After a 1 week hiatus (yes even I take vacations) there was plenty of gambling chatter to go around.  From Derek Mason’s bold proclamation about Vanderbilt’s talent level to the biggest line moves for Week 1.  Plenty of props on the fly and of course a full run down of the LLWS that starts tomorrow. http://www.toddstake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/8-13-14.mp3...

The boys and I were back at it again last night breaking down another power conference.  I know it’s not the SEC, ACC, or any other with southern zip codes but the best in the west should have the highest level of quarterback play from top to bottom of any league this coming season.  There was some major disagreement on the pod as well mainly because Bud was too busy sharing ‘Possum extermination methods (or sniffing glue) to provide accurate analysis of win totals. All kidding aside this conference could be one of the nation’s wildest rides but and with the 9 game conference schedule anything can happen. Only time will tell…in the meantime enjoy our breakdowns of Cal, Utah, & Colorado. Oh, we also hit on the league’s heavyweights as well.   Odds to win the Pac 12 (courtesy of the Greek) Arizona   +3000 Arizona State   +1000 California   +15000 Colorado   +12500 Oregon   -125 Oregon State   +5000 Southern Cal   +350 Stanford   +800 UCLA   +285 Utah   +6000 Washington   +1800 Washington State  ...

Will we see another Rory runaway? At least the odds say we may have some suspense as we approach the weekend at Valhalla. ODDS TO WIN (updated after 2nd round) RORY McILROY            5/4 JASON DAY              11/2 RICKIE FOWLER          13/2 JIM FURYK               8/1 PHIL MICKELSON         12/1 HENRIK STENSON         20/1 RYAN PALMER            25/1 LEE WESTWOOD           30/1 MIKKO ILONEN           40/1 STEVE STRICKER         50/1 GRAHAM DeLAET          50/1 VICTOR DUBUISSON       50/1 LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN       50/1 BERND WIESBERGER       80/1 JOOST LUITEN           80/1 ADAM SCOTT             80/1 NICK WATNEY           100/1 FIELD (all...

It’s the league that no one wants to talk about…well outside of OU and Texas fans that is.  Does Baylor have an active and vocal fan base after last season’s rise to prominence?  There are plenty of storylines: Is OU’s blowout of Alabama in the Sugar Bowl justification for their prohibitive favorite status? How will the recent transfer of stud DE Devonte Fields from potential darkhorse TCU impact the race?  Can Kansas be less than awful and will Dana Holgerson survive another trip around the sun in Morgantown? Like all of our pods this one took a few twists and turns we didn’t see coming but there was a sleeper in the league we all seemed to like this year.  Lets just say we know what that means… Your look at college football as only Drew Collins, Adam Kramer, Bud Elliot, and myself can provide.  Grab a nice summer ale and enjoy.  Before we know it, they’ll be playing football for keeps. Not able to view the widget?  We are also on iTunes: Subscribe, listen, tell all your friends and tell your friends to tell their friends. And for you Android users, we have you covered as well. Oklahoma   -120 Baylor   +295 Texas   +850 Kansas State   +1300 TCU   +1400 Oklahoma State   +1600 Texas Tech   +3000 West Virginia   +10000 Iowa State   +20000 Kansas...

The first preseason game is officially in the books.  Of course we can call it football but that might be overly generous.  There are still plenty of opportunities not only now but through the season to lock in opportunities in the futures market.  Below are the updated division and future odds courtesy of the LVH Superbook. SUPER BOWL SEAHAWKS 11-2BRONCOS 549ERS 7PATRIOTS 8PACKERS 12SAINTS 14FALCONS 40BENGALS 18PANTHERS 40COLTS 18CHIEFS 40EAGLES 25BEARS 16CARDINALS 40COWBOYS 50GIANTS 40REDSKINS 60LIONS 40RAMS 40STEELERS 20RAVENS 30TEXANS 25CHARGERS 30DOLPHINS 40BUCS 60TITANS 100JETS 50BILLS 60VIKINGS 150BROWNS 60JAGUARS 200RAIDERS 100NFC  CONFERENCE SEAHAWKS 11-449ERS 7-2PACKERS 6SAINTS 7FALCONS 20PANTHERS 20EAGLES 12BEARS 8CARDINALS 20COWBOYS 25GIANTS 20REDSKINS 30LIONS 20RAMS 20BUCS 30VIKINGS 75AFC  CONFERENCE BRONCOS 9-4PATRIOTS 7-2BENGALS 8COLTS 8CHIEFS 18STEELERS 8RAVENS 14TEXANS 12CHARGERS 14DOLPHINS 18TITANS 50JETS 23BILLS 25BROWNS 25JAGUARS 100RAIDERS 50 2014 NFL DIVISION ODDS NFC EAST DIVISION EAGLES 11-10COWBOYS 4GIANTS 3REDSKINS 7-2NFC NORTH DIVISION PACKERS 5-7BEARS 5-2LIONS 7-2VIKINGS 20NFC SOUTH DIVISION SAINTS 5-4PANTHERS 3FALCONS 5-2BUCS 5NFC WEST DIVISION SEAHAWKS 11-1049ERS 5-4CARDINALS 8RAMS 8AFC EAST DIVISION PATRIOTS 1-3DOLPHINS 5JETS 8BILLS 8AFC NORTH DIVISION BENGALS 8-5RAVENS 5-2STEELERS 2BROWNS 6AFC SOUTH DIVISION COLTS 4-7TEXANS 5-2TITANS 5JAGUARS 18AFC WEST DIVISION BRONCOS 1-4CHIEFS 11-2CHARGERS 11-2RAIDERS...

Oh the ACC…how everyone without a SEC address loves you for breaking one league’s strangle hold on the entire college football landscape. We all know about FSU’s aspirations to repeat as national champs with a schedule that appears “tougher” than last year but in reality will see them as ridiculous favorites in every game.  However we’re equal opportunity on the OTL podcast; Wake Forest & Pittsburgh attracted our attention because every ugly duckling in college football can still yield profit. There were a number of twists and turns on this week’s installment from botched win totals to hunting squirrels (no, that’s not a typo).  Let’s be honest though, you guys don’t come listen for our serious authoritarian tone anyways. Not able to view the widget?  We are also on iTunes: Subscribe, listen, tell all your friends and tell your friends to tell their friends. And for you Android users, we have you covered as well. ODDS TO WIN 2014 ACC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014 @ CHARLOTTE, NC  (Prices courtesy of LVH Superbook) FLORIDA ST 1-4 CLEMSON 8 NO CAROLINA 7 LOUISVILLE 15 VIRGINIA TECH 10 MIAMI, FL 20 GEORGIA TECH 30 DUKE 50 PITTSBURGH 40 VIRGINIA 100 NC STATE 100 SYRACUSE 100 BOSTON COLL 200 WAKE FOREST...

Your weekly dose of gambling discussion for the mainstream with the boys from 3HL.  Not only did we talk about the upcoming college football season along with NFL week 1 lines, we broke down the definition of “sharp money” in the betting markets thanks to a loyal listener’s twitter request.  Rather than me just talking about it, give the segment a listen. http://www.toddstake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/7-30-14.mp3...

Last week it was the Heisman…this week it was all about finding value in the national championship futures. We’ll get to the point spreads – every week, actually – and we’ll hit on win totals, conference odds, and individual league previews eventually. I mean, we still have over a month to get everyone ready. There was rarely agreement and we didn’t crown a champion yet but the discussion led us to a few dark places that we thought would never be possible.  Don’t believe me? Give it a listen… We are also on iTunes: Subscribe, listen, tell all your friends and tell your friends to tell their friends. And for you Android users, we have you covered as...

The season is still over a month away but that couldn’t stop us from getting the gang back together.  We kicked things off in style breaking down the most prestigious award in college football (no, not that dumb looking new National Championship thing) the Heisman trophy.  If you don’t know your players on the OTL podcast we’re led by our fearless host Drew Collins and joined weekly by Adam Kramer of Bleacher Report/KegsNEggs, Bud Elliot of SB Nation/Tomahawk Nation, and of course yours truly. The boys and I are just getting warmed up…going to be one hell of a ride like it always is On the Line Podcast. Again this year we are also on iTunes: Subscribe, listen, tell all your friends and tell your friends to tell their friends. And for you Android users, we have you covered as well. Complete list of Heisman Trophy Odds courtesy of 5Dimes Jamesis Winston QB (Florida State)   +450 Marcus Mariota QB (Oregon)   +725 Braxton Miller QB (Ohio State)   +825 Bryce Petty QB (Baylor)   +1225 Todd Gurley RB (Georgia)   +1600 Brett Hundley QB (UCLA)   +1900 T.J. Yeldon RB (Alabama)   +2000 Everett Golson QB (Notre Dame)   +2300 Trevor Knight QB (Oklahoma)   +2600 Melvin Gordon RB (Wisconsin)   +2700 Mike Davis RB (South Carolina)   +2800 Nick Marshall QB (Auburn)   +3000 Derrick Henry RB (Alabama)   +3500 Connor Cook QB (Michigan State)   +3500 Duke Johnson RB (Miami FL)   +3800 Ameer Abdullah RB (Nebraska)   +4000 Myles Jack LB/RB (UCLA)   +4000 Cody Kessler QB (USC)   +5000 Maty Mauk QB (Missouri)   +5000 Christian Hackenberg QB (Penn State)   +5000 Thomas Tyner RB (Oregon)   +5000 Jeff Driskel QB (Florida)   +5000 Karlos Williams RB (Florida State)   +5300 Jacob Coker QB (Alabama)   +6000 Sean Mannion QB (Oregon State)   +6600 Dak Prescott QB (Mississippi State)   +7000 Javorius Allen RB (USC)...

With Clay Travis out of the office there was only one place to start today’s discussion…Plenty of CFB analysis, Open Championship, and odds on what SEC Coach would be bounced from a Survivor format first.  Just another Wednesday with the guys from 3HL...

The month long ride in Brazil will come to an end today and it wont be without fanfare. Argentina and Germany will lock horns for the 3rd time in an international final.  Will defense prevail Sunday or will the German blitzkrieg continue to find the form that destroyed the Brazilians earlier this week?  Questions are good, winners are better. It’s time to Let It Ride with Jay Onrait and...

After a glorious month of the beautiful game, we’re at the bitter end of the 2014 World Cup with only 2 fixtures remaining.  Obviously there’s still money to be made this weekend and our crack staff of OTL personalities Drew Collins and James Kempton helped identify some of the value on the betting boards.  Thanks for listening to our futbol podcasts throughout the World Cup, been a pleasure bringing them to you for the last 2 months. Remember, the OTL crew will be back intact for the fall with hard hitting college football (err drinking) analysis you’ve come to expect so favorite us on itunes. Can’t see the link? Click here to access directly. Iphone user? Download the podcasts from...