{"id":104365,"date":"2019-02-14T16:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T00:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=104365"},"modified":"2019-02-10T08:10:04","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T16:10:04","slug":"podcast-rufus-peabody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/podcast-rufus-peabody\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast &#8211; Rufus Peabody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our guests this week is professional sports bettor Rufus Peabody,\u00a0 who tells the story about being shut out of a $1 million first prize at the Draft Kings NFL handicapping contest. We also discuss his sports betting process, and his podcast, Bet The Process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/slot-machine-resource.com\/podcasts\/rufus02042019.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">podcast<\/a><br \/>\nclick to listen &#8211; alt click to download<\/p>\n<p><b>Show Notes<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[00:00] Introduction of Rufus Peabody, professional sports bettor<\/p>\n<p>[00:30] How did Rufus get involved in sports betting?<\/p>\n<p>[03:19] Besides econometrics, what other mathematical experience does Rufus have?<\/p>\n<p>[04:22] Does Rufus wish that he had an alias?<\/p>\n<p>[04:59] Draft Kings contest: overlay, parlays, strategy, bet grading<\/p>\n<p>[14:13] Did Rufus&#8217; Super Bowl portfolio do well?<\/p>\n<p>[16:01] Where did Rufus watch the Super Bowl?<\/p>\n<p>[16:30] &#8220;Bet the Process&#8221; podcast with Rufus and Jeff Ma<\/p>\n<p>[19:42] Rufus&#8217; NFL consulting experience<\/p>\n<p>[21:35] What teams are most likely to embrace analytics?<\/p>\n<p>[23:23] Should an NFL trailing by 3 points call a time out before the 2-minute warning?<\/p>\n<p>[25:00] South Point February promotions &#8211; casino-wide progressives, President&#8217;s Day $32k give away, free video poker classes<\/p>\n<p>[26:43] VideoPoker.com &#8211; Game of the Week is &#8220;Face Card Frenzy&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[27:24] Where does Rufus release his picks?<\/p>\n<p>[27:56] Does Rufus mostly bet sides and totals?<\/p>\n<p>[28:57] How does Rufus balance the pros and cons of early betting and late betting?<\/p>\n<p>[30:04] Does Rufus watch games?<\/p>\n<p>[31:31] Does Rufus like bridge jumper bets like &#8220;no safety?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[33:07] Betting on golf<\/p>\n<p>[33:24] How does Rufus get NFL data?<\/p>\n<p>[34:15] MLB data sets and umpire biases<\/p>\n<p>[36:04] Rufus&#8217; Twitter feed, @RufusPeabody<\/p>\n<p>[36:41] Rufus&#8217; Super Bowl betting process<\/p>\n<p>[40:46] Is it more dangerous to bet on Belichick games?<\/p>\n<p>[43:06] Did Rufus get as much money down as expected on the Super Bowl?<br \/>\n[46:47] Would Rufus use bet runners to get money down?<\/p>\n<p>[47:36] Did Rufus ever consider betting on horse racing?<\/p>\n<p>[49:05] How did Rufus&#8217; parents react to his career path?<\/p>\n<p>[50:43] How does Rufus&#8217; career affect his relationship with his girlfriend?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/southpointcasino.com\/\">SouthPointCasino.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/videopoker.com\/\">VideoPoker.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/massey-peabody.com\/\">Massey-Peabody.com<\/a><\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lasvegasadvisor\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LVA_Tweet\" style=\"font-size: 0px; 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