Episodes

  • Prove the Ghosts Wrong
    Jan 7 2026

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: Harshal Sheth

    Harshal Sheth was the $100,000 co-champ of the 2015-16 World Famous FFPC Playoff Challenge and has played every single year since then as well.

    In this episode, the guys break down this year's edition of the competition, including targets and fades (both player and team), as well as the secrets to unlocking the $500,000 Grand Prize at the end of the NFL Playoffs.

    If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.

    Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.

    SPONSOR

    Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

    SHOW NOTES

    Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.

    Email: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • The 40 IQ Meme
    Jan 2 2026

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: Brian Correro

    Brian Correro shares his tale of leading the 2025 FFPC Main Event and its $1,000,000 Grand Prize heading into Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season, but ultimately finishing eighth overall for a five-figure prize instead. In this episode, the guys discuss Correro's massive Week 15, getting to the mountaintop in Week 16, and what led to him dropping to eighth at the end. They also break down some early player evaluations for 2026 FFPC drafts.

    If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.

    Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.

    SPONSOR

    Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

    SHOW NOTES

    Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.

    Email: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • The Red-Nosed Reindeer
    Dec 24 2025

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: Duke Viveros - @DukeViveros

    10-time FFPC league-winner Duke Viveros is in play for a big move up the FFPC Big Gorilla leaderboard in Championship Week as he chases a $1,000,000 Grand Prize. In this episode, the fellas talk about what's wrong with Baker Mayfield, what to do with Michael Wilson in your Championship Week lineups, why Rhamondre Stevenson is a top-10 play in the final week of the FFPC Main Event Championship Round, and much more.

    If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.

    Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.

    SPONSOR

    Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

    SHOW NOTES

    Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.

    Email: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    52 mins
  • Barbecued Afternoon
    Dec 18 2025

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: Brent & Mark Messina

    Former FFPC Main Event league champions Brent and Mark Messina find themselves just outside the top 20 in the Championship Round of the 2025 FFPC Main Event, a competition that will once again pay out a $1,000,000 Grand Prize.

    In this episode, the players discuss why Kenneth Gainwell could once again be the key to fantasy success in Week 21, which AFC South tight end might be in for a big performance in Week 2 of the FFPC Main Event Championship sprint, and much more.

    If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.

    Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.

    SPONSOR

    Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

    SHOW NOTES

    Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.

    Email: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    56 mins
  • Spider Senses
    Dec 10 2025

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: Allen Martirossian & Chris Ondrus

    Former FFPC Main Event league champs, Allen Martirossian and Chris Ondrus, find themselves just outside of the top 50 in the Championship Round of the 2025 FFPC Main Event, a competition that will once again dole out a $1,000,000 Grand Prize. In this episode, the players discuss how to make the right lineup decisions on loaded Championship Round rosters, why Christian Watson might be better off on benches this week, how to treat the Carolina Panthers running backs against the New Orleans Saints, and much more.

    If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.

    Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.

    SPONSOR

    Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

    SHOW NOTES

    Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.

    Email: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    51 mins
  • Hard To Beat Zero
    Dec 4 2025

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: Mackenzie Kraemer - @MackNova

    Mackenzie Kraemer has positioned three of his high-stakes leagues into league championship games this weekend, including one that sits 18th overall in the 2025 FFPC Main Event, a competition that will once again award a $1,000,000 Grand Prize. In this episode, the guys talk about roster construction as it pertains to the FFPC Championship Sprint, what running back that's still available in a bunch of FFPC leagues that needs to be picked up ASAP, rest-of-season outlooks on the Vikings, Ravens, and much more.

    If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.

    Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.

    SPONSOR

    Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

    SHOW NOTES

    Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.

    Email: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Read My Lips
    Nov 26 2025

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: Brad and Bob Kruse - @kruse_brad & Bob Kruse

    Brad and Bob Kruse not only have 47 high-stakes fantasy football titles to their names in the FFPC, but they also sit in 51st place overall in the 2025 FFPC Main Event, a competition that will once again award a $1,000,000 Grand Prize. In this episode, the fellas banter about the potential for a late-season Luther Burden Breakout, why they are rostering four tight ends on their top FFPC Main Event team, how they feel about RJ Harvey the rest of the way, and so much more!

    If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.

    Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.

    SPONSOR

    Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

    SHOW NOTES

    Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.

    Email: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Good Medicine
    Nov 22 2025

    The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast: Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players.

    GUEST: Donny Andrews and Brady David - @dandrews66 & @bdavid16

    Four years after Donny Andrews and Brady David won the $500,000 Grand Prize in the FFPC Footballguys Players Championship, they find themselves with a top-50 team in the FFPC Main Event, a competition that will award a $1,000,000 Grand Prize. In this episode, the players wax poetic on their faith in Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels in playing TreVeyon Henderson, who will start in the Giants' backfield this week in Detroit, and much more.

    If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage.

    Host: Eric Balkman (@EricBalkman) – Host of the High-Stakes Fantasy Football Hour podcast, Insider Access on the Bettor Sports Network, talent and content producer for the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and host of The Show With Balky on 95.3 and 99.1 The Score in Appleton, Wisconsin.

    SPONSOR

    Fantasy Football Players Championship – The home of season-long high-stakes fantasy football. Check out the FFPC today!

    SHOW NOTES

    Thanks to Eric and the FFPC for coordinating this show. Thanks to Grapes for providing the theme music.

    Email: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com

    Twitter: @RotoVizRadio


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    1 hr and 14 mins