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Welcome to Bear Bets, a FOX Sports podcast that dives deep into the exhilarating world of sports gambling. Join host and betting expert Chris "The Bear" Fallica, alongside former NFL offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz, as they break down NFL and college football betting with expert insights, favorite picks, best bets, and comprehensive analysis on the hottest football storylines. What sets us apart? Bear and Geoff place real bets, offering you an authentic, high-stakes experience.
Catch new episodes of Bear Bets every Wednesday and Thursday, and don’t miss our limited series Big Noon Kickoff Presets: Bruce & The Bear dropping every Friday all college football season. In this exclusive series, Bruce Feldman and Chris "Bear" Fallica dive into all things college football—picks, news, and insider information—throughout the season.
Tune in for your ultimate winning play. Follow Bear and Geoff on X @chrisfallica @geoffschwartz.
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Chris 'Bear' Fallica' and Geoff Schwartz are joined by Will Hill and Sammy Panayotovich for the Gambling Group Chat to discuss the way too early college football futures like win totals, national titles odds, Heisman odds & more. They discuss best bets left in the NBA Playoffs including whether the New York Knicks will come out of the Eastern Conference. They also discuss the NHL playoff and play Week 2 of the 'The Other Sports Cup'.
CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro03:00 Knicks vs Celtics07:45 Pacers vs Cavs14:38 CFB Win Totals26:56 2026 NFL Draft39:43 The Other Sports Cup46:05 Best Bets
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Chris 'Bear' Fallica' and Geoff Schwartz are joined by Mike Joyce to help preview the Kentucky Derby. The guys are once again joined by Sammy Panayotovich & Will Hill for Gambling Group Chat to talk NBA Playoffs & more. The guys also give their Best Bets for the week that include the Cleveland Cavaliers & Houston Rockets.
CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro03:30 Kentucky Derby Preview With Mike Joyce31:43 Gambling Group Chat49:55 NBA Playoffs57:30 The Other Sports Cup01:06:30 Best Bets
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Chris 'Bear' Fallica' and Geoff Schwartz are joined by The Ringer's Todd McShay to get prepped and primed for the NFL Draft this week. Will we see three quarterbacks and two running backs in the first round. Then, the boys are joined by Will Hill and Sammy Panayotovich for Gambling Group Chat to talk NFL Draft, NBA playoffs, and NHL playoffs.
Chapters:00:00 Intro03:00 Best NFL Draft Stories With Todd McShay07:00 NFL Draft Preview With Todd McShay30:30 Gambling Group Chat42:00 How Many 1st Round QBs49:00 NBA Playoffs01:03:00 Best Bets
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Chris 'Bear' Fallica' and Geoff Schwartz are joined by Mike Freer to help preview the NBA Playoffs. The guys are once again joined by Sammy Panayotovich for Gambling Group Chat to talk NBA Playoffs, NHL Playoffs, NFL Draft & more. The guys also give their Best Bets for the week that include the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Lakers!
CHAPTERS:00:00 INTRO01:36 NBA PREVIEW WITH MIKE FREER16:00 GAMBLING GROUP CHAT39:09 NFL DRAFT01:01:45 BEST BETS
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Chris 'Bear' Fallica welcomes Jeff Sherman from Sportsbook to help preview The 2025 Masters Tournament. Fallica then welcomes Will Hill and Sammy Panayotovich for The Gambling Group Chat to recap the Final Four, preview the Masters Tournament and look ahead to some NBA Futures with Conference Winners. Who do the guys like heading into the weekend: Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, or Rory McIlroy?
CHAPTERS:00:00 INTRO01:40 JEFF SHERMAN PREVIEW THE MASTERS19:25 NCAA BASKETBALL FINAL RECAP26:45 MASTERS BETS38:35 NBA NEWS & FUTURES46:40 BEST BETS
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The Final Four is finally here and it's stacked with number 1 seeds. The guys are once again joined by Sammy Panayotovich & Will Hill for Gambling Group Chat to talk the rest of the basketball tournament. The GGC also talks about the Masters Tournament which is around the corner and who the guys like at Augusta. They also chat the NFL Draft and go through Geoff Schwartz's NFL Mock Draft.
CHAPTERS:00:00 INTRO02:00 FINAL FOUR23:37 NFL MOCK DRAFT44:50 MASTERS TOURNAMENT55:00 BEST BETS
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MLB's Opening Day is here and Chris "Bear" Fallica & Geoff Schwartz welcome on Hall of Famer John Smoltz on to get them ready for the season. The guys are once again joined by Sammy Panayotovich & Will Hill for Gambling Group Chat to talk World Series predictions, MLB Awards predictions & more!
CHAPTERS:00:00 INTRO02:00 JOHN SMOLTZ15:00 WORLD SERIES CHAMPION23:00 MLB AWARDS41:30 TEAM WIN TOTALS50:15 BEST BETS
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The 2nd Weekend of the tournament is HERE! Chris "Bear" Fallica, Geoff Schwartz, Will Hill & Sam Panayotovich get you set with a game-by-game preview. The Gambling Group Chat starts with the Thursday slate... is Florida the most vulnerable one seed? On Friday, Kentucky and Tennessee battle for the third time this year while Houston takes on Purdue. Geoff and Bear Wrap the podcast with their best bets of the weekend.
CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro3:15 East Region Preview12:13 West Region Preview25:00 South Region Preview35:26 Midwest Region Preview47:22 Best Bets
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It's the best time of the year! Chris "Bear" Fallica & Geoff Schwartz are joined by Sammy Panayotovich & Will Hill for Gambling Group Chat to talk the college basketball tournament. The guys give their picks for favorites, dark horses and Cinderellas as well as breaking down each region.
CHAPTERS:
03:40 Cinderellas We Like
06:15 Favorites We Like
11:30 Dark Horses We Like
19:10 South Region
25:40 West Region
33:00 East Region
46:00 Midwest Region
55:00 Best Bets
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It's that time of the year again! Geoff Schwartz is joined by Sammy Panayotovich & Will Hill for Gambling Group Chat to talk college basketball with conference tournaments this week. The guys show you how to tackle each conference from the SEC to BIG 12. They also might have a darkhorse pick in the ACC & BIG TEN tournaments & so much more.
CHAPTERS:
04:30 ACC
10:20 BIG 12
16:30 SEC
22:00 BIG TEN
29:00 BIG EAST
49:45 BEST BET
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Chris “Bear” Fallica, Geoff Schwartz welcome Fox Sports' NFL Report Greg Auman to the show to discuss the upcoming NFL Draft and possible NFL Futures. The guys also welcome Sammy Panayotovich & Will Hill for Gambling Group Chat to talk NCAA College Basketball. The Gambling Group Chat break down the conference tournaments around the corner and the NCAA Tournament not too far away!
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CHAPTERS:
2:30 Early NFL Draft Betting Guide With Greg Auman
22:00 Gambling Group Chat
39:00 NCAA Basketball Futures
01:05:00 Best Bets
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Chris “Bear” Fallica and Geoff Schwartz welcome Bob Pockrass to Bear Bets to discuss how to bet the NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. NTT INDYCAR SERIES kicks off March 2nd on FOX for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
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The Super Bowl is here and Chris “Bear” Fallica, Geoff Schwartz have every bet covered for you between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas Chiefs. Geoff and Bear take $100 and try to win the most money possible in Super Bowl LIX. The guys talk same game parlays, prop bets and more!
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Chris “Bear” Fallica, Geoff Schwartz & Will Hill preview the Super Bowl itself to give all of their prop bets they are eyeing in Super Bowl LIX. The guys also welcome on Elie Barnes of Hex Witchery to give us a look into the future for some of these prop bets. We discuss gatorade color, national anthem time, coin toss and much more!
CHAPTERS:
01:40 VOODOO HIGH PRIESTESS
10:47 TAYLOR SWIFT ENGAGEMENT
17:35 GAMBLING GROUP CHAT
20:00 CHIEFS ANYTIME TD
28:00 BEAR'S PROP BETS
31:47 GEOFF'S PROP BETS
45:00 BEST BETS
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Chris “Bear” Fallica, Geoff Schwartz & Will Hill preview the Super Bowl itself and break down where each of these teams have an edge. Are they giving too much credit to the Philadelphia Eagles for their recent playoff stretch or are we undervaluing the playoff version of the Kansas City Chiefs? The guys give their best bets and much more!
CHAPTERS:
02:30 WHICH TEAM HAS THE EDGE?
07:00 GAMBLING GROUP CHAT
10:08 OVERRATING THE EAGLES?
14:30 UNDERVALUING THE PLAYOFF CHIEFS?
19:05 WILL THE LINE SHIFT BY SUNDAY?
23:21 BEST BETS
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It is officially Super Bowl week & Chris “Bear” Fallica, Geoff Schwartz, Sammy P and John Murray are here to take your through the big game. The guys give their early prop bets they love and more! Sammy P gives his best bet that includes a certain Kansas City Chiefs TE to go under on his receiving yards & the boys chat the Lakers' Luka Doncic trade.
CHAPTERS:
01:45 EARLY SUPER BOWL PREVIEW
09:30 EARLY LOOK AT PROPS MARKET
14:30 EARLY PROPS WE LOVE
21:45 SAMMY P'S BEST BET
28:00 LUKA DONCIC TRADE
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The Super Bowl is finally set and the Kansas Chiefs will be taking on the Philadelphia Eagles in a rematch. Chris “Bear” Fallica, Geoff Schwartz & Will Hill give a super early Super Bowl preview as well as answer some of your questions in a Super Bowl mailbag. Bear also gives his Best Bet which is a cross-sport parlay!
CHAPTERS:
01:20 SUPER EARLY SUPER BOWL PREVIEW
09:40 MAILBAG QUESTIONS
14:30 WORST BEAT IN SUPER HISTORY
17:30 DOES TAILS NEVER FAIL?
26:34 EARLY SUPER BOWL BETS WE'RE TARGETING
31:34 BEAR'S BEST BET CROSS-SPORT PARLAY
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Get ready for the NFC & AFC Championships! Chris “Bear” Fallica and Geoff Schwartz discuss the biggest storylines heading into the Conference Championship round. Then, Sammy P & Will Hill join the guys for the Gambling Group Chat and preview every game on the slate including Chiefs-Bills, Eagles-Commanders. Finally, Bear & Geoff wrap up the show with their best bets of the weekend.
CHAPTERS:
01:34 Is The Lions Window Closed?
06:00 NFC Championship Preview
12:10 AFC Championship Preview
24:10 Prop Bets
27:35 Super 6: Most Receiving Yards
37:52 Best Bets
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THE NATIONAL TITLE IS FINALLY HERE! Bruce Feldman, Chris "Bear" Fallica and Sammy Panayotovich bring you a digestible preview of the College Football Playoff National Championship as the Ohio State Buckeyes battle the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the crown. The guys dive into the matchups and give you the insider information and picks you need. Can Jeremiyah Love get going against the vaunted Buckeye defense?
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Get ready for the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs! Chris “Bear” Fallica and Geoff Schwartz discuss the biggest storylines heading into Divisional Round. Then, Sammy P & Will Hill join the guys for the Gambling Group Chat and preview every game on the slate including Ravens-Bills, Eagles-Rams, Texans-Chiefs & Lions-Commanders. Finally, Bear & Geoff wrap up the show with their best bets of the weekend.
05:27 Ravens-Bills
13:29 Eagles-Rams
21:10 Texans-Chiefs
27:23 Lions-Commanders (Super 6)
37:18 Best Bets
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