The Taekcast

Davis Mattek is joined by Dale White, head coach of the Gannon University mens soccer team as well as the [Erie Commodores of the NPSL.](https://twitter.com/Erie_Commodores?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) They go over Dale's journey through the game of soccer from Scotland to the United States, what the job of a soccer coach actually is, what it is like to set up a team tac...

In a crossover episode with the excellent [What Would Sashi Do Podcast](https://predictivefootball.com/podcast/wwsd-ep-15-davis-mattek-rotoexperts/), Davis is joined by Kevin Cole from RotoGrinders and Predictive Football to discuss if what the Browns are doing now is Sashi's vision, the NFL Draft, the NBA playoffs and if the Cardinals handled the Josh Rosen saga appropriately.  www.patreon.com/ta...

[Ben Reiter](https://twitter.com/BenReiter) joins the Taekcast to discuss his best-selling book about the Houston Astros organization, Astroball. Davis and Ben cover some key anecdotes from the book, how the Astros blend data and scouting, the value of intangibles, the heuristics of decision making, what is inside the Astros Black Box, how these lessons apply to the world of football and much more...

Hayden Winks from Rotoworld joins Davis Mattek to recap the 2019 NFL Draft. They address the fall of Hakeem Butler, the Raiders and Giants awful drafts, the state of the Indianapolis Colts and how NFL teams are embracing (or not) the state of analytics. www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS www.dailyroto.com Promo: RORY www.rotoexperts.com Promo: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news...

Davis Mattek is joined by Thor Nystrom from Rotoworld to go through the QB/RB/WR/TE/EDGE/DT/CB/S/LB classes and provide their favorite prospects at each position while discussing which sort of prospects are set up to succeed and which teams have glaring needs. www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS: DailyRoto.com Promo: RORY RotoExperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news...

Davis Mattek and Rich Hribar go through the quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end prospects for the 2019 NFL Draft class. Daniel Jones, Noah Fant, Josh Jacobs, D.K Metcalf, and all their cohorts are discussed at length. www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS: DailyRoto.com PROMO: RORY RotoExperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-adve...

The Podfather (@fantasy_mansion) joins the Taekcast to talk branding, fantasy football, the 2019 NFL Draft, Hakeem Bu(s)tler, the five most valuable players in fantasy football, Antonio Brown and many other topics. This episode is PART TWO of a two-part podcast.  www.patreon.com/taekcast Sponsors: DailyRoto.com PROMO: RORY RotoExperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://n...

The Podfather (@fantasy_mansion) joins the Taekcast to talk branding, fantasy football, the 2019 NFL Draft, Hakeem Bu(s)tler, Damien Williams, Nick Chubb and many other topics. This episode is PART ONE of a two-part podcast.  www.patreon.com/taekcast Sponsors: DailyRoto.com PROMO: RORY RotoExperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Lea...

Davis is joined by Adam Weinstein from Thrive Fantasy to talk about his time with the Yankees, starting and running his own business, thinking in terms of probabilities and the Thrive Fantasy app. www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS: ThriveFantasy.com PROMO: MATTEK DailyRoto.com PROMO: RORY RotoExperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers...

Davis is joined by Joe Peta from ESPN Chalk to discuss his 2019 Masters Preview book which features Strokes Gained Data from the 2018 Masters. The guys talk about historical data at the Masters, course history and its' predictive value, and then get into the nitty gritty of projecting the 2019 Masters including H2H betting and picking a final group. www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS:  ThriveFantas...

Davis Mattek is joined by Evan Silva to discuss the current state of the NFL cocoon. Davis and Evan go over the Dave Gettleman/John Mara/Mike Francesca love triangle, how Zac Taylor got his job with the Bengals, the Kyler Murray/Josh Rosen situation and much more about the current state of the NFL. www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS: ThriveFantasy. Com DailyRoto. Com RotoExperts.com Learn more abou...

The president of the Houston Astros High-A affiliate Fayetteville Woodpeckers joins the Taekcast to discuss minor league baseball, the Smylie Kauffman/Natty Light deal that he helped ink, "Astroball", modern business, predictive analytics and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS: ThriveFantasy.com  DailyRoto.com RotoExperts.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/po...

Davis Mattek is joined by Tony Niehaus from Rotogrinders/SharpSide to discuss the sixteen remaining teams in the NCAA March Madness Men's Basketball Championship. The boys give their opinions on a few of the futures bets and make picks for the eight games of the Sweet Sixteen round. Sponsor: ThriveFantasy.com DailyRoto.com RotoExperts.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com...

Davis Mattek is joined by DFS Pro Jeff Collins (@JeffKCollins) fresh off a year with live final wins in MLB (DraftKings) and NFL (Fanduel) and more than $1M in profits. They talk downswings, staking, and why live finals are a good investment. Jeff talks about his experience at GuruElite, fantasy process, teaching and launches his newest fantasy venture. This Taekcast Episode is Sponsored by Prop B...

Davis Mattek brings on Mid-Major NCAA college basketball expert Andy MSFW from the DeepDive betting podcast to discuss March Madness. The boys make picks for the Final Four and First Four, discuss college basketball betting process, some of the interesting 12 and 13 seeds that could make a run and in general preview what to expect over the next few weeks of March Madness. www.patreon.com/taekcast...

Davis Mattek is joined by Derek Carty from Rotogrinders to analyze the upcoming 2019 MLB season and place wagers on 2019 win totals for various MLB teams, analyze the AL/NL MVP and Cy Young odds, make some picks at deeper odds to lead baseball in home runs and discuss a bit of the science behind projecting MLB DFS. www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS: DailyRoto.com Promo: RORY RotoExperts.com PROMO:...

Davis Mattek and Rich Hribar from Rotoworld rank the best Simpsons sports-centered episodes ever. The Matt Groening creation has always been sports-adjacent and as the NFL offseason wears on, there is no better time to revisit "Dead Putting Society", "Homer At The Bat" and more from the golden age of the best animated show in American history. Sponsors: DailyRoto.com PROMO: RORY RotoExperts.com PR...

Drew Dinkmeyer and Andrew Wiggins join the Taekcast to discuss the life of a professional DFS player and how that has changed over the last 5 years. Condia, MaxDalury, nosebleed games, the profitability of cash games vs GPP's, mental health in a solitary lifestyle, the history of DraftKings and Fanduel, EthanGate, lineup optimizers, Daily Fantasy Sports content providing and much more. SPONSORS: D...

Ben Baldwin of the Athletic and Josh Hermsmeyer of 538 join the Taekcast to break down all of the available statistics and evidence on the value of running backs. Does running the ball at all even matter? How do running backs influence the passing game? All of the questions are definitively answered here. Sponsors: Token Talks Podcast DailyRoto. Com PROMO: RORY Learn more about your ad-choices at...

Matt Manocherian of Sports Info Solutions, formerly of the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints, joins the podcast to discuss the NFL Draft Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, the scouting process from inside NFL front offices, the SiS Football Rookie Handbook for the 2019 NFL Draft, and how an NFL Draft pick actually gets made. SiS Rookie Handbook: http://actasports.com/the-sis-football-rookie-h...

Davis Mattek from RotoExperts.com is joined by JJ Zachariason from Fanduel and NumberFire to discuss the 2018 NFL season, the Joe Flacco trade to Denver, what we will argue about on Twitter in 2019, how teams should be approaching the 2019 NFL Draft, who to main in Overwatch and much more. Sponsors: RotoExperts.com https://wing.vc/podcast BONUS Podcast Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-epi...

Davis is joined by Maria C. Marino to discuss her career in sports journalism, her experience on social media, the cultural zeitgeist of sports, how to be a sideline reporter, the WNBA and many more topics over an hour-long discussion. Sponsors: DailyRoto.com PROMO: RORY www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your a...

Davis is joined by Mike Schopp of WGR Buffalo to talk about being on-air radio personality in one of the most conflicted sports markets in the country, how he came to love fantasy sports, his obsession with being right and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast DailyRoto.com Promo: RORY Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. V...

The Gillcast comes together to preview the Super Bowl. Davis Mattek, Sammy Reid and Nate Nohling talk about Super Bowl Showdown, player prop bets, Tony Romo, and project the game out for both teams before making a Super Bowl LIII pick. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simpl...

That's right. Jeff Janis joined the podcast to talk with Davis about his time spent on the Green Bay Packers, his journey from a small Michigan town to being comped to Julio Jones, Aaron Rodgers, being a Cleveland Brown and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast DailyRoto.com Promo: RORY Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices....