The Sharp 600 - Sports Betting Podcast

The most underrated postseason in all of professional sports has arrived, as the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs commence Wednesday in Winnipeg, Pittsburgh and Las Vegas. For an inside look at both the first round of action and some potential sleepers to keep an eye on, @JoeFortenbaugh turns to Dustin Nielson, host of “The Nielson Show,” on TSN 1260 in Edmonton.  [0:00-1:40]: The Rundown [1:41-14:57]: O...

Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, it’s Max Holloway (19-3-0) and the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov (25-0-0) squaring off for the Lightweight Championship of the world in the main event of UFC 223\. For the full rundown on how best to attack the card, @JoeFortenbaugh turns to MMA handicapper Lou Finocchiaro ( GambLou.com ) for our betting playbook. [0:00-1:19]: The Rundo...

In Episode 89, we visited with professional golf bettor Brady Kannon for insight into which golfers we should target and which we should avoid in this weekend’s Masters. In Episode 90, we go behind the betting counter at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook to speak with manager and golf oddsmaker Jeff Sherman about which golfers are seeing the most sharp action in the buildup to the first major champ...

Hello, friends. Welcome to Masters week here at The Sharp 600\. The greatest golf tournament in all the land deserves not one, but two episodes of gambling goodness, so we begin our coverage by turning to good friend Brady Kannon (VSiN, LVTeeTimes.com ) down in Las Vegas for the scoop on which golfers to target and which to avoid for the first major championship of the season. Is Tiger Woods overp...

The end of the college hoops season is upon us. With just three games and four outstanding coaches remaining, @JoeFortenbaugh turns to former Santa Clara head coach Kerry Keating for a primer on how best to attack Saturday’s showdowns featuring Michigan-Loyola and Villanova-Kansas, as well as what could possibly shake down come Monday night in San Antonio. [0:00-1:27]: The Rundown [1:28-12:45]: Fi...

Episode 86 focused on Thursday’s Sweet 16 slate, so Episode 87 is here to get you set for Friday’s college hoops card. For the lowdown on how best to attack the board, @JoeFortenbaugh turns to Las Vegas and his friend Ken Thomson, who is one of the brightest March Madness minds in the business. What’s the best way to attack Villanova? Is there an upset brewing that few are talking about? Let Ken s...

The Sweet 16 has arrived, but are you properly prepared to attack the board’s most vulnerable spots? If not, Episode 86 IS FOR YOU, as Las Vegas professional handicapper Ace Karalis returns to the podcast with the knowledge bombs of all knowledge bombs. Strategies, insider information, picks and more. Buckle up, this episode is a BEAST! [0:00-1:11]: The Rundown [1:12-16:23]: Sweet 16 strategies wi...

It may be hard to believe, but Opening Day is NEXT WEEK…and that means it’s time for this podcast to kick it into high gear. In Episode 85, Gill Alexander, VSiN host and the brains behind the legendary “Beating the Book” podcast, joins @JoeFortenbaugh to discuss the key metrics to analyze when researching MLB win totals as well as what to expect from clubs like the Yankees, Astros and more in 2018...

Ed Feng is a data scientist with a PhD from Stanford University. Needless to say, he knows statistics. He’s also the author of the book, “How to win your NCAA Tourney Pool,” which you can find on Amazon.com . Naturally, @JoeFortenbaugh wanted to pick Ed’s brain for the best possible strategies for this year’s journey through March Madness. Enjoy! [0:00-2:23]: The Rundown + Final Four picks [2:24-1...

Kerry Keating spent 20 years coaching college hoops, with stops as an assistant at UCLA and as a head coach at Santa Clara. He also works with @JoeFortenbaugh at 95.7 The Game in the Bay Area, so who better to help us in our continued preparations for March Madness than a guy who has actually lived it? [0:00-1:38]: The Rundown [1:39-25:31]: Knowledge bomb with Kerry Keating [25:32-goodbye]: What’s...

Full disclosure: @JoeFortenbaugh saw exactly one movie this past year (Get Out)…and it was awesome! As a result, The Sharp 600 is turning to freelance film and TV critic Josh Bell of JoshBellHatesEverything.com (and Las Vegas Weekly, Film Racket & more) for the inside scoop on how best to approach wagering on the 2018 Academy Awards. Fortenbaugh is rooting for “Get Out,” largely because he doe...

Cris Cyborg (19-1-0) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (10-3-0) headlines the card, but it’s the heavyweight showdown between 10th-ranked Stefan Struve (32-9-0) and 12th-ranked Andrei Arlovski (26-15-0) that could provide the most explosive fireworks at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night as the octagon returns to Las Vegas for UFC 222\. In an effort to unpack everything you need to know about the card, Bleacher R...

Will Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit 40 or more home runs this season? Which N.L. East team should you consider for an over wager? Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook Manager and Oddsmaker Ed Salmons joins @JoeFortenbaugh to answer those questions and more in the latest installment of The Sharp 600. [0:00-2:11]: The Rundown + win total lean [2:12-9:29]: MLB win totals with Ed Salmons [9:30-goodbye]...

With less than three weeks to go until the start of March Madness, it’s time to commence our preparations for how best to attack the college basketball landscape. @JoeFortenbaugh turns to Bracketologist Brad Evans from Yahoo! Sports for a complete picture of what has transpired so far this season as well as what’s to come regarding one of the gambling world’s holiest of holidays. [0:00-1:32]: The...

ESPN SportsCenter anchor and College GameDay Radio Host Doug Kezirian recently ventured into the world of NBA tanking in an effort to determine how Las Vegas bookmakers approach this basketball phenomenon. So what better guest for @JoeFortenbaugh to interview when trying to figure out where the value lies late in the NBA season? But before he talks to Doug, Fortenbaugh suggests an NBA second-half...

The Skills Challenge, Three-Point Shootout, Dunk Contest and All-Star game. What, you thought we were going to take the week off like the rest of the media? Fat chance, son! The Sharp 600 never sleeps! @JoeFortenbaugh breaks down the All-Star game total (353.5 points!) before talking with Ashton Grewal of Covers.com for insight on how to attack the Saturday Night festivities. [0:00-2:50]: The Rund...

Some call it the “Cadillac of sports books.” Actually, only @JoeFortenbaugh calls it that. But there’s no denying the fact that the South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas is one of the most well-respected shops in the industry thanks to first-class bookmakers like Chris Andrews and Jimmy Vaccaro. And when a shop like the South Point releases their 2018 MLB win totals, we come running. Chris A...

Between Cleveland’s mass exodus of dead weight and Houston’s acquisition of Joe Johnson, does the Association now have an adversary worthy of challenging Golden State’s death grip on the rest of the competition? For the post-trade deadline fallout, @JoeFortenbaugh dials up William Hill Director of Trading Nick Bogdanovich for a lesson on how the market reacted to the flurry of transactions. We’ve...

Luke Rockhold (16-3-0) and Yoel Romero (12-2-0) headline a UFC 221 card that kicks-off in Perth, Australia on Saturday at 10:00pm eastern. For the best way to attack the card, @JoeFortenbaugh turns to MMA oddsmaker Joey Oddessa, who called the GGG-Canelo draw back in September on Episode 19\. Who does Oddessa like on Saturday night in Australia? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT! [0:00-1:22]: The Rundown [1:23...

With pitchers and catchers set to report to Florida and Arizona next week, it’s time to commence our look into the Major League Baseball futures market. On Wednesday, CG Technology in Las Vegas became the first bookmaker in the business to release their 2018 MLB win totals. So @JoeFortenbaugh reached out to Matthew Holt (VP of Business Development for CG Technology and COO of CG Analytics) for the...

It’s time for the most intense version of The Sharp 600 yet. 19 Vegas insiders, each sharing their top proposition bets and thoughts on the side and total for Super Bowl LII between the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots. @JoeFortenbaugh kicks things off with two of his own selections before sharing a conversation he recently had with iconic broadcaster Brent Musburger of the Vegas Stats...

The biggest game on the planet just so happens to serve as one of the most bad-ass weekends of the year on the Las Vegas calendar. Done properly, a Vegas vacation during Super Bowl weekend is the ultimate experience. So for the baller playbook on how to rock Vegas the right way, @JoeFortenbaugh turns to his old friend and Vegas lifestyle insider Marc Meltzer for the complete rundown on how to turn...

Super Bowl fever has swept the Las Vegas desert as the various sportsbooks around Sin City have begun to flood the market with thousands of tasty proposition wagers. @JoeFortenbaugh dials up South Point Hotel & Casino Sportsbook Director Chris Andrews for an updated action report as well as a look at the early wagers Andrews has been booking on his newly released props. And how, exactly, does...

It’s a rematch of Super Bowl XXXIX as the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles get set to meet in Minnesota for the Vince Lombardi Trophy in just under two weeks. The Sharp 600 and @JoeFortenbaugh commence our Super Bowl preparations by heading to Vegas for a conversation with Westgate SuperBook oddsmaker Jeff Sherman on the opening point spread, how the Westgate arrived at those numbers a...

A special weekend calls for a special edition of The Sharp 600, so @JoeFortenbaugh double dips with two guests for Episode 68\. We begin with a look at how best to attack New England (-7.5/45.5) vs. Jacksonville and Minnesota (-3/39) at Philadelphia with Las Vegas sports talk host Ken Thomson. After that, The Sharp 600 heads to the South Point Hotel & Casino for an action report from Las Vegas...