Host Jessica Kleinschmidt talks with CBS Sports senior writer Will Brinson. Jessica and Will discuss a variety of topics including Aaron Rodgers’ Achilles tear, turf vs grass, the evolution of sports betting, being a “Swiftie,” and more.
Here’s the full breakdown.
- 1:40: Welcome Will Brinson to Short and to the Point
- 3:43: Thoughts on the start of the NFL season
- 6:00: Aaron Rodgers’ achilles injury
- 8:08: Rodgers’ injury affecting betting lines
- 9:07: Other QB injuries affecting betting
- 10:39: Jets/Mets fans and Giants/Yankees fans
- 11:55: Evolution of sports betting throughout Will’s career
- 14:44: Gambling policies
- 18:41: Analyzing someone’s workload
- 24:16: Live betting
- 26:47: “Degenerate” Will embracing live betting
- 29:40: Weather
- 31:26: Turf vs grass
- 36:00: Taylor Swift/What qualifies someone as a Swiftie?
- 38:15: Finding the balance between being informative and being entertaining
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