Still Against All Odds

Dave is upset he did not make the cut for Harry’s 50th Birthday party and is also frustrated by the mosquitoes attacking him. On the bright side, Dace declares the yellow peach a new contender for fruit of the year. The guys recap Bucks/Suns Game 5 and marvel at Jrue Holiday’s alley-oop to Giannis which leads to a discussion about the history of the alley-oop and the best Alleys. Sal gives his Cro...

Cousin Sal and Dave start by discussing the MLB All-Star game as the American League continues their dominance. The Uniformant gives his expert opinion on the All-Star jerseys which no one liked and Sal discusses the problem with having players mic’d up. Dave gives his idea on what could replace the Pro Bowl. Then, the guys discuss Game 4 of the NBA Finals and Race to One Wednesday – as Sal makes...

Dave begins the show on the road in Tennessee and is conflicted that he may want to move there or back home to Pittsburgh. Cousin Sal and Dave recap what could be the last great sports weekend for a while as the Bucks win Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Giannis looked unstoppable as he puts up 41-13-6; the guys still like the Suns in the series. Then the guys react to the US Men’s Basketball team losing...

The guys react to the news that the Dallas Cowboys will be featured on this season of HBO’s Hard Knocks. Sal has come around on the idea of his team being on it and is optimistic, Dave loves that Jerry Jones knows he’s the real star of the team. Sal and Dave then react to Game 1 of the NBA Finals and how Giannis’ status made it difficult for gamblers. Chris Paul continues to be the MVP favorite bu...

Cousin Sal and Dave discuss how injuries continue to plague these NBA playoffs as now Giannis Antetokounmpo is added to that list. Sal suggests this year having just a one game NBA Finals to avoid further injuries. They check the updated odds and discuss Game 6, Suns @ Clippers (02:00). UFC fighter, Justin Jaynes joins the show to talk about betting on himself and putting his own fight paycheck ($...

Cousin Sal is dealing with an intruder in his house and warns Dave he tried to capture it. Then, Sal discusses seeing a combined no hitter last week after sitting in traffic for hours and finally getting to Dodger stadium in the 4th inning (02:00). Sal and Dave give out their Monday picks and also discuss Suns/Clippers as the guys disagree on who wins game 5. Then Eddie gives another reason why he...

Cousin Sal and Dave Dameshek react to last night's outrageous (and long) ending to the Clippers-Suns game, and Paul george's struggles (02:00). Then they discuss how much a "Suns in 4 Guy" custom action figure goes for online and if Devin Booker is the next Kobe Bryant (21:00). Next up, the duo gives out their picks of the day before a spirited debate over who is Tom Brady's friend (31:00). They w...

Sal spends Father’s Day getting sunburnt and Dave warns everyone coming to LA that the sun is very hot. The guys recap a surprising final four teams left in the NBA playoffs and an incredible weekend of games as Kevin Durant nearly carried the Nets to victory. Sal couldn’t enjoy the Nets losing because he had so many futures bets on them and Dave compares the super team Nets to Krispy Kreme Doughn...

Cousin Sal and Dave react to a big morning of NBA news; Kawhi Leonard is out indefinitely, Chris Paul enters Covid protocols and Kevin Durant’s huge night helps save the Nets in game 5. Dave thinks the Milwaukee Bucks are fraudulent and compares Giannis failing to when Bane broke Batman’s back (02:00). Dave’s betting slump is over and everything is once again coming up Dameshek, plus the guys weig...

Cousin Sal and the birthday boy Dave Dameshek kick off the show discussing how Dave celebrated over the weekend. Then they jump into the latest in NBA playoff news including how Kyrie Irving's injury is affecting the odds of the Brooklyn Nets-Milwaukee Bucks series, as well as the Jokic ejection in the final game of Suns-Nuggets (03:45). Next they celebrate their Crown Royal "Crown on the Court" w...

Cousin Sal and Dave Dameshek are back to discuss Dave's awful betting streak before covering the news of Nikola Jokić winning MVP and Utah's win over the Clippers (02:00). Then they give out their Wednesday picks for the Nuggets-Suns game (15:00). After that they debate the best way to bet if you think Rodgers is leaving the Packers, before going through the outcome of the situation's effects on t...

Cousin Sal took the family to San Diego this weekend to see the Mets and Jacob deGrom pitch as he lowered his ERA even further to 0.62. Dave recaps his weekend of going to the beach and trying to cleanse himself (02:00). Sal didn’t watch the Floyd Mayweather/Logan Paul fight and thinks the whole thing is bad for boxing. Dave argues there should be even more fan interaction in sports (08:00). The g...

Cousin Sal and Dave breakdown last night’s Portland/Denver Game 5 overtime thriller as Damian Lillard takes over but still comes up short. How injuries have affected the NBA playoffs and who comes out of the Western Conference? Plus, can the struggling Lakers still win their series against the Suns (02:00)? Dave complains about how years ago the New Jersey Devils changed the open ice style of the...

Sal can hardly start the show because Dave is all fired up for Game 6 of the Penguins/Islanders series as Sidney Crosby and the Pens face elimination and/or because Aaron Rodgers is in Hawaii with Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller? Last night, Cousin Sal was a rollercoaster of emotions as he had multiple bets to keep track of during the Lakers/Suns games (02:00). The guys recap Tuesday night’s NBA...

Over the weekend, Sal’s son’s team lost in the Little League semi-finals, but he still may go to the finals anyway. Phil Mickelson won the PGA Championship, which brings up the question- is this the year of the old guy (01:45)? Dave goes to the Aquarium and misses the Penguins game to see actual penguins, the guys don’t understand how he could do this (05:30). Then Sal and Dave discuss all the ups...

Cousin Sal and Dave react to another no-hitter being thrown in baseball as the Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Turnbull gets the fifth one of the season. After a wild ending, the Pittsburgh Penguins tie their series with the New York Islanders 1-1 and Dave calls Bryan Rust catching and throwing the puck an all-time sports blunder. Sal and Dave place a pizza versus Pirmanti Brothers on who wins the series...

Cousin Sal and Dave recap a big sports weekend as the NHL playoffs begin with underdogs and road teams winning Game 1. The Penguins lose Game 1 to the Islanders and over confident Dave blames the loss on bad goaltending from Tristan Jarry. The Capitals won Game 1 of their series as Tom Wilson scored the first goal of the playoffs; the guys look at the odds on Monday night’s games (02:00). The NBA...

NFL schedule release day! Cousin Sal and Dave reaction to the 2021 NFL schedule and highlight some of the big games including opening night Cowboys @ Bucs. Dave always looks at the Thanksgiving games first and thinks the Lions shouldn’t get this game anymore or at least move the game outside. Sal doesn’t like many teams wins going overs but Dave is much more optimistic including his Steelers going...

Cousin Sal has to save the day on Mother’s Day for all his kids and did anyone care about Elon Musk hosting SNL (02:00)? Medina Spirit had a positive drug test and Bob Baffert is saying the horse is a victim of cancel culture. Cousin Sal and Dave discuss if horses should be allowed to take steroids and what did the horse know (04:45)? Sal and Dave make their bets as Dave likes Bruins (-1.5)/Island...

Cousin Sal is trying to impress his doctor as he gears up for his physical-exam he missed last year (02:00). The New York Rangers and Washington Capitals face off again after Tom Wilson’s dirty hit, but Sal thinks fans may be overreacting. Dave thinks there’s a history of violence with Tom Wilson that needs to be considered (06:30). Sal talks about the upcoming ’86 Mets 30 for 30 and his favorite...

Cousin Sal and Dave recap a big weekend in sports from the NFL Draft to the Kentucky Derby, as the Mets just hang on for a win and the Packers are trying to hang onto Aaron Rodgers (02:00). Former NFL executive, Michael Lombardi joins the show and the guys first talk about how it’s been 20 years since the Pine Barrens episode of The Sopranos first aired (08:30). Mike talks about how no one doing t...

Sal is beyond frustrated for Jacob DeGrom (2-2) as he suffers another tough loss because the Mets gave him little support (02:00). With the NFL Draft tomorrow night, the Denver Broncos traded for Teddy Bridgewater but the guys still think they may draft another quarterback. Sal and Dave discuss how Justin Fields could drop to a variety of teams and the chances he ends up with the New England Patri...

Cousin Sal loses money on The Oscars as Sir Anthony Hopkins wins the award for Best Actor over the late Chadwick Boseman. Sal likes the Rays (+102) over the A’s and Dave is taking the Avalanche (-110) over the Blues. Pro Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner joins to discuss the NFL Draft and how picking a quarterback is all so speculative. Kurt says Zach Wilson’s athleticism remin...

Dave weighs in on the NFL’s new rule to expand eligible jersey numbers for certain positions and he asks for more time (02:30). Cousin Sal has an interesting idea on how to refund NBA ticket holders based on if a star sits because of load management (14:15). The guys discuss Mike Tomlin signing a 3-year extension with the Steelers and over/under 1.5 how many more Super Bowls he’ll get to with the...

Cousin Sal and Dave recap their weekends as Dave watched Godfather and Godfather II asks if you could only watch one for the rest of your life which would it be? Sal gives a controversial take that Good Fellas is actually the better movie. Sal’s friend Randy visited and went to Sal’s son’s Little League game and heckled the kids then went and ate ribs. Sal has mixed feelings about the Jake Paul/Be...