Davis Mattek

The Taekcast

Sports EN ↓ 438 episodes

A long-lens view at sports, fantasy sports, gambling, sports betting & all the digital culture in between. A guest joins Davis Mattek on Wednesday's to have semi-intelligent conversations about this world of outcomes and analytics.

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Davis Mattek

Episodes

Ep. 59 - Behind The Bets w/ Rufus Peabody 28.01.2019 48:37

Davis is joined by Rufus Peabody of "Bet The Process" and massey-peabody.com to talk about sports betting legalization, the process of betting on golf and the NFL, how efficient betting markets are and Rufus' experience at the DraftKings Sports Betting National Championship. www.patreon.com/taekcast DailyRoto.com PROMO: RORY Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-adver...

Ep. 58 - Air Monken Offense w/ Jake Burns from Cleveland.com 24.01.2019 38:08

Davis is joined by Jake Burns, a Cleveland Browns writer from central Ohio, to discuss his recent article on Todd Monken and Freddie Kitchens that can be found here: https://www.cleveland.com/expo/sports/g66l-2019/01/dc545e00568746/todd-monken-provides-perfect-compliment-to-freddie-kitchens-offense-film-room.html#incart_big-photo The guys discuss Baker Mayfield and how he can be even more successf...

Ep. 57 - Intermittent Podcasting w/ Peter Overzet from 4for4 & Rotoviz 18.01.2019 55:03

Davis is joined by Peter Overzet to talk about the 2018 fantasy football season, what it was like playing in the FFPC for the past few seasons with Pat Kerrane, managing multiple fantasy football teams, intermittent fasting, life optimization and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Sponsors: DailyRoto.com Promo: RORY Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers...

Ep. 56 - Showing Some Resolve w/ Matt Harmon from Yahoo! Sports 11.01.2019 1:04:54

www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis Mattek is joined by Matt Harmon from Yahoo! Fantasy Sports to discuss the 2018 NFL season, how to fall in love with cooking, taking your physical health seriously and much more. Sponsor: DailyRoto.com Promo: RORY Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted...

Ep. 55 - Sous Vide Play Action w/ Josh Hermsmeyer from 538 05.01.2019 47:41

Davis is joined by Josh Hermsmeyer from 538 Sports to discuss Josh's research into the effects of play action in the NFL, other notable conclusions from his research in 2018, how the buy low air yards model did in 2018, why Jarvis Landry is bad and how to properly sous vide a piece of meat (and much more). Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more a...

Ep. 54 - Examining The Rookie QB's and the 2019 QB Class w/ Justis Mosqueda from Optimum Scouting 26.12.2018 56:43

www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis is joined by Justis Mosqueda from Bleacher Report and Optimum Scouting (official partner of the XFL) to discuss Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Lamar Jackson, Josh Rosen & Josh Allen, as well as looking forward at some of the potential 2019 NFL Draft QB prospects. Sponsors: DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS MyBookie. AG Promo: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...

Ep. 53 - The Most Likely Outcome Isn't The Best Outcome w/ Jordan Cooper from Rotowire 18.12.2018 57:03

www.patreon.com/taekcast It's time for some game theory! Davis is joined by Jordan Cooper (aka @BlenderHD) to talk about common mistakes that DFS players make in terms of median projections, perception and game theory. SPONSORS: MyBookie. AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto. Com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Ep. 52 - On The Ice w/ Joe Holka 12.12.2018 1:19:23

www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis is joined by DFS entrepreneur Joe Holka to discuss his time as a minor league hockey player, his journey into DFS, cryptocurrency, the world of streaming (twitch.tv/joeholka), Youtube, SEO, Joe's biggest DFS score and holes in DFS game selection. This podcast was recorded live on Joe's Twitch stream as a special experiment. Sponsors: MyBookie. AG Promo: MATTEK DailyR...

Ep. 51 - Reading The Blitz w/ Derek Carty from Rotogrinders 10.12.2018 49:26

www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis sits down with Derek Carty to discuss the methodology and math behind The Blitz and The Bat. The guys cover if defenses matter, how to account for talent in football and much more. Sponsors: MyBookie. AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...

Ep. 50 - Antonio Brown, Massive Blowback and The Halycon Rotoviz Days with Matt Freedman from Fantasy Labs 03.12.2018 42:53

www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis Mattek is joined by Matt Freedman from Fantasy Labs to discuss the blowback from his recent piece on Antonio Brown's decline, how we evaluate NFL WR prospects and how that process has changed over the years and the good ole' days of Rotoviz.com Sponsors: Mybookie. AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/...

Ep. 49 - The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports w/ Jonathan Clegg and Joshua Robinson of The Wall Street Journal 30.11.2018 57:08

www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis is joined by the authors of "The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports", Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg to discuss the creation of their work, the climate of world soccer, Manchester City and Abu Dhabi, and much more. SPONSORS: DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS MyBookie. AG Promo: MATTEK Learn more about your a...

Ep. 48 - Grinding Away With Adam Levitan 28.11.2018 1:04:50

www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis is joined by Adam Levitan to speak on Adam's long and winding fantasy career, his time spent on the poker tables, the influence of sports betting in our space on the internet and the constant influx of news that is Adam's life. Sponsors: DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS MyBookie. AG Promo: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertise...

Ep. 47 - Continued Conversations w/ Pat Mayo 23.11.2018 1:27:58

www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis and Pat continue to their long-streching conversation about politics, content creation in 2018, golf, cutting the cable, how many people have Netflix vs Hulu and much more about being alive in 2018. Sponsors: MyBookie. AG Promo: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

Ep. 46 - One Third Of A Fish w/ Sammy Reid from Rotogrinders 21.11.2018 42:43

www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis is joined by 1/3rd of the Gillcast with Sammy Reid. The boys talk living and working in DFS, Poker, Sammy's ESPN column from the early 2000's, his time spent living in Denmark chasing a girl and all the fishy things you can imagine. www.patreon.com/taekcast Sponsors: DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS MyBookie. AG Promo: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://new...

Ep. 45 - Creating Freedom w/ Kevin McClelland 14.11.2018 39:04

www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis is joined by @KevinSportsGeek to talk about owning and operating an online business, the changing value of Email lists, running a successful Youtube channel, Kevin's journey through DFS/Poker/Content creation and much more. Sponsors: MyBookie. AG PROMO: MATTEK DailyRoto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers L...

Ep. 44 - Fresh Off The Boat w/ DraftCheat 07.11.2018 57:57

www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis and DC talk Saquon Barkley, Sam Darnold, Twitter beef, brunch, the boxing match vs Seige, how DC goes about posting screenshot winning nights and everything that you have ever wanted Peter to talk about on a podcast. Sponsors: MyBookie. AG PROMO: MATTEK DailyRoto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn mo...

Ep. 43 - Constant Content w/ Rick Gehmen from DFSOnDEmand 31.10.2018 59:53

www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis is joined by Rick Gehman from DFSOnDemand to talk about the evolving world of DFS, cash game grinding vs GPP lineups, the process of creating a Patreon, streaming, and how we each create our content and why we do it. Sponsors: MyBookie. AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn mo...

Ep. 42 - Inside NFL Scouting w/ Matt Manocherian 26.10.2018 58:57

www.patreon.com/taekcast Matt Manocherian, the Football Development Director at Sports Info Solutions, sits down with Davis to have a conversation about his time spent as a scout with the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints, how the NFL draft process works inside an actual NFL organization, his groundbreaking work at Sports Info Solutions and much more. Sponsors: DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Lea...

Ep. 41 - Living The Stream w/ Alvin Zeidenfeld 19.10.2018 59:12

www.patreon.com/taekcast Davis is joined by Smizz himself to talk about his journey in DFS, content creation in 2018, the changes that sports betting is bringing to our corner of the world, FIFA19, streaming, Youtube, Twitch and much more. Sponsors: MyBookie. AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about...

BONUS Ep. 3 - How To NBA DFS, 2018 NBA Season Chat & Defense DOES Matter w/ Drew Dinkmeyer 15.10.2018 1:24:19

www.patreon.com/taekcast Drew Dinkmeyer from Daily Roto joins the podcast to chat DR's NBA DFS product, how to prepare and play NBA DFS in 2018, some potential NBA trades, looking in depth at some 2018-19 NBA win totals and rotations before chatting some DK Showdown for NFL and do defenses matter. SPONSORS: MyBookie. AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at h...

Ep. 40 - The Next Generation Of NFL Stats w/ Keegan Abdoo from Next Gen NFL 12.10.2018 47:35

www.patreon.com/taekcast Keegan Abdoo from NFL Next Gen Stats joins the podcast to discuss expected completion percentage, expected yards after the catch, machine learning, how the NFL is beginning it's own data revolution the way all other major sports have and much more. In the 42-episode history of the show, this is easily the most informative one. Sponsors: DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Learn mor...

Ep. 39 - Defenses Don't Matter w/ Josh Hermsmeyer 11.10.2018 43:05

www.patreon.com/taekcast Josh Hermsmeyer joins the show to break down once and for all, why defenses do not matter and the math behind it. Josh holds that this is true for DFS, seasonal and forecasting picks Against The Spread. Sponsors: MyBookie. AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto. Com Promo: Janis Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad ch...

Ep. 38 - Defining The Spread w/ Coach Mark Colyer from SpreadOffense.com 10.10.2018 48:48

www.patreon/taekcast Davis is joined by coach Mark Colyer from spreadoffense.com to define the spread offense, find how it impacts play-calling, how to coach quarterbacks to run a spread system, runnning out of spread formations and coaching decisions that drive other coaches nuts. Sponsors: MyBookie. AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.ihea...

Ep. 37 - Taeking Off With Pat Mayo 04.10.2018 45:30

www.patreon/taekcast Davis is again joined by our favorite guest, Pat Mayo to have larger discussions about life and existence in the 21st century. Among the topics discussed are why do travel agencies still exist, why is it important to go to college and Pat's continual battle against smoking. This is Part One of a Two-Part episode, where Part 2 can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/2184...

The Taekcast Is Launching A Patreon! 28.09.2018 4:34

https://www.patreon.com/taekcast The show is not going anywhere! You will still get your weekly updates on football, basketball, digital living, the hellscape and all your favorite #Taekcast guests. However, if you want more of what the show has to offer, more in-depth and off-track conversations both with solo Davis shows and with guests (and without ads!!!) the Patreon is now open for business....