 This is covering the spread part of the Fandall podcast network It is playoff time in the NFL And that means we got only a couple more chances to snag futures for this 2023 NFL season we're gonna do that today by talking to Ryan Williams picking his brain on his favorite futurists entering the post season And trying to find where there is value right now over at Fandall sportsbook This is covering the spread right here on the Fandall podcast network and Fandall research My name is Jim Sonnis. I am a managing editor of digital media for Fandall research Joined here as I am every Tuesday by Ryan Williams checking out on Twitter at Ryan Alexander underscore W Ryan the Bucks futures came to fruition the Texan futures came to fruition This has been a very profitable show at least for me based on our discussions and the selfishly I'll take that so nothing else required here. How are you doing today? I'm doing better now that I'm off mute Jim That's a fun way to start the playoff show, you know regular season little audio issues and then started off in the in the playoffs with No, we're good this weekend man It's been a fun year I mean we got a couple more weeks to be able to you know help out the covering the spread community So we're excited to be able to do so. I think we have some fun matchups on tap for Super wild card weekend or whatever they're calling it this year Three days three days of football right with the two three one two three one. Yeah, two three one format So yeah, man I'm excited to talk about some more ways that we can Rake in raking some dope for ourselves and for for the people Do you have a favorite matchup this weekend that you're looking for rushing most? You know I As funny as it sounds that I am excited for the Miami Chiefs game. That's on peacock exclusively outside of the Miami and Kansas City markets. What a joke Do you have peacock or do you have to scramble to get it now? Well, I'm gonna hit up my my brother and sister a lot. Oh the classic streaming streaming channel move I like it exactly exactly peacock hasn't done anything about that like Netflix has with household sharing So, yeah, I had no idea about that until Researching the slate and I was like what what what what is this even? That's unbelievable that it's not a nationally televised game of all games Like that's the one that you're gonna choose to put on peacock unbelievable. So so if he's got a swift, he's got a fork up the money Shout out to Roger Goodell. So that one's interesting and then I think you know The other one that really stands out to me, too, is that is the last game is the buccaneers hosting the compelling The buccaneers hosting the Eagles I I mean we talked about them winning the division for so many weeks here So, yeah, I can't really sound surprised because we've been banging the drum for so long But it is surprising to know that that is a Tampa Bay hosted playoff game With the Eagles like I I mean the Eagles not winning the the east is one thing But then having to play the Tampa team, which like, you know This will be tough for Sirianni. You know, I really feel like things are the tables are starting to turn on him The tide's starting to turn like, you know, AJ Brown's not happy yet again You know, we saw this narrative already once this season. He's banged up Devonta's banged up Jalen just hasn't looked right and you know, this is a very opportunistic team So I'm curious to see how that how that game plays out only a two and a half spread Yeah, I did take the bucks. So I'm curious to see how it plays out, too Did I feel good about that Ryan? No, but here we are because the bucks have been good to us this year Let's see if they can do it one more time We're gonna talk about some futures that Ryan is digging as we get set for the playoffs for this year outlining Some potential long shots to win the respective conferences, whether or not there's actually Viability in those teams and much more here in just one second But first a reminder to make sure you're subscribed to covering the spread wherever you get your podcast We still have our full complement of shows with the being an NFL play out still here every Monday through Friday tomorrow NBA NHL via Tom Vecchio Our full wild card weekend preview with Dr. Ed Fenn coming up on Thursday And of course player props with JJ Zacharyson coming your way on Friday to get those shows Make sure you're subscribed to covering the spread wherever you get your podcast If you like what you hear leave us a five star rating on apple podcast or spotify You can also find this on fandall tv plus and the fandall youtube page The nfl playoffs are here and now is the time to get in on the action of fandall america's number one sports book right now new customers Get $150 and bonus bets guaranteed when you play say five dollar bets That's 150 bucks in bonus bets win or lose The app is so easy to use and there are so many ways to bet like live same game parlays You can find bets in the new explore tab make a parlay in the parlay hub the best way to find popular parlays and more So visit fandall And make your first bet a layup fandall official partner of the ffl must be 21 plus in president select states Fandall is offering online sports wagering in kansas under an agreement with kansas star casino llc First online real money wager only ten dollar first deposit required Bonus issued is now a trouble bonus bets that expire seven days after receipt Restrictions apply see terms that sports book dot fandall dot com gambling problem call 1800 gambler Over the fandall dot com slash rg in colorado iowa kentucky michigan new jersey ohio pennsylvania illinois tennessee and virginia Call 1800 next step or text next step to five three three four two eight arizona one eight eight eight seven eight nine seven seven seven seven Over the ccpg dot org slash chat in connecticut one eight hundred nine within indiana one eight hundred five two two forty seven hundred for the ks gambling health dot com in kansas One eight seven seven seven seven zero stop in louisiana visit md gambling health at orga maryland 1800 gambler dot net in west virginia one eight hundred five two two 4700 in wyoming hope is here visit gambling helpline ma.org or call 100 327 50 50 for 24 seven Supporter massachusetts or call one eight seven seventy hoping y or text open y in new york Now let's begin things ryan by talking about the asc side of things and talking about the texans because you were on them to win the asc south and i got a ticket as a result of that so a thank you b They need the playoffs but they now get a home playoff game against the browns Any consideration for you in betting them 25 to 1 to win the asc or Is that too big of a leap of faith in year one of demico ryan's and cj stroud It's it's a pretty big leap of faith jim like i mean the storyline is so good I'm so happy for this team that they made it in You know just thinking about where they were a year ago like lovey losing or winning Lovey winning the game in week 18 so that they get the number two pick when they could have had the one pick Um and still being able to you know write the ship in that in that fashion You know with with demico ryan's with Taking a chance on cj stroud here And and then trading back up to get willy anderson Which was you know Talked about is like not really a great move At the time and and when you see it like they got the Offensive rookie of the year on offense and probably the defensive player of the year So it's it's absolutely incredible a defensive rookie of the year i should say not player but uh But yeah, I mean you know, you're still looking at you know teams like buffalo who's been there before baltimore Who's been there before kansas city who's been there before? um I love cj stroud. I think the future is very bright for him. Um At 25 to 1, you know, I still think they're very young. I mean that game against indy You know, there were still some strings being pulled along the way that kind of helped them You know get in there. I mean a fourth down conversion that you know Jonathan taylor catches probably 10 out of 10 times, you know in his sleep Um that could really have this game or really have the situation thrown on the tent So it makes me a little bit weary. Um, that is such a great number to get them I think the last If i'm not mistaken the last rookie to play in the super bowl was dan marino Um, so I think that we have you know a long way to go there Uh, or it's been a long time since that's happened, but uh, you know, they listen He's the real deal. I wish that the I wish that the team was a little bit more healthy You know, if he had tank del still if he had, you know, had, you know These water receivers that were like not no names that he's throwing to the other the other day um, that would make it a little bit more A little bit more interesting, but I am interested in getting the two and a half From them against cleveland. Uh this year the covering the spread community knows that I have not bought into cleveland For quite some time and I guess I'm I'm gonna be back in the well So joe flacco and company might make me eat crow yet again, but uh, but yeah I'm gonna ride with the texans week to week. Um, and just see how that plays out Yep, I am with the with you on the week to week part and I agree that it's a bit tough to justify getting them to The asc championship. It's not just because the youth on, uh, the inexperience on this team but also defense definitely not a strength, uh, and that's going to matter when you're facing teams like The chiefs the the ravens who do have legitimately very good defense the browns as well and I also just wish they had the ability to run the football a bit like it's not the most important factor But like they're really really bad in that arena. So week to week. Yeah, I'm fine betting them as we talked about in yesterday's show They were one of my favorite bets this week is the texans Plus two and a half with the bit on the money line as well But I think that 25 to one still not quite long enough to draw me in when it comes to Winning the asc as a conference as a whole Let's slip and talk about the nfc now because eagles and their slide continued and you talked about the bad vibes You know with aj brown the whole team kind of weird there are now like People on reddit calling for nick siriani's job. It's it ain't great man It's it's a very weird situation compared to where we were like a month and a half ago But the eagles still have better odds to win the conference of plus 750 than the lions at plus 9 50 So any value in either of those teams to you? behind the top tier of san francisco and dalas Yeah, i'm actually surprised about the the lions, you know, I I think that they You know, it seemed like the sports weeks have been getting them a lot of a lot of credit You know earlier on in the season and now, you know as of late like, you know, we talked about them 22 to 1 last week uh to win the super bowl, um, you know the the the conference odds like Philly's been reeling enough where I feel like this there should be a gap Like it should be probably 850 to 950 not 750 to 950 here. Um, and you know Listen, detroit is going to have they have if i'm day in cambell I'm telling the team like we have everything going in our favor because nobody effing believes in us Like and and to just go into the playoffs like knowing that that you're just playing with house money with a team That's actually pretty explosive and you know, we talked about it Like, you know being able to host some games at home in the dome for golf and the super bowls in the dome like You know, maybe maybe the lions are just the team of destiny and like the thing again We just talked about it with houston. You brought it up But like the one thing that concerns me here is the defense like the defense just gives up so much production It's it's so frustrating like erin glin's, you know, philosophy is really just been don't break to the utmost capacity And they tend to end up breaking like once they get into the red zone So, you know, that's that's the one caveat there and we'll I think it's tough sledding, you know, either way for them to play san franc or philly But you know, if if philly's able to get knocked out early, you know, and they only have to look at san franc Then I think that's a fun matchup. Like oh, yeah, it really is. Um, and so I I'm I'm on board with uh Would being able to to take a chance there. Um, I do think You know as crazy as it sounds and we kind of talked I talked about this team a lot at the beginning of season Then I kind of wrote it off because I knew my tickets were dead But like the rams coming into their own is is really interesting like You know, this is why they traded for matthew stafford like matthew stafford's got the offense Kind of humming right now. Kevin rilliams has been great Like the defense has been playing a lot better and they're 21 to 1 to win the nfc like I mean, they they've been here like mcvay mcvay was thought to have retired this year jim like he You know these these players might these people might have come back for a reason and so You know this team being on a mission. I do think the nfc is is wide open You know outside of san franc who looks like the the best team but we did, you know See christian mccaffrey, you know dealing with something before we entered week 18 So we want to see that he's healthy and you know We want to see that broc party can can can write the ship But you know these these are the times that we want to take chances You know on teams as we get into the wildcard and things get interesting for sure because these are going to be the best numbers We get all postseason And we get to see those lions and those rams face off against each other this weekend in detroit a homecoming from Matthew Stafford revenge game for jared goff And brad holmes the gm of the lions There's a lot of revenge in this in that game and it's going to be a fun one for sure The lions also some good injury news to them yesterday Sam laporta apparently has an outside shot to play in that game Which means were they to win it does sound like there's a decent shot that laporta can go in the second round At least they had to beat the rams obviously to get there And then also james and william seems like he'll be good to go For this game against the rams so two good injury notes for the lions yesterday I Don't think i'll wind up on either side of this game as far as a the spread goes Um interest in the under if it gets a little bit higher if it gets to a little bit above where it is right now But honestly, I think i'm just gonna enjoy that game and not be rooting for either team because it looks like a true delight Across the board now a bit lower in the nfc ryan And like you know, I know this is an nfc north foe for the bears So I don't want to make you speak positively about the packers, but the 39 to 1 to win the nfc Jordan love has been awesome this year. They're a very very young team But they're also underdogs even win one game in the post season So do the packers intrigue you at all from a futures perspective? Or do you think they're a good story having advanced here and then nothing further beyond that? No, I mean A little bit of both. I I guess I mean, you know, it's it's just crazy to think that the youngest team You know the youngest team to make the playoffs in the nfo history You know is this team and and what what did all men and how it was looking, you know for them very bleak You know when they lose to tommy debito on monday night football A couple weeks ago and and the playoff You know picture was not looking in their favor and they go they go out and they do what they need to do And handle business and you know respect to jordan love who you know wasn't getting the respect that that he Deserved and you know to come in here and fill in the void, you know for Uh for an rogers, you know in the legacy quarterbacks that have been the green bay packers like it's it's pretty you know It's it's pretty exciting for you know to see a guy like that be able to sit and wait his turn and then you know lead his team um, I think you know they He definitely believes in himself. I think he's got the confidence in the floor now Um, if he hasn't before like that hug after the after the game to see him You know embrace as they get into the playoffs like that should seal it So, um, it's it's gonna again. It comes down to defense like their their defense has been they have the talent Um, you know, you want to see jair, you know coming back and ready to play and some of the other guys on the front lines Who who have been out? Um, I think that they you know They it's it's just so funny to me that they get the cowboys in this first match up because like this is the complete And utter letdown spot for the Dallas Cowboys like at home That everything's been you know, they have the jimmy johnson thing going on this year Like it seems like everything's shaping up in their favor And this will be a game that they they end up losing like I just I just know it I will I will probably not bet it. Um, but if you if you want to take a shot like at three to one I think they're the second, you know Second highest odds to be able to win their matchup At three to one on the road there. I mean, definitely the spread has me interested for sure at seven and a half there Um, as most of the cowboys playoff games as as a recent memory have been, you know closer than that. So, um Yeah, I I think the Green Bay Packers, you know, if you want to take a chance on him You're a chance on them. This is the time they go in there and they beat Dallas Like you are not getting anywhere near that number For them again So, you know, just if you're if you're one of those people that just likes to dabble on You know, some futures and long shots that are just like what the heck's then this that's an opportunity to uh to be able to Rake him Yeah, that's spread this weekend seven and a half For dallas over green bay the seven and a half is minus 118 on the packer side of things But i'm with you ryan. I actually did take that personally Uh, and we're two for two I think because you said you like the Texans this week and you like the packers Those are both uh recommendations from yesterday on the show. So if you learn better about recommendations for this week at least Based on your feedback here So hopefully we can go a full clean sweep across the board But I agree the packers this weekend specifically getting the seven and a half Given how efficient jordan love has been given the fact that the cowboys defense Has been a bit leaky at times has got some injuries to find gilmore. I think should be good to go But left uh a little bit banged up a couple weeks ago too. So like there's some injuries there I think there's enough to at least justify betting the packers plus seven and a half Maybe not 39 to one But you know, I think there's enough there to be optimistic, especially with air and jones looking really really good Right now for this offense Any other futures you want to stack before we get this post season underway ryan? Yeah, I've been looking I mean I've been saying this so long. So the chief said at 10 to 1 right to win the super bowl. They're they're Plus 490 to win the afc. So how can you how can you tell me that they're 10? They're 10 to 1 to win the super bowl, but they're under 5 to 1 to win the afc Like if they get to the super bowl, like what are we doing here? Like it should not be double You know They they get miami. I think that's probably one of the best matchups that they could You know potentially have drawn For their first, you know home matchup here is they'll have to go on the road You know pretty shortly after that. Um, I'm willing to take a chance. I mean, it's still my home It's still andy reed. I've been saying saying that all day Like if they end up figuring it out if they end up, you know Getting you know getting the offense figured out because the defense you said it like the defense has been playing great And that's the main thing that like I think about when I'm thinking about Taking playoff teams and taking, you know teams to win is like Is the defense going to come to play because that's what ends up Needing to happen. Um for these teams to get far It's usually, you know a defense that's been reeling in the regular season that ends up putting it together Or it's a defense that's been set on here that ends up still showing up And so if this offense can just keep pack Which is yeah pun intended. I guess keep pack Um Then I think there's some opportunity there and like I said, you know, we're not we're not going to get numbers like these As we go further in so, um, I think that's you know, interesting. We got so many narratives You know, we got the dish Dishon Watson, even though he'll be on the bench like returning to houston. We got Tyree kill return to kansas city. You already mentioned the Matthew staffer return to Detroit So fun weekend ahead, but yeah, I think chief sutures Definitely catch my eye There is a wild card special if you go to the tabs there With tyree kill and travis kelsie to combine for 20 receptions, which is under four to one Which is just absolutely hilarious, but I do feel this absolutely has to be a game where travis kelsie gets going I mean, there's no if ands or buts about it They just need to feed him like similar to what we see with cd lamb and tyree kill on the other side for that Matter like these you just need to get the ball in his hands and and let's not you know make a mistake about that So, um, definitely like that. I think um, if there's Another one that's interesting in the wildcard specials. It's an offense alignment To score a touchdown at 22 to one, you know, like we got some we got andy reed on this slide Like we got the lions who have been you know rolling out offense alignment out there The lions are like trolling with skipper at this point like they really are they're leading into it Yeah, and so we got 22 to 1 on that Any offense alignment to score in the six games that we have Which I think is really fun and then duron bland and you know, I think that this is One of those that's like a super long shot But I think it's it's so fun to get action on because this guy was so incredible this year at getting pick sixes And you know in this matchup at home with the crowd reeling like he's 45 to one to take one back to the house He's been absolute like magnet to the football So I think that's a fun one to to get action on as well too. Um, I probably Will write about this this week. I haven't dove into the market too much But the playoff specials tab is just so fun, you know to get action on it If you have a if you have a good read or if you if you are betting on You know some of these long shots to like make the playoffs or i'm sorry to can to make the super bowl Or conference championship you should be getting in on this market because like you're gonna get great numbers You know on these guys, you know down down the way, you know, let's say the Let's say the rams end up making it to the mc championship. Matthew Stafford is 18 to 1 You know to lead and playoff passing like these these are fun I mean jaylon hurts is 20 to 1 and like, you know, we know Know him as running and scoring the rushing touchdowns, but like they they got to get the offense involved to Back healthy. So that's an interesting one. I think all these markets here from passing rushing receiving Are all phone ones to get on if you think that, you know, your team is is going to be, you know You have a long shot and they're going to be in the mix then this is where you want to take advantage of Isiah pacheco is 12 to 1 to lead in rushing yards for the postseason Feel like the chiefs to win a 10 to 1. That's not two backs. He plays this weekend. I'm like mccafrey That's kind of interesting I think that's a pretty good matchup for pacheco this week against the dolphins McKinnon on ir right now eligible to return Uh, I think next week potentially but haven't heard whether he will do so and pacheco looks really good. So I think that's least worth checking out. Uh, pacheco 12 to 1 to lead in rushing for the postseason That is ryan williams make sure you check him out on twitter at ryan. Alexander underscored w ryan We're back with us on monday. We're going to break down that box versus eagles game Actually the second time this year we've done that because I think they played on Monday in week three or so. So it's our second We're going to run it back and talk more eagles versus bucks once again But ryan enjoys super wild card weekend. Uh, good luck obtaining a peacock password and we'll talk to you once again next week Oh, I appreciate that jump. Thanks so much. Can't wait to chop it up with you on monday Looking forward to it. That is ryan williams again. Find him on twitter at ryan. Alexander underscored w We're going to go back through recommendations Here from last week on the show didn't have time to do yesterday because we had to finalize the national championship stuff From washington versus michigan's let's go back through that now and outline The recommendations here from last week on the show. Let's begin with ed fang You can find him on twitter at the power rank find his work at the power rank dot com Only one bet for ed last night during the national championship That was jalen mcmillan to go over 64 and a half receiving yards, which is minus 114 mcmillan was very involved in this game for Washington He had six receptions. I believe the last time that I checked But the yardage wasn't really there touchdown for mcmillan for the second consecutive game Couldn't quite get there as michigan's defense really did step up to the plates. So No win for mcmillan over 64 and a half receiving yards at minus 114 But kudos to the michigan team because they locked down they played great It was fun to see them win the national championship with jg mcarthy John or jim harbaugh and all of the players there in michigan Our guest on or actually we also had on saturday For we had ed for nfl as well at ed the lions minus three and a half taken on the vikings Wasn't buying that the the lions would sit there guys. He said hey, it's uh And stan cambell his metallities to go out there win every football game Pushed to the final whistle and they did exactly that so he had the lions minus three and a half and They did cover that they kept their starters in for the entire game So not just the fact that he had the pick right but also the process behind it The lion's gonna go for the win try to get that to see potentially they did exactly that couldn't quite get there but a Cover and a win for ed with the lions minus three and a half Other recommendation for ed was the saints minus three if taylor heinecky were to go heinecky did wind up sitting So it was desmond ridder who started and he viewed ridder as an upgrade over taylor heinecky And i think that was fair based on the way that ridder played in that game He had a back breaking pick as he does seemingly every single week But played well down to downs like from a sex successory perspective ridder played really well So i think that ed staying away from the saints minus three With ridder starting did make a lot of sense But the saints wound up covering by a wide march and as we saw with jamal williams Touchdown late. So no recommendation there officially because heinecky did wind up sitting But a one-on-one week for ed with the saints minus three and a half and macmillan Going under 64 and a half receiving yards our guest on friday was tom becky I'll check him out on twitter at tom underscore becky. Oh one Yarders recommendations for tom were dolton schultz over 43 and a half receiving yards and a chrysal lave over 70 and a half receiving yards schultz finished with 42 Couldn't quite get there. There was a lot of good closing line value in that number because I think it closed around 76 and a half there was a lot of incentive stuff that that led to steam for dolton schultz both the the texans fighting for the playoffs didn't You know funnel him a lot of work and he wound up going under By just a couple of yards. So no hit there for schultz at 43 and a half receiving yards Tom at chrysal lave as mentioned over 70 and a half receiving yards a lave only three receptions are for 56 yards and a touchdown So the efficiency was there Just not the volume in part because the saints got up so big in that game. So couldn't quite get olave over 70 and a half receiving yards tom had a tough beat with romeo dobs plus 220 for any time touchdown dobs had a ball in his hands and Came to the ground with it but then lost it when he hit the ground and It came out not only did dobs drop that touchdown, but also get hurt on the play So left the rest of the game and did not play so no additional chances to cash any time touchdown for romeo dobs So no win on the plus 220 got very very close there tom had a long shot of mike evans plus 800 for two touchdowns because he needed that to set the Bucks single season franchise record bucks didn't 20 touchdowns, but did get the cover And they did win the nsc south as a result So no one there for mike evans long shots He kind of expect that but no one there on evans Final one was another kind of a tough beat for tom That was michael pitman over six and a half receptions at minus 138 Pitman at three catches on the first drive three catches for 21 yards because they don't let them run down field But three catches on the first drive and still couldn't quite get to the over of six and a half so A frustrating day there with some couple a couple of things working against tom We'll get tom back on the show on on wednesday actually tomorrow talks in mda and then hl Which would be a delight as always final Final thing to go through for last week was my recommendations and a good week for no for me for recommendations here on the show I had the texans and colts under 47 and a half at minus 115 No closing line value there is it closed exactly there But felt pretty good about it the entire week and that one went under pretty easily So I think it was 42 total points in that game. So under went there I had the bills and dolphins under 49 and a half minus 110 It's always bad luck when you have an under in a game that has a punt return touchdown Especially when it's 95 yards, but still got the under there as well 35 total points scored in that game. So Couple no sweat unders I will definitely take that To finish out the regular season. I had the bucks minus five and a half minus 110 This was not a no sweat win because they won nine nothing The the offense was pretty bad baker had a rib injury then hurt his ankle during the game It was not fun at all So not a no sweat win, but a win regardless the bucks minus five and a half minus 110 I got awful movement on that one too And then also got bad movement on the saints minus three and a half minus 110 that closed the three Not great, uh, but regardless easy win So bad week as far as movement goes did get good movement My favorite for the bills and dolphins that closed at 48 or 48 and a half But then bad movement for the bucks minus five and a half and the saints minus three and a half but wins regardless so Didn't feel great about things entering sunday given that both those numbers moved against me, but Hey, we got the wins we survive in advance and go to the postseason on a winning note with day four and oh Week we'll try to see if we run the back again If you want some thoughts on the wild card weekend based on what my model is saying went through that on yesterday's show With our first look podcast four different bets that I liked uh for this weekend You can find that in the covering the spread podcast feed along with fandal tv plus and the fandal youtube page One more thank you to ryan williams for swinging by for today find him on twitter at ryan alexander underscore w ride back with us next week on Monday and tuesday talking monday football and talking futures entering the divisional round Do you got any questions for me? 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