The Between The Lines Podcast
Between the Lines is podcast hosted by Carver King, Justin Raines, and Jackson Dietz. The three hosts discuss topics around sports, gambling, and pop culture. Not to be confused with a picks podcast or debate show, BTL is simply a peak in at conversations between three of the sharpest sports minds in the midwest. Episodes are released on Wednesday nights, just in time to kick off your weekend. Enjoy!Music acquired from Tape Star
Ep 156: Wolves/Warriors Breakdown
The fellas kick back and riff to open up the Lawerence Taylor episode. No one was eager to talk Timberwolves after their game 1 performance but your hosts are professionals, so all the woes were discussed. Its Wolves in 5 till it ain't!
Ep 155: Wolves/Lakers Recap (feat. Noah Hildebrandt)
On this weeks episode we bring friend of the program Noah Hildebrandt on to discuss the Timberwolves gentleman's sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers. We also do some forecasting into the Wolves' second round opponent and talk a little NFL draft.
Ep 154: Wolves Playoff Breakdown & NFL Draft Preview
Ep 153: Timberwolves Playoff Preview
Ep 152: Boys Talkin Basketball
Down the back stretch of hoops season, the fellas had plenty of round ball takes to get out to kick off April. Stick around for some car goes fast content at the end. Cheers!
Ep 151: Twins Preview and March Madness Talk
Little of this and a little of that before the fellas fire through a Twins season preview prior to opening day.
Ep 150: March Madness Preview
The fellas got the episode out early this week just in time to help you fill out your bracket.
Ep 149: NFL Free Agency Talk & F1 Game
The league spends little time out of the news, gopher's coach Ben Johnson (rip) discussion, and formula one is back!
Ep 148: Welcome to March
The fellas get back behind the mic and there was PLENTY to discus. Enjoy!
Ep 147: Basketball Season Begins
The fellas recap anything and everything Super Bowl LIX before diving into some insightful basketball talk. They may have ran a little long but that is only a testament to just how loaded the Francisco Liriano episode is.
Ep 146: NBA Trade Deadline + Super Bowl LIX
Title speaks for itself, the fellas had PLENTY to talk about.
Ep 145: MJ, Mock Drafts, & Mailbag
The fellas put together an inspired performance for the Michael Jordan (45) episode. Touching on NFL mock drafts, Julius Randle, egg prices, and of course some early Super Bowl talk. To wrap, Carver, Justin, and Jackson dove into the mail bag and also recapped their NFL season win totals. Congrats to all of whom tailed, they cleaned up this year!
Ep 144: The Lewis Hamilton Episode
Although there are many great 44's this one felt the most fitting for what is both a deep and wide ranging. The fellas talk CFB, NFL, weather, F1, NBA, and NCAAB. If there isn't something in there for you this week, you've come to the wrong place. Carry on!
Ep 143: On to Valhalla for the Vikings
Ep 142: Playoff Power Rankings
The fellas kick off 2025 with a bang by putting together some playoff power rankings. A bunch of good football talk in this one, so don't miss out on the Jackie Robinson, Pat Tillman, Mariano Rivera episode!
Ep 141: College Football Wrap-Up & Vikings Talk
Ep 140: 2024's 3/4 Season Power Rankings
Back at it with a, listener favorite, power rankings episode. The fellas also mixed in some college football talk, Luigi Mostaccioli, Kirk Cousins' sour return to the North Star state. Plenty of good banter to unpack in a power rankings episode that was noticeably less contentious than the mid season rankings.
Ep 139: Fall's Finale
Welcome to the Minkah Fitzpatrick episode. This is one is pretty football heavy but tis the the season!
Ep 137: NBA and NFL Feast
In preparation for turkey day, the fellas dish out a healthy serving of ball talk this week. Tune in to make sure your ball knowledge is up to snuff for family small-talk next week.
Ep 136: Mid Season Power Rankings & Politics
We wanted to do a simple, sports based episode for power rankings. Then the hosts got behind the mic and couldn't help themselves but indulge in the topic of the day.
Ep 135: The Sports Equinox
Sports, politics, and more sports in this one. JK pretty much all sports. Enjoy!
Ep 134: Everything But Hockey
While trying to come up with a good title for this one, I couldn't narrow it down to just a couple talking points. The fellas discussed a variety of different sports in what is officially the peak of the sports calendar. They talked about MLB, CFB, WNBA, NBA, and of course the NFL. Please reply to the episode posts regarding any topics they missed and I will pass them along in next weeks show notes. Enjoy!
Ep. 133: Timberwolves Preview & Big Game Breakdown
Plenty of Minnesota sports to get into for this one. The Vikings host the Lions for in a matchup for the early lead in, pro footballs toughest division, the NFC North. Then on Tuesday the Timberwolves tip off their season in LA against the Lakers. Enjoy the breakdown and preview of the eventful sports week ahead!
Ep 132: College Football, Bob Saleh, & The Twins New Deal
On this weekly installment of the BTL pod, your host talk about the Vikings ending the head coaching tenure of Robert (Mo) Saleh before getting into their 6 piece combo. It was a tasty one with plenty of fresh takes followed by that part of the show where the money gets made. Tune in to see what you're missing!
Ep 131: 2024 Quarter Season Power Rankings
It's all in the title on this one. Tune in for some great discussion on who the NFL's top 10 teams are followed by some best bets.
Ep 130: Is NIL Ruining College Football?
The fellas dig into their weekly 6 pa-ahem, excuse me, 6 piece combo with 6 good nuggets. This weeks cover the Twins, where Justin was right/wrong, and the public getting shredded by the books. Per usual they wrap with a fire round best bets where Justing looks to get right and Carver and Jackson attempt to get over the hump. Tune in for another action packed episode
Ep 129: Vikings Roll, Young QB's Troll
After a wild week 2 in the NFL the fellas dig into the bag for their 6 pieces combo. Lot of fun nuggets from around the league in this one along with some engaging scheme discussion. Intentionally did not mention the Twins in this one. Enjoy!
Ep 128: PR 101, 6 Piece Combo, & Week 2 Best Bets
Ep 127: Gopher Football and East Win Totals
Ep 126: Football is Back
The title says it all as the end of August marks the peak of football hysteria for your three hosts. Tune in to hear the west division win totals and some great talk with a trio of ball knowers.
Ep 125: North Division Win Totals (Feat. Luke Dietz)
On this weeks installment of the podcast, Luke Dietz joins the show to talk about Lumberjacks RFC and pass along knowledge of the rugby game to the three hosts. After that they dive in to an action packed North division win total episode that you won't want to miss. Enjoy!
Ep 124: Tony Liebert's Gopher Preview and South Win Totals
For the Kobe episode the fellas got a big one queued up. With only Carver and Jackson for this episode the two hosts pick up the slack with some engaging Gopher conversations with Bring Me The News' Tony Liebert. Then they dive into the beginning of their win totals segment for the NFC and AFC South. You're welcome in advance for the high level content coming to our loyal listeners this week. Enjoy!
Ep 123: Training Camp Buzz & 1-2-3
The fellas role out a new segment for episode 123 that is sure to keep you engaged. They pair it with some NFL training camp buzz that transitions into a refreshing ball talking segment. They also may or may not have touched on politics so beware of this next weeks news cycle.
Ep 122: Twins Talk and Boomer Takes
Little of this and that from your three hosts before getting into the meat and potatoes. They wrap this one with a double dose of the F1 game and PGA game. Tune in for another great episode.
Ep 121: 4th of July Recap and Mailbag
This one got a little political so apologies in advance for those its sure to offend. Other tangents include Team USA, the British Grand Prix, their Fantasy teams, and some Anthony edwards meat-riding live. The fellas stuck to their word and dug deep in the bag for the offseason, so we hope you enjoy.
Ep 120: NBA Draft - Tim Connelly Does It Again
The title speaks for itself. Wolves to the moon.
Ep 119: The Juneteenth Episode
The fellas got together for a late night riff. In this high quality episode that's short and sweet, your hosts discuss the finals, qb eras, the NBA landscape as a whole and the F1 game standings.
Ep. 118: Caitlin Clark & Joey Chestnut
For the Caleb Williams episode the fellas live up to their claims of crushing the offseason. The talk a wide range of topics with serious depth. They touch on Caitlin Clark team USA drama, the banning of Chestnut, Lakers coaching search, US Open picks, and even open up the mailbag. All-around great episode that you are sure to enjoy.
Ep 117: WCF Recap & NFL Talk
Ep 116: What the Wolves Giveth, They Taketh Away
Fellas were down bad af in this one. Still managed to talk themselves into a Wolves W for Thursday nights game 6 though. Tune in to hear their recap of the last three games, the lessons they've learned, and what final adjustments need to be made in order to extend the Wolves' season to the next time we all record. #AllEyesNorth #RaisedByWolves