On today’s episode, Jason discusses a wild first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Why did the Atlanta Falcons take Michael Penix Jr. at #8 when they just gave Kirk Cousins a big contract in free agency? What does the fact that six quarterbacks were taken in the first twelve picks (Penix, Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, JJ McCarthy and Bo Ni…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses why you have to be at least a little concerned about Boston's Game 2 loss to a severely shorthanded Miami Heat squad if you're a Celtics fan. Later, former New York Jets scout and author Daniel Kelly swings by to preview tonight's NFL Draft and tell us why he has a 4th round grade on presumptive top pick Caleb Wi…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses why he’s more confident than ever in Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks being able to dispatch of Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers in round one, why the Phoenix Suns’ problems run much deeper than even their 0-2 series hole against the Minnesota Timberwolves and why the Milwaukee Bucks are going to ne…

On today’s episode, Jason discuss the Los Angeles Lakers' heartbreaking Game 2 loss to the Denver Nuggets after going up by 20 points in the second half, how much blame LeBron James deserves for the Lakers' latest meltdown in Denver and why presumptive MVP Nikola Jokic might actually be underrated all-time. Later, J-Mac recaps a wild finish in New …

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the opening weekend of the NBA Playoffs, namely how the teams who seemingly had the 'most to prove' all showed up in a big way (Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks), if an early exit could force the Dallas Mavericks to break up the Kyrie Irving-Luka Doncic backcou…

On today’s episode, Jason opens the show by previewing Friday night’s NBA Play-In games and Saturday’s slate of NBA Playoffs first round games from a wagering perspective. Later, former NFL scout Brentley Weissman swings by to share his thoughts on Brock Bowers’ NFL future, Drake Maye vs Jayden Daniels as the 2nd best quarterback prospect in the Dr…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses Caitlin Clark being on the verge of a lucrative shoe deal with Nike and why he expects her popularity to grown even more as the face of the WNBA, Nic Batum’s out-of-body experience in the Philadelphia 76ers’ play-in victory over the Miami Heat, why Jimmy Butler’s knee injury could result in the Heat missing the p…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the Los Angeles Lakers’ play-in victory over the New Orleans Pelicans and whether or not LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the rest of the squad have what it takes to beat the Denver Nuggets in round one, how Zion Williamson’s hamstring injury might impact the Pels in their win-or-go-home game against the Sacrament…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the unveiling of the 2024 Team USA Men’s Basketball Olympic team headlined by LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, how the 2024 ‘Avengers’ squad would fare in a hypothetical series against the 1992 Dream Team featuring Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley, who he’s picking to win tonight’s pla…

On today’s episode, Jason drops his official predictions heading into the NBA Playoffs. Are we headed towards a Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets rematch? Will the Phoenix Suns be able to live up to all their preseason hype? Given the way the bracket sets up, should the Dallas Mavericks actually be viewed as the favorites to come out of the West…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses why it’s so hard to ‘separate the art from the artist’ when it comes to alleged murderer OJ Simpson, why it’s not hard at all to see how federal investigators determined that Shohei Ohtani was actually a victim in the illegal sports gambling ring involving his former interpreter and whether or not we should belie…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the latest reports indicating that federal investigators have determined that Shohei Ohtani had no involvement whatsoever in the illegal sports gambling ring that rocked the baseball world last month. Plus, The MMQB Senior NFL reporter Albert Breer swings by to discuss the league-wide perception around Caleb Will…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses how the Los Angeles Lakers’ Tuesday night home loss to the Golden State Warriors sets up the very real possibility that LeBron James and the fellas will have to win two play-in games just to make the playoffs (2:09), why some Lakers fans are actually hoping that their team fizzles out down the stretch so they can…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses UConn’s masterful defensive strategy against Zach Edey and Purdue en route to winning their second consecutive national championship (2:40), the narrative that UConn has been the best college basketball program of the last 25 years (16:05), whether or not Huskies head coach Dan Hurley could be targeted to replace…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses South Carolina’s victory over Iowa in the NCAA Women’s National Championship Game and Caitlin Clark’s lasting impact on the sport of women's college basketball even despite the loss (8:38), why he has an issue with women like Diana Taurasi and Breanna Stewart who went out of their way to throw shade at Clark in t…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses how a series of late-game blunders by North Carolina seniors RJ Davis and Jae’Lyn Withers ultimately led to the Tar Heels getting upset by Alabama (4:48), why it feels almost inevitable that UConn will repeat as national champions (19:09) and why Iowa State’s loss to Illinois hurt Jason quite a bit more than any …

On today’s episode, Jason discusses why he's not a huge fan of the NFL's plan to takeover Christmas (2:13), how much pressure is on Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns to make the playoffs this season (10:41) and why he would advise Caitlin Clark not to take the $5 million from Ice Cube to join the Big 3 (21:21). Finally, J-Mac closes the show with h…

On today’s episode, Jason kicks things off with a few quick thoughts on the Los Angeles Lakers’ thrilling road comeback win over the Milwaukee Bucks led by Austin Reaves and Anthony Davis (3:02). Later, FOX Sports college football reporter and author Bruce Feldman swings by to discuss JJ McCarthy’s meteoric rise up NFL Draft boards in the last mont…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the narrative that legalized sports gambling has become an epidemic in our society (2:10), the public response to Shohei Ohtani’s denial of any involvement whatsoever in his former attorney’s illegal gambling endeavors (4:16), why his first inclination is to believe that Ohtani is telling the truth (8:41), why he…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses how the overall dominance of the top-2 seeds in each region of the NCAA Tournament has turned March Madness into ‘Chalk Madness’ (4:50), whether there’s even a single top-10 NBA Draft prospect left in the tournament (7:22), why LSU head women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey felt compelled to threaten litigation aga…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses how his big dollar Calcutta league is looking after Day One of the NCAA Tournament (2:41), why 3-seed Kentucky's upset loss to 14-seed Detroit could lead to him getting the axe as the Wildcats head coach (6:47), how the 4-seed Kansas Jayhawks were able to escape against 13-seed Samford thanks to an absolutely egr…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses Tom Izzo’s controversial comments insinuating that mid-major programs shouldn’t receive automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament (3:38), whether sports fans really want to see Cinderella stories in sports (9:29), who he’s picking to make the Final Four (14:32) and LeBron James’ very calculated reasoning for publicly…

On today’s episode, Jason is joined by professional sports bettor and Clevanalytics founder Clevta for a lengthy NCAA Tournament preview. During the conversation, TA discusses why picking the eventual national champion isn’t as difficult as people might think (10:09), why it isn’t a smart bet to pick UConn to repeat as champs (14:15), why Purdue ap…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the extremely underwhelming 'all-in' offseason thus far for the Dallas Cowboys and how Dak Prescott's looming contract extension factors in to all of it (2:52), the narrative that Kyrie Irving is the most 'skilled' player in NBA history (16:54) and how the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament committee dropped the …

On today’s episode, Jason discusses why the Pittsburgh Steelers felt compelled to trade for Justin Fields just days after signing Russell Wilson in free agency (5:53). Later, Team Rankings' Jason Lisk swings by to discuss how his website handicaps the upcoming NCAA Tournament, including which teams are being undervalued, which are being overvalued,…

On today’s episode, Jason kicks things off with a few quick thoughts on the biggest NFL headlines of the day, including Derrick Henry signing with the Baltimore Ravens and Aaron Rodgers potentially becoming Vice President of the United States of America (4:47). Later, ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla swings by to discuss why it feels…

On today’s episode, Jason recaps a wild Day 1 of the NFL Free Agency negotiation period. During the show, J-Mac discusses why the Minnesota Vikings decided not to match the contract offer Kirk Cousins received from the Atlanta Falcons (2:41), what the D’Andre Swift and Josh Jacobs contracts say about the state of the running back free agency market…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses why he believes the acquisition of Russell Wilson isn’t the obvious win for the Pittsburgh Steelers that many think it is (2:10), how Mac Jones getting traded to Jacksonville and Baker Mayfield re-signing with Tampa Bay might impact the futures of Kirk Cousins and Justin Fields (15:08), the viral video series on …

On today’s episode, Jason discusses his biggest takeaways from the Denver Nuggets win over the Boston Celtics in what many are calling an NBA Finals preview (5:30), how Karl-Anthony Towns’ knee injury impacts the Minnesota Timberwolves both in the short-term and the long-term (12:26) and his overall excitement level for the upcoming exhibition boxi…

On today’s episode, Jason gets the party started by going off on Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers following their pitiful home loss to the Sacramento Kings (2:59). Later, The Athletic NBA writer Joe Vardon swings by to discuss the next foreign-born player that is looking to take over the NBA (13:16), the narrative that international players…

On today’s episode, Jason is joined by former University of North Carolina basketball and NBA star John Henson. During the conversation, Henson discusses how he evolved into one of the elite defensive centers in recent college hoops history (13:04), why he ultimately chose to go to UNC over Texas and UCLA (17:46), what it was like playing alongside…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the Denver Broncos’ controversial decision to eat $85 million in dead cap money just so they can cut quarterback Russell Wilson (2:16), why the Minnesota Vikings seem like the ideal landing spot for Wilson if they decide that Kirk Cousins has become too expensive to keep (5:55) and whether or not the Las Vegas Ra…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the unfortunate passing of longtime ESPN NFL reporter Chris Mortensen (2:41), whether the NFL Combine results – even the record-breaking ones – really matter in the grand scheme of things (5:52), if LeBron James becoming the first-ever member of the NBA’s 40,000 Point Club will be enough to propel him in the GOAT…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses Damian Lillard's recent comments about feeling 'lonely' in Milwaukee during this mostly underwhelming Bucks season (3:02), whether or not Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo could be headed for a quick divorce this offseason after just one year together (15:00), Kevin Durant's quest to remind the world that the bes…

On today’s episode, Jason kicks things off with a few quick thoughts on LeBron James’ epic 4th quarter performance to key a Los Angeles Lakers comeback victory over the Los Angeles Clippers (1:58). Later, Puck News sports correspondent John Ourand swings by to discuss his very public exit from Sports Business Journal (6:41), how the way sports fans…

On today’s episode, Jason is joined by CBS SportsLine college basketball analyst and sports betting maven Thomas Casale. During the conversation, Casale discusses how the transfer portal has fundamentally changed the sport (7:06), the likelihood that UCONN repeats as the national champions (15:39), what problems Zach Edey and Purdue could face in t…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses why his ears perked up when ESPN decided to remove Bronny James from their 2024 NBA Mock Draft and how it relates to the report that LeBron James suddenly plans to re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers for three more seasons (4:01), how much blame LeBron deserves for Bronny supposedly ‘falling short’ of the lofty e…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses his whirlwind week away from the podcast (2:04), JJ Redick’s controversial comments condemning the daytime debate shows that currently dominate the sports media landscape (9:36), what a loss in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament could mean for Kevin Durant’s long-term legacy (17:53), the bizarre video of Cam Newton get…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses all the drama surrounding the upcoming Apple TV documentary on the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick New England Patriots Dynasty (3:29), why the Chicago Bears owe their fan base a big apology following a peculiar move they made on Thursday (17:45), the speculation that the Los Angeles Lakers already have a third star rea…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses why it's imperative for Patrick Mahomes to publicly speak out in support of gun reform laws in the wake of the tragic shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs championship parade (2:42), whether or not San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks deserved to get fired after the Super Bowl (16:36), why NBA MVP …

On today’s episode, Jason discusses why he has a problem with Kyle Kuzma choosing to stay and get buckets with the hapless Washington Wizards rather than accept a trade to the Dallas Mavericks (2:36), whether or not the Mavs can win an NBA championship playing such a Luka Doncic-centric style of basketball (15:31), why 49ers wide receiver Brandon A…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the latest on his ongoing ‘feud’ with former NFL MVP Cam Newton that has somehow spilled into the hallways at FS1 (3:33), the four most pivotal plays of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory on Sunday (14:14), why it’s fair to say that the Patrick Mahomes-led Chiefs dynasty is just like the Tom Brady-led New England Pat…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the Kansas City Chiefs beating the San Francisco 49ers in a mostly underwhelming Super Bowl and why this particular loss has to sting if you’re a Niners fan or put money on San Francisco to win (2:17), the narrative that Kyle Shanahan ‘can’t win the Big One (16:48), Patrick Mahomes’ overall performance in the gam…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses the latest developments in his ongoing ‘feud’ with former NFL MVP quarterback Cam Newton (2:17), why Justin Jefferson’s exorbitant contract demands could actually result in him getting traded by the Minnesota Vikings ahead of the upcoming NFL Draft (14:43) and why the New York Knicks were clearly the big winners …

On today’s episode, Jason kicks things off with a quick breakdown of a few of his favorite streaming shows to binge once the NFL season is officially over next week (3:05). Later, The Athletic senior NFL writer Mike Sando swings by to discuss the dichotomy between how the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers’ rosters were built (12:18), w…

On today’s episode, Jason is joined by professional sports bettor Rufus Peabody for a lengthy conversation on the best prop bets for the upcoming Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. During the interview, Peabody shares why he believes betting props is much more profitable than sides and totals in the NFL (5:25), w…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses his early expectations for the upcoming Super Bowl showdown between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs this Sunday (3:23), why Niners fans have every right to feel like the NFL has it out for them in the wake of this whole practice field fiasco going down in Las Vegas (20:25) and what’s next for i…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses why the Washington Commanders’ hiring of Kliff Kingsbury to be their next offensive coordinator could signal their plans to trade up to #1 in the NFL Draft to take USC superstar Caleb Williams (2:55), if the latest DWI incident involving Patrick Mahomes Sr. could impact the on-field play of his son Patrick Mahome…

On today’s episode, Jason discusses his wild social media beef with Patrick Mahomes’ personal trainer following a harmless joke about his ‘Dad Bod’ (2:44), the narrative that the Kansas City Chiefs have replaced the New England Patriots as the most hated team in the NFL (11:22), Cam Newton’s peculiar decision to triple-down on his Brock Purdy sland…

On today's episode, Jason discusses how the Seattle Seahawks' decision to hire Mike Macdonald as their next head coach might impact the Washington Commanders in their own search for a new man in charge (2:40). Later, The Athletic's Jovan Buha swings by to discuss the growing disconnect between Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham and the player…