Royal Rumble Week Sports Betting Picks: Patriots Super Bowl Run, NBA Best Bets & Plus Money Monday Strategies | Coach and Company | January 26, 2026 |

Full Podcast Summary/Notes (Timestamped) Show Introduction & Schedule Overview (00:00:00 - 00:02:30) Coach welcomes listeners to their busiest Monday show Full day schedule breakdown: 10 AM - 6:30 PM programming Stadium show preempted, bigger YouTube/social media audience today Upcoming shows: Coach and Company podcast (11:15 AM), Sirius XM Off the Ropes (2-4 PM), Coach and Bro Show with Vince Russo (5 PM) Royal Rumble week announcement with heavy wrestling news coverage Merch Giveaway Challenge Announced (00:02:30 - 00:03:15) Special Promotion: 5 pieces of merchandise giveaway on Friday Requirement: Must achieve 4 straight winning days (Monday-Thursday) Challenge designed to get back on winning streak with best bets Patriots Super Bowl Analysis (00:03:15 - 00:08:45) Mike Vrabel potential to become first person to win Super Bowl as player and coach Drake Maye correction: Beat 3 of top 5 defenses (not Sam Darnold) Discussion of Patriots' turnaround season Tom Brady mention frequency predictions for Super Bowl coverage Flex Alert: Tom Brady wore $600,000 watch - ultimate power move NBA Betting Focus: Trail Blazers Analysis (00:08:45 - 00:15:30) Portland Trail Blazers getting national TV attention Key Player: Deni Avdija emerging as common name in NBA circles Rafael's line movement prediction: Portland likely to get more action Betting Insight: 83 three-pointers expected, over 224.5 total points projected Game time: 8 PM Eastern (nationally televised) NBC's late scheduling habits discussed (11 PM Tuesday games) Best Bets Breakdown & Strategy (00:15:30 - 00:20:00) Target: 8-2 record on 10 best bets for merch eligibility Plus Money Monday Strategy implemented DG's picks detailed with reasoning and recent performance trends Rafael's ice hockey and college basketball selections 3 PM Eastern start times noted for afternoon games Lightning Hockey & College Basketball (00:20:00 - End) Tampa Bay Lightning regulation line pick (-105) Redemption narrative after 8-5 loss to Columbus Home ice advantage factor College basketball transition with injury considerations John Brandt out, affecting team dynamics and betting lines Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.