The Sharp Square

Jeff goes into how he mis-played Pittsburgh , missing out on a top -tier Mike Tomlin fade spot. Chain-of-Custody takes on a choose your own QB adventure feel and the Bengals laid the groundwork Monday for a week 4 trap. Share-of-Square gets Jeff's Eagles into the contest, while Mike's home team has a more dubious honor. The show closes out with market corrections, a conspiracy theory and...

Mike and Jeff suffer their first losing week. The Titans cost Jeff big, while the Texans continue their ugly Betty winning ways. Jeff closes by referencing some great coaching traits in Colts HC Shane Steichen and explaining why Josh McDaniels should go to math jail. 

Mike is on the clock with a hard out which leads to him and Jeff firing picks and categories for their Super-Contest which sits at 7-3. The Ugly Betty heads back to Texas, Lamar is laying a purple cape trap while Mike Vrabel is getting our ultimate respect. Is Sunday night in Vegas a Tomlin spot? Is this Sunday, at home, at 1 pm, a more Kirk Cousins spot than usual? All of this,  plus some comps f...

Jeff made the bookies wealthy by betting too many games. He goes into why unders are the least fun thing to root for, how Sean Payton is depressing his players at half-time and why he needs to rate Tua and McDaniel, like Marino and Shula. Despite, the bad bets, the guy's contest went 3-1 heading into Steel City on Monday night.

After opening the contest at 3-2, Mike and Jeff focus on some week 2 specific trends for playing the point spreads. Mike introduces a new category to go along with Ugly Betty, Share of Square, Chain-of-Custody and a Market Over-Correction. Jeff closes things out with a thought on why -7.5 has value over -8 that never existed before the analytics nerds took over game theory. 

Mike and Jeff grinded out a winning week in the super contest. Fortunately the plan was not to use Jeff's individual bets which were financially unfortunate. 

Mike and Jeff are picking their five super contest games against the spread for NFL week 1. Categories are-a-flying! Ugly dogs, square favorites, trap games, Tomlin spots and handicapping the altitude. Gambling is so much fun! Download on Spotify, Google or Apple podcasts.

Jeff talks about overcoming his self-loathing alter-ego after getting to do a guest spot on the "A Mediocre Time with Tom & Dan" podcast. The guys then get down to business, scouting season win totals for the NFC. Jeff has nice things to say about Mike McCarthy while selling his Frank Reich stock. Mike plays defense lawyer for Justin Fields and makes a case for absentee fathers makin...

Mike is in for his first show of the year as he and Jeff go into all of the AFC divisions, discussing season win totals for every team. Jeff talks about which teams he is looking to invest in early, which one's he is saving for later in the year and why he continues to worship at the alter of Bill Belichick.  If you haven't gotten enough New York Jets talk, Mike's fandom is in full...

Jeff goes into the evolution of the his and Mike's weekly discussions over the past four years of the podcast. How the show went from an emulation of a tout show, to a more fun, narrative based pick show for their entry into the super contest. An NFL betting contest, where you pick five games every week, against the point spread. This year all picks are based on categories. Which categories?...

Jeff is talking quarterbacks and how their personalities play into their ability to lead a team. Each discussed quarterback will have a comp to their character equivalent on the show "Succession". If you don't watch, that's okay, its still good NFL talk. If you do watch, all the better.  You can download on Spotify, Stitcher, Google or Apple podcasts. 

In a follow up to last season's love letter, Jeff is talking some more narrative betting concepts for the NFL. No need to listen in order, but if you like this one, go back to last August for the original.  You can download on Spotify, Stitcher, Google or Apple podcasts. 

Mike and Jeff conclude the season with a quick recap of referees versus Bengals and Eagles versus no QB. Some betting advice on how to approach the Super Bowl from prop parlays to money line discounts. Also get their pick on the game along with handicaps on Chris Stapleton and Rihanna. 

Mike is still leading in the playoff contest, but Jeff is closing the gap.  A deep dive into the AFC title game includes Jeff pretending to be a doctor and not just on tv. Square-ball city as Jeff backs his fanboy ambitions in the NFC, while Mike sees win-wins with the Chiefs vs. Bengals game.

Jeff feels robbed by the universe as Mike is up 10-4 in their playoff betting contest. The guys go over all of the divisional playoff games and Jeff has some hard earned advice on why he was so stupid betting the Bucs last week. 

Mike and Jeff are all done with the regular season and the Super Contest but Jeff has created a playoff game. The guys will draft all 14 playoff teams and then points will be awarded for wins and point-spread covers throughout the playoffs. Give it a listen, find a gambling buddy and give it try!

Apologies to those that downloaded an earlier version and had bad audio. This should be better-ish. After a disastrous 0-4 week 17, Jeff and Mike are trying to salvage some dignity, along with a few winners. This  one is loaded with unsolicited information. Some insight into week 18 strategy with must-win teams versus those with nothing to play for and how to handicap teams resting starters. Jeff...

The guys are back in studio, A.K.A a spare bedroom at Jeff's house, to close out the final two weeks of the Super Contest. There is consensus for chain-of-custody as Mike thinks everyone else is wrong about the Packer's game. Monday night's game-of-the-week gives Mike his ultimate decision, while Jeff is Trash Panda Happy. Admiral Akbar goes to Tampa, Share-of-square feels the Bronc...

Mike calls in some picks but technical difficulties leave the sound needing some volume. Sorry folks, if you pump up the volume for the picks turn it back down or I'll be scream touting at you. Jeff gets to be fanatic about his ultimate decision and anti-coach with the same game. A suggestion for ugly Betty from the desert and the Squarest, Share of Square bet of the year! Merry Christmas, Ha...

Jeff's producer skills are put to the test and he maybe passes barely. No quips, no sob stories, just picks from the week 15 slate. Mike is backing his Jets for his ultimate decision and allowing Jeff to square up to the genius. 

Mike and Jeff go through the entire slate of games and pick 5 out of 13 for their Super Contest in  forty minutes of quick hits. Ultimate decisions, chain-of-custody, ugly Betty and Admiral Akbar all get identified. The end of the podcast is Jeff's attempt at dealing with the horrid losing streak that has struck him many-a-times.   

Mike and Jeff were playoff purged from the Super Contest with a second straight losing week. The overall record for the season is still respectful, however, so the grind is on to find five winners. Chain-of-Lions, Ugly Bears and Ultimate Decisions... oh my!

Back to Back losing weeks in the Super Contest. Shouldn't have earmarked that $125,000 first prize towards home renovation. Jeff will indulge in the stupidity autopsy, to see where the picks went wrong.

This one was done over three days. On Tuesday Mike and Jeff talked through the various QB situations for the Panthers and decided Chain of Custody should go through Jacksonville. Thursday, Jeff says do I as I say not what I do by taking a favorite in his ultimate decision. Then has an ugly Betty and a Share-of Square, one of which might go for or against Mike's ultimate decision, Friday editi...

In this bonus episode Mike and Jeff give their ATS picks for all three Thanksgiving games. Jeff also has a tip on how to squeeze the bookies if you are betting three game parlays.