NBA Podcast: Take It Or Leave It Bets + Who Falls out of the Playoffs?

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha talk Team USA, make bold prediction bets, debate which team(s) will fall out of the playoffs, and much more.
September 5, 2019
NBA Podcast: Take It Or Leave It Bets + Who Falls out of the Playoffs?
September 5, 2019
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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha talk Team USA, make bold prediction bets, debate which team(s) will fall out of the playoffs, and much more.

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Alex Barutha
Alex is RotoWire's Chief NBA Editor. He writes articles about daily fantasy, year-long fantasy and sports betting. You can hear him on the RotoWire NBA Podcast, Sirius XM, VSiN and other platforms. He firmly believes Robert Covington is the most underrated fantasy player of the past decade.
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Nick Whalen
Now in his 10th year with the company, Nick is RotoWire's Senior Media Analyst, a position he took on after several years as the Head of Basketball Content. A multi-time FSGA and FSWA award winner, Nick co-hosts RotoWire's flagship show on Sirius XM Fantasy alongside Jeff Erickson, as well as The RotoWire NBA Show on Sirius XM NBA with Alex Barutha. He also co-hosts RotoWire's Football and Basketball podcasts. You can catch Nick's NBA and NFL analysis on VSiN and DraftKings, as well as RotoWire's various social and video channels. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @wha1en.
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