Fantasy Throwdown Podcast

Today's show is stacked with World Cup discussion including the surprising exit by Brazil and the matchups of England/Sweden and Croatia/Russia. Is the Cup coming home? Who knows but some group of fans will be drunk by the end of the night. Plus my dad and I go over the disintegration of the women's draw at Wimbledon, NBA free agency news and ridiculousness of the Kawhi Leonard debacle at this point.

The Warriors once again take advantage of everyone in the NBA being asleep at the wheel. No one understands the Lakers roster moves and I cannot blame them plus World Cup coverage and a belated Happy Bobby Bonilla Day.

I break down the individual matchups and odds in the World Cup Knockout Stage from the stacked left side of the draw versus Spain and everyone else on the right side.

I give analysis on the NBA Draft with quick takes on the picks without sucking up to the players as much as ESPN is doing on the broadcast. Does Adam Silver have a no negativity rule for the TV broadcast? He does realize that good TV does require at least some measure of drama right?

I go over the initial surprises over the World Cup and how the USGA once again made the US Open unwatchable television. Later on (20:10) Cam and I go over some of the notable results in MLB this week as well as the fantasy performers on Sunday. Also I touch upon one of the worst run organizations in the NHL currently being the Montreal Canadiens.

I break down the World Cup groups and give my thoughts on Spain's ludicrous firing of Julen Lopetegui a day before the competition begins.

I rundown my favorites for the most difficult major in golf in most years as well as my DFS picks on Draftkings and Fanduel.

Recap of Game 3 of NBA Finals as the Cavs still cannot find a way to win when both Splash Brothers are MIA for the night. I also go over some trade targets I would look for fantasy baseball as well as sell high candidates.

I recap Game 2 of the NBA Finals with my father to see where it all went wrong for the Cavs (spoiler alert it was over after the postgame interviews of Game 1).

I go over the action that happened this past weekend and preview Game 7 of the Warriors Rockets along with Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals between Washington and Vegas.

Tonight I get into the ramifications of the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the state of New Jersey for sports gambling and in turn striking down the provisions of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992. What does this mean for the individual sports leagues and consumers as a whole? I do not have answers for everything but the way in which you access sports may very well change in the near future. Cam also joins me for discussion on this ruling and its potential impact on sports in the US as a whole.

More coverage of the NBA playoffs as the Raptors roll over and dig their own grave for LeBron and the Cavs, the Capitals finally get one over on the Penguins and I go over the list of fantasy baseball injuries with the notable exception of Yadier Molina because some things are better left unsaid. Get well soon and next time wear a reinforced cup.

Happy Cinco de Mayo people! Today I go over Brad Marchand being a weirdo in the Stanley Cup playoffs, (10:00) preview of the other NHL games on tap today, (18:50) NHL fantasy lineups, (22:40) MLB preview and lineups for the primetime games, (39:50) Premier League preview of the upcoming relegation battles today, (49:40) NBA preview and lineups, (63:46) and my pick for the Kentucky Derby. No eulogy for David Fizdale's career yet now that he's become the newest coach for the Knicks although that probably happens in about 6 months.

A recap of the action in the NBA and NHL last night along with advice on how to address the loss of Corey Seager and Robbie Ray on your fantasy rosters.

Today I go into a look at Game 7 between the Cavs-Pacers as well as a look at the Rockets-Jazz Game 1. NHL is also on tap with Pens-Caps and Preds-Jets.