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Hosted by Dave Dameshek, Minus Three provides you with the hometown edge, informed counsel and rare access to the best bets every week on the sports calendar. You’ll also get unique listener games and an unyielding focus on the Game of Life. Is Shek a homer? No. Is he aware of the built-in advantages of being at home? You bet.

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United States

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Hosted by Dave Dameshek, Minus Three provides you with the hometown edge, informed counsel and rare access to the best bets every week on the sports calendar. You’ll also get unique listener games and an unyielding focus on the Game of Life. Is Shek a homer? No. Is he aware of the built-in advantages of being at home? You bet.

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English


Episodes
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What’s the hardest sport to win in right now, are the Maple Leafs the worst team to root for over the last half century & NHL playoff 2nd round bets!

5/6/2024
Dave Dameshek, Kevin Hench and Eddie Spaghetti are together for the Monday edition of Minus 3! The trio gets into the Boston Bruins advancing to the 2nd round to face the Florida Panthers, the New York Rangers Game 1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, what’s the hardest sport to win a title in right now, are the Toronto Maple Leafs the worst team to root for over the last 50 years, referee miscues in the NBA & NHL playoffs & Spaghetti’s troublesome music festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:11:02

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Chris Trapasso on which 2024 NFL Draft selection can make the HOF, did the Bills Super Bowl window close and did Lamar Jackson deserve MVP?

5/3/2024
Dave Dameshek, Eddie Spaghetti and special guest Chris Trapasso are here for a Friday edition of Minus 3! Shek and Chris get into how will the AFC East race pan out, could we see CJ Stroud regress, did Lamar Jackson deserve the MVP last season and which 2024 NFL Draft picks could make the Pro Football Hall of Fame? The show rounds out with Shek and Spaghetti mocking Philadelphia for blocking Knicks fans from attending Game 6. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:02:56

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Mike Rupp on Rangers vs Hurricanes, pressure mounting on Connor McDavid, what’s up with Auston Matthews & a very important Penguins offseason

5/1/2024
Dave Dameshek, Eddie Spaghetti and special guest Mike Rupp are here for a Wednesday edition of Minus 3! The show starts off with Shek and Spaghetti discussing the brutal Knicks loss, LeBron potentially leaving Los Angeles and comments Jerry Seinfeld made about comedy. Then, Mike joins the show to preview the Rangers vs Hurricanes series, discuss what’s going on with Auston Matthews, why this Penguins offseason is paramount and the pressure mounting on Connor McDavid. The show wraps up with Spaghetti’s full breakdown of the Rangers before their second round series begins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:08:49

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Joel Embiid the villain, NFL Draft grades for our teams, should Alex Ovechkin retire, the Michael Penix problem & is Shek a “Karen?”

4/29/2024
Dave Dameshek, Kevin Hench and Eddie Spaghetti are together for the Monday edition of Minus 3! The show gets into recapping the Steelers, Patriots and Giants draft picks, Joel Embiid taking on this villain role after being down 3-1 to the Knicks, Hench’s issues with the coverage of the NBA and NHL playoffs, why Alex Ovechkin should retire, why drafting Michael Penix was a mistake for the Falcons & Shek’s incident at Universal Studios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:33:39

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Chad Reuter on the 1st round of the 2024 NFL Draft

4/26/2024
Dave Dameshek and special guest Chad Reuter are here for a Friday edition of Minus 3! The show dives into the 1st round of the 2024 NFL Draft including what the Falcons were doing when they took Michael Penix at No. 8. But that wasn’t the only QB move discussed as Chad and Dave break down whether Sean Payton is a true guru who can get the most out of Bo Nix. The show ends with a discussion over why Buffalo would trade with an AFC rival and some future predictions from Chad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:55:21

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The Minus 3 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft Special!

4/24/2024
In this episode of Minus 3, Dave Dameshek and Kevin Hench discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers historic 1974 NFL Draft where they acquired 5 Hall of Fame players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:45:24

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Who should the Patriots take at #3, Hunter Wendelstedt makes a huge blunder, is Matt Ryan a HoFer & what if you swapped Lamar Jackson with Joe Namath?

4/22/2024
Dave Dameshek, Kevin Hench & Eddie Spaghetti are together for the Monday edition of Minus 3! The show gets into New England Patriots decision at pick #3, an umpire ejecting Aaron Boone for what a fan yelled at him, Matt Ryan retiring, which NFL player from at least 25 years ago would be dominant today, the Avalanche’s goalie issue and John Sterling’s farewell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:06:44

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NHL & NBA series bets, Bob Kraft burns Bill Belichick, a reporter’s weird remarks to Caitlin Clark & Bruce vs Petty (again)

4/18/2024
Dave Dameshek, Kevin Hench & Eddie Spaghetti are together for the Thursday edition of Minus 3! The show gets into NBA and NHL playoff bets, Bob Kraft persuading Arthur Blank not to hire Bill Belichick, Caitlin Clark made uncomfortable by a reporter, the hockey gods failing Minus 3, the Coyotes leaving Arizona and Bruce Springsteen vs Tom Petty (again). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:13:41

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The 2024 NBA Playoffs Preview with Martin Weiss!

4/17/2024
Dave Dameshek, Eddie Spaghetti and Martin Wiess are here for the mini Wednesday edition of Minus 3! The show gets into all things NBA playoffs including, who has the best chance of beating the Nuggets in the West, why it’s wrong for teams to tank to have a more favorable matchup, Jontay Porter being banned from the NBA for life and Martin answers a bonus New Orleans Saints historic player draft question! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:31:00

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Geoff Schwartz on drafting need vs BPA, historic player draft, will Travis Kelce need load management & ring chasing in the NFL

4/15/2024
Dave Dameshek, Eddie Spaghetti and special guest Geoff Schwartz are here for the Monday edition of Minus 3! The show starts off with Shek and Geoff joking about teams meeting with future draft picks is somehow breaking news and why doesn’t Geoff do a show with his brother Mitchell like the Kelce’s or Long’s? Shek asks Geoff which historic player would the Panthers, Vikings, Lions, Chiefs and Giants add to their current roster and does it make more sense for the Steelers to draft the best player available or positional need? Geoff also discusses the Chiefs without Rashee Rice potentially and if Travis Kelce needs load management. Shek and Spaghetti also react to some of Geoff’s comments about the New York Giants offensive issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:00:17

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Part 2 with Chris Long on which historic player would the Rams, Patriots, Eagles & Steelers bring back, veteran players ring-chasing & the death of O.J. Simpson

4/11/2024
Dave Dameshek, Eddie Spaghetti and Chris Long are back together for the Thursday edition of Minus 3! The show starts with Shek and Spaghetti discussing the NHL Wild Card race. Next, Chris Long joins again to get into which historic player would the teams he played for: Rams, Patriots and Eagles bring back and Shek also asks who the Steelers would need? Chris also talks about the mindset of a veteran player chasing a Lombardi. The show rounds out with Spaghetti saying who the Giants would bring back from their history and O.J. Simpson passing away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:35:12

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Purdue vs UConn picks, South Carolina goes undefeated, UCL injuries running rampant and why sports should have rivalries

4/8/2024
Dave Dameshek, Kevin Hench and Eddie Spaghetti are together for the Monday edition of Minus 3! The show starts by recapping South Carolina’s win over Iowa and if the referee made the right call in the Final Four game between Iowa and UConn. Shek and Hench discuss why it’s ok to not root for everyone in sports and why rivalries are what makes sports great. After some NHL Wild Card race discussion they touch on the Curb Your Enthusiasm finale, Spaghetti’s time seeing Bruce Springsteen twice this weekend and why so many pitchers are dealing with UCL injuries? The show rounds out with a little preview of the Purdue vs UConn national title game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:15:37

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Part 1 with Chris Long on the Eagles offseason, who will win more games between R. Wilson, J. Fields & K. Pickett and Joe Burrow vs Josh Allen

4/4/2024
Dave Dameshek, Eddie Spaghetti and special guest Chris Long are here for the Thursday edition of Minus 3! The show starts with Shek and Spaghetti discussing the 5 on 5 fight between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils. Next, Chris joins to get into NC State’s tourney run, the Philadelphia Eagles offseason, Joe Burrow vs Josh Allen, who will have more wins between Russell Wilson, Kenny Pickett and Justin Fields? The show rounds out with Shek and Spaghetti reacting to some of Chris’ comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:48:40

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DJ Burns is the star of March Madness, Shek’s high school basketball woes, 80’s Celtics body types and Juan Soto is dominating

4/1/2024
Dave Dameshek, Kevin Hench and Eddie Spaghetti are together for the Monday edition of Minus 3! The show starts with an update on Shek’s colonoscopy before getting into the Final Four being set and the great play of DJ Burns for NC State. Shek tells a story about the tragic ending to his high school basketball career before getting into how unathletic the 1980’s Boston Celtics team looked. Spaghetti talks about how dominant Juan Soto has been for the Yankees in their 4 game sweep of the Astros and the show rounds out with some best bets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:03:12

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Mike Tannenbaum on the new kickoff rule, J.J. McCarthy vs Kyler Murray and what is Justin Fields’ potential, plus the best MLB futures bets!

3/28/2024
Dave Dameshek and Eddie Spaghetti are joined by special guest Mike Tannenbaum for the Thursday edition of Minus 3! The show starts with Shek and Spaghetti talking about some of Mike Tannenbaum’s Tweets suggesting the Cardinals should trade away Kyler Murray and draft JJ McCarthy. Then, Mike joins to get into that topic plus Justin Fields potential, the path for Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen to win a Super Bowl and his thoughts on the new kickoff rules. The show rounds out with Shek and Spaghetti previewing the Rangers vs Avalanche game and they give out their favorite MLB futures bets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:47:06

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AFC Division Odds Preview, the issue with college basketball coaches & a Yankees, Red Sox and Pirates bet

3/25/2024
Dave Dameshek, Kevin Hench and Eddie Spaghetti are together for the Monday edition of Minus 3! The show starts with their predictions for each AFC division winner now that the odds have been released. They move onto Hench’s GOAT and goat where he crushes men’s college basketball coaches and the officiating. After that they switch to baseball with a quick Shohei Ohtani update and the trio makes a 3-way bet involving the Yankees, Red Sox and Pirates win totals. The show rounds out with Shek and Spaghetti discussing the Steelers odds to win the AFC North. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:12:08

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Was Shohei Ohtani caught gambling, the worst face of the franchise contracts, the Celtics dominance and Russell Wilson vs Justin Fields

3/21/2024
Dave Dameshek, Kevin Hench and Eddie Spaghetti are together for the Thursday edition of Minus 3! The show starts with this Shohei Ohtani story involving his interpreter being fired for theft or is it just Ohtani having a fall guy for his gambling? Then Shek asks which face of the franchise has the worst contract? After some Pittsburgh Penguins jokes from Hench he gives out his men’s and women’s Final Four picks before discussing the Boston Celtics dominance. The show rounds out with the trio comparing Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:08:32

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Brooke Pryor on who is the Steelers decision maker and is the QB room better with Wilson & Fields? Plus Kent Brown’s March Madness best bets!

3/18/2024
Dave Dameshek and Eddie Spaghetti are joined by Brooke Pryor and Kent Brown for the Monday edition of Minus 3! The show starts with Shek saying why it’s a crime Pitt basketball didn’t make the NCAA Tourney and Spaghetti says why the Steelers are in a much better position now compared to the end of last season. Next, Brooke joins to talk about who is the decision maker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, is the QB room improved now and is the team primed for a deep playoff run? The show rounds out with another great voicemail from Kent Brown’s mom and Kent gives out some of his favorite bets to place in March Madness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:09:52

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Trai Essex on Russell Wilson as QB1, will Kenny Pickett ever start for the Steelers again & is there a chance the Steelers acquire another quarterback?

3/14/2024
Dave Dameshek and Eddie Spaghetti are joined by former NFL OL Trai Essex for a Thursday edition of Minus 3! The show starts with Shek and Spaghetti discussing Saquon Barkley leaving the New York Giants for the Philadelphia Eagles. Next, Trai joins the show to talk all things Pittsburgh Steelers including: will Russell Wilson be named QB1, will Kenny Pickett ever start for the team again and could Pittsburgh look to acquire another quarterback via free agency or the Draft? The show rounds out with Shek and Spaghetti debating if the Russell Wilson signing was smart or not? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:12:09

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Russell Wilson joins the Pittsburgh Steelers, Gerrit Cole injury concern & Shek’s issue with the NCAA Selection committee

3/11/2024
Dave Dameshek, Kevin Hench and Eddie Spaghetti are together for the Monday edition of Minus 3! The show revolves around the Pittsburgh Steelers signing Russell Wilson but they also touch on Gerrit Cole’s potential injury while Juan Soto impresses, will Shek and Spaghetti ever care about the Premier League and Shek’s issue with the NCAA Tourney Selection Committee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:11:28