Straight Facts Podcast

As the NFL season gets under way, some players are not living up to their fantasy hype. The crew breaks down who has the highest "bust" potential: Bust Potential (2:00): - Zach Wilson - Saquon Barkley - Tua Tagovailoa 2-0 Teams Who WON'T Make The Playoffs (18:00): - Panthers - Broncos - 49ers Fantasy Land: Week 2 Over-performers (31:00): - Cooper Kupp - Daniel Jones - Marquise Brown

Week 1 of the new NFL season did not disappoint. James, Kyle and Matt break down the best of Week 1 and look ahead to Week 2: Fact or Overreact (2:00) - Aaron Rodgers is no longer a top 5 QB - Jalen Hurtz will have a better season than Carson Wentz - Jameis Winston will lead the Saints to the playoffs Impressive Week 1 wins (29:00) - Cardinals def Titans - Eagles def Falcons - Saints def Packers W...

Brand new season of Straight Facts and the crew is ready for the NFL season. James, Jake, Kyle and Matt give their takes on the top rookies in the NFL and their predictions for how this football season will play out: Speaking Facts (2:00) - Are the Patriots legit Super Bowl threats? - Tua not the answer in Miami? - Why Bill Beilichick deserves more respect Rookie Reports (15:00) - Which rookie QB...

In the last episode of Season 1, Jake and James recap the 2021 NBA Finals and preview next week's NBA draft: NBA Finals Recap - Putting Giannis' performance in historical context - Can they run it back? - Where does Giannis rank now all-time? Phoenix Suns - The Future of CP3 - How good are the Suns without Chris Paul - Overall good or bad first playoff run? NBA Draft - Cade Cunningham consensus #1...

The Bucks won games 3 & 4 to even up the NBA Finals at 2-2. We look at how they got here and who we predict will win the series in the end. Did the Bucks use OUR lessons to even the series? Game 4 recap (2:00) - Did CP3 lose the Suns game 4? - Why Middleton is the go-to man for the Bucks down the stretch - Where did Mikal Bridges go? Key Matchups (17:00) - CP3 vs Jrue Holiday - DeAndre Ayton v...

Game 1 of the NBA Finals went to the Suns behind a vintage game from Chris Paul. James and Kyle breakdown game 1 and give you the facts for how the rest of the series will likely play-out: Game 1 recap (2:30) - Biggest takeaways from Game 1 - CP3 doing CP3 - Giannis didn't look hurt - so what's the excuse? Bucks (17:00) - Where does Milwaukee have the advantage? - Why Khris Middleton/CP3 is a matc...

We take a look at how the Hawks got the job done even without Trae Young in the lineup and evened the Eastern Conference Finals at 2-2. Then, we look at the Western Conference and why Zubac being out may be in the Clippers' best favor moving forward: Hawks/Bucks (2:00): - Whoever finds consistency wins the series - Where does Milwaukee have the best advantage? - No Giannis and/no Trae? Who wins? C...

Now that the Conference Finals are here we're diving head first into the Bucks/Hawks series and Clippers/Suns series...but first we let the Sixers fans have their venting sessions: Sixers (2:00) - Where did it all go wrong? - Who deserves majority of the blame? Bucks/Hawks (20:00) - New postseason, new Giannis - The series of role players - Coach Bud revenge? Clippers/Suns (31:00) - Down 0-2 again...

The Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz both find themselves down 3-2 heading on the road in their respective series....shakyyy babyyyy. How do these 1-seeds fend off elimination? Sixers/Hawks (1:00) - How did the Sixers collapse TWICE? - Who deserves most of the blame and/or credit? - Can ATL take down MIL or BK next round? Jazz/Clippers (19:00) - No Kawhi? Same Series. - He's not Pandemic P anymore...

Two title contenders find themselves down big in their series. We break down who is most likely to make a comeback: Milwaukee or Denver: Bucks (1:00) - How the Nets are historically efficient - What Giannis has to do to win - Did the Bucks REALLY upgrade? Nuggets (11:00) - Now they're really missing Jamal Murray - Can the Nuggets get Phoenix at home? Sixers/Hawks, Jazz/Clippers (30:00) - Should th...

An exciting first round of the NBA Playoffs is about to wrap up as break down all the series plus a little look-ahead to the second round matchups already set: Suns/Lakers (2:00) - The Suns look ready to go - The impact of no Anthony Davis - Is this going to be LeBron's first, first round exit? Nuggets/Blazers (12:00) - Is Dame still not doing enough? - Jokic looking like the MVP - Melo is killing...

As the playoffs are set to approach we take a look at a few interesting teams heading into the postseason - the Bucks, Jazz, and Suns Bucks - Hot going into the playoffs - Why this is all on Giannis Jazz - Can Mitchell lead a title team? - Is Rudy Gobert actually a good defender? Suns -  Why luck is not their side - Is this season already a success?

The first ever NBA Play-In Tournament is just about set and we're breaking down the likely matchups and what each team brings to the table! Eastern Conference - Boston's struggling with no Jaylen Brown (4:00) - Why we pick the Hornets to win this matchup (7:00) - Why not the Wizards? (12:30) - Do the Pacers have enough (14:00) Western Conference - Why not to worry about the Lake Show (23:00) - War...

It was the best of drafts na dit was the worst of drafts. We break down which teams deserve an A+ and which teams deserve an F in this years' draft: Eagles - Howie got one right (2:00) - Why James disagrees with grade (5:00) Jets - It's more than just Zach Wilson (8:32) - How much will the Jets improve? (10:47) Jaguars, Steelers, Broncos: Who deserves an F? (24:00)

As the draft approaches we bring back our residential draft analyst Matt Valdovinos of Pro Football Network to break it all down: QB's - Breaking down Matt V's QB Big Board (1:00) - Why the Justin Fields hate? (5:00) Jamarr Chase - Why he isn't WR1 in this draft (11:00) Washington Football Team - Matt's squad could make a surprising move on draft day (20:00) Bold draft predictions (40:00)

We've see the insane last couple of weeks Steph Curry is having, but Stat Matt breaks it down further to show you how historic of a season the former MVP is having, then we take a look at the new, new-look Nets: Steph Curry - Curry's quietly great season (2:00) - Are they alive in the West? (7:00) - Is Steph the best guard in the league? (11:00) Brooklyn Nets -  What do they lose with LaMarcu...

As the weeks to the NFL Draft are approaching, we start our draft convo on this week's episode: NFL Draft - Why is everyone in love with Zach Wilson? (2:00) - Straight Facts NFL Mock Draft (3:00) Fans are back - What are the top 3 live sporting events you've been to? (22:00)

The Nets stacked the deck this season after acquiring Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge in the buyout market, and we break down just how lethal this Nets team can be: Nets - What do Griffin and Aldridge bring to BK? (3:00) - Is this James Harden's team? (10:00) - How they compare to previous superteams? (13:00) Clippers - "The most boring contender" (15:00) - Paul George's turnaround (17:00) - W...

Both the NBA and the NFL had some blockbuster trades happen in the past few days, we get into it all: NBA - CHI gets Nik Vucevic (3:00) - PHI gets George Hill (6:00) - ATL gets Lou Williams, LAC gets Rajon Rondo (12:40) - MIA gets Victor Oladipo (16:50) - Winners and losers of NBA Trade Deadline (28:00) NFL - 49ers, Dolphins and Eagles trade picks in 3-team deal. 

Former NBA Professional Ahmad Smith (@akisnba_) joins the pod to talk some NBA! Charlotte Hornets - How have they climbed to the 5th seed? (2:00) - Are they a lock to make the playoffs? (10:00) MVP Talk - Is Joel Embiid still the front runner?(9:00) - Who else can make a run at capturing the MVP? (12:00) New Scoring Records - Is the scoring in today's NBA good for the game? (27:00)

As we approach the All-Star break the crew gives out the Straight Facts NBA Midseason Awards: 1:00 - Fool's Gold Award 16:00 - Don't You Forget About Me Award 30:00 - Biggest First Half Surprise

A week before the All-Star break we check in on the hottest teams in the association right now: - Utah Jazz (2:00) - Phoenix Suns (11:00) - New York Knicks (21:00) We introduce a new segment into the podcast: "You Had To Be There" - 2012-2013 NY Knicks in 2k (30:00) - 2010-2011 Big East Conference (33:00) - 2012-2016 Lob City Clippers (35:00)

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are Super Bowl LV Champions and James couldn't be happier about it! James gives his victory lap plus the crew breaks down their most surprising aspect of the 31-9 victory (3:30). We then transition to NBA for a check in with the association: James, Jake, and Matt each name their All-Star starting lineup (16:00), Should the Nets be concerned about a postseason run?(23:00) A...

Super Bowl 55 is this weekend and since the Buccaneers will be playing, James won't let us talk about anything else. First we go back to the Week 12 matchup with the Chiefs vs the Bucs and take a look at: How the Chiefs were able to dominate (2:00) and what the few positives were from that game that the Bucs can take away (14:30). We then go into Speaking Facts: Super Bowl edition before ending wi...

The NFL Conference Championships are wrapped up and we're looking towards Super Bowl LV! First, the crew gives their takes on how each conference championship game went: AFC (2:00) and NFC (11:00) then give their initial thoughts on the Chiefs vs Bucs matchup next week. Next, we transition to NBA - is Joel Embiid MVP front runner?(21:00) And why the Jazz are the hottest team in the NBA (33:00).&nb...