What Is This Episode - Top of Show
Introducing The Duke of Bettingham David Long!
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An Introduction To Gambling Odds - 2:09
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2023 OSCARS GAMBLING PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS:
Best Picture: The Heaviest Favorite in a Decade - 4:40
Director: A Fox in The Daniels’ House? - 18:46
Lead Actor: The Ballad of David’s Wallet in Brendan’s Hands - 26:53
Lead Actress: The Two Queens Battle - 37:23
Supporting Actress: Campaign vs Credentials vs Conviction - 45:33
Supporting Actor: One Final Dig at BAFTA’s BAFTA-ing - 54:05
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Original Screenplay: Does Banshees Win Anything? - 57:33
Adapted Screenplay: Hey Speaking of BAFTA Success… - 1:03:00
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Animated Feature: It’s Pinocchio. Moving On… - 1:10:02
International Feature: It’s All Quiet. Moving On… - 1:13:02
Doc Feature: It’s a Mess. Moving On… - 1:15:01
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Cinematography: This Used to be Close - 1:20:22
Editing: Is This The Tech EEAAO Wins? - 1:23:10
Sound: Is This The Tech Maverick Wins? - 1:26:47
VFX: Blue Man 2-oup - 1:29:24
Original Score: Babylon, Sneaky Oscars Player? - 1:31:30
Original Song: Rihanna, Gaga, and Naatu Naatu - 1:39:00
Production Design: Babylon, Leader - 1:43:33
Costume Design: Two Industry Titans Do Battle - 1:46:11
Makeup and Hair: Elvis Has Become The Favorite - 1:49:00
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Animated Short: We Go FAR Too Long On This - 1:52:23
Live Action Short: An Underrated Category Gem - 1:58:52
Doc Short: Malala’s Moment? - 2:00:17
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David’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 2:03:33
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 2:04:37

Oscar Gambling Preview + Predictions w/ David Long! - ORC 3/8/23

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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LAST SECOND AWARDS NEWS:
Oscars/ABC Advertising Going Well; SAG Ratings Too - 1:42
Indie Spirits Not As Much - 4:24
How The Mikes Are Watching Oscar Sunday - 6:25
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LINE CHANGES AND PREDICTION SWITCHES:
Overall Movements, Who’s Gaining Strength? - 8:13
Original Screenplay: Does AlsoMike Change His Pick? - 12:16
The Lone Prediction Change for Either Mike - 17:07
Supporting Actress is Even Tighter Now - 18:17
Our Predicted Tallies - 24:22
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SCREAM 6 NONSPOILER DISCUSSION:
AlsoMike is Higher Than Mike1 - 30:35
Where Does Scream 7 Fit? - 33:53
A Scream That Isn’t Scream - 36:03
Kids are Tough - 39:24
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 41:31
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 43:10

Oscar Sunday Morning Show: News, Predix, + Scream 6 Gumbo - ORC 3/12/23

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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GOLDEN GLOBES/OSCARS GAMBLING PREVIEW:
Explaining Betting Odds - 2:04
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BEST PICTURE:
Delusional Confidence in Barbie - 3:24
American Fiction Is a Mystery - 16:13
If You HAD to Bet $100 Right Now… - 20:37
Globes BP Drama: Oppy a Shockingly High Fave - 21:32
A Quick Case for Maestro - 30:02
GG BP C/M Lets You Gamble on Your Gamble - 32:00
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BEST DIRECTOR - A SAFE BET? - 43:02
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SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
The Oscars Odds - 50:52
How Much of a Threat is Emily Blunt? - 54:50
Randolph a Sneaky Nolan-esque Heavy Favorite - 56:56
Beware the BIG Awards Season Upset - 1:00:08
If You HAD to Bet $100… - 1:02:29
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SUPPORTING ACTOR:
The Oscars Odds - 1:03:48
RDJ in a Close One? - 1:08:30
Betting $100 on the Globes… - 1:12:28
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LEAD ACTRESS:
Oscars/Globe Drama Odds - 1:14:40
Gladstone vs Stone vs Margot - 1:17:35
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LEAD ACTOR:
Odds - 1:27:50
Murphy, and Jeffrey, and Giamatti, and Cooper, and… - 1:32:10
Dave is All In on Bradley - 1:38:09
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Dave’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:45:04
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:47:20

Pre-Globes Gambling Preview w/ David Long! - ORC 12/19/23

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
Introducing David Long, The Duke of Bettingham!
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OSCARS PREDICTIONS AND GAMBLING PREVIEW:
Explaining the Odds - 2:20
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Best Picture: Oppenheimer’s Unreal Odds - 6:26
Director: Is Christopher’s Crowning Day - 17:34
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ACTING CATEGORIES:
Will SAG Go 4 for 4? - 20:30
Lead Actress: All the Stats Favor Which “Stone?” - 22:12
Lead Actor: Giamatti Isn’t DEAD Dead…Yet - 35:16
Supporting Categories: En Route to a 21-0 Record - 40:02
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Screenplay Categories: The First Serious Upset Chance - 51:08
International Feature: Can I Interest You in a Best Picture Nom? - 58:49
Animated Feature: 2 Horse Race Comes to Its Wire - 1:00:31
Doc Feature: We Have a Front Runner. Again. Uh Oh. - 1:03:24
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Music Categories: Dianne Warren May Attack - 1:07:06
Cinematography: a 1 Seed vs a 16 Seed - 1:15:09
Editing/Sound: Oppy Primed to be Upset? - 1:16:46
VFX: Different Campaigns Yielding Different Results - 1:22:31
Costume/Production Design: The Barbie/Poor Things Split - 1:28:40
Makeup and Hair: Maestro’s Lone Win? - 1:34:27
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Quick Shorts Predictions - 1:39:14
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Where to Find Dave/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:51:02
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:52:55

Oscars 2024 Predictions + Gambling Preview w/ David Long! - ep 453

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
Introducing the Duke of Bettingham - David Long!
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YEAR IN PREVIEW 1: THE FIRST BETTING LINES
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LEAD ACTRESS:
The Top 5’s Odds - 4:58
Emma Stone - 6:22
Lady Gaga - 12:40
Soairse Ronan - 19:44
Angelina Jolie - 25:31
Jessica Lange - 29:32
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The Field - 33:58
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LEAD ACTOR:
The Top 5’s Odds - 44:40
Colman Domingo - 45:25
Daniel Craig - 50:54
Ralph Fiennes - 54:03
Jesse Eisenberg/Sebastian Stan - 58:47
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The Field - 1:01:59
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:15:50

Year in Preview 1: The Early Betting Odds w/ David Long! - ORC 4/3/24

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
Introducing the Duke of Bettingham - David Long!
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YEAR IN PREVIEW 2: PICTURE, DIRECTOR, SUPPORTING CATS:
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SUPPORTING ACTOR:
The Top 5’s Odds - 2:13
Samuel L Jackson - 3:35
The Field - 7:10
Is The Eventual Winner Listed Here? - 15:36
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SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
The Top 5’s Odds - 16:07
Deadwyler, Collette, Manville - 17:25
The Field - 21:24
Is The Eventual Winner Listed Here? - 28:52
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BEST DIRECTOR:
The Top 5’s Odds - 29:35
Villaneuve - 31:35
The Field - 37:10
Is The Eventual Winner Listed Here? - 47:30
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BEST PICTURE:
The Weight and Legs of Dune 2 - 48:40
Sing Sing on the CODA Track - 54:02
Blitz and the BAFTA Boost - 57:09
Megalopolis…What Is It? - 1:00:27
The Field - 1:06:10
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The BEST Line Of Them All - 1:10:15
And The Long-shots - 1:12:36
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:20:53

YIP 2: The Lone MUST BET Early Line for Oscars '25 w/ David Long! - ORC 4/6/24

The Holidays are a time for watching movies, and we need an entire episode to catch you all up on what we’ve caught up on… including The Brutalist, Babygirl, A Real Pain & over 40 movies. These reviews are mostly Spoiler Free. HOWEVER, we do discuss some mid-Act II events for a few movies like The Brutalist, Y2K and Juror No. 2. 

NEW FILMS REVIEWED: 

The Brutalist - 1:26 
Oscars & Globes Betting Odds Updated For The Brutalist, etc - 14:36 
All We Imagine As Light then reviewing (September 5) Nowon East Village - 24:05 
Babygirl - 28:47
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, La Cocina & Y2K - 34:40 
The People’s Joker - 39:15 
A Real Pain - 41:32 
Bird - 45:18 
The Six Triple Eight - 47:14 
Small Things Like These - 49:21 
Out Of My Mind- 51:13 
Juror No. 2 - 54:17 
Red One, Sweethearts, Late Bloomers, Coup!, Lonely Planet - 59:03 
Rewatches of Will & Harper, My Old Ass, Conclave, etc - 1:03:11 

OLDER FILMS:

Family Movie Nights: Hombre, The Shootist, The Crimson Pirate - 1:05:46 

Christmas Movies: The Feast of the Seven Fishes, It’s A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, The Holdovers - 1:07:12 

Mike’s Tour of the film year of 1967 continues: In The Heat of the Night & Guess Who’s Coming For Dinner, The Graduate, In Cold Blood, Bonnie & Clyde, Cool Hand Luke, Wait Until Dark, The Producers, The Dirty Dozen, Point Blank - 1:08:08 

OUTRO: Let us know your thoughts (especially with all the opinions we have to lay down in this episode). Plus, what's coming next might involve some radio time and words of wisdom.

The Brutalist, Babygirl, A Real Pain +20 New Films Reviewed on Oscar Race Checkpoint 1/4/2025

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
WELCOME THE DUKE, DAVID LONG!
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OSCARS PREDICTION + GAMBLING PREVIEW SHOW:
Explaining Odds + Welcoming Our Sponsor: Kalshi! - 2:02
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Sign Up kalshi.com/mmo and bet on the Oscars!
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Best Picture: Anora v Conclave - Literally, Place Your Bets - 8:47
(Predictions - 22:43)
Director: DGA All The Way? - 28:18
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Lead Actress: 
Odds + Any Love For Fernanda? - 33:36
Mikey vs Demi. Demi vs Mikey…And Glenn?! - 35:37
Predictions - 46:48
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Lead Actor: But You Can’t REALLY Pick Timmy… - 51:39
Supporting Actress/Actor  + Why Historic Upsets Are In Play - 1:04:40
Screenplays: A Fight and a Blowout - 1:11:56
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Editing - 1:24:52
Cinematography - 1:30:02
International Feature (You Need to Hear The Odds) - 1:35:33
Original Song (Dianne Warren?!?!) - 1:42:38
Original Score - 1:50:50
Best Sound - 1:53:03
VFX - 1:57:05
Animated Feature - 2:02:01
Doc Feature - 2:07:21
The Wicked Ones (Costumes/Production) - 2:17:23
MUAH - 2:20:30
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Live Action Short - 2:25:18
Documentary Short - 2:30:19
Animated Short - 2:33:51
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MMO’s Kalshi Info - 2:37:48
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Where to Find Dave’s Work - 2:39:23 
https://x.com/1DavidLong 
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WHAT’S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 2:40:58
https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

2025 Oscars Predictions and Gambling Picks w/ David Long! - ORC 2/27/25

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
Introducing The Duke of Bettingham David Long!
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SUMMER BEST PICTURE BETS:
Explaining Odds in Gambling - 5:01
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After the Hunt, Sentimental Value - 8:51
Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Small Player - 18:29
Avatar 3, Highest to Lowest, Sinners - 29:00
Frankenstein, The Lost Bus, One Battle, Life of Chuck, Sorry Baby - 35:23
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Bugonia, Pressure - 44:40
BBB Journey, Springsteen, Smashing Machine - 48:00
Die My Love, Roofman, Wicked 2 - 52:24
Anemone, History of Sound, F1, Mother Mary - 1:00:20
Train Dreams, Jay Kelly, Phoenician Scheme, Jay Kelly - 1:08:00
MI8, Wake Up Dead Man, Eddington, Zootopia 2, Others - 1:11:45
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Bets We’re Making With $100 - 1:14:02
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Support Dave!/What’s Next From MMO/Leave Us 5 Stars! - 1:18:00

Summer Best Picture Bets w/ David Long! - ORC 6/12/25

MMO is talk radio for movie fans with weekly news shows, reviews, previews, and special guests. We celebrate the Oscars by making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. If you love cinema, if you love showbiz, welcome home.

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