Épisodes

  • Spider Senses
    Dec 10 2025

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: Allen Martirossian & Chris Ondrus

    Former FFPC Main Event league champs, Allen Martirossian and Chris Ondrus, find themselves just outside of the top 50 in the Championship Round of the 2025 FFPC Main Event, a competition that will once again dole out a $1,000,000 Grand Prize. In this episode, the players discuss how to make the right lineup decisions on loaded Championship Round rosters, why Christian Watson might be better off on benches this week, how to treat the Carolina Panthers running backs against the New Orleans Saints, 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.

    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: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    51 min
  • Hard To Beat Zero
    Dec 4 2025

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: Mackenzie Kraemer - @MackNova

    Mackenzie Kraemer has positioned three of his high-stakes leagues into league championship games this weekend, including one that sits 18th overall in the 2025 FFPC Main Event, a competition that will once again award a $1,000,000 Grand Prize. In this episode, the guys talk about roster construction as it pertains to the FFPC Championship Sprint, what running back that's still available in a bunch of FFPC leagues that needs to be picked up ASAP, rest-of-season outlooks on the Vikings, Ravens, 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.

    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: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    1 h et 5 min
  • Read My Lips
    Nov 26 2025

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: Brad and Bob Kruse - @kruse_brad & Bob Kruse

    Brad and Bob Kruse not only have 47 high-stakes fantasy football titles to their names in the FFPC, but they also sit in 51st place overall in the 2025 FFPC Main Event, a competition that will once again award a $1,000,000 Grand Prize. In this episode, the fellas banter about the potential for a late-season Luther Burden Breakout, why they are rostering four tight ends on their top FFPC Main Event team, how they feel about RJ Harvey the rest of the way, 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: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    1 h et 6 min
  • Good Medicine
    Nov 22 2025

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: Donny Andrews and Brady David - @dandrews66 & @bdavid16

    Four years after Donny Andrews and Brady David won the $500,000 Grand Prize in the FFPC Footballguys Players Championship, they find themselves with a top-50 team in the FFPC Main Event, a competition that will award a $1,000,000 Grand Prize. In this episode, the players wax poetic on their faith in Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels in playing TreVeyon Henderson, who will start in the Giants' backfield this week in Detroit, 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.

    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: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    1 h et 14 min
  • Lo and Behold
    Nov 12 2025

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: Dave Chioido - @dave_chiodo

    Dave Chioido has won eight high-stakes FFPC leagues in his career and currently sits in 11th place overall in the 2025 FFPC Big Gorilla Tournament, a competition that will pay out a $1,000,000 Grand Prize.

    In this episode, the hosts talk about how the high-stakes waiver wire has changed over the years, how they are treating the Packers in their starting lineups, why Brenton Strange still has value this season, 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.

    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: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    1 h et 14 min
  • Bluegill in the Pond
    Nov 6 2025

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: Kurt Kuekes - @ffbfan

    Kurt Kuekes has 64 high-stakes fantasy football titles to his name in the FFPC and currently has two teams in the top-150 in the 2025 FFPC Big Gorilla Tournament (including one in 19th place), a competition that will pay out a $1,000,000 Grand Prize to the winner. In this episode, the fellas guys break down the changing wide receiver rooms in New Orleans, Seattle, Jacksonville, and Las Vegas after the 2025 NFL Trade Deadline, who they're targeting on a thin FFPC waiver wire ahead of Week 10, 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.á¸

    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: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    1 h et 3 min
  • Emphatic Yes
    Oct 30 2025

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: John Pierce - @JohnPierce80

    John Pierce is not only a 25-time FFPC league champion, but he has won some of the toughest leagues the FFPC has to offer, like the Varsity ($3,000 buy-in), Big Payback ($5,000 buy-in), and the High Society ($10,000 buy-in).In this episode, the fellas discuss the evolving backfields in Carolina and New England, who they are adding off the waiver wire before Week 9 in the FFPC, 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.

    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: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    1 h et 16 min
  • Do Not Be a Donkey
    Oct 22 2025

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: Tommy Herrin - @TommyIsland69

    As we head into Week 8 of the season, Tommy Herrin currently has a squad that sits in fifth place overall in the 2025 FFPC Big Gorilla Tournament, a competition that will award a $1,000,000 Grand Prize. In this episode, the players converse on the rise of Brashard Smith and Oronde Gadsden, what to make of Tetairoa McMillan with Andy Dalton potentially at quarterback, the 2025 "bye-pocalypse," 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.

    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: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    1 h et 1 min