dave breaks down the difference b...

The Extra Points gang is back from Memorial Day weekend and Cousin Sal wants to start with Top Gun: Maverick living up to the hype, although Mikey Meatballs disagrees. Sal thinks Tom Cruise looks too young for the age he is playing in the movie.         Then the guys jump into Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals as the Celtics beat the Miami Heat to advance to the NBA Finals. Martin and the cr...

The Extra Points crew is back in the studio as the Degenerate Trifecta win Race to Ten and the Celtics take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. Martin, Sal, and Dave discuss if it was bad shooting for the Heat or injuries that lead to a bad performance. Tonight’s Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors; the guys give their best bets as Martin wants to bet this ga...

The Extra Points gang is ready to recap an exciting sports weekend, plus Top Gun: Maverick star and St. Louis sports fan Jon Hamm will be joining the show. But first the guys start with the NBA playoffs and is it time to move the three-point line back as teams continue to take a record amount of three-pointers. They discuss the Warriors/Mavericks series and tonight’s Heat/Celtics Game 4 as Dave ma...

Today is the day, Dave will face the Cap of Consequences “Holy Goalie” punishment; Dave says he is not nervous and Eddie says he’s not here to injure Dave. Sal informs them there will be a twist, instead of pucks Eddie will be shooting Dave’s favorite fruit, the delicious Envy apple. The PGA Championship first round is underway and early on Jon Daly was atop the leaderboard while he reportedly was...

It’s the morning after the Rangers big Game 7 win against the Penguins and Dave is sick physically and mentally. Eddie feels euphoric after the win but is still complaining about whinny Penguins fans and beat writers. Dave will now have to face his Cap of Consequences punishment “Holy Goalie”, Eddie will get to fire slapshots at him while Dave is dressed as a religious figure. Eddie gives his thou...

The Extra Points gang is ready for NFL schedule release day as Dave proclaims the NFL has taken over as the 365 days a year sport that everyone talks about. The guys get right to it discussing Game 5 of the Penguins/Rangers series and Jacob Trouba’s questionable hit on Sidney Crosby. Eddie doesn’t think it was a dirty hit and disagrees with Dave. After Eddie gives his rant Dave says Rangers’ goali...

Cousin Sal and Dave begin the show by comparing Mother’s Day gifts as Dave once again deems himself excellent at selecting women’s dresses; ultimately Martin picks who won Mother’s Day, Sal or Dave. An 80-1 long shot, Rich Strike comes out of nowhere to win the Kentucky Derby, where does this rank among great sports upsets? Producer Eddie Spaghetti turns 30 today and celebrated by seeing Pearl Jam...

Cousin Sal, Dave Dameshek & Martin Weiss are together on a Thursday for a brand new Extra Points! The show starts off with Sal complaining about why the NBA skipped playing games on Thursday, while the NHL goes every other day. Next, Shek and Eddie Spaghetti react to the instant classic Game 1 between the Penguins and the Rangers that ended with a win for Pittsburgh in triple OT. Because Shek & Sp...

Cousin Sal and the guys are back from Harry’s wedding as he quickly recaps the trip to Phoenix including the wedding highlight- Harry making his pick from the actual ceremony. The NHL Playoffs begin tonight as Dave’s Penguins take on Eddie’s Rangers, but Dave refuses to accept a bet that the loser will pick from the Cap of Consequences. The Extra Points crew recaps the NFL Draft as the Steelers no...

It’s NFL Draft Day and after weeks of speculation Sal still doesn’t know who Dave wants the Steelers to take with their first-round pick. Dave finally admits what he believes the Steelers will do. With so much uncertainty surrounding the first overall pick the guys discuss who they think the Jacksonville Jaguars will pick and give their favorite prop bets as Dave likes Derek Stingley Jr. to go #3...

It was a great weekend for sports but not for Dave’s Pittsburgh Pirates who lost 21-0 to the Cubs, but it was another Pittsburgh sports team that Dave is worried about. It’s officially Harry’s wedding week and in honor of it you can enter a Prop Quiz contest on the Extra Points website. Ben Simmons will not be making his season debut for the Nets in Game 4 but Dave and Martin have a lot to say abo...

Cousin Sal, Dave Dameshek & Martin Weiss are together on a Thursday for a brand new Extra Points! The show starts off with Sal claiming everything is right in the world because Mike Tyson is back in the news for punching someone during an altercation on an airplane. Next, with the NBA playoffs underway the fellas recap Wednesday night's games where we saw the Celtics defeat the Nets and Joel Embii...

It’s Patriots Day in Boston as the city is still celebrating the Celtics huge Game 1 win against the Brooklyn Nets. Martin gives credit to the Celtics defense and Sal likes the fact that Kyrie has embraced his dark side. The guys recap all the NBA action from the weekend as Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves take Game 1 on the road against Memphis and Sal can’t believe there was another protesto...

Cousin Sal begins the show with an announcement about his new fashion choice as he prefers Dry-fit soccer shirts comfort over style. Plus, it was a big viral day on Twitter for the Extra Points crew as Martin was RT’d by Rex Chapman and Dave tweeted about a woman who names babies for $10k and offers to do it for less. The guys reaction to Clayton Kershaw being pulled from a Perfect Game but Martin...