Rigging prop bets? Lame. Tricking Adam Silver into turning the All-Star Game into a big game of knockout? Cool.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, April 17th
A value play in the baseball world, and the next step in the NBA futures effort.
Stu’s Notes: Is the In-Season or Play-In Tournament More Like the NIT?
Then: Watching the NBA Playoffs on behalf of our country, Michael Busch keeps homering, and dugout dinger celebrations will soon go the way of the bench mob.
Joe’s Notes: Why the Flyers Might Pull Their Goalie Early Tonight
The Eastern Conference tiebreaker situation. Also: A potential issue with college sports’ transfer markets, BYU’s hire, and playoff experience vs. playoff inexperience.
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, April 16th
We look to stay hot on the ballfield while launching our futures effort for the NBA Playoffs.
Stu’s Notes: Scottie Scheffler Should Get Better at Golf
A recommendation. Also: The Brewers have more beef, a note about Two Dog Special, and what if the Fever don’t pick Caitlin Clark?
Joe’s Notes: Should the NBA Playoffs Be Smaller?
Checking in after a rote Game 82. Then: Kentucky loves Mark Pope, the Coyotes are (probably) moving, and a case for believing in the Bulls.
Three Thoughts: Shohei Ohtani and Manti Te’o
What happens we don’t know a guy but think we do? Also: Jordan Montgomery fires Scott Boras, and Dan Hurley and Scott Drew tell Kentucky no.
Three Things: Shōta Imanaga Continues to Get It
Also: Image consulting for Caleb Williams, and getting psyched for Bulls vs. Hawks.
Three Thoughts: Setting Expectations for Jackson Holliday
How good is good for this year’s biggest baseball debutant? Also: How many Sycamores can Josh Schertz bring to SLU? And would you rather play the Knicks or the Bucks?
Joe’s Notes: LeBron James and the USC Job
Surely not…right? Also: The Hubert Davis era finally begins in Chapel Hill, Iowa State sadness, and Justin Steele’s hamstring.
Stu’s Notes: Caitlin Clark vs. Swaggy P
The math adds up. Also! A moonshine cave, the sports calendar’s inherent beauty, and NIT Final Four ticket prices.
Stu’s Notes: Why Caleb Williams’s Pink Phone Might Matter
*We* don’t have a problem with it. Also: How Joe Kelly became the face of the Dodgers, Adam Silver vs. Shohei Ohtani, and whether Indiana State or Cincinnati is better for the NIT.
Stu’s Notes: Is the World Ready for Bad Boy Ohtani?
What if baseball’s greatest player turns heel? Also: The deal with Josh Schertz and SLU, the deal with SMU and Rob Lanier, and good riddance to the G-League Ignite.
Stu’s Notes: Tom Crean, NIT Friend
Tom Crean is a good man. Also: NIT snubs, attendance vs. ratings, and a message about the curses.
Stu’s Notes: What We Want to Read in the Upcoming Aaron Rodgers Biography
Blu, Kevin, and 9/11. Then: The first Joe Kelly Spin Zone of spring, no more Phood Phights, and is Tucker DeVries wonderful or hateable or both?
Joe’s Notes: Chris Collins Has Done It Again
Is Chris Collins a good coach? It depends when you look. Also: WAB vs. SOR, Knecht vs. Zeigler, and a culture advantage for Iowa State.
Stu’s Notes: Why Don’t More Fans Strategically Stop Play?
Reflections on the fire alarm. Then: Kevin McCullar vs. Bill Self, what’s up with Greg McDermott, and we try to diminish the accomplishments of youths.