Episode 1,039: chat with ESPN Bet’s Benjamin Brown on Commanders' 10.5 over/under win total for 2025 and more

02:00 - Maryland Basketball: reaction to Kevin Willard officially leaving his job as Terrapins head coach to become Villanova's head coach

13:15 - Guest: ESPN Bet NFL data-science manager Benjamin Brown on ESPN Bet having the Commanders with an over/under win total for the 2025 regular season of 10.5, including what exactly goes into an NFL's team's over/under win total, what the sports books got wrong about the 2024 Commanders, the Commanders' potential to be a regression team for the 2025 season, the process for assessing strength of schedule months before an NFL regular season begins, what was especially remarkable about Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels' all-time-great rookie season and more

41:00 - Capitals: reaction to an 8-5 loss to the Atlantic Division-worst Buffalo Sabres in a game that did feature Caps top-line right wing Alex Ovechkin scoring a third-period even-strength goal to move to being just five goals shy of surpassing Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career NHL regular-season goals

46:02 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats beginning their 2025 regular season by losing two out of three games to the Philadelphia Phillies

56:00 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's beginning their 2025 regular season with a four-game split at the Toronto Blue Jays

01:04:00 - Wizards: thoughts on a 115-112 loss to the Brooklyn Nets in a game in which the tanking Wizards displayed true commitment to the tank

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