The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast

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A long-lens view at sports, fantasy sports, cryptocurrency, gambling, sports betting and all the digital culture in between. Davis Mattek is joined by a guest on a semi-regular basis to have semi-intelligent conversations about this world of outcomes and analytics.

  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Ep. 398 - Who is REALLY the Face of the NFL in 2025? w/ Roto Pat

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    Timestamps:

    00:00 Who is the face of the NFL

    2:30 The Era of Manning and Brady 4:45 Is Mahomes not a pyscho?

    8:30 The NFL should stop making it so hard to trade players

    17:00 Do you love football or do you just love gambling?

    24:30 Nothing has ever been more in the right place than the right time than football  

    27:00 Soccer In The United States

    31:00 Roto Pat Fixes The NBA

    40:00 Pat’s Old Man Michael Jordan Rant

    47:00 Getting Numbers In Sports Is Actually cool

    50:00 Instant Replay Is Actually Bad

    1:00:00 THE WHEEL FIXES NBA TANKING

     

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    2 April 2025, 8:27 pm
  • 51 minutes 58 seconds
    Ep. 397 - 2025 UFL Preview w/ Jake Tribbey From Fantasy Points

    Davis Mattek is joined by Jake Tribbey of Fantasy Points to preview the UFL in 2025

     

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    Timestamps:

    00:00 WHY THE UFL?

    2:25 The Actual UFL Product

    4:00 How to find an edge in DFS in 2025

    6:00 Charting UFL games?

    8:30 How Jake Found DFS

    12:10 Re-evaluating your own DFS play

    14:50 Learning how to use sims to win at daily fantasy

    19:10 how similar NFL projections are to UFL projections

    22:30 Should you just always fade the absolute stone chalk in niche sport DFS?

    24:20 What are the betting opportunities like for the UFL?  

    26:30 2025 UFL Preview

    29:30 The Best Quarterbacks In The UFL

    34:58 Who are the workhorse running backs in the UFL?

     41:20 the elite wide receivers of the UFL  

    45:00 UFL Lineup Construction

    26 March 2025, 7:07 pm
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Ep. 396 - Does Free Speech Even Exist? w/ Brian Hooper

    Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss the state of American Politics since the 2024 presidential election

     

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    Timestamps:

    00:00 Free Speech Never Existed

    5:00 The Emptiness of History Without Values

    7:30 Inside The Illinois Senate

    10:00 How Do Groups Of People Change Political Alliances?

    14:30 The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve?

     18:00 What Is Happening with Doge?

    22:00 Actually Meeting People With Real Values

    25:45 Politics Vs Ideology

    33:00 Being Strong Is Not Bad  

    40:00 Brian Union Theories  

    44:00 Student Loans

    49:00 What is the left’s way back in America?  

    1:05:00 Play Both Sides So You Always Win

    19 March 2025, 4:39 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Ep. 395 - Winning At Showdown, Creating Ownership Projections, Getting Jacked & More w/ Cody Main

    Cody Main joins Davis Mattek for a discussion about DFS in 2025, sweating showdown, projecting ownership, lifting weights and much more

     

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    Timestamps:

    00:01 What are people doing wrong in DraftKings showdown contests

    4:15 Being Directionally Accurate with projected ownership

    8:00 Showdown is the worst sweat of all time

    10:00 You can evaporate half a million dollars so easy

    13:00 How does projecting ownership for NFL DFS actually work?

    19:00 How does ownership in DFS work for sports that do not have correlation

    26:00 DraftKings ruining achievements

    30:00 Is UFL coming to Underdog?  

    35:20 Being an originator of prop lines  

    36:00 THIS MAN IS CHARTING UFL GAMES !

    41:20 Cody Main Got Jacked  

    46:00 Sam Sulek Is The Actual GOAT

    50:00 Motivation vs Discipline  

    58:00 Learn To Like Yourself

    12 March 2025, 4:00 am
  • 1 hour 46 minutes
    Ep. 394 - Mulholland Drive, Youtube, USA vs Canada, Saudi Soccer, Luka Doncic and more w/ Pat Mayo

    🎬 An amateur analysis of David Lynch's masterpiece Mulholland Drive,  Pat Mayo on Youtube, USA vs Canada, Saudi Soccer, Luka Doncic the Laker, the first time deposit game and more

     

     

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    Timestamps:

     

    00:01 What the fuck happened in Mulholland Drive?

    5:40 Your first experience with David Lynch

    9:40 Are Tarantino and Lynch similar at all?

     

    14:00 The most weirdly unsettling movie of all time

     

    17:00 Canada Vs The United States?

    28:00 Is Hockey the perfect international sport?

    33:01 Is this finally the moment for soccer (Spoiler: no)?

     

    36:01 Should the Saudi’s move their soccer money to the United States

    40:00 Why does no one play baseball anymore?

    46:00 Fantasy Football is the most luck based fantasy sport

    48:45 Adam Silver is so thankful for Luka Doncic and Nico Harrison

    55:00 Should Mayo be attacking the algorithm harder?

    1:02:15 Is YouTube the new Magazine?

     

    1:06:00 Making a business vs finding hacks

     

    1:14:00 Could Mayo be even bigger than he is?

    1:27:00 The First Time Deposit Game Is Rough

    1:28:00 Mayo is so old he now has to have a heating pad to run

    1:35:00 Justin Tredeau Stepped Down

     

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    26 February 2025, 4:00 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Ep. 393 - Deleting a 600,000 Subscriber Channel w/ Jack Settleman from Snapback Sports

    A fascinating discussion with a Jack Settleman from Snapback Sports, who made the bold decision to delete a 600,000-subscriber YouTube channel. Learn valuable youtube advice and content strategy insights as we explore the reasoning behind this dramatic move. The conversation delves into social media strategy, tiktok integration, and instagram growth tactics that shaped this unconventional choice.


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    Timestamps:


    00:01 Deleting A YouTube Account with 600,00 Subscribers

    6:01 Is YouTube Shorts even a meaningful driver of subscriptions?

    8:10 The Bot Community On TikTok

    11:30 The power of narrative

    15:30 Being likable is the META

    21:30 Optimization vs Authenticity

    27:30 The Snapback Sports Demographic

    30:30 How Big Is Youtube, Really?

    33:45 You would be surprised how in depth thumbnails are

    38:00 The mystery of why the human mind clicks on titles


    43:30 Sports Betting Content Is HARD

    48:14 What are your content consumption habits

    50:30 Sports Gambling Twitter is the worst place on earth

    56:10 What is worse: knowingly scamming people selling picks OR thinking that you are a winning bettor selling picks (when the picks are bad)?


    1:02:30 Do you get lonely working at home?


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    19 February 2025, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Ep. 392 - Making It On Tiktok, Content Consumption & Working Smarter w/ Joe Holka

    Joe Holka joins davis Mattek to discuss content creation, optimizing work flow, YouTube Thumbnails, TikTok, Instagram Reels, The YouTube Algorithm and more


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    Timestamps:

    2:30 The Psychology Of An Individual Consuming Content


    6:20 Content For “Me” vs “You”

    9:30 Dealing with not knowing if you are going to be successful or unsuccessful

    12:30 Time management is crucial


    17:00 The philosophy of thumbnails

    25:00 Why Holka is moving away from YouTube

    32:00 TikTok Is banning gambling content?

    37:01 The “But” “So” Method

    38:50 How research works for creating sports betting content

    42:00 People say they can do it…but they can’t

    48:14 What are you content consumption habits



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    12 February 2025, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    Ep. 391 - Winning A Million Dollars, Creating Your Own Projections, Starting Your Youtube Journey w/ Neil Orfield

    Neil Orfield joins Davis Mattek to discuss his DFS origin story, winning the DraftKings Millionaire Maker, starting his own Youtube, the types of content he thinks are successful and more.


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    00:00 Neil Orfield Introduction

    2:15 Neil’s DFS Origin Story

    11:16 Is there value in creating your own projections for daily fantasy?


    17:20 Neil’s Milly Maker Win On DraftKings

    24:30 Why is Neil not marketing himself more?

    34:01 complaining about playoff best ball

    39:01 Neil Starting His Own Youtube Channel

    47:01 What type of content do YOU want to see?


    57:01 What Are Neil’s S.M.A.R.T goals for 2025?


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    22 January 2025, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    Ep. 390 - How Does It Feel To Be The Most Important Man In DFS? w/ Drew Dinkmeyer

    Drew Dinkmeyer joins Davis Mattek to discuss the NBA actually being awesome, the biggest NBA storylines in the media this season, Zach Lowe being laid off at ESPN, the Chicago Bears, Establish the Run and being the most important person in the NBA projections space, Drew's vision of the future for DFS and much more.


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    00:00 Drew Dinkmeyer Introduction

    2:30 The NBA Is Actually Great

    9:01 Why does no one like the current Boston Celtics?

    15:50 The NBA could simply market itself better

    23:30 Is the NBA tax apron an error?

    31:15 Why the hell did Zach Lowe get laid off?

    38:13 What does Drew want to have happen with the Chicago Bears?

    41:01 How does Drew Dinkmeyer deal with being so important in gambling

    49:00 Drew Dinkmeyer’s vision for the future of fantasy sports

    59:30 Drew’s favorite book he read in 2024

    1:01:20 Don’t Be An NPC


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    15 January 2025, 3:58 pm
  • 54 minutes 35 seconds
    Ep. 389 - New Years Resolutions, YouTube, Reading, Marathons & More w/ Peter Overzet

    Peter Overzet joins Davis Mattek to discuss New Year Resolutions, the problem with winning, how to get fit as a best ball addict, YouTube goals, quitting booze, and much more


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    00:00 Peter Overzet Introduction

    1:30 The Problem With Winning

    6:30 2024 Resolutions: Did We Win?

    12:30 2025 New Years Resolutions

    15:30 The value of dynamic movements vs just strength training

    18:00 Davis And Peter Talk Youtube Shop

    25:53 Youtube Goals For 2025

    35:30 The difficulty of growing on YouTube and how to do it

    44:01 Cold Turkey No Booze Peter

    46:20 ….Running a marathon?


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    10 January 2025, 7:50 pm
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    Ep. 388 - Establish The Run, 2024 Best Ball, DFS Sims, Ultra-Running & the Buffalo Bills w/ Mike Leone

    Davis Mattek is joined by Michael Leone to discuss Michael's role at ETR, data science, lessons from best ball in 2024, ultra running, the Buffalo Bills and more!


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    00:00 Michael Leone From Establish The Run Introduction

    2:30 What is it like to have such a huge impact on the market in fantasy sports and prop betting?

    10:00 Leone’s history of daily fantasy sims

    20:30 ETR’s role in Battle Royale on Underdog

    27:25 How does Michael Leone play DFS now?

    31:00 Michael Leone’s takeaways from best ball in 2024

    51:00 Running as a hobby

    1:07:00 Does Leone hate the Chiefs as much as he hated the Patriots?




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    26 December 2024, 7:33 pm
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