Stay ConnectedWelcome to Best on the Board, The Athletic’s sports gambling podcast. Best on the Board takes a quality-over-quantity approach, diving deep into just a handful of picks every episode rather than trying to cover every single game. In other words, Best on the Board gives you just the best bets on the board, as selected by our rotating panel. Host Michael Beller is joined by a cast of co-hosts to break it all down.
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Is the East Region destined for craziness? Baylor, Kentucky, Purdue, UCLA and Saint Mary's are the top seeds, and while each earned its way to the line it is on, there's reason to believe that this could be one of the more unpredictable regions in this year's NCAA Tournament.
Michael Beller and Eamonn Brennan break down the East Region on this episode of Best on the Board.
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The West Region features the No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga, Duke in Coach K's final season, Texas Tech, ninth-ranked team on KenPom, an Arkansas team that was one win away from the Final Four last year, plus UConn, Alabama, Michigan State and Davidson. So yeah, there are a few storylines here.
Michael Beller and Eamonn Brennan break down the West Region on this episode of Best on the Board.
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The Selection Show has come and gone, and we now know the makeup of the 68-team NCAA Tournament field for 2022. Michael Beller and Austin Mock kick off a week's worth of previews on this episode of Best on the Board. The guys discuss their instant bracket reactions before running through every region in greater detail.
Which top seed has the easiest path to the Final Four? Which double-digit seeds are Sweet 16 threats? Which teams are primed for a run over the next three weeks? The guys get into all that, and a whole lot more.
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The back half of Championship Week has arrived, and if it's anything like the front half we are in for 72 crazy hours of basketball. Beller and Brian are here to talk you through their favorite bets for Friday on this episode of Best on the Board.
The Mountain West has produced plenty of drama to this point of the tournament. What do the guys foresee happening in the semifinal matchups between Boise State (-2.5) and Wyoming, and San Diego State (-1.5) and Colorado State? Can Miami (+8.5) keep things close with Duke? What about Oklahoma (+7.5) when they meet Texas Tech? Plus, the guys get into their disagreements on Villanova (-2.5) vs. UConn and North Carolina (-2.5) vs. Virginia Tech.
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There might be just two games in the NBA tonight, but they are two monster games. First, James Harden faces off with the Nets for the first time since the trade that sent him to Philadelphia. After that, the Warriors and Nuggets get together in what could very well be a preview of the Western Conference Finals.
Beller, Dan and Funston break down both games from all possible gambling angles on this episode of Best on the Board.
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This weekend, all of golf's biggest names will be at TPC Sawgrass to take part in The Players Championship. What should you expect? Tune in to this Live Room as John Hayes, Josh Kendall, Andrew DeWitt & Dennis Esser take your questions about the field.
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Beller, Brian and C.J. are back to break down four more conference tournaments on this episode of Best on the Board. The guys get into the SEC, Mountain West, Big Ten and Pac-12.
Who will emerge from the SEC and Big Ten, arguably the two most loaded conferences in the country? Could there be an upset brewing in the Pac-12? Who wins the top-heavy and crowded Mountain West? The guys give you their best bets, potential Cinderellas, and championship picks.
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Championship Week officially kicks off on Monday, though we've already had three tickets punched to the Big Dance. We'll preview the big conference tournaments over the next two episodes of Best on the Board.
First up are the ACC, Big 12 and Big East. Michael Beller, Brian Bennett and C.J. Moore break them down from all possible gambling angles. Is there an upset waiting to happen in the ACC, where Duke is a hilariously heavy favorite? Are we destined to get Kansas-Baylor III in the Big 12 Championship Game? Is Providence the most disrespected regular season conference champion ever? The guys get into all that, and a whole lot more.
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We've entered a special time on the college basketball calendar, friends of Best on the Board. Smaller conference tourneys have begun, with three more (Missouri Valley, WCC, Sun Belt) getting underway Thursday. The first tickets to the dance will be punched over the weekend. And over in the big conferences, we still have a few days worth of big regular season games to enjoy.
Michael Beller and Brian Bennett hit both sides of that coin on this episode of Best on the Board. The guys break down the betting angles of Thursday's biggest games, including Michigan (-2.5) vs. Iowa and Kansas (-11.5) vs. TCU. Then, they offer up their favorite futures plays for conference tournaments beginning this weekend, with bets for the Missouri Valley, Summit League, and Sun Belt.
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Heat-Bucks is the game of the day in the NBA, but we've got seven other games we can gamble on, as well. Michael Beller and Tas Melas break it all down on this episode of Best on the Board.
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