Welcome 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—including Andrew DeWitt, Ari Wasserman, Dan Santaromita and KC Joyner—to break it all down.
The second half of the MLB season is here, and Beller and Nick are back on Best on the Board. They share their favorite plays for Friday's loaded MLB slate. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Nick on Twitter: @nickgroke Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can Nick make "Total Bases" Beller stick? It just might if the latter's two total base plays hit for the third episode in a row. The guys offer up their favorite bets for Tuesday's 16-game MLB slate on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Nick on Twitter: @nickgroke Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beller tries to keep his total bases prop success rolling, while Nick turns his attention to the two biggest series of the weekend as the guys offer up their favorite plays on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Nick on Twitter: @nickgroke Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beller and Nick kick off the week with four player props from Tuesday's 15-game MLB slate on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Nick on Twitter: @nickgroke Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beller and Nick focus their attention on player props, with four plays for the 16-game MLB slate on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Nick on Twitter: @nickgroke Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The marquee series of the week is between the Mets and Astros in Houston. The marquee pitching matchup for Tuesday is Dylan Cease against Kevin Gausman in Chicago. Beller and Nick offer up plays for both of those games, as well as a few others, on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Nick on Twitter: @nickgroke Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beller and Nick offer up their favorite plays for Friday's loaded 16-game MLB slate on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Nick on Twitter: @nickgroke Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beller, Funston and Dan offer up their favorite plays for Game 6 of the NBA Finals on what could be the final episode of Best on the Board for the 2021-22 NBA season. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Follow Dan on Twitter: @TheDanSanto Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beller and Nick are back with their favorite plays for the loaded Tuesday MLB slate on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Nick on Twitter: @nickgroke Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The NBA Finals is down to a best-of-three. Our three, Beller, Funston and Dan, offer up their best bets for Game 5 on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Follow Dan on Twitter: @TheDanSanto Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beller, Funston and Dan are back to break down their favorite bets for Game 4 of the NBA Finals on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Follow Dan on Twitter: @TheDanSanto Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beller and Nick dive into Tuesday's jam-packed MLB slate on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Nick on Twitter: @nickgroke Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Celtics and Warriors split the first two games of the NBA Finals, but even though the former grabbed a game on the road, Beller and James believe the latter should be feeling better going into Game 3. The guys discuss that and offer up their favorite plays on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow James on Twitter: @JLEdwardsIII Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Avalanche are on the verge of sweeping the Oilers in the Western Conference Finals, while the Lightning could even things up with the Rangers in the East. Kevin and Dom break it down with their favorite bets on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KKurzNHL Follow Dom on Twitter: @domluszczyszyn Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Celtics shocked us all in Game 1, given how things were going heading into the fourth quarter. What's in store for Game 2? Beller and Jason discuss on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jason on Twitter: @mr_jasonjones Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kevin Kurz and Dom Luszczyszyn are back to break down the weekend ahead in the NHL Playoffs from a gambling persepctive. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KKurzNHL Follow Dom on Twitter: @domluszczyszyn Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Warriors are 3.5-point favorites over the Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Where do the guys come down on the line? What props are they backing? Beller, Funston and Dan break it all down on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Follow Dan on Twitter: @TheDanSanto Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beller and Nick find plenty of dogs to like on the diamond on Tuesday on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Nick on Twitter: @nickgroke Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The NBA Finals get going on Thursday. Will it be the Warriors getting back on the throne, or will this young Celtics squad break through for its first championship as a group? Beller and James break it all down on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow James on Twitter: @JLEdwardsIII Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We've got Avalanche-Oilers in the West, and Lightning-Rangers in the East. Dom and Kevin break down the conference finals on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KKurzNHL Follow Dom on Twitter: @domluszczyszyn Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There's at least one game left in the least compelling conference finals in recent memory. Beller, Dan and Funston offer up their favorite plays for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, as well as a few Ray Liotta and baseball movie takes, on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Follow Dan on Twitter: @TheDanSanto Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Mavericks staved off elimination in Game 4 by making it rain from distance. Can they do it again in Game 5? More importantly, can tehy stay within the spread? Beller, Funston and Dan break it down on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Follow Dan on Twitter: @TheDanSanto Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
So are we going to get an entertaining game in this series, or what? One thing is for sure...we can find plenty to bet on in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Beller, Funston and Dan do just that on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Follow Dan on Twitter: @TheDanSanto Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will the Warriors close out the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday. Will the Mavericks force a Game 5. Beller, Dan and Funston discuss it from all possible betting angles on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Follow Dan on Twitter: @TheDanSanto Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tuesday night gives us two more Game 4s in the second round of the NHL Playoffs. Dom and Kevin share their favorite plays for Hurricanes-Rangers and Oilers-Flames on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KKurzNHL Follow Dom on Twitter: @domluszczyszyn Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The story of Game 4 in the Eastern Conference Finals is the injury bug, with key players on both sides dealing with maladies after Game 3. Beller, Dan and Funston try to wade through it all as they offer up their favorite plays on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Follow Dan on Twitter: @TheDanSanto Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We've got a handful of great series to kick off the week in Major League Baseball, with Mets-Giants, Blue Jays-Cardinals and Brewers-Padres chief among them. Beller and Nick offer up their favorite plays for Monday's slate on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Nick on Twitter: @nickgroke Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Never doubt the Tampa Bay Lightning. We're learning that lesson once again this postseason. Will they sweep the Panthers on Monday night? Can the Blues even things up with the Avalanche? Dom and Kevin break it down on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KKurzNHL Follow Dom on Twitter: @domluszczyszyn Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Eastern Conference Finals shifts to Boston this weekend, with the Celtics and Heat tied at one win apiece. Beller, Funston and Dan break it down from a gambling perspective on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Follow Dan on Twitter: @TheDanSanto Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best on the Board newcomer Karl Kuhnle joins Beller on this episode to break down the French Open. Who's the rightful favorite in a potential Djok-Rafa quarterfinal matchup? Who carries the most value to win their quarter? Can anyone stand in Iga Swiatek's way on the women's side? The guys get into all that, and a whole lot more. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal beat one another in a Grand Slam, that usually means they're lifting a trophy after the match. In this year's French Open, that'll only be good enough to advance to the semis. Michael Beller and Dan Santaromita discuss the men's and women's French Open draws on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Dan on Twitter: @TheDanSanto Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Warriors took care of business in Game 1 in convincing fashion, but how much of that owed to the Mavs missing open looks? Beller and James consider that question, and how it affects their Game 2 bets, on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow James on Twitter: @JLEdwardsIII Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Heat took care of business in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, thanks in large part to a monster run in the third quarter. Should that give the Celtics some sneaky confidence heading into Game 2? Beller, Funston and Dan break it all down on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Follow Dan on Twitter: @TheDanSanto Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andrew DeWitt and Dennis Esser break down the PGA Championship from just about every conceivable gambling angle on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Andrew on Twitter: @AndrewRDeWitt Follow Dennis on Twitter: @coachesser Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Western Conference Finals begin on Wednesday, with the Warriors favored by 4.5 points against the Mavericks. Beller and James break it down from on-court and gambling angles on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow James on Twitter: @JLEdwardsIII Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eight teams are still playing hockey this season, with the conference semis in the NHL Playoffs set to begin on Tuesday. On this episode of Best on the Board, Dom and Kevin offer up their best bets for the second round, as well as Tuesday's and Wednesday's Game 1s in each series. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KKurzNHL Follow Dom on Twitter: @domluszczyszyn Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The NBA Conference Finals are set. Who wins Heat-Celtics? Can the Mavs pull off another upset and knock off the Warriors? Beller, Funston and Dan discuss that on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Follow Dan on Twitter: @TheDanSanto Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Celtics-Bucks and Grizzlies-Warriors both sit at 1-1 heading into their respective Game 3s. Michael Beller and Jason Jones break down Saturday's games and discuss their favorite plays on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jason on Twitter: @mr_jasonjones Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Weather is screwing with the MLB slate in the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, but we still have plenty of games to play on Friday. Beller and DVR offer up their favorite bets for the day on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We've got a quartet of Game 3s on the ice on Friday, with three of the four series in action tied at one win apiece. Kevin Kurz and Dom Luszczyszyn offer up their favorite plays for the slate on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KKurzNHL Follow Dom on Twitter: @domluszczyszyn Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Suns and Heat have looked like 1-seeds in their second-round matchups with the Mavs and Sixers, respectively. Will that trend continue in their Game 3s? If it does, both teams will surely cover small spreads. Beller and James break it down on this episode of Best on the Board. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow James on Twitter: @JLEdwardsIII Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Well when you're sitting back...in your rose-pink Cadillac...making bets on Kentucky Derby day...do so after listening to this episode of Best on the Board with Michael Beller and Kat Terrell. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Kat on Twitter: @Kat_Terrell Subscribe to Best on the Board Apple: https://bit.ly/BoBApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/BoBSP Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices