BangTheBook Sports Betting Talk Radio Podcast August 8

A familiar friend to BangTheBook Radio listeners joins us on Tuesday, as host Adam Burke chats with the great professional handicapper and bettor Bryan Leonard to get some of his thoughts on the upcoming season. The guys have a long list of football betting talking points to get to. Setting up power ratings is the most important part of the lead-up to the season, so Adam will pick Bryan's brain about how he comes up with his numbers and how he uses those numbers to gain edges early on in the season. Bryan is a MAC expert, so the guys will talk about a couple of teams in that conference to illustrate how to go through the process with two very different situations.

Along with some college football discussion, Adam and Bryan will also chat about the differences between setting up college football power ratings and prepping for the NFL season. Are power ratings helpful? Are there better ways of planning for a season? They'll also talk about the NFL Preseason and some betting strategies that can help you get started on the right foot.

With the remaining time, host Adam Burke will check in on some baseball stuff, as meaningful games are still being played on the diamond. We'll incorporate some elements of The Bettor's Box into our daily shows as we go forward throughout the rest of the season.