Grinding The Variance (A Davis Mattek Fantasy Football Pod)
Audio from Davis Mattek’s various YouTube fantasy football, Best Ball, and DFS streams across the internet.
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Thursday Aug 21, 2025
Thursday Aug 21, 2025
JJ Zachariason and Davis Mattek draft the perfect best ball fantasy football team
Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
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Timestamps:00:00 DraftKings Best Ball Week Fantasy Football Introduction1:20 Vikings want to add a vet WR 4:00 De'Von Achane 11:15 Breece Hall 28:30 How many QBs on DK 51:00 Dk Milly Draft Starts With Jahmyr Gibbs 1:27:15 Rashee Rice Legal Situation 1:40:00 DK Milly Starts with Gibbs AGAIN at the 1.03
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Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
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Timestamps:00:00 Best Ball DraftKings Introduction5:00 Pat Kerrane joins the show7:45 Achane Injury 58:40 Another DK Milly Best Ball Draft Begins w/ Pat Kerrane 2:01:00 Kerrane peaces out, one final DK Best Ball Draft
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Friday Aug 15, 2025
Friday Aug 15, 2025
A crossover Swolecast episode where Davis and David draft a high stakes fantasy football team
Friday Aug 15, 2025
Friday Aug 15, 2025
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Timestamps:00:00 Best Ball Fantasy Football Introduction1:30 Quinshon Judkins + Best Ball Mania Draft Begins 21:00 Luther Burden 33:45 Best Ball Mania Draft BEGINS1:08:00 Another Best Ball Mania Draft Begins At The 1.11 1:41:30 Drafters Main Event Begins
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Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
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Timestamps:00:00 Best Ball Fantasy Football Introduction2:30 Best Ball Mania Draft Starts w/ Nico Collins 28:10 James Cook Reaction 37:00 Best Ball Mania Draft Starts At 1.7 50:44 Kaleb Johnson Fall? 1:10:00 Best Ball Mania Draft Starts w/ Chase The 1.1 1:47:45 Best Ball Mania Draft Starts at the 1.4 2:22:17 Best Ball Mania Draft starts with Chase AGAIN!
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Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
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Timestamps:00:00 Best Ball Fantasy Football Introduction1:00 Best Ball Mania Draft Starts 34:59 Best Ball Mania Draft #2 Begins!
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Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
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Timestamps:00:00 Best Ball Fantasy Football Introduction2:00 Best Ball Mania Draft Begins19:00 Jayden Reed Injury 34:30 Best Ball Mania Draft Begins With Chase At 1.01 1:13:00 Drafters Main Event Draft Starts 1:48:30 Best Ball Mania Drafts 2:22:00 Another Best Ball Mania Draft Starts 3:01:00 Best Ball Mania Draft Starts
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Friday Aug 08, 2025
Friday Aug 08, 2025
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Timestamps:00:00 Best Ball Fantasy Football Introduction4:00 Best Ball Mania Draft begins with CeeDee Lamb 39:00 Insane best ball mania value team starts 1:18:00 Another Best Ball Mania draft starts with Jahmyr Gibbs 1:53:00 Drafters Main Event Starts 2:43:59 Final BBM Draft Starts
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Thursday Aug 07, 2025
Thursday Aug 07, 2025
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Timestamps:00:00 Biggest Stream In Fantasy Football History Details0:04:00 Best Ball Mania 1:01:00 Nick Ercolano joins the stream for a best ball mania 1:11:30 Lamb vs Jefferson 1:30:20 Josh McDaniels platoon backfield 1:47:20 BDGE Trivia2:07:00 Drew Dinkmeyer Joins to draft a Best Ball Mania 3:00:00 Evan Silva and Rich Hribar Join to draft a best ball mania 3:05:00 Keenan Allen takes from Evan Silva 3:13:00 Ricky Pearsall3:40:00 All Of The Reebs Takes You Can Handle 4:02:00 Ron Stewart Joins to draft a best ball mania 5:02:00 Sam Sherman joins for an ADP Chasing best ball mania 6:01:30 Pat Kerrane joins for a Best Ball Mania 6:24:00 Attention Zach Lanars 7:02:00 Peter Overzet Joins for the final Best Ball Mania