It's a Lock

Big Bet Brent and Big Al recap March Madness, focusing on the Final Four experience which was in New Orleans! Getting to witness the final UNC - Duke rivalry involving Coach K, Kansas’ thrashing of Villanova, then the Championship game with a Championship caliber comeback by Kansas left us speechless except for one phrase - rock chalk, Jayhawk! Then, we talk NBA: with the play-in tournament starting, can the Pelicans win two in a row and secure the last playoff spot in the West? Spoiler alert - absolutely! (Homer alert). Big Al gives his picks for both Western and Eastern Conference Champs, and NBA Finals victor. We briefly review the Masters and MLB before closing it out with Diaper Dad Diaries. We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast

Big Bet Brent is riding solo today and starts things off with some NFL News, at the Combine: holy crap a 341 pound monster ran a 4.78 40 yard dash! Franchise tags are being issued (GG Davante Adams) and blockbuster signings and trades are making headlines: the Aaron Rodgers saga is hopefully over as he re-signs with the Packers for a whopping $50 million per year, Russell Wilson is traded to the Broncos for a king’s ransom, and Carson Wentz is traded to the Washington Commanders for a pauper’s ransom. Then we switch gears into March Madness, starting with Duke and Coach K’s disappointing home finale loss to the UNC Tar Heels by 13! Then we go over the ACC, SEC, Big 10, and Big 12 Conference Tournaments all underway and wrapping up this Saturday as Selection Sunday is right around the corner! Of course, we close it out with Diaper Dad Diaries. We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast

MacDaddyBets joins the pod again, this time to go through how he got into pro sports betting, share some tips and advice for the casual and aspiring sports bettors (bankroll management and not chasing losses), and talk through how he consistently crushes the books betting college basketball (zig zag / fade the public). We take a look at the AP Top 25 and identify overrated and underrated teams, then compare them to March Madness futures odds to find some sweet sweet value (spoiler alert: Gonzaga and Texas Tech!). We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast

MacDaddyBets joins the pod to give us the crash course on NCAA Men's College Basketball. No time to mourn the end of the NFL or worry if Aaron Rodgers' recent epiphany means he's actually leaving the Packers. We start by covering Michigan's Juwan Howard's open handed strike and if the punishment (5 game suspension) fit the crime. Then, the wild finish to the Villanova UConn game, where an intentionally missed free throw cost us both some cheddar as UConn only won by 2. Then, we look ahead at the upcoming slate of games, from Kentucky @ Arkansas to Gonzaga @ St Mary's. MacDaddyBets gives analysis, leans, and picks for everything, including a lock of the week! Of course, we close it out with Diaper Dad Diaries. We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast

Big Bet Brent is joined by Car Crazy Chris to recap Superbowl 56. We talk about the Bengals slow start, the dud of a second half, the shenanigans at the end (is the NFL rigged???), the genius defensive adjustment by the Rams, and of course, betting controversies: Matt Stafford rush yards / end of game kneel, the botched field goal interception, and how Cooper Kupp can win MVP but still go under his passing yards prop. Then we go over the Superbowl commercials, including the bouncing QR code (LOL) and how the Walking Dead is still going on (everyone has to be a zombie by now). No Diaper Dad Diaries this week - sorry! We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast

**$100 giveaway to a lucky loyal listener - listen for details! Big Bet Brent and Mad Money Mike recap last week's pod where we picked the winner against the spread and the total, and MMM makes a first ever change to his pick from last week. Then, we cover the recent news across the sports landscape, from Tom Hoge winning the PGA Pro-Am, Drake playing roulette with a million dollars courtside at a Raptors NBA game, Alvin Kamara charged with battery in Vegas at the Pro Bowl, and more. Then, we go through our top 5 player props for Superbowl 56 - we are still having trouble comprehending how much money we are going to make from all of these locks. Dear loyal listeners, please prepare your thank you cards to us and join in on the sweet cheddar we are going to bank with these bets. Of course, we close it out with Diaper Dad Diaries. We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast

**100 giveaway to a lucky loyal listener - listen for details! Big Bet Brent and Mad Money Mike recap the NFL Conference Championship Round action: The Bengals' Cinderella story continues as they Burr-roll into Arrowhead and upset Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. MMM is calling it - the Chiefs dynasty is over. We break down the second-half collapse and the epic Bengals comeback including Money Mac's continued perfection capped off with another game-winning field goal. NFC west coast showdown: Sean McVay finally gets the 49ers monkey off his back and the Rams punch their ticket to the Superbowl thanks to the 49ers' butterfingers and another terrible Jimmy G mistake. BBB and MMM agree the 49ers are dirty and got what they deserved. Then, we preview SUPER BOWL 56! Of course, Diaper Dad Diaries to close out the episode, and stay tuned next week for world-famous prop-pourri, where we pick the best player and game props for SB56. We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast

**$50 giveaway to a lucky loyal listener - listen for details! Big Bet Brent and Mad Money Mike recap the NFL Divisional weekend action: 4 games all decided on the final play! Bengals upset the Titans in Nashville with a Money Mac walk-off “called-it” field goal, despite Joe Burrow taking 9 sacks. The 49ers SOMEHOW upset the Packers in Lambeau and potentially end Aaron Rodger's career in Green Bay, with the 49ers offense never reaching the end zone! Rams survive the GOAT's comeback and upset the Bucs in Tampa Bay. And of course, the Chiefs drive 40 yards in 10 seconds to force OT, then win the toss and end the Bills Superbowl dreams! Then, we preview the Conference Championship games: Bengals @ Chiefs and 49ers @ Rams. Can't miss Diaper Dad Diaries close out this OVERSTUFFED episode. We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast

Join us as we preview the four playoff games in the NFL Divisional Round: The Bengals head into Tennessee to take on the fully recovered Titans: Derrick Henry is back, baby! Mike Vrabel on a bye week, Julio Jones and AJ Brown also healthy, oh mama. The 49ers head into Lambeau to take on the Packers: can the 49ers get a second upset on the road, or is this where the gold mine collapses for Kyle and Jimmy G? The Rams head east to Tampa to take on Tom Brady and the Bucs: is a Superbowl repeat in the cards? And finally, the Superbowl of the Divisional Round, the Bills in Kansas City vs the Chiefs: get your popcorn ready for this heavyweight showdown! We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast.

Big Bet Brent and Mad Money Mike recap the NFL Super Wildcard weekend action: the Bengals hang on and end the lucky Las Vegas Raiders' playoff run, the Bills blow the doors off the Patriots, who knew chicken broth and Viagra were such a potent combo(!), the Bucs stampede past the Eagles, even without playoff Lenny, the 49ers storm into Dallas and upset the Cowboys, complete with a hilarious ending (14 seconds left and down by 6 at the 50? How about a QB sneak!), the Chiefs end Big Ben and the Steelers' victory tour in Arrowhead, scoring 35 unanswered points, and the Rams dominate the Cardinals. We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast

Join us as we preview a three-pack of the NFL Week 18's best games: The 11-5 Cowboys look to bounce back from a surprising loss to the Cardinals as they head to Philadelphia to take on a surging Eagles team on a 4 game win streak. The 49ers head into Los Angeles to take on the Rams and attempt to secure their wild card spot potentially without Jimmy G. Then, the NFL Sunday nightcap features the Chargers heading into Sin City to take on the Raiders in a win or go home face-off for the last AFC wild-card spot. BONUS COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW: can Alabama beat Georgia again and take home another National Title or will Georgia bounce back from its disappointing loss in the SEC Championship game? We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast. Happy New Year!

Big Bet Brent and Mad Money Mike recap the NFL Week 17 New Year's weekend action: the Rams squeak by the Lamar-less Ravens 20-19 despite 3 turnovers from Matt Stafford, the Bengals best the Chiefs 34-31 in a shoot-out that goes down to the wire and includes another record-breaking performance from Jamarr Chase, the Raiders keep their playoff hopes alive and stun the Colts in Indianapolis, and the Cardinals end their losing streak and the Cowboys winning streak and win 25-22 in Dallas. It's also Big Ben's last home game in Pittsburgh - thanks for everything Ben! We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast

Join us as we preview a four pack of the NFL Week 17's best games: the Chiefs look to continue their 8 game winning streak as they head to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals, the Rams on a 4 game win streak look to deal the final blow to the Ravens who are on a 4 game slide, the Cardinals head to Dallas and try to stop their 3 game skid, and the Monday Night game vs two teams we love to hate: the Browns at the Steelers. We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from everyone at It's A Lock (all 2 of us)!

Big Bet Brent and Mad Money Mike recap the NFL Week 16 Christmas action: the 49ers blow a 10-0 lead and fall to the Titans, the Colts manage to beat the floundering Cardinals in Arizona on Christmas day, the Bills dominate the Pats in a revenge game 33-21, the Bengals destroy the Ravens as Joe Burrow throws for 525 yards (4th all-time!), and the Chiefs drop 36 at home to essentially eliminate the Steelers from playoff contention. We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast

Join us as we preview a five pack of the NFL Week 16's best games: the 49ers face off in Tennessee vs the floundering Titans, the Colts hope to extend the Cardinals losing streak, a Bills Pats rematch in New England, the Ravens at the Bengals in an AFC North showdown, and the Steelers head to Arrowhead to take on the Chiefs. We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from everyone at It's A Lock (all 2 of us)!

Big Bet Brent and Mad Money Mike break down the sweet sweet NFL Week 15 action: Chiefs @ Chargers with an overtime thriller on TNF, Pats @ Colts on Saturday, Steelers somehow surviving the Titans in the Burgh, the Cardinals losing to the Lions(???), the Ravens once again going for 2 for the win and coming up short vs the Packers, and the Saints shutting out the Bucs in Tampa Bay! We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast

Join us as we preview a six pack of NFL Week 15's best games, which are now being played on Saturdays, too! God bless football. Chiefs at Chargers, Pats at Colts, Titans at Steelers, Packers at Ravens, Saints at Bucs, and a bonus (Monday Night FB) Vikings at Bears. We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast.

We're back from a short vacation and ready to recap NFL Week 14 action: Steelers and Vikings face off in the loser-bowl, Ravens with the comeback cover of the year vs the Browns, Cowboys almost letting the WFT slip in the backdoor cover, and two exciting overtime finishes in 49ers Bengals and Bills Bucs! We also cover Yahoo! Pick-em, Betstamp, Loyal Listener emails, and Twitter content. We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected] or check us out on Twitter @itsalockpodcast

Give thanks with us as we look back at NFL Week 12 action, including the Turkey Day games where the Saints offense officially went missing, the Bills got right, and the refs stole the show from the Cowboys and Raiders. Meanwhile, on Sunday the #Steelers and #Rams got exposed. Public Service Announcement - Aaron Rodgers is the league MVP. Then, we preview the top 4 games of Week 13 before closing it out with Diaper Dad Diaries (with an ER visit!) #NFL #NFLTwitter. We'd love to hear from you - shoot us an email at [email protected]

In this special Thanksgiving edition of IAL, Big Bet Brent and Mad Money Mike break down another action-packed week of NFL action, including the bonkers Sunday nightcap featuring the #Steelers falling short to the #Chargers. Then, looking ahead at the Week 12 NFL slate, including Turkey Day games (LIONS LIONS LIONS!), BBB and MMM give their locks and MMM looks to break his horrid 6 game losing streak. At this point, MMM is in a race to the bottom with the Detroit Lions for the worst record in history. Happy Thanksgiving! Don't make a fool's choice and go with gravy IN the mashed potatoes AND drizzled on top (thanks MMM)! #NFL #NFLTwitter

This week we recap another mind-boggling week of #NFL action, ripe with upsets and hilarity. Oh yeah, and the #Steelers (AT HOME) TIED the winless #Lions! We break it all down then preview the week 11 slate, finding some L O C K S you won't want to miss! #NFLTwitter

What a blood bath! Join us in lamenting the wild NFL Week 9 games and previewing a 5 pack of high quality Week 10 matchups. I'll ask what we're all wondering - how many Locks Of The Week can Mad Money Mike lose in a row? At what point does he get penalized?

Another excellent week of #NFL action! Join us as we recap week 8, including Mad Money Mike's abysmal performance in Pick-em - almost as bad as the #Lions! We've also got you covered on injury and trade deadline news, and of course, Locks Of The Week for week 9 and Diaper Dad Diaries - enjoy!

Okay okay okay, our Locks Of The Week were as bad as the #Chiefs last week. But don't you worry, we break down all the Week 7 action and preview the Week 8 games for a fresh set of L O C K locks! Bet the farm, fam! #NFL #NFLTwitter

Guess who hit their lock of the week and guess who missed... Heyoooh!

Coming at you live from the Bleachr App every Tuesday at 9PM ET - anyone can join the show and jump in on the discussion! This past week was a thriller thanks to the many kicking woes, more coaching improprieties, and what's wrong with the Chiefs?? Big Bet Brent and Mad Money Mike break it all down and give out some week 6 stone. Cold. Locks. Enjoy!

The #Giants are out to get us (and the Saints), of course the #Bucs don't cover vs the #Pats, don't look now but the #Cardinals are the lone undefeated team, and so much more! Diaper Dad Diaries at the end, of course.

The Bears, Giants, Jets, and Stinkers - I mean Steelers - stink so hard this podcast may emit a foul and unpleasant odor. Luckily our Week 4 preview and Locks Of The Week smell so good you'll think you're at the florist.

Just listen - this of our best pod yet! With Diaper Dad Diaries at the end.

Wow - our first special guest of season 2, Jake Ellenbogen, drops a level of insight and analysis this pod has never seen! Don't let his company name (Downtown Rams) fool you, JKBOGEN has a deep grasp of the entire NFL and puts it on full display while we recap week 2 of the NFL. Football fans do not want to miss this episode. Big thanks to Jake for coming on!

Big Bet Brent and Mad Money Mike coming at you fast, running the 2 minute drill recapping an EXCELLENT week 1 of NFL action even though our Locks of the Week were epic fails. Not to worry, as we also cherry picked a 6 pack of the best week 2 games and bets for our loyal listeners to stack cheddar with. Loyal listener email and Diaper Dad Diary at the end, enjoy!

Bucs Cowgirls, Saints Packers, Bills Steelers, Browns Chiefs, and more - it's time to talk NFL week 1 matchups! We made it!