High Stakes Lowdown

The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.GUEST: Chris Holland - @GCHollandSingThis week, Chris Holland–who owns the 14th-place team in the FFPC Big Gorilla, a competition that will pay out $1,000,000 to its Grand Prize winner--joins Eric Balkman for a high-stakes waiver wire preview and more.In this episode, the players banter back and forth on whether Kenny Gainwell and Greg Dulcich are flexworthy in Week 9, what's in store for Rashee Rice owners going forward, and much more.If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribed to RotoViz yet, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.SPONSORFantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!SHOW NOTESThanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.​Email: [email protected]: @RotoVizRadio Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.GUEST: Biplab Mandal - @_BipcoinThis week, Biplab Mandal, an 84-time FFPC high-stakes league winner, talks about the team he has in the top 70 in the 2026 FFPC Main Event, a competition that will pay $1,000,000 to its Grand Prize winner. In this episode, the players wax poetic on why Justin Jefferson’s production has been stunted through the first two months of the season, whether Jonah Coleman is now the guy you want to start in the Broncos backfield, and much more!If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribed to RotoViz yet, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.SPONSORFantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!SHOW NOTESThanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.​Email: [email protected]: @RotoVizRadio Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.GUEST: Scott and Michael Johnson - @Hypotheseyes@CoachJohnson717 & Michael JohnsonWinners of dozens of high-stakes fantasy football leagues in FFPC over the years, Scott and Michael Johnson currently sit in 19th place overall in the FFPC Big Gorilla Tournament, a competition that will award $1,000,000 to its first-place finisher at year's end.In this episode, the brothers break down how Davante Adams' offense will be replaced over the next two months, whether the Bears will have a nasty three-headed approach in their backfield now, and much more!If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribed to RotoViz yet, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.SPONSORFantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!SHOW NOTESThanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.​Email: [email protected]: @RotoVizRadio Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.GUEST: Drew Jennings - @HypotheseyesA winner of 17 high-stakes FFPC leagues in his career, Drew Jennings finds himself in second place out of 18,000 teams entering Week 6 in the FFPC Big Gorilla Tournament, a competition that awards $1,000,000 to its champion.In this episode, Jennings discusses how much short-term value there is with some hot waiver running backs this week, whether Jalen Hurts is ready to turn things around, and so much more.If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribed to RotoViz yet, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.SPONSORFantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!SHOW NOTESThanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.​Email: [email protected]: @RotoVizRadio Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.GUEST: Jeff HallasAn owner of two top-100 teams in the FFPC Main Event, a contest that will dole out a $1,000,000 Grand Prize, Jeff Hallas has also won eight high-stakes titles in his FFPC career as well.In this episode, Hallas talks about the one great part of the Chargers offense, why "his guy" during draft season is crushing it at tight end, whether Drake Maye is "back" now, and much more.If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.SPONSORFantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!SHOW NOTESThanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.​Email: [email protected]: @RotoVizRadio Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.GUEST: Nick Zappone - @nzappNick Zappone has won more than 20 high-stakes FFPC redraft and dynasty leagues over the years, but he is creeping up into the top-100 in the 2026 FFPC Main Event, a competition that pays out $1,000,000 to the champ this season.In this episode, Zappone and Balkman discuss a potential changing of the guard among the Broncos receivers and the Chargers running backs, as well as who he's focusing on in the FFPC FAAB run ahead of Week 4.If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.SPONSORFantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!SHOW NOTESThanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.​Email: [email protected]: @RotoVizRadio Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.GUEST: Chris Birchby - @ChrisBirchbyAn 85-time FFPC league champion, Chris Birchby has competed and won leagues not only in the FFPC Main Event, but the $5,000-entry Big Payback and the $10,000-entry High Society leagues as well.In this episode, he sits down with Eric Balkman to talk about how bullish he is on Puka Nacua, how he thinks the Bears and Giants offenses will change without their starting quarterbacks, and so much more.If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.SPONSORFantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!SHOW NOTESThanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.​Email: [email protected]: @RotoVizRadio Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.GUEST: Josh Siegel - @salesrecruiter_A former champion of numerous high-stakes FFPC leagues, Josh Siegel is in the top 40 overall in the FFPC Main Event after Week 3. The winner will receive a $1,000,000 Grand Prize in 2026.In this episode, he talks about the importance of spike weeks, going big in drafts and lineup-setting, the upstart Carolina Panthers offense, how to handle muddy backfields, and much more.If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.SPONSORFantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!SHOW NOTESThanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.​Email: [email protected]: @RotoVizRadio Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: David Shaw - @DavidShaw1965 A winner of 10 high-stakes fantasy football leagues in his FFPC career, David Shaw is going for the $1,000,000 Grand Prize in the 2026 FFPC Big Gorilla Tournament. In this episode, he discusses the builds of his teams, who his favorite Bears receiver to draft is, why he is drafting George Kittle with confidence, and so much more. If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage. Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin. SPONSOR Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today! SHOW NOTES Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.​ Email: [email protected] Twitter: @RotoVizRadio Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Mike Kuzma 2016 FFPC Mid-Stakes $250,000 champion and 37-time FFPC league champ Mike Kuzma joins Eric Balkman to cover a live FFPC Big Gorilla Tournament draft where 12 players are going for a $1,000,000 Grand Prize. In this episode, Kuzma gives Balkman his opinions on team builds, player selections, and game theory on how to win the $1,000,000 Grand Prize in the 2026 FFPC Big Gorilla Tournament as they give pick-by-pick analysis in this specific draft. If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage. Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin. SPONSOR Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today! SHOW NOTES Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.​ Email: [email protected] Twitter: @RotoVizRadio   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.