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THE WINDOW: Sports Betting Podcast

4Five Productions

The Window is a sports betting podcast hosted and produced by experienced betting analyst, Matt Russell. Matt dives deep into the NFL, NCAA sports, and the NHL, as well as March Madness, NBA Playoffs and Golf’s major championships. With extensive experience in the sports betting content space, Matt’s also a 2-time cash winner in the Las Vegas Supercontest, who believes in responsible gaming as a form of recreation. He celebrates and commiserates betting results with good humor. Join him and various

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00:58:46

Super Bowl Week Smorgasbord (2.4.25): The NBA steals...

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2025/02/04

On this week’s episode of THE WINDOW Podcast, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) takes on a variety of topics after the NFL pre-Super Bowl bye week, including how he spent the first Sunday without real football in a long time. The NBA stole the show overnight on Saturday. Matt discusses the Luka Doncic trade and the reaction to it, and why it’s another example of how perception gets created outside of what’s happening on the inside between players and teams. College basketball’s wild Saturday was

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01:07:21

SECOND LIX (1.27.25): The Super Bowl is set with...

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2025/01/27

Super Bowl LIX has its matchup! Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) looks back at Conference Championship Sunday in the NFL after a pair of easy cashes on the Eagles (-6) and the over (47.5) in the AFC title game. The Commanders weren’t able to keep playing perfect football, and their own turnovers led to a lopsided score. Was hanging 55 points on Washington enough to return the Eagles back to a market rating that we had noticed slipped going into the NFC title game? It was another instant classic

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01:06:30

PRETTY GOOD DAY (1.21.25): Ryan’s Buckeye$ win, the...

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2025/01/21

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) looks back at the NFL’s Divisional Round, where the wrong play is getting credited for a bad beat for Texans’ backers, and how we avoided it all with some astute betting strategy. The Lions blow their best-ever season thanks to turnovers that cost them in the neighborhood of 15-18 points. Jake Elliott stung Eagles’ backers, but there was more than enough opportunity to avoid that live. Plus, the Ravens commit three turnovers, have no answer for the Bills’

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01:11:49

GRAPES OF WRATH? (1.14.25): Football playoff games...

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2025/01/14

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) looks back at a disastrous playoff run against the spread in both the College Football Playoff and Wild Card Weekend in the NFL.The difference between Penn State not covering and Texas not covering Why missing out on Houston as a value play was a lesson in football-knowledge hubris How the Broncos and Packers were closer than the scoreboard indicated (and why did Green Bay have a timeout left late?!?) Baker Mayfield blows it for the Bucs Sam Darnold

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01:03:00

GOOD RIDDANCE - Not the time of our lives (1.6.25):...

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2025/01/06

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) looks back at Week 18 in the NFL with a focus on the Vikings-Lions game and how the final score might have been a microcosm of the “New NFL” where teams going for it on 4th down more frequently are causing a wider range of results. Matt then goes through the results of the weekend, pointing out how the same thing that led to a loss on Kansas City led to win on the Rams against the spread, along with various other betting stories. Finally, Matt takes a look at

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01:08:24

HOLIDAY CATCH-UP (1.3.25): The CFP, Bowl Season, and...

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2025/01/03

Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) looks back at the College Football Playoff’s road back to the best four teams. How there’s probably just six worthy teams, but why it’s fine that we took a circuitous route to get back to the semi-finals we had grown accustomed to. Meanwhile, Matt looks back at how Boise State probably deserved to cover, while for 50+ minutes Arizona State didn’t, and the nature of luck in how some of these football games shake down. With Bowl Season almost over, the betting

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00:45:06

BESTBETSTIVUS FOR THE REST OF US (12.27.24):...

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2024/12/27

On the Friday show, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) looks back at an outstanding Christmas Betting Spectacular - how we landed on Justin Watson and Russell Wilson for longshot touchdown scores, the sweep of Ravens-Texans, and surviving a touchdown-free Thursday Night Football game between the Seahawks and Bears. But first, Matt digs into the betting market for Bowl Season. It’s been a wild scene on the field for many of these games, but the CFB postseason is even more entertaining off the

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00:53:23

A FREE KICK IN THE PANTS (12.20.24): The Broncos boot...

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2024/12/20

On the Friday show, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) looks back at a frustrating Thursday Nighter between the Broncos and Chargers. How the game flipped on several decisions by Sean Payton on the way to blowing an 11-point lead. Did the Grinch try to steal Christmas or was it a cry for help? Matt shares a note that was not in the holiday spirit, and how it frames the success or failure of independent content production. With a NFL doubleheader on Saturday, Matt’s got a couple of player props

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00:54:09

REPORTING AS ELIGIBLE (12.17.24): A MNF duo shows off...

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2024/12/17

On the Tuesday show, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) breaks down the depressing Monday Night Football games, as the quality of play mirrored the results for the the Bears/Vikings Over 44, and the Raiders +6. What’s the prognosis for Caleb Williams, and why the Falcons got away with one thanks to the Raiders’ collective incompetence. Matt looks back at all of Sunday’s events and yet another big week for favorites covering late, while the Commanders coughed up their minimally required lead. Matt

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00:43:57

YAKKER (12.13.24): The Rams, 49ers and the weather...

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2024/12/13

On the Friday show, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) looks back at a dreary Thursday Night Football game for prop bettors expecting more out of the Rams and 49ers. Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford managed to pull off the perfect road game, while the 49ers couldn’t tap into the urgency needed for a “do-or-die” game. Plus, how Deebo Samuel’s approval rating went from 100% to “struggling.” Matt then goes down Sunday’s board, looking at how there’s been a drastic to change to more than a few teams’

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01:10:20

GOIN’ BOWLIN’ (12.10.24): Saving the College Football...

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2024/12/10

On the Tuesday show, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) breaks down what went wrong with the College Football Playoff bracket and how it can be fixed - the answer MAY surprise you! What most CFB media are missing about conference champions getting byes and how this committee failed to get it right because of what they did early, not late. While conference championship weekend went great from a betting perspective, NFL Week 14 went equally badly with wild fourth-quarter turn of events. Matt looks

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00:57:02

THE MOTOWN MANIAC (12.6.24): Campbell’s gambles, and...

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2024/12/06

On the Friday show, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) breaks down an important Thursday-nighter between the Packers and Lions and why it should have been at least a push for all those betting a side in the game. Meanwhile, the best bet - Over 51.5 - cashes easily for the “Panes.”Matt looks at the betting market heading into the game with the line dropping from Detroit -5.5 to -3.25. What that all means, and how to evaluate the move after the fact given the game landed on Lions by three. Then it’s

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01:03:01

FLAG DAY (12.3.24): College football’s rivalries,...

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2024/12/03

On the Tuesday show, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) breaks down a rare winner off a “bad beat” on Monday Night Football, and how the Broncos cover was somewhat predictable. One roster move nearly torpedoed a bet on Denver, and the anytime touchdown bets seemed doomed from the start. Then Matt goes through the rest of Week 13, celebrating Black Friday’s 50-to-1 player prop parlay from the Thanksgiving Football Spectacular, while commiserating about the Patriots, Cardinals, and Panthers blowing

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00:59:47

THUR-DUCKIN (11.29.24): Coconut water as a weapon,...

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2024/11/29

On the Friday show, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) breaks down the always eventful Thanksgiving Day football action in the NFL. Matt starts the show with a story of an assault with a refreshing beverage during his annual rite on the final Thursday in November. Then he reviews a winning betting day despite the Lions’ annoying near-melt as Matt Eberflus picked the wrong day to botch another end-game situation, the Cowboys claim they’re back but we wish Drew Lock wasn’t, and Miami couldn’t handle

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01:03:08

HOOSIER HOCUS POCUS (11.26.24): Indiana doesn’t...

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2024/11/26

On the Tuesday show, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) breaks down a wild Saturday in College Football, with his take on Indiana’s decisive loss at Ohio State, and where there might be value on a REAL “Cinderella” long shot that actually can compete in the CFP. Then it’s a look back at Week 12 in the NFL with “Right or Wrong.” How the Bears comeback fell short in one department but how Cole energy got us where we needed to go. Plus, we’re making a tasty add for the Defensive Rookie of the Year,

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01:07:26

WINSTON WONDERLAND (11.22.24): Snowy Jameis strikes a...

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2024/11/22

On the Friday show, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) breaks down the Browns win for the THE WINDOW on Thursday Night Football, how he missed out on a big “no sweat parlay,” and how to tweak your bets when putting singles into SGPs. Then it’s a look at the College Football Playoff picture and how the various contenders chances are reflected in the betting market, and if that’s equal to the moneylines being offered in the games. With so many teams in action, there’s an alarming amount of last

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00:53:30

MAKE A F@&KING FIELD GOAL!: Kickers crumble like the...

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2024/11/19

On the Tuesday show, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) breaks down the lead-up to Week 11 and getting a Monday Night Football best bet in, before watching in terror all night as the over seemed like it would never hit. Why Tyson-Paul reminded Matt why he didn’t talk about the “boxing” match beforehand, and how the flu bug made him think he was hallucinating all the missed kicks and failed backdoor covers on Sunday in “Right or Wrong.” The “Snowball Effect” has taken over the Travis Hunter Heisman

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00:52:18

PECKING ORDER (11.15.24): TNF recap, Awards market...

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2024/11/15

On the Friday show, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) breaks down how the Eagles wore down the Commanders on short week in Thurday Night Football, and how that exemplified a primary concept in handicapping TNF (11-1 record this season). Matt looks back at the NFL Awards market he published on Monday, and how last night’s game shifted some odds, while not others. Then it’s a rundown of the rest of Week 11 in the NFL using the simple-but-effective 3-tiered system Matt introduced in the NFL market

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01:05:15

TECH-NICAL DIFFICULTIES (11.12.24): Georgia Tech...

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2024/11/13

On the Tuesday show, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) breaks down how the Monday Night Football game was a perfect example of “schedule luck” in sports betting, with the Rams’ rating getting too high at a time when they faced an opponent who he didn’t want to back to take advantage of L.A.’s higher expectations. Then Matt goes down the rest of the results in Week 10, where the Lions proved they are a top team in the NFL, but still didn’t cover, and why understanding the market is important for

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00:47:02

CAMPAIGN SEASON (11.5.24): A Yankee swap, Todd Bowles...

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2024/11/05

On the Tuesday show, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic on X) breaks down why he votes for sports betting versus rabid, blind fandom. Then he looks back at Todd Bowles decision to not go for two against the Chiefs on Monday, before getting into the Week 9 recap in the NFL with his “Right or Wrong” segment, and why the world may have corrected itself in player prop betting. Then it’s a look back at the big games from Saturday in college football. Plus, podcast-only plays for weeknight games in college

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