The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast

JOIN THE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChjRIs14reAo-on9z5iHJFA/join   Find Merch: https://mattek.store/ Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:  https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com  Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:  https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek  Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis  Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek  Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/  Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek 00:00 The Base Schematics Of NFL Offenses4:30 Offensive Coordinators playing scared 8:30 Rick Carlisle Syndrome11:50 How do you disguise your coverage against cheat motion17:45 Defensive Coordinators HATE to get ran on21:00 Three Safety Formations 25:50 Travis Hunter As An NFL Player31:30 What makes Steve Spagnuolo so Good At Coaching36:00 Evaluating NFL Draft Prospects In The New Meta 41:20 Penny Packages/Heavy Fronts44:30 The return to 12 personnel 48:10 What is going to be the story of the defense in 2025?  Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256

Nick Kostos joins Davis Mattek to break down the summer for New York Sports 00:00 In or out on Brian Daboll2:04 Daniel Jones On Colt4:30 Is Joe Schoen going to get fired8:44 Kenny Pickett Is A Loser?13:20 The New York Knicks Fired This21:00 The 2nd Apron Is A Huge Fumble25:20 Increasing The Popularity Of The National Hockey League Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:  https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo to discuss AI content, Canadian Politics, Hockey's popularity and more  GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com 00:00 Would you listen to AI Generated content?9:05 THE PME LIVE SHOW17:14 The DFS Content Creator Classic?20:01 Davis and Pat Speak in french25:00 Canadian Politics Corner36:00 American Politics Corner  42:00 Why is hockey not more popular in the United States?  54:40 Mayo's Golf Game Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek  Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:  https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek  GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com 00:00 Why is rushing so successful in the NFL?8:30 Will NFL teams actually want to generate more explosive plays again10:20 Was it maybe just a personnel problem for the lack of passing?15:45 How would Tej increase explosive plays for an offense18:45 The Revoking of void years for NFL salary caps23:00 The NFL Without A Salary Cap?26:15 Does Minor League Football work?  33:00 Football academies in the USA?35:00 The Purdy Contract  38:30 The 2025 Detroit Lions  45:00 Two Quarterback Plays In The NFL  48:40 The Chiefs Bring The Deep Ball Back? Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek  Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Davis delves into the latest NFL stats, noting a decrease in points per game. He also points out that rushing plays now have positive EPA, which is a notable trend. Hear about nfl betting and football in this breakdown!

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:  https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Zach Zenner to talk about his NFL career and time with the Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins. They also discuss Zenner's connection to Patrick Laird and his thoughts on the NFL today + his job as a personal trainer and nutrition coach GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Check Out Zack's Site: https://zion-performance.com/ Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Timestamps:00:00 Zach Zenner + Patrick Laird3:00 Did Zach know that he was a cult hero?6:30 The experience of getting drafted in the NFL Draft12:30 It Is Always Better To Be Drafted Than A UDFA16:50 Undrafted Free Agents Are A Fungible Asset In The NFL21:30 The Frustration of being a running back29:30 Being An NFL Player And A Doctor?34:55 Zach finds his way into a medical study while on IR  37:30 What we actually know about fructose?  42:30 Zach Starts Zion Performance47:00 Seed Oils Are Not That Bad???50:30 How lives are getting changed by Zion performance58:10 Football Watching Habits Of Former Players Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:  https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss a wide array of very online topics GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Davis Mattek and Connor Allen do a complete round 1 NFL mock draft!    Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:  https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek  Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis  Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek  Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/  Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek  Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256   Timestamps:00:00 Will Best Ball Survive Real Time Assistance4:40 Games Get Harder…That is life11:50 What if you actually created a solver for best ball?16:00 Being biased towards the tools…Are we grifters?22:15 The Underdog Statement On Draft Tools29:30 Are you throwing away money if you do not have aRTA draft tools?  37:00 Davis Mattek The Sellout43:30 How do you define EV in best ball tournaments?  50:30 How many people will change how they feel about best ball

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:  https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss a wide array of very online topics GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Davis Mattek and Connor Allen do a complete round 1 NFL mock draft!    Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:  https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek  Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis  Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek  Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/  Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek  Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Timestamps:00:00 What do you with a wager where you will never realize  your EV6:55 how to handle discounts and promotions from sports books14:00 Are people still researching sports to win bets?17:00 Building A Model  In ChatGPT23:00 AI Is neither good nor bad28:50 Google Ruined their own search33:50 Monarchy is a flawed system just like all government systems  40:00 You have 2 parents, 4 Grandparents….ect… For Every Ancestor, you have 2 females for each male? 44:40 The Internet was a mistake  52:59 The Woke Right59:00 Feelings vs Data in Politics1:05:25 How serious is donald trump

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:  https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Davis Mattek and Connor Allen do a complete round 1 NFL mock draft!    Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:  https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek  Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis  Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek  Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/  Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek  Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256  Timestamps:1:00 Cam Ward1:45 Travis Hunter2:50 Giants At Pick Three3:50 Will Campbell To The Patriots6:00 An Ashton Jeanty8:00 Membou to Raiders10:40 What do the Panthers do at 8?13:00 Jaxson Dart at 9???18:00 What on Earth are the 49ers going to do?21:00 Golden To The Cowboys At 1225:00 The Falcons HAVE To Take A Defensive Player27:30 Begging the bengals to not make a mistake32:00 Omarion Hampton locked at pick 2033:00 Jalen Milroe is LOCKED in the first round35:30 Loveland To The Chargers  39:00 A BIG Shedeur Sanders trade42:00 Emeka Egbuka finds a home  46:00 A Fantasy Football Dream For the Commanders at 2953:00 Conner's favorite bets

 Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:  https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com  Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:  https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek  Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis  Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek  Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/  Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek  Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 00:00 Who Wins The 2025 Masters?3:10 Scottie Scheffler 2025 Masters4:55 Rory McIlroy 2025 masters7:20 Collin Morikawa Wins The 2025 masters10:30 How do the LIV guys handle the major championships?11:45 Bryson Dechambeau Masters 202515:45 Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Russell Henley, Corey Conners, Joaquin Niemann, Shane Lowry20:15 Tyrell Hatton22:00 Sergio Garcia23:50 Jordan Spieth 2025 Masters28:00 Min Woo Lee, Patrick Reed, Will Zalatoris  31:00 Xander Schauffle, Victor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Brooks Koepka39:00 Sepp Straka41:00 Davis Thompson42:40 Akshay Bhatia  44:30 Daniel Berger46:30 Laurie Canter (top debutant)  Phil Mickelson (Top Senior)  Jose Luis Ballester (Top Am)49:20 Matthew Fitzpatrick  51:00 ETR Golf w/ Skylar Hoke

Find Merch: https://mattek.store/ Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:  https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com  Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:  https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek  Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis  Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek  Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/  Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Timestamps:00:00 Who is the face of the NFL2:30 The Era of Manning and Brady 4:45 Is Mahomes not a pyscho?8:30 The NFL should stop making it so hard to trade players17:00 Do you love football or do you just love gambling?24:30 Nothing has ever been more in the right place than the right time than football  27:00 Soccer In The United States31:00 Roto Pat Fixes The NBA40:00 Pat's Old Man Michael Jordan Rant47:00 Getting Numbers In Sports Is Actually cool50:00 Instant Replay Is Actually Bad1:00:00 THE WHEEL FIXES NBA TANKING Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256

Davis Mattek is joined by Jake Tribbey of Fantasy Points to preview the UFL in 2025 Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Timestamps:00:00 WHY THE UFL?2:25 The Actual UFL Product4:00 How to find an edge in DFS in 20256:00 Charting UFL games?8:30 How Jake Found DFS12:10 Re-evaluating your own DFS play14:50 Learning how to use sims to win at daily fantasy19:10 how similar NFL projections are to UFL projections22:30 Should you just always fade the absolute stone chalk in niche sport DFS?24:20 What are the betting opportunities like for the UFL?  26:30 2025 UFL Preview29:30 The Best Quarterbacks In The UFL34:58 Who are the workhorse running backs in the UFL? 41:20 the elite wide receivers of the UFL  45:00 UFL Lineup Construction

Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss the state of American Politics since the 2024 presidential election Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Timestamps:00:00 Free Speech Never Existed5:00 The Emptiness of History Without Values7:30 Inside The Illinois Senate10:00 How Do Groups Of People Change Political Alliances?14:30 The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve? 18:00 What Is Happening with Doge?22:00 Actually Meeting People With Real Values25:45 Politics Vs Ideology33:00 Being Strong Is Not Bad  40:00 Brian Union Theories  44:00 Student Loans49:00 What is the left's way back in America?  1:05:00 Play Both Sides So You Always Win

Cody Main joins Davis Mattek for a discussion about DFS in 2025, sweating showdown, projecting ownership, lifting weights and much more Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Timestamps:00:01 What are people doing wrong in DraftKings showdown contests4:15 Being Directionally Accurate with projected ownership8:00 Showdown is the worst sweat of all time10:00 You can evaporate half a million dollars so easy13:00 How does projecting ownership for NFL DFS actually work?19:00 How does ownership in DFS work for sports that do not have correlation26:00 DraftKings ruining achievements30:00 Is UFL coming to Underdog?  35:20 Being an originator of prop lines  36:00 THIS MAN IS CHARTING UFL GAMES !41:20 Cody Main Got Jacked  46:00 Sam Sulek Is The Actual GOAT50:00 Motivation vs Discipline  58:00 Learn To Like Yourself

A fascinating discussion with a Jack Settleman from Snapback Sports, who made the bold decision to delete a 600,000-subscriber YouTube channel. Learn valuable youtube advice and content strategy insights as we explore the reasoning behind this dramatic move. The conversation delves into social media strategy, tiktok integration, and instagram growth tactics that shaped this unconventional choice. Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Timestamps: 00:01 Deleting A YouTube Account with 600,00 Subscribers 6:01 Is YouTube Shorts even a meaningful driver of subscriptions? 8:10 The Bot Community On TikTok 11:30 The power of narrative 15:30 Being likable is the META 21:30 Optimization vs Authenticity 27:30 The Snapback Sports Demographic 30:30 How Big Is Youtube, Really? 33:45 You would be surprised how in depth thumbnails are 38:00 The mystery of why the human mind clicks on titles 43:30 Sports Betting Content Is HARD 48:14 What are your content consumption habits 50:30 Sports Gambling Twitter is the worst place on earth 56:10 What is worse: knowingly scamming people selling picks OR thinking that you are a winning bettor selling picks (when the picks are bad)? 1:02:30 Do you get lonely working at home? Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe Holka joins davis Mattek to discuss content creation, optimizing work flow, YouTube Thumbnails, TikTok, Instagram Reels, The YouTube Algorithm and more Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Timestamps: 2:30 The Psychology Of An Individual Consuming Content 6:20 Content For “Me” vs “You” 9:30 Dealing with not knowing if you are going to be successful or unsuccessful 12:30 Time management is crucial 17:00 The philosophy of thumbnails 25:00 Why Holka is moving away from YouTube 32:00 TikTok Is banning gambling content? 37:01 The “But” “So” Method 38:50 How research works for creating sports betting content 42:00 People say they can do it…but they can't 48:14 What are you content consumption habits Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Orfield joins Davis Mattek to discuss his DFS origin story, winning the DraftKings Millionaire Maker, starting his own Youtube, the types of content he thinks are successful and more. Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Neil Orfield Introduction 2:15 Neil's DFS Origin Story 11:16 Is there value in creating your own projections for daily fantasy? 17:20 Neil's Milly Maker Win On DraftKings 24:30 Why is Neil not marketing himself more? 34:01 complaining about playoff best ball 39:01 Neil Starting His Own Youtube Channel 47:01 What type of content do YOU want to see? 57:01 What Are Neil's S.M.A.R.T goals for 2025? Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew Dinkmeyer joins Davis Mattek to discuss the NBA actually being awesome, the biggest NBA storylines in the media this season, Zach Lowe being laid off at ESPN, the Chicago Bears, Establish the Run and being the most important person in the NBA projections space, Drew's vision of the future for DFS and much more. Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Drew Dinkmeyer Introduction 2:30 The NBA Is Actually Great 9:01 Why does no one like the current Boston Celtics? 15:50 The NBA could simply market itself better 23:30 Is the NBA tax apron an error? 31:15 Why the hell did Zach Lowe get laid off? 38:13 What does Drew want to have happen with the Chicago Bears? 41:01 How does Drew Dinkmeyer deal with being so important in gambling 49:00 Drew Dinkmeyer's vision for the future of fantasy sports 59:30 Drew's favorite book he read in 2024 1:01:20 Don't Be An NPC Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Peter Overzet joins Davis Mattek to discuss New Year Resolutions, the problem with winning, how to get fit as a best ball addict, YouTube goals, quitting booze, and much more Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Peter Overzet Introduction 1:30 The Problem With Winning 6:30 2024 Resolutions: Did We Win? 12:30 2025 New Years Resolutions 15:30 The value of dynamic movements vs just strength training 18:00 Davis And Peter Talk Youtube Shop 25:53 Youtube Goals For 2025 35:30 The difficulty of growing on YouTube and how to do it 44:01 Cold Turkey No Booze Peter 46:20 ….Running a marathon? Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Davis Mattek is joined by Michael Leone to discuss Michael's role at ETR, data science, lessons from best ball in 2024, ultra running, the Buffalo Bills and more! Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Michael Leone From Establish The Run Introduction 2:30 What is it like to have such a huge impact on the market in fantasy sports and prop betting? 10:00 Leone's history of daily fantasy sims 20:30 ETR's role in Battle Royale on Underdog 27:25 How does Michael Leone play DFS now? 31:00 Michael Leone's takeaways from best ball in 2024 51:00 Running as a hobby 1:07:00 Does Leone hate the Chiefs as much as he hated the Patriots? Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo ( @MayoMediaNetwork  ) to discuss creating on Youtube Shorts, Tiktok, Instagram Reels, fixing NBA rating, Brain Rot, short attention spans, Super Teams, World War 2 and much more Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Pat Mayo Introduction 2:00 Why do people want to hear us not talk about football (or golf) 8:11 Optimizing For TikTok/Instagram Reels/YouTube Shorts 16:00 Why we are never leaving Twitter 22:55 Avoiding Brain Rot On TikTok 29:12 Is there any way to fix NBA television ratings? 36:00 Tim Duncan Was Better Than Kobe Bryant 39:45 Super teams are great for every sports league 44:40 Americans do not like French people (Wemby has no chance) 52:30 We are far enough removed from World War 2 that it is not in the cultural conscious 55:00 Is life bad now or are we just much more aware of it? 1:01:00 No One Wants To Play A Game That Rewards Perfect Strategy 1:05:00 How To Win At PGA Best Ball Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Socrdave (David Kitchen) to discuss their mutual history, Fantasy Insiders, RotoGrinders, David's personal organization, Elon Musk and much more. 00:00 David Kitchen X Introduction 2:30 How did David Kitchen find daily fantasy sports? 8:30 Life before Rotogrinders for David 12:45 Grinders live….with Socrdave 17:00 Reading DMs from 2013 between David and Davis 23:50 The Legend Of Basketball Monster 29:01 The End Of Fantasy Insiders 36:04 DFS Communities 40:03 Notion, Trello, Asana, Basecamp… David can never find the perfect program to get organized 48:00 The Hollowness of SEO 55:20 David Kitchen and Late Round QB 1:01:00 David loves Elon Musk Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by former top-level DFS professional and high-stakes poker player Ryan Daut to discuss his retirement from gambling, realizing he had a 160+ IQ, taking the official IQ test and much more. 00:00 Ryan Daut Taekcast Introduction 1:27 Ryan's DeFi Realization: What is wealth? 4:45 No One Really Retires From Gambling; how did Ryan? 11:00 Gambling as someone who hates losing 12:10 We need ambitious people on this earth 17:02 Is Davis Mattek an NPC? 23:01 Ryan Daut Decides To Take An Official IQ Test: Why? 27:58 The Mega Test??? 32:02 Ryan Breaks Davis' Brain With A Math Problem 35:21 The Actual Reasons To Take An IQ Test 40:30 What was the IQ test actually like? 49:50 How To Measure Memory For IQ 56:35 What do you feel when you realize you're a genius? 1:01:01 What does any of this matter? Why should anyone care about being intelligent? 1:09:50 Microstrategy Blowup, when? 1:12:01 Social Media Response To Posting Ryan's IQ Test Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by former top-level DFS professional and high-stakes poker player Ryan Daut to discuss his retirement from gambling, realizing he had a 160+ IQ, taking the official IQ test and much more. 00:00 Ryan Daut Taekcast Introduction 1:27 Ryan's DeFi Realization: What is wealth? 4:45 No One Really Retires From Gambling; how did Ryan? 11:00 Gambling as someone who hates losing 12:10 We need ambitious people on this earth 17:02 Is Davis Mattek an NPC? 23:01 Ryan Daut Decides To Take An Official IQ Test: Why? 27:58 The Mega Test??? 32:02 Ryan Breaks Davis' Brain With A Math Problem 35:21 The Actual Reasons To Take An IQ Test 40:30 What was the IQ test actually like? 49:50 How To Measure Memory For IQ 56:35 What do you feel when you realize you're a genius? 1:01:01 What does any of this matter? Why should anyone care about being intelligent? 1:09:50 Microstrategy Blowup, when? 1:12:01 Social Media Response To Posting Ryan's IQ Test Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Davis Mattek and Andrew Wiggins from Establish the Run dive deep into daily fantasy football game theory and discuss how draftkings has evolved over the years. They explore modern gambling and DFS strategy while examining the impact of sports betting on the industry's growth. The conversation covers innovative approaches to betting, DFS and includes discussion of bitcoin, crypto and downswings in gambling. 00:00 Andrew Wiggins Makisupa Introduction 2:00 Is DFS Dead 4:20 Why is gambling so popular right now? 7:01 Are you old enough to remember watching TV without a phone? 10:20 Owning ETR in a short attention span economy 15:15 The downswings of DFS 19:10 Getting off the top optimal in cash (and why you can do it) 22:01 Jauan Jennings Is The Greatest Player In Football 25:10 Getting off of hyper efficient players before the projections adjust 31:55 NBA Projection and the difficulty of median projections 36:30 Why don't people like the NBA as much as football? When was the last collective sporting event? 41:00 Some of the dumbest people on Earth are going to get insanely rich because of Bitcoin 44:55 What is going on in the crypto casino? 48:10 Davis' biggest conspiracy theory belief 50:55 Nuclear Power Could Be The Future 52:30 Wellymaker https://x.com/DrewDinkmeyer/status/1832057141126930784 53:30 Do Not Use The For You Tab 56:00 Andrew Wiggins Training Schedule 1:01:15 Bets To Improve Your Health 1:03:30 The Greatest Grateful Dead Live Recording Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Mike Zakarian from the NBA Bit to discuss content creation, self employment, self doubt, always being on the clock, the YouTube economy and much more 00:00 Mike Zakarian Introduction 1:45 The Journey into self employment and content creation 3:55 How sports betting changed the entire landscape for the sports content market 6:45 The reality of the fickleness of peoples viewing habits 12:30 Marketing versus Knowledge 18:40 The over saturation of the content market: there is too much to watch! 27:00 The upside of working for yourself 31:55 No one works for the same company for their entire life anymore 38:55 The 99% versus the 1% in content and in life 47:05 Why does something bad have to happen before we are ready to make the leap? 53:00 You could be working 100% of your waking hours theoretically if you wanted to Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Election Consequences Intro 4:30 Is Political Polling dead? 10:44 The Biden Campaign vs The Harris Campaign Strategies 16:30 Comparing the 2024 election to the 1968 election 19:20 There will be no end to inflation 26:30 The Wrong Strategy vs Trump 34:01 Harris did not run a good campaign 45:00 How easy it is to bet on elections? 52:40 Harris not going on Rogan is one of the biggest unforced errors in political history 59:30 If the economy is good, incumbent party wins. If the economy is bad, incumbent party loses. Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Ron Stewart Introduction 2:10 Who does Ron blame for the 2-6 New York Jets start? 9:50 How much of the Jets mess should Aaron Rodgers be able to fix? 12:10 How much does Sam Darnold make in free agency? 23:20 Anthony Richardson benched after 10 NFL starts…what the hell is going? 33:01 Anthony Richardson Cope From Ron…Can he turn it around? 39:51 Why was Davante Adams not traded to the Jets earlier? 46:02 DeAndre Hopkins To The Chiefs, Amari Cooper to the bills, who has the biggest impact? 50:02 Just how bad are the Bills coaching staff? Davis Mattek is joined by Ron Stewart to discuss the epic collapse of the 2024 New York Jets, Aaron Rodgers' accountability, Anthony Richardson getting benched, the worst coaches of good NFL teams and much more Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Jared Dubin from Last Night In Basketball to predict the 2024 NBA season and get up to speed with what to expect over the next 6 months of hoops. 00:00 Jared Dubin Introduction 1:40 OKC Thunder: Are they going to make an in season trade? 7:55 Are the Boston Celtics a hollow super team? 11:55 Is The Eastern Conference More Fragile at the top? 16:02 The Orlando Magic Are Ready To Make A Run 19:15 What is the NBA trade market like in-season in 2024-25? 22:45 What the hell is going on with the detroit pistons? 27:59 Rookie Of The Year: Who is it? 35:03 The New Orleans Pelicans: Trey Murphy III, Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram… how good can they be? 41:11 Are the aprons working as intended? 46:45 What is the deal with Jamaal Murray? 50:01 Any breakout bench players for the Denver Nuggets? 53:59 Golden State Warriors: No Klay Thompson, Melton/Hield, More minutes for the young guys? 56:00 The Warriors closing lineup: Steph, Draymond Green, Kuminga and….? 1:01:58 The End Of Era: Lebron James Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Justin Phan from Unabated & Underdog to discuss how NBA projections are made, the brand new Unabated NBA betting & DFS projection model, the OKC Thunder, the Philadelphia 76ers, Victor Wembenyama, and much more about the 2024-2025 NBA Season 00:00 2024-2025 NBA Season Preview Intro 3:00 New Unabated NBA Conditional Projection Tool: How Do Conditional Projections Work & the best way to leverage projections to make money in the 2024-25 NBA Season 15:01 Oklahoma City Thunder 2024-25: Are they as good as their odds suggest? How could they fail? How good is Isaiah Hartenstein? 22:02 Denver Nuggets: What Is The Deal? Why did they cheap out on Kentavious Caldwell-Pope? 26:45 The New Look Golden State Warriors: No More Klay Thompson? Who starts? Old vs Young at every position! 35:10 San Antonio Spurs & Victor Wembenyama: It's A New Era in the NBA as Wemby is perhaps the best player in the NBA 46:10 New York Knicks Trade For Karl Anthony Towns: Who won the trade? The Knicks or the Wolves? 53:30 Anthony Edwards The Next Super Duper NBA Superstar?? 55:01 Boston Celtics: Can They Repeat As Champions? Why or why not? 58:03 It Is The Philadelphia 76ers Season (Or Maybe Not) Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 =================== NBA, zach lowe, justin phan, unabated, underdog, NBA dfs, NBA projections, NBA betting, how to bet on the NBA, NBA picks, NBA talk, NBA season preview, basketball, golden state warriors, thunder, wembenyma, wemby, spurs, knicks, wolves, warriors, curry, klay, dray, KAT, bodega KAT, karl anthony towns, julius randle, NBA projection talk, NBA sports talk, hardwood, nate duncan, duncd on, duncd on NBA podcast, the NBA BIT, mike zakarian, chris paul, jeramy sochan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss how sims are changing the NFL DFS landscape, what sims actually do, issues with the public facing sim products and how the field is missing the trick with Underdog Battle Royale contests 00:00 Intro 1:00 State Of The Nation For DFS Sims 3:15 What Are Sims Saying Is +EV This Year 5:50 What Actually Happens Inside Of A DFS Sim 7:30 Issues With Overcorrelations In Sims 11:20 Fragility In Projecting The Field In DFS 14:00 Knowing Ball Vs Knowing Nerd 19:30 Can You Still Win In DFS With A Solver 20:15 Input Volatility (How Do DFS Projections Work) 26:01 Changing Inputs In DFS Projections And How That Effects Sims 31:00 Why DFS Sims Want You To Always Play The Chalk 35:00 How A Handbuilder Should Play DFS In 2024 41:00 Can Sims Tell You When To Swap In DFS? 46:00 Is Battle Royale On Underdog The Last Beatable Daily Fantasy Sports Game? 52:00 God Knowledge Projection For Fantasy Sports 56:30 Anchoring Bias Of DFS Salary Vs Best Ball ADP Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Patrick Daugherty (@Rotopat) from Rotoworld/NBC Sports to discuss the 2024 NFL season so far including Kyle Shanahan, Mike McDaniel, Sam Darnold, Patrick Mahomes, Jayden Daniels, Caleb Williams and much more. 00:00 Pat Daugherty Rotoworld Introduction 3:30 Kyle Shanahan Is A Liar 8:30 What To Make Of The Sam Darnold MVP Season?? 19:30 Mahomes Struggles without Rice 22:00 Amari Cooper To The Chiefs 23:30 Will DeShaun Watson Be Benched? 28:30 What do the Panthers do with Bryce Young? 31:00 Joe Flacco to MIA? 33:00 Mike McDaniel In-Game Adjustments 37:00 Hayden Hurst Medical Retirement 40:30 Nuclear QB Prospect Take 43:00 Is Anthony Richardson just Trey Lance? 47:00 Jayden Daniels vs Caleb Williams Revisionist Takes 55:00 Los Angeles Chargers... what is the deal? Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 =================== rotopat, pat daugherty, rotoworld, good football show, nbc sports universal, rotoworld fantasy football podcast, nbc sports podcast, sam darnold, KOC, kevin o'connel, tua, Mike mcdaniel, patrick mahomes, caleb williams, shane waldron Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Cody Alexander from www.matchquarters.com to figure out what happened to scoring in the NFL. Cody is a supreme knower of defensive ball and breaks down just what is happening at the NFL level that is keeping points from the scoreboard. Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Davis Mattek is joined by Andy Molitor (AndyMSFW) from the Deep Dive Pod and BETSPERTS Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 =================== cody alexander, matchquarters, NFL, NFL defense, NFL offense, what happened to offense, man vs zone, zone vs man, zone blitz, NFL blitz, tampa two, ball knowing, know ball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Ted Knutson of The Transfer Flow to discuss his work at Statsbomb, modeling soccer for gambling, how he got into soccer gambling, set pieces, the value of a truly great player for gambling like Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, fixing Chelsea Football Club and much more Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Davis Mattek is joined by Andy Molitor (AndyMSFW) from the Deep Dive Pod and BETSPERTS Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 =================== soccer, football, gambling, soccer gambling, Chelsea, ted knutson, transfer flow, transfer flow podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Andy Molitor (AndyMSFW) from the Deep Dive Pod and BETSPERTS to play a game of Buy or Sell for NFL TAKES after Week One of the NFL season. Would you buy or sell a Chiefs NFL future for $2.50? That and more on the show! Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Sign Up For THE SOLVER Here: https://thesolver.com?ref=yzk0mda Davis Mattek is joined by Andy Molitor (AndyMSFW) from the Deep Dive Pod and BETSPERTS Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=ymjkzgj Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Get $40 Off A 6-Month RotoGrinders Sub HERE: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Davis Mattek is joined by Coach Drew Lieberman. Drew is a private WR coach who has worked with Mohammed Sanu, Brandon Aiyuk, Darius Slayton, Evan Engram, Andrei Iosivias, Chase Brown and many more NFL players. Drew takes Davis into the mind of an NFL athlete training to get better, how he works with these athletes and much more. Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Fantasy Football Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Kevin Cole from Unexpected Points to discuss what will be the biggest storyline of the 2024 NFL season, McShanny QBs, 49ers holdouts, feeling bad for Josh Allen and more. Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Fantasy Football Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Register for the 2024 PME Pick 'Em Contest On Underdog: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-uuVk2TqOfJ_u5azwMIAA4CIbsG-MOk9pNSCxdOEPm6kDEA/viewform?usp=send_form Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo from the Mayo Media Network to discuss if any average person uses Chat GPT, the Alien Franchise, their favorite NFL futures sports bets, the Olympics, and much more. Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Fantasy Football Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Deeze from the "We Do A Little" Pod joins the show to discuss Memecoin mania, Ethereum vs Solana, Barron Trump rugpulling a Solana token, and much more. Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Fantasy Football Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Arif Hasan from wideleft.football joins the show to discuss new VP Candidate Tim Walz from Minnesota, JJ McCarthy's beginnings in Minnesota, Kevin O'Connel, Arif's substack and more. Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Tej Seth from Penn Gaming joins Davis Mattek to discuss the biggest contenders for the AFC Championship, cheat motion, Brock Purdy's contract, NFL wide receiver size, the biggest trends in NFL play calling and more. Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Davis Mattek is joined by E. Glen Weyl, author of PLURALITY: THE FUTURE OF COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND DEMOCRACY to discuss Glen's new book, how his thinking has changed since publishing Radical Markets, co-author Audrey Tang's role as the digital minister of Taiwan and much more. Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Sign up for premium fantasy football content, get a weekly BONUS episode of The Taekcast and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Davis Mattek is joined by Danny Kelly of The Ringer to discuss Pete Carroll's weird retirement, Jayden Daniels, Dontayvion Wicks, 2024 NFL awards betting and more www.patreon.com/taekcast

Brian Hooper joins Davis Mattek to discuss how the average person gets introduced to gambling, believing in conspiracy theories, solving best ball, and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast

This is another crossover episode with Pat Mayo, in which the guys discuss the greatest TV procedurals of all time, Taylor Swift, back injuries, their golf problems, SailGP, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast

Davis Mattek is joined by Daniel Zack to discuss winning the 2022 World Series Poker Player Of The Year, mixed games, best ball theory, four tight-ends, his bet with Justin Herzig & more www.patreon.com/taekcast

Davis Mattek and Skylar Hoke give a comprehensive breakdown of the 2024 PGA Championship for sports betting, daily fantasy sports, one and done and even office pools. www.patreon.com/taekcast

Davis Mattek & Peter Overzet are joined by Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Patrick Laird (and his roommate Ko Kieft) to discuss Pat's wedding, their book club, prepping for an NFL season, catching your first TD pass from Tom Brady, and much more. Timestamps:00:00 - Intro04:40 - Patrick Laird's wedding/honeymoon recap18:15 - Davis trying to replace Laird with Dylan Laube21:00 - Laird on the incoming Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookies (Bucky Irving) and the new OC27:00 - The Bucs 2023 playoff win31:00 - Would Laird get into coaching?35:00 - On Huberman and experts44:45 - Laird's goals for this season58:00 - Book club discussion (Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect & The Trading Game)1:14:00 - Ko Kieft makes an appearance1:18:00 - Ko's takes on early impacts from rookie TE (& Ben Sinnott)1:38:00 - The Tom Brady roast (why did he do it?)1:48:00 - Media training for NFL players1:54:00 - Lifting talk w/ Ko2:00:00 - The Trading Game recap2:10:00 - Book recs from Laird www.patreon.com/taekcast WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWBChNQkul8&ab_channel=PeterOverzet

Kevin Cole joins the show to try and answer: what did the Atlanta Falcons just do and why? In addition, Davis Mattek and Kevin Cole do a post-mortem on the 2024 NFL Draft. www.patreon.com/taekcast

Future NFL star Dylan Laube from the University of New Hampshire joins Davis Mattek to discuss his journey to the NFL, the 2024 Senior Bowl, the pre-draft process, working out, and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast

Davis Mattek is joined by Connor Allen to run through the betting board for the 2024 NFL and to discuss Connor's approach to betting niche sports betting markets. www.patreon.com/taekcast