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Get A Grip: The Official Sports Handle Betting Podcast

  • 14. Aaron Rodgers Speculation Spells Betting Madness; All Aboard In Arizona!

    28 JUL 2021 · Last Friday’s news dump about Aaron Rodgers’ possible retirement from football sent some sportsbooks spinning: what to do with win total and futures markets? Sharapan explains how some shops “book defensively” and shares tales about bag men looking to bet big... when they must have known something… and did. Then with an eye toward a big roster of sportsbooks for Arizona’s opening day, the fellas wonder, how many accounts/apps does the average guy have, and how many are funded? And we’re itching for some football. But booking preseason point totals? Brutal.
    45m 58s
  • 13. Easy Money In Spence-Pacquiao?; Why Correlated Parlays Don’t Fly; Olympics Betting Doesn’t Move Needle

    21 JUL 2021 · Eric Raskin from US Bets joins to break down boxing’s status and reveals that he’s dropping a big bet on the Errol Spence-Manny Pacquiao fight. Dan is frustrated with limitations on parlay betting, so Dave explains why sportsbooks simply don’t or can’t allow most correlated parlays. Discussion of live golf betting, why Olympics betting doesn’t move the needle, and finally some words on the rise of best ball for fantasy football.
    50m 11s
  • 12: New York Sports Betting 'Matrix' Explained; Dan & Dave's Vacation Betting Takes

    13 JUL 2021 · Sports Handle reporter Matt Rybaltowski joins to explain the cryptic New York road map. The guys then predict who will be in and out of the enormous NYS market. Sharapan and Back then share observations from the road, from the physical sportsbook experience to the value of Face ID technology.
    55m 55s
  • 11. Interview w/ ESPN's David Purdum on future of books, sharps, betting exchanges & bad apples

    30 JUN 2021 · Dan Back welcomes ESPN's David Purdum on the podcast to talk about sports betting three years post PASPA. What are sharp bettors role in US regulated betting, will a betting exchange actually work in the US & thoughts on the Parlay Patz sentence.
    47m 48s
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    10. Oh Canada...DB's sports betting experience in MI & Florida back in the news

    23 JUN 2021 · In this week' episode Dan Back is joined by Sports Handle Editor in Chief Brett Smiley to discuss the new laws passed in Canada around sports bettting. Dan talks about an aggravating experience in mobile betting in multiple states....what do DraftKings and FanDuel have cooking in FL...and news and notes around Maine, Washington DC, and karaoke.
    53m 31s
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    9: The Costs of Settling Jon Rahm Bets Either Way; MLB & Sticky Pitchers' Impact On Betting

    9 JUN 2021 · In this week's episode, Consig is joined by Sports Handle editor-in-chief Brett Smiley to discuss all sports betting aspects of Jon Rahm's COVID-forced withdrawal from the PGA's Memorial Tournament while leading by 6, and the way books handled the unusual result; also Smiley lambasts MLB for its handling of just the latest cheating scandal and they consider how rampant rule violators have impacted honest, legal betting.
    54m 26s
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    8. "Fight" night, Betting Illini & Numbers DO Lie (Sometimes)

    2 JUN 2021 · Dave and Dan open with a throwback to start of prop betting (9:05), discuss the lack of odds at US books around the Logan Paul/Floyd Mayweather 'Fight'(12:22), the latest edition of bad betting legislation (28:50), what is the relevance of 'betting percentage' numbers (40:22) & we learn something new about producer Neuby (50:01) .
    56m 53s
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    7. Knish vs. Portnoy/Barstool Beef; ESPNer Seizes on BetMGM's NFL Draft Goof

    26 MAY 2021 · In this week's episode, Consig and Dan Back carve up the slab of beef between 'Joey Knish' and Barstool Sportsbook face Dave Portnoy, with a wider look at "bonus whores" and "board washers," and then shift to late night kiosk wagers in Las Vegas that allowed an ESPN betting personalty to win $300K on BetMGM's mismanaged NFL draft prop.
    1h 15s
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    6. ‘Get A Grip’ Florida sports betting, DFS Fiasco & biggest post-PASPA surprises

    19 MAY 2021 · It’s a three drink minimum as Dave Sharapan aka Sportsbook Consigliere and Dan Back of RotoGrinders examine the latest (and concerning) sports betting and DFS developments from Florida’s special session on gambling. Then post-PASPA biggest surprises and biggest non-surprises, plus a dash of ‘Cinnamon’ as the guys consider producer Neuby’s voice and career options.
    58m 43s
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    5. 'Get a Grip': What is Sports Betting Innovation, Futures Betting & Booking

    12 MAY 2021 · This week Sharapan is joined by Dan Back of RotoGrinders.com. They talk about how sports betting has grown with fantasy sports. The guys also spend some time discussing futures betting, innovation in regulated sports betting and if exchanges will work in the US.
    56m 31s

Get A Grip is co-hosted by 20-year sportsbook veteran Dave Sharapan and Sports Handle Editor-in-Chief Brett Smiley. The duo talk about sports betting, the industry, and a lot of other...

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Get A Grip is co-hosted by 20-year sportsbook veteran Dave Sharapan and Sports Handle Editor-in-Chief Brett Smiley. The duo talk about sports betting, the industry, and a lot of other stuff: the game of life with the memorable and embarrassing experiences of betting men. We’re not talking picks!
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