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Stanford Steve & The Bear
by ESPN, Chris Fallica, Steve Coughlin
"Stanford" Steve Coughlin & Chris "The Bear" Fallica put their unique spin on the world of playing the odds in college football, horseracing and more.
Episodes
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The Less You Bet, The More You Lose When You Win
Stanford Steve and The Bear convene for the final episode of this podcast. They discuss Bear’s rough weekend gambling on the NFL and World Cup final, betting on the service academies during bowl season, criticizing coaches, a Steamer on Saturday, the not-so-pretty games around Christmas, riding…
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All Geeked Up
Stanford Steve and the Bear preview the biggest title games heading into Week 14, who should scare Kirby Smart more USC or Ohio State, a potential Michigan - Ohio State rematch, Georgia being on cruise control, and the latest portal news. Plus, Steve and Bear keep you up to date on the World Cup!...
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Whole Lot of “Mights”
Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Week 13 college football slate and discuss South Carolina running out of fireworks while torching Tennessee last weekend, eyeing an under in Ohio State-Michigan, if Alabama can get up for the Iron Bowl, why Steve thinks USC-Notre Dame could be more...
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Short on College Football, Long on World Cup
Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Week 12 college football slate and talk about if UCLA will ruin USC’s season, what to expect from TCU in Waco, their differing takes on LSU-UAB, Army giving 10 points to UConn, the time Steve played in a 10-3 Stanford-Cal game and a few College Football...
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Bring More Rain
Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss preview the Week 11 college football slate and discuss Kirk Herbstreit’s shout out to the column on College GameDay, if it’s time fade Kansas, Fresno State needing to stay off the strip before facing UNLV, if Drake Made needs a win for his Heisman campaign,...
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That’s Math
Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Week 10 college football slate and discuss everything Georgia-Tennessee, which defense we’ll see from Alabama in Baton Rouge, the big stakes for Clemson against Notre Dame, awful ACC offenses, who they think plays against TCU for the Big 12 title, Syracuse...
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Lack Of A Better Word
Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Week 9 college football slate and discuss situational plays they’re taking, a smelly Missouri-South Carolina line, wanting to see Ohio State’s defense and offensive line in a tough environment, trying to get there with Pitt and Notre Dame, if Illinois can…
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Frost Frosty, Baby
Stanford Steve and The Bear kick off the podcast talking about Bear’s travels from Phoenix to Eugene to Tuscaloosa, Week 7 overdelivering, betting Alabama to make the playoff and why an undefeated Clemson won’t be left out. Then the guys look ahead to Week 8 and discuss the under in UCLA-Oregon,...
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Dogs With Fleas
Stanford Steve and The Bear are joined by Westgate Superbook’s John Murray to preview a monster Week 7 slate. The guys discuss Alabama looking vulnerable as it heads to Knoxville, why Utah is favored over USC, the sharps vs. the public on Penn State, Steve and Bear’s Max Duggan Heisman bet, the...
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Mid-Pod Play
Stanford Steve and Bear preview Week 6 and discuss Bear’s weekend travels, College GameDay heading to Lawrence, who scores more between Texas A&M and Boston College, Bear being triggered by Oklahoma and Tulsa, a rare day game in Tempe, a low point total in the Snake Pit, Tennessee’s terrible…
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What About The Weather?
Stanford Steve and the Bear break down everything you need to know heading into Week 5 of the season. Stanford Steve discusses how weather will affect this weekend's NC State/Clemson matchup and what Alabama vs Arkansas will look like. Next they break down Ole Miss vs Kentucky and how important...
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The Ultimate Underdog
Stanford Steve and the Bear break down everything you need to know heading into Week 4 of the season. Stanford Steve discusses the versatility of Kansas and the hard road ahead of Duke. Next, they discuss how the James Madison - Appalachian State matchup and if James Madison can pull off an...
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Touch The Stump
Stanford Steve and Bear preview Week 3 and discuss Bear’s travels to Kansas City for Thursday Night Football and then onto Boone for GameDay, what’s been eating at Steve about Gary Patterson, why they think Alabama will be fine, UTSA’s first trip to Austin, holding your nose to take advantage of...
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I Really Like That MAC Kicker
Stanford Steve and The Bear look back at Week 1, discussing Notre Dame’s defense surprising, Stetson Bennett’s best game ever at Georgia, Florida’s big boy football and UTSA showing out in a loss to Houston. Then the guys look ahead to Week 2, including wanting no part of the Cy-Hawk game, Texas...
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One Dimensional
Stanford Steve and The Bear look at a loaded Week 1 slate. The guys discuss how Bear’s getting from Pittsburgh to Columbus, wagering on the U.S. Open, the unknown factors blanketing the biggest matchups, the drastic difference between the floor and ceiling for West Virginia, laying the points on...
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Week 0 Picks; Big 12 & Pac-12 Win Totals
It’s time to pick games! Stanford Steve and The Bear look at the Week 0 slate and pick Nebraska-Illinois, Vanderbilt-Hawaii and more. Then, the guys share their win total predictions for the Big 12 and the Pac-12. Later, Bear is willing Michael Harris II to NL rookie of the year, who would they...
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Big Ten Win Totals; Westgate Sportsbook’s John Murray
Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Big Ten and look at the regular season and conference win totals for each team. They discuss taking the points with Northwestern and Nebraska going to Dublin in Week 0, Rutgers’ redone offensive line, loving the under for Indiana, feeling confident with...
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ACC Win Totals
Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Atlantic Coast Conference and look at the regular season and conference win totals for each team. The guys discuss Wake Forest taking a hit with Sam Hartman’s absence, Pitt looking like a problem on offense, Bear’s thoughts on Miami, Clemson breaking in two...
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SEC Win Totals
Stanford Steve and The Bear are back for the 2022 college football season, kicking things off by looking at SEC win totals. They discuss loading up Alabama’s over, an older Mississippi State team, the turnover at Ole Miss, why LSU may surprise, the Jimbo Fisher-Nick Saban offseason feud being…
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Chris “The Bear” Fallica joins Greg McElroy to look at Over/Under team wins totals in College Football
Chris “The Bear” Fellica joins Greg McElroy to talk over/under win totals for Oklahoma, Nebraska, Auburn. Plus Fellica gives a few of his sleeper picks and McElroy answers a mailbag question on if Texas A&M is ready to take over the SEC West Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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U.S. Open Preview; Early College Football Lines & Win Totals
Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the U.S. Open, who they think will miss the cut, a Big Nine vs. The Field bet, who they’re riding in the tournament and head-to-head matchups. Then, they look at South Point’s Chris Andrews’ early college football spreads. And, they dig into win totals for…
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Kentucky Derby Preview
Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Kentucky Derby, telling you which horses to trash and breaking down the rest of the field, position-by-position. Later, the guys discuss the derby undercard races, the Kentucky Oaks, Bear’s week in Las Vegas for the NFL Draft, Chris Angel’s lockbox, NHL and...
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M&M Pod (The Masters & MLB)
Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss Kansas winning the national championship, Steve’s trip to New Orleans, hitting the Kansas post-championship party, how David McCormack didn’t win tournament MOP and why Jayhawk fans are some of the most likable in sports. Then, they turn their attention to the...
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Final Four, Etcetera
Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss Bear’s thoughts on Miami’s run in the NCAA Tournament coming to an end, which team that lost to St. Peter’s feels the worst, Steve’s confidence in Villanova, Final Four player props, Duke’s zone defense, Brady Manek’s quick release and their tickets that are...
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Sweet 16 Preview
Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the Sweet 16, Steve losing his voice watching the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, Bear needing to dig out of a hole, the painful transition from the first round to the second, if Arkansas can keep up with Gonzaga offensively, Texas Tech opening as a...
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2022 NCAA Tournament Preview
Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the 2022 NCAA Tournament, why this is the hardest bracket they’ve ever filled out, Steve’s belief that 14 teams could win the championship, Bear’s numbers on 11 vs. 6 seeds, Iowa’s dangerous first game against Richmond, the Mountain West needing to prove…
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Avoid the Whammy
It’s the final podcast of the college football season! Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss Monday’s college football national championship, Georgia impressing against Michigan after falling flat in the SEC title, Alabama’s plan for the passing game against the Dawgs, if Georgia will back off of…
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The Strain
Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the Carolina schools facing off, the University of New Jersey reaching a bowl, keeping an eye on Central Michigan, the one thing that stands out when examining Alabama-Cincinnati, the matchups along the lines in Michigan-Georgia, Arkansas looking to cap an...
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Introducing 'Probability' from Man in the Arena
Whether you love him or hate him or are somehow completely indifferent, you’ve probably spent at least some of the last 20 years thinking about Tom Brady. Brady has altered friendships, families and communities. He’s changed the trajectory of careers and reputations, enabled fairy tale dreams to…
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Jets-Jags Under the Tree
Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss their favorite uniforms this bowl season, the matchups on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, lobbying for Steve to toss the coin at the Military Bowl, the Mike Leach Bowl, Western Kentucky pulling Bailey Zappe before he could hit 6,000 passing yards, Bear’s ACC...
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Guess the Opt-Out
Stanford Steve and The Bear sort through the first batch of bowl games starting on Friday with the Bahamas Bowl through Wednesday’s Armed Forces Bowl. They discuss single-digit underdogs covering, confusing bowl game opt-outs, the value of good tape from a bowl game, the low total in UTEP-Fresno...
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I Dropped a “We”
Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss if it’s too early to look at Kentucky Derby odds, Steve’s potential matching tattoo with Dusty Dvoracek, Bear’s thoughts on Miami hiring Mario Cristobal and Dan Radakovich, Steve imploring Cincinnati and Michigan to make the most of their playoff opportunities,...
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Frozen Quads
Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the overwhelming appeal of the underdogs going into Championship Saturday, Bear’s wild weekend of travel and the recent lack of upsets in the championship games. Then, the guys hit on every game this weekend, talking about the excellent defenses facing off in…
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Accounts All Over the Place
Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss fans who think Bear hates their team, rainy conditions in the Egg Bowl, the Herbstreit-Howard dynamic before Ohio State-Michigan, Texas some how being favored over Kansas State, an obituary calling for an “irresponsibly large wager” on the Huskers over the...
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Updated Expectations
Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss their expectations for the College Football Playoff, their thoughts on the latest Heisman odds including why nobody cares about the NFL MVP, some new friends for The Bear here in CT, Virginia’s interesting line, some fascinating action in the Pac 12 and some...
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On Grounds
Stanford Steve and Bear discuss the College Football Playoff committee slotting Michigan over Michigan State, Bear’s Texas A&M bet to win the SEC, the ceiling continuing to get higher for Oklahoma, wanting to see more from Ohio State, if they’d rather take Purdue or Tennessee this weekend,...
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Down On Myself
Stanford Steve and The Bear kick off the podcast discussing Bear cleaning up on his Atlanta Braves bets, the first batch of the College Football Playoff rankings, how you can make money on Alabama’s playoff chances, Smelly Lines, the over/under in Liberty-Ole Miss, a General Principle Game in...
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No One Shows Up Early
Steve and The Bear kick off the podcast discussing how long a dinner out should be, Bear’s College GameDay travel schedule, noon games yielding cataclysmic results for Steve, their take on “Wolfpacking,” why they can’t pick Indiana again, Iowa State having plenty to play for, Georgia being the...
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No Winners in the MAC
Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the Week 8 college football slate, the most puzzling line Steve’s seen in 20 years, one-loss teams, if Wake Forest could get gashed by Army, a trivia question from Bear, if Air Force can upset undefeated San Diego State, Clemson playing at Pitt as an underdog,...
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Hour and a Shower
Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss a lackluster Week 7 college football slate, if they’d take Ohio State’s offense over everyone the country right now, College GameDay headed back to Athens, why Georgia needs to ride with Stetson Bennett, Bear’s complicated return from Norman on Saturday night,...
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Winning Matters
Stanford Steve & The Bear discuss Cincinnati’s path to the CFP, but they aren’t the only team outside the power 5. BYU also has hopes of crashing the party and might have a better path. Plus, the guys preview week 6 of the CFP season. And, some MLB playoff and NHL regular season bets Learn more...
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Rally The Troops
Stanford Steve & The Bear discuss who they know the most about between OU, Arkansas & Ole Miss. Maryland gets a primetime game. How for real is Michigan? Who is the best team in the Big 12? Concern with Oregon, MACtion, betting double digit favorites and a whole lot more Learn more about your ad...
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Stay Away
Stanford Steve & The Bear discuss who is the best non-power 5 team and recap last week. Then, this week doesn’t have a lot of ranked matchups but plenty of games to bet on and some games that stink and you need to avoid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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White Out
Stanford Steve & The Bear take a look at Clay Helton getting fired and what that means for USC. What now for Ohio State and can they fix their defense? Plus, a preview of this week’s games that includes Auburn at Penn State, Cincinnati at Indiana, OU vs. Nebraska and a whole lot more Learn more...
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Don't Overreact
Stanford Steve & The Bear take a look at Oregon vs Ohio State and how to bet this game with Kayvon Thibodeaux’s status unknown. Can Iowa State finally end their losing streak to Iowa? Can the ACC rebound after an awful week with a couple games against the SEC? How will Georgia and Notre Dame look...
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Beat Number 1. Become Number 1
Stanford Steve & The Bear have season win totals for the SEC and ACC. Then, week 1 is finally here and they have plenty of picks, starting off with UCF/Boise State on Thursday and going through Monday night with Ole Miss and Louisville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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Big Ten & Big 12 Preview
Stanford Steve & The Bear preview the Big Ten and Big 12 conferences. Plus, Bear has a play for Week Zero Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2021 Season Preview Part 1
Stanford Steve & The Bear preview the upcoming season for the Group of 5 conferences, Pac 12 and Notre Dame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Time For College Football
Stanford Steve & The Bear are back and the guys have five bets each for season over/under win totals they like. Plus, some Heisman talk, conference favorites and other plays for the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2021 Preakness Preview
Stanford Steve & The Bear preview the Preakness this weekend and the drama surrounding Medina Spirit. Plus, they chat about NBA and NHL season win totals they have their eyes on and their thoughts on the playoffs. Finally, a little NFL season win total talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
"Stanford" Steve Coughlin & Chris "The Bear" Fallica put their unique spin on the world of playing the odds in college football, horseracing and more.
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ESPN, Chris Fallica, Steve Coughlin
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"Stanford" Steve Coughlin & Chris "The Bear" Fallica put their unique spin on the world of playing the odds in college football, horseracing and more.
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