Podcasts about college football first look

On the Monday January 6 edition of BangTheBook Radio, professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com joined host Adam Burke for this week’s College Football First Look segment. The guys talked about the Lendingtree Bowl, focused on the CFP National Championship, and reviewed and recapped their 2019 college football seasons.Miami of Ohio vs. Louisiana and Clemson vs. LSU are all that we have left from an FBS standpoint for the 2019 season, so the guys discussed those games. They also looked back at the college football season to see what they did well, what they did poorly, and what they’ll look to do going into next season, especially with win totals and Games of the Year coming out in just a few months.

On the Monday January 6 edition of BangTheBook Radio, professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com joined host Adam Burke for this week’s College Football First Look segment. The guys talked about the Lendingtree Bowl, focused on the CFP National Championship, and reviewed and recapped their 2019 college football seasons. Miami of Ohio vs. Louisiana and Clemson vs. LSU are all that we have left from an FBS standpoint for the 2019 season, so the guys discussed those games. They also looked back at the college football season to see what they did well, what they did poorly, and what they’ll look to do going into next season, especially with win totals and Games of the Year coming out in just a few months.

On the Monday December 30 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. The guys hit as many bowl games as they could in more of a rapid fire fashion during the first segment on their full hour together.The guys hit the Orange Bowl, Sun Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Alamo Bowl, Belk Bowl, Citrus Bowl, Outback Bowl, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl during their discussions on this segment with some picks and analysis.

On the Monday December 30 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. The guys hit as many bowl games as they could in more of a rapid fire fashion during the first segment on their full hour together. The guys hit the Orange Bowl, Sun Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Alamo Bowl, Belk Bowl, Citrus Bowl, Outback Bowl, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl during their discussions on this segment with some picks and analysis.

On the Monday December 23 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com and also now BetterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. The guys ran through the weekday bowl games for this week and had a lot of ground to cover with no shows on Tuesday and Wednesday for the holidays.Adam and Kyle discussed the Hawaii Bowl, Independence Bowl, Quick Lane Bowl, Military Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, Texas Bowl, Holiday Bowl, and Cheez-It Bowl with their picks, predictions, and analysis of the betting odds movement.

On the Monday December 23 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com and also now BetterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. The guys ran through the weekday bowl games for this week and had a lot of ground to cover with no shows on Tuesday and Wednesday for the holidays. Adam and Kyle discussed the Hawaii Bowl, Independence Bowl, Quick Lane Bowl, Military Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, Texas Bowl, Holiday Bowl, and Cheez-It Bowl with their picks, predictions, and analysis of the betting odds movement.

A full show with Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com and BetterSportsPicks.com opened up what will be a shortened week on BangTheBook Radio with host Adam Burke. This week’s College Football First Look focused on the bowl games. The guys looked at the Hawaii Bowl, Independence Bowl, Quick Lane Bowl, Military Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, Texas Bowl, Holiday Bowl, and Cheez-It Bowl. As we go throughout the week, we’ll hit on the weekend bowl games, but we tried to hit all of the weekday ones for you with some time to consider our thoughts. Then it was time to chat some college basketball to discuss some positive and negative regression candidates. The guys also looked at some teams with some strength of schedule concerns, especially the good teams that have played really bad schedules this season. The guys ran through a lot of teams to have on your radar as conference play begins and as things get back to normal in the college hoops world.

Host Adam Burke and professional handicapper Kyle Hunter from HunterSportsPicks.com and also BetterSportsPicks.com started off the show with the College Football First Look. The guys tackled the first round of bowl games, with thoughts on the Bahamas Bowl, Frisco Bowl, New Mexico Bowl, Cure Bowl, Boca Raton Bowl, Camellia Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, and New Orleans Bowl. Within the game breakdowns, the guys talked about the process for handicapping bowl games and the considerations in each of them. This week’s college basketball slate features a lot of really interesting non-conference games and the guys focused on those matchups and those teams on this week’s Handicapping the Hardwood segment. We’ve got some neutral-site games of intrigue, but also some on-campus games like UNC at Gonzaga and Tennessee at Cincinnati. Adam and Kyle focused more on the games this week to break down the teams involved as conference play approaches and to look at this weekend with Purdue vs. Butler and Indiana vs. Notre Dame in Indianapolis and Ohio State vs. Kentucky in Las Vegas.

On the Monday December 9 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter from HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. The guys took a look at Army/Navy in Week 16 and then discussed the early college football bowl game lines and isolated some of the most interesting.They talked about how to handicap the bowl season and what some of the different factors are that come into play. They talked about coaches that have really struggled in bowl games and about Washington vs. Boise State, Texas vs. Utah, and Michigan vs. Alabama, among other games.

On the Monday December 9 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter from HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. The guys took a look at Army/Navy in Week 16 and then discussed the early college football bowl game lines and isolated some of the most interesting. They talked about how to handicap the bowl season and what some of the different factors are that come into play. They talked about coaches that have really struggled in bowl games and about Washington vs. Boise State, Texas vs. Utah, and Michigan vs. Alabama, among other games.

Host Adam Burke and professional handicapper Kyle Hunter started off today with the College Football First Look segment. After an Army/Navy discussion for this week’s standalone game, the guys launched into a lot of bowl season topics. They talked about how you have to approach it differently, good and bad bowl coaches, and some of the intriguing matchups from the surface, including Washington vs. Boise State, Texas vs. Utah, and Michigan vs. Alabama. Then it was time to talk about college basketball. Exam weeks are going on across the country, so Adam and Kyle talked about what that means to the handicap. They also took a look at a couple of key injuries, and then dug into games with thoughts on Butler vs. Baylor, Maryland vs. Penn State, and Northern Colorado vs. Wyoming.

On the Wednesday December 4 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. It was more like a Third Look this week with two CFB segments prior to Kyle’s, but the guys had a lot of excellent analysis on four of this week’s conference championship games.Adam and Kyle broke down Baylor vs. Oklahoma, Cincinnati vs. Memphis, Hawaii vs. Boise State, and also Georgia vs. LSU with their opinions on what to bet, how to bet, and some good stats and trends regarding these eight teams.

On the Wednesday December 4 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. It was more like a Third Look this week with two CFB segments prior to Kyle’s, but the guys had a lot of excellent analysis on four of this week’s conference championship games. Adam and Kyle broke down Baylor vs. Oklahoma, Cincinnati vs. Memphis, Hawaii vs. Boise State, and also Georgia vs. LSU with their opinions on what to bet, how to bet, and some good stats and trends regarding these eight teams.

On the Monday November 25 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. The guys talked about rivalry week, coaches that do well at the end of the season, and about how to handicap all the extra factors like bowl eligibility and conference implications.Game breakdowns included Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State, Virginia Tech vs. Virginia, Cincinnati vs. Memphis, and an impassioned discussion on Ohio State vs. Michigan.

On the Monday November 25 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. The guys talked about rivalry week, coaches that do well at the end of the season, and about how to handicap all the extra factors like bowl eligibility and conference implications. Game breakdowns included Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State, Virginia Tech vs. Virginia, Cincinnati vs. Memphis, and an impassioned discussion on Ohio State vs. Michigan.

On the Monday November 18 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look segment. It is Week 13 and the guys had a lot to discuss, including a look at the weeknight action and a whole lot of stats, trends, and analysis.Misleading box scores, stats, a recap of last weekend, and some spots to consider for this week and future weeks were all topics of discussion. Then the guys looked at games for this week like Texas vs. Baylor, Penn State vs. Ohio State, and San Diego State vs. Hawaii.

On the Monday November 18 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look segment. It is Week 13 and the guys had a lot to discuss, including a look at the weeknight action and a whole lot of stats, trends, and analysis. Misleading box scores, stats, a recap of last weekend, and some spots to consider for this week and future weeks were all topics of discussion. Then the guys looked at games for this week like Texas vs. Baylor, Penn State vs. Ohio State, and San Diego State vs. Hawaii.

Host Adam Burke and professional handicapper Kyle Hunter always have fun when they get together. They started on Monday November 18 with the College Football First Look for Week 13. The guys ran through some misleading box scores, stats, trends, and then matchup analysis on the early-week games and then they bounced around to tackle the action coming up over the weekend. Then it was time to talk college hoops on the Handicapping the Hardwood portion of the show. Adam and Kyle talked about how totals continue to be bet down with the new rules and the success of the under thus far. They also looked at some very noticeable tempo changes with a couple of teams that are moving faster and those that are moving slower. After a look at some trends regarding this time of the schedule, the guys went way under the radar for three game breakdowns, with thoughts on Montana State vs. Grand Canyon, Belmont vs. Lipscomb, and New Mexico vs. New Mexico State to find betting angles, picks, predictions, and all of the stuff that you have come to expect from these guys.

Per listener request, host Adam Burke has edited the Kyle Hunter segment on BangTheBook Radio into separate college football and college basketball segments. On the College Football First Look on November 13, 2019, Adam and Kyle, a professional handicapper from HunterSportsPicks.com, discussed betting on CFB at this time of the season and also talked about two of this week’s most interesting handicaps.The guys did a deep dive into Michigan State vs. Michigan and also took an extended look at Navy vs. Notre Dame with some analysis, betting angles, and predictions for these Week 12 matchups.

On the Wednesday November 13 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter from HunterSportsPicks.com for the Handicapping the Hardwood segment. Per listener request, the Handicapping the Hardwood and College Football First Look segments have been separated.On the college basketball portion of the segment, Adam and Kyle discussed the early-season under trend in college hoops. They also talked about home court advantage and unique travel situations early in the season. Breakdowns of Purdue vs. Marquette for Wednesday night and Washington vs. Tennessee in Toronto on Saturday finished up the segment.

Per listener request, host Adam Burke has edited the Kyle Hunter segment on BangTheBook Radio into separate college football and college basketball segments. On the College Football First Look on November 13, 2019, Adam and Kyle, a professional handicapper from HunterSportsPicks.com, discussed betting on CFB at this time of the season and also talked about two of this week’s most interesting handicaps. The guys did a deep dive into Michigan State vs. Michigan and also took an extended look at Navy vs. Notre Dame with some analysis, betting angles, and predictions for these Week 12 matchups.

On the Wednesday November 13 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter from HunterSportsPicks.com for the Handicapping the Hardwood segment. Per listener request, the Handicapping the Hardwood and College Football First Look segments have been separated. On the college basketball portion of the segment, Adam and Kyle discussed the early-season under trend in college hoops. They also talked about home court advantage and unique travel situations early in the season. Breakdowns of Purdue vs. Marquette for Wednesday night and Washington vs. Tennessee in Toronto on Saturday finished up the segment.

On the Monday November 4 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined for the full show by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for our first College Football First Look and Handicapping the Hardwood mash-up segment of the season.After a few quick NFL thoughts, including Cowboys vs. Giants predictions, Adam and Kyle talked Week 11 college football with a focus on the return of MACtion, LSU vs. Alabama, and some stats and trends for the start of November. Then the guys moved into college basketball to talk about new head coaches, teams that could be most affected by the new rule changes, and some early-season betting tips.

On the Monday November 4 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined for the full show by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for our first College Football First Look and Handicapping the Hardwood mash-up segment of the season. After a few quick NFL thoughts, including Cowboys vs. Giants predictions, Adam and Kyle talked Week 11 college football with a focus on the return of MACtion, LSU vs. Alabama, and some stats and trends for the start of November. Then the guys moved into college basketball to talk about new head coaches, teams that could be most affected by the new rule changes, and some early-season betting tips.

It wound up being more than a full hour with Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com, but time flies when you’re having fun and talking about a ton of sports betting markets. Adam and Kyle started briefly in the NFL with some thoughts on tonight’s Cowboys vs. Giants matchup. Then they moved into Week 11 of the College Football First Look. MACtion returns this week, so that highlighted the game breakdowns, along with thoughts on LSU vs. Alabama. The guys had some good numbers and regression stats to pass along as well. Finally, college basketball with the first of many Handicapping the Hardwood segments. The guys talked about some new head coaches and the rule changes that could impact the 2019-20 season. They talked about how to handicap college basketball and how to narrow down the card with so many games, so much turnover, and so many new faces in different places.

On the Monday October 28 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined for the full show by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s segment of the College Football First Look, including thoughts on the NFL to open up the segment.Primarily, the guys talked college football, after they took a look at Dolphins vs. Steelers and shared a few Week 8 NFL thoughts. On the college football side for Week 10, they discussed Georgia Southern vs. App State, West Virginia vs. Baylor, and Navy vs. UConn as weeknight games and also looked at Oregon vs. USC and Georgia vs. Florida.

On the Monday October 28 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined for the full show by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s segment of the College Football First Look, including thoughts on the NFL to open up the segment. Primarily, the guys talked college football, after they took a look at Dolphins vs. Steelers and shared a few Week 8 NFL thoughts. On the college football side for Week 10, they discussed Georgia Southern vs. App State, West Virginia vs. Baylor, and Navy vs. UConn as weeknight games and also looked at Oregon vs. USC and Georgia vs. Florida.

On the Monday October 21 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke spent the whole show with professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for the Week 9 College Football First Look. Although it says college football, the guys also have been working in some NFL talk, as they looked at what we saw in Week 7 and also gave their thoughts on Monday Night Football between the Patriots and the Jets.On the college football side of the spectrum, lots of stats, injury notes, and regression signs were topics of conversation, as the guys tried to help listeners isolate teams to fade and teams to follow based on what we’ve seen so far in key situations. The guys gave thoughts and game breakdowns for UConn vs. UMass, SMU vs. Houston, USC vs. Colorado, and San Diego State vs. UNLV.

On the Monday October 21 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke spent the whole show with professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for the Week 9 College Football First Look. Although it says college football, the guys also have been working in some NFL talk, as they looked at what we saw in Week 7 and also gave their thoughts on Monday Night Football between the Patriots and the Jets. On the college football side of the spectrum, lots of stats, injury notes, and regression signs were topics of conversation, as the guys tried to help listeners isolate teams to fade and teams to follow based on what we’ve seen so far in key situations. The guys gave thoughts and game breakdowns for UConn vs. UMass, SMU vs. Houston, USC vs. Colorado, and San Diego State vs. UNLV.

Host Adam Burke opened up the show with a few quick thoughts and then it was time to bring Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com on to talk some pigskin. The guys started in the NFL with some thoughts on what we saw in Week 7, some impressive performances, and also Patriots vs. Jets on Monday Night Football. We don’t call this segment the Week 9 College Football First Look for nothing. The guys talked a ton of great college football stats, injury information, and regression signs to help you bang the books this week and beyond. Red zone efficiency, third down rates, and fumble luck can all be part of the handicapping process and can help you win bets and cash tickets. The guys also looked briefly at UConn vs. UMass before looking at the two weeknight games of SMU vs. Houston and USC vs. Colorado. Kyle had some strong thoughts on San Diego State vs. UNLV, so the guys ended the show with a breakdown of that one.

On the Monday October 14 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. After a brief recap of Week 6 in the NFL and some thoughts on Lions vs. Packers, it was all college football for Week 8.The guys talked about some injury updates, regression stats, and other betting angles before taking a look at all seven weeknight games, including Louisiana vs. Arkansas State, Pitt vs. Syracuse, and Ohio State vs. Northwestern. The guys also looked briefly at Oregon vs. Washington and Michigan vs. Penn State to round out the show.

On the Monday October 14 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. After a brief recap of Week 6 in the NFL and some thoughts on Lions vs. Packers, it was all college football for Week 8. The guys talked about some injury updates, regression stats, and other betting angles before taking a look at all seven weeknight games, including Louisiana vs. Arkansas State, Pitt vs. Syracuse, and Ohio State vs. Northwestern. The guys also looked briefly at Oregon vs. Washington and Michigan vs. Penn State to round out the show.

A new week got underway on BangTheBook Radio on October 14 with host Adam Burke and professional handicapper Kyle Hunter. Though the segment is called the College Football First Look, the guys did take about 15 minutes or so to talk NFL and also share their thoughts on Monday Night Football with the Lions vs. the Packers. Then it was all college football, all the time, as Adam and Kyle ran through some Quick Hitters with news and stats and also some regression statistics to find those teams out there to fade and follow in the marketplace. All seven weeknight games got some airtime, with picks and predictions for South Alabama vs. Troy, Louisiana vs. Arkansas State, UCLA vs. Stanford, Marshall vs. FAU, Pitt vs. Syracuse, Ohio State vs. Northwestern, and UNLV vs. Fresno State. 

On the Monday October 7 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look segment. The guys actually took their first look on the show at the Monday Night Football game between the Browns and 49ers, but predominantly focused on college football.On the CFB side, the guys talked regression candidates and some stats and trends during the Quick Hitters segment that will help for Week 7. They also touched on all six FBS weeknight games, going in deeper detail about some of Appalachian State vs. Louisiana, UL Monroe vs. Texas State, Syracuse vs. NC State, Virginia vs. Miami (FL), Colorado State vs. New Mexico, and Colorado vs. Oregon.

On the Monday October 7 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look segment. The guys actually took their first look on the show at the Monday Night Football game between the Browns and 49ers, but predominantly focused on college football. On the CFB side, the guys talked regression candidates and some stats and trends during the Quick Hitters segment that will help for Week 7. They also touched on all six FBS weeknight games, going in deeper detail about some of Appalachian State vs. Louisiana, UL Monroe vs. Texas State, Syracuse vs. NC State, Virginia vs. Miami (FL), Colorado State vs. New Mexico, and Colorado vs. Oregon.

Mondays are a drag, but at least we can help you out with a full edition of BangTheBook Radio featuring one of everybody's favorites, Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com. Adam and Kyle talked about the Monday Night Football game between the Browns and 49ers, even though this segment is called the College Football First Look. After talking a little NFL, it was on to college, with lots of stats, trends, betting nuggets, Quick Hitters, regression stats, and a whole lot more for teams to keep a close eye on. Then the guys hit all six weeknight FBS games for this week, with thoughts on Appalachian State vs. Louisiana, UL Monroe vs. Texas State, Syracuse vs. NC State, Virginia vs. Miami, Colorado State vs. New Mexico, and finally Colorado vs. Oregon. They also looked at some upcoming situational spots for Week 8 as something to keep in mind for next week and next week's segment.

On the Monday September 30 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look segment. As the name implies, the guys focused primarily on college football, but they did work in a quick NFL recap and some thoughts on Bengals vs. Steelers for Monday Night Football.A lot of great stats, trends, and additional information for college football came through in the form of Quick Hitters, regression analysis, and just some overall betting systems for this time of the year. The guys talked about adjustments that they made to their power ratings and also shared free picks and game previews of Temple vs. East Carolina, UCF vs. Cincinnati, Tulane vs. Army, and Utah State vs. LSU.

On the Monday September 30 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look segment. As the name implies, the guys focused primarily on college football, but they did work in a quick NFL recap and some thoughts on Bengals vs. Steelers for Monday Night Football. A lot of great stats, trends, and additional information for college football came through in the form of Quick Hitters, regression analysis, and just some overall betting systems for this time of the year. The guys talked about adjustments that they made to their power ratings and also shared free picks and game previews of Temple vs. East Carolina, UCF vs. Cincinnati, Tulane vs. Army, and Utah State vs. LSU.

On the Monday September 23 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. It is Week 5, so sample sizes are getting larger and we’re getting more of an idea about these teams. That means we can also look for regression, which is what the guys did with several teams on today’s show.The guys also discussed a lot of games, both in passing and in-depth. They looked at Navy vs. Memphis, Duke vs. Virginia Tech, Penn State vs. Maryland, Arizona State vs. Cal, and then Akron vs. UMass, a game by listener request that most shows aren’t going to even touch this week.

On the Monday September 23 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. It is Week 5, so sample sizes are getting larger and we’re getting more of an idea about these teams. That means we can also look for regression, which is what the guys did with several teams on today’s show. The guys also discussed a lot of games, both in passing and in-depth. They looked at Navy vs. Memphis, Duke vs. Virginia Tech, Penn State vs. Maryland, Arizona State vs. Cal, and then Akron vs. UMass, a game by listener request that most shows aren’t going to even touch this week.

A new week begins on BangTheBook Radio as we look back at the past and look ahead to the future. Host Adam Burke opened up the show by talking about the last week of the baseball season and also his thoughts for Monday Night Football with the Bears vs. Redskins. Then he was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week's College Football First Look. It is already Week 5 and we had a lot of stuff to discuss. Adam and Kyle looked at some early-season results and some regression candidates based on red zone success and turnover luck. They also looked at some important betting trends and notes as conference play gets here for most of the leagues around the country. Game breakdowns included Navy at Memphis, Duke at Virginia Tech, Penn State at Maryland, and Arizona State at Cal. Also, a listener that hates us requested a discussion of Akron vs. UMass.

We changed things up a little bit on the Monday September 16 edition of BangTheBook Radio. With Kyle Hunter soldiering through today's show at less than 100%, host Adam Burke started the program with him. The guys took a look back at Week 3 and then a look ahead to Week 4 on this week's College Football First Look segment. Adam and Kyle discussed Houston vs. Tulane, Utah vs. USC, and Air Force vs. Boise State as this week's top weeknight matchups. The guys also dug into some Saturday action with some thoughts on  With Kyle giving it as much as he could, Adam rounded out the show himself with an update on the Major League Baseball betting market and also some thoughts on tonight's Monday Night Football game. It was also an eventful Sunday in a bad way for Adam in the NFL, so he talked about how to deal with this results-driven business and how to truly evaluate a bet that you made.

On the Monday September 9 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. Adam and Kyle recapped what we’ve seen through two weeks of the season and talked about the adjustments that they’ve made, along with previews of Friday’s three games.Week 2 to Week 3 is now the big overreaction week in the market. The guys talked about that and some of the adjustments that they have made based on a couple of data points. They also broke down Friday’s three games, with thoughts on UNC vs. Wake Forest, Kansas vs. Boston College, and Washington State vs. Houston.

On the Monday September 9 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. Adam and Kyle recapped what we’ve seen through two weeks of the season and talked about the adjustments that they’ve made, along with previews of Friday’s three games. Week 2 to Week 3 is now the big overreaction week in the market. The guys talked about that and some of the adjustments that they have made based on a couple of data points. They also broke down Friday’s three games, with thoughts on UNC vs. Wake Forest, Kansas vs. Boston College, and Washington State vs. Houston.

We started out a new week on BangTheBook Radio with tons to talk about. Host Adam Burke took the reins for the first half hour of the show to talk about tonight's two Monday Night Football games and then give some betting updates on Major League Baseball with an abbreviated version of The Bettor's Box. Adam talked about how big favorites continue to roll and about how to bet these last three weeks of the season. He also talked about the mental side of handicapping and the impact that it can have, especially with such a busy time of the year. Kyle Hunter from HunterSportsPicks.com joined Adam for the College Football First Look for Week 3. The guys talked about how to react to what we've seen the last two weeks and how to make adjustments accordingly. They looked at Week 3 Friday night games with North Carolina vs. Wake Forest, Kansas vs. Boston College, and Washington State vs. Houston.

On the Monday September 2 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. Adam and Kyle recapped Week 1, discussed power ratings adjustments, and then looked at several games with free picks for Week 2.Week 1 was certainly interesting, as we’ve seen some overreactions in the betting market and also some line movement on the early numbers for games. Adam and Kyle talked about how they update their power ratings and what they use to avoid overreacting to one set of games. They also talked Notre Dame vs. Louisville before shifting gears to Week 2. Kyle gave a strong totals angle for Week 2 and the guys touched on several games, including Cincinnati vs. Ohio State, Nebraska vs. Colorado, and BYU vs. Tennessee.

On the Monday September 2 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. Adam and Kyle recapped Week 1, discussed power ratings adjustments, and then looked at several games with free picks for Week 2. Week 1 was certainly interesting, as we’ve seen some overreactions in the betting market and also some line movement on the early numbers for games. Adam and Kyle talked about how they update their power ratings and what they use to avoid overreacting to one set of games. They also talked Notre Dame vs. Louisville before shifting gears to Week 2. Kyle gave a strong totals angle for Week 2 and the guys touched on several games, including Cincinnati vs. Ohio State, Nebraska vs. Colorado, and BYU vs. Tennessee.

It may be a day off for some, but not here for us on BangTheBook Radio. Host Adam Burke opened up the show with some thoughts from the first weekend of college football and then took a look at the world of Major League Baseball, as we're into the final month of the season. Adam gave some interesting stats on favorites in the month of August and looked at historic results in September for favorites as rosters expand and the playoff races are on. Kyle Hunter from HunterSportsPicks.com joined us for the Week 2 College Football First Look segment. The guys recapped the weekend and talked about the process of making adjustments to power ratings. Why not overreacting is important. They also looked at tonight's Notre Dame vs. Louisville game, Wake Forest vs. Rice, Marshall vs. Boise State, and BYU vs. Tennessee for Week 2.

On the Monday August 26 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for the Week 1 College Football First Look. After a quick chat about Andrew Luck and the betting impacts of his retirement, if was all college football, as the guys hit a number of Week 1 games and futures.You simply have to talk about the stunning and shocking Andrew Luck announcement on a betting podcast, so the guys did that to open the show. Then they shifted gears to college football, with a recap of the weekend, some notes on making adjustments, and then a look at some futures based on Kyle’s likes and dislikes with coordinators. Several games were discussed with UCLA vs. Cincinnati, FIU vs. Tulane, BYU vs. Utah, Utah State vs. Wake Forest, Purdue vs. Nevada.

On the Monday August 26 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for the Week 1 College Football First Look. After a quick chat about Andrew Luck and the betting impacts of his retirement, if was all college football, as the guys hit a number of Week 1 games and futures. You simply have to talk about the stunning and shocking Andrew Luck announcement on a betting podcast, so the guys did that to open the show. Then they shifted gears to college football, with a recap of the weekend, some notes on making adjustments, and then a look at some futures based on Kyle’s likes and dislikes with coordinators. Several games were discussed with UCLA vs. Cincinnati, FIU vs. Tulane, BYU vs. Utah, Utah State vs. Wake Forest, Purdue vs. Nevada.

Host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter from HunterSportsPicks.com for the Week 0 College Football First Look segment on the August 19, 2019 edition of BangTheBook Radio. We were unable to hook up with Kyle over the summer, which left the guys with a ton to talk about on today’s first show for the new football season.Adam and Kyle talked about top season win total bets, power ratings, perception vs. reality, Florida vs. Miami and Arizona vs. Hawaii, Kyle’s quest to do better on sides, coaching, and a variety of other important college football betting topics.

Host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter from HunterSportsPicks.com for the Week 0 College Football First Look segment on the August 19, 2019 edition of BangTheBook Radio. We were unable to hook up with Kyle over the summer, which left the guys with a ton to talk about on today’s first show for the new football season. Adam and Kyle talked about top season win total bets, power ratings, perception vs. reality, Florida vs. Miami and Arizona vs. Hawaii, Kyle’s quest to do better on sides, coaching, and a variety of other important college football betting topics.

On the Monday December 17 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look and Handicapping the Hardwood hybrid segment. The guys hit all of the weeknight bowl games and plenty of college basketball betting tips to start this week on BangTheBook Radio. On the college football side, Adam and Kyle looked at the five bowl games before Saturday, as they tackled the Boca Raton Bowl, Frisco Bowl, Gasparilla Bowl, Bahamas Bowl, and Potato Bowl. They also talked about how the results we’ve seen so far are going to impact the betting markets going forward. On the college basketball side, Adam and Kyle talked about the importance of situational handicapping. They also looked at home court advantage over the holidays and isolated a couple of teams in line for some regression. They also hit four games, including huge matchups between Buffalo and Syracuse and Kansas and Arizona State.

On the Monday December 3 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for the hybrid College Football First Look and Handicapping the Hardwood segment. The guys talked about Army/Navy and early bowl game lines on the football side and early-season college basketball betting tips and trends on the college basketball side. In college football, the guys talked about early bowl thoughts, like motivation, coaching mismatches, and where to apply home field advantage. On the college basketball side, they talked about some betting trends on teams that haven’t been covering and also conference underdogs. They hit game breakdowns of Northern Kentucky vs. Cincinnati, Washington vs. Gonzaga, and Saint Louis vs. Southern Illinois.

On the Wednesday November 28 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for the College Football First Look. We’re throwing everybody off by chatting with Kyle on Wednesday, but the guys hit the conference championship games in Conference USA, the Sun Belt, the SEC, and the Big Ten. UAB and Middle Tennessee just played last week. What does that mean for the Conference USA title game? Louisiana and Appalachian State played earlier in the year. What does that mean for the Sun Belt Title Game? Georgia and Alabama meet again in the SEC Championship Game and Ohio State battles Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship Game. The guys had betting angles, thoughts, and commentary on today’s show.

On the Monday November 19 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for the hybrid College Football First Look and Handicapping the Hardwood segment. The guys talked college football rivalry week betting and college basketball tempo changes on this week’s segment. On the college football side, the guys looked at all things rivalry week, ranging from how much power ratings matter to how much revenge matters and some of the big spreads that are out there for those very emotional games. They also looked at Utah State vs. Boise State to check in on the “been there, done that” factor. On the college basketball side, Kyle shared some great betting tips about the early-season neutral-site tournaments and then the guys took a look at some under-the-radar tempo changes that the sportsbooks aren’t likely to adjust all that quickly.

On the Monday November 5 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. The guys added some Handicapping the Hardwood in the mix as they talked some college basketball with tomorrow’s set of season-opening games. On the college hoops side, the guys touched on some big-name teams that could get off to slow starts. Then they moved to the college football side to talk about betting angles, stats, and trends for games around this time and looked at some wagering tips based on bowl eligibility, motivation, and situational spots. Kent State vs. Buffalo, Fresno State vs. Boise State, and the Pick Six added to the mix.

On the Monday October 29 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for the Week 10 College Football First Look. The guys covered a lot of stuff on this segment, ranging from a look back at Week 9 to betting angles and game breakdowns for Week 10. The guys looked at over/under and favorite/dog results from Week 9 and then some teams in line for regression. A couple of Week 10 and 11 betting angles should remain profitable and could even be applied to some of the games for this week, as the guys looked at Miami (OH) vs. Buffalo, Ball State vs. Toledo, Tulane vs. USF, and Alabama vs. LSU. The Pick Six segment wrapped up the show.

On the Monday October 22 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. The guys talked first about the construction of college basketball power ratings per listener request, but then it was back to football. Adam and Kyle talked about Ohio State’s loss to Purdue and then looked at some stats and trends of great importance for bettors this week. They looked at a few regression candidates and then also touched on Troy vs. South Alabama, Appalachian State vs. Georgia Southern, and Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech. The Pick Six segment wrapped things up with Kyle’s exclusive free pick for show listeners.

On the Monday October 15 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. The guys had a lot of updates to give early in the show, including some key injury notes, some coaching thoughts, thoughts on teams that have a hard road back to the playoff, and some stats and trends that could prove profitable for listeners. As far as games and game breakdowns go, the guys hit on Georgia State vs. Arkansas State, Stanford vs. Arizona State, Colorado State vs. Boise State, and Michigan vs. Michigan State. The Pick Six segment wrapped up another fine segment with one of our favorite guests and an original OG on BangTheBook Radio.

On the Monday October 8 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for the Week 7 College Football First Look. After looking back at Week 6, the guys presented some important stats and trends that will aid your handicapping this week and beyond. They also looked at some teams in line for positive and negative regression that you may want to back this week. On the game breakdowns portion of the show, the guys hit Appalachian State vs. Arkansas State, Texas Tech vs. TCU, Arizona vs. Utah, and Air Force vs. San Diego State. Additional thoughts and picks came via today’s Pick Six segment, including Kyle’s exclusive free pick for show listeners.

On the Monday October 1 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com to recap Week 5 and break down Week 6 in our College Football First Look. The guys were both out of commission this weekend, so they talked about how to play catch up and what to do when you get behind a bit in the betting world. They also hit on some injuries and key betting trends. Weeknight game breakdowns of Tulsa vs. Houston, Georgia State vs. Troy, Middle Tennessee vs. Marshall, and Utah State vs. BYU were included on today’s show, as well as Tulane vs. Cincinnati by listener request. The Pick Six segment featured six more games in rapid fire fashion, including Kyle’s exclusive free pick for show listeners.

On the Monday September 24 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. With Joe Everett unable to join us to chat NFL, Adam and Kyle hit the Monday Night Football game between the Steelers and Buccaneers and also talked a bit about early-week NFL betting compared to college football. Adam and Kyle talked a lot about injuries, stats, trends, and important betting angles on the college football side of the card today. They looked at teams in line for turnover regression that could be worth fading as we move forward. They also touched on the totals market, which is Kyle’s area of expertise. As far as individual games, the guys hit UNC vs. Miami FL, UCLA vs. Colorado, Ohio State vs. Penn State, and Arkansas State vs. Georgia Southern. The Pick Six segment wrapped up the show with some free picks in rapid fire fashion.

On the Monday September 17 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. The guys had a lot to discuss from Week 3, including upsets, injuries, perception, stats, trends, and barking underdogs. With games, they looked at the four weeknight games with Tulsa vs. Temple, Florida Atlantic vs. Central Florida, Penn State vs. Illinois, and Washington State vs. USC. The Pick Six segment featured six more games in rapid fire fashion and Kyle’s exclusive free pick for show listeners.

On the Monday September 10 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. The guys recapped Week 2 with a couple of misleading scores and some interesting stats and trends. They also talked about weather and betting totals as we’ll have some chances this week once again. Looking ahead to Week 3, the guys touched on Boston College vs. Wake Forest, Florida State vs. Syracuse, Boise State vs. Oklahoma State, and Arizona State vs. San Diego State. They also covered six games in rapid fire fashion during the Pick Six segment with free picks and analysis.

On the Monday September 3 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. Week 1 was a tough one for both guys, but they are back on the horse right away for Week 2. The guys talked about making power ratings adjustments and about how to evaluate teams with just one data point. They also looked at some misleading scores. Four games went under the microscope with in-depth analysis, as they talked TCU vs. SMU, Memphis vs. Navy, Georgia vs. South Carolina, and Arizona vs. Houston, a game requested by our listeners. The Pick Six segment wrapped up the show with six picks in rapid fire fashion for Week 2 matchups.

On the Monday August 27 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. The guys recapped what we saw in Week 0 with a discussion on how to evaluate and update power ratings and then flipped the page to Week 1. They hit the four main Thursday games with UCF vs. UConn, Northwestern vs. Purdue, New Mexico State vs. Minnesota, and Wake Forest vs. Tulane. They also brought back the Pick Six segment with six games in rapid fire fashion with bulletpoints, picks, and leans on a six-pack of Week 1 action.

On the Monday August 20 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke was joined by Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com for this week’s College Football First Look. It is Week 0 and the guys discussed the two FBS vs. FBS matchups, as Wyoming faces New Mexico State and Hawaii visits Colorado State. The guys talked about how to approach these games and what to look for this week. After looking at those matchups, Adam and Kyle took a deep dive into the ACC, as they looked at heavy favorites Clemson and Miami, but also went down the board to look at teams like Florida State, Boston College, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and more.

On the Monday August 6 edition of BangTheBook Radio, host Adam Burke talked with professional handicapper Kyle Hunter of HunterSportsPicks.com during the College Football First Look segment. The guys will be on every Monday chatting college football and/or college basketball from now through March Madness, so it was a good way to kick off the return of the daily shows. The guys talked about the process of preparing for a season, setting up power ratings, and also about the Pac-12 and the Big 12, which are probably the two most interesting Power Five conferences. As Ohio State fans, they also touched on the Urban Meyer situation and what it could mean from a betting standpoint.