How Bettors Should Assess NBA Free Agency, with DraftKings' Julian Edlow: Episode 36

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    On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission that put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon, New York becomes the 10th state to land a legal sports wager. Call it a Sea of Bet-quility.  North Carolina follows suit – almost – by passing legislation to legalize sports betting.  And as the frenzy of NBA free agency slows to a rolling boil – we think – DraftKings NBA analyst Julian Edlow stops by to assess who moved the odds and if it was justified.   Time Stamps   State legislative update  1:27 – New York finally implements sports betting.  2:26 – What was the first legal sports bet in New York?  3:28 – How New York’s legal sports betting deal got done.  4:05 – Rush Street Interactive at the vanguard in the New York, like in Pennsylvania.  5:30 – New Jersey is the big winner in New York implementation?  6:48 – The bullet point history of New York sports betting movement.  9:16 – North Carolina legalizes sports betting, becoming the seventh state to do so in 2019.  11:40 – There is no mobile wagering in the North Carolina sports betting bill.  12:20 – North Carolina actually considered banning betting on college sports.   DraftKings NBA analyst Julian Edlow  13:34 – Who won NBA free agency and how did they move the futures markets?  14:44 – The Golden State Warriors are looking pretty undervalued.  15:50 – On how Kawhi Leonard jiggled the championship lines in real-time.  17:40 – How you should consider the Milwaukee Bucks when betting NBA futures.  19:18 – Are there any other big NBA free agency signings that could jolt the lines?  21:20 – Julian Edlow loves the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference.  23:20 – On how NBA Summer League has grown into a marquee event and betting market.   Ryan Butler takes a road trip   25:00 – On the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States convention in Minnesota.  27:01 – How NCLGS convention-goers fret (or not) the Wire Act.  32:00 – Ryan Butler breaks down a study of where legal sports betting will likely work and why.   #OddBet  40:35 – In honor of Apollo 11 moon landing …. want to bet on man landing on Mars?  43:00 – Ryan Butler asks Brant James to assess a dart match.