Palm Saturdays with Mike Palm: NCAA Tournament round 1 recap, Doug Gottlieb interview

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Mike Palm broadcasts live from a Las Vegas sportsbook during March Madness, describing the city's chaotic peak betting weekend.

Mike Palm opens the show live from Bar Canada at the D in downtown Las Vegas, describing the intense atmosphere of March Madness weekend for sportsbooks and hospitality workers. He notes the lack of major upsets in the first round, questioning if NIL has eliminated Cinderella stories. Palm then provides betting analysis for several round of 32 games, including Michigan State over Louisville due to ACC struggles, TCU covering against Duke, and Texas A&M covering against Houston. He criticizes St. Mary's performance and praises Darius Acuff of Arkansas. The interview with Doug Gottlieb covers his coaching turnaround at Wisconsin Green Bay, from 4-28 to a winning record. Gottlieb discusses the challenges of retaining players due to NIL offers, sharing a specific example of a player considering leaving for quadruple the money. He analyzes the Texas A&M vs. Houston game, noting Houston's offensive strength, and briefly touches on Texas Tech vs. Alabama. Gottlieb reflects on lessons from coach Eddie Sutton about being firm but fair and building player relationships. After the interview, Palm gives his best bet for Sunday (Florida over Iowa) and discusses a poll of MLB scouts ranking top aces, highlighting Christopher Sanchez as a value Cy Young bet. The episode concludes with reminders about station programming.

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A March Madness episode that turns a coaching turnaround into a useful conversation about belief, culture, and the betting board.

Mike Palm's Palm Saturdays finds its anchor in the first weekend of the college basketball tournament, using Doug Gottlieb's turnaround at Wisconsin Green Bay as a clean entry point into culture, belief, and what it takes to change a losing room.

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You want March Madness company with a coaching turnaround story and a downtown Las Vegas betting-board pulse.

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