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Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2025 ATP Week 27-28 - Wimbledon (Recap of Grass Court Tuneups, Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Preview)In this mega pod, we are joined by special guest @HawkiingLines (Luke Philpott). We start off the pod with a comprehensive recap of the grass court tune ups. Some of the topics we discuss are Diallo's upside, Bublik's power ranking, Medvedev's preferred surface, expectations for Musetti at Wimbledon, the decline of Rublev and Tsitsipas, and power rankings of various tiers on the ATP Tour. We then do a full breakdown of the 2025 Wimbledon men's draw, going thru quarter by quarter and discussing the lines on the futures markets. Next, we do a fun fantasy draft in which the three...2025-06-292h 55Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2025 ATP Week 24 - Stuttgart, Den Bosch (Sinner vs. Alcaraz Recap, Wk 24 Recap, Final Previews)In this pod, we first discuss the classic Roland Garros final between Sinner and Alcaraz and where it ranks among the greatest tennis matches in history. We then discuss other storylines which arose from Roland Garros, including who is closest to challenging Sinner and Alcaraz, Zverev's mental issues in slams, and Medvedev's precipitous decline. We finally preview the two finals in Stuttgart and Den Bosch and discuss Diallo's impressive rise and Fritz chances vs. Zverev, before briefly talking about the qualifying matches in Halle and Queens.2025-06-151h 27Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2025 Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (R1-R3 Recap and Takeaways, R4 Preview)In this Roland Garros pod, we recap the first 7 days of the tournament and discuss the betting lines for the eight 4th round matches. We talk about a multitude of topics including: Sinner's dominant performance vs. Lehecka and his prospects for the business end of the tournament, Draper's rise and physical/mental maturity, Musetti's potential, Alcaraz's easy draw but tendency to donate sets, Djokovic's level relative to his prime, and much more. We play a game of "Strong or Fraud" and discuss whether some of the lower ranked guys that made runs can keep it up (Bublik, Tiafoe, Shelton...2025-06-011h 58Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2025 ATP Week 22 - Roland Garros (Draw Talk, Futures Bets, Round 1 Preview)In this new pod, we talk all things @rolandgarros. We do a mega preview of the draw and breakdown each quarter individually. We talk about a multitude of topics including: potential roadblocks for Sinner and Alcaraz, Musetti's "easy" quarter, Djokovic's chances of winning a 25th grand slam, and much more. We incorporate some Round 1 talk in the draw talk, but we finish the episode going thru more of the 1st round lines.2025-05-252h 30Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2025 ATP Week 21 - Madrid/Rome Recap, Clay Court Power Rankings, Geneva/Hamburg 2nd Round PreviewIn our first pod in a while, we do a comprehensive recap of the Masters 1000 tournaments in Madrid and Rome. We talk about a multitude of topics including Alcaraz's win vs. Sinner in the Rome final, possible threats to Sinner and Alcaraz at Roland Garros, Draper and Musetti's rise, Zverev's relative struggles, Cerundolo's improvements, and much more. We then do our clay court power rankings (which will be posted on X before the French Open). We also discuss how our rankings differ when talking best of 3 tennis vs. best of 5 tennis. We end the podcast with some Geneva and...2025-05-211h 54Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2025 ATP Week 16 - Barcelona, Munich (QF Preview, Recap of Monte Carlo and Start of Clay Season)Our first podcast in a while includes an in-depth preview of all 8 quarterfinal matches in @bcnopenbs and @BMWOpen500. As Manny hasn't seen the lines prior to recording, we play "guess the lines" which is inspired by @BillSimmons podcast with Cousin Sal during the NFL season! We also recap the start to the clay court season and give our thoughts on the @ROLEXMCMASTERS.GBM Official Plays include Fils ML vs. Tsitsipas in Barcelona and Bergs ML vs. Marozsan in Munich! 2025-04-182h 23Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2025 ATP Week 14 Solo Pod - Miami Final Recap, Marrakech/Bucharest/Houston Futures TalkIn Manny's solo pod, he recaps the impressive win by Jakub Mensik in the Miami final vs. Novak Djokovic and talks about the outlook for both guys heading into the clay court season. Then, he talks about the three ATP 250s in Marrakech, Bucharest, and Houston and mentions his favorite futures plays. He finishes the episode with a few 1st round plays. 2025-03-3126 minGame, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2025 ATP Week 12-13 - Miami (Indian Wells Recap and Miami R1-R4 Recap, QF Preview)In this pod, we recap the last few weeks and talk about the later rounds of the ATP Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and the first 3-4 rounds of the ATP Masters 1000 in Miami. We talk about a multitude of topics including: Alcaraz's undisciplined play, Draper's title run in IW and future potential, Fonseca's hype and whether it's justified, Rune's immaturity, Medvedev's struggles, Cerundolo's impressive form, Fils' immense talent, Djokovic's first few matches in Miami and much more. We then preview the last R4 match between Zverev and Fils and then talk about the two quarterfinals which had lines out...2025-03-261h 44Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2025 ATP Week 10-11 - Indian Wells (Recap of Week 8-9, Indian Wells R4 Preview)In this podcast, we talk about a bunch of topics surrounding the ATP Tour including: Djokovic's loss to VDZ and his prospects of winning another slam, whether or not we are updating our priors with Tsitsipas after Dubai, Ruud's pathetic showing vs. Giron, Griekspoor's impressive results in Dubai and IW, Davidovich Fokina's inability to capture his first ATP title, whether Medvedev is officially back to Top 10 form and ready to beat Paul, and Zverev's poor Golden Swing and Indian Wells. We then preview the four Round of 16 matches at Indian Wells on 3/11/25 (Paul vs. Medvedev, Tsitsipas vs. Rune, Giron...2025-03-111h 41Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2025 ATP Week 6-8 - Recap of Davis Cup/Montpellier/Rotterdam/Dallas, Draw Talk for Week 8 ATP 250sIn this mega pod, we recap the last two weeks on the ATP Tour. We start by talking about the entertaining Davis Cup Qualifiers 1st Round including the Grain-Bergs controversy and fun ties between Denmark-Canada, Norway-Argentina, and Japan-Great Britain. We then recap Montpellier and discuss Kovacevic's incredible week, FAA's impressive play indoors and much more. We transition to the 500s in Week 7, first talking about the two finals in Rotterdam (Alcaraz vs. De Minaur) and Dallas (Shapovalov vs. Ruud) and then about the action which has already happened. We discuss topics such as Medvedev's significant regression, Hurkacz's and De...2025-02-092h 09Game, Bet, Match (GBM) PodcastPre AO Episode - Q2 Short!We discuss a random section of Quarter 2 in the AUstralian Open draw. Includes a lot of Matteo Arnaldi talk!!!! We ended up both betting him to win the quarter at 100/1 !!!2025-01-1107 minGame, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2025 ATP Week 3-4 - Australian Open (Draw Talk, Futures Bets, Round 1 Thoughts)In this new pod, we start with a very brief recap of the ATP 250s in Auckland and Adelaide. We then dive deep into the first grand slam of 2025, the Australian Open, where we talk about the conditions, the draw, outright picks, quarter prices, and much more. We finish the show with a brief discussion on the 1st round matches. Apologies for not previewing all 64 matches like we've done in slams past, but we will be certainly be posting more plays/logic on X in the upcoming days. As always, thanks for listening!2025-01-112h 08Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2025 ATP Week 1 - United Cup/Brisbane/Hong Kong Recap; Auckland/ Adelaide/AO Qualifying PreviewIn this podcast, we recap the first week of the season at the United Cup, Brisbane, and Hong Kong. We discuss a multitude of topics including Tomas Machac's upside, Opelka's win vs. Djokovic in Brisbane, Muller's tenacious run in Hong Kong, the "rise" of Mpetshi Perricard, Dimitrov's recent struggles with injury, Lehecka's potential, and much more. We then discuss the draws in Auckland and Adelaide and talk about our futures plays. Brad is on the Borges outright in Auckland (28/1) and Manny is on the Norrie outright in Auckland (12/1) and Bautista Agut outright in Adelaide (18/1).2025-01-061h 52Game, Bet, Match (GBM) PodcastPreseason Episode 2 Short - Medvedev-Fritz and Berretini-LeheckaManny and Brad make a dinner bet on a couple of "Who Will be Ranked Higher" challenges. Probably the best 20 minutes of the podcast for those of you who don't' like to slog through 3 hours of our terribly grainy voices ;).2024-12-1620 minGame, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2025 Preseason Pod #2 - Bovada Season Long Specials, "Who Will Be Ranked Higher?", Buy or SellIn this preseason mega pod, we do a big preview of the 2025 ATP season. We talk about the Bovada season long specials, including who will be ranked #1, and ranked in the Top 10/20/30/etc. We then do some hypothetical player comparisons and discuss who will be ranked higher. Some of our discussions include Rublev/De Minaur, Ruud/Hurkacz, Fritz/Medvedev, Fils/Musetti, Cobolli/Arnaldi. We did have some disagreements during this segment which will be posted as Youtube shorts. Finally, we do a segment of Buy/Sell in which we discuss players such as Machac, Tiafoe, Mensik, Zhang, Tabilo, and...2024-12-152h 38Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 38 - Hangzhou, Chengdu (Draw Preview and Round 1 Bets)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! 2024-09-181h 21Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 35-36 - US Open (R1 Top Half Preview)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! 2024-08-262h 44Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 35-36 - US Open (Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Bottom Half Preview)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 listening! 2024-08-253h 26Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 33-34 - Cincinnati, Winston-Salem (Sinner Controversy; Recap of Cincinnati, Winston-Salem, and USO Qualies)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 controversy. Next, we recap the tournament in Cincinnati, talking about Sinner's "unimpressive" title run, Alcaraz's struggles on fast hard courts, Rublev's improved play, Tiafoe returning to better form, Rune's mental fragility, and much more. We then briefly touch on...2024-08-242h 06Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 33 - Cincinnati (Montreal Recap and Takeaways, Draw Talk and R1 Matches)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 draw and give out our favorite bets and leans for Round 1. As always, thanks for listening! 2024-08-132h 18Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 Week 32 - Montreal (Olympics and Washington Recap, Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Preview)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 week run from Musetti, Korda's title run in Washington, and much more. We then breakdown the draw at the ATP Masters 1000 in Montreal and talk about our favorite outrights. We then break down most of the 1st round matches with Piranha's help. As always, thanks for listening! 2024-08-063h 52Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 30 - Umag, Kitzbuhel, Atlanta (Recap and Takeaways, Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Preview)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. We then preview the 3 ATP 250s this week in Kitzbuhel, Umag, and Atlanta. We talk about players' motivation prior to the Olympics and the quick turnaround given the Olympic tournament start on Saturday. We dive deep into the draws, give out our...2024-07-222h 19Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 29 - Hamburg, Bastad, Gstaad, Newport (Recap and Takeaways, SF Preview)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 matches on 7/20 and discuss our favorite bets. It's been a great week of betting for us hitting numerous quarters futures, so we hope to keep the good bets coming. As always, thanks for listening! 2024-07-202h 06Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 27-28 - Wimbledon (Recap and Semifinal Preview)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 mental strength, and much more. We then preview the two semifinals and discuss our favorite bets and props! As always, thanks for listening! 2024-07-121h 24Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 27-28 - Wimbledon (1st and 2nd Round Recap/Takeaways, R3 Preview and Bets)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 markets, and much more. We then breakdown the 16 3rd round matches and talk about our favorite bets. As always, thanks for listening!2024-07-052h 23Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 27-28 - Wimbledon (Draw Talk/Futures, Fantasy Draft, Full R1 Preview/Bets)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. 2024-06-305h 00Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 26 - Eastbourne, Mallorca (Recap and Takeaways, Finals Preview)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 big futures bet on Tabilo to win Mallorca! As always, thanks for listening! 2024-06-291h 08Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 26 - Eastbourne, Mallorca (Queens/Halle Recap and Takeaways, Wimbledon Power Rankings and Player Comparisons, Draw Talk and R1 Bets)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 and give out our favorite futures and 1st round plays. Last week was terrible, so we are hoping for a much better week. As always, thanks for listening! 2024-06-242h 39Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 25 - Halle, Queens (Den Bosch/Stuttgart Recap, Grass Season Takeaways, R2 Preview)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 transition to this week where we recap the 1st round in Halle and Queens and talk about the return of the top dogs in Alcaraz, Sinner, Zverev, Rublev, Tsitsipas and their struggles in transitioning to the grass. We finish the show by...2024-06-192h 41Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 24 - Stuttgart, Den Bosch (Roland Garros Recap, R1 + R2 Takeaways, QF Previews and Best Bets)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 discuss our best/worst bets of the week and our futures plays for the two ATP 250s this week. We finish the episode previewing the quarterfinal matches in Stuttgart and Den Bosch and give out...2024-06-141h 33Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (Quarterfinals Recap and Semifinals Preview)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 with discussing the updated futures prices. As always, thanks for listening! Finally a full day to consume the content. 2024-06-061h 11Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (Round 4 Recap, Updated Futures Prices, QF Preview)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/physicality concerns, and much more. We then preview the 4 quarterfinals and give out our favorite plays and leans. As always, thanks for listening! 2024-06-041h 31Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (Round 3 Recap and Round 4 Preview)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 discuss our favorite bets. As always, thanks for listening! 2024-06-022h 11Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (1st Round Recap and 2nd Round Preview)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!2024-05-292h 40Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (Part 2 - Preview of 1st Round Matches on Day 2 and Day 3)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!
2024-05-264h 54Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 22-23 - Roland Garros (Part 1 - Lyon/Geneva Recap, Draw Talk/Futures, Day 1 Preview)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 R1 matches from Monday and Tuesday. Thanks for listening! 2024-05-254h 59Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 21 - Geneva, Lyon, RG Qualifying (Rome Recap, Clay Power Rankings with a fun twist, Geneva/Lyon Draw/R1 Bets)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, discussing the draws, futures bets, and R1 bets. We finish the show with a few plays for Day 1 of Roland Garros qualifying. As always, thanks for listening and supporting our show! 2024-05-202h 27Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 19-20 - Rome (Madrid Recap and Takeaways, Rome Draw/Futures/R1 Bets)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. We then dive deep into the draw for the Rome Masters and discuss our favorite futures bets. We finish the show previewing the R1 matches and talking about our favorite plays. As always, thanks for listening!2024-05-082h 38Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 17-18 - Madrid (Round of 16 Preview with @PiranhaTennis)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! 2024-04-302h 12Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 17-18 - Madrid (Week 16 Takeaways, Madrid Tournament Preview and R1 Bets)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. We then dive deep into the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid and talk about the draw and the futures lines. We finally discuss our favorite bets for the 1st round and give out some GBM official plays for Wednesday's action. 2024-04-241h 49Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 16 - Barcelona, Munich, Bucharest (QF Preview and Betting Analysis with @PiranhaTennis)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. As always, thanks for listening. Hope you all enjoy as I think this is one of our best podcasts we've done. 2024-04-192h 10Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 16 - Barcelona, Munich, Bucharest (Monte-Carlo Takeaways, Tournament Preview and R1 Bets)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 deep into the three tournaments this week in Barcelona, Munich, and Bucharest. We preview the draw, give out our favorite futures picks, and discuss our favorite plays for the R1 matches. As always, thanks for listening! 2024-04-153h 03Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 15 - Monte-Carlo (R3/QF Recap and Takeaways, SF Preview)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 transition with an interesting discussion on the Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal. We finish the episode previewing the two semifinals (Tsitsipas vs. Sinner and Djokovic vs. Ruud) and giving out our favorite bets.
Brad's Favorite Play: Ruud ML vs. Djokovic (+220)
2024-04-131h 16Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 15 - Monte-Carlo (R1 and R2 Recap and Takeaways, R3 Preview and Best Bets)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 then preview the 3rd round matches and give out our favorite bets with logic. As always, thanks for listening and a big shoutout to all of our new followers!
GBM Official Plays for 3rd Round...2024-04-112h 02Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 15 - Monte-Carlo (Draw Talk, Futures Picks, and R1 Preview)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 super late and Manny was snoozing by the end of it so sorry for that lol. 2024-04-083h 09Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 12-14 - Miami (Recap and Takeaways), Estoril/Marrakech/Houston (Preview of Semifinals)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 Manny's Hot Takes, Word Play, and Bulldog of the Week. We then talk about our betting strategies for the clay court season and preview the semifinals in the ATP 250s in Estoril/Marrakech...2024-04-062h 59Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 10-11 - Indian Wells (Recap/Takeaways and Semifinals Preview)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 (Medvedev vs. Paul and Alcaraz vs. Sinner) and discuss our favorite bets and leans. As always, thanks for listening! 2024-03-161h 30Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 10-11 - Indian Wells (Recap of Dubai/Acapulco/Santiago, Draw Talk and Futures, R1 Preview)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 lines for the majority of the 1st round matches and discuss our best plays and leans. As always, thanks for listening!2024-03-063h 18Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 9 - Dubai, Santiago, Acapulco (Week 8 Recap, Draw Talk/Futures, 1st Round Bets)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 futures markets for the ATP tournaments in Dubai, Santiago, and Acapulco before previewing each of the 1st round matches.
Our GBM official plays include:
Burruchaga...2024-02-263h 51Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 8 - Doha, Rio de Janeiro, Los Cabos (Futures/Draw Talk and 1st Round Bets)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 discuss our favorite 1st round bets. As always, thanks for listening!2024-02-192h 55Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 7 - Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, Delray Beach (QF Preview and Best Bets)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!2024-02-161h 31Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 7 - Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, Delray Beach (Futures/Draw Talk + 1st Round Bets)In this week's mega pod, we preview the three tournaments this week in Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, and Delray Beach. 2024-02-122h 40Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 6 - Marseille, Cordoba, Dallas (R1 and R2 Recap, QF Preview)In this episode, we first recap the 1st and 2nd rounds at the three ATP 250s in Cordoba, Dallas, and Marseille. We then preview the QFs for all three tournaments and give out our favorite bets. As always, thanks for listening!2024-02-091h 50Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 6 - Marseille, Dallas, Cordoba (Futures and 1st Round Bets)In this new mega pod, we first recap the ATP 250 in Montpellier which saw Alexander Bublik become the first player this century to win every match from a set down to win a title. We also briefly recap the Davis Cup Qualifiers and the incredible drama we saw in some of the ties. We then preview the three ATP 250s coming up this week, starting with Marseille, then Dallas, and finishing off with Cordoba (the first leg of the Golden Swing). As always, thank you for listening!2024-02-052h 54Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 5 - Montpellier (QF Preview), Davis Cup Qualifiers (1st/2nd Rubber Bets)In this episode, we recap the first 2 rounds of the ATP 250 in Montpellier before we preview the QF matches. We then talk about the Davis Cup Qualifiers and give out some of our favorite plays for the one (and only) fun week of Davis Cup action (with the amazing home/away ties). 2024-02-021h 02Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 3-4 - Australian Open (SFs Recap and Sinner-Medvedev Final Preview)In this episode, we recap the semifinals and preview the Sinner-Medvedev AO final. Sorry for the late release. 2024-01-281h 18Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 3-4 - Australian Open (Quarterfinal Recap and Semifinal Preview)In this episode, we first recap the quarterfinals of the 2024 Australian Open. We discuss our main takeaways from what we saw from Djokovic's four set win vs. Fritz, Sinner's straight set win vs. Rublev, Medvedev's five set win vs. Hurkacz, and Zverev's four set win vs. Alcaraz. We then transition over to the semifinals, where we preview the matches and discuss our favorite bets and leans. Unfortunately no GBM official plays for the semifinals as we feel that both matches have very sharp lines.
Manny's Bets: Sinner vs. Djokovic over 40.5 games (-115), Medvedev vs. Zverev over 41.5 games...2024-01-251h 13Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 3-4 - Australian Open (Quarterfinal Preview and Best Bets)In this Australian Open pod, we talk about our takeaways from the 4th round and preview the four quarterfinals (Djokovic vs. Fritz, Sinner vs. Rublev, Hurkacz vs. Medvedev, Alcaraz vs. Zverev).
GBM Official Plays: Djokovic -6.5 games vs. Fritz or under 34.5 games, Alcaraz vs. Zverev over 3.5 sets or over 36.5 games, Medvedev vs. Hurkacz over 1.5 tiebreaks or over 40.5 games2024-01-231h 04Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 3-4 - Australian Open (R4 Bottom Half Preview and Bets)In part 2 of our Australian Open podcast, we break down the 4th round matches on the bottom half of the draw. As always, thanks for listening!2024-01-2129 minGame, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 3-4 - Australian Open (R4 Top Half Matches Preview and Bets)In Part 1 of our two part Australian Open podcast, we preview and breakdown the 4th round matches on the top half of the draw. 2024-01-2149 minGame, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 3-4 - Australian Open (Brief Recap of Days 1-6 and R3 Bottom Half Matches)In this pod, we do a brief recap of our best/worst bets for the first two rounds of the tournament. We then talk about the betting lines for all of the 3rd Round matches in the bottom half of the draw (to be played on Day 7, 1/20/24).
GBM Official Play: Griekspoor -1.5 sets vs. Cazaux (+110), Ruud -4.0 games vs. Norrie (-110)2024-01-191h 08Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 3-4 - Australian Open (Draw Talk/Futures and R1 Matches on Day 1-2)In this mega pod, we get ready for the Australian Open! First, we do a brief recap of the first two weeks of the season at the United Cup/Brisbane/Hong Kong/Adelaide/Auckland. Then, we talk about the draw in depth and go over the futures markets. We are then joined by special guest Jon Reid (aka @tidbitstennis) to discuss the multitude of betting lines for the first two days of 1st round matches Down Under. Sorry for the abrupt transitions and the quick discussion at the end of the episode - we were in a rush since...2024-01-133h 02Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 2 - Adelaide, Auckland (Futures Talk and R1 + R2 Matches)In this pod, we break down the draws for the ATP 250s in Adelaide and Auckland. We discuss our futures picks and then we break down the lines for the remaining R1 matches and the R2 matches which are decided. As always, thanks for listening!2024-01-091h 45Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Week 1 - Brisbane (Draw Talk and R1 Preview with Jon Reid, aka @TidbitsTennis)In this pod, we are joined by special guest and prominent tennis handicapper Jon Reid (@TidbitsTennis and @JRTweetsTennis). As the draw only came out 3 hours prior to recording, we unfortunately did not have any lines, but we dove deep into each of the 1st round matches in Brisbane, gave some hypothetical lines, and predicted where we might see value when the lines come out. And of course, throughout the duration of the pod, there were plenty of loud rants and tennis-related discussions that extended further than handicapping. As always, thanks for listening!2023-12-301h 41Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Preseason (Part 2) - Season Long Props and United Cup Preview with @mp9tennisIn this preseason pod, we are joined by special guest David Berger (@mp9tennis). We talk season long props including Djokovic golden slam probability, Alcaraz grand slam odds, Sinner/Medvedev/Zverev to make 1+ slam finals, Top American in 2024, Top Brit in 2024, aces leader, ranking head to heads, and more. We then talk about the preliminary lines for the first few United Cup matches including Ruud vs. Griekspoor, De Minaur vs. Norrie, and Davidovich Fokina vs. Seyboth Wild. We truly can't wait for first ball next Thursday night!2023-12-231h 11Game, Bet, Match (GBM) Podcast2024 ATP Preseason (Part 1): 2023 Recap and Lookahead to 2024Part 1: Challenge for 2024 - Draft 8 players each - Winner of the challenge has more ranking points at the end of the 2024 ATP season
Part 2: Hypothetical over/unders (a few of them discussed)
Ruud will win over/under 0.5 titles outside of clay in 2024
Nadal over/under 35 matches played in 2024
De Minaur over/under 1.5 ATP titles in 2024
Etcheverry over/under 1.5 ATP titles in 2024
Davidovich Fokina will/will not win an ATP title in 2024
Dimitrov over/under 1.5 ATP titles in 2024
Part 3: Who will be ranked higher at the end of 2024? A few disagreements are below. Listen to hear...2023-12-192h 13