BETTING CHICAGO welcomes back WCKG host and SportsTalkChicago.com's Jon Zaghloul!We talk overreaction/underreaction/reaction to the start of the season for the White Sox and Cubs (1:54), What's more concerning right now: Cubs offense or Sox defense? (6:30), Kris Bryant's value on the open market right now (13:25)Which team should fans be more excited to watch in the playoffs: Blackhawks or Bulls? (22:17), On a scale of 1-10, how terrified should Bears fans be for this upcoming NFL Draft? (28:54)Who should the Bears target in the First Round? (34:42), Re-hashing the sins of the Trubisky Era (37:33) And we wrap up the pod debating whether Bears fans should boycott the team until there are changes at the top (39:35)

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BASEBALL AND BEARS WITH WCKG'S JON ZAGHLOUL

BETTING CHICAGO is excited to welcome 'The Friendly Confines' Host Ryan Lieber to talk all things Cubs!The origins of 'The Friendly Confines' podcast (1:13), We share stories and adventures from the 2016 World Series (4:36)Ryan's initial thoughts on the Cubs first series of the season against the Pirates (10:30) Could the starting rotation/pitching staff surprise this season? (11:03), A favorable upcoming April schedule (17:30)Offensive X-Factors for 2021 (24:19), Kris Bryant's future (27:30), What does the next five years look like for Cubs fans? (34:02)The bond fans have with their Chicago sports heroes (37:00) And we wrap up the pod divulging our favorite Cubs players growing up (40:20)!

'THE FRIENDLY CONFINES' RYAN LIEBER

BETTING CHICAGO welcomes Golf Betting Expert and Die-Hard White Sox fan Scott Sang to the pod!We discuss: A tough opening series for the White Sox against the Angels (1:22), The kinks the White Sox need to iron out over the next two weeks (8:10), The early returns on Andrew Vaughn (17:52)YERMIN MERCEDES! (23:20), Scott dishes his thoughts on some Sox Over/Under Player Futures (31:25), Could we see Tim Anderson hitting in the middle of the order this season? (37:23)And we wrap up the pod picking our favorites odds and value plays for the 2021 Masters (45:17)

MASTERS PREVIEW/WHITE SOX TALK W/ SCOTT SANG

BETTING CHICAGO welcomes a man who wears many hats: Lawyer, Executive Producer, former Expos fan and Die-Hard Cubs fan Rich Lenkov!The Host of WGN Radio's 'Legal Face Off' talks: Growing up in Montreal and his Law career (1:33), The impetus to start "Legal Face Off' (2:51)Rich weighs in on the Deshaun Watson situation (5:25), The journey creating and producing the Bears documentary '85: The Greatest Team of All-Time' (15:38)His involvement in the can't-miss Las Vegas sports event 'The Renegades Show' (22:31), Rich's love for the Montreal Expos/Opening Day for the Cubs (29:02), The Cubs chances at competing in 2021 (32:17)And we wrap up the pod talking about our favorite Sylvester Stallone movies...hint, hint.....IT'S COBRA! (34:39)

WGN RADIO'S RICH LENKOV

BETTING CHICAGO continues its 'BASEBALL WEEK' by previewing the 2021 season for the Chicago Cubs!Cubs Consigliarie's Shaun Graves and Dom Fortini hop on the pod to break down:Cubs fans emotions heading into Opening Day after an aggravating offseason (2:04) The Anthony Rizzo contract situation/ Is Ownership prioritizing winning or money? (4:24) Joc Pederson and the Cubs impressive offensive Spring Training (13:12) Kris Bryant's future (19:31), We preview the Cubs offense in 2021 (24:56), Nico Hoerner's role this season (32:02)We preview the Cubs starting rotation (37:45), The Bullpen (48:30)We talk through our favorite Over/Under's for all your favorite Cubs this season! (55:14) And we wrap up the pod making our final win-total predictions for the season and whether the Cubs make the postseason in 2021! (1:04:03)

CUBS 2021 SEASON PREVIEW

BETTING CHICAGO continues its 'BASEBALL WEEK' with the 2021 season preview for the Chicago White Sox! 'Good Guys Talk Back' Host Nick Murawski joins the pod to break down:Opening Day is upon us! (1:45), The Eloy injury and 2021 impact (3:05), Eloy: Future in the Outfield (9:28), We preview this young, dynamic offense (18:12)Expectations for Luis Robert (28:40), The 'Super-Subs' that have impressed this spring (33:30), Carlos Rodon: 5th Starter (37:26)Over/Under's for the White Sox starting staff (44:02), The embarrassment of Bullpen riches (52:47), Over/Under's for the White Sox offense (59:32)And we wrap up the pod making our final win-total predictions for the 2021 White Sox season! (1:02:38)

WHITE SOX 2021 SEASON PREVIEW

BETTING CHICAGO welcomes Mike Choi and Matt Haley onto the show to preview the 2021 Fantasy Baseball Season!We talk drafting strategies (3:01), How much stock should fantasy teams put into 2020 shortened season performances? (7:27)We debate the draft value of: Alex Bregman Vs Nolan Arenado (12:10) Jose Abreu Vs. Pete Alonso (16:22) Tim Anderson Vs Gleyber Torres (22:27) Vlad Guerrero Jr. Vs Randy Arozarena (27:12)Javier Baez Vs Yoan Moncada (32:08), Anthony Rizzo Vs Kris Bryant (39:35), Kyle Hendericks Vs Sixto Sanchez (46:10) Ian Happ Vs Ryan Mountcastle (49:37)We then give out our favorite picks, plays, future bets and over/under's for all your favorite Cubs and White Sox players (1:00:55) And wrap up the pod making one wild prediction for each the North Side and South Side in 2021! (1:05:32)

2021 FANTASY BASEBALL PREVIEW

BETTING CHICAGO gets you ready for Opening Day with its next installment of The Movie Pod Series by celebrating the iconic 1989 sports movie MAJOR LEAGUE.Guests Dan Sanders Joyce, Shaun Graves and Director/Cleveland Native Kris Belman join the pod to break down:Finding a way to watch this R-Rated movie as a kid (2:10), The perfect movie to get you ready for Opening Day (4:12), The legendary soundtrack/Rachel Phelps: Ultimate Sports Villain (8:10)Meet the Indians (13:23) Which characters were based off which actual players? (17:58) Baseball Montages/ Lou Brown/ The Power of Jobu (20:38), Berenger Vs Sheen Vs Snipes (31:20)Rene Russo's first movie (38:17) BOB UECKER! (44:00) The Sin of tanking grounders (51:01), Movie Stakes: Dorn's Wife Vs Sacrificing a Live Chicken (1:01:19), THE ALTERNATE ENDING: A Discussion (1:09:04) and we wrap up the pod dishing out our favorite lines in the movie, the (in)effectiveness of Major League II and is MAJOR LEAGUE the greatest sports film of all time? (1:15:34)

MAJOR LEAGUE

BETTING CHICAGO welcomes back its resident Hoops Honchos Aaron Hagele and Mike Choi for an emergency pod to gush over the Bulls making some serious moves at the NBA Trade Deadline!The Bulls acquire All-Star Center Nikola Vucevic (!!!) (1:26), AK building his version of the Nuggets East (4:26), Did the Bulls give up too much for Vucevic? (6:40) We preview what the new additions will bring to this young Bulls team (12:35)The pieces heading out (Carter, Gafford, Porter, Hutchison) Vs the pieces coming in (Vucevic, Theiss, Brown, Green) (17:41) The Bulls window to win has just been opened (23:54) A message to future free agents (25:40)The 1-2 Punch of Lavine+Vucevic (31:27) Expectations the rest of this season (32:03) and wrap up the pod handing out grades for the trades pulled off by the Bulls at the deadline! (39:30)

EMERGENCY VUCEVIC (!) POD WITH THE HOOPS HONCHOS

BETTING CHICAGO welcomes back Bleav in Bulls host Nick Schultz after a tough Bulls loss to the Spurs on Wednesday.Bulls blow a 20-point lead to the Spurs (1:18), The upcoming trade deadline (2:36), Will Coby White come off the bench the rest of the season? (6:29)Is Wendell Carter Jr. progressing or regressing? (13:23), We preview a tough road schedule coming up for the Bulls (17:11)Nick reacts to the Bears signing Andy Dalton (19:30), Any regrets over not trading for Carson Wentz? (22:02) And we wrap up the pod with Nick dishing out his favorite picks and upsets for March Madness! (28:10)

BLEAV IN BULLS NICK SCHULTZ

BETTING CHICAGO celebrates the 2021 March Madness Tournament with its first installment of a brand-new debate series BRACKETOLOGY! Guest panelists Mike Choi, Shaun Graves and Aaron Hagele join the inaugural episode to debate (and crown a winner) for the category: Who is the Greatest Athlete-Turned-Actor in History?!Bob Uecker (Major League), Carl Weathers (Rocky Franchise), The Rock (Fast/Furious Franchise), Michael Jordan (Space Jam), Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator Franchise), Mike Tyson (The Hangover), Shaquille O' Neal (Blue Chips and Andre The Giant (The Princess Bride) enter the tournament......and there can be only one winner!Join us for this hotly contested sports debate filled with laughter, trivia, tie-breakers and one HUGE first-round upset on our quest to decide just who is..... The Greatest Athlete-Turned-Actor in History!

BRACKETOLOGY: ATHLETES-TURNED-ACTORS

BETTING CHICAGO returns with another installment of its Movie Pod Series! This is where the law stops and the pod STARTS.....it's the 1986 action movie COBRA! Resident guests Dan Sanders-Joyce, Jeff Meachum (ABC's Blackish) and first-timer Rob Belushi (Host of 'Get A Clue) have got their one-liners ready to discuss:The panel reacts to Dan being a Cobra virgin (2:52), The wild tonal shifts from Horror film to Stallone vehicle + Cobra Trivia (6:45), Stallone Scale #1- The Opening/Grocery Store (9:30), Cobra's Lair (22:44)The Rules of The Cobra (28:21), The Night Slasher/What the hell is The New Order? (30:09), We 'Build-Our-Own-Action Hero' (34:15)Stallone Scale #2- Mean Streets Montage Vs Robot Fashion Shoot (40:32), The Car Chase (45:12), The creative kills of Marion Cobretti Vs Other 80's Action Films (57:10)And we wrap up the pod discussing the film's problematic themes, how it stands up today, our nostalgia for the 80's and.......is this a good movie, a good/bad movie or just a bad/bad movie? (1:06:10)

COBRA

BETTING CHICAGO welcomes Bleav in Carolina Panthers co-host Desmond Johnson!We discuss: the Deshaun Watson trade rumors (1:47), Panthers fans reaction to Christian McCaffrey rumored in trade talks (6:00), the upcoming NFL Draft (11:02)Desmond's take on free agent (and possible Bears target) WR Curtis Samuel (14:21) and we wrap up the pod talking about what is the hottest sports story right now in North Carolina (16:42)

BLEAV IN PANTHERS DESMOND JOHNSON

BETTING CHICAGO welcomes CharlotteBats.com's Rick Curti!We discuss: His inspiration and journey trying to get an MLB franchise to Charlotte (1:23), the game experience at Truist Field that hosts the White Sox Triple-AAA Charlotte squad (4:40)The allure of Charlotte as a sports city (7:11), The biggest roadblock ahead getting an MLB team (9:55), What kind of food is on the menu at a proposed Charlotte MLB baseball game? (12:35)And we wrap up the pod talking about what's the hottest story in Charlotte sports right now! (19:11)

CHARLOTTE BATS RICK CURTI

BETTING CHICAGO welcomes back DABEARSBLOG.com's Jeff Hughes to talk the Bears pursuit of Deshaun Watson and Russell Wilson!What REALLY happened to the Carson Wentz rumors (1:30), The current state of the Deshaun Watson situation in Houston (5:35) Russell Wilson wants to be a Bear (8:35), Are the Texans more concerned with optics as they are with trade compensation? (10:45)Can we cross the Jets off the list of Watson suitors? (13:43), Russell Wilson and Chicago (16:42), How a trade could work with the salary cap (19:25), When could a trade happen? (21:45)How does this affect upcoming free agency? (23:40) And Jeff answers a question that should make Bears fans smile: Who Do You Prefer- Watson or Wilson? (27:55)A MUST-LISTEN FOR BEARS FANS!!!!

DABEARSBLOG'S JEFF HUGHES

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