THE WINDOW: Sports Betting Podcast

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) is missing sports, and betting action. With nothing but time on his hands, he’s dove into the Wall Street World, trying to learn how to take advantage of a very unique time. With observations, ideas, and even a math model, Matt brings in veteran stock market enthusiast Rob Abbatangelo, and in part two of their discussion, Matt continues his “Now versus Normal” thesis...

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) has no sports to bet on. With nothing but time, he’s spent the last four weeks delving deep into uncharted waters - the stock market. Matt has observations and theories about what he’s seen, day in day out, and presents his thesis of “Now versus Normal” to good friend and stock market enthusiast Rob Abbatangelo (RobTheRealtor) in Part ONE of a 2-part pod. They discus...

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) breaks down the current NFL divisional futures market after some major player movement in the first week of Free Agency (AFC first, then NF at 38:00 mark). Then Ashish Bharti returns to the show as we announce the teams that made the Simulated National Championship, and the SIM National Champion, along with the winner of the Bracket Challenge (1:01:00 mark)

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) is joined by Brandon Lefebvre to discuss the results of the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight in the Simulated March Madness Bracket Challenge.

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) is joined by friend of the podcast, Ashish Bharti to reveal the results of round 2 of the *Simulated* March Madness Bracket Challenge. They react to round one’s results, and find out that as much as round one had it’s fair share of madness, no team was safe in round two.

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) announces the first round results of the March Madness bracket simulation. Grab your highlighter and red pen, and see how you did.

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) announces the rules and regulations of our Podcast’s Simulated bracket challenge (Grab the bracket off his twitter!). How does it work? How can you win? Then he and friend of the podcast Ashish Bharti make their own picks (10:00) for all the theoretical games, including their Final Four and champion! If you want to play for cash, it’s $25 CAD, sent to mattrussell10@h...

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) isn’t about to let the virus win. We’re doing a Bracket Challenge anyway! From filling out your bracket by pen and paper old-school style, to how the results will be created and when they’ll be available, Matt breaks down the plan that allows you to still fill out a bracket and compete. Available on his twitter page @mrussauthentic.

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) is sad. His favourite day of the year has been cancelled. We don’t know when sports will be back, but he hopes you’ll be back to enjoy the game behind games, with him here on The Window.

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) breaks down where the value lies in the BIG TEN, THE BIG EAST, PAC-12 (6:00), BIG 12 AND THE BIG EAST (35:00) conference tournaments. Then he makes the case to Ashish Bharti for someone other than Dayton in the A-10 (1:00) as well as crowning the king of North Dakota, and a shoutout to Frisco’s ‘Get on the map’ strategy. Finally, don’t forget the game picks (1:37:00)...

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) breaks down the ‘Curse of the 10-point second half lead’, and looks ahead to the betting angles in the 5 conference tournament finals on Tuesday, as well as the ACC Tournament’s start.

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) recaps college basketball’s end to the regular season, then is joined by friend of the show Ashish Bharti (16:00) to break down the MAC, MAAC, MEAC, SWAC and ACC tournaments... where there’s value, teams to bet on, and contest strategy applications. Finally, it’s Monday’s slate of games (1:16:00), and plays for all the major conference tournaments, including a few lo...

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) runs through the board for Saturday in college hoops. He’s got the 5 games you need to see to help you prepare for your bracket pool, along with all the bettable games from both the regular season finales, and the conference tournaments. Including the first two tickets getting punched to the Big Dance!

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) chats with his good friend Ashish Bharti about the Colonial, the Summit League, the America East, the SOCON and the Sun Belt as those tournaments get set to tip this weekend. As well as breaking down a 6-3 night on the regular season board, and plays for Friday night.

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) breaks down the bitter taste of irony, and how George Costanza inspired the FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON cover in “Don’t Look Back in Anger”. Then it’s back into the weeds for conference tournament action, and a preview of the Missouri Valley - why Sister Jean doesn’t need to make any travel plans.

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) is joined by his conference tournament contest partner, Ashish Bharti, to discuss the NEC, MWC, WCC and OVC tournaments (43:00). But first, it’s a recap of Tuesday action, looking on the board for Wednesday, and finally asking Michigan State out on a date... to the dance... in the form of a future bet.

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) breaks down the regular season action left on the big board for College Hoops (11:40), including a handful of plays for the season finales in the Sun Belt. Then it’s conference tournament previews for The Patriot League, The Horizon League, The Atlantic-Sun, and the Big South (57:40); why not all 1-seeds are created equal and who can single-handedly drag their team t...

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) breaks down another wild weekend in college hoops, and what we should be doing moving forward with regards to “situational spot plays”, and why the best team in college basketball keeps clobbering us over the head with that fact. Matt’s also got plays for the short board on Monday, as well as Back Cuts! Finally, Matt gets nerdy at the end of the podcast with a segmen...

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) breaks down the early opening lines for Saturday’s action, discussing the games he’s most interested in betting. Then it’s Sunday’s projections according to his numbers.

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) breaks down the usual short Friday card in college hoops, including the de facto regular season championship game in the Horizon League, a weird scheduling quirk in the Sun Belt and how he’s betting on the return of a key player in the Apple Cup - basketball edition. Also, Matt breaks down the ‘off the beaten path’ contests he participates in for March Madness - whic...

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) breaks down the big Thursday card in College Basketball, and follows up on a messy Wednesday, that featured going over the cliff ‘Thelma & Louise’ style with Loyola (MD), and the comeback/choke ratio of Maryland/Minnesota.

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) breaks down Wednesday’s card in college basketball (40 min mark), discusses a 7-3-1 night from Tuesday and what he missed out on. Also, as conference tournaments creep up, some theories on seeding are espoused upon, and a prediction of how the next 2 weeks go for San Diego State. Finally, we might have a ‘Thelma and Louise’ situation when it comes to the Loyola Greyh...

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) breaks down Big Monday, and the fatal flaw in the Louisville Cardinals. Also, why the numbers work for betting some teams and why they don’t for others. Finally, we’ve got plays for Tuesday!

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on twitter) breaks down the weekend’s results from a betting standpoint; What went right on the way to winning big, Florida’s value in the market, and if anything changed atop the seeds in Bracketology. Then it’s Monday’s card in NCAA basketball (50:00), why the NHL Trade deadline doesn’t matter, and why the XFL markets might be more like the College Football market t...

Matt Russell breaks down what went wrong on a rough Wednesday night in college hoops, and looks at Thursday night’s board with an eye on bouncing back. Including a handful of plays from the deep recesses of college basketball, with ‘Back Cuts’.