Mike Fiddle is joined by professional sports gambler Mike Levy (@MPL1184) to review strategies for live betting the NBA. They discuss spreads vs MLs, statistics to weight, line shopping vs pouncing, how to handle volume of games, and so much more! Check out FiddlesPicks.Substack.com for my free gambling newsletter.

Mike Fiddle is joined by Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) and Mike Levy (@MPL1184) to break down the Thursday and Friday Round 2 playoff slate. They review best bet angles for every game and work through each series. Drew gives his reasonings to back the Wolves, Mike Levy stamps his opinion and Fiddle gets off his Nuggets take. OKC is the team to back, but its expensive now! The Cavs are primed for a bounce back, and the Pacers are the early very sharp side, but for what reason? Check out...

Mike, AV, and Gibby get together for another episode of Check Ball. It is the end of round 1 and we checked in with the following topics: 1. say something nice about a team that is headed to Cancun 2. Was it the coaches fault? 3. Instant trade candidate players who were eliminated/just in general roster changers of big names 4. All NBA Playoffs First Team 5. No Fun Team Sign up for FiddlesPicks.Substack.com

Mike is joined by Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) and Mike Levy (@MPL1184) to break down the NBA games that have odds listed from Wednesday May 1st to Saturday May 4th. They start with Knicks/Sixers discussion, review best bets, react to opening lines of Knicks/Sixers Gm 6 and Cavs/Magic Gm 6, and reflect on general market thoughts. Sign up for Mikes free newsletter at FiddlesPicks.Substack.com

Mike and lead play correspondent, AV, are joined by friend of the pod Gibby for the first playoff edition of Check-Ball. First, the guys debate the top performances we’ve seen so far this playoffs, followed by best playoff moments, and some of Mike’s best roster what if questions. What echelon has Jalen Brunson reached? Crazy (Lebron) playoff statistics, the list of players you want most in a playoff series, and probable second round playoff series predictions. This and a whole lot more fill...

Mike is joined by Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) to review the entire NBA board as of 4/24. They reviewed contrarian angles to Boston/Miami and ways to ladder the total. They discuss a host of best bets, games not to bet, prop angles to target, and variables they are considering in their cap. Sign up for FiddlesPicks.Substack.com

On this episode, Mike is joined by Fish (@Fish_Fisher4) to review all you need to know before Thursdays NFL Draft. They start by reviewing a bit of the history of draft betting, going over best bets, breaking down the drama around the #2 pick, talking about markets to attack and everything from specific picks to philosophical approaches. Follow FiddlesPicks.Substack.com and check out Fish's substack: brycefisher.substack.com

Mike welcomes back professional poker player Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson), and pro sports bettor Michael Levy (@MPL1184) to podcast. They review Jontay Porter story lifetime ban with some reactions so far. Then they discuss the Sacramento vs Pelicans game- giving no best bets but coming into it with different intentions. We review the Cavs/Magic pricing and explain a bit why there is hard to find value in these current lines. There are some best bets (we got to one lol), live betting...

Mike starts the show by giving the 6th tip for NBA playoff gambling. Then joined by Gibby and Alec they review the seeding gymnastics and how that impacts locker room culture. They talk play in bets, hedging series prices and then reflect on the NBA. Say something nice about a team in Cancun, a stat that spoke volumes, and who is now better than who. A fun season in reflection!!!!

Mike brings on two professional gamblers, Drew Johnson (@RantingJohnson) and Mike Levy (@MPL1184), to break down the Sunday NBA Slate. They review the urgency and importance of each game, and subsequent best bets. Mike Levy gives some tips on live betting, Drew Johnson gives out an NBA total that is still rising, and Fiddle gives out two Moneyline favorites to smack. Its the last day of the NBA regular season, and there is still value to be found! Make sure to follow...

This is a one hour detailed strategy podcast where Mike reviews 5 tips for NBA Playoff Betting. There is both very detailed information and a re emphasis of basic strategies. Mike talks betting systems, approaches to series betting, how the product on the court changes, and so much more! This is a must listen show for anyone betting the NBA Playoffs! FiddlesPicks.Substack.com to sign up for Mike's free gambling newsletter.

Mike brings on Michael LaFemina (@mlafem10), to break down the Masters Tournament at Augusta Georgia. LaFemina gives his favorite best bet for the entire tournament, an outright winner. They talk about which players have been taking sharp action and moving up the board. They discuss moving lines based on handle vs bet type. They discuss the various markets for betting golf, and when to attack certain players. Mike also gives his thoughts on Cameron Young, and how to handle Live betting round...

On today’s episode of Check-ball Mike and lead playoff analyst AV discuss Bronny James declaring for the draft and debate if he could make an impact in the NBA today. Next, they cover the Jontay Porter scandal, what the fall out may be, and how this impacts the sports gambling world. Then we get you caught up with all the latest key injury updates around the league and let you know which playoff matchups we are most excited for. Finally, Mike has a few big announcements regarding the The...

Mike and Gibby talk Best Bets from around the NBA for the 9 game wednesday slate. They give out spreads, moneyline, and totals bets. A bit of strategy discussion around late season betting, and some playoff talk about the Pelicans and 76ers. Mike tosses out one of his crazy NBA trade thoughts. FIDDLESPICKS.SUBSTACK.COM for all of Mikes Picks!

Mike and Professional Poker Player Drew Johnson break down the 12 game NBA Wednesday slate. Mike starts by asking Drew a bunch of questions about being a pro poker player. They discuss the intersection between theory and reads and transition over to reading the NBA Wednesday slate. They each give out 2 best bets and share a 5th. Enjoy! 17:00 in they transition from Pro Poker to NBA Sign up for FiddlesPicks.Substack.com

Today on Check Ball Mike and lead NBA investigator AV begin with AV’s thoughts on James Harden and his close out on Kawhi Leonard. Next, they discuss the new Mind the Game pod, sommelier-Bron, and JJ Reddick’s versatility in the game today. Why is Lebron doing the pod? Finally, we wrap up with Mike’s take on another D-lo quote and trust meters of each first year playoff player.

Mike and Gibby review their best bets of the Wednesday NBA Slate. They have spreads, totals, moneylines, and strategy discussion about choosing the best price.

Mike and Gibby giving their Best Bets for March 13th NBA.

Mike and Project Manager AV kick things off discussing the current playoff seeding in each conference, followed by why the Celtics loss to the Nuggets was a positive for them and who their biggest threat is in the Eastern playoffs. Next, a game of who do you trust in the playoffs, reaction to Rudy Gobert’s technical foul from this weekend, before wrapping up with the biggest winners and losers from the trade deadline thus far.

Mike and Gibby break down so many Wednesday NBA betting angles. They discuss how to handle the rash of unders across the league, if there are contrarian angles to it, which spreads we liked, a player prop to watch. We also talked some young NBA players and compared them!

AV and I cover the hottest topics in the NBA this week! This week includes: Lebron 4th Quarter vs Clippers + Lebron 40k accomplishment 2 surging teams- Warriors and Heat, who do you trust more? Allen Iverson got a statue at the 76ers practice facility Individual games: Strus Game Winner. Wemby/Chet Part 3 Twitter questions Enjoy!

Mike reflects on some games and capping situations from 2/27, then moves over to 2/29 to break down the best bets! The discussion for tomorrows games starts around 18minutes in if you want to skip ahead!

Breaking down the season finale of MTV's The Challenge S39.

Talking the most relevant topics in the NBA this week! NBA All Star Fix?Steve Kerr ExtensionPaolo Game WinnerWembys 5x5and more!