1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast, where 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: we discuss some of the big money issues in the 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: world of sports. Michael Barr, I'm Damien sass Hour and 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,319 Speaker 1: I'm Rich Truman. You know what you when you hear 5 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: these three, you know what time and you know it's back. 6 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: It's back, folks, where we made it. We got renewed 7 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: for another sack. We're alive. The podcast for fantasy football 8 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: is back. Man, this is my favorite time of the year. 9 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: I love this time. Michael, why don't you tell them 10 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: what you did in our fantasy league this year? It's unbelievable. Like, 11 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: I don't know if anyone out there really pays attention to, 12 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: you know, drafting and specifically the auto draft. But I 13 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: haven't done this, and got to be I don't think 14 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: I've ever done an auto draft because every time I've 15 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: seen someone do what, they have five quarterbacks at the 16 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 1: end of their team. Michael, your team is filthy awesome 17 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: and you want to draft it. Let me, let me 18 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: explain what happens. And I know, the the serious traditionalist 19 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: auto drafting. It's like your mom and she makes your 20 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: favorite spaghetti and you ask you, mom, hey, did you 21 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: make the sauce homemade, and she says, no, I got 22 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: it from a jar, baby rag goo. And then you're 23 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 1: like mom. So I know the traditionists are like, come on, man, 24 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: but you know what life happens. And sometimes, look, I 25 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: gotta be up for work the next day, and I'm 26 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: an old man. I can't go on two hours. So 27 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:24,639 Speaker 1: tell everybody you have to drive across the three states 28 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: to get to work afternoon, not exaggerating. I live in Pennsylvania. 29 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: I gotta go from Pennsylvania through New Jersey into New 30 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: York and do it the other way back. And that's 31 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: over four hours just commuting. Nothing, not alone the time 32 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 1: I gotta be at work. And but you can set 33 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: up an auto draft, and I used ESPN that was 34 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: that's our league. The way you do it is that 35 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: first of all, you gotta set your players up. You 36 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: gotta go through all the players. These are the players 37 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: I want. These are the players I don't want. You 38 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: set it up first of all, because you're gonna go 39 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: through almost like players. So then you you have and 40 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: we set up is I think sixteen rounds we had 41 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: or whatever it was. So the first three rounds I 42 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: set up. I said, okay, I want the best on 43 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: the board, and that's according to my list. Then I went, okay, 44 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: I I want best running back, I want best wide out. 45 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: I want best running back, I want best wide out. 46 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: And then you could set it up. However, you build 47 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: an algorithm, really, you build it so it has some 48 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: parameters where it's like, okay, I'm not going to take 49 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,239 Speaker 1: a quarterback until say the seventh or eighth round whatever 50 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,799 Speaker 1: it is, which is unbelievab because it keeps you discipline. Yeah, 51 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: why do Why don't you tell everybody who are you? Like? 52 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: Your first five picks where if you can remember, if 53 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: I remember right, I got j j uh justin Jefferson. 54 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,239 Speaker 1: It is second and seven from the Steelers four team 55 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: Dalvin the single set per play action he's gonna look at, 56 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: which I was surprised. Number two is what really surprised me, 57 00:02:57,919 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: because I think there must have been a run on 58 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 1: running backs and Travis Kelsey fell owed to me second 59 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: keep and we also should tell it we have a 60 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: twelve player league, twelve team PPR. Yeah, so to get 61 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: Jefferson and Kelsey and you're picking up what the three 62 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 1: hole I was in the food the foehole I was 63 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 1: in the forehold and I couldn't believe it. I'm like, 64 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: what what the hell happened here? It's like, you know, 65 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: and it was great. And then uh, I got DeAndre 66 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: Swift from Detroit. That's Swift over the left side trying 67 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: to get the tech tousta. The tug Lions are unbelievable. 68 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: I mean this thing, it just fell right into his laugh. 69 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: The one I'm worried about, though, is J K. Dobbins. 70 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: Yeah no, he's not gonna start for the first few 71 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: weeks of the season when I'm hearing out of Baltimore. 72 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: But he's he's he's he's being primed to take over 73 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: back in that backfield. But look, I mean they've got 74 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson who's not going to get signed. It looks 75 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: like this year, right, so he's gonna be running with 76 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: his hair on fire. But yeah no, I mean, look, 77 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: you just got a mix and match at that RB two. 78 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: You know you're there, but wow, I mean, like you 79 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: know that come away with the number one tight end, 80 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: the number one receiver on most people's boards, and then 81 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: to get a real RB one is something I was. 82 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: The greatest compliment YouTube paid me was I got a 83 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: note from Rich that said, you must have been live 84 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: because there's no way in the world that this was 85 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: all the draft and like, no, man, it was all 86 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: the draft, and its like and he were like, you 87 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: kept sniping the players I wanted, and I'm like, that's 88 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 1: too bad. You know, well, you know what what we're 89 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: not saying is that Michael has a driver who takes 90 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: him that two ways, so he has like six hours 91 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: in the car every day to set up this kid. 92 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: So you know, I think we got week one coming up. Boys. 93 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: I mean, look, I've got a good staff for you all. 94 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: So basically check it out. Since the beginning of preseason, 95 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: we like to use you money lines. That's sort of 96 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: a precursor for what Vegas and the sport books really thinking. 97 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: But of the thirty two teams in the NFL, I 98 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: think their thirties teams, only four. Only four have seen 99 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,039 Speaker 1: their lines, their money lines to win the Super Bowl 100 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: improve since the start of preseason, and they are in 101 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: this order, the Radars, the Eagles, the Dolphins, and the Ravens, 102 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 1: which means I guess some people are seeing some good 103 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: things out of those summer camps, you know, out of 104 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: those preseason camps and so you know, those four teams 105 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 1: are looking a little bit better than they did just 106 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: a few months back. What about Indie, Well, they I 107 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: you know, I I only took the top four and 108 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: put them in my notes here. But yeah, no, I'm 109 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: sorry now, I'm just no, I'm surprised that Indie is 110 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: not in that top four. You know, there were a 111 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: few whose lines hadn't changed, only a few, but I 112 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: mean mostly, I mean the lines have gotten worse, you know, 113 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: and you have obviously at the low one you have 114 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: people like Seattle, Houston, the Jets. I mean their lines 115 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: went from to fifty one to one, but I mean, 116 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: you know, to go from you know, let's call it 117 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 1: forty one to thirty one to one, which is what 118 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: happened to the Raiders here. I mean that's a improvement 119 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: on their money line spread to win the Super Bowl. 120 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 1: So the vibes at a Las Vegas must be something 121 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 1: to speak about. We'll get into the players in a second. 122 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: But Rich had this beautiful idea about the prediction for 123 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: the for the entire season. So I'm gonna start with Rich, 124 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: what is your prediction for the entire season. I have 125 00:05:56,680 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: a couple which will risk e. I'm gonna go with A. J. 126 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 1: Dillon is going to be a more valuable fantasy back 127 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: than his teammate Aaron Jones of the Packers. I hope 128 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: you're right. I hope you're right. Up the middle has 129 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,119 Speaker 1: a hole of the five of the ends of touch 130 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: stuff h J. Dillon seven yard touchdown run. I hope 131 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: you're right because I got it with my big name. Okay, 132 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: I'll give you mine here for going around the horn here. 133 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: I think, um, I think Dallas Dallas Goder it's gonna 134 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: be uh a top three tight end this year. I do. 135 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 1: I think it's only you know, Kelsey and Andrews above him. 136 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,799 Speaker 1: I mean, I think Waller's got some question marks there, Kiddill. Obviously, 137 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 1: with Trey Lanson quarterback, you don't know what to expect there. 138 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 1: So yeah, I like Goder. Well, the one guy you 139 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: didn't mention, which is one of my other predictions, and 140 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: this is really going on on a limb because you 141 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: didn't even mention him. I'm predicting that Kyle Pitts will 142 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: be a top two tight ends. Wow, Kyle Pitts, they 143 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: have it. End zone taught touchdown, first terrare scoring catch 144 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: for Kyle Pits. You know, I do forget about cop Pits, 145 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: but he're right in that offense. I mean, you know, 146 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 1: there's nobody there. I got two, got two predictions one 147 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: And I hate this sound like this because I hate 148 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: negativity Detroit. No, No, it's not. This is about Christian McCaffrey. 149 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: And I made it on purpose not to draft Christian 150 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: McCaffrey because I mean, he just he's like, yeah, he's 151 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: a great talent, but he can't stay healthy. And I 152 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: think somewhere in this year we're going to see him 153 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: knocked out for several weeks. Yeah, I was. I was 154 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: at the top end in our draft in the hardest 155 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: pick I had to make was in the second round 156 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: and I'm standing there and I'm looking at s Quon 157 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: Barkley and it was the same sort of feeling. You're like, 158 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: you know, he hasn't been healthy and so long, but 159 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: how do you pass up on c Quon Barkley. And 160 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: like the end of the second round, I was just like, 161 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: you know, I had to take him. It was a 162 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: hard pick to make. But if it works out, worry. 163 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: I mean, this is a guy who could be a 164 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: top top three r Banta you know what they wrote 165 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: in the New York Times is that Sae Kwon Barkley 166 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: can have a great year if he has no fear 167 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: in running. Interesting, So I want to see how that 168 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: plays out. Speaking of running backs, will give you one 169 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: other prediction I'm gonna have, which is probably not gonna happen, 170 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: but I'm just going on a limb. Naji Harris is 171 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: not a top eight running back this year. Well, he's 172 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: got Frank right, it's got the foot injury. Yeah, I 173 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,679 Speaker 1: think they're gonna try to lessen his workload a little. 174 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: I mean, you don't know what to expect that. I 175 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: think Ben dumped the ball off to him a million 176 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:36,599 Speaker 1: times last year out of the backfield for Bisky is 177 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: not doing that. I hear you, I hear you. How 178 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:41,199 Speaker 1: long until that rookie quarterback starts in Pittsburgh. I don't know. 179 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm not obviously not laughing at the injury. 180 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: I'm laughing at what Rich did in one of his 181 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: leagues about Naji Harris. You gotta tell the story about 182 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 1: na another league I do with my friends for over 183 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 1: thirty years, and my friend had the fourth pick and 184 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: he told me, yeah, I'm choosing between Naji how should 185 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: really like? And another guy and he didn't know he 186 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,719 Speaker 1: had a foot injury, and he like, Nay, Harris, you 187 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 1: really should go with you cut me, I'll probably be 188 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: the number one back. You know, you gotta do your 189 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: homework year. This is fantasy. Let's go all right, So 190 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 1: we got we got a big week coming up. You know, 191 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: we've got some really choice Week one matchups. I mean 192 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: the one that kind of stands up to me obviously, Um, 193 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 1: I mean for me, you got to begin with the 194 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: with that Raiders matchup, right, you gotta believe you gotta 195 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: believe that. Um with they landed Davante Adams, they landed 196 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones. You know, in free agency, you know there's 197 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: high expectations on the Raiders. But the number one running 198 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: back week one, with at least three seasons to his 199 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: name is Josh Jacob. J hole on the right side. 200 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: Cut to the ten five Jack Potus touchdown. Yeah, Jush 201 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: Jacobs average just over twenty seven points in Week one 202 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 1: as the fantasy running back. I mean maybe you know 203 00:09:57,240 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: he's a guy who can be available in fourth, maybe 204 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: the fifth round the most drafts this year. He's a 205 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 1: guy who might show up for you in week one. 206 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 1: I'm looking to trash Jacobs here and then dump him 207 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: after week two. I mean, charges that's gonna be that's 208 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: gonna be a high scoring affair. Yeah right. I think 209 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: the over under is like extremely high on that. But 210 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: the game that if you're by the way, if you're 211 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: into you know, the pick um leagues, and you're into 212 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 1: confidence points and this and that whatever. The Indianapolis game, 213 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: Indianapolis plays Houston, and uh, it's eight and a half 214 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: for the spread. Why is white is spread in the 215 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: NFL this week? It is? And if you're into the 216 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: Survivor League, you know, it's like you gotta go Indianapolis. 217 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: And then number two after that, San Francisco against Chicago, 218 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: which brings me to the next point. How do you 219 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: think Chicago is going to everyone loves this guy Mooney? Huh, 220 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: I don't know. I I'm really suspect on Chicago. I 221 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 1: don't want anything to do with that team. I hate 222 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: to say it, and I know there are a lot 223 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:56,959 Speaker 1: of Bears. Look, I love David Montgomery, but I'm even 224 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,679 Speaker 1: hearing out of camp the new the staff doesn't really 225 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: even know to utilize him. I mean, how is that possible? 226 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: You know, this is deep in Montgomery. So look, I 227 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:07,559 Speaker 1: mean there's five games in Week one where you're spread 228 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: is six points or more, right, and that's not a lot. 229 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 1: Usually you've got a lot wider spreads. I mean, there's 230 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: only one above seven and a half points, and that's 231 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: the Colts game you referred to, So you know, I mean, look, 232 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: you know, I mean that just shows that Vegas has 233 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 1: a lot of difficulty pricing the spread in the beginning 234 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,079 Speaker 1: of the season because no one really knows, you know, 235 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:24,679 Speaker 1: how these teams are gonna fair. They don't want to 236 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: give up too many points to the underdog. Yeah, if 237 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: you're if you're if you're a gambling man, you bet 238 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 1: the underdog against the spread. And Week one. Speaking of gambling, damon, 239 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: you got your big showman. Man, we do making making 240 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:38,959 Speaker 1: the rounds. You got to tell me about it. Fridays 241 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: and Saturdays. It's called Bloomberg the lineup. It is about 242 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: sports gambling. Actually, so we're taking more of a sports 243 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: gambling you know, uh, perspective of the the international sports words. 244 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: We're gonna be talking NFL, We're gonna be talking midjor 245 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 1: league baseball, NBA, hockey. We're gonna be talking f one. 246 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: We're gonna be talking everything under the sun, Champions League, 247 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: World Cup, qualify, you name it. And you know what 248 00:11:58,480 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: we're gonna be doing is we're gonna be looking at 249 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: betting lines and what the sports books are saying and 250 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: where the money is going. We're gonna be following the 251 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 1: money every Friday and Saturday on Bloomberg Television. Oh, it's 252 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: gonna be good. It's gonna be good. You know. Yeah, 253 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a really good show. So everybody should 254 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: tune in. I'm gonna give you two sleeper picks for 255 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: this week fantasy wise again, I don't like to pick 256 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: the obvious guys. One guy, I'm gonna go with his 257 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 1: running back, Mike Davis of the Ravens playing the Jets 258 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:27,319 Speaker 1: or the worst defense in the league last year. As 259 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,559 Speaker 1: Damian mentioned before, j K. Dobbins might be out. He 260 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: might if he plays, he might be hobbled. Gus Edwards 261 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:36,959 Speaker 1: is out for four weeks because he's injured. I think 262 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:40,199 Speaker 1: Mike Davis could have a good week one if you're looking. 263 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: And then another guy, I want to go with Antonio 264 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:47,199 Speaker 1: Gibson against Jacksonville again. Jackson wanted to bottom ten defenses. 265 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:51,200 Speaker 1: Gibson was supposed to lose his starting job in the preseason, 266 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:56,719 Speaker 1: but there were circumstances. Is uh teammate got shot and 267 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 1: Antonio Gibson's back in the starting lineup probably has a 268 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: little up on his shoulder. So those will be two 269 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: sleeper picks that I would go for in week one. 270 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: You know, you talk about revenge games, and I'm wondering 271 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: about this. You got two revenge games, and I'm that 272 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: I'm really looking at one. Yes, it's going against Seattle, 273 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 1: who's poor this year, by the way. Yeah, I think 274 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 1: man if Denver is gonna rip them apart. Man, it's 275 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: you know, that's another one I've got on my lists, 276 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 1: Like do I want to pick that? And the other one? Uh, 277 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: when you see Cleveland uh playing Carolina, I'm Baker. Baker's 278 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: got mad Baker, Mad Baker. He's a mad Baker boy, 279 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:43,679 Speaker 1: he really is. I think he's gonna play out of 280 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: his ship. You know, I love I love quarterback revenge games. 281 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 1: You know, there was an interesting status saw um over 282 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: the weekend which was basically looking at quarterback revenge games 283 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: over the better part of the last call. It sevent 284 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 1: eight years. You know, Ryan Fitzpatrick got some good ones, 285 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: you know he was he played against Tennessee, he killed it. 286 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: He had another one, I mean two of them one 287 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: and I mean so so yeah, you know you Dalton, 288 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: You've had Keenom, You've had Stafford all these revenge games, 289 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: and so yeah, I like Rus Wilson's chances this year. 290 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 1: I guess from me the the sort of sleeper pick 291 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: of the week, um is going to be out of 292 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 1: that Raiders game. But it's not gonna be Josh Jacobs 293 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: is gonna be hun to run for. You know, you've 294 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: got a slot receiver. I mean, you've got to believe that, 295 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: you know, with Waller and Adams and all the attention 296 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: that people are gonna place on them, that you know, 297 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: Hunter Renfer is gonna run free in the middle of 298 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: the field. And this is a guy who's basically had 299 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: fifteen and fourteen points respectively per game against the Charges 300 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: last season, with three touchdowns. So I like Hunter Renford's 301 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 1: chances to to put up some fantasy points. I gotta 302 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: ask a favor. My oldest son, now, ordinarily the only 303 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: sport he loves is all the racing. He called me 304 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: up a few days ago and he said, Dad, because 305 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: I started this new job. They're starting a brand new 306 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: fantasy football league, and I need your help. I said, 307 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: don't you worry, boy, I'll fix you. And of course, 308 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 1: now you know, because he's got that sense of humor 309 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 1: like rich, he said, Dad, don't worry. We all know 310 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: a touchdown is worth points. I'm like, oh boy, no, no, no, no, 311 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: he's just starting out. So I'm gonna ask you, guys, 312 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: what advice would you give a brand new rookie fantasy 313 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 1: football player. UM My advice is simple. I mean, you 314 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: wait on quarterback, you weight on tight end, You get 315 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: as many skilled position players as you can, and you 316 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: just try to you know you want me, you don't, Yeah, 317 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: you just want to build a nice, stable kind of out. 318 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: I think. Also the other nice little nugget of advice 319 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: is a lot of people focus on defenses. They reach 320 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: for these teams like Tampa and the Rams and and 321 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: San Francisco. I mean, you just don't know how defenses 322 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: are gonna perform in the early part of an NFL season, 323 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 1: But what you do know are the betting lines. And 324 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: so I always like to take a defense that has 325 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: a nice couple of games to begin the season, like 326 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: the Broncos, like the Colts. You know they've got some 327 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: nice choice matchups in weeks one and two, and so 328 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: let them get off to a hot start. That's an 329 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: easy way to get some points on the back end. 330 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: I do have the cults in our work league. A 331 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: lot of advice I would give is, don't only can 332 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: to trade on your team. Look at the person that 333 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: you're drafting next to you. So if you have the 334 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 1: ninth pick and a ten team league, and the and 335 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: the and just who who the tenth guy has, If 336 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: he already picked his quarterback, you don't necessarily have to 337 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: go to a quarterback on the way back five. You 338 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: might be able to get him on the way back 339 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 1: in round six. So don't only pay attention to your team, 340 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: pay attention to the teams that are around you. And 341 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: he and he lives in the Detroit area, and he said, uh, well, 342 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: I know I'm not going to pick any Detroit lines. 343 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: And I said, that's not that far off. I've got 344 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: another piece of advice for son Um. Don't pick any 345 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 1: New York Jets. I mean, that's a rule. I'm a 346 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: huge Jet fan, so I can say this. I mean, 347 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: I don't pick New York Jets in this year. I 348 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: have to say in my big money league, I had 349 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: to pick Elijah More. I mean, he was just sitting 350 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: there looking at me, and he's I hope, I look, 351 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: I I don't want to jinxit, but god, I would 352 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: love to see the Jets be good this year. We 353 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: got our fingers crossed. We'll see, We'll hope see already 354 00:16:56,720 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: in the books. We just sailed by. 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