The Taekcast (Davis Mattek)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.com/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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