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Sep 2020
49m 20s

Playoff Rondo is Back, Giannis is a Liab...

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On today’s episode, Jason’s commends LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers for doing every basketball fan a favor and winning Game 2 of their series against the Houston Rockets, and throws serious praise at ‘Playoff’ Rajon Rondo for his impressive performance off the bench. Jason also explains why the Milwaukee Bucks come-from-behind victory in Game 4 against the Miami Heat actually may have exposed Giannis Antetokounmpo as an offensive liability when it comes to NBA Playoffs basketball. Plus, professional sports bettor Preston Johnson swings by for a for a long-form conversation to discuss how he got into the business, the truth about home field/court advantage in a pandemic, which NFL futures bets he likes (and doesn’t like), how he expects the sports gambling world to evolve moving forward, and much more! Finally, Jason helps you put a little money in your pocket with his Monday edition of the Best Bet.

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