The Taekcast

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Ep. 8 - Pesky Contact w/ Brandon McCarthy Jun 12, 2018

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Brandon McCarthy of the Atlanta Braves stop by to have a discussion with Davis about the analytics evolution from inside baseball, fantasy football in MLB clubhouses, Mo Salah and Phoniex Rising FC.

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Ep. 7 - FIFA World Cup 2018 Betting & Daily Fantasy Preview w/ Sean Newsham Jun 07, 2018

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Davis is joined by Sean Newsham from the Action Network (@psufans2) to break down Groups A-H from a betting and DFS perspective for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The guys go team by team and discuss the roster, potential outcomes for the tournaments and bets that seem like sharp odds.

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Ep. 6 - Extremely Online w/ Matt Harmon Jun 06, 2018

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Davis Mattek is joined by Matt Harmon (@MattHarmon_BYB) to discuss the release of the 2018 version of Reception Perception (available for purchase here: https://www.thefantasyfootballers.com/fantasy-football-draft-kit/?udk=mharmon25 . They discuss the process and thought behind RP, why some fantasy football content is #bad, what makes football players actually good, book recommendations, our collective inability to log off and more.

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Ep. 5 - Masters Of Modern Soccer w/ Grant Wahl Jun 04, 2018

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Grant Wahl from Sports Ilustrated joins the podcast to talk about his new book (purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Modern-Soccer-Worlds-Twenty-First-Century-ebook/dp/B074S68C9H ) to talk about Christian Pulisic, Borussia Dortmund, Analytics Impact on soccer, the future of the MLS, the World Cup and more.

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The Taekcast Ep. 4 - Late Stage Capitalism w/ Drew Dinkmeyer May 31, 2018

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Davis is joined by Drew Dinkmeyer from Daily Roto to discuss late-stage capitalism, tribalism in Western society and sports, game theory as it applies to the solvability of professional basketball, baseball and football, what the Boston Celtics should do with Kyrie Irving, Aldous Huxley and a host of other (uppity) topics.

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Taekcast Episode 3: The Cocoon with Evan Silva May 29, 2018

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Davis is joined by Evan Silva (@evansilva) from Rotoworld/NBC Sports to continue the analytics conversation started in Episode 2 with Josh. Topics discussed included algorithmic playcalling, nepotism and the fallacy of the yet-to-be-realized Draft Pick.

Link to The Game Plan: https://www.amazon.com/Game-Plan-Approach-Decision-National/dp/1475233353

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Taekcast EP 2: AirCoin May 23, 2018

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Davis is joined by Josh Hermsmeyer (@friscojosh) from 4for4.com and airyards.com to discuss the evolution of NFL analytics, how fucking boring baseball is, Bitcoin, the gold standard and Baker Mayfield.

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Taekcast EP 1: Bills/Cowboys Sadness Parlay May 21, 2018

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Davis Mattek is joined by Michael Leone to take sports betting legalization, crypocurrency, golf wagering, the Buffalo Bills and several things in between.

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