A Numbers Game | August 28, 2026 | Hour 3

**Steve Fezzik** (0:09)
The numbers told the story, they always do.

**Kelley Bydlon** (0:11)
Swando's idiots who believe in analytics.

**Steve Fezzik** (0:13)
This is A Numbers Game, with Gill Alexander on VSiN.

**Gill Alexander** (0:17)
Our number three of A Numbers Game at VSiN, the SportsBetting Network, vsin.com, Game Plus, iHeartRadio, YouTube TV, and of course, SiriusXM Channel 158, though that will change to SiriusXM Channel 189 this coming Tuesday. Without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, it's time for Fezzik Fridays.

**Kelley Bydlon** (0:36)
Whether it's at the Sportsbook or anywhere else in the casino, he's always helping us find an edge. It's time for Fezzik Fridays.

**Gill Alexander** (0:44)
Starring the only backpack winner of the Hilton Super Contest back in the day. He's won many contests since then, but we like to highlight that one. It's Steve Fezzik, everybody. Kinder in person than he is on Twitter at Fezzik Sports.
Follow at your own peril. Stevie, you're here at Surga. You just you just came in and you're like, this is the best. Why is Surga the best sportsbook ever? You wanted to say why?

**Steve Fezzik** (1:04)
It's not the best sportsbook. It's the best casino and sportsbook.

**Gill Alexander** (1:08)
Yes.

**Steve Fezzik** (1:08)
And I figured it out. I had an epiphany walking around. You know why? Because within two minutes, what can happen is that you can go into the restroom and the bathroom attendant is super nice and talks to you. All these other corporate places, like all these employees train.
Don't interact with the customers because they're so scared that there could be something negative. And then two minutes later, you run by Derek Stephenson. He's going out of his way to come by and say hi to you. So from the very top, the billionaire to the people, the hard work and people that keep everything running at every level, you are welcomed in this place. And that just does not happen at any other casino.

**Gill Alexander** (1:53)
Steve Fezzik, everybody. Was that sincere? Are you angling for something over here? You want something in return for that?

**Steve Fezzik** (1:58)
I don't want anything. No.

**Gill Alexander** (2:01)
Well done. Well said. I agree with everything you said, by the way. Every word.

**Steve Fezzik** (2:04)
By contrast, I mean, there are other fat cats that would come on and they would say, We care about your families.

**Danny Higgins** (2:11)
We care about you.

**Steve Fezzik** (2:13)
We want you to responsibly gamble, especially the gentleman that lost $348 million with us.

**Gill Alexander** (2:19)
Right.

**Steve Fezzik** (2:20)
Right.

**Gill Alexander** (2:20)
We had on the show. Yeah. So true.
Okay. Real quick, before we launch into things you want to talk about, you wanted to address. Todd Wyshnev was on earlier this week. He was on Wednesday. And part of his spiel was about the concept of what he described as premature physiculation, which is which is his way of saying that oftentimes you get super excited about a bet while while games happening and you go overboard and you jump in too quickly.

**Steve Fezzik** (2:48)
I think Todd is correct here.

**Gill Alexander** (2:50)
All right.

**Steve Fezzik** (2:51)
A team goes on offense, right? And their attack looks fantastic.
They're just cruising down the field. And I do indeed I suffer from this. I should get counseling. I suffer from premature attack elation. Yes. From the offense looking so good. Yeah. And I need to get work. I need to calm down.

**Gill Alexander** (3:12)
You get way too excited.

**Steve Fezzik** (3:13)
Yes. And so Todd Todd is correct in that manner.

**Gill Alexander** (3:18)
Now, I think you could take a pill for this, Steve. I think you're OK. Yeah.

**Steve Fezzik** (3:22)
I won't get into like the hateful tennis comments that Todd has mentioned about, not just me. Oh, no, it's me too. But you as well.

**Gill Alexander** (3:31)
Just he's just making stuff up.

**Steve Fezzik** (3:33)
And he just he forgets that just a few years ago, Stevie had seven points, Todd had eight. The bear was observing.

**Gill Alexander** (3:42)
Now the bear was there.

**Steve Fezzik** (3:44)
And then all of a sudden things changed.

**Gill Alexander** (3:46)
Yeah.
OK, let me ask you again. I have so many asides before we actually get to the meat of this. Are you and Brad Powers fake fighters, fight fake enemies or are you real enemies?

**Steve Fezzik** (4:00)
I think it's kind of like WWE, right? With the wrestling. All right. Where it like fluctuates, right? Where guys become heels and then they become heroes and they go back. And in fact, and it's like, remember, like with the mega powers, like the macho man. Oh, yeah. You know that he what the hell like like Hulk Hogan comes in the ring and saves him, you know, and then like and then they bump into each other and the macho man's been hit in the head and he's like confused. And the Hulk, the Hulkster puts out his hand and the macho man doesn't know, you know, and they like shake hands like like like like, wow, this is really happening this year.