Show notes

0:25 – Chris Horwedel and Matt Crone open The Underdog with baseball, the World Cup, a major golf week, two newly crowned champions, and odds from oddsmakers. 0:58 – Caitlin Clark’s new signature shoe starts a sneaker discussion about WNBA signature shoes, Sabrina Ionescu’s popular Nike line, Elena Delle Donne’s shoes, Kobe-inspired designs, and the current lack of exciting upcoming releases. 3:51 – Chris talks about adult-homeowner expenses, switching his North Carolina yard from pine needles to mulch, and how landscaping costs are cutting into sneaker money. 6:11 – Chris checks the results from last week’s World Cup picks, with Matt’s soccer wagers somehow up $8.18 despite a draw-heavy slate, including wins on Ivory Coast-Ecuador, Germany-Curaçao, and Australia-Türkiye. 6:43 – The conversation shifts to the World Cup viewing schedule, Chris’ difficult solo preview episode for The Beautiful Game, Matt’s lack of live viewing, and the challenge of watching games during work, dinner, bedtime, and late-night windows. 8:15 – Chris and Matt discuss recent World Cup viewing, including Ghana-Panama, Uzbekistan-Colombia, the upcoming USMNT match, and Matt’s plan to take his son to see Toy Story 5. 9:10 – Movie and TV talk covers Toy Story, Tom Hanks, Chet Hanks, Colin Hanks, Running Point, Orange County, Fargo, and why Chris still wants Matt to watch more of it. 10:58 – House of the Dragon Season 3 preview leads to Matt revisiting Season 2, the show’s brutal early episodes, Game of Thrones spinoffs, and Chris recommending A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. 13:48 – Superhero movie talk covers Millie Alcock as Supergirl, the newer DC movie universe, Drake Bell’s Superhero Movie, Kevin Hart, Leslie Nielsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Tracy Morgan, and odd Teen Choice Award memories. 16:46 – World Cup betting recap continues with the full accounting of last week’s $50 card before Chris and Matt begin a new round of $5 picks for upcoming matches. 18:16 – Czechia vs. South Africa and Switzerland vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina picks begin the new World Cup card, with Matt choosing South Africa and Switzerland using questionable geography and coastline logic. 19:27 – Canada vs. Qatar, Mexico vs. South Korea, and USA vs. Australia picks include Matt taking a draw, backing Mexico’s home-field advantage, choosing the United States, and discussing Folarin Balogun’s unusual USMNT eligibility. 22:37 – Scotland vs. Morocco and Brazil vs. Haiti continue the World Cup picks, with talk about Scottish fans in Boston, Haiti’s Polish ties, Brazil’s huge favorite status, and Iran’s unusual travel complications during the tournament. 25:54 – Türkiye vs. Paraguay, Netherlands vs. Sweden, Germany vs. Ivory Coast, and Tunisia vs. Japan close the World Cup card, with Matt adding more underdogs, another draw, and an 11th wager by accident. 28:31 – U.S. Open golf discussion begins with Matt calling it a major, Chris bringing up golf movies, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Tin Cup, Kevin Smith’s Cop Out, and a Kevin Bacon name-change bit. 30:54 – Matt recaps last week’s golf frustration after Sahith Theegala’s strong start turned into a rough Sunday, leading to a discussion of prize money, travel costs, caddies, and Theegala’s career earnings. 32:58 – Matt’s U.S. Open pick is Matt Fitzpatrick, with discussion of his recent form, previous U.S. Open win, the depth of the field, live odds from oddsmakers, Tommy Fleetwood, Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, and long-shot names. 34:59 – Chris dives into deep U.S. Open long shots, amateur qualifiers, Vaughn Harber, Ohio State, Ole Miss jokes, and the enormous field before closing the episode.