 This is covering the spread part of the Fandall podcast network It may not be the world's best field But there is still money to be won this week with the Honda classic and PGA So Ali McCann is gonna swing by help us break down This week's event should get you ready for the Honda classic over at Fandall sportsbook This is covering the spread right here on the Fandall podcast network and number fire calm My name is Jim Sonnis. I am a senior writer and analyst for number fire calm Joined here as mentioned by Ali McCann. You can find her on Twitter at Ali. I'm a can check out her all over work Over on Fandall TV and the Fandall social media channels Ali. It is the Honda classic We were coming off of one of those stacked events this past week I saw that John Rom was unkind to you as he has been unkind to a lot of people this year except for the John Rom back or so have you recovered from John Rom doing the John Rom things this weekend me alarms going off I apologize there John Rom really has a way of getting under my skin. Let me tell you It was a rough it was a rough week for me. I had Max home outright grabbed him at 21 to 1 I believe he was at and you know fantastic weekend for him, but he just you didn't get it done and Unfortunately that happens, but here we are we keep you keep going into the next week Like we had Brandon Gadoula on the show last week his outright picks where Patrick Cantland wills out Taurus They finished three four so between you and Brandon you had two three four all covered All you needed was Rom to be like mortal and we could have been fine Yeah, but like that's not how John Rhonda John Rom operates apparently no John Rom this year He is one of those guys you're just it's impossible to stop him and he's not a guy You're gonna come out and bet, you know, you can't you can't come out and pick the favorite in a field So as much as it sucks, it's just like do your thing Hopefully we get our weeks in the upcoming weeks, but I had Patrick Cantland as a top 20 finish as well So, you know easy cash there Cash there and I also cashed Max home at top 20 even though I had him outright So I went two for three in the top 20 field, but man an outright would have been better I mean, that's like the the luxury of the the non outright markets is you don't gotta worry about John Rom He can only fill one of those slots all by himself and you would think eventually he'll slow down I say that and I don't know if I fully believe it But I kind of hope it happens eventually because like there's a lot of fun golfers on the tour right now We want some shine on those guys for sure, but uh John Rom just a master We're gonna talk to Ali about her read on this week's Honda classic not the same level of field as last week Not the same Number of names in the field but still some pretty fun golfers We'll break that down and get her betting process for pga as well in just one second The first year of minor to make sure you are subscribed to the covering the spread podcast feed wherever you get your podcast These also do go up over on the fandal youtube page after the fact So search for covering the spread wherever you get your podcast or check us out on the fandal youtube page to get these Each never weekday we have nhl and also talking nba futures tomorrow with Austin swain NBA is back thursday so tom becky It was on then to break down that and then we'll talk more epl coming up on friday with austin casp But for now Let's dive in here and talk about ali because ali this is the first time having you on the show So kind of want to get to know you a bit and let our our listeners get to know you a bit too Now you're at fandal tv right now. You've been there pretty much since the launch of the channel I believe but what got you to fandal tv? Where were you before that? Yeah, so I feel like this is always a question. I'm like, where do I where do I start? You know, I I graduated from tempo back in 2019 I took some time off and then global pandemic hit and you know after we got out of that I I got my first job in the industry with the st Louis Cardinals AAA baseball affiliate the memphis redbirds and I was there for a season and after that I was kind of like what is next and I I signed with an agent and he was like, hey, you know sports betting is kind of on the rise I think we should check this out. And so I got hired by a company by the name of run pierce sports And you know, they taught me everything I needed to know in the world of betting and you know One once football season ended I was kind of in a rut because I you know, I'm not really big in the NBA. So I sat down with my boss at the time. He's like, you should check out golf betting and I got super into it And I feel I feel confidently that that's you know, kind of what brought me to fandal TV today everything I kind of put into the world of golf betting and so here we are Yeah, uh run pierce sports I will I will do I am see a lot of fandal like Dfs live finals and all those you can see like run pierce sports like t-shirts and hats all throughout like prispins and stuff like that in the crowd So they're familiar with them and you're learning from good people and I think that's kind of like the Key is making sure like obviously we all learn this stuff We all take it in but learning from like people who know what they're talking about is is key and obviously they do I think that's that's definitely a good way to get to get cooking with that Yes, yeah No, they they definitely got me to where I am and I wouldn't be here without them So I'm forever grateful for them, especially When it comes to my love for golf So yeah, and it's a fun time to be a golf fan because we got all these elevated events We've got baseball just around the corner as well So kind of I feel like it's your time to cook right now Yeah, no this right now until about october. I am in my element. So I am loving this right now golf You know helps, you know the build up in between football and Baseball and once baseball's here. I get golf and baseball at the same time. So it's best of all else for me That's awesome. Now. You said you were with the redbirds. What were you doing when you were with them back in the day? so I Originally got hired to do content for the team and then because of covid guidelines We weren't allowed to interview the players. So I was basically doing like food promotion videos in the ballpark I know wasn't wasn't the best but they did share a stadium with a usl soccer team 901 fc So I was able to do a lot of football or yeah, well, I guess it is football Locker content with the players kind of getting to know the players fun stuff like that and then I would also film Stand-ups on my own time in regards to, you know, the baseball players like fake stand-ups, you know, who's on tonight, you know, what what can you expect and Ultimately, I just used all those video videos to sign with my agent and get into the sports betting world And that's effective what you're doing with fan dual tv too is getting those quick updates The action updates to let people know what you're seeing in the betting market and stuff like that And including those those action updates is some golf stuff Let's talk about your golf betting process You talked about how you had been honing that in over the past couple of years And we're going to talk about the honda classic for today So before you dove into the honda classic and started to fill out your bet slip What was your process like in what are you looking at? You know, what what does your overall process for golf look like? So golf if in my opinion it is probably the hardest sport to bet on You know anything that I have experience and so a lot of it comes with following it on a weekly basis So from thursday to sunday you you got to be locked in you got to be watching these guys Where they're at in their game and also I listen to the broadcasters and then once that's pretty much done I'm talking, you know, or I'm listening to podcasts and reading articles and then About monday night is when I really dive into my my takes. Um, there's a site by the name of fantasy national Oh, yeah, so you you're familiar with it. I've given them I've probably put several people through college with the ad revenue from page views on fantasy national I love that. Yeah, no fantasy national has become my best friend in terms of golf betting First and foremost, you have to know where you're playing You know the the course you have to have an understanding of the course of what it looks like for the upcoming week So does that course favor guys who are long off the tee good approach players guys who are great with the putter Once you kind of have that idea I dive into fantasy national and I'm looking at the field and you can look at where guys rate out in the field over the last 12 rounds 24 rounds 50 rounds. I always sit at 24 rounds. I feel like it's a good idea You know where a guy is in terms of everyone else and um, it allows you to build your own custom model So, you know bogey avoidance if that's important at a course that week or strokes gain off the tee strokes gain on approach Wherever they rate out in the field now, of course the honda classic is It's it's a rough. It's a rough week and however, um, it's definitely one of the hardest courses on tour. So I like to basically, you know Look at guys since the field isn't as competitive If guys are worse than sitting at top 20 in a certain area. I'm not really looking at them this week Um, but in a more elevated event like last week if a guy sitting within the top 40 I think he's worth worth a look you were talking about the past 24 rounds That actually is a key number uh branding adula again my colleague here at number fires done studies around At what point different numbers stabilize and for a lot of like the the primary numbers You're stroking off the tee stroking approach. It is at 24 rounds. That's where they stabilize You're getting a good read on you know about six events or so depending on made cuts You can see who has been golfing really well in that time and that actually is a a good point to stop at Because you're getting a good read on form And I think that that is a you know for other stuff maybe a bit a bit longer But 24 rounds is a good number for a lot of those Primary stroke scene stats now you mentioned The difficulty of this course pga national the host for the honda classic and it is a tough course You don't see a lot of those scores here. So when you're looking at this course What numbers are you digging into in terms of what matters most for golfers? You want to bet on right? So, you know, you and I had spoken a little bit before we hopped on and I didn't really do a deep dive like I normally do into a lot of events But you know this week because it is such a difficult course There's a lot of water that comes into play So good approach play is something that you're going to want to be paying attention to this week with all of those hazards and Yeah, so I think that my main focus this week is looking at guys approach play And the good thing is there are still guys in this field who have decent approach play Maybe not compared to you know, your rories your roms your jts and stuff like that But like there's some decent approach players in the field as well So you're just kind of like looking at approach and trying to you know I think that that's that is helpful too for this kind of feel because If you're good in approach, you're a good overall golfer and I feel like this kind of feel if it's weaker You kind of just want the best golfers. I know that sounds so simplistic So simplistic, but in a field like this it is kind of necessary just to consider overall golf game and Approach is probably gonna do that for you most of the way Exactly like I you know said earlier a course like this I'm not really looking at guys who rate past The top 20 in certain events like approach play or I'm sorry in certain categories like approach play Right. Yeah, is there outside the top 20 in this kind of field? That's probably not going to say a whole lot about them Yeah, no, no We're not let's take a look at this field here for the Honda classic then No outrides through this week because like you said, it's not really the the the market you're looking at this week Instead you want to focus on some top 20 bets so over at fandall sports But when you look at the top 20 markets this week alley any guy standing out to you is being good values there Yeah, so I'm gonna give you Three guys here and then I put them out on fandall tv as well But uh, I'm first up looking at Robbie Shelton, which is not a name that I I don't think I've ever picked Robbie Shelton to finish this in the top 20 But here we are So he's got two top 10 finishes and one top 20 finish in his last five stars, which goes a long way Looking at the fact that he's obviously in some good form right now And I've mentioned the importance of approach shots this week and a big chunk of those approach shots That guys are going to take are going to come from the 125 to 200 yard range and over the last 24 rounds He sits at eighth in the field on approach shots from 150 to 175 yards So Robbie Shelton is my first top 20 pick of the week. I believe he's at what plus 160 is that? Yeah, plus 260 right now for for Shelton to finish top 20. It's a pretty good number Yeah, it's a really good number. So and he's my longest Shot down the board for top 20. So next up. I'm looking at Denny McCarthy He's a guy I go to often for top 20 picks and in a field like this It's a perfect fit in my opinion. So he's got two top 20s in his last three starts and He's got a fairly decent course history here, which sometimes decent course history weighs more Depending on the week, but he finished tied for third here in 2021 and it's also worth noting that Since we're entering the Florida swing again, Bermuda greens are back in play and You know, he has one of the best putters in this field when it comes to those putting surfaces so Denny McCarthy is my number two top 20 pick Yeah, McCarthy plus 160 right now at vandal sportsbook and I think that with McCarthy another key thing that I like this week is when you're talking about him In a field like the let's say for the the wm phoenix open You've got bombers there and he's going to lose distance in the field but with a lot of the non With a lot of the biggest hitters not at this field. He's not going to lose as much off the tee now He's like okay off the tee in general But like if you take away the distance he loses there and makes that less of a less of a negative I think that his putter can shine a bit more. So I think like from a course fit perspective McCarthy does fit that as well Yes. Yeah, and again, uh, he's played this course well So Yeah, and having having course history at a course like this I definitely think is uh worthy of noting and then um, my last guy. I'm gonna go with jonathan vegas He's another guy. I never never really give much love to but You know, he seems to be rounding into form as of late and he checks pretty much every box When it comes to what's important this week, uh on this course and Um, if you you know, like he is sitting at first in the field In strokes gained tee to green over the last 24 rounds and to me that was like, oh, that's it, you know Right. That right there was like the kicker In regards to me picking him. So jonathan vegas is my number three pick for top 20 And that's that's all I got on the board for bets this week Yeah, vegas is plus 150 and honestly like vegas is fun Because what he can do despite his hideous putting. Uh, so if you look at data golf, they've got um I use their true show ski in the past six months and in the past six months vegas is at point 9 0 strokes came per round relative to like a world average golfer that ranks seventh best in this field That is despite losing almost a stroke putting per round in that time He's had he's made the cut each of his past three events even though he has been Somehow worse than usual on the greens like it's hard to get worse than than vegas typically is He's been awful, but like because he's so good everywhere else It doesn't matter and when you put that in a field where His ball striking is going to be even better compared to the field than it usually is I think that vegas is very fun Um, it's funny you say the how you reference the putting because how I said he checks almost every box The putting was the one thing that he does not check off But again, like he mentioned the ball striking and everywhere else. I like him In a bunch of different models. So We're going to roll the dice on him as a top 20 Roll the dice and vegas has never gone wrong I didn't even mean to say that but that was a good play on words I i'm gonna go. I'm gonna say it was subliminally in your head. It was uh, it was intentional there, but um vegas I think honestly like outright market 34 to 1 a fandal I did I'm not there And I'm I agree with you where I'm not really seeing a lot of value in the outright market this week But like I think he's one of the guys I consider erin wise is kind of the other one I think is like worth the consideration there, but like vegas is the closest I've gotten I think to like Being enthused about someone there right now Yeah, so I pretty sure I told you shane lauri is like my guilty pleasure and yeah I love shane lauri. He has never come through for an outright for me but week after week I am there like trying to make a case for him and uh If if I had to pick I would say If if you're gonna pick one of the favorites to come out on top this week I would say shane lauri, but that's that's me So I'm not I'm not you know condoning betting on it right exactly So because you said that and specifically phrased that way he's guaranteed to win this week You realize that right because because you know, that's how it works If you're like, oh, I kind of like this guy, but I can't bet it myself not quite there Guaranteed win if you feel good about it It's he's gonna finish second to john rom. That's just the way things work John rom's not in the field this week. So I know he'll still find a way to win never doubt him ali Never doubt john rom even when he's not in the field. That's not how this works. So I've learned and uh guaranteed win That is ali mccann. Make sure you check her out over on twitter at ali on mccann find her work over at fandal tv And on the fandal social feeds ali is a blast talking to you getting to know you for today Have fun with the hana classic. Hopefully you can get you want to talk about a more star-studded field here in the near future I will I will for sure be down for that. I appreciate you having me on Alrighty, that is ali mccann again. Check her out on twitter at ali on mccann We'll ever back up here on covering the spread again later on to talk about some better fields in the pj But again, the money is the same the top 20s from her. Robbie Shelton plus 260 Denny McCarthy plus 160 and jonathan baggis plus 150. I think all those are really fun recommendations Now before we wrap up for today got to go back through Last week here on the show We'll start things off with golf where we had brandon gadoola on to break down uh the Genesis invitation talked about this valley before but three outrides from brandon He had rory macaroy nine to one patrick cantley 26 to one will zalatoris at 34 to one obviously jon rob one But cantley and zalatoris did keep things close cantley Was three strokes back he finished third zalatoris was four shots back He finished fourth so they got close, but jon rom is a robot So it happens the two non-outrides for brandon were keegan bradley top 10 at six to one Kirk kitty yama top 20 at 490 both guys missed the cut But the outrides were nice and close for brandon Uh, hopefully you had some non-outrides in those guys because they did do well ali mentioned She had cantley for a top 20 in that one We had austin swain maw to talk ufc vegas 69 you can find austin on twitter at a swain three Really good week from austin here. He hit his two money lines Those were erin blanchfield plus 110 against a jesca andrage Other one was jamal emmers plus 136 against kusain asca as kabab i probably butchered that anyway Um, but they both won emmers via decision blanchfield via submission for those on austin So uh plus 110 and plus 136 and those two hits the two props were mera bueno silva to win by submission And jim knower to win by submission bueno silva did that that was plus 220 miller lost uh his submission was plus 500 but Really good week for austin three and one in the wins uh with the wins being plus 110 plus 136 plus 220 Good week from austin good calls by him one more ufc via austin later on for bigger events nothing this week because we're going to focus more on the NBA and an hl tomorrow on the show but good calls from austin on those Our epl guest last week was austin cas find him on twitter at austin cas His two bets were on brentford to win in 90 minutes with an even tony Goal and new castle to beat liverpool brentford finished in a draw with crystal palace so no in there new castle lost 2 nil versus liverpool It's helped week on that one, but you know austin had a good week week before specifically talking about the man city future so We'll get him back here on friday for a rebound on the epl side Finally our guest for the daytona 500 was dr. Nick giffin of the action network find him on twitter at roto doc Nick wanted outrides on eric jones 33 to 1 aj allman dinger 50 to 1 and then todd gillland 100 to 1 None of them won it was ricky senas jr who was 30 ish to 1 i believe but gillland Good clv there he closed at 38 to 1 from 100 He was great thursday night. Um that shortened his odds a bunch I had him at like 200 or 150 At certain times she got down to 38 to 1 so good clv But clv doesn't pay the bills. Unfortunately. Good call by by nick just a bummer. It didn't work out Uh dinger was in contention pretty late. He generally ran pretty well Couldn't close the deal there the two manufacturer bets for nick were gillland 41 for top forward and then christopher bell plus 650 for top toyota and bell Did hit that he finished third among all among all drivers the highest ranked toyota there So plus 650 to hit for bell And as long as you scale things properly profitable week there for you across all the recommendations by nick via the win for christopher bell So nice job by nick on those good calls for daytona on him And hopefully a profitable week for you was not for me in daytona But we were back again for fontana. It's upcoming week. 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