The Sharp Square

Jeff is going over the two conference championship games and why the referees should not be blamed for Buffalo's loss. He talks about the ref talk diminishing the legendary dynasty that is taking the field each and every week. He then goes into Washington finally facing the fatigue that comes from endless must win and road games. Thoughts on the evolution of what it means to play good defense...

Mike and Jeff are picking the conference championship games against the spread. Jeff goes into a therapy session about his cliff dive into gambling melancholy and how it led him to his decision for the AFC championship. Mike has to play devil's advocate in the NFC game and ponders some atmospheric philosophy. Referees are part of the discussion as is some statistical analysis and other nuance...

Jeff got crushed by mule field goal kickers and receivers without hands. It was financial ruin as missing out on half points led to the worst playoff round of betting Jeff has faced in two decades. The anger of losing is channeled into a rant against the leagues biased officiating when it comes to Patrick Mahomes. 

Mike and Jeff are picking all four divisional playoff games against the spread. While taking turns picking their best bets, the other is forced to defend the other side. At the end of the day a handicap for all eight teams is provided so you can decide what sides are sharp and which ones are square. Jeff closes by explaining teaser protection and why seeing spreads of 9 and 9.5 are not so uncommon...

The not so super, Super Wild Card weekend is in the books. Jeff is going over all of the games and where things went well for bettors and which teams fell short. 

Jeff and Mike are taking turns picking which playoff games they want to play. Each must defend the other side so nuance for each contest is argued. A great way to get opinions and handicaps for both sides of every game. 

It was a wild season finale for professional football and the betting markets. Jeff won despite overlooking the basics of starting quarterback play. He closes by discussing the idea of negatively correlated same game parlays. 

Jeff is flying solo this week and breaking down all 16 games for the regular season finale. Every playoff scenario is covered including which teams will be resting starters. A complete guide to everything you need to know before challenging the bookies!

Jeff only saved his wallet by barely betting yesterday as favorites blew away the dogs making the value of points seem unimportant. Some questionable coaching practices made the end game of some thrillers comical and frustrating. Just another week of gambling bliss.

Jeff is flying solo for this episode but is up to the challenge of going over the entire slate of Saturday, Sunday and Monday's games to give you all of the playoff scenarios for each game. Lots of focus on team motivation for the playoff bound and what might be encouraging bad teams to play hard. Ugly Betty isn't left out as Jeff loves a team that was terrible last week and wants them i...

Jeff is flying solo on this and giving his thoughts on both Christmas Day games. The market is taking a stand on both games and Jeff is fading the moves in one game and following the tide in the other. Happy Holidays degenerates!

Jeff talks about how much money he could have lost, being a positive from a week filled with losing picks. How's that for optimism? Jeff also questions if the NFL has created fatigue with too many games on too many days? 

Mike and Jeff have been mathematically eliminated from Super Contest cash, so this week is all across the betting board. Betting philosophies for the end of the season and how to navigate the schedule to account for playoff scenarios. In depth breakdowns of the Falcons move to Penix, why the Ravens are under-rated and how injury reports could be false flags late in the season. Jeff closes things o...

Jeff had the worst weekend betting of the season, yet it feels much like every other week. Football stinks.

The guys are settling into a losing season in the super contest but finding ways to pick some winners for their wallets. Some thoughts on losing streaks for good teams and bounce back spots for the bad ones. Game picks for Bills vs. Lions, all the AFC North games in honor of Hard Knocks, plus; Jets vs. Jags, Patriots vs. Cardinals, Colts vs. Broncos. Jeff closes with some strategy for finding corr...

Losing Stinks and the guys did plenty of it this weekend going 1-4 in the Super Contest. Time to own up to what went wrong. 

This one is jam packed full of game breakdowns as the guys are rich with narratives for the week 14 card. Ugly Betty follows Kirk Cousins to Minnesota. Anyone playing a Jersey team can be share-of-square. It's rah-rah time for the Norse course. The bonus categories have some keen handicaps that get Jeff and Mike looking to bet the week heavy.

The guys had a third straight losing week in the super contest, while Jeff found himself betting way too many games. Some decisions were solid, while others left nothing but Eberflus like head shakes. 

After back-to-back losing weeks in the Super Contest, Mike and Jeff are looking to get back on the winning track. Jeff doesn't think the Jets are quite as ugly as Mike makes them out to be and thinks that a once elite team better fits the bill. The guys are continuing to squarely bet the mile-high city and are backing Sam Darnold plus the hook once again. Jeff is making one last effort at a s...

It's time to gobble 'till you wobble and settle in for a full slate of football for Thanksgiving. Jeff and Mike are breaking down all the Thursday games and the black Friday game. Full handicaps including point spreads and totals for each game and most importantly, the guys make their ultimate decision on the best slice of pie to close the holiday with. 

It was another losing week for the guys as they went 2-3 in the Super Contest. Jeff talks about the resolve bettors have to have to keep betting a team that destroys you one week. Changing the channel might change the result as the Vikings somehow lost a ten point lead in two minutes versus the Bears. The Lions keep running over underdog bettors, while the Cowboys found a way to beat not so clever...

It was a brutal week for Mike and Jeff in the Super Contest as the guys went 1-4. Jeff starts out with some revisionist history on how they easily could have put a    5-0 card together. He goes in depth about how look-ahead lines can reveal where the bookmakers are most desperate to give valuable numbers in order to draw two-way action. From there you need a strong stomach, because the the picks a...

Week 11 was a bloodbath for Jeff and Mike. Bets were losing and the contest tanked, going 1-4. This is a quick one with not much to say other than got lots wrong. 

Mike is back live and in person as the guys go through the week 11 slate of NFL point spreads. Lot's of contenders to choose from for ugly betty, but it's time for mayonnaise. The guys call dibs on fading the Bears for share-of-square. All three AFC North games are in contention, but one is Jeff's ultimate decision. Mike has a mile-high false finish and a prime-time fade in South Be...

Jeff goes on a bit of a diatribe about the Colts vs. Bills game. The guys went 3-2 in the Super Contest. Mike's math on the Bucs proofed true while his square share of the Bears was proven false. Mike had two sure fire winners... well losers, but they covered the spread so they are winners in our book. Bengals and Broncos... welcome to the LBC ( Lose But Cover) !