Still Against All Odds

Martin Weiss suffers a terrible Betache in the ALCS game after a late rally from the Boston Red Sox. Plus, the Dodgers have a huge comeback and Sal talks about his friend’s celebration gone wrong. The NBA tips-off and Giannis Antetokounmpo is already showing he’s the MVP favorite and Martin says Game 1 matters. Then a discussion of what will happen first this NBA season, will Kyrie Irving get the...

Cousin Sal’s Thursday Night winning streak continues but some people are taking issue with it and those people would be wrong. Martin, Dave and Sal discuss how the Eagles somehow figured out a way to cover and reactions to the news that Zach Ertz was traded to Arizona. Then the guys run down as many picks as they can as they do Week 6 in Sixty Seconds. Plus, Myles Garrett decorates his yard with q...

Cousin Sal, Dave Dameshek and Martin Weiss start off this episode reacting to Jon Gruden stepping down as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after his derogatory emails were leaked to the public. The group also asks how will the Raiders fair the rest of the season within the AFC West with an interim coach. There's been quite a few missed kicks lately in the NFL and the gang debates if the best so...

Cousin Sal’s Thursday Night Football steak hits double digits as the guys recap Rams/Seahawks; the Russell Wilson injury, the double punt and Sean McVay’s coaching decisions. Then Sal believes in the Rays as they go up 1-0 on the Red Sox and Shek thinks the Giants will send the Dodgers home in the NL Divisional Round. Plus, Sal and Martin disagree on Wilder/Fury and give their predictions for the...

Cousin Sal, Dave and Martin react to the AL Wild Card game and who gets blame for the Yankees disappointing season. Eddie Spaghetti thinks firing Aaron Boone is not the answer and was letting random people at the bar know about it. Then, it’s over to the NL Wild Card game as the guys give their Dodgers/Cardinals picks – and Dave doesn’t feel bad that a 106 win team is in the wild card game, they s...

Cousin Sal, Dave, and Martin recap Thursday Night Football between the Jaguars and the Bengals which turned out to be a great game. Mr. Thursday Night is back as Sal continues to nail his bets as he once again called who would score the first touchdown, Trevor Lawrence no interceptions, and Jaguars to cover. Dave faces a new reality that the Bengals will actually make the playoffs. Then it’s a pre...

Cousin Sal teases a huge announcement – as later he will reveal the first Extra Points, NIL endorsed athlete. Dave however did not know what NIL stood for until today. The guys discuss the current AFC standings and what the Steelers should do from here, plus is Babyface Joel Solomon reading too much into Aaron Rodgers saying he is a fan of Pittsburgh? The guys discuss which current NFL quarterback...

Cousin Sal, Dave, and Martin are joined by Harry to recap the Thursday Night Football game between the Panthers and Texans. To no surprise, Harry still refuses to give Sam Darnold any credit, as he believes all of it should go to Carolina's defense. Next, the trio previews the best games this week between the Bucs/Rams and the Packers/49ers as well as gives their picks for these games. Following t...

Cousin Sal, Dave, and Martin start off the show reacting to Baby Face Joel Solomon missing work due to diarrhea. After discussing the Week 3 Extra Points Arcade contests they get into some of the games this weekend including Bengals vs Steelers, Chargers vs Chiefs, Dolphins vs Raiders and the Thursday Night Football matchup between the Panthers and Texans. After giving out some prop bets for Thurs...

Cousin Sal, Dave, and Martin react to the New York Giants losing to the WFT and Eddie Spaghetti calls it one of the worst days of his life. There was lots of blame to go around on the Giants from coaches to the players. Martin wonders if Tyler Heinicke is better than Daniel Jones? The guys then look forward to Sunday and discuss the matchup of two 1-0 teams, Raiders @ Steelers (-6.5) as Dave gives...

Cousin Sal and Dave are recording in-person together for the first time ever and joined by the newest member of the crew Martin Weiss. The guys discuss the first part of the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “Once Upon a Time in Queens” and the revealing stories about sex, drugs and the ’86 Mets. Then Cousin Sal announces the Week 1 of winners of the Extra Points Arcade Pick ‘Em contest. The guys discuss...

Cousin Sal and Dave rejoice that football is finally back! Despite losing, the Dallas Cowboys gave Sal hope. Brady and the Bucs continued to look impressive and Dave thinks kickers could be a real issue this year for some teams. Plus, how could Mike McCarthy leave too much time on the clock for Brady? Should Cowboys fans be worried about Zeke? Magic Johnson thinks Dak is the early favorite for MVP...

Dave reveals who he kicked out of their fantasy football league as it comes down to a coin toss; is Cousin Sal safe? The guys recap their draft night as CBS Sportsline receives a huge duh- and why auction leagues are so much better than snake draft. Plus, no one wanted Saquon Barkley or knew how to pronounce his name. Sal and Dave give their picks for “Last Team to Lose” and “Last Team to Win” Fan...

Sal and Shek kick off September by ranking what they believe to be the best months. Following this, they recap this week's 'Hard Knocks' by discussing JaQuan Hardy and Leighton Vander Esch's terrible attempts at beating Micah Parsons at Connect 4. Next, they talk about Cam Newton being cut and if starting Mac Jones Week 1 is the right move, followed by the updated Rookie of the Year odds. Sal and...

Sal once again ordered the Jake Paul fight and once again is left somewhat disappointed; while Dave refuses to acknowledge the fight. Notre Dame legend and college football analyst Brady Quinn joins the show and wonders if Sal has any relation to his favorite pizza place. Brady discusses his excitement over the Notre Dame/Florida State opener and explains to Dave why Notre Dame doesn’t need to joi...

Cousin Sal and Dave Dameshek recap the third episode of Hard Knocks, at least there was a cool drone shot! Sal & Dave ask if Eddie Spaghetti and Mikey Meatballs can complete the Crate Challenge that is taking over the country. The duo also discusses Bill Simmons return to their famous fantasy football league.<br />The guys do get into some NFL topics including the Denver Broncos quarterb...

Kirk Herbstreit calls in to discuss the upcoming College Football season and his new book, Out of the Pocket: Football, Fatherhood, and College GameDay Saturdays. Kirk explains why he roots for Michigan except for when they are playing Ohio State and where college football is headed over the next five years. Dave asks Kirk to name the best uniforms in college football, best bets the Heisman and hi...

Cousin Sal and Dave recap a new episode of Hard Knocks as everyone learned the lesson Don’t Touch DiNucci! Plus, is Mike McCarthy the most awkward boss since Ricky Gervais? Then it’s the end of the Tim Tebow era in Jacksonville and Dave gives a big bah humbug to the NBA Christmas Day schedule. Then Pro Football Hall of Famer and Steelers legend Alan Faneca joins the show to discuss how the game ha...

Cousin Sal and Dave Dameshek start off this show with special guests, Ashleigh Johnson & Maggie Steffens, of the gold medal winning U.S. Women's water polo team. They hear about their experiences in the Olympic Village, how they rebounded after a loss to Hungary (thanks to Sal) and if they should rename the sports from water polo? After the great interview, Sal & Shek share their thoughts on the f...

Cousin Sal and Dave Dameshek review the season premiere of Hard Knocks , discussing "angry" Dak Prescott, weird Mike McCarthy and Jerry Jones using too much salt on his breakfast sandwich. Next, the fellas discuss some NFL odds on FanDuel including most rush yards, most interceptions and their thoughts on the AFC South now with Carson Wentz potentially returning to the Colts by Week 1. We get a vi...

The United States wins the most gold medals at the Olympics and Cousin Sal wins his bet, after a frantic comeback in the last 24 hours. Plus, Dave has moral problems with Eddie betting France against the USA, even though he won his bet. Sal and Dave debate if we should be celebrating our US Olympians more? The guys give out their Crown Royal Athletes of the Week as Sal pays tribute to the US Women...

Dave begins the show taking issue with the Parlay Kid saying he would no longer bet if Jalen Suggs wasn’t drafted in the top four. The guys discuss NBA free agency as the Knicks and Lakers both make some big moves and big contracts. The NFL Pre-Season is about to begin with the Hall of Fame Game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys as the guys make their picks. Then David Baker, Pres...

The gang is back from Las Vegas after celebrating Cousin Sal’s birthday weekend and recap meeting each other in person for the first time. Everyone was surprised at the size of Eddie Spaghetti. Cousin Sal and Dave discuss the Olympics so far and how much it would cost to purchase a gold medal? Then they discuss the latest happenings in the NFL as Tom Brady gets upset at training camp, Carson Wentz...

It's time to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of Extra Points! Cousin Sal and Dave Dameshek introduce some of the highlights of the year including interviews from Michael Irvin, Mina Kimes, Brian Scalabrine and Kenny "The Jet" Smith. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our co...

The Milwaukee Bucks are NBA Champions as Cousin Sal and Dave start the show discussing if they could be a dynasty or one and done? Dave thinks Milwaukee’s title deserves an asterisk but Sal makes the case there’s a lot to appreciate about this Bucks team. The guys wonder if Giannis winning with Milwaukee and calling out super teams may push Damian Lillard even more to stay in Portland? Plus, 2022...