The Taekcast
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.
Tue, April 22, 2025
Ep. 400 - 2025 NFL First Round Mock Draft w/ Connor Allen from 4for4
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Davis Mattek and Connor Allen do a complete round 1 NFL mock draft! Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Timestamps: 1:00 Cam Ward 1:45 Travis Hunter 2:50 Giants At Pick Three 3:50 Will Campbell To The Patriots 6:00 An Ashton Jeanty 8:00 Membou to Raiders 10:40 What do the Panthers do at 8? 13:00 Jaxson Dart at 9??? 18:00 What on Earth are the 49ers going to do? 21:00 Golden To The Cowboys At 12 25:00 The Falcons HAVE To Take A Defensive Player 27:30 Begging the bengals to not make a mistake 32:00 Omarion Hampton locked at pick 20 33:00 Jalen Milroe is LOCKED in the first round 35:30 Loveland To The Chargers 39:00 A BIG Shedeur Sanders trade 42:00 Emeka Egbuka finds a home 46:00 A Fantasy Football Dream For the Commanders at 29 53:00 Conner’s favorite bets
Mon, April 07, 2025
Ep. 399 - 2025 Masters Preview w/ @SkyHookDFS
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 00:00 Who Wins The 2025 Masters? 3:10 Scottie Scheffler 2025 Masters 4:55 Rory McIlroy 2025 masters 7:20 Collin Morikawa Wins The 2025 masters 10:30 How do the LIV guys handle the major championships? 11:45 Bryson Dechambeau Masters 2025 15:45 Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Russell Henley, Corey Conners, Joaquin Niemann, Shane Lowry 20:15 Tyrell Hatton 22:00 Sergio Garcia 23:50 Jordan Spieth 2025 Masters 28:00 Min Woo Lee, Patrick Reed, Will Zalatoris 31:00 Xander Schauffle, Victor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Brooks Koepka 39:00 Sepp Straka 41:00 Davis Thompson 42:40 Akshay Bhatia 44:30 Daniel Berger 46:30 Laurie Canter (top debutant) Phil Mickelson (Top Senior) Jose Luis Ballester (Top Am) 49:20 Matthew Fitzpatrick 51:00 ETR Golf w/ Skylar Hoke
Wed, April 02, 2025
Ep. 398 - Who is REALLY the Face of the NFL in 2025? w/ Roto Pat
Find Merch: https://mattek.store/ Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Timestamps: 00:00 Who is the face of the NFL 2:30 The Era of Manning and Brady 4:45 Is Mahomes not a pyscho? 8:30 The NFL should stop making it so hard to trade players 17:00 Do you love football or do you just love gambling? 24:30 Nothing has ever been more in the right place than the right time than football 27:00 Soccer In The United States 31:00 Roto Pat Fixes The NBA 40:00 Pat’s Old Man Michael Jordan Rant 47:00 Getting Numbers In Sports Is Actually cool 50:00 Instant Replay Is Actually Bad 1:00:00 THE WHEEL FIXES NBA TANKING Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256
Wed, March 26, 2025
Ep. 397 - 2025 UFL Preview w/ Jake Tribbey From Fantasy Points
Davis Mattek is joined by Jake Tribbey of Fantasy Points to preview the UFL in 2025 Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Timestamps: 00:00 WHY THE UFL? 2:25 The Actual UFL Product 4:00 How to find an edge in DFS in 2025 6:00 Charting UFL games? 8:30 How Jake Found DFS 12:10 Re-evaluating your own DFS play 14:50 Learning how to use sims to win at daily fantasy 19:10 how similar NFL projections are to UFL projections 22:30 Should you just always fade the absolute stone chalk in niche sport DFS? 24:20 What are the betting opportunities like for the UFL? 26:30 2025 UFL Preview 29:30 The Best Quarterbacks In The UFL 34:58 Who are the workhorse running backs in the UFL? 41:20 the elite wide receivers of the UFL 45:00 UFL Lineup Construction
Wed, March 19, 2025
Ep. 396 - Does Free Speech Even Exist? w/ Brian Hooper
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss the state of American Politics since the 2024 presidential election Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Timestamps: 00:00 Free Speech Never Existed 5:00 The Emptiness of History Without Values 7:30 Inside The Illinois Senate 10:00 How Do Groups Of People Change Political Alliances? 14:30 The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve? 18:00 What Is Happening with Doge? 22:00 Actually Meeting People With Real Values 25:45 Politics Vs Ideology 33:00 Being Strong Is Not Bad 40:00 Brian Union Theories 44:00 Student Loans 49:00 What is the left’s way back in America? 1:05:00 Play Both Sides So You Always Win
Wed, March 12, 2025
Ep. 395 - Winning At Showdown, Creating Ownership Projections, Getting Jacked & More w/ Cody Main
Cody Main joins Davis Mattek for a discussion about DFS in 2025, sweating showdown, projecting ownership, lifting weights and much more Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Timestamps: 00:01 What are people doing wrong in DraftKings showdown contests 4:15 Being Directionally Accurate with projected ownership 8:00 Showdown is the worst sweat of all time 10:00 You can evaporate half a million dollars so easy 13:00 How does projecting ownership for NFL DFS actually work? 19:00 How does ownership in DFS work for sports that do not have correlation 26:00 DraftKings ruining achievements 30:00 Is UFL coming to Underdog? 35:20 Being an originator of prop lines 36:00 THIS MAN IS CHARTING UFL GAMES ! 41:20 Cody Main Got Jacked 46:00 Sam Sulek Is The Actual GOAT 50:00 Motivation vs Discipline 58:00 Learn To Like Yourself
Wed, February 26, 2025
Ep. 394 - Mulholland Drive, Youtube, USA vs Canada, Saudi Soccer, Luka Doncic and more w/ Pat Mayo
🎬 An amateur analysis of David Lynch's masterpiece Mulholland Drive, Pat Mayo on Youtube, USA vs Canada, Saudi Soccer, Luka Doncic the Laker, the first time deposit game and more Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Timestamps: 00:01 What the fuck happened in Mulholland Drive? 5:40 Your first experience with David Lynch 9:40 Are Tarantino and Lynch similar at all? 14:00 The most weirdly unsettling movie of all time 17:00 Canada Vs The United States? 28:00 Is Hockey the perfect international sport? 33:01 Is this finally the moment for soccer (Spoiler: no)? 36:01 Should the Saudi’s move their soccer money to the United States 40:00 Why does no one play baseball anymore? 46:00 Fantasy Football is the most luck based fantasy sport 48:45 Adam Silver is so thankful for Luka Doncic and Nico Harrison 55:00 Should Mayo be attacking the algorithm harder? 1:02:15 Is YouTube the new Magazine? 1:06:00 Making a business vs finding hacks 1:14:00 Could Mayo be even bigger than he is? 1:27:00 The First Time Deposit Game Is Rough 1:28:00 Mayo is so old he now has to have a heating pad to run 1:35:00 Justin Tredeau Stepped Down Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek
Wed, February 19, 2025
Ep. 393 - Deleting a 600,000 Subscriber Channel w/ Jack Settleman from Snapback Sports
A fascinating discussion with a Jack Settleman from Snapback Sports, who made the bold decision to delete a 600,000-subscriber YouTube channel. Learn valuable youtube advice and content strategy insights as we explore the reasoning behind this dramatic move. The conversation delves into social media strategy, tiktok integration, and instagram growth tactics that shaped this unconventional choice. Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Timestamps: 00:01 Deleting A YouTube Account with 600,00 Subscribers 6:01 Is YouTube Shorts even a meaningful driver of subscriptions? 8:10 The Bot Community On TikTok 11:30 The power of narrative 15:30 Being likable is the META 21:30 Optimization vs Authenticity 27:30 The Snapback Sports Demographic 30:30 How Big Is Youtube, Really? 33:45 You would be surprised how in depth thumbnails are 38:00 The mystery of why the human mind clicks on titles 43:30 Sports Betting Content Is HARD 48:14 What are your content consumption habits 50:30 Sports Gambling Twitter is the worst place on earth 56:10 What is worse: knowingly scamming people selling picks OR thinking that you are a winning bettor selling picks (when the picks are bad)? 1:02:30 Do you get lonely working at home? Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 12, 2025
Ep. 392 - Making It On Tiktok, Content Consumption & Working Smarter w/ Joe Holka
Joe Holka joins davis Mattek to discuss content creation, optimizing work flow, YouTube Thumbnails, TikTok, Instagram Reels, The YouTube Algorithm and more Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Timestamps: 2:30 The Psychology Of An Individual Consuming Content 6:20 Content For “Me” vs “You” 9:30 Dealing with not knowing if you are going to be successful or unsuccessful 12:30 Time management is crucial 17:00 The philosophy of thumbnails 25:00 Why Holka is moving away from YouTube 32:00 TikTok Is banning gambling content? 37:01 The “But” “So” Method 38:50 How research works for creating sports betting content 42:00 People say they can do it…but they can’t 48:14 What are you content consumption habits Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 22, 2025
Ep. 391 - Winning A Million Dollars, Creating Your Own Projections, Starting Your Youtube Journey w/ Neil Orfield
Neil Orfield joins Davis Mattek to discuss his DFS origin story, winning the DraftKings Millionaire Maker, starting his own Youtube, the types of content he thinks are successful and more. Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Neil Orfield Introduction 2:15 Neil’s DFS Origin Story 11:16 Is there value in creating your own projections for daily fantasy? 17:20 Neil’s Milly Maker Win On DraftKings 24:30 Why is Neil not marketing himself more? 34:01 complaining about playoff best ball 39:01 Neil Starting His Own Youtube Channel 47:01 What type of content do YOU want to see? 57:01 What Are Neil’s S.M.A.R.T goals for 2025? Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 15, 2025
Ep. 390 - How Does It Feel To Be The Most Important Man In DFS? w/ Drew Dinkmeyer
Drew Dinkmeyer joins Davis Mattek to discuss the NBA actually being awesome, the biggest NBA storylines in the media this season, Zach Lowe being laid off at ESPN, the Chicago Bears, Establish the Run and being the most important person in the NBA projections space, Drew's vision of the future for DFS and much more. Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Drew Dinkmeyer Introduction 2:30 The NBA Is Actually Great 9:01 Why does no one like the current Boston Celtics? 15:50 The NBA could simply market itself better 23:30 Is the NBA tax apron an error? 31:15 Why the hell did Zach Lowe get laid off? 38:13 What does Drew want to have happen with the Chicago Bears? 41:01 How does Drew Dinkmeyer deal with being so important in gambling 49:00 Drew Dinkmeyer’s vision for the future of fantasy sports 59:30 Drew’s favorite book he read in 2024 1:01:20 Don’t Be An NPC Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, January 10, 2025
Ep. 389 - New Years Resolutions, YouTube, Reading, Marathons & More w/ Peter Overzet
Peter Overzet joins Davis Mattek to discuss New Year Resolutions, the problem with winning, how to get fit as a best ball addict, YouTube goals, quitting booze, and much more Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Peter Overzet Introduction 1:30 The Problem With Winning 6:30 2024 Resolutions: Did We Win? 12:30 2025 New Years Resolutions 15:30 The value of dynamic movements vs just strength training 18:00 Davis And Peter Talk Youtube Shop 25:53 Youtube Goals For 2025 35:30 The difficulty of growing on YouTube and how to do it 44:01 Cold Turkey No Booze Peter 46:20 ….Running a marathon? Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, December 26, 2024
Ep. 388 - Establish The Run, 2024 Best Ball, DFS Sims, Ultra-Running & the Buffalo Bills w/ Mike Leone
Davis Mattek is joined by Michael Leone to discuss Michael's role at ETR, data science, lessons from best ball in 2024, ultra running, the Buffalo Bills and more! Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Michael Leone From Establish The Run Introduction 2:30 What is it like to have such a huge impact on the market in fantasy sports and prop betting? 10:00 Leone’s history of daily fantasy sims 20:30 ETR’s role in Battle Royale on Underdog 27:25 How does Michael Leone play DFS now? 31:00 Michael Leone’s takeaways from best ball in 2024 51:00 Running as a hobby 1:07:00 Does Leone hate the Chiefs as much as he hated the Patriots? Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 18, 2024
Ep. 387 - Creating TikToks, NBA Ratings, Leaving Twitter, Brain Rot, Super Teams, PGA Best Ball w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo ( @MayoMediaNetwork ) to discuss creating on Youtube Shorts, Tiktok, Instagram Reels, fixing NBA rating, Brain Rot, short attention spans, Super Teams, World War 2 and much more Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Pat Mayo Introduction 2:00 Why do people want to hear us not talk about football (or golf) 8:11 Optimizing For TikTok/Instagram Reels/YouTube Shorts 16:00 Why we are never leaving Twitter 22:55 Avoiding Brain Rot On TikTok 29:12 Is there any way to fix NBA television ratings? 36:00 Tim Duncan Was Better Than Kobe Bryant 39:45 Super teams are great for every sports league 44:40 Americans do not like French people (Wemby has no chance) 52:30 We are far enough removed from World War 2 that it is not in the cultural conscious 55:00 Is life bad now or are we just much more aware of it? 1:01:00 No One Wants To Play A Game That Rewards Perfect Strategy 1:05:00 How To Win At PGA Best Ball Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 11, 2024
Ep. 386 - The History of Daily Fantasy Sports And How Socrdave Saved Them w/ David Kitchen
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Socrdave (David Kitchen) to discuss their mutual history, Fantasy Insiders, RotoGrinders, David's personal organization, Elon Musk and much more. 00:00 David Kitchen X Introduction 2:30 How did David Kitchen find daily fantasy sports? 8:30 Life before Rotogrinders for David 12:45 Grinders live….with Socrdave 17:00 Reading DMs from 2013 between David and Davis 23:50 The Legend Of Basketball Monster 29:01 The End Of Fantasy Insiders 36:04 DFS Communities 40:03 Notion, Trello, Asana, Basecamp… David can never find the perfect program to get organized 48:00 The Hollowness of SEO 55:20 David Kitchen and Late Round QB 1:01:00 David loves Elon Musk Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 04, 2024
Ep. 385 - Who Wins NFL MVP? Coach Of The Year? Offensive Rookie Of The Year? w/ Kevin Cole
Davis Mattek welcomes Kevin Cole from Unexpected Points for an in-depth discussion about football analysis and data analytics. Using python and sports analytics tools, they explore the intersection of statistical modeling and football strategy. They use these tools to discuss who should win NFL MVP, Coach Of The Year, Offensive Rookie of the year and more! The conversation delves into data science applications in sports, making this football podcast episode essential for anyone interested in the analytical side of the game. 🏈📊 Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Taekcast Kevin Cole Unexpected Points Introduction 2:01 Who Will Win 2024 NFL MVP ? 5:45 Is it okay for Saquon Barkley to win NFL MVP? 13:03 Are Lamar Jackson’s bad games worse than a normal QBs bad games 14:30 Caleb Williams learned the wrong lesson Patrick mahomes on the sideline scramble 16:04 What is Jared Goff’s NFL MVP case? 21:45 Are the Chiefs bad or just unserious? Why is Andy Reid not pressing the edges? 31:30 It Always Comes Back To Brock Purdy and Kyle Shanahan 35:30 What do the Panthers and Dave Canales do with Bryce Young? 43:30 2024 Offensive Rookie Of The Year 52:01 Jayden Daniels vs Drake Maye 55:02 2024 NFL Coach Of The Year: Who should we bet? Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Audio-Only Podcast Feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 27, 2024
Ep. 384 What Does Being A Genius MEAN? How IQ Tests Work, The Bottomless Pit Of More, Measuring Memory w/ Ryan Daut
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by former top-level DFS professional and high-stakes poker player Ryan Daut to discuss his retirement from gambling, realizing he had a 160+ IQ, taking the official IQ test and much more. 00:00 Ryan Daut Taekcast Introduction 1:27 Ryan’s DeFi Realization: What is wealth? 4:45 No One Really Retires From Gambling; how did Ryan? 11:00 Gambling as someone who hates losing 12:10 We need ambitious people on this earth 17:02 Is Davis Mattek an NPC? 23:01 Ryan Daut Decides To Take An Official IQ Test: Why? 27:58 The Mega Test??? 32:02 Ryan Breaks Davis’ Brain With A Math Problem 35:21 The Actual Reasons To Take An IQ Test 40:30 What was the IQ test actually like? 49:50 How To Measure Memory For IQ 56:35 What do you feel when you realize you’re a genius? 1:01:01 What does any of this matter? Why should anyone care about being intelligent? 1:09:50 Microstrategy Blowup, when? 1:12:01 Social Media Response To Posting Ryan’s IQ Test Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 20, 2024
Ep. 383 - DFS Is Dead? Owning ETR, Projection Fragility, Downswings, Crypto Luck w/ Andrew Wiggins
Davis Mattek and Andrew Wiggins from Establish the Run dive deep into daily fantasy football game theory and discuss how draftkings has evolved over the years. They explore modern gambling and DFS strategy while examining the impact of sports betting on the industry's growth. The conversation covers innovative approaches to betting, DFS and includes discussion of bitcoin, crypto and downswings in gambling. 00:00 Andrew Wiggins Makisupa Introduction 2:00 Is DFS Dead 4:20 Why is gambling so popular right now? 7:01 Are you old enough to remember watching TV without a phone? 10:20 Owning ETR in a short attention span economy 15:15 The downswings of DFS 19:10 Getting off the top optimal in cash (and why you can do it) 22:01 Jauan Jennings Is The Greatest Player In Football 25:10 Getting off of hyper efficient players before the projections adjust 31:55 NBA Projection and the difficulty of median projections 36:30 Why don’t people like the NBA as much as football? When was the last collective sporting event? 41:00 Some of the dumbest people on Earth are going to get insanely rich because of Bitcoin 44:55 What is going on in the crypto casino? 48:10 Davis’ biggest conspiracy theory belief 50:55 Nuclear Power Could Be The Future 52:30 Wellymaker https://x.com/DrewDinkmeyer/status/1832057141126930784 53:30 Do Not Use The For You Tab 56:00 Andrew Wiggins Training Schedule 1:01:15 Bets To Improve Your Health 1:03:30 The Greatest Grateful Dead Live Recording Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 13, 2024
Ep. 382 - Content Creation, Betting On Yourself, How The YouTube Economy Works, Being Your Own Boss w/ Mike Zakarian
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Mike Zakarian from the NBA Bit to discuss content creation, self employment, self doubt, always being on the clock, the YouTube economy and much more 00:00 Mike Zakarian Introduction 1:45 The Journey into self employment and content creation 3:55 How sports betting changed the entire landscape for the sports content market 6:45 The reality of the fickleness of peoples viewing habits 12:30 Marketing versus Knowledge 18:40 The over saturation of the content market: there is too much to watch! 27:00 The upside of working for yourself 31:55 No one works for the same company for their entire life anymore 38:55 The 99% versus the 1% in content and in life 47:05 Why does something bad have to happen before we are ready to make the leap? 53:00 You could be working 100% of your waking hours theoretically if you wanted to Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 06, 2024
Ep. 381 - Is Polling DEAD? Epic Campaign Failures, Democrat Strategy Moving Forward & Election Conjecture w/ Brian Hooper
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Election Consequences Intro 4:30 Is Political Polling dead? 10:44 The Biden Campaign vs The Harris Campaign Strategies 16:30 Comparing the 2024 election to the 1968 election 19:20 There will be no end to inflation 26:30 The Wrong Strategy vs Trump 34:01 Harris did not run a good campaign 45:00 How easy it is to bet on elections? 52:40 Harris not going on Rogan is one of the biggest unforced errors in political history 59:30 If the economy is good, incumbent party wins. If the economy is bad, incumbent party loses. Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 30, 2024
Ep. 380 - Anthony Richardson BENCHED, New York Jets MESS, NFL WR Trades with Ron Stewart
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Ron Stewart Introduction 2:10 Who does Ron blame for the 2-6 New York Jets start? 9:50 How much of the Jets mess should Aaron Rodgers be able to fix? 12:10 How much does Sam Darnold make in free agency? 23:20 Anthony Richardson benched after 10 NFL starts…what the hell is going? 33:01 Anthony Richardson Cope From Ron…Can he turn it around? 39:51 Why was Davante Adams not traded to the Jets earlier? 46:02 DeAndre Hopkins To The Chiefs, Amari Cooper to the bills, who has the biggest impact? 50:02 Just how bad are the Bills coaching staff? Davis Mattek is joined by Ron Stewart to discuss the epic collapse of the 2024 New York Jets, Aaron Rodgers' accountability, Anthony Richardson getting benched, the worst coaches of good NFL teams and much more Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 23, 2024
Ep. 379 - Lebron James, Steph Curry, Jayson Tatum & The 2024-25 NBA Season w/ Jared Dubin From Last Night In Basketball
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Jared Dubin from Last Night In Basketball to predict the 2024 NBA season and get up to speed with what to expect over the next 6 months of hoops. 00:00 Jared Dubin Introduction 1:40 OKC Thunder: Are they going to make an in season trade? 7:55 Are the Boston Celtics a hollow super team? 11:55 Is The Eastern Conference More Fragile at the top? 16:02 The Orlando Magic Are Ready To Make A Run 19:15 What is the NBA trade market like in-season in 2024-25? 22:45 What the hell is going on with the detroit pistons? 27:59 Rookie Of The Year: Who is it? 35:03 The New Orleans Pelicans: Trey Murphy III, Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram… how good can they be? 41:11 Are the aprons working as intended? 46:45 What is the deal with Jamaal Murray? 50:01 Any breakout bench players for the Denver Nuggets? 53:59 Golden State Warriors: No Klay Thompson, Melton/Hield, More minutes for the young guys? 56:00 The Warriors closing lineup: Steph, Draymond Green, Kuminga and….? 1:01:58 The End Of Era: Lebron James Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 16, 2024
Ep. 378 - OKC Title Town, New Look Golden State Warriors, 76ers Pain, Karl Anthony Towns & More NBA w/ Justin Phan From Unabated
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Justin Phan from Unabated & Underdog to discuss how NBA projections are made, the brand new Unabated NBA betting & DFS projection model, the OKC Thunder, the Philadelphia 76ers, Victor Wembenyama, and much more about the 2024-2025 NBA Season 00:00 2024-2025 NBA Season Preview Intro 3:00 New Unabated NBA Conditional Projection Tool: How Do Conditional Projections Work & the best way to leverage projections to make money in the 2024-25 NBA Season 15:01 Oklahoma City Thunder 2024-25: Are they as good as their odds suggest? How could they fail? How good is Isaiah Hartenstein? 22:02 Denver Nuggets: What Is The Deal? Why did they cheap out on Kentavious Caldwell-Pope? 26:45 The New Look Golden State Warriors: No More Klay Thompson? Who starts? Old vs Young at every position! 35:10 San Antonio Spurs & Victor Wembenyama: It’s A New Era in the NBA as Wemby is perhaps the best player in the NBA 46:10 New York Knicks Trade For Karl Anthony Towns: Who won the trade? The Knicks or the Wolves? 53:30 Anthony Edwards The Next Super Duper NBA Superstar?? 55:01 Boston Celtics: Can They Repeat As Champions? Why or why not? 58:03 It Is The Philadelphia 76ers Season (Or Maybe Not) Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 =================== NBA, zach lowe, justin phan, unabated, underdog, NBA dfs, NBA projections, NBA betting, how to bet on the NBA, NBA picks, NBA talk, NBA season preview, basketball, golden state warriors, thunder, wembenyma, wemby, spurs, knicks, wolves, warriors, curry, klay, dray, KAT, bodega KAT, karl anthony towns, julius randle, NBA projection talk, NBA sports talk, hardwood, nate duncan, duncd on, duncd on NBA podcast, the NBA BIT, mike zakarian, chris paul, jeramy sochan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c
Wed, October 09, 2024
Ep. 377 - How DO NFL DFS Sims Work, Handbuilders Can Still Win In 2024 & Exploiting Bad Drafters On Underdog w/ Brian Hooper
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss how sims are changing the NFL DFS landscape, what sims actually do, issues with the public facing sim products and how the field is missing the trick with Underdog Battle Royale contests 00:00 Intro 1:00 State Of The Nation For DFS Sims 3:15 What Are Sims Saying Is +EV This Year 5:50 What Actually Happens Inside Of A DFS Sim 7:30 Issues With Overcorrelations In Sims 11:20 Fragility In Projecting The Field In DFS 14:00 Knowing Ball Vs Knowing Nerd 19:30 Can You Still Win In DFS With A Solver 20:15 Input Volatility (How Do DFS Projections Work) 26:01 Changing Inputs In DFS Projections And How That Effects Sims 31:00 Why DFS Sims Want You To Always Play The Chalk 35:00 How A Handbuilder Should Play DFS In 2024 41:00 Can Sims Tell You When To Swap In DFS? 46:00 Is Battle Royale On Underdog The Last Beatable Daily Fantasy Sports Game? 52:00 God Knowledge Projection For Fantasy Sports 56:30 Anchoring Bias Of DFS Salary Vs Best Ball ADP Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 02, 2024
Ep. 376 - Sam Darnold MVP, Bryce Young Tippy Toes, Patrick Mahomes Checkdowns, Jayden Daniels Revisionism & More w/ RotoPat
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Patrick Daugherty (@Rotopat) from Rotoworld/NBC Sports to discuss the 2024 NFL season so far including Kyle Shanahan, Mike McDaniel, Sam Darnold, Patrick Mahomes, Jayden Daniels, Caleb Williams and much more. 00:00 Pat Daugherty Rotoworld Introduction 3:30 Kyle Shanahan Is A Liar 8:30 What To Make Of The Sam Darnold MVP Season?? 19:30 Mahomes Struggles without Rice 22:00 Amari Cooper To The Chiefs 23:30 Will DeShaun Watson Be Benched? 28:30 What do the Panthers do with Bryce Young? 31:00 Joe Flacco to MIA? 33:00 Mike McDaniel In-Game Adjustments 37:00 Hayden Hurst Medical Retirement 40:30 Nuclear QB Prospect Take 43:00 Is Anthony Richardson just Trey Lance? 47:00 Jayden Daniels vs Caleb Williams Revisionist Takes 55:00 Los Angeles Chargers... what is the deal? Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 =================== rotopat, pat daugherty, rotoworld, good football show, nbc sports universal, rotoworld fantasy football podcast, nbc sports podcast, sam darnold, KOC, kevin o'connel, tua, Mike mcdaniel, patrick mahomes, caleb williams, shane waldron Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 25, 2024
Ep. 375 - What Happened To NFL Offenses? w/ Cody Alexander from Match Quarters
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Cody Alexander from www.matchquarters.com to figure out what happened to scoring in the NFL. Cody is a supreme knower of defensive ball and breaks down just what is happening at the NFL level that is keeping points from the scoreboard. Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Davis Mattek is joined by Andy Molitor (AndyMSFW) from the Deep Dive Pod and BETSPERTS Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 =================== cody alexander, matchquarters, NFL, NFL defense, NFL offense, what happened to offense, man vs zone, zone vs man, zone blitz, NFL blitz, tampa two, ball knowing, know ball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 18, 2024
Ep. 374 - Soccer Bet Modeling, The Value Of Set Pieces, Numbering Leo Messi's Greatness & More w/ Ted Knutson from The Transfer Flow
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Ted Knutson of The Transfer Flow to discuss his work at Statsbomb, modeling soccer for gambling, how he got into soccer gambling, set pieces, the value of a truly great player for gambling like Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, fixing Chelsea Football Club and much more Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Davis Mattek is joined by Andy Molitor (AndyMSFW) from the Deep Dive Pod and BETSPERTS Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 =================== soccer, football, gambling, soccer gambling, Chelsea, ted knutson, transfer flow, transfer flow podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 11, 2024
Ep. 373 - Jayden Daniels, Kirk Cousins, Kliff Kingsbury & More In NFL TAEK MARKET w/ Andy MSFW
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Andy Molitor (AndyMSFW) from the Deep Dive Pod and BETSPERTS to play a game of Buy or Sell for NFL TAKES after Week One of the NFL season. Would you buy or sell a Chiefs NFL future for $2.50? That and more on the show! Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Davis Mattek is joined by Andy Molitor (AndyMSFW) from the Deep Dive Pod and BETSPERTS Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 04, 2024
Ep. 372 - Brandon Aiyuk, Andrei Iosivias, NFL Training, Chase Brown & The Air Raid w/ Coach Drew Lieberman From The Sideline Hustle
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Get $40 Off A 6-Month RotoGrinders Sub HERE: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Davis Mattek is joined by Coach Drew Lieberman. Drew is a private WR coach who has worked with Mohammed Sanu, Brandon Aiyuk, Darius Slayton, Evan Engram, Andrei Iosivias, Chase Brown and many more NFL players. Drew takes Davis into the mind of an NFL athlete training to get better, how he works with these athletes and much more. Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Fantasy Football Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 28, 2024
Ep. 371 - Story Of The NFL Season, Mediocre QB Contracts, Kyler Murray & More w/ Kevin Cole From Unexpected Points
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Kevin Cole from Unexpected Points to discuss what will be the biggest storyline of the 2024 NFL season, McShanny QBs, 49ers holdouts, feeling bad for Josh Allen and more. Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Fantasy Football Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 21, 2024
Ep. 370 - Who Uses Chat GPT, The Olympics, Alien(s), NFL Futures, Pick 'Em Contest w/ Pat Mayo
Register for the 2024 PME Pick 'Em Contest On Underdog: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-uuVk2TqOfJ_u5azwMIAA4CIbsG-MOk9pNSCxdOEPm6kDEA/viewform?usp=send_form Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo from the Mayo Media Network to discuss if any average person uses Chat GPT, the Alien Franchise, their favorite NFL futures sports bets, the Olympics, and much more. Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Fantasy Football Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 14, 2024
Ep. 369 - Memecoin Battles, Solana, Bitcoin Puppets, Barron Trump Rugpull & More w/ Deeze
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Deeze from the "We Do A Little" Pod joins the show to discuss Memecoin mania, Ethereum vs Solana, Barron Trump rugpulling a Solana token, and much more. Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Fantasy Football Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 07, 2024
Ep. - 368 - Coach Tim Walz, JJ McCarthyism, Substacking & More w/ Arif Hasan
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Arif Hasan from wideleft.football joins the show to discuss new VP Candidate Tim Walz from Minnesota, JJ McCarthy's beginnings in Minnesota, Kevin O'Connel, Arif's substack and more. Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 31, 2024
Ep. 367 - NFL Super Bowl Contenders, Kyler Murray, Cheat Motion & More with TEJ SETH
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Tej Seth from Penn Gaming joins Davis Mattek to discuss the biggest contenders for the AFC Championship, cheat motion, Brock Purdy's contract, NFL wide receiver size, the biggest trends in NFL play calling and more. Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 24, 2024
Ep. 366 - Plurality and The Future Of Collaborative Technology w/ E. Glen Weyl
Davis Mattek is joined by E. Glen Weyl, author of PLURALITY: THE FUTURE OF COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND DEMOCRACY to discuss Glen's new book, how his thinking has changed since publishing Radical Markets, co-author Audrey Tang's role as the digital minister of Taiwan and much more. Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Sign up for premium fantasy football content, get a weekly BONUS episode of The Taekcast and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 12, 2024
Ep. 365 - Dontayvion Wicks Knows Ball, Pete Carroll Saying Goodbye, Jayden Daniels & More w/ Danny Kelly from The Ringer
Davis Mattek is joined by Danny Kelly of The Ringer to discuss Pete Carroll's weird retirement, Jayden Daniels, Dontayvion Wicks, 2024 NFL awards betting and more www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 05, 2024
Ep. 364 - Gambling On ???, Conspiracy Theories, and Solving Best Ball w/ Brian Hooper
Brian Hooper joins Davis Mattek to discuss how the average person gets introduced to gambling, believing in conspiracy theories, solving best ball, and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, May 30, 2024
Ep. 363 - Taylor Swift, Grey's Anatomy & Old Man Back Injuries w/ Pat Mayo
This is another crossover episode with Pat Mayo, in which the guys discuss the greatest TV procedurals of all time, Taylor Swift, back injuries, their golf problems, SailGP, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, May 23, 2024
Ep. 362 - No Gamble, No Future w/ Daniel Zack
Davis Mattek is joined by Daniel Zack to discuss winning the 2022 World Series Poker Player Of The Year, mixed games, best ball theory, four tight-ends, his bet with Justin Herzig & more www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, May 14, 2024
Ep. 361 - 2024 PGA Championship Golf Betting, Fantasy, One & Done Analysis w/ Skylar Hoke
Davis Mattek and Skylar Hoke give a comprehensive breakdown of the 2024 PGA Championship for sports betting, daily fantasy sports, one and done and even office pools. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, May 11, 2024
Ep. 360 - Brady Bordeaux Book Club w/ Peter Overzet, Patrick Laird & Ko Kieft
Davis Mattek & Peter Overzet are joined by Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Patrick Laird (and his roommate Ko Kieft) to discuss Pat's wedding, their book club, prepping for an NFL season, catching your first TD pass from Tom Brady, and much more. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 04:40 - Patrick Laird's wedding/honeymoon recap 18:15 - Davis trying to replace Laird with Dylan Laube 21:00 - Laird on the incoming Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookies (Bucky Irving) and the new OC 27:00 - The Bucs 2023 playoff win 31:00 - Would Laird get into coaching? 35:00 - On Huberman and experts 44:45 - Laird's goals for this season 58:00 - Book club discussion (Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect & The Trading Game) 1:14:00 - Ko Kieft makes an appearance 1:18:00 - Ko's takes on early impacts from rookie TE (& Ben Sinnott) 1:38:00 - The Tom Brady roast (why did he do it?) 1:48:00 - Media training for NFL players 1:54:00 - Lifting talk w/ Ko 2:00:00 - The Trading Game recap 2:10:00 - Book recs from Laird www.patreon.com/taekcast WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWBChNQkul8&ab_channel=PeterOverzet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 01, 2024
Ep. 359 - The PenixCast w/ Kevin Cole
Kevin Cole joins the show to try and answer: what did the Atlanta Falcons just do and why? In addition, Davis Mattek and Kevin Cole do a post-mortem on the 2024 NFL Draft. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, April 23, 2024
Ep. 358 - The Definitive Dylan Laube Interview w/ Dylan Laube
Future NFL star Dylan Laube from the University of New Hampshire joins Davis Mattek to discuss his journey to the NFL, the 2024 Senior Bowl, the pre-draft process, working out, and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 17, 2024
Ep. 357 - Betting The 2024 NFL Draft w/ Connor Allen from 4for4Bets
Davis Mattek is joined by Connor Allen to run through the betting board for the 2024 NFL and to discuss Connor's approach to betting niche sports betting markets. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, April 08, 2024
Ep. 356 - The Masters Gambling Sports Betting & DFS Preview w/ @SkyHookDFS
Davis and Skylar break down all relevant players at the 2024 Masters at Augusta National for gambling, sports betting, and daily fantasy. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 03, 2024
Ep. 355 - Leaning Left w/ Arif Hasan
Arif Hasan joins the program to discuss the problem with opposition-first based politics, feeling disheartened by the Democrats and the problem with personal ideology not aligning with reality. wideleft.football www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 27, 2024
Ep. 354 - New Year's Check In w/ Peter Overzet
Peter Overzet joins Davis Mattek to discuss the New York piece on Andrew Huberman and discuss where they are at with their New Year's Resolutions. https://www.youtube.com/c/peteroverzet www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 20, 2024
Ep. 353 - Bitcoin's Back w/ Alex @Gladstein from The Human Rights Foundation
Alex Gladstein from the Human Rights Foundation joins Davis Mattek to discuss Bitcoin's biggest developments, how the Bitcoin ETFs have affected the market, the intersection of BTC and human rights, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 14, 2024
Ep. 352 - Who Has All The Tools w/ Ted Nguyen from The Athletic
Ted Nguyen from The Athletic joins the podcast to discuss the incoming top 4 rookie NFL quarterbacks from a film perspective and break down some of the most significant moves in NFL free agency thus far. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 06, 2024
Ep. 351 - Green Numbers Only w/ Krutches
Davis Mattek is joined by season crypto analyst Krutches (@McDonaldsXBT) to break down the impact of the Bitcoin ETF, meme-coins and what is different about this bull run in the markets. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 28, 2024
Ep. 350 - Behind The Curtain At DraftKings w/ Former Employee Nathan Peters-Kroll
Former DraftKings VIP guru NPK joins Davis Mattek to discuss how sports betting changed DK's business model, the difficulties inherent in rewarding gamblers and why rakeback changes so often on gambling platforms. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 21, 2024
Ep. 349 - To Scroll Or Not To Scroll w/ Brian Hooper
Brian Hooper joins the show to discuss what the optimal best ball and DFS strategy will look like in 2024 before devolving into solving the world's political problems www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 14, 2024
Ep. 348 - Who Lost The Super Bowl w/ Kevin Cole
Kevin Cole joins Davis Mattek to discuss the overtime rules, Patrick Mahome's historical ranking, the 2024 draft class, and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 07, 2024
Ep. 347 - The Gillcast Bets The Super Bowl w/ Sammy Reid
Davis Mattek & Sammy Reid (minus Nate Nohling) break down their favorite bets for Super Bowl 58 and highlight some of the ways to find a profitable Super Bowl betting strategy. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 31, 2024
Ep. 346 - Deep Inside Sports Modeling w/ Derek Carty
Derek Carty joins the show to share some insights into why his models differ so much from the market and how to use those edges in sports speculation. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 24, 2024
Ep. 345 - Who Wants Justin Fields w/ Tej Seth from Sumer Sports
Tej Seth joins the program to decide what the Bears should do with the #1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and who, if anyone, should make the leap to acquire Fields www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 17, 2024
Ep. 344 - Getting Better At Betting w/ Matt Freedman
Matt Freedman joins Davis Mattek to discuss transitioning from full-time fantasy sports to betting, how to find profitable player props, betting fantasy point total & who should be the next coach of the Dallas Cowboys www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 10, 2024
Ep. 343 - Justin Fields, NFL Playoffs & PickSix w/ Pat Mayo
Pat Mayo joins Davis Mattek to discuss what the Bears should do with the #1 pick, the NFL playoffs, the new PickSix game on DraftKings & much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 03, 2024
Ep. 342 - What We Learned From Playing Fantasy Football In 2023 w/ Pat Kerrane
Pat Kerrane joins the program to discuss what we learned from playing fantasy football in the high-stakes championships and best ball finalist 2023. www.patreon.com/taekcast https://www.legendaryupside.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, December 28, 2023
Ep. 341 - New Year, New Me w/ Peter Overzet
Peter Overzet joins Davis Mattek to discuss how to make successful life changes, the science of New Year's Resolutions, and what they want to be held accountable for in 2024. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 20, 2023
Ep. 340 - The Brock Purdy Discourse w/ Kevin Cole
Kevin Cole joins the program to discuss who should win the 2023 NFL MVP, just what *is* Brock Purdy, Jalen Hurts' un-quantifiable skillset, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 13, 2023
Ep. 339 - Man's Search For Meaning w/ Brian Hooper
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss how Bitcoin could potentially fail, the function of the US Stock Market, and, of course, Man's Search For Meaning. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 06, 2023
Ep. 338 - Get Eli Manning In The Hall Of Fame w/ Nick Kostos
Davis Mattek is joined by Nick Kostos to discuss sports betting integration into Big Media, who should win NFL MVP, officiating, and why Eli Manning should be in the Hall Of Fame. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, November 30, 2023
Ep. 337 - How Much Do You Actually Need w/ Pat Kerrane
Pat Kerrane joins Davis Mattek to discuss how winning Best Ball Mania 3 has changed his life, how much we *really* need, and the Bills/Bengals W17 weirdness and hating to cook. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 22, 2023
Ep. 336 - Sportsbook Socialism w/ Pat Mayo
Pat Mayo joins the show to talk about political coverage leaving sports, their favorite table games at the casino, how the NBA can monetize its soap opera & much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, November 16, 2023
Ep. 335 - State Of The Footballing Nation w/ Eric Eager from Sumer Sports
Eric Eager from Sumer Sports joins Davis Mattek to discuss scoring being down across the NFL, development curves for rookie QBs, #OurLions, the 2023 MVP Market & much more www.patreon.com/taekcast https://sumersports.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 08, 2023
Ep. 334 - Is Gambling Important, Really? w/ RikkieDee
Millionaire Maker winner RikkieDee joins the show to talk about the usefulness of gambling content, why people enjoy consuming content, Andrew Huberman, Bryan Johnson, and what it is that we are even doing here. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 01, 2023
Ep. 333 - Artificial Egos w/ Pat Mayo
Pat Mayo joins Davis Mattek to discuss live sports TV ratings, artificial intelligence podcasts, playing DFS with sims and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 25, 2023
Ep. 332 - Inflation Is Good, Actually w/ Brian Hooper
Davis Mattek and Brian Hooper discuss DFS legal battles, how inflation and gambling are related, horse racing, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 18, 2023
Ep. 331 - Very Important Dogs w/ Cam MacMillan from UnderDog Fantasy
Cameron MacMillan joins the program to discuss the new VIP program at UnderDog, the future of fantasy sports, the history of DFS, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 11, 2023
Ep. 330 - Inside The Modern American Sportsbook w/ Ed Miller
Davis Mattek is joined by Ed Miller, author Interception: The Secrets of Modern Sportsbetting, to talk about Same-Game Parlays, how limiting works, forced parlays, and much more inside the modern American Sportsbook. Order the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKS8GGX4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1A008RXS0KUI7 www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 04, 2023
Ep. 329 - Do You Know Ball w/ Kevin Cole
Kevin Cole joins the show to answer an important question: Who knows ball? Does Taylor Swift know ball? Why is it short king summer? www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 27, 2023
Ep. 328 - Simulation Streets w/ Max Steinberg from SaberSim
Max Steinberg joins Davis Mattek to discuss the work that goes into building a DFS simulator, how to use sims to win in daily fantasy effectively, how solvers impacted the poker world, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sabersim.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 20, 2023
Ep. 327 - What You've Missed In Crypto + FriendTech w/ Andy8052 & DeezeFI
Andy and Deeze join Davis Mattek to update what has happened in the world of cryptocurrency since the FTX-related collapse of many digital currencies and chat about a new crypto app that people are actually using in Friend Tech. Support the show: www.patreon.com/taekcast FT codes: ft-9dlh14ot ft-o4gswmf7 ft-96187pj2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 13, 2023
Ep. 326 - Quittin' Ain't Easy w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek and Pat Mayo chat about quitting smoking, the importance of routine, how their lives change during football season, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 06, 2023
Ep. 325 - Are We In A Simulation w/ Jordan Cooper (@BlenderHD) and Brian Hooper
Brian Hooper and Jordan Cooper join the show to talk about public-facing simulations for daily fantasy sports, how to use simulations to win, and how the simulations work. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 30, 2023
Ep. 324 - The Gang Drafts A $2,000 FFPC Main Event High Stakes Fantasy Football Team w/ Evan Silva, Rich Hribar, JJ Zachariason & Pat Thorman
Evan Silva, Rich Hribar, Pat Thorman, JJ Zachariason & Davis Mattek join up to draft a $2,000 FFPC Main Event team in an attempt to win $1,000,000 playing fantasy football. Draft Board Link: https://myffpc.com/DraftBoard.aspx?ltuid=470-FDDDE69DE338 Draft Board Image: https://ibb.co/J5R0P63 Support The Taekcast By Subscribing On Patreon: www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 23, 2023
Ep. 323 - 2023 Fantasy Football Primer & Draft Guide w/ JJ Zachariason from LateRound.com
JJ Zachariason joins Davis Mattek to provide a primer to fantasy football drafts in 2023. JJ works through the best strategy in fantasy football at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end to help you win your fantasy leagues in 2023. Buy JJ's Draft Guide: https://lateround.com/#guides Support The Taekcast On Patreon: www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 16, 2023
Ep. 322 - SubStacking w/ Ben Gretch
Davis Mattek is joined by Ben Gretch to discuss Ben's journey into being a substack creator, how to break into the fantasy industry, self-knowledge & much more Sign Up For Ben's Substack here: https://bengretch.substack.com/ Support The Taekcast On Patreon here: www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 10, 2023
Ep. 321 - Take That For The Data w/ Tej Seth From Sumer Sports
Tej Seth from Sumer Sports joins the show to discuss his data science work at Sumer Sports, who owns sack rates, how long the Chiefs can go without a good WR & more football analytics data points for the 2023 season. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 02, 2023
Ep. 320 - The Niche Sport Fort w/ PSUFans2 & FearMyTurtle
Sean Newsham (PSUFans2) & Alex Hardin (FearMyTurtle) join the Taekcast to discuss their new college football DFS product, their experience grinding niche sports DFS, SoRare, sweating soccer DFS & much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 26, 2023
Ep. 319 - I Wouldn't Do That If I Were Me w/ Jason Gay
Jason Gay from the Wall Street Journal joins Davis Mattek Journal to discuss the Tour De France, Leo Messi, Shohei Ohtani, and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, July 21, 2023
Ep. 318 - Running It Back w/ Patrick Laird & Peter Overzet
Patrick Laird joins Peter Overzet and Davis Mattek to discuss his offseason training, the upcoming season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, running back contracts, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast WATCH THE SHOW: https://www.youtube.com/c/peteroverzet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 19, 2023
Ep. 317 - Running Back Communism & The Geno Smith Paradox w/ Danny Kelly From The Ringer
Danny Kelly joins the program to discuss the absurdity of the 2022 -2023 Seattle Seahawks, Russell Wilson's Ego and take a deep dive into the NFL running back contract dilemma. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 12, 2023
Ep. 316 - The Five Worst NFL Teams, Generative Content & Losing Republican Presidential Candidates w/ Pat Mayo
Pat Mayo joins the show to decide the five worst teams in the NFL, chat generative art + deep fakes, the GOP candidates who will inevitably lose to Donald Trump & more www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, July 06, 2023
Ep. 315 - NBA Free Agency, Dame Lillard and Player Empowerment w/ Jared Dubin
Jared Dubin joins Davis Mattek to recap some of the biggest stories from NBA free agency, the Damien Lillard trade request/demand, where James Harden might land, and more around the NBA. www.patreon.com/taekcast Jared's Substack: lastnightinbasketball.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 28, 2023
Ep. 314 - RFK Jr., Pysops, & The Problem With Expertise w/ Brian Hooper
Brian Hooper joins the show to discuss how real RFK Jr.'s presidential candidacy is, big bank capture of American politics, the problem with expertise, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 21, 2023
Ep. 313 - Analyzing The NFL Vibes w/ Will Brinson From CBS
Will Brinson of CBS joins Davis Mattek to discuss how gambling has been integrated into NFL broadcasts, the Buffalo Bills vibes, the Bengals salary cap, the LIV/PGA Tour merger & more www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, June 06, 2023
Ep. 312 - LIV Golf Is Dead; Long LIV Golf w/ @Spreadapedia
Jason Weingarten (@Spreadpedia) joins the show to discuss the LIV Tour & PGA Tour merger, Jay Monahan, sports washing and what this means for the world of professional golf. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 01, 2023
Ep. 311 - Living In the Bad Faith Times w/ Denny Carter
Denny Carter joins the Taekcast to discuss the polarization of American politics, Little Rob DeSantis, gerrymandering, and how the internet will lead to the downfall of mankind. Uplifting! www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 26, 2023
Ep. 310 - Knowing Ball w/ Eric Eager from Sumer Sports
Eric Eager joins the program to discuss the Chiefs 2022 season, the Detriot Lions 2023 NFL draft, Brock Purdy's secret to getting drafted by the 49ers, and much more about the NFL. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 17, 2023
Ep. 309 - Limiting The Fishes w/ Jeff Edelstein Of USBets
Jeff Edelstein joins Davis Mattek on the show to discuss the profitability of US-facing sportsbooks, his long journey in daily fantasy sports, Roman emperors, screen time, Underdog Best Ball drafts & much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 10, 2023
Ep. 308 - Showdown King w/ Matthew Wiley
Matthew Wiley (@Wiley77), the host of the Golflandia podcast, joins the show to discuss his horse Showdown King, giving up fighting the LIV battle, growing up in Canada, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 03, 2023
Ep. 307 - ChatGPT Taking Our Jobs w/ Pat Mayo
Pat Mayo joins Davis Mattek to discuss the Texans' awful Will Anderson trade, the 2023 NFL Draft Class, Chat GPT, the shitty current Star Wars shows, Reality TV, and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, April 25, 2023
Ep. 306 - First Round NFL Draft Mock w/ Ben Gretch From Stealing Signals
Ben Gretch joins Davis Mattek to do a full pick-by-pick mock draft of the 2023 NFL Draft first round. NEW Fantasy Football Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Support The Show: www.patreon.com/taekcast Ben's Stealing Signals Substack: https://bengretch.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 19, 2023
Ep. 305 - Stop Hating Your Neighbor w/ Brian Hooper
Brian Hooper joins Davis Mattek to discuss the constant changes in DFS rewards programs, the beatability of DFS, the place of religion in Western Society, the Dark Ages, and much more in a wide-ranging conversation. NEW Fantasy Football Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 12, 2023
Ep. 304 - UnderDog's On Top w/ Nick Rudman
Davis Mattek is joined by UnderDog Fantasy's director of communications Nick Rudman to discuss the intersection of DFS and sports betting, UnderDog's content strategy, personal training for Sylvester Stallone, Rudman's aversion to vegetables and much more. NEW Fantasy Football Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Taekcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, April 06, 2023
Ep. 303 - Cold Plunging w/ Peter Overzet
Davis Mattek and Peter Overzet chat best ball & DFS games getting solved, which health tips are bullshit, artificial intelligence, cold plunges, and way more. www.patreon.com/taekcast NEW Fantasy Football Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Peter's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/peteroverzet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 22, 2023
Ep. 302 - Off Clark w/ Professional Skateboarder Walker Ryan
Davis Mattek is joined by professional skateboarder Walker Ryan to discuss his new novel, Off Clark. The guys cover how weird of a job skateboarding is, New York City Vs. LA, the popularity of taking care of ourselves more than ever and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Purchase Walker's Books HERE: https://oldfriendsandco.com/pages/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 15, 2023
Ep. 301 - Why Does Everyone Hate Aaron Rodgers w/ Kevin Cole from Unexpected Points
Davis Mattek and Kevin Cole discuss Aaron Rodgers' likely move to the New York Jets, probability in the NFL, the SVB failure and more wide-ranging topics www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 09, 2023
Ep. 300 - Online Blackjack Rabbitholes with Andy MSFW From The Deep Dive Pod
Davis Mattek is joined by Andy MSFW from The Deep Dive to discuss the impact of legalization on sports betting, the ethics of sports betting marketing, online blackjack & more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 23, 2023
Ep. 299 - Streaming Wars, Mahomes GOAT, & Much More w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek and Pat Mayo chat the LIV Golf tour, GOAT QB rankings, Daniel Craig's best performances, and much more in this long-form conversation show. www.patreon.com/taekcast Subscribe To The PME: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pat-mayo-experience/id593007235 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 15, 2023
Ep. 298 - Net Gains w/ ESPN's Ryan O'Hanlon
Davis Mattek is joined by ESPN's Ryan O'Hanlon (@rwohan) to discuss his new book on analytics in the world of soccer, "Net Gains," including how to analyze goalkeepers, who the new Sergio Busquets is, and much more in an over-arching conversation about analytics in sports. www.patreon.com/taekcast Purchase the book HERE: https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/net-gains_9781419758911/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 07, 2023
Ep. 297 - Chiefs/Eagles Super Bowl LVII Gambling Preview w/ Nate Nohling & Sammy Reid
Davis Mattek is joined by Nate Nohling & Sammy Reid to break down their favorite SB LVII wagers on DraftKings, Fanduel, Prize Picks, UnderDog, and all available Chiefs/Eagles Super Bowl gambling and sports betting markets. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 01, 2023
Ep. 296 - Tom Brady Trivia Answers & Cold Plunges w/ Patrick Laird And Peter Overzet
Davis Mattek, Patrick Laird and Peter Overzet discuss Patrick's season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Trivia Time with Tom Brady, Laird's workout routine, cold plunges, Pat's wedding proposal and much, much more. YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI57weEhXIM www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 25, 2023
Ep. 295 - ChatGPT Solving Gambling & Defeating The Algorithm w/ Brian Hooper
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss ChatGPT solving best ball and DFS, the Twitter algorithm, Hardcore History, the 2024 presidential election and much more www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 18, 2023
Ep. 294 - The Brothers Charlton w/ Jonathan Wilson
Davis Mattek is joined by author Jonathan Wilson to discuss his new book Two Brothers, about the life and times Bobby and Jack Charlton who were two of England's greatest footballers Book purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Two-Brothers-Jonathan-Wilson-ebook/dp/B09F8TPZCL www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 11, 2023
Ep. 293 - The 2 Million Dollar Man w/ Pat Kerrane
Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Kerrane, the champion of Underdog Fantasy's Best Ball Mania 3, to discuss the multi-day sweat, how it feels to catch the ship finally, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 04, 2023
Ep. 292 - Inside Golf Betting w/ Eric Patterson from The Score/Penn Gaming
Davis Mattek is joined by Eric Patterson, who works in risk management in the golf betting segment of The Score sportsbook in Ontario, Canada to discuss how golf markets function and how to get into golf betting. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 28, 2022
Ep. 291 - The Sharp Book Model w/ Circa Sportsbook Director Jeffrey Benson
Davis Mattek is joined by @JeffreyBenson12, the Sportsbook Operations Manager at Circa Sports to discuss how a sports book actually runs, the problems with the soft book model and limiting winning customers and much more in the sports betting industry. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 21, 2022
Ep. 290 - The Greatest World Cup Final Of Our Lifetimes w/ Pew_Pew_Pew
Davis Mattek and Paul (PewPewPew on DK) recap and discuss the 2022 World Cup in it's entirety with a focus on the amazing 3-3 final between Argentina and France www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 14, 2022
Ep. 289 - What Is Next For Bitcoin & The IMF w/ Alex @Gladstein
Davis Mattek is joined by Alex Gladstein from the Human Rights Foundation to discuss bitcoin regulation, SBF's arrest, problems with crypto, and the devastation the IMF and World Bank have perpetuated on the developing world Link to Alex's article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/imf-world-bank-repress-poor-countries www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 07, 2022
Ep. 288 - Are There Any Good Teams In The NFL w/ Kevin Cole from Unexpected Points
Davis Mattek and Kevin Cole discuss the MVP race, the killer weaknesses of every NFL team, what the hell can Denver do going forward, and if Kevin should become a political grifter on Substack www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, November 29, 2022
Ep. 287 - Season One Of Andor Is A Masterpiece w/ Brian Hooper & Jon Sousa
Davis, Brian, and Jon take a thorough look at Season 1 of Disney +'s Andor and recap what did and did not work about the finale episode before pondering what the future of the Star Wars franchise will look like. Sign up for more bonus episodes on www.patreon.com/taekcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, November 15, 2022
Ep. 286 - Who The Hell *IS* Sam Bankman-Fried? w/ Brian Hooper, Nate Nohling & DangyWing
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper, Nate Nohling and DangyWing to examine every aspect of the FTX collapse, Sam Bankman-Fried's crimes, CZ's Game of Thrones and Gary Gensler's complicity in all of this. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, November 10, 2022
Ep. 285 - Messi & Ronaldo with Joshua Robinson and Jon Clegg
Davis Mattek is joined by the authors of "Messi vs Ronaldo: One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era That Remade the World's Game" Joshua Robinson and Jon Clegg to discuss their book and the two GOATs of world soccer www.patreon.com/taekcast Buy the book here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/messi-vs-ronaldo-jonathan-cleggjoshua-robinson?variant=40152770412578 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, November 03, 2022
Ep. 284 - Elon Buys Twitter LOLZ Crossover w/ Peter Overzet & Brian Hooper
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper & Peter Overzet on a LOLZ/Taekcast crossover to discuss Elon Musk buying Twitter and their ideas for how the platform can be improved, with some NFL DFS Showdown conversation thrown in at the end. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 26, 2022
Ep. 283 - LIV To Fight Another Day w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek and Pat Mayo discuss their feelings about the LIV tour, what is wrong with fantasy football content, if they will ever be able to retire, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 19, 2022
Ep. 282 - What To Do When Everyone Gets Better w/ Peter Overzet
Davis Mattek and Peter Overzet dive deep into how DFS strategy has changed, discuss how much harder fantasy football is and propose some changes to the large-field best ball NFL tournaments. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 13, 2022
Ep. 281 - 2022 World Cup Preview w/ Pew_pew_pew
Davis Mattek is joined by high-stakes DFS grinder PewPewPew to break down the 2022 World Cup, going group by group and predicting the winners of each and winner of the tournament. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 05, 2022
Ep. 280 - Betting The 2022-23 NBA Season w/ Mike Gallagher
Davis Mattek is joined by Mike Gallagher to place a load of bets on the 2022-23 season, including MVP, most improved player, win totals, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 29, 2022
Ep. 279 - Adjusting Our Priors w/ Kevin Cole From PFF
Davis Mattek is joined by Kevin Cole to discuss what narratives have been proven wrong this NFL season, shifts in the betting market, the five greatest QBs ever, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 22, 2022
Ep. 278 - Is Showdown Dead & More w/ Brian Hooper
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss how the field is adjusting in Showdowns, astrology vs heuristics, The Ethereum Merge and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, September 13, 2022
Ep. 277 - What Exactly Does Nathan Hackett Do Here w/ Ben Baldwin
Davis Mattek and Ben Baldwin overreact to Week One of the NFL season, wonder what the value of an elite offensive line is, debate PFF QB grades, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, September 06, 2022
Ep. 276 - Drafting A True Zero-RB Team In The FFPC Main Event w/ Liam Murphy and Kyle Dvorchak
Davis Mattek is joined by Liam Murphy and Kyle Dvorchak of Rotoworld to draft a TRUE Zero RB team in the FFPC Main Event with a $2,000 entry fee and $1,000,000 to first place! www.patreon.com/taekcast Draft Board: https://myffpc.com/DraftBoardStandard.aspx?ltuid=AAD-A39BB120D9AC Draft Board Image Link: https://ibb.co/xS4vKmF YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzHGPwhmPX0&feature=youtu.be Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 31, 2022
Ep. 275 - FFPC Main Event Redux Out Of The 1.01 w/ Evan Silva, Rich Hribar, Pat Thorman and JJ Zachariason
Davis Mattek is joined again by Evan Silva and Pat Thorman from Establish The Run, RIch Hribar from Sharp Football and JJ Zachariason from LateRound.com to draft another $2,000 entry FFPC Main Event fantasy football team to try and win $1,000,000. Draft Board Link: https://myffpc.com/DraftBoardStandard.aspx?ltuid=49A-429F665901B3 Draft Board Image: https://ibb.co/g6PQ4Bb www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, August 23, 2022
Ep. 274 - FFPC Main Event Time w/ Evan Silva, Rich Hribar, Pat Thorman and JJ Zachariason
Davis Mattek is joined by RIch Hribar, Evan Silva, Pat Thorman and JJ Zachariason to draft a team in the FFPC Main Event to try and win a million dollars out of the 1.06 Draft Board: https://myffpc.com/DraftBoardStandard.aspx?ltuid=2D3-886732701848 Draft Board Image: https://freeimage.host/i/r1SnMF www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 10, 2022
Ep. 273 - It's Time For A Life-Hacking 🧵 w/ Joe Holka
Davis Mattek is joined by Joe Holka to discuss Twitter threads, their favorite life optimization tips they have picked up, the stressors of getting married, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 27, 2022
Ep. 272 - Trying To Realize EV In This Lifetime w/ Brian Hooper
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss some of the deeper elements of game theory optimization in best ball, how the average player should be interacting with Daily Fantasy Sports and of course, the wider geopolitical climate, George Orwell, Communism and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 20, 2022
Ep. 271 - Solving For What Comes Next In Professional Golf w/ @SkyHookDFS
Davis Mattek and Skyler Hoke take a look at the impact of LIV Golf on the PGA tour and wonder what will happen next in the world of professional golf for pros, hopefuls, Americans, Europeans, and everyone else in between. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 13, 2022
Ep. 270 - Uncertain NFL Futures w/ Eric Eager from Pro Football Focus
Davis Mattek is joined by Eric Eager from Pro Football Focus to handicap the major NFL futures markets for the 2022-23 seasons and give out some of their favorite futures and season win total bets. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 29, 2022
Ep. 269 - 2022 Fantasy Football Primer & Draft Guide w/ JJ Zachariason @LateRoundQB
Davis Mattek is joined by JJ Zacharisason (@LateRoundQB) to preview JJ's exhaustive 2022 Fantasy Football draft guide ( purchase at www.lateround.com ), while previewing every position and giving fantasy football players a plan of attack at every position and in every round for their 2022 fantasy football drafts. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 22, 2022
Ep. 268 - Basis Points, Barrels Of Oil And Overpriced Risk Assets w/ Jason Strasser Of Caption Management
Davis Mattek is joined by Jason Strasser (@Strassa2) to discuss how the Fed is responding to the impending recession, the problem with Vanguard ETFs, how crypto is handling the extreme bear market, and more thorny financial topics. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 15, 2022
Ep. 277 - Bitcoin, Bear Markets & Financial Privilege w/ Alex @Gladstein
Davis Mattek is joined by Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation to discuss the massive chaos in the financial world, the downward trajectory of cryptocurrency prices, why stablecoins and Bitcoin are so valuable outside of the United States and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Buy Alex's book: https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/products/check-your-financial-privilege Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 08, 2022
Ep. 266 - Saudi Arabian Sportswashing And Non-Ethical Transactions w/ Brian Hooper
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss the LIV Golf Tour and the associated ethical dilemmas, World War 1 History, Rasputin, Gun Control, and everything in between. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 01, 2022
Ep. 265 - Buying White Pants In Paris w/ Pat Mayo (@ThePME)
Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo to discuss their golf games, the Canadian housing market, dress codes in Paris and everything else in between. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 18, 2022
Ep. 264 - Play Whoever You Want w/ Jordan Cooper @BlenderHD
Davis Mattek is joined by Jordan Cooper (@BlenderHD) to discuss changes in the DFS landscape, how to not get wrecked at sports betting as a casual and how DFS may work for the upcoming FIFA world cup. www.patreon.com/taekcast https://www.theoryofdfs.com/ Promo: TAEKCAST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 11, 2022
Ep. 263 - Bear Market Blues w/ Brian Hooper (@Bric75)
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss the Terra experiment failure, the Coinbase Earnings call and more wide-ranging political and economic topics www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 04, 2022
Ep. 262 - Making Heads Or Tails Of The 2022 NFL Draft w/ Kevin Cole From PFF
Davis Mattek is joined by Kevin Cole to recap the 2022 NFL Draft, figuring out if the Eagles/Cardinals made good WR trades, what the shit the New England Patriots are up to, and if the betting markets have changed in a significant way after the draft. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, April 28, 2022
Ep. 261 - Elon Musk Is A Loser LOLZ Crossover w/ Peter Overzet & Brian Hooper
Davis Mattek and the LOLZ boys Peter Overzet and Brian Hooper engage in a crossover episode conversation about Elon Musk buying Twitter, the Bryn Kenny cheating accusations and if it is possible to cheat in DFS. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 20, 2022
Ep. 260 - 2022 Best Ball Fantasy Football Complete Primer w/ Hayden Winks From UnderDog Fantasy
Davis Mattek is joined by Hayden Winks to run through optimal roster construction in best ball, surprising research results from 2021 best ball contests, Zero RB vs Hero RB vs Superhero RB vs Robust RB, and optimal stacking allocations www.patreon.com/taekcast Sign Up On UnderDog: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/davismattek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 13, 2022
Ep. 259 - Staking Into The Future w/ Chase Devens From Messari.IO
Davis Mattek is joined by Chase Devens, a research analyst from Messari.Io, to discuss the function of network and application staking, what various Layer 1 cryptocurrency solutions are attempting to do, and if we will ever buy our coffees with Bitcoin. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, April 05, 2022
Ep. 258 - The Gillcast Drafts an NFBC Main Event Fantasy Baseball Team w/ Nate Nohling & Sammy Reid
In a mammoth episode, Davis Mattek is joined by the Gillcast boys (Nate Nohling and Sammy Reid) to draft an NFBC Main Event fantasy baseball team. Draft Board: https://draft.shgn.com/nfc/plain/dp/1314/grid Draft Board Image link: https://ibb.co/j3V1PCj www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 01, 2022
Ep. 257 - R - E - L - A - X About The Chiefs w/ Eric Eager from Pro Football Focus
Davis Mattek is joined by Eric Eager (@PFF_Eric) to discuss the Chiefs rebuilding window, how real the NFL salary cap is, which teams are in the market for rookie QBs, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 23, 2022
Ep. 256 - Crypto Is For Everyone w/ Eric Turner From Messari Crypto
Davis Mattek is joined by Eric Turner, the VP of Market Research for Messari Crypto to discuss how cryptocurrency could play a role in a non-revolutionary future, practical applications of NFTs, nation-states adopting Bitcoin, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 16, 2022
Ep. 255 - The Cryptopians w/ Laura Shin From The Unchained Podcast
Davis Mattek is joined by Laura Shin, host of the Unchained Podcast, to discuss her new book about the genesis and history of the Ethereum blockchain. The Cryptopians can be purchased here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laura-shin/the-cryptopians/9781541763012/?lens=publicaffairs www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 09, 2022
Ep. 254 - Talking About Nothing w/ John Daigle From 4for4 & BetSperts
Davis Mattek is joined by John Daigle from 4for4 and BetSperts to discuss the blockbuster Russell Wilson trade, betting on golf, their favorite books, and caring about everything and nothing. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 02, 2022
Ep. 253 - CoronaCasting w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo to get a Canadian's perspective on the trucker convoy, how far we have come since March 2020, why people hate Bitcoiners, enjoying bad movies, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, February 25, 2022
Ep. 252 - Dissecting The Discourse w/ Peter Overzet
Davis Mattek and Peter Overzet run through the #big topics floating around at the moment: NFTs, diversification in best ball, NoCoiner Brain, working habits, and everything else A through Z. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 16, 2022
Ep. 251 - Why Do People Hate Crypto So Much Right Now w/ Brian Hooper
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper for a wide-ranging conversation about the role cryptocurrency is playing in our society and why people seem to be hating crypto so much at this particular moment. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 07, 2022
Ep. 250 - The Gillcast Super Bowl Preview w/ Nate Nohling & Sammy Reid
Davis Mattek is joined by the Gillcast boys, Nate Nohling and Sammy Reid, to do a comprehensive gambling preview of the Superbowl featuring the Rams and Bengals. Player props, DraftKings Showdown, against the spread takes, and of course, Sammy Reid's Gold-Star Lead Pipe Lock IDP prop of the year! www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 02, 2022
Ep. 249 - Perfecting Jeopardy! w/ Alex Jacob
Davis Mattek is joined by Jeopardy Tournament Of Champions-winner Alex Jacob to discuss his career in professional poker, getting on and competing on Jeopardy, how to craft the perfect trivia question, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 26, 2022
Ep. 248 - The Wide World Of Football w/ Josh Norris From UnderDog Fantasy
Davis Mattek is joined by Josh Norris from UnderDog Fantasy to discuss EPA vs the Eye Test, why we are still arguing about Jimmy G, Stafford dunking on the nerds, and their shared love for Aston Villa in the English Premier League. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 19, 2022
Ep. 247 - ClubNGMI $Looks Rare (ClubNGMI x Taekcast Crossover)
Davis Mattek is joined by the guys from Club NGMI (DangyWing, LouDog and CPTrey) to discuss the $Looks Rare marketplace, ETH Maxis vs BTC Maxis, flash top signals and much more. Club NGMI: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKuZa_eJxiLVyi4yYa6XO2A www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 12, 2022
Ep. 246 - NFL Playoffs Snapshot w/ Ben Baldwin From The Athletic
Davis Mattek is joined by Ben Baldwin to take a snapshot of where we are at in the NFL as we head into the playoffs, what Seattle is likely to do with their HC/QB tandem, and how the rookie QBs look from a data perspective. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 05, 2022
Ep. 245 - Nostalgia Is The Most Toxic Impulse w/ Jonathan Wilson
Davis Mattek is joined by Jonathan Wilson to discuss his new novel "Streltsov", why we tend to misremember important moments in sports and the difference between sports for sports sake and sports for entertainments' sake. Buy the novel here: https://theblizzard.co.uk/shop/books/streltsov/ www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, December 30, 2021
Ep. 244 - Bitcoin Now, Bitcoin Forever w/ Alex Gladstein (@Gladstein) From The Human Rights Foundation
Davis Mattek is joined by Alex Gladstein to discuss the war on Bitcoin, the role that Bitcoin plays in the future of the world versus Ethereum and other altcoins, and why Bitcoin maximalism has a place in the community to begin with. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, December 23, 2021
Ep. 243 - Aligning The Incentives w/ Brian Hooper (Bric75)
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss how crypto governance tokens could interact with the Federal government, the toxicity inside of the Bitcoin community, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 15, 2021
Ep. 242 - Sports Wagertainment w/ Nick Kostos from You Better You Bet
Davis Mattek is joined by Nick Kostos from You Better You Bet to discuss the industry of sports wagertainment, why this NFL season has been so brutal and the sweeping wave of positive COVID tests in the NFL. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 08, 2021
Ep. 241 - If You Don't Listen To This Podcast, You're Just Going To Lose w/ Dan Back
Davis Mattek is joined by Dan Back to discuss the history of the DFS industry, how his role at RotoGrinders came about, how optimizers have influenced DFS, and the future of the DFS landscape. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, December 03, 2021
BONUS Episode: The NFT League w/ Ricky Sanders
Davis Mattek is joined by Ricky Sanders to discuss a new NFT project called The NFT League, which combines NFT collecting with fantasy football at https://thenftleague.io/ www.patreon.com/taekcast NFT League Discord: discord.gg/thenftleague Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 01, 2021
Ep. 240 - Ban The Cover Two w/ Justis Mosqueda @JuMosq
Davis Mattek is joined by Justis Mosqueda to discuss why scoring is down around the NFL, Matthew Stafford's failing health, Cooper Kupp's underrated skills, and the results of all the rookie quarterbacks in the NFL thus far. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 24, 2021
Ep. 239 - The World Is Not Enough w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo to catch up on Pat's studio construction, inflation hitting in the United States, the James Bond franchise moving past Daniel Craig, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, November 18, 2021
Ep. 238 - Haphazard Scheduling w/ Pat Kerrane
Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Kerrane talk about how their football season is going, Kerrane turning his hobby into a full-time job, the benefits of living in New York, NBA TopShot, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 10, 2021
Ep. 237 - Finding The Joy w/ Joe Holka
Davis Mattek is joined by Joe Holka to discuss how their NFL season is going, the value of enjoying your work, work/life balance, how crypto has impacted their financial lifestyle and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Follow Joe's programming: www.youtube.com/joeholka Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, November 04, 2021
Ep. 236 - Let's Argue About Football w/ Kevin Cole From PFF
Davis Mattek is joined by Kevin Cole from Pro Football Focus to discuss the Chiefs offensive decline, Derrick Henry's injury impact on the Titans, the rookie QB class from an analytical perspective, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 27, 2021
Ep. 235 - Catching Up w/ Peter Overzet
Davis Mattek is joined by Peter Overzet to catch up on the whirlwind of the NFL season, discuss their foray into the world of NFTs, how DFS is going so far, and trying to maintain a work/life balance when your social life revolves around work. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 20, 2021
Ep. 234 - Plus EV Sports Betting w/ Rob Pizzola from BetStamp
Davis Mattek is joined by Rob Pizzola to discuss the relationship between sports media and recreational bettors, the effect of legalized sports betting on markets, the future of legalized sports betting, their worst bad beats and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 14, 2021
Ep. 233 - NFTs, DeFi Protocols And Living In Discord w/ @DeezeFi From Fractional
Davis Mattek is joined by @DeezeFi from fractional.art to discuss the current NFT market, why passive-income NFTs can or cannot work, why Bitcoin maximalists hate NFTs, 10,000 count PFP projects and of course, Purrnelopes Country Club and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 29, 2021
Ep. 232 - Going Long In The Right Direction w/ Jeff Williams @YellowSub86
Davis Mattek is joined by former pro poker player and current crypto/NFT trader Jeff Williams (@yellowsub86) to discuss his experiences in the poker world, how crypto is changing the world and the continued proliferation of the US Dollar. For BONUS Episodes: www.patreon.com/taekcast Presented by UnderDog Fantasy: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-sports-grid Promo Code: GRID Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 23, 2021
Ep. 231 - It's Time For Some Game Theory w/ Jordan Cooper @BlenderHD
Davis Mattek is joined by Jordan Cooper to reinforce some of the core principles of NFL DFS game theory, make fun of Blender for being a cranky old man and discuss how long DFS will be a profitable game. www.patreon.com/taekcast Presented by UnderDog Fantasy: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-sports-grid Promo Code: GRID Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 16, 2021
Ep. 230 - When Is The Juice Not Worth The Squeeze w/ Former DFS Pro Ryan Daut
Davis Mattek is joined by Ryan Daut to talk about his transition from playing DFS professionally to working in the NFT and Crypto streets. www.patreon.com/taekcast Presented by UnderDogFantasy Promo: GRID https://play.underdogfantasy.com/davismattek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 08, 2021
Ep. 229 - It Actually IS About The Community w/ @Andy8052 from Fractional.Art
Davis Mattek is joined by NFT Whale and TopShot OG @Andy8052 to discuss the NFT economy, how the various tokenized communities work, why we latch on these communities, EIP-1559, and much more; presented by UnderDog Fantasy. www.patreon.com/taekcast https://play.underdogfantasy.com/davismattek Deposit Code: GRID Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 02, 2021
Ep. 228 - Diving Deep Into The World Of NFTs w/ @Carlini8N
Davis Mattek is joined by one of the world's largest NFT traders and original Cryptokitties trader, Carlini8, to discuss the history of NFTs, how the market has shifted, the cultural awakening to NFTs, and his own personal NFT brand, Purrnelopes Country Club. Purrneloopes link: https://opensea.io/collection/purrnelopes-country-club www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 26, 2021
BONUS Taekcast: Drafting A $1,900 FFPC Main Event w/ Rich Hribar & Pat Thorman
Davis Mattek is joined by Rich Hribar & Pat Thorman for a bonus episode of the show where the guys live draft a $1,900 FFPC Main Event team to try and win $500,000. Draft Board: http://myffpc.com/FFPCDraftBoard.aspx?refid=B63-E429AF1B3680 Draft Board Image Link: https://ibb.co/tX9v4Wg www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgridcom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 25, 2021
Ep. 227 - Inside An NFL Coaching Staff w/ Former Eagles Staffer w/ Ryan Paganetti (@paganettiryan)
Davis Mattek is joined by former Philadelphia Eagles front office analytics staffer Ryan Paganetti to discuss his time with the Eagles, how analytics staffers communicate with coaches, how an NFL scouting department works, NFL players buying Bitcoin & much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 19, 2021
Ep. 226 - How To Play Soccer DFS & SoRare w/ Andrew Laird from Rotowire
Davis Mattek is joined by Andrew Laird of Rotowire.com to fully break down how to play Soccer DFS on DraftKings and Fanduel, where to find information and stats, how to adjust as lineups come & late swap, before getting into the world of SoRare. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 11, 2021
Ep. 225 - How A (Crypto) Bill Becomes A Law w/ Bric75
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss the massive crypto-currency legislation that was just passed by the US Senate, changes to the Ethereum Protocol, Ethics in Western Governance and much more in a wide-ranging episode of the show. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 04, 2021
Ep. 224 - Behind The Curtain At DraftKings w/ Former Employee Matt Birnbach
Davis Mattek is joined by Matt Birnbach from BettHouse to talk about his time at DraftKings, how the company started to transition to sports betting, Ethan-gate, the Soccer DFS product and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, July 29, 2021
Ep. 223 - Staying Sane w/ Peter Overzet
Davis Mattek is joined by Peter Overzet to chat about how their best ball summers are going, staying sane through the tail end of the pandemic, how they plan to approach NFL DFS this upcoming season, and much more. Follow Peter's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsGKh5UT53E1wfmzDTIl1w www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 21, 2021
Ep. 222 - How Good Is Matthew Stafford *Really*? w/ Ben Baldwin from The Athletic
Davis Mattek is joined by Ben Baldwin to discuss the gap between Matt Stafford and Jared Goff, the Seahawks QB kitchen, the Chiefs' future, and what went wrong with the Packers and Aaron Rodgers. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, July 16, 2021
Ep. 221 - The Gambling Manifesto w/ Pro DFS Player & Milly Maker Winner @TheRealRikkiDee
Davis Mattek is joined by pro gambler and Milly Maker winner RikkiDee to discuss gambling's impact on the brain and personal lives. The guys cover the stress of downswing, the pros and cons of having such an independent profession/hobby, how to decide what spots to direct their attention too and much, much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, July 09, 2021
Ep. 220 - Adding Mayo To The Burbs w/ Pat Mayo (@ThePME)
Davis Mattek is joined in a simul-cast episode by Pat Mayo to discuss moving to the suburbs from the City, the 2021 British Open, vaccines in Canada, changing your golf swing, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 30, 2021
Ep. 219 - Endless Breadsticks w/ Adam Levitan
Davis Mattek is joined by Adam Levitan to discuss Adam's cross-country move to the suburbs, NFT bros, how Best Ball should be viewed as a vehicle for preparing for NFL DFS and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 24, 2021
Ep. 218 - Exit Scamming w/ Aaron Lammer
Davis Mattek is joined by Aaron Lammer, host of the Longform Podcast and creator/producer/host of EXIT SCAM, a podcast about the CEO of a Candadian Bitcoin Exchange who died in 2018 in mysterious circumstances. Davis and Aaron discuss the eight-episode arc of EXIT SCAM and dig deeper into the story. Listen to Exit Scam HERE www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 17, 2021
Ep. 217 - Hot Best Ball Summer w/ Erik Beimfohr
Davis Mattek is joined by Erik Beimfohr to discuss how to properly build a best ball portfolio, the differences between DraftKings/UnderDog/Drafters, when to reach on stacks, the value of diversifying later round picks and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.underdogfantasy.com Promo: davismattek www.starstock.com Free $10: DavisMattek https://drafters.com/refer/davis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, June 11, 2021
Ep. 216 - #Bitcoin, Human Rights & The PetroDollar w/ Alex @gladstein
Davis Mattek is joined by Alex Gladstein from the Human Rights Foundation to discuss Bitcoin's role in the fight for human rights, the Maxi position on Ethereum and DeFi, El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin and why/how the US PetroDollar exists. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.starstock.com PROMO: DavisMattek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 02, 2021
Ep. 215 - Stop and Chat w/ Peter Overzet
Davis Mattek is joined by Peter Overzet to chat about his jump into full-time content creation, Crypto, Aaron Lammer's "Exit Scam" podcast, fantasy football taeks for 2021 and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.starstock.com PROMO: DavisMattek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 26, 2021
Ep. 214 - Euro 2021, Champions League Final And Crypto Capitulation w/ High Stakes DFS Player PewPewPew
Davis Mattek is joined by high stakes DFS player Paul Villamizar (@PewPewPew) to preview the 2021 European Championships, the upcoming Champions League final and to have a deep conversation on the nature of crypto post-crash. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.starstock.com PROMO: DavisMattek for free $10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, May 20, 2021
Ep. 213 - The Great Crypto Crash Of 2021 w/ @Andy8052
Davis Mattek is joined by Andy8052 of Club TopShot to discuss the gigantic crash in the crypto market, how the world of Decentralized Finance works, how ETH and BTC will co-exist in the world, some of the most powerful DApps, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.starstock.com PROMO: DavisMattek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 12, 2021
Ep. 212 - The Suburban CoronaCast w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo to discuss moving from the city to the suburbs, home gyms, inflation, unemployment in Canda, the best gambling movies, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.starstock.com PROMO: DavisMattek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 05, 2021
Ep. 211 - Fantasy Football Rookie Draft Crash Course w/ Pat Kerrane
Davis Mattek and Pat Kerrane break down their top-60 rookie rankings for dynasty fantasy football rookie drafts and provide strategies for what to do with each individual pick in the first round. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.starstock.com/ PROMO: DavisMattek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 28, 2021
Ep. 210 - Explain Mac Jones To Me Like I'm Five w/ Josh Norris From UnderDog Fantasy
Davis Mattek is joined by Josh Norris from UnderDog Fantasy to discuss the rookie class of QBs, RBs, WRs and Kyle Pitts from both a real and a fantasy football perspective. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.starstock.com PROMO: DavisMattek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, April 22, 2021
Ep. 209 - Exploring The Concrete Jungle w/ Professional Skateboarder Walker Ryan
Davis Mattek is joined by pro skateboarder Walker Ryan to discuss Walker's fiction book Top Of Mason ( which can be purchased here ), his journey into professional skateboarding, staying fit as a pro athlete in his 30's, how skateboarding fits in the world of sports and much more. Bonus pods: www.patreon.com/taekcast www.starstock.com PROMO: DavisMattek for free $10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 14, 2021
Ep. 208 - Logged Into The MetaVerse w/ Peter Overzet
Davis Mattek is joined by Peter Overzet to discuss their evolving thoughts on crypto-currency, how their lives have changed over the course of the pandemic, paths to earning in content creation, their excitement for the NFL draft, lifestyle prop bets, and much more. Patreon: www.patreon.com/taekcast www.starstock.com FREE $10 w/ Promo: DavisMattek Follow Peter's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsGKh5UT53E1wfmzDTIl1w Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 07, 2021
Ep. 207 - The Eureka Moment w/ Adam "Roothlus" Levy
Davis Mattek is joined by poker player Adam Levy to discuss NFTS, the expansion of the Etherum Network, the best poker books, what is the "perfect" game and much more. Bonus Episodes: www.patreon.com/taekcast www.starstock.com Promo: DAVISMATTEK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, April 01, 2021
Ep. 206 - High Speed CoronaCast w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek simulcasts with Pat Mayo in another edition of the CoronaCast, touching up on vaccines, NFTs, high-speed rails, being extremely #online and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 25, 2021
Ep. 205 - Basketball Is BACK w/ Trey Kerby from No Dunks
Davis Mattek is joined by Trey Kerby (@treykerby) from No Dunks (@NoDunksINC) to discuss TopShots, the history of No Dunks/The Basketball Jones/The Starters, the 2021 NBA season, the future of content creation, and much more. For daily bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sun, March 21, 2021
BONUS Taekcast: The Gillcast Drafts An NBFC Main Event Fantasy Baseball Team w/ Sammy Reid and
Davis Mattek, Sammy Reid and Nate Nohling sit down to grind out a 29-round NFBC Main Event Fantasy Baseball Championship draft. Warning: this is a LONG podcast! Draft Board: https://draft.shgn.com/nfc/plain/dp/1250/grid www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 18, 2021
Ep. 204 - The Very Best Fantasy Baseball Podcast w/ Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) & Derek Carty
Davis Mattek is joined first by Vlad Sedler and then Derek Carty to discuss the upcoming 2021 season. Vlad and Derek provide their best values, draft strategies and players they are avoiding and ADP while setting the stage for fantasy baseball in 2021. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 11, 2021
Ep. 203 - Grinding The Speculative Edges w/ Justin Herzig of @OwnTheMomentNFT
Davis Mattek is joined by Justin Herzig of @OwnTheMomentNFT to discuss his 2020 NFL Best Ball strategy that lead to a $200,000 championship win, how to grind the still-existing edges in DFS, NBA TopShot, the future of NFT's and of course, the XFL Subscribe for bonus daily podcasts: www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 03, 2021
Ep. 202 - The Future Of Card Collecting w/ Scott Greenberg, StarStock CEO
Davis Mattek is joined by StarStock CEO Scott Greenberg to discuss the current state of #TheHobby of card collecting, how StarStock works, the grading process for sports cards, vintage sports cards and much more. FREE $10 ON wwww.starstock.com PROMO: DavisMattek www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 25, 2021
Ep. 201 - Club TopShot Going Up w/ Jack Settleman and Peter Overzet
The Club TopShot bros, Jack Settleman and Peter Overzet, join the show to discuss the last week of TopShot, the psychology of pack drops, influencer marketing, NFTs and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 16, 2021
Ep. 200 - Clout Chasing w/ Patrick Laird & Peter Overzet
Patrick Laird, Peter Overzet and Davis Mattek have an overarching conversation about life in the NFL, the Miami Dolphins 2020 season, Bitcoin, meditation, reading bets and much more. Broadcast originally on Peter Overzet's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsGKh5UT53E1wfmzDTIl1w www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 15, 2021
Ep. 199 - Radical Markets Book Club w/ author Glen Weyl, Patrick Laird and Peter Overzet
Glen Weyl, author of Radical Markets, joins the show to discuss his incredible book, ETH + BTC, and how the world can change through radical approaches to fundamental parts of life. Patrick Laird of the Miami Dolphins joins the show as well. https://www.radicalxchange.org/ https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Markets-Uprooting-Capitalism-Democracy/dp/0691177503 www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 11, 2021
Ep. 198 - Ride The Upswing w/ Doug Polk
Doug Polk joins the show to discuss his 25,000 hand No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em Challenge vs Daniel Negranu, Bitcoin, Solvers, NFTs, Topshots and content creation. https://upswingpoker.com/ www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, February 05, 2021
Ep. 197 - Gillcast Super Bowl Preview + Prop Bets w/ Sammy Reid and Nate Nohling
The Gillcast boys preview the Super Bowl with all of their picks, Showdown Taeks and prop bets as Sammy Reid and Nate Nohling join the show. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 27, 2021
Ep. 196 - What Makes Field Goals So Alluring w/ Kevin Cole from PFF
Davis Mattek is joined by Kevin Cole from PFF to discuss the cowardly field goals from the conference championships, the incoming QB carousel in the NBA, how the NFL draft might play out and of course...TopShots! www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 20, 2021
Ep. 195 - NBA TopShots 101 w/ Peter Overzet and @LGDOUCET
Davis Mattek is joined by Peter Overzet and Luke (@LGDOUCET) to explain the www.nbatopshots.com phenomenom. They go over the basics, how to buy cards, open some packs, discuss the value of Non-Fungible Tokens and speculate on some cards. BONUS EPISODES: www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 13, 2021
Ep. 194 - Devonta Smith Black Box w/ Matt Freedman
Matt Freedman joins the show to discuss how normal people are investing during the pandemic, Devonta Smith, the potential loss of the combine and GTO Life Optimization strategies. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Wed, January 06, 2021
Ep. 193 - Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Wealth w/ Brian Hooper (@Bric75)
Brian Hooper joins the show to discuss his career playing professional DFS (and poker), some of the current acting forces on the price of Bitcoin and what liberty actually means. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 30, 2020
Ep. 192 - Year End CoronaCast w/ Pat Mayo
Pat Mayo joins the show to take a look back on 2020 and how it impacted sports, DFS, betting and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 23, 2020
Ep. 191 - The Thrill Of The Chase w/ Daniel Barbarisi
Daniel Barbarisi, author of Dueling With Kings, joins the show to discuss his hunt for Forrest Fenn's treasure, writing his new book, Marcus Smart's tenure in Boston, buying the Bitcoin dip and much more. Pre-Order Chasing The Thrill HERE: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/604063/chasing-the-thrill-by-daniel-barbarisi/ www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 16, 2020
Ep. 190 - Traveling The World Poker Tour w/ WPT Host Tony Dunst
Davis Mattek is joined by Tony Dunst, the host of the World Poker Tour, to discuss his career in poker, the Polk vs DNegs match, the evolution of online poker, solvers and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 09, 2020
Ep. 189 - The Theory Of DFS Part 2: Electric Boogaloo w/ Jordan Cooper (@BlenderHD)
Davis Mattek and Jordan Cooper discuss where DFS is at after the 2020 NFL season and how to set yourself up to win in the 2020-2021 NBA Daily Fantasy Sports season. You can purchase Jordan's book here: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/masterclass PROMO: TAEKCAST for 10% off www.patreon.com/taekcast for BONUS EPISODES Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 02, 2020
Ep. 188 - It's Isn't Tom Brady's Fault He Is Old w/ Charles McDonald (@fourverts) from For The Win
Davis Mattek is joined by @fourverts to discuss Sam Darnold's future, the continued Buccaneer's saga, an NFL playoff bubble and the struggle to find a Playstation 5. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 25, 2020
Ep. 187- From Black Market Bitcoin To Mainstream Cache w/ Peter McMormack from DeFinance
Davis Mattek is joined by Peter McMormack to dicuss the Bitcoin bull run, COVID lockdowns, politics and cryptocurrency and just where Jack Grealish fits in the England Men's team. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 18, 2020
Ep. 186 - It iS ToO LaTe To BuY BiTcOiN w/ Peter Overzet
Davis Mattek is joined by Peter Overzet to discuss Bitcoin's meteoric rise, mental health & DFS, home gym setups and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI_4jJdXf2I&feature=youtu.be Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 11, 2020
Ep. 185 - Aggressive Across All Nodes w/ Professional DFS Player Ryan Daut
Pro DFS and former pro poker player Ryan Daut joins Davis Mattek to discuss his career in poker, how DFS has changed over the years, the 2020 elections and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 04, 2020
Ep. 184 - The Best Antidote To Chaos Is Education w/ Andreas M. Antonopoulos
Andreas M. Antonopoulos joins Davis Mattek to discuss the role Bitcoin plays in our world, BTC's relationship with Ethereum and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 28, 2020
Ep. 183 - Data Science, Football And Which RB Matters To #Math w/ Eric Eager from Pro Football Focus
Davis Mattek is joined by Pro Football Focus' Eric Eager to discuss his role as a football data scientist, the math of drafting and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 21, 2020
Ep. 182 - Zero RB Victory Laps w/ Peter Overzet & Patrick Kerrane
Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Kerrane and Peter Overzet to discuss how DFS has gone in 2020, Zero RB strategies paying off, JuJu Smith-Schuster falling off of a cliff and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 14, 2020
Ep. 181 - The Theory Of Daily Fantasy Sports w/ Jordan Cooper (@BlenderHD)
Davis Mattek is joined by Jordan Cooper to discuss his audiobook "The Theory Of Daily Fantasy Sports" & how the average DFS player can improve their game overnight. You can purchase Jordan's book here: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/masterclass PROMO: TAEKCAST for 10% off www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 07, 2020
Ep. 180 - Why They Decided To Let Russ Start Cooking w/ Ben Baldwin from The Athletic
Ben Baldwin joins the show to discuss #LetRussCook, the race for the #1 Seed in the AFC and why defenses are so far behind offenses to start the year. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 30, 2020
Ep. 179 - Moral Philosophy Of Gambling w/ Jonathan Bales
Davis Mattek is joined by Jonathan Bales to discuss digital art, the lasting effects of COVID, moral philosophy and the hazards of accidentally starting a blog. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 23, 2020
Ep. 178 - The Life Of A High Stakes Daily Fantasy Player During A Global Pandemic w/ Paul Villamizar (@pew_pew_peeeeew)
Davis Mattek is joined by high stakes DFS grinder PewPewPew to discuss his transition from pro poker to DFS and how his DFS life changed during the worldwide sports stoppage. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 16, 2020
Ep. 177 - Nature Is Healing w/ Nick Kostos from You Better You Bet
Nick Kostos joins the show to discuss the return of the NFL in the middle of a global pandemic, FOMO of live sports, what habits they miss from quarantine and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 09, 2020
Ep. 176 - The Gillcast Previews The 2020 NFL Season w/ Nate Nohling and Sammy Reid
Davis Mattek is joined by the GIllcast crew (Sammy Reid & Nate Nohling) to break down a load of 2020 NFL season prop bets, some Week One DFS chat and an overall preview of the 2020 season. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, September 08, 2020
Ep. 175 - Drafting A ZeroRB Fantasy Football Team With An NFL Running Back w/ Patrick Laird and Peter Overzet
Patrick Laird of the Miami Dolphins joins Davis Mattek and Peter Overzet to get their guidance as he drafts a fantasy football team against his buddies from college. The guys explain the ZeroRB concept to Patrick (and also Value Based Drafting) while trying to get some insight on the Miami Dolphins and what the NFL will look like in 2020. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 03, 2020
Ep. 174 - Get Better At NFL Showdown In 2020 w/ Colin Drew & Milly Maker Winner Brian Jester
Colin Drew and Brian Jester, the two most profitable DraftKings Showdown NFL players ever, sit down with Davis Mattek to discuss their strategies for single-game DFS heading into 2020. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 02, 2020
Ep. 173 - Grinding Away At The 2020 NFL Season w/ @DraftCheat (Peter Christensen)
Peter Christensen joins the show to discuss the fantasy football landscape in 2020 as he and millions of others prepare to draft their FF teams in a Q&A style discourse. www.sportsgrid.com www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 27, 2020
Ep. 172- The Gang Drafts An FFPC Main Event Team w/ Evan Silva, Rich Hribar & Pat Thorman
Evan Silva, Davis Mattek, Rich Hribar and Pat Thorman live draft a $1,900 FFPC Main Event team and record their thought process throughout. Draftboard: https://twitter.com/DavisMattek/status/1298785284272918528 www.sportsgrid.com www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 26, 2020
Ep. 171 - It's #MaddenDay w/ Matt Franciscovich from EA Sports
Matt Franciscovich joins the podcast to discuss the latest edition of EA Sports' Madden Franchise and preview some special PlayStation 5 features. www.sportsgrid.com www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 19, 2020
Ep. 170 - Stuck In The Infinite Content Loop w/ Denny Carter (@CDCarter13)
Denny Carter joins the show to discuss his experience in re-discovering professional basketball, getting owned online, the concept of going back out in the world and being stuck in the infinite content loop with Davis Mattek. www.sportsgrid.com www.dailyroto.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, August 14, 2020
Ep. 169 - Why Do We Have To Have An Opinion About The Post Office w/ @RotoPat
Davis Mattek and Patrick Daughtery discuss Kamala Harris' vice presidency, the possible cancellation of college football and why on Earth we even have to have an opinion about the Post Office in 2020. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 05, 2020
Ep. 168 - Rooting For The UnderDog w/ Nick Rudman, Director Of Communications For Underdog Fantasy
Davis Mattek is joined by UnderDog Fantasy's Director Of Communications Nick Rudman to discuss the fantasy sports industry, UnderDog's upstart roots and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, July 27, 2020
Ep. 167 - Getting Sharp For Football w/ Warren Sharp
Warren Sharp joins the show to discuss betting on the 2020 NFL season, his 2020 NFL season preview book, CoVid-19's impact on the game and much more. You can purchase Warren's book here. www.sportsgrid.com www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, July 24, 2020
Ep. 166 - Forging Forward w/ Ed Miller
Ed Miller, author of Poker's 1% & The Logic Of Sports Betting, rejoins the show to discuss the CoVid-19 pandemic, online poker, and the future of sports betting after the pandemic. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 22, 2020
Ep. 165 - CoronaCast Returns w/ Pat Mayo
Pat Mayo rejoins the show after a multi-week hiatus to discuss CoVid-19, golf media, television in 2020 and much more. Get bonus episodes at www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com www.dailyroto.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, July 17, 2020
Ep. 164 - The Tyranny Of The Blue Checkmark w/ Peter Overzet
Peter Overzet joins Davis Mattek to discuss the blue check blackout. the NFL's CoVid plan, Bitcoin, SFBX, Zero RB and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 08, 2020
Ep. 163 - It's Unbelievable, Except That It Isn't w/ Patrick Daugherty (@RotoPat) of RotoWorld
Davis Mattek and Patrick Daughtery discuss the wild year that has been 2020 (just over half done!), the PS5, baseball vs. golf, mask-wearing and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 01, 2020
Ep. 162 - The NBA Is Back! w/ Michael Gallagher of RotoWorld
Davis Mattek and Mike Gallagher discuss the return of the NBA in the bubble in Orlando, with some thoughts on who might win the Finals and how to embrace the variance in sports betting. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 25, 2020
Ep. 161 - State Of The Nation w/ Peter Christensen
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers a multitude of political topics and is not for someone who gets easily offended. DraftCheat joins the show to discuss baseball's return, UFC, the 2020 election, Black Lives Matter protests & more. www.sportsgrid.com www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, June 23, 2020
Ep. 160 - Grinding The Edges w/ Rufus Peabody from Bet The Process
Rufus Peabody joins the show to discuss American sports betting, his time in quarantine and profitable PGA betting. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 17, 2020
Ep. 159 - Play Optimal Poker w/ Andrew Brokos Of The Thinking Poker Podcast
Davis Mattek is joined by Andrew Brokos, author Play Optimal Poker 1 & 2, to discuss his books, how poker has changed since the 2000's and an introduction to advanced concepts. Andrew is one of the best and most thoughtful poker writers of our time and his books can be purchased at www.nitcast.com and on Amazon. Andrew also hosts a weekly poker podcast, The Thinking Poker Podcast. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 11, 2020
Ep. 158 - The Biggest Bluff w/ Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova joins the show to discuss her new Book "The Biggest Bluff", and her journey to becoming a pro poker player. Maria left her job at the New Yorker to study No Limit Hold 'Em under Erik Seidel and went on to win multiple major poker tournaments. Order The Book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/052552262X www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, June 05, 2020
Ep. 157 - Book Club In The Uncanny Valley w/ Patrick Laird & Peter Overzet
Patrick Laird joins the show with Peter Overzet to discuss Anna Weiner's book "Uncanny Valley", CoVid-19, civil unrest and much more. The Patrick Laird Book Club book can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QYHLP97/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 03, 2020
Ep. 156 - Deep Dive Crossover: NFL Futures, Evolution Of DFS, Buy Bitcoin & More w/ @WhaleCapper & @AndyMSFW
Davis is joined by the boys from the Deep Dive Podcast ( https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/white-whale/deep-dive-nfl-gambling-podcast ), Drew and Andy, for a crossover show where the cover the value of a sports betting dollar, NFL futures, the history of DFS, Bitcoin and much, much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, May 30, 2020
Ep. 155 - How Much Weed Does Nate Think Sammy Smokes In One Week? Lodden Thinks w/ Nate Nohling & Sammy Reid
Davis, Sammy and Nate play "Lodden Thinks" for money, a game in which you wager on what your friends think about specific topics. Nate proves prescient at being able to get in Sammy's head despite not knowing anything about drugs or poker, Sammy thinks Davis works only 2 hours a day and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 27, 2020
Ep. 154 - What Will The 2020 NFL Season Look Like? w/ Hayden Winks from RotoWorld
Hayden Winks and Davis Mattek discuss various ways that the 2020 NFL season could play out as a result of a bizarre offseason. They cover how traveling schedules could be thrown off, rookie performance expecations, shifts in gambling, season-long fantasy + DFS and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, May 21, 2020
Ep. 153 - The Victory Machine w/ Ethan Sherwood-Strauss from The Athletic
Ethan Sherwood-Strauss joins the show to discuss his book, "The Victory Machine" and the regeneration of the Golden State Warriors dynasty. Davis and Ethan discuss Kevin Durant and his ever-evolving mood swings, who deserves the most credit for the Warriors dynastic run, the media's role in all of this and how shoe companies have more power than we think. Order the book HERE: https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/ethan-sherwood-strauss/the-victory-machine/9781541736214/ Support The Pod! Subscribe to www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, May 18, 2020
Ep. 152 - "They Can't Win Until We Quit": The Last Dance Episodes 9 & 10 Recap + Discussion w/ Peter Overzet
Davis Mattek and Peter recap the final episodes of The Last Dance while critically examining the documentary and Michael Jordan's career including The Flu Game, Scottie Pippen as protagonist, would they have won a 7th and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, May 16, 2020
Ep. 151 - CoronaCast #9: The Re-Opening w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek and Pat Mayo discuss the world of COVID-19, the re-opening of the US, mental health and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 15, 2020
Ep. 150 - Aaron Judge Might Be More Famous Than Mike Trout w/ @RotoPat from RotoWorld
RotoPat joins the show to chat quarantine living, the Star Wars franchise, FIFA addiction, and the bizarre popularity of Major League Baseball. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, May 14, 2020
Ep. 149 - Deep Inside The World Of Professional Tennis w/ Pro Coach Matt Manasse
Davis Mattek is joined by professional tennis coach Matt Manasse to discuss tennis analytics and the world of professional tennis. The guys cover how analytics functions inside of tennis, differences between the men and womens' game, how Co-Vid has impacted the world of tennis and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, May 11, 2020
Ep. 148 - "Good Game, Mike": Last Dance Episodes 7 & 8 Recap + Discussion w/ Nick Kostos
Nick Kostos and Davis Mattek break down and discuss Episodes 7 and 8 of ESPN's Michael Jordan documentary, The Last Dance. The guys go over the first retirement, gambling rumors, the fateful Magic series, and much more in this explicit episode of the Taekcast. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 06, 2020
Ep. 147 - Money Printer Go BRRRR w/ Aaron Lammer From LongForm
Aaron Lammer joins Davis Mattek to discuss the world's response to COVID19, Bitcoin, Ethereum, The Federal Reserve, Libra, the world of gambling with no actual sports and much, much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, May 04, 2020
Ep. 146 - I Don't Have a Gambling Problem, I Have A Competition Problem: Last Dance Episode 5 & 6 w/ Nate Nohling
"I Don't Have a Gambling Problem, I Have A Competition Problem" Davis Mattek and Nate Nohling recap and discuss Episode 5 & 6 of ESPN's "The Last Dance" Michael Jordan Documentary, including his gambling problem, his shoe contract, his debt to Slim Bouler, owning Clyde Drexler, the the 1992 Dream Team and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, April 30, 2020
Ep. 145 - 2020 Fantasy Football MasterClass w/ Shawn Siegele From RotoViz
Shawn Siegele from Rotoviz joins Davis Mattek to discuss the incoming 2020 rookie class and dynasty fantasy football strategy. Shawn covers his thoughts on CeeDee Lamb, Clyde-Edwards Helaire, and why it is almost always best to be trading back into rookie drafts. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, April 28, 2020
Ep. 144 - Nature Of The Taek w/ @OldTakesExposed
Davis Mattek is joined by @OldTakesExposed to discuss taeks in 2020 and what truth means in the age of Trump. Fred Segal (owner of the account) comes on the show to talk about running the Freezing Cold Takes account. www.sportsgrid.com www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, April 27, 2020
Ep. 143 - The Last Dance Episodes 3 & 4: Dennis Rodman and Phil Jackson w/ Peter Overzet
Davis Mattek and Peter Overzet recap and discuss episodes 3 & 4 of ESPN's The Last Dance, including Dennis Rodman's Las Vegas trip, The Bad Boy Pistons, Phil Jackson's acid trips and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 24, 2020
Ep. 142 - No Limit Hold 'Em Strategy Session w/ Nelson Adcock
Davis Mattek is joined by Nelson Adcock as the guys run through a session of 1/2 No Limit Hold 'Em. Nelson is a long-term winner at both online and physical No Limit Hold 'Em cash games and runs Davis (and the listeners) through some interesting NLHE strategy topics. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, April 20, 2020
Ep. 141 - The Last Dance Part 1 & 2 Discussion + Recap w/ Nate Nohling
Davis Mattek and Nate Nohling recap The Last Dance parts 1 & 2 with a deep discussion on Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Phil Jackson, Jerry Krause, MJ's brothers and how we are all finally in a viewing experience together! www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, April 20, 2020
Ep. 140 - No Empathy For The Wicked: CoronaCast 6 w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo in another PME/Taekcast crossover episode to discuss life in isolation, quarantine rallies, PED's in pro sports during isolation and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 15, 2020
Ep. 139 - Quarantine PokerCast w/ Sammy Reid
Davis Mattek and Sammy Reid discuss online poker during the self-isolation and quarantine period of world history, including how poker has changed since the Moneymaker era, what a PIOSolver is, how/when/why to bluff and discuss a few hand histories. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sun, April 12, 2020
Ep. 138 - No, You Couldn't Hit An MLB Fastball w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek and Pat Mayo continue their discussion on CoVid-19 and the world we are all adjusting to. www.sportsgrid.com www.patreon.com/taekcasat Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 10, 2020
Ep. 137- The Further Adventures Of Peter and Davis w/ Peter Overzet
Davis Mattek and Peter Overzet chat the DFS Poker Open, Match-fixing in League of Legends, dynasty fantasy football and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sun, April 05, 2020
Ep. 136 - CoronaCast 4 w/ Pat Mayo - PME x Taekcast
Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo in another PME/Taekcast crossover episode to discuss life in isolation during CO-VID19. www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 03, 2020
Ep. 135 - Owning The Push Up Challenge w/ 🐐Jonathan Bales 🐐
Davis Mattek is joined by the 🐐Jonathan Bales to discuss his emphatic victory in the 2,400 push up challenge. www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 01, 2020
Ep. 134 - The Official Push-Up Challenge Podcast w/ Peter Christensen (@DraftCheat)
Davis Mattek and Peter Christensen break down the entire Push Up Challenge bet between himself and Jonathan Bales, including the origin of the bet, some of the (limited) science behind the bet, how they expect it to go and how to engage with the wager. www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, March 28, 2020
EP. 133 - CoronaCast III w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo in another crossover episode to continue their discussion on CoVid-19 and how it is impacting their world and others. www.sportsgrid.com www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 26, 2020
Ep. 132 - The Drumbeat Of League of Legends w/ Peter Overzet
Davis Mattek is joined by Peter Overzet to discuss the Corona Virus' impact on the NFL, dynasty NFL running backs and of course, League of Legends DFS. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, March 23, 2020
Ep. 131 - Drafting The Perfect Five-Man Historical Basketball Team w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Ricky Sanders
Davis, Ricky and Drew execute a 3-man snake draft, attempting to draft the perfect 5-man basketball team with historical NBA greats. The goal was for each "team" to have a coherent five to play against the other drafted teams, using the best possible players in the history of the NBA. Drew drafted first, then Davis, then Ricky, with each team also having a sixth pick to create a "bench". www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, March 21, 2020
Ep. 130 - One Week Of Corona Virus Quarantine Down; ?? Left To Go w/ Pat Mayo CROSSOVER EPISODE
Davis Mattek and Pat Mayo discuss the world's response to COVID-19, staying sane in quarantine, the stock market and much, much more. This is a CROSSOVER Episode that also appears on the Pat Mayo Experience channel which can be found here ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pat-mayo-experience/id593007235 ) www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 20, 2020
Ep. 129 - Treasure Hunting For MLB Bets w/ Jeff Collins
Davis Mattek is joined by Jeff Collins to discuss their quarantine experiences, 2020 MLB futures bets, real-life treasure hunting and much more in the continued series of bonus Taekcast's during the CoVid19 outbreak. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, March 17, 2020
Ep. 128 - Learn League Of Legends DFS + Betting w/ @TheESsportsPlug John George
Davis Mattek sits down for a comprehensive lesson in League of Legends DFS on DraftKings with John George. The guys run through roster construction, important stats, game theory, how to research and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, March 16, 2020
Season 2: Ep. 18 - The NBA On Hiatus From COVID-19 w/ Drew Dinkmeyer & Mike Gallagher
Davis Mattek, Drew Dinkmeyer and Mike Gallagher discuss the on-hiatus NBA, when we will maybe see it back and the impacts of the Corona Virus. www.sportsgrid.com www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 13, 2020
Ep. 127 - The COVID19Cast w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek and Pat Mayo discuss the COVID19 Virus, Quarantining, the effect that no sports will have on the world, how to avoid getting and transmitting the corona virus, why it is not "just the flu" and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 04, 2020
Ep. 126 - OmniFantasy: The Best Fantasy Sports League Ever w/ Ben Gretch From CBS Sports
Davis Mattek is joined by Ben Gretch from CBS to discuss Ben's new fantasy format: Omni Fantasy. Simply put, it is a fantasy game where drafters draft TEAMS instead of players and accumlate points based on championships, semi finals and quarterfinals accumulated by the teams they draft. The guys full in depth on the league and how to join and play. The link to play and set up a league is right here: https://omni-fantasy.firebaseapp.com/ www.patreon.com/taekcast www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, March 02, 2020
Season 2: Ep. 17 - Betting Odds For Most Improved Player, KP + Luka = ?, Magic Young Core, 2021 First Round And More w/ Mike Gallagher
Davis Mattek and Mike Gallagher go around the NBA to give meaningful fantasy + betting updates for all NBA teams. The guys cover Steph Curry's potential return, the Warriors future, the Magic's young core, Luke and KP and much more. www.sportsgrid.com www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 26, 2020
Ep. 125 - Making Money Playing Season-Long Fantasy Baseball w/ Peter Christensen And Sammy Reid
Davis Mattek is joined by Peter Christensen and Sammy Reid to break down seasonal fantasy baseball in 2020. The guys touch on why it is important to draft pitchers early, how to balance out getting power and steals, closer strategy, how to use your FAAB in the NFBC and other high stakes leagues and more. This THE definitive podcast to win your high stakes seasonal fantasy baseball league. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 24, 2020
Season 2: Ep. 16 - Jayson Tatum, Finding vs Creating Productive Young Players, Can The Raptors Repeat And More w/ Drew Dinkmeyer & Mike Gallagher
Davis Mattek, Drew Dinkmeyer and Michael Gallagher go in depth on Jayson Tatum, the Celtics, Raptors, Ben Simmons vs Joel Embiid, the Warriors path to contention and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 18, 2020
Ep. 124 - Win Your Seasonal Fantasy Baseball League w/ Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut)
Davis Mattek and Vlad Sedler discuss the NFBC, High stakes seasonal fantasy MLB and how to win your fantasy baseball league in 2020. The guys cover roster construction, best and worst available values, late round sleepers and optimal draft strategy in 2020. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 12, 2020
Ep. 123 - ZeroRB Is Still Alive In The XFL w/ Peter Overzet
Davis Mattek and Peter Overzet chat around the XFL, Bitcoin jumping over 10K, trying to read more in the offseason + much more www.patreon.com/taekcast www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 10, 2020
Season 2: Ep. 15 - NBA Trade Deadline Mega Pod w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Mike Gallagher
Davis Mattek, Drew Dinkmeyer and Mike Gallagher run through all of the important NBA trades from deadline day, covering the Grizzlies, Rockets, Heat, Warriors and more! www.patreon.com/taekcast www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 06, 2020
Ep. 122 - The PokerCast w/ Sammy Reid
Davis Mattek and Sammy Reid break down what playing poker is like in 2020. Sammy is currently playing professionally in games around the Bay Area and updates the gambling-focused audience of the Taekcast on what playing poker is like, post Black-Friday. www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 03, 2020
Season 2: Ep. 14 - Remembering Kobe, Clint Capela Trades, Dortz Alert, Lakers/Clippers Arms Race And More w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Mike Gallagher
Davis Mattek, Drew Dinkmeyer and Mike Gallagher run through the NBA trade deadline and remember Kobe Bryant. Davis battled through a sore throat to tout Lugentz Dort and ask Mike and Drew about what trades SHOULD be made over the NBA trade deadline. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, January 30, 2020
Ep. 121 - Mega Super Bowl Betting, Showdown, and Props Preview w/ Nate Nohling And Sammy Reid
Davis Mattek, Sammy Reid and Nate Nohling give a complete gambling preview of the 2020 NFL Super Bowl by running through DraftKings NFL Showdown strategy, full prop betting angles and more. www.sportsgrid.com www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 27, 2020
Ep. 120 - Ben Baldwin DOES Like Football w/ Ben Baldwin Of The Athletic
Davis Mattek and Ben Baldwin go around the NFL to discuss the impact analytics is having on the game, if Seattle should hire a new head coach, just how dominant Patrick Mahomes is and what is next in the analytics movement in the NFL. www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 22, 2020
Ep. 119 - How To Win Millions In Fantasy Sports Part 2 w/ Showdown Millionaires Brian Jester and Colin Drew
Davis Mattek is joined by DFS millionaires Colin Drew and Brian Jester to discuss their strategies, tips, DFS optimizers, rules to set while creating lineups, the Super Bowl for daily fantasy and much more. www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, January 21, 2020
Season 2: Ep. 13 - Ja Morant vs. SGA, Dame Dolla, Ben Simmons Blossoming, Kyrie Regrets and More NBA DFS Chatter w/ Mike Gallagher
Ja Morant vs. SGA, Dame Dolla, Ben Simmons Blossoming, Kyrie Regrets and More NBA DFS Chatter with Mike Gallagher. Davis and Mike go around the NBA, discussing the MLK day games and more. www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, January 16, 2020
Ep. 118 - The Logic Of Sports Betting w/ Ed Miller and Matthew Davidow
Davis Mattek is joined by the authors of The Logic Of Sports Betting to discuss the world of sports gambling. Ed Miller and Matthew Davidow are the owners of deckprismsports.com and wrote the book (available for purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/Logic-Sports-Betting-Ed-Miller-ebook/dp/B07RG6H8C2 ) in order to inform the public on how the world of sports betting works. Davis, Matthew and Ed cover a vast array of topics in 45 minutes, all related to the world of gambling and speculation. www.dailyroto.com JANIS www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 13, 2020
Who Can Win The Championship, NBA Trade Ideas, The Exciting Grizzlies and more w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Mike Gallagher
Davis Mattek discusses Who Can Win The Championship, NBA Trade Ideas, The Exciting Grizzlies and more w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Mike Gallagher. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, January 11, 2020
Ep. 117 - Content Creation, New Coaches And Breaking Into The Fantasy Industry w/ Sal Vetri
Davis Mattek and Sal Vetri discuss the new NFL coaching hires, the future of Youtube/Podcasts and how to break into the fantasy sports industry. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 06, 2020
Season 2: Ep. 11 - Lonnie Walker SZN, Kevin Love Is No Broke Boy, Kyle Kuzma Trades And More w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Michael Gallagher
Davis Mattek, Drew Dinkmeyer and Michael Gallagher go in depth on the biggest NBA sports betting and fantasy topics of the week including Kevin Love, Lonnie Walker, Andre Drummond, Kyle Kuzma and more. www.dailyroto.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 01, 2020
Ep. 116 - How To Win A Million Dollars w/ Milly Maker Winner Brian Jester
Davis Mattek is joined by Milly Maker winner Brian Jester to discuss deep-level DFS strategy and tips to re-focus your DFS play in the future. Brian gives insights in how to create unique lineups and why that is so important as well and showing some mistakes that many DFS players commonly make. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, December 31, 2019
Season 2: Ep. 10 - The New World Of NBA Injury Reporting, Sacrament Kings Trades, Story Of The Season And More w/ Mike Gallagher
Davis Mattek discusses The New World Of NBA Injury Reporting, Sacrament Kings Trades, Story Of The Season And More w/ Mike Gallagher of rotoworld.com www.patreon.com/taekcast www.dailyroto.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 25, 2019
Ep. 115 - Star Wars Is Still Good, Politics Aren't And Much More w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek and Pat Mayo discuss Star Wars, Bitcoin, US Politics, Sports-viewing habits and much more. With The Rise of Skywalker coming out, Davis and Pat relate what they do (and don't) like about the Star Wars franchise. Part 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-content-creation-phone-hacks-age-risk-aversion/id593007235?i=1000460643907 www.patreon.com/taekcast www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, December 23, 2019
Season 2: Ep. 9 - Who Comes Out Of The West, The New Raptors Rotation, Spencer Dinwiddie & More
Davis Mattek and MIchael Gallagher break down Who Comes Out Of The West, The New Raptors Rotation, Spencer Dinwiddie & More In The NBA while updating DFS and season-long fantasy NBA rosters as needed www.dailyroto.com PROMO: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, December 20, 2019
Ep. 114 - The Names Heard Long Ago w/ Jonathan Wilson of The Blizzard
Davis Mattek is joined by author Jonathan Wilson to discuss his new book "The Names Heard Long Ago" and the world of football. Wilson tells many of his stories he found while writing "Names Heard Long Ago", including find the grave of an almost-forgotten Hungarian/Argentinian football coach and much more. www.rotoexperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, December 12, 2019
Ep. 113 - Defining QB Purgatory w/ Patrick Daugherty Of RotoWorld
Davis Mattek and Patrick Daugherty Of RotoWorld discuss how awful the league's QB play has been, Big 12 Fandom, FIFA and more www.dailyroto.com www.rotoexperts.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, December 09, 2019
Season 2: Ep. 8 - Defense Wins Championships, Lebron Is Still The King, Jimmy Butler Is Shining And More w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Mike Gallagher
Davis Mattek, Drew Dinkmeyer and Mike Gallagher go around the NBA and opine on all the important news and notes from the last week, including LeBron James and the Lakers, Ben Simmons and the 76ers, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets and more. www.rotoexperts.com www.dailyroto.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, December 05, 2019
Ep. 112 - Establishing The Brand w/ Adam Levitan From Establish The Run
Davis Mattek and Adam Levitan discuss starting your own business, Patrick Laird, what would happen if Twitter went away and much more. Levitan co-founded Establish The Run in 2019 and the two discuss that evolution, the future of the podcasting medium, fantasy football and Mattek's fledgling rap career. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.rotoexperts.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, December 03, 2019
Ep. 111 - The Laird Has Risen w/ Patrick Laird (& Peter Overzet)
Patrick Laird of the Miami Dolphins joins the Taekcast to discuss his rise to fame and his career in football with Davis Mattek and Peter Overzet. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.rotoexperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, December 02, 2019
Season 2: Ep. 7 - Who Makes The West Playoffs, Does Jokic Have Mono, Morant-less Grizzlies And More w/ Michael Gallagher
Davis Mattek and Mike Gallagher go around the NBA to give meaningful fantasy + betting updates for all NBA teams while covering the Grizzlies, Blazers, the Western Conference playoff race, Nikola Jokic and more! www.dailyroto.com. PROMO: JANIS www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 27, 2019
Season 2: Ep. 6 - The Orlando Magic's New Rotation, Luka Doncic The GOAT, Surprising Players And More
Davis Mattek, Drew Dinkmeyer and Michael Gallagher cover The Orlando Magic's New Rotation, Luka Doncic The GOAT, Surprising Players And More www.dailyroto.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, November 22, 2019
Ep. 110 - How Much Is Entertainment Worth w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek and Pat Mayo discuss the future of podcasts, how much entertainment is worth, golf, gambling and much more. www.rotoexperts.com www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, November 18, 2019
Season 2: Ep. 5 - The Clippers Are Blazing, Russell Westbrook Is Struggling, James Harden Is A Goat And More w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Michael Gallagher
Davis Mattek, Drew Dinkmeyer and Michael Gallagher go in depth on some of the biggest stories, stats and injuries in the NBA at the moment. www.dailyroto.com www.sportsgrid.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, November 11, 2019
Season 2: Ep. 4 - Jokic is BACK, The Raptors Are Injured, The Bucks Are On Fire w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Michael Gallagher
Davis Mattek, Drew Dinkmeyer and Mike Gallagher go around the NBA to give meaningful fantasy + betting updates for all NBA teams while taking a look at how DFS projections have altered over the course of the season. Dink and Mike provide their opinions and data-based analysis to the Raptors, Bucks, Mavericks and more meaningful NBA teams. www.dailyroto.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, November 08, 2019
Ep. 109 - Inside The Simpsons Writers Room w/ Michael Price
Davis Mattek and Simpsons' writer Michael Price discuss the show, Netflix, the future of streaming and more! Mr. Price is also the producer of Netflix's "F Is For Family" and discussing his long and winding journey to becoming a professional TV writer. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.rotoexperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, November 04, 2019
Season 2: Ep. 3 - The Memphis Grizzly Cubs, Golden State Tanking SZN And More w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Michael Gallagher
Davis Mattek is joined by Mike Gallagher and Drew DInkmeyer to provide a weekly analysis update of all important happenings in the NBA. The experts cover the Golden State Warriors injuries, the Los Angeles Lakers defense, the Memphis Grizzlies youth movement and more! www.patreon.com/taekcast www.rotoexperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 31, 2019
Ep. 108 - Davis Mattek Sucks /w Brian Hill of the Atlanta Falcons
Davis Mattek apologizes for telling Brian Hill that he sucks and discusses life in the modern NFL. Brian weighed in on the Air Raid, the Dolphins tanking, his favorite run schemes and officially answered if running backs matter or not. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.rotoexperts.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, October 28, 2019
Season 2: Ep. 2 - Rotational Changes, What Ails The Warriors, A Kings Diagnosis And More w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Michael Gallagher
Davis Mattek is joined by Mike Gallagher and Drew DInkmeyer to provide a weekly analysis update of all important happenings in the NBA. Drew and Mike cover the Warriors, Kings, Pelicans, Mavericks and all the pertinent NBA news and notes. www.rotoexperts.com www.dailyroto.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, October 25, 2019
Ep. 107 - The Great White North w/ Marissa Roberto from TSN Sports
Davis Mattek is joined by Marissa Roberto to discuss Canadian sports fandom, eSports, fantasy sports, the Houston Astros, Fortnite, FIFA and much more! www.rotoexperts.com PROMO: MATTEK www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bonus · Mon, October 21, 2019
Season 2: Ep. 1 - Big NBA Questions, Rotations In Flux And Exciting New Teams w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Michael Gallagher
NEW Season! Each Monday, in addition to your regularly schedule programming, you will be getting a new BONUS NBA-centric episode with a member of the Daily Roto crew and Michael Gallagher from Rotoworld, updating you on important news and shifts in the NBA. Davis Mattek, Drew Dinkmeyer and Michael Gallagher go in depth on some of the biggest questions facing NBA rotations in 2019, highlight DFS-relevant rookies and cover the teams they expect to be most exciting in 2019. www.dailyroto.com www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 17, 2019
Ep. 106 - 2019-20 NBA Over/Unders and Futures Bets w/ Arturo Galleti From Sports Grid
Davis Mattek and Arturo Galleti give their five favorite over/under bets + NBA futures for the 2019/20 season, while covering the Los Angeles Lakers, Zion Williamson, the awful Cleveland Cavaliers and more! www.patreon.com/taekcast www.rotoexperts.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 10, 2019
BONUS Ep. 5 - More 2019-20 NBA Sports Betting/DFS/Fantasy Updates w/ Mike Gallagher
Davis Mattek and Mike Gallagher go around the NBA to give meaningful fantasy + betting updates for all NBA teams including Ben Simmons new jumper, the Pelicans pace of play, the Houston Rockets DFS output and more. www.rotoexperts.com www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 10, 2019
Ep. 105 - Inside The Ropes w/ Dylan Fritelli Of The PGA Tour
Davis Mattek is joined by Dylan Fritelli from the PGA tour to discuss life as a pro golfer, his time at UT Austin with Jordan Spieth, Course history, why putting is so crazy hard, how Dylan found golf in the first place and much more. www.rotoexperts.com www.patreon.com/taeckast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 10, 2019
Ep. 104 - NBA Betting/DFS/Fantasy Season Preview: Western Conference w/ Michael Gallagher
Davis Mattek is joined by Michael Gallagher to give a full NBA season preview of every Western Conference NBA team with takes on every teams' Las Vegas win total, their rotation for DFS and the best season-long NBA fantasy values. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 10, 2019
Ep. 103 - NBA Betting/DFS/Fantasy Season Preview: Eastern Conference w/ Michael Gallagher
Davis Mattek is joined by Michael Gallagher to give a full NBA season preview of every Eastern Conference NBA team with takes on every teams' Las Vegas win total, their rotation for DFS and the best season-long NBA fantasy values. Part 1 Of 2, Western Conference is next in your feed. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, September 27, 2019
Ep. 102 - Animation Domination w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo to discuss the greated animated shows of all time (after The Simpsons of course), why greatness is so long to hold on to, the benefits of living in a massive city like Toronto, why they have been doing their jobs for so long and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.rotoexperts.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, September 13, 2019
Ep. 101 - Taking The Temperature Of The NFL w/ Keegan Abdoo from NFL Next Gen Stats
Davis Mattek and Keegan Abdoo discuss league-wide trends of going for it more often on 4th down, the new look Dallas Cowboy's offense, Kliff Kingbury's Air Raid and much. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.rotoexperts.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 04, 2019
Ep. 100 - The Gillcast Bets On The 2019 NFL Season w/ Sammy Reid and Nate Nohling
Davis Mattek, Nate Nohling, and Sammy Reid go through an extensive list of 2019 NFL player props, team props, win totals, odds to make the playoffs and many, many 2019 NFL seasonal bets while discussing Antonio Brown, Bill Simmons and the entire league. www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS: www.rotoexperts.com PROMO: MATTEK 10% Off Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, August 30, 2019
Ep. 99 - The Fantasy Life w/ Matthew Berry From ESPN
Davis Mattek is joined by Matthew Berry, author of Fantasy Life, star of Avengers: Endgame (highest-grossing actor of all time), Senior Fantasy Analyst at ESPN.Com to discuss Berry's life in fantasy sports, the ESPN War Room league, Matthew's experience with Jay-Z and his top fantasy football targets in 2019. www.patreon.com/taekcast www.rotoexperts.com PROMO: MATTEK 10% OFF Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, August 27, 2019
Ep. 98 - Three Rodeo Clowns Draft An FFPC Main Event High Stakes Fantasy Football Team w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Michael Leone
Davis Mattek, Drew Dinkmeyer, and Michael Leone return to the podcast to draft another high stakes fantasy football team together, this team in the Fantasy Football Players Championship Main Event. This audio is the boys going through all 20 rounds of the FFPC Main event and their thought process in making every decision. Draft Board: https://ibb.co/nCRzR8F WWW.ROTOEXPERTS.COM Promo: MATTEK 10% OFF Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 22, 2019
Ep. 97 - Zonal Marking w/ Michael Cox from The Athletic UK
Davis Mattek is joined by the author of two best-selling soccer books (The Mixer and Zonal Marking) to discuss tactical shifts in soccer over the last 25 years, what a salary cap would do to the English Premier League, Pep Guardiola, Tactics Vs Talent and much more about the world of soccer. Purchase Zonal Marking: https://www.amazon.com/Zonal-Marking-Zidane-Making-Modern/dp/1568589336 www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS: www.rotoexperts.com PROMO: MATTEK 10% OFF Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, August 16, 2019
Ep. 96 - 2019 College Football Sports Betting Preview w/ Hayden Winks of RotoWorld
Davis Mattek is joined by Hayden Winks to break down the College Football Playoff, Handicap the Heisman Trophy race, evaluate some of the top NFL Draft-eligible players in the country and make some win total & over/under selections for college football in 2019. www.patreon.com/taekcast RotoExperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, August 09, 2019
Ep. 95 - Building Digital Bridges w/ Aaron West
Davis Mattek is joined by Aaron West, producer of Crossroads (an NBC Sports Digital Series) to discuss the USWNT's victory in France, competitive gaming and FIFA Ultimate Team, American soccer and the US Soccer Federation, the 2019/20 EPL season and more! www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS: www.RotoExperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 31, 2019
Ep. 94 - The World Of Madden 20 w/ Matt Franciscovich From EA Sports
Davis Mattek is joined by EA Sports content strategist Matt Franciscovich to talk about the world of competitive gaming, Madden 20, Ultimate Team, Madden Ratings and how the game might evolve throughout the course of the year. www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS: RotoExperts.com PROMO: MATTEK 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
Fri, July 26, 2019
Ep. 93 - Inside The Offices Of Madden 2020 w/ Dustin Smith aka @Equipment_Guru
Davis Mattek is joined by the Head Ratings Adjustor at EA Sports for Madden NFL 2020, Dustin Smith. Davis and Dustin cover the ratings spread in Madden 2020, how rookie rankings are calculated, the use of combine measurements in Madden ratings and much more! www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS RotoExperts.com PROMO: MATTEK 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
Thu, July 18, 2019
Ep. 92 - Scouting The NBA w/ Elan Vinokurov From Scout U
Davis Mattek is joined by Elan Vinokurov to talk about the intricacies of scouting basketball players, using advanced analytics in scouting, the NBA Combine, the 2019 NBA Draft Class and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS: RotoExperts.com Promo: MATTEK 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
Thu, July 11, 2019
Ep. 91 - The Future Of Speculation w/ Peter Jennings aka CSURam88 from Fantasy Labs
Davis Mattek is joined by CSURam88 aka Peter Jennings to talk about cryptocurrency, the future of sports betting, self-driving cars, the DRAFT Best Ball Championship, his journey through sports speculation and what the future of speculating and investing on sports will look like. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, July 01, 2019
Ep. 90 - The Biggest Shot Of Your Life w/ Tom Hoge Of The PGA TOUR
Davis Mattek is joined by PGA Tour professional golfer Tom Hoge to discuss golf analytics, life on the minor league golf tours, why putting is so difficult, course history, the biggest putt that Tom ever made in his life and much more about PGA Tour Life. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, June 22, 2019
Ep. 89 - Digital Minimalism, Bitcoin, Libra and more w/ Peter Overzet
Davis Mattek is joined by Peter Overzet from 4for4.com to talk the current Bitcoin price (MOON!), what Facebook's new Libra Coin is, Zero RB Drafting, Digital Minimalism and more. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 13, 2019
Ep. 88 - Running The Gamut w/ Pat Mayo
Pat Mayo joins Davis Mattek to talk American and Canadian politics, student loan debt, retirement, The Athletic, American media and much, much more in this 90+ minute discussion. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, June 07, 2019
Ep. 87 - Living The PGA Tour Life w/ Joel Dahmen
Davis is joined by PGA Tour Professional golfer Joel Dahmen to discuss life on tour, grinding minor golf tours, the US Open, his battle with cancer, the Sung Kang incident, his newfound success and much more. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 29, 2019
Ep. 86 - 2019 NBA Finals Sports Betting Preview w/ Arturo Galleti From SportsGrid
Davis Mattek is joined by Arturo Galleti to preview the 2019 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors. They give their thoughts on the outcome of the 2019 Finals, how it will play out while previewing player props and discussing various ways to bet the NBA Finals. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, May 23, 2019
Ep. 85 - Bitcoin Moderacy & Warriors Futures w/ Aaron Lammer from CoinTalk Show
Davis Mattek is joined by Aaron Lammer from CoinTalk Show to discuss the price of Bitcoin, the validity of Alt Coins, the pratfalls of FacebookCoin, the world of poker and cryptocurrency, Bill Simmons, The Golden State Warriors and the value of a Warriors 2020 Futures Bet. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, May 14, 2019
Ep. 84 - The 2019 PGA Championship Preview w/ Ryan Forbes and Tim Frank
The Fantasy Insiders PGA DFS show is having a reunion! Davis Mattek, Tim Frank and Ryan Forbes return after a two-year hiatus to preview the 2019 Championship at Bethpage Black. The guys give taeks for DraftKings PGA DFS, the betting markets and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS: www.dailyroto.com PROMO: RORY www.rotoexperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 10, 2019
Ep. 83 - The Beautiful Game w/ Dale White of the Erie Commodores
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 tactically, the pyschology of an athlete who changes positions, the future of the game in the United States and much more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, May 07, 2019
Ep. 82 - Did Sashi Die For This? w/ Kevin Cole from RotoGrinders
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/taekcast SPONSORS: DailyRoto.Com PROMO: RORY RotoExperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 03, 2019
Ep. 81 - Exploring Astroball w/ Ben Reiter, Author of Astroball
[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. www.patreon.com/taekcast SPONSORS www.dailyroto.com PROMO: RORY RotoExperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, April 29, 2019
Ep. 80 - State of Analytics & The NFL Draft w/ Hayden Winks from Rotoworld
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.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, April 23, 2019
Ep. 79 - 2019 NFL Draft Preview #MyGuys w/ Thor Nystrom from Rotoworld
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.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, April 22, 2019
Ep. 78 - The 2019 NFL Draft Offensive Prospects w/ Rich Hribar from Rotoworld
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-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, April 18, 2019
Ep. 77 - Podfather X Taekcast Part 2 w/ Matt Kelley from RotoUnderworld
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://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 17, 2019
Ep. 76 - Podfather X Taekcast Part 1 w/ Matt Kelley from RotoUnderworld
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, April 11, 2019
Ep. 75 - Thriving In Fantasy w/ Adam Weinstein from Thrive Fantasy
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, April 09, 2019
Ep. 74 - 2019 Masters Preview w/ Joe Peta From ESPN Chalk
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: 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, April 08, 2019
Ep. 73 - Cocoon 2: The Creature From The Blue Cocoon w/ Evan Silva
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 about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 03, 2019
Ep. 72 - Inside Astroball w/ Mark Zarthar, President of Houston Astros High-A Team
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/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 27, 2019
Ep. 71 - March Madness Sweet Sixteen Preview w/ BigT from RotoGrinders
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/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 22, 2019
Ep. 70 - Behind The Screenshots w/Jeff Collins
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 Betting and DFS App Thrive Fantasy: http://bit.ly/TFDailyRoto promo MATTEK www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, March 19, 2019
Ep. 69 - NCAA March Madness Betting Preview w/ AndyMSFW from DeepDivePod
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 SPONSORS: DailyRoto.com PROMO: RORY RotoExperts.com PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 15, 2019
Ep. 68 - Betting The 2019 Major League Baseball Season w/ Derek Carty
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: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 13, 2019
Ep. 67 - Best. Simpsons. Sports. Episodes. Ever! w/ Rich Hribar from Rotoworld
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 PROMO: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 06, 2019
Ep. 66 - Inside The Life Of Professional Daily Fantasy Sports Players w/ Andrew Wiggins and Drew Dinkmeyer
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: DailyRoto.com PROMO: RORY Rotoexperts.com PROMO: NFL365 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 27, 2019
Ep. 65 - Running Backs Just Don't Matter w/ Ben Baldwin and Josh Hermsmeyer
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 https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 26, 2019
Ep. 64 - Inside The NFL Draft Process w/ Former NFL Scout Matt Manocherian
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-handbook/ Sponsors: RotoExperts.com Promo: MATTEK 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
Mon, February 18, 2019
Ep. 63 - What To Argue About In 2019 w/ JJ Zachariason, The Late Round Quarterback
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-episode-jj-24789367 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 13, 2019
Ep. 62 - In Front Of The Camera w/ Maria Marino Of SNY TV
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 ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 06, 2019
Ep. 61 - Talking Shop w/ Mike Schopp of WGR Buffalo
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. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, February 02, 2019
BONUS Ep. 4 - GillCast Super Bowl Preview: Showdown, Props, Betting with Sammy Reid and Nate Nohling
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
Tue, January 29, 2019
Ep. 60 - The Jeff Janis Pod w/ Jeff Janis
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. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 28, 2019
Ep. 59 - Behind The Bets w/ Rufus Peabody
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-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, January 24, 2019
Ep. 58 - Air Monken Offense w/ Jake Burns from Cleveland.com
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 successful in 2019, the tenants of the Air Raid offense and how it will mesh with the Browns, as well as the other rookie quarterbacks from the 2018 class. 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 ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, January 18, 2019
Ep. 57 - Intermittent Podcasting w/ Peter Overzet from 4for4 & Rotoviz
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, January 11, 2019
Ep. 56 - Showing Some Resolve w/ Matt Harmon from Yahoo! Sports
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
Sat, January 05, 2019
Ep. 55 - Sous Vide Play Action w/ Josh Hermsmeyer from 538
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 about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 26, 2018
Ep. 54 - Examining The Rookie QB's and the 2019 QB Class w/ Justis Mosqueda from Optimum Scouting
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://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, December 18, 2018
Ep. 53 - The Most Likely Outcome Isn't The Best Outcome w/ Jordan Cooper from Rotowire
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. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 12, 2018
Ep. 52 - On The Ice w/ Joe Holka
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 DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, December 10, 2018
Ep. 51 - Reading The Blitz w/ Derek Carty from Rotogrinders
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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, December 03, 2018
Ep. 50 - Antonio Brown, Massive Blowback and The Halycon Rotoviz Days with Matt Freedman from Fantasy Labs
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/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, November 30, 2018
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
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 ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 28, 2018
Ep. 48 - Grinding Away With Adam Levitan
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-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, November 23, 2018
Ep. 47 - Continued Conversations w/ Pat Mayo
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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 21, 2018
Ep. 46 - One Third Of A Fish w/ Sammy Reid from Rotogrinders
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://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 14, 2018
Ep. 45 - Creating Freedom w/ Kevin McClelland
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 07, 2018
Ep. 44 - Fresh Off The Boat w/ DraftCheat
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 more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 31, 2018
Ep. 43 - Constant Content w/ Rick Gehmen from DFSOnDEmand
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 more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, October 26, 2018
Ep. 42 - Inside NFL Scouting w/ Matt Manocherian
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 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, October 19, 2018
Ep. 41 - Living The Stream w/ Alvin Zeidenfeld
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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, October 15, 2018
BONUS Ep. 3 - How To NBA DFS, 2018 NBA Season Chat & Defense DOES Matter w/ Drew Dinkmeyer
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 https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, October 12, 2018
Ep. 40 - The Next Generation Of NFL Stats w/ Keegan Abdoo from Next Gen NFL
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 more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 11, 2018
Ep. 39 - Defenses Don't Matter w/ Josh Hermsmeyer
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 choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 10, 2018
Ep. 38 - Defining The Spread w/ Coach Mark Colyer from SpreadOffense.com
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.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 04, 2018
Ep. 37 - Taeking Off With Pat Mayo
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/21849420 Sponsors: MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS PowerHourDFS.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, September 28, 2018
The Taekcast Is Launching A Patreon!
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. https://www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 27, 2018
Ep. 36 - Into The Air Raid w/ NCAA D1 Offensive Coordinator Nick Coleman
For the first time in the history of the show, Davis is joined by a bonafide high-level football playcaller. Nick Coleman is the offensive coordinator at D1 Murray State who play in the Ohio Valley conference. Nick and Davis discuss the Air Raid, calling run plays on 2nd and 10, who makes the decision to punt when trailing in the 4th quarter and what NFL teams are taking from CFB teams in terms of concepts. SPONSORS: MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS PowerHourDFS.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, September 25, 2018
Ep. 35 - The Ryder Cup & The Great Beyond w/ Pat Mayo
Davis is joined by Pat Mayo to give a quick Ryder Cup preview before discussing financial literacy, what people believe their purpose of their job to be, how difficult it is to quit smoking, the corrupt nature of the banking industry and much, much more. One of the most diverse episodes of the Taekcast to date. Sponsors: MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS PowerHourDFS.Com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, September 18, 2018
Ep. 34 - Favorite Percy Harvin Memories w/ Danny Kelly of The Ringer & Ben Baldwin of The Athletic
In a rare double-guest episode, Davis is joined by Ben Baldwin of the Athletic and Danny Kelly of The Ringer to talk about the lessons learned from the Russell Wilson/Pete Carroll era of the Seahawks, what Ben has learned from his research into play success, Danny's opinion on why so many quarterbacks are playing well right now, why scoring is up and the ideal way to construct an NFL roster from the top down. Sponsors: MyBookie.Ag Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS PowerHourDFS.com Promo: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 12, 2018
Ep. 33 - People Forget w/ Pat Daugherty of Rotoworld
Davis is joined by #RotoPat from Rotoworld to talk about Pat's journey from Fanball to Rotoworld, his career in fake sports journalism, the impact that DFS has had on the fantasy industry, how gambling might impact the fantasy industry, how to escape the #HellScape, and people forgetting that Kaepernick was actually good. 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, September 04, 2018
Ep. 32 - Three Rodeo Clowns Draft An $1,200 NFFC Team w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Mike Leone - Part 2
This is PART TWO of a Two-Part Episode The Taekcast enters the draft room of a $1,200 Best Ball Draft Champions league with Davis Mattek, Drew Dinkmeyer and Michael Leone as they swim with the sharks and attempt to draft a National Fantasy Football Championship Winning Squad. Link To The Draft Room: https://draft.sportshubtech.com/dpf/6514 Sponsors: MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS ApexFantasyLeagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, September 03, 2018
Ep. 31 - Three Rodeo Clowns Draft An $1,200 NFFC Team w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Mike Leone - Part 1
This is PART ONE of Two Parts The Taekcast enters the draft room of a $1,200 Best Ball Draft Champions league with Davis Mattek, Drew Dinkmeyer and Michael Leone as they swim with the sharks and attempt to draft a National Fantasy Football Championship Winning Squad. This is PART ONE of Two Parts Link To The Draft Room: https://draft.sportshubtech.com/dpf/6514 Sponsors: MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS ApexFantasyLeagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 29, 2018
Ep. 30 - How To Bet The 2018 NFL Season w/ Warren Sharp
The great Warren Sharp from sharpfootballstats.com and sharpfootballanalysis.com joins the podcast to discuss several NFL teams who are on the prospective rise, several teams with major warning flags, Warren's favorite Over/Under Win Total bets for the 2018 NFL season, a few players he is higher on consensus on in fantasy and his life during the NFL season. Sponsors: MyBookie.Ag PROMO: MATTEK DailyRoto.com PROMO: JANIS ApexFantasyLeagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 22, 2018
Ep. 29 - Prepare For The Revolution w/ Drew Dinkmeyer from Daily Roto
Fresh from DailyRodeo.com, Drew joins Davis to talk about his inspiration behind creating the Welly Maker (if you want to donate the link is here: https://my.charitywater.org/drew-dinkmeyer/welly-maker-2-0 ), the wealth gap in the Western World, the banal evil of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, how to #unplug and why it's so hard and much more. Sponsors: MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS ApexFantasyLeagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, August 20, 2018
BONUS Ep. 2 - Inside The CFL w/ Hamilton TiCat's Assistant GM Shawn Burke
The assistant general manager of one of the Canadian Football League's most storied franchises, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, sat down with Davis to have a conversation about the CFL, how Americans can get into the game, Johnny Manziel, and much more about the pigskin game of the Great North. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 16, 2018
Ep. 28 - Owning The Libs w/ Denny Carter
Trigger Warning: This is barely a football podcast. Denny Carter joins Davis to talk about the digital nightmare that we find ourselves living in, why the political right has a love affair with football, JJ Zachariason's beauty and grace, cryptocurrency weirdos and Owning The Libs. Sponsors: MyBookie.Ag Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS ApexFantasyLeagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, August 14, 2018
Ep. 27 - In The Lab w/ Jonathan Bales from The Action Network
Bales takes a break from running the ship at Fantasy Labs and The Action Network to have a conversation with Davis about ways to find edges in sports betting and DFS, the Gambling Olympics, his progression through the world of sports journalism and coverage and much more. SPONSORS: MyBookie.ag Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Apexfantasyleagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 09, 2018
Ep. 26 - #MaddenSzn w/ Matt Franciscovich
To celebrate #MaddenDay, Davis is joined by Matt Franciscovich, formerly of NFL.com and currently responsible for reporting on competitive Madden gaming and e-Sports. The guys have a conversation about Madden, eSports, what Ultimate Team is and why it's so profitable and much more. Sponsors: MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS ApexFantasyLeagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, August 07, 2018
Ep. 25 - PGA Championship Preview w/ Empiremaker2
That's right, Empire is back to steal more of Davis' money and preview the 2018 PGA Championship in Saint Louis, Missouri. The guys bet against each other, talk about cash game lineup construction on DraftKings, the negative value associated in betting outrights and why it's more profitable to bet head to heads and what sports betting legalization is going to do in terms of fairness of lines. Sponsors: MyBookie.AG Promo Code: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo Code: JANIS ApexFantasyLeagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, July 31, 2018
Ep. 24 - Going Deep on 2nd and Long w/ Josh Hermsmeyer
The Taekcast has it's first return guest as Josh Hermsmeyer from airyards.com & 4for4.com comes back to the show to talk about David Johnson vs the Field, the YOLO QB theory, surprising results that he found in his research in proprietary data, conversations he's had with some people inside the NFL and how we can go about fixing soccer for an American audience. Sponsors: MyBookie.AG Promocode: MATTEK ApexFantasyLeagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, July 26, 2018
Ep. 23 - Actually, It's About Ethics In Sports Journalism w/ Charlotte Wilder from Sports Illustrated
Davis is joined by Charlotte Wilder (host of the Wilder Things on SI.TV) to have an important discussion about the future of women's sports, the role that sports journalism has in the wider world we live in, the impact that gender has and continues to play in sports reporting and more. Sponsored: Mybookie.ag Promo code: MATTEK Apexfantasyleagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, July 24, 2018
Ep. 22 - Into The Matrix w/ Kevin Cole from Rotogrinders
@Cole_Kev joins the show to discuss how he and Davis fell in love with sports, his passion for the NBA and the NFL & how those intertwine, inefficiencies in evaluating NFL draft prospects, how to mathematically attack DraftKings Showdown slates and more. Presented by www.MyBookie.AG Promo code: MATTEK & ApexFantasyLeagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, July 19, 2018
Ep. 21 - Quarterback Evolution w/ Dan Orlovsky of ESPN
New ESPN NFL and NCAA college football analyst (and former NFL quarterback) Dan Orlovsky joins the podcast to discuss the evolution of the quarterback position, training for the position from a youth to professional ranks, the future of the RPO and two tight end sets and much more. The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, July 17, 2018
Ep. 20 - The British Open Betting & DFS Preview w/ Empiremaker2
The Open betting and DFS preview with Davis Mattek and Empiremaker 2, covering DraftKings cash game and GPP strategy, matchup bets for Pinnacle sports and other picks, Outright picks, poker talk and more. The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, July 13, 2018
Ep. 19 - NBA Chatter with Mike Gallagher from Rotoworld
Mike Gallagher (@MichaelSGallagher on Twitter) joins the podcast to talk Lebron James to LA, the surprising roster addition in Houston that can make it reasonable for Ariza and Mbah A Moute to leave, how to make it in sports journalism and fantasy sports as a writer, what path the 76ers should take to winning the East and much more hoops talk. The Taekcast with Davis Mattek: A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, July 10, 2018
Ep. 18 - Saved By The Bell w/ Rich Hribar from Rotoworld
The one and only @LordReebs joins the show to run back one of the first fantasy football webcasts, The Sports Wunderkind Podcast. Davis and Rich talk about the structure of fantasy football, why people care so much about football relative to other sports, how to make it in the fantasy industry, 1990's television, the most annoying things about twitter and much more. SPECIAL OFFER: Deposit on MyBookie.ag using promo code MATTEK to get 50% deposit bonus andTwitter follow from Davis. The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, July 09, 2018
Ep. 17 - #SFB8 & Fantasy Cares w/ Scott Fish
Scott Fish was gracious enough to join the podcast to explain the genesis of the Scott Fish Bowl, Fantasy Cares, the way he has come up with the scoring systems and all the info that you could ever want on #SFB8. Follow along with the league here: http://scottfishbowl.com/ The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, July 06, 2018
BONUS Ep. 1 - Gillcast Reunion with Sammy Reid & Nate Nohling
The show reached 100 ratings on iTunes! For every 100 ratings, there will be a bonus episode posted that is not the normal format of the show. This bonus episode is a reunion of the old Fantasy Insiders Podcast with Sammy Reid and Nate Nohling. The guys talk about their cryptocurrency losses, life after FI, the history of Fantasy Insiders, poker and sports betting, Nate's addiction to Red Bull and all that you could have wanted after FI shuttered its' doors. The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, July 03, 2018
Ep. 16 - Off The Fairway w/ Pat Mayo
In a rare guest appearance, Pat Mayo joins Davis to talk about the Danny Willett Masters win, life in Canada, his feud with the author of the Handmaid's Tale, playing Canadian Rules football growing up, his love for baseball and hatred of running and literally all that you could ever want to know about The Pat Mayo Experience. The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, June 29, 2018
Ep. 15 - Wimbledon Finds A New Home on Draftkings w/ @Whale_Capper
Davis is joined by a well regarded capper (@Whale_Capper) to discuss the new Tennis daily fantasy game on DraftKings. The guys go over what factors go into generating a line, how to properly handicap a tennis match, some of the possible ways a DraftKings price for a tennis player could be exploited and overall just their thoughts on the new format of Daily Fantasy Tennis. Given that it is the week of Wimbledon, the guys also discuss the nature of that tournament and few players who should excel there. Follow Whale: https://twitter.com/whale_capper Tennis research sites: http://www.oddsportal.com/tennis/united-kingdom/atp-wimbledon/ tennisabstract.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 28, 2018
Ep. 14 - Kicking The Football Across The Pond w/ Max and Arthur
Davis is joined by Max Tyers and Arthur Le Gall of Erie Commodores FC to talk about life in the English and French soccer (football) academies, American soccer coaching, FIFA, the World Cup, European soccer training techniques, how to communicate statistics to the actual players playing the game and much more. -Follow Max: https://twitter.com/MaxTyers7 -Follow Arthur: https://www.instagram.com/arthurlegall/?hl=en Follow the Commodores: https://twitter.com/Erie_Commodores The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, June 26, 2018
Ep. 13 - The Wide World E-Sports w/ Mike Labelle From New York Red Bulls
Mike Labelle (@MikeLabelle) joins Davis for a discussion on E-Sports, FIFA and weekend league, random number generation and luck, the future of content creation and consumption, life as an E-Sports players, and more. Check out Mike on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/c/mikelabelle Please leave a rating and review! A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 21, 2018
Ep. 12 - Learning The Bitcoin Standard w/ Saifedean Ammous
Saifedean Ammous joins the podcast to discuss his book The Bitcoin Standard, the future of cryptocurrency, the Austrian School of economics, high time preference and why today's music is so awful. A (mostly) Sports Podcast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, June 19, 2018
Ep. 11 - Kissed By A Bachelorette Rose w/ PFF Mike Renner
Pro Football Focus' very own Mike Renner stops by to talk with Davis about his experience on ABC's popular reality show, The Bachelorette. They also discuss the Pro Football Focus grading system, some of Mike's experiences with players who monitor their PFF grades as well as some of the mistakes that coaches make their defensive schemes. A (mostly) Sports Podcast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, June 18, 2018
Ep. 10 - US Open Review w/ Jason Sobel from Action Network
Jason Sobel (@JasonsobelTAN) from the Action Network joins Davis to talk about the US Open, Mike Davis, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy and the Future of Golf. A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 14, 2018
Ep. 9 - Late Round Life w/ JJ Zachariason
Davis is joined by JJ Zachariason from Numberfire, Living the Stream and the LateRoundPodcast to talk about his books (The Late Round QB), the issues that people have correctly conceiving of value, content overload in fantasy football and sports in general, amongst other topics. A (mostly) Sports Podcast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, June 12, 2018
Ep. 8 - Pesky Contact w/ Brandon McCarthy
Brandon McCarthy of the Atlanta Braves stop by to have a discussion with Davis about the analytics evolution from inside baseball, fantasy football in MLB clubhouses, Mo Salah and Phoniex Rising FC. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 07, 2018
Ep. 7 - FIFA World Cup 2018 Betting & Daily Fantasy Preview w/ Sean Newsham
Davis is joined by Sean Newsham from the Action Network (@psufans2) to break down Groups A-H from a betting and DFS perspective for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The guys go team by team and discuss the roster, potential outcomes for the tournaments and bets that seem like sharp odds. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 06, 2018
Ep. 6 - Extremely Online w/ Matt Harmon
Davis Mattek is joined by Matt Harmon (@MattHarmon_BYB) to discuss the release of the 2018 version of Reception Perception (available for purchase here: https://www.thefantasyfootballers.com/fantasy-football-draft-kit/?udk=mharmon25 . They discuss the process and thought behind RP, why some fantasy football content is #bad, what makes football players actually good, book recommendations, our collective inability to log off and more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, June 04, 2018
Ep. 5 - Masters Of Modern Soccer w/ Grant Wahl
Grant Wahl from Sports Ilustrated joins the podcast to talk about his new book (purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Modern-Soccer-Worlds-Twenty-First-Century-ebook/dp/B074S68C9H ) to talk about Christian Pulisic, Borussia Dortmund, Analytics Impact on soccer, the future of the MLS, the World Cup and more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, May 31, 2018
The Taekcast Ep. 4 - Late Stage Capitalism w/ Drew Dinkmeyer
Davis is joined by Drew Dinkmeyer from Daily Roto to discuss late-stage capitalism, tribalism in Western society and sports, game theory as it applies to the solvability of professional basketball, baseball and football, what the Boston Celtics should do with Kyrie Irving, Aldous Huxley and a host of other (uppity) topics. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, May 29, 2018
Taekcast Episode 3: The Cocoon with Evan Silva
Davis is joined by Evan Silva (@evansilva) from Rotoworld/NBC Sports to continue the analytics conversation started in Episode 2 with Josh. Topics discussed included algorithmic playcalling, nepotism and the fallacy of the yet-to-be-realized Draft Pick. Link to The Game Plan: https://www.amazon.com/Game-Plan-Approach-Decision-National/dp/1475233353 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 23, 2018
Taekcast EP 2: AirCoin
Davis is joined by Josh Hermsmeyer (@friscojosh) from 4for4.com and airyards.com to discuss the evolution of NFL analytics, how fucking boring baseball is, Bitcoin, the gold standard and Baker Mayfield. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, May 21, 2018
Taekcast EP 1: Bills/Cowboys Sadness Parlay
Davis Mattek is joined by Michael Leone to take sports betting legalization, crypocurrency, golf wagering, the Buffalo Bills and several things in between. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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