Episode 1,085: conversation with ESPN's Seth Walder on Commanders ranking No. 6 in NFL in ESPN's FPI and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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14:13 - Guest: ESPN NFL analytics expert Seth Walder on the Commanders being the No. 6 team in the NFL per ESPN's Football Power Index in its first rankings for the 2025 season, including why the FPI is so high on the Commanders, how we should be thinking about the team in terms of two potential regression areas in health and third- and fourth-down efficiencies, what quarterback Jayden Daniels doing so well in terms of ESPN's Total QBR metric in the 2024 season tells us, why the Philadelphia Eagles are the smallest preseason Super Bowl favorite that the FPI has had since it began projections in 2015 and more 41:56 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats winning two out of three games at the Arizona Diamondbacks in a series that featured the Nats' offense being dominant over the first two games...and reaction to the Nats designating reliever Jorge Lopez for assignment 59:25 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's sweeping a three-game series against the American League-worst Chicago White Sox in a battle of the two worst teams in the American League and in a series in which the Orioles' starting pitching was excellent Download the PrizePicks app and use the promo code "Galdi" for $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/GALDI The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - 202-902-7611 and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Call Nova Fireplace And Stove at 571-513-3803, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $50 off any fireplace service before Sept. 1, 2025 - this includes cleaning, safety inspection, tune-up and diagnostic work For advertising inquiries, email [email protected] Please note that time stamps may be slightly off depending on rotating national ads

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode one thousand eighty-five of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Monday, June 2nd, 2025. It is the first installment of this podcast in this month of June 2025. And this month of June will feature an NBA finals pitting the Indiana Pacers against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Game one Thursday night at 830 in OKC. The Pacers on
0:39.8	Saturday night ripped the New York Knicks, 125-108 to win the best to seven Eastern
0:44.3	Conference Finals, four games to two. The Thunder last Wednesday night rounded the Minnesota
0:49.3	Timberwolves 12494 to win the Western Conference Finals in five games.
0:54.8	Just how bad will the ratings for these NBA Finals be?
0:59.3	That is the question.
1:00.1	Not because these two teams aren't compelling.
1:02.4	They are, but because of the market sizes for these two teams.
1:06.5	There are 210 designated market areas, DMAs listed by the 2024-2020-Rankings.
1:15.4	The Washington, D.C. area is number eight.
1:18.2	Indianapolis is number 25.
1:20.7	Oklahoma City is number 47.
1:24.3	Yeah, number 47.
1:26.2	How low will the NBA finals ratings go? We shall see. But I tell you, as a Wizards fan,
1:33.1	what stands out to me as much as anything is the best player on the Pacers, their point guard,
1:37.8	their superstar, Tyrese Halliburton. Tyrese Halliburton was taken by the Sacramento Kings
1:43.0	with the number 12 overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft.
1:47.3	Three picks after our Wizards took Denny Avdia with the number nine overall pick.
1:53.3	The Wizards could have had Halliburton.
1:55.6	And it's not like Avvia was a bad player for the Wizards.
1:57.9	He was a good player for the Wizards.
1:59.0	And he brought a nice return in the Wizards, a trading of them to the Portland Trailblazers in a trade that was
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