The Sharp 600

Bowl Season is off to a profitable start thanks to winners courtesy of both Boise State and Marshall, so it’s now time to turn our attention to the second wave of postseason action. Professional handicapper Brian Edwards (BrianEdwardsSports.com and VegasInsider.com) swings by to deliver his five favorite picks from this next slate of bowl game action. Fortenbaugh brings down the curtain with three plays of his own and opens Episode 58 with the latest installment of The Sharp 600 UPSET ALERT. Brought to you by DraftEasy.com. [0:00-1:37]: The Rundown [1:38-3:54]: UPSET ALERT! [3:55-4:38]: It’s that EASY. It’s DraftEasy. [4:39-12:35]: Five Best Bets with Brian Edwards \[12:36-goodbye\]: Picks! Guest: @vegasbedwards

Big Ben vs. Tom Terrific for the top seed in the AFC highlights the Week 15 card as @JoeFortenbaugh dials up Las Vegas for professional handicapper Marco D’Angelo’s expert advice (WagerTalk.com). Will Jared Goff take down Russell Wilson in Seattle? How rusty will Aaron Rodgers look in his return against Carolina? The guys will answer those questions and more before Fortenbaugh closes the show with three of his favorite plays. And if you get a chance this weekend, check out our friends over at DraftEasy.com and use the promo code “Covers.” [0:00-1:18]: The Rundown [1:19-2:47]: Pittsburgh vs. New England [2:48-3:33]: Meet our new partner, DraftEasy.com [3:34-16:48]: Week 15 Best Bets with Marco D’Angelo [16:49-19:18]: Picks Guest: @MarcoInVegas

The first installment of The Sharp 600’s Bowl Game Bonanza has finally arrived, as @JoeFortenbaugh turns to Las Vegas legend Jimmy Vaccaro for the latest action report on the first seven bowl games as well as the Alabama-Clemson and Oklahoma-Georgia playoff matchups. Vaccaro has spent 41 years as a Vegas bookmaker and is now roaming the floor at the South Point Hotel & Casino in Sin City. Fortenbaugh opens the show with our latest edition of the UPSET ALERT, closes the episode with three bowl game selections and proudly introduces The Sharp 600’s first-ever sponsor, DraftEasy (DraftEasy.com). [0:00-1:35]: The Rundown [1:36-3:28]: UPSET ALERT! [3:29-4:23]: Meet our new partner, DraftEasy.com [4:24-12:37]: Action report with Jimmy Vaccaro [12:38-goodbye]: Picks Guest: @JimmyVaccaro

Bowl season commences Saturday with the R + L Carriers New Orleans Bowl featuring Troy vs. North Texas and that means it’s time to install our college football betting blueprint for the last few weeks of the campaign. Today we begin with a primer on how to win your college football bowl pools courtesy of Ed Feng, a data scientist with a PhD from Stanford. We’ll close the show by trying to make sense of this dreadful Thursday night matchup between the Colts and Broncos, but we begin with a quick look at a sexy 2018 NFL season win total wager. [0:00-0:54]: The Rundown  [0:55-2:59]: Watch out for this NFL team in 2018  [3:00-3:33]: Heads up  [3:34-15:06]: How to win your bowl pool with Ed Feng  [15:07-goodbye]: Thursday Night Football pick Guest: @thepowerrank

December football has arrived and it’s time to separate the contenders from the pretenders. With that in mind, @JoeFortenbaugh dials up the Las Vegas desert for a conversation with professional sports bettor Teddy Sevransky (@teddy_covers) to unearth the best bets on the Week 14 board. Fortenbaugh opens the show with a look at one very intriguing matchup on Sunday’s slate and brings down the curtain with his Week 14 picks. 0:00-0:39: The Rundown 0:40-2:48: Can it be this obvious? 2:49-11:55: Best Bets with Teddy Covers 11:56-goodbye: Picks! Guest: @teddy_covers

Point spreads have been released for all 39 bowl games and the action is already starting to heat up in Sin City sportsbooks. To get an inside look at which bowl games the wiseguys are targeting, @JoeFortenbaugh talks with Vice President of Risk Management for CG Technology Jason Simbal for an early action report. We close the show with a Thursday Night Football pick, but we kick things off with a classic Fortenbaugh rant against crybaby Ohio State fans. 0:00-1:05: The Rundown 1:06-3:46: Get lost, Ohio State 3:47-10:43: Bowl season action report with Jason Simbal 10:44-goodbye: Thursday Night Football pick Guest: @jsimbal

Don’t cry for the sportsbooks, but it’s important we recognize that a current trend is about to turn and those who are prepared for it could reap a healthy profit. @JoeFortenbaugh explains exactly what that means before digging deep into the Week 13 card with Gill Alexander, who hosts the show, “A Numbers Game” on the Vegas Stats & Information Network as well as the legendary “Beating the Book” podcast. Fortenbaugh unloads four picks to conclude this episode. 0:00-0:55: The Rundown 0:56-2:36: The tide will turn 2:37-8:23: Best Bets with Gill Alexander 8:24-goodbye: Picks! Guest: @beatingthebook

It’s hard to imagine, but the final weekend of the college football season (sorry, Army vs. Navy) has arrived. In Episode 51, @JoeFortenbaugh dials up Las Vegas professional sports bettor and handicapper Ace Karalis to find out how the wiseguys are betting this weekend’s card. Fortenbaugh closes the show with three picks and opens the show with his UPSET ALERT. 0:00-0:48: The Rundown 0:49-3:20: UPSET ALERT! 3:21-13:59: Best Bets with Ace Karalis 14:00-goodbye: Championship weekend picks! Guest: @Greek_Gambler

Isolating winners is only half the battle when it comes to turning a profit betting sports. Bankroll management is the other half. In Episode 50, @JoeFortenbaugh turns to Joe Peta, a Wall Street savant who happens to be one of the sharpest baseball minds on the planet, for all the tips, tricks and advice necessary to maximize your portfolio’s potential. Now 9-3 against the spread over his last 12 Thursday selections, Fortenbaugh closes the show with his pick for Thursday night’s Dallas-Washington showdown. 0:00-1:57: The Rundown 1:58-12:49: Bankroll Management with Joe Peta 12:50-goodbye: Thursday Night Football pick Guest: @MagicRatSF

Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life. It is, however, a nice little recipe for enjoying Thanksgiving weekend. Well, except for the stupid part…and that is where @JoeFortenbaugh and professional handicapper Steve Merril come into play. Merril joins The Sharp 600 this week with some very strong opinions about the Week 12 NFL slate, Fortenbaugh wraps things up with a few picks of his own. 0:00-0:57: The Rundown 0:58-7:49: Best Bets with Steve Merril 7:50-goodbye: Picks! Guest: @SteveMerril

The Iron Bowl, The Game, The Apple Cup. College football rivalry week has arrived! Brian Edwards (BrianEdwardsSports.com, VegasInsider.com) explains to @JoeFortenbaugh where, exactly, the value lies in this weekend’s college football card beginning with a recent cash cow that takes the field on Friday afternoon. Fortenbaugh fires off three of his favorite picks to bring down the curtain. 0:00-0:57: The Rundown 0:58-3:43: UPSET ALERT! 3:44-11:16: Best Bets with Brian Edwards 11:17-goodbye: Week 13 picks Guest: @vegasbedwards

Let’s face it: Sharp or not, you’re likely going to have action on all three Thanksgiving NFL games. So why not let us put in the elbow grease so you can enjoy the holiday on the couch in a gluttonous food coma? With your pleasure in mind, @JoeFortenbagh talks with Jeff Sherman, Manager of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, to find out which way the sharps are leaning in regards to the Thanksgiving card. At 7-2 against the spread over his last nine Thursday picks, Fortenbaugh closes the show looking to stay hot on Turkey Day. 0:00-0:52: The Rundown 0:53-1:31: Thank you, Chicago! 1:32-8:57: How to bet NFL Thanksgiving w/ Jeff Sherman 8:58-goodbye: Turkey Day picks Guest: @golfodds

Live (well, kinda) from Chicago, @JoeFortenbaugh sits down with Joe Ostrowski from 670 The Score to comb through the Week 11 NFL card. With Andy Reid coming off the bye, is it worth laying the points with the Chiefs for their road date with the Giants? How do the Cowboys stack up with red-hot Philadelphia for their NFC East Sunday Night tilt? The Joes answer those questions and more before Fortenbaugh drops his three favorite plays of the weekend. 0:00-0:35: Beers & Bets in Chicago 0:36-1:31: The Rundown 1:32-13:36: Best Bets with Joe Ostrowski 13:37-goodbye: Picks! Guest: @JoeO670 Be sure to check out the podcast “Early Odds with Joe Ostrowski” COLLEGE FOOTBALL WATCH PARTY When: Saturday, November 18 Time: 11am-3pm Location: The Fifty/50 Address: 2047 West Division Street, Chicago, IL

Look-ahead spots, hangovers, letdowns and trap games. Those are just a few of the pitfalls we need to navigate on the Week 12 college football slate. So in an effort to grind out a profit before “Rivalry Weekend” hits our radar, @JoeFortenbaugh turns to professional handicapper Marc Lawrence of Playbook.com for the tips and tricks necessary to survive an ugly weekend. Fortenbaugh closes the show with three picks and kicks-off the party by putting an undefeated program on “Upset Alert.” 0:00-0:35: Beers & Bets in Chicago 0:36-1:25: The Rundown 1:26-3:04: UPSET ALERT! 3:05-10:22: Best Bets with Marc Lawrence 10:23-goodbye: Week 12 picks Guest: @marclawrence COLLEGE FOOTBALL WATCH PARTY When: Saturday, November 18 Time: 11am-3pm Location: The Fifty/50 Address: 2047 West Division Street in Chicago, Illinois

The Sharp 600 is 6-2 against the spread over its last eight Thursday night football selections, so we’ll close the show with our thoughts on this week’s Pittsburgh-Tennessee tilt (PIT -7/43.5). But before we get to that, @JoeFortenbaugh chats with Rufus Peabody from Massey-Peabody Analytics on the rise of advanced analytics in professional sports as well as Peabody’s college football playoff rankings and NFL power ratings. Question: Do you believe in the “revenge factor” when it comes to handicapping football games? 0:00-0:36: Hey Chicago, let’s party! 0:37-1:39: The Rundown 1:40-14:26: The rise of analytics in sports w/ Rufus Peabody 14:27-goodbye: Thursday Night Football pick Guest: @RufusPeabody Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2017/11/13/college-football-playoff-which-teams-control-how-much-of-their-destinies/?utm_term=.4f2b63be5bd9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL WATCH PARTY When: Saturday, November 18 Time: 11am-3pm Location: The Fifty/50 Address: 2047 West Division Street in Chicago, Illinois