Episode 005: NFL week 1, CFB week 2, Whale Capper from “Deep Dive with Andy and The Whale”

This week on The Wager Pager Podcast, Chris Rodgers ( @TheWagerPager ) and Mercedes Barba ( @MercedesBianca ), the sports betting couple from Jersey City, discuss all the latest news in the world of legalized sports gambling. They talk about two new mobile sports betting apps that were launched in their home state of New Jersey. They touch on a report that was released which says that the NFL is primed to cash in on legal sports betting, and they discuss big news from FS1, which is getting ready to enter the legalized sports gambling market (1:30 - 4:28).Mercedes and Chris are joined this week by @Whale_Capper . Whale is Co-host of the acclaimed podcast “Deep Dive with Andy and The Whale”, a seasoned handicapper, and popular sports betting Twitter personality. He puts out some of the most cutting edge and sophisticated sports betting analytics on the internet.They discuss the importance of situational handicapping in football, do an overview of Whale’s NFL schedule Matrix, and look ahead to some of Whale’s favorite plays for NFL week 1 (4:30 - 15:33).Finally, NFL football is here! Jim “Dice” Ruhlen ( @JamesRuhlen ), former Marist College defensive back, returns to the show to offer up his perspective from a player’s point of view. Chris and Jim make their official selections -- that they will bet -- for College Football week 2 and NFL week 1 (15:36 - 36:53).Get Pumped, Get Psyched! It’s The Wager Pager Podcast!For the latest sports gambling news and additional added wagers follow us @TheWagerPager on Twitter and Instagram! Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes and listen above! As promised, here’s a link to @Whale_Capper ‘s NFL schedule matrix.