The Huddle

On this week’s show, Tony and Ninja explain why and how betting on the NBA and NHL playoffs can be different from betting regular season games. Before digging into what the playoffs have in store, the guys talk about another watershed moment for women’s sports: the WNBA Draft. It was another insane ratings boon for the league and the women’s game in general. Next up, Tony loves his NHL betting and explains a few things you should be paying attention to when digging into NHL Playoffs matchups and series. He even breaks down his candidate to be this season’s dark horse pick much like the Florida Panthers were last season. To follow up, Ninja does the same thing with NBA. There are definitely some elements to be mindful of when capping basketball games comes playoff time. And after that, Ninj breaks down a couple series price markets that he loves. Lastly, the guys dig into the NFL draft. Tony breaks down his top 10 mock draft as well as a trio of picks that he thinks are worth hopping on sooner rather than later! All that and more on this week’s episode of The Huddle!

Ninja and Tony sit down with former Oakland A’s pitcher Andrew Carignan to talk about the alarming rise of pitcher injuries and much more on this week’s episode of The Huddle! But up first, the fellas talk about the NCAA Tournament and whether or not we will ever see a sure-fire bet like UConn. And since Andrew is from Connecticut but went to North Carolina, where are his college basketball allegiances? The guys then dig into some Major League Baseball news items and at the forefront is the pitcher injuries we’re seeing. Andrew shares his thoughts on why we now seeing endemic-levels of arm injuries and why they are rising at an alarming rate. Since he played within the Oakland A’s system, we had to ask him about the current state of the A’s and what that three-year window of baseball will look like when they play in Sacramento. We close with a little football and since Andrew is a New England Patriots fan, what better way to talk a little NFL than with some prognostication on whether or not the Pats will hit the OVER or UNDER on their paltry 4.5 win total in 2024. All that and more on this week’s episode of The Huddle!

The NCAA Final Four is set and Ninja and Tony dig into the games and break down a few of their bets for each. With UConn squaring off against Alabama and Purdue matchup up with North Carolina State, we’ve got two semifinal games that have big spreads. Tony and Ninja discuss the games, the lines, their early picks and the hypothetical situations that could arise in the final. Elsewhere, we’ve gotta talk about the women’s game with all the hype coming out of the Iowa vs LSU Elite Eight game on Monday. It was the most-watched and most-bet women’s basketball game of all time as the Caitlin Clark hype train keeps on chugging as the Hawkeyes meet UConn later this week. It’s early days in the MLB season but there are some betting trends, teams and players to pay attention to and Ninja and Tony break them all down. Lastly, NFL win totals were posted by some books earlier this week and Ninja puts Tony to the test about some interesting teams and numbers that are available. This of course was recorded before the Stefon Diggs trade to the Houston Texans, which obviously has huge significance for both teams. All that and more on this week’s episode of The Huddle!

As March Madness ramps up, it’s MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani and NBA rotation guy Jontay Porter that own the headlines this week. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ $700 million dollar man has been mired in controversy all week as $4.5 million dollars was wired from his bank account to an illegal sports book and it turns out that his translator, Ippei Mizuara was responsible. Or was he? Meanwhile, Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter is being investigated at the center of some betting irregularities over his player prop markets. Ninja and Tony attempt to make sense of everything going on with Shohei and Porter and what it means moving forward. The Sweet 16 is ramping up with games starting back up later this week. The guys revisit their busted brackets and break down what they expect the Final Four too look like when the dust settles on Sunday. Elsewhere in the NCAA Tournament, the guys look at the MOP futures board and where the value lies compared to where their school lies in outright markets; they take a quick glance at the Sweet 16 matchups and identify their favorite games; and they break down whether it’s better for the tournament if there is a chalky group, as there is going into the Sweet 16, or if it’s better to have a Cinderella team. It’s MLB (real) Opening Day on Thursday, so the guys talk about some of the better betting strategies for newcomers to baseball betting and look at some exact World Series matchups that they like going into the regular season! Finally, the guys talk about the new rule changes that will be implemented in the 2024 NFL regular season including a ban on a specific tackle and a new format to kickoffs. All this and more on this week’s episode of The Huddle!