Best Game Time With Manny Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 259 - ASTRO BOT 1:18:59

5d ago1:18:59

1:18:59

We return for a week of relatively little news. A pair of Nintendo Directs happened, Annapurna and Remedy teamed up, and... CONCORD GOT SHUT DOWN AFTER TWO WEEKS!Matt regales us with tales of Saints Row 2, Mass Effect, and Super Metroid before I let you know Star Wars Outlaws is pretty mid and Astro Bot is incredible.…

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2024 ATP Week 38 - Hangzhou, Chengdu (Draw Preview and Round 1 Bets) 1:21:18

9h ago1:21:18

1:21:18

In this ATP 250 preview pod, we break down the draws in Hangzhou and Chengdu before giving out our favorite bets for the first round. As always, thanks for listening!

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2024 ATP Week 35-36 - US Open (R1 Top Half Preview) 2:44:11

18d ago2:44:11

2:44:11

In this pod, we preview all 32 of the 1st round matches in the top half of the draw (matches on Tuesday, August 27) and give out our best bets. As always, thanks for listening!

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Episode 258 - The Babies 1:20:44

25d ago1:20:44

1:20:44

My desktop decided that it didn't want to work today so I quickly pivoted to recording on my desktop. There were no issues there until Matt started to talk about the film Anaconda. Coincidence? I'll let you be the juge.Gamescom happened and we talk about that and some of the news surrounding it. I didn't really play much to save myself for the comi…

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2024 ATP Week 35-36 - US Open (Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Bottom Half Preview) 3:26:23

24d ago3:26:23

3:26:23

In this new mega pod, we talk all things US Open. We do a comprehensive breakdown of the men's draw, going thru quarter by quarter, and discussing our favorite futures bets. We then break down all of the 1st round matches on Day 1 (Monday, August 26) in the bottom half of the draw. Top half preview coming late tonight! As always, thanks for listeni…

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2024 ATP Week 33-34 - Cincinnati, Winston-Salem (Sinner Controversy; Recap of Cincinnati, Winston-Salem, and USO Qualies) 2:06:11

25d ago2:06:11

2:06:11

In this pure recap pod, we talk about all the events that happened on the ATP tour the last few weeks in Cincinnati, Winston-Salem, and US Open qualifying. The US Open preview pod will be coming out Saturday night. We open the show talking about our thoughts about the Sinner doping controversy. We then talk about the Draper-FAA match point controve…

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2024 ATP Week 33 - Cincinnati (Montreal Recap and Takeaways, Draw Talk and R1 Matches) 2:18:41

1M ago2:18:41

2:18:41

In this week's mega pod, we recap the ATP Masters 1000 in Montreal and preview @CincyTennis! We discuss multiple topics including Sinner's injury concerns, Rublev's resurgence, Popyrin's incredible/improbable week , Korda's improved form (and whether it's sustainable), Alcaraz's return to the hard courts, and much more. We then break down the Cincy…

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Episode 257 - Fist Bump 1:28:56

1M ago1:28:56

1:28:56

Video game news always seems to be depressing now. We get upset about some layoffs and then go into detail about the shutdown of Industry staple Game Informer.As for what we played I have continued Octopath Traveler 2, but got into the 2KXO beta and share my thoughts on that. Matt continues to go ham and beat Army of Two, and began playing the firs…

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2024 Week 32 - Montreal (Olympics and Washington Recap, Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Preview) 3:52:53

1M ago3:52:53

3:52:53

In this new mega-pod with special guest @PiranhaTennis, we first recap the intriguing week of tennis at the Paris Olympics as well as Washington. We discuss many storylines including Djokovic's tactical masterclass vs. Alcaraz in the Gold Medal Match to "complete" tennis, potential improvements for Alcaraz, FAA's "resurgence", the impressive two we…

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Episode 256 - Magic Gloves 1:13:59

2M ago1:13:59

1:13:59

We are truly in the summer news doldrums now! We talk about the Sag-Aftra video game strike and all of Humble Games suddenly being laid off. Not a very uplifting news segment...Then, I go on about how I am continuing to play Zenless Zone Zero, beat Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus, and am continuing to plug away at Octopath Traveler 2. Matt on the other …

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2024 ATP Week 30 - Umag, Kitzbuhel, Atlanta (Recap and Takeaways, Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Preview) 2:19:50

2M ago2:19:50

2:19:50

In this week's mega pod, we first recap the 4 tournaments last week in Hamburg, Bastad, Gstaad, and Newport. We talk about our main takeaways including Fils' impressive performance in Hamburg winning a 3.5 hour final vs. Zverev, Borges' win in Bastad vs. a tired Nadal, Berrettini's strong title run in Gstaad, and Giron's first ATP title in Newport.…

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2024 ATP Week 29 - Hamburg, Bastad, Gstaad, Newport (Recap and Takeaways, SF Preview) 2:06:16

2M ago2:06:16

2:06:16

In this pod, we talk about the 4 ATP tournaments this week in Hamburg, Bastad, Gstaad, and Newport. We recap the first 3 rounds and talk about Nadal's comeback and epic match vs. Navone, Fils and Halys' resurgence, Zverev's incredible physicality, Rublev's massive struggles, the return of Opelka, and much more. We then preview the 8 semifinal match…

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Episode 255 - Gacha 1:01:49

2M ago1:01:49

1:01:49

The news well is dry, so I talk about going to Enchanted Forest: Water Safari (where the fun never stops). Then we talk a bit about Microsoft changing the Game Pass tiers and pricing.Matt has been in the process of moving and changing jobs so he played a bit of the Ratchet and Clank game that came out in 2013 I had never heard of before. I beat Eld…

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2024 ATP Week 27-28 - Wimbledon (Recap and Semifinal Preview) 1:24:43

2M ago1:24:43

1:24:43

In this midweek pod, we recap the first 5 round of Wimbledon and preview the semifinals (Musetti vs. Djokovic and Alcaraz vs. Medvedev). In our recap segment, we discuss multiple topics including Sinner's physicality issues, Djokovic's questionable form, Musetti's improvement (or lack thereof) on grass, Medvedev's under-appreciation, Alcaraz's ment…

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2024 ATP Week 27-28 - Wimbledon (1st and 2nd Round Recap/Takeaways, R3 Preview and Bets) 2:23:23

2M ago2:23:23

2:23:23

In this midweek pod, we recap and discuss our main takeaways for the 1st and 2nd round at Wimbledon. We talk about Sinner's exciting match vs. Berrettini, Rublev's mental/emotional struggles, Dimitrov's narrow win vs. Shang, the difficulties of winning grand slam matches (especially on grass) in straight sets, the inefficiencies in the betting mark…

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Episode 254 - The Switch Isn't Done Yet 1:03:49

3M ago1:03:49

1:03:49

Is it time for me to get a new mic? Inexplicably the sound quality on my mic was randomly much worse again. It sounds like I'm in an open floor warehouse. Despite that we still talk about how the Nintendo Switch is still alive and kicking with the latest Nintendo Direct.Then we move in to the games we've been playing. I beat Nine Sols and moved rig…

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2024 ATP Week 27-28 - Wimbledon (Draw Talk/Futures, Fantasy Draft, Full R1 Preview/Bets) 5:00:26

3M ago5:00:26

5:00:26

In this mega mega pod, we dive deep into the 3rd grand slam of the season at SW19 in London, and that is Wimbledon. We discuss the draw in depth, give out our favorite futures plays, do a fantasy draft (net points won), and preview ALL 64 1st round matches. As always, thanks for listening! Timestamps to come.…

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2024 ATP Week 26 - Eastbourne, Mallorca (Recap and Takeaways, Finals Preview) 1:08:26

3M ago1:08:26

1:08:26

In this pod, we recap and give our takeaways/observations from the week at the ATP 250s in Eastbourne and Mallorca. We talk about Fritz's poor returning, Shelton's problems, Monfils' surprising run, Tabilo's strengths and weaknesses, and much more. We finish the show previewing the two finals and giving out our favorite plays. We are both riding a …

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2024 ATP Week 26 - Eastbourne, Mallorca (Queens/Halle Recap and Takeaways, Wimbledon Power Rankings and Player Comparisons, Draw Talk and R1 Bets) 2:39:27

3M ago2:39:27

2:39:27

In this new mega pod, we first recap the two ATP 500s in Halle and Queens and discuss all of our main takeaways. We talk about our betting reflections, who we have as our favorites to win Wimbledon, how these "warm-up tournaments" factor in handicapping Wimbledon, and much more. We then preview the two ATP 250s this week in Eastbourne and Mallorca …

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2024 ATP Week 25 - Halle, Queens (Den Bosch/Stuttgart Recap, Grass Season Takeaways, R2 Preview) 2:41:36

3M ago2:41:36

2:41:36

In this week's mega pod, we first recap the 1st week of the grass court season in Stuttgart and Den Bosch. We discuss a multitude of storylines including De Minaur's title run in Den Bosch, Draper's 1st ATP title in Stuttgart, Korda's poor record in finals, Griekspoor's issues playing defense, Berrettini's incredible tactics, and more. We then tran…

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2024 ATP Week 24 - Stuttgart, Den Bosch (Roland Garros Recap, R1 + R2 Takeaways, QF Previews and Best Bets) 1:33:36

3M ago1:33:36

1:33:36

In this new pod, we first recap the semis and finals at Roland Garros. We discuss Carlos Alcaraz capturing his 3rd grand slam and his amazing record in 5th sets, Zverev's mental struggles in the crucial moments of the RG final, and Sinner's rise to World #1 and his enthralling SF vs. Alcaraz. We then recap the first few days of the grass season and…

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Episode 253 - The Candle 1:56:15

3M ago1:56:15

1:56:15

Geoff Keighly continues to build Summer Game Fest on the corpse of E3, so we watched all the hot showcases and let you know what we think! Many things were revealed, but nothing too crazy.Matt played a lot of older games and started Hellblade 2 while I mostly played the hottest new metroidvania to hit the market, Nine Sols.…

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2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (Quarterfinals Recap and Semifinals Preview) 1:11:28

3M ago1:11:28

1:11:28

In this new midweek pod, we recap the quarterfinals at Roland Garros. We discuss Djokovic's withdrawal, Sinner becoming World #1, Alcaraz's "improved" form, and Zverev's mental block at later phases of slams, and much more. We then preview the semifinals and give out our favorite bets for Sinner vs. Alcaraz and Zverev vs. Ruud. We finish the show w…

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2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (Round 4 Recap, Updated Futures Prices, QF Preview) 1:31:54

4M ago1:31:54

1:31:54

Sorry for the late release guys. Fell asleep shortly after recording, but besides the betting advice, we have a good conversation about many storylines this tournament including Djokovic's injury and mental edge, Alcaraz's status as tournament favorite, Zverev winning ugly, Ruud's chances at a 3rd consecutive RG final, Sinner's easy draw/physicalit…

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Episode 252 - Emo Night Burger King 1:27:07

4M ago1:27:07

1:27:07

Some combination of my congested voice and my mic being super weird made me sound really blown out this episode, so enjoy that!Matt and I discuss IGN hoovering up a bunch if other game media sites, and do a lot of speculation on what could be shown at Summer Games Fest and all the surrounding showcases.I finally played 2012's Dishonored and loved i…

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2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (Round 3 Recap and Round 4 Preview) 2:11:25

4M ago2:11:25

2:11:25

In this episode, we first recap the 3rd round of Roland Garros and talk about all the major storylines. We discuss the rise of Arnaldi and Machac, Medvedev's ability to win ugly, Zverev's 5 set struggle vs. Griekspoor, Djokovic's late night classic vs. Musetti, Alcaraz's form, and much more. We then preview the lines for the 4th round matches and d…

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2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (1st Round Recap and 2nd Round Preview) 2:40:43

4M ago2:40:43

2:40:43

In this midweek pod, we recap the 1st round of Roland Garros and discuss the bets that we won and lost. We then dive deep into the 32 second round matches at Roland Garros and discuss our favorite bets. As always, thanks for listening!

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2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (Part 2 - Preview of 1st Round Matches on Day 2 and Day 3) 4:54:06

4M ago4:54:06

4:54:06

In Part 2 of our Roland Garros mega pod, we preview ALL 44 of the 1st round matches coming up on 5/27/24 and 5/28/24. We discuss each match in depth going over our quantitative and qualitative analysis. @PiranhaTennis joins us again to help with quantitative analysis. Timestamps coming up in X. As always, thanks for listening!…

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2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (Part 1 - Lyon/Geneva Recap, Draw Talk/Futures, Day 1 Preview) 4:59:20

4M ago4:59:20

4:59:20

In Part 1 of our massive Roland Garros preview show, we are joined by @PiranhaTennis. We recap Geneva/Lyon, preview the finals, dive deep into the Roland Garros draw (and talk about our favorite futures bets), and we preview the 20 R1 matches on the first Sunday of the tournament. Part 2 is coming out later tonight where we will discuss all of the …

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2024 ATP Week 21 - Geneva, Lyon, RG Qualifying (Rome Recap, Clay Power Rankings with a fun twist, Geneva/Lyon Draw/R1 Bets) 2:27:19

4M ago2:27:19

2:27:19

In this new mega pod, we first recap the Masters 1000 tournament in Rome in which we saw Zverev capture the title. We recap by doing clay court power rankings with a fun twist - we each draft fantasy teams for Roland Garros (whoever has the better team at the end of RG will win a dinner bet). We then preview the two ATP 250s in Lyon and Geneva, dis…

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Episode 251 - Tango Down 1:31:35

4M ago1:31:35

1:31:35

We return after a month of delays to bring you the news of even more upsetting layoffs and changes in the industry! At least we played a bunch of games! Matt went back to uncharted 2, and played some Mario Party while I went buck wild and played Animal Well, Hades II, Another Crab's Treasure, Eiyuden Chronicle, and Harold Halibut!…

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2024 ATP Week 19-20 - Rome (Madrid Recap and Takeaways, Rome Draw/Futures/R1 Bets) 2:38:49

4M ago2:38:49

2:38:49

In this week's megapod, we first recap the Masters 1000 in Madrid and the carnage that took place from an injury standpoint. We talk about Alcaraz's forearm injury, Sinner's hip injury, Navone's impressive run and whether he's Top 20 on clay, Ruud's outlook heading into Roland Garros, Nadal's farewell tour, Rublev's return to Top 10 form, and more.…

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2024 ATP Week 17-18 - Madrid (Round of 16 Preview with @PiranhaTennis) 2:12:26

5M ago2:12:26

2:12:26

In this midweek pod, we are joined by a special returning guest @PiranhaTennis to preview the eight Round of 16 matches in Madrid. Sorry for the late post. Thanks very much for listening!

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2024 ATP Week 17-18 - Madrid (Week 16 Takeaways, Madrid Tournament Preview and R1 Bets) 1:49:40

5M ago1:49:40

1:49:40

In this week's mega-pod, we first recap last week in Munich, Barcelona, and Bucharest. Some of the topics we talk about include Struff's amazing run to a first ATP title, Rune's potential for terrible duds, Auger-Aliassime's horrible form, who's better on clay between Tstisipas and Ruud, Lajovic's solid SF run, Fucsovics' title run, and much more. …

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Episode 250 - Dead Space Is DEAD 1:23:43

5M ago1:23:43

1:23:43

It's our 250th episode, but we didn't really prepare anything special. Instead we discuss how Dead Space is on ice again at EA, the insanity a few studio closures, and some hot indie showcases.Matt got extra into hockey these past few weeks so he really only played Metroid Prime. That allowed me to talk at length about the 900 games I played such a…

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2024 ATP Week 16 - Barcelona, Munich, Bucharest (QF Preview and Betting Analysis with @PiranhaTennis) 2:10:52

5M ago2:10:52

2:10:52

In this midweek pod, we are joined by special guest and numbers specialist @PiranhaTennis. We dive through each of the matches being played on 4/19/24 in Barcelona, Munich, and Bucharest and discuss our favorite bets and logic. Piranha chimes in with some excellent data specifically on how guys have done against the spread and the market in general…

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2024 ATP Week 16 - Barcelona, Munich, Bucharest (Monte-Carlo Takeaways, Tournament Preview and R1 Bets) 3:03:39

5M ago3:03:39

3:03:39

In this new megapod, we first recap the semifinals and finals of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. We discuss Djokovic's "decent" week, Sinner's physicality questions, Tsitsipas' resurgence, Ruud's solid week, and more. We then quickly talk clay court power rankings and who we have as our top threats for the French Open in 5 weeks or so. We then dive …

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2024 ATP Week 15 - Monte-Carlo (R3/QF Recap and Takeaways, SF Preview) 1:16:23

5M ago1:16:23

1:16:23

In this midweek pod, we talk everything Monte Carlo Masters. We start the show by recapping the 3rd round and quarterfinals and discuss our main takeaways. Some of our key discussion points include Sinner's continued excellence, Djokovic's form, Rune's stalling tactics (and the umpire's negligence), Ruud's "Top 5" clay form, and much more. We then …

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2024 ATP Week 15 - Monte-Carlo (R1 and R2 Recap and Takeaways, R3 Preview and Best Bets) 2:02:59

5M ago2:02:59

2:02:59

In this midweek pod, we talk everything Monte Carlo Masters! We start the show by recapping the 1st and 2nd rounds and discussing our main takeaways. Some of the key discussion points include Popyrin's big win vs. Rublev, Sinner's incredible form, Alcaraz's injury, Hurkacz overs, unders and the no tiebreak prop hitting at a high clip, and more. We …

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2024 ATP Week 15 - Monte-Carlo (Draw Talk, Futures Picks, and R1 Preview) 3:09:40

5M ago3:09:40

3:09:40

Apologies for this pod being posted late, but here is our preview for the ATP Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo. We briefly recap the semis and finals in Estoril/Marrakech/Houston before diving deep into the Monte-Carlo draw. We give out our favorite futures/rollovers and then preview the 1st round matches by playing Guess the Lines. We recorded this sup…

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Episode 249 - Matt's Mystery Games 1:09:14

6M ago1:09:14

1:09:14

We return from our one episode without layoffs to let you know about some more layoffs. Then we hit the bottom of the news barrel to bring you hot things like maybe Gears 6 is getting announced this summer.In the games section you can hear all about my Stardew Valley Bender before we move into my favorite part of the podcast, which is listening to …

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2024 ATP Week 12-14 - Miami (Recap and Takeaways), Estoril/Marrakech/Houston (Preview of Semifinals) 2:59:52

5M ago2:59:52

2:59:52

We're back for a new pod for the first time in a few weeks! Apologies for the lack of pods, but it's tough to find time during the American hard court tournaments and work/life got in the way. In this pod, we discuss our main takeaways from the Miami Open, which we attended in person this year. We recap with a few different segments, including Mann…

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Episode 248 - Dogma Is Back 1:27:05

6M ago1:27:05

1:27:05

For once the news wasn't dominated by layoffs and studio closures! We discuss a few titles that were shown off and a few release date announcements.The true meat of the episode comes from the metric ton of games we both played over the past two weeks. I finished FF7 Rebirth, and started Stardew Valley (again), and Dragon's Dogma 2! Matt again went …

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2024 ATP Week 10-11 - Indian Wells (Recap/Takeaways and Semifinals Preview) 1:30:41

6M ago1:30:41

1:30:41

In this podcast, we recap the week it was in Indian Wells through the quarterfinals. We talk about Novak Djokovic's struggles, the incredible undefeated start to 2024 for Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz's solid week, Frances Tiafoe's negative regression, Daniil Medvedev's under-appreciation, and more. We then preview the much anticipated semifinals (…

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Episode 247 - Final Fantasy Infinite 1:14:15

6M ago1:14:15

1:14:15

Sadly the video game industry is continuing to fall apart so we once again discuss the numerous layoffs and closures that have happened before moving into some slightly more positive news.I played Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth almost exclusively while Matt finished Vanquish and Bioshock Infinite. He's also chipping away at some other games such as the cl…

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2024 ATP Week 10-11 - Indian Wells (Recap of Dubai/Acapulco/Santiago, Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Preview) 3:18:14

7M ago3:18:14

3:18:14

In this week's mega pod, we get ready for the first Masters 1000 of the year (the first leg of the Sunshine Double) in Indian Wells, California. To do so, we first recap the three tournaments last week in Dubai, Acapulco, and Santiago. Then, we go over the Indian Wells draw in depth and discuss our favorite futures plays. Finally, we go over the li…

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2024 ATP Week 9 - Dubai, Santiago, Acapulco (Week 8 Recap, Draw Talk/Futures, 1st Round Bets) 3:51:05

7M ago3:51:05

3:51:05

In this week's mega pod and the longest pod of the year so far, we look forward to one of our favorite weeks of the year with all day tennis action. We first recap last week in Doha, Rio, and Los Cabos and discuss the week it was for Jakub Mensik, Karen Khachanov, Sebastian Baez, Jordan Thompson, among others. We then dive deep into the draws and f…

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Episode 246 - Xbox Is So Back 1:05:41

7M ago1:05:41

1:05:41

Despite the fact that Xbox announced they were doing exactly what all the rumors said people are somehow mostly okay with that now. We discuss how everything is still basically the same. Most of the other news was a Nintendo Partner Direct, which we also talk about.I continued to play Persona 3 Reload and beat the story of Tekken 8. Matt finally be…

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2024 ATP Week 8 - Doha, Rio de Janeiro, Los Cabos (Futures/Draw Talk and 1st Round Bets) 2:55:52

7M ago2:55:52

2:55:52

In this week's mega pod, we first recap the week in Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, and Delray Beach. We grade Sinner's performance in Rotterdam, talk about the improvements of De Minaur, judge Alcaraz struggles, and discuss Paul/Giron's positive two weeks. We then dive deep into the draws for the ATP tournaments in Doha, Rio De Janeiro, and Los Cabos and…

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2024 ATP Week 7 - Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, Delray Beach (QF Preview and Best Bets) 1:31:47

7M ago1:31:47

1:31:47

In this midweek pod, we preview and give out our favorite bets for the quarterfinals at the three ATP tournaments in Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, and Delray Beach. As always, thanks for listening!

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