{"podcast":{"title":"The Ice Guys","slug":"the-ice-guys-2136581","podcast_index_feed_id":2136581,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/j21MjKd6","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/the-ice-guys/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/353564e7-0d12-438d-97d2-2d0d8ec2eb33/c112a60c-d640-44cb-89a0-d059b0d5a358/3000x3000/ay5qcgc.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Bleav + The Ice Guys","episode_count":600,"summary":"Join the NHL Ice Guys: Ian Cameron and Alex B. Smith plus plenty of special guests throughout the season live on ALL social media & via podcast 7 days a week bringing you the best in NHL betting analysis, information and picks! The Ice Guys will be breaking down every single NHL game from a betting perspective through the rest of the regular season and playoffs all the way until a Stanley Cup champion is crowned in June! The goal is to help all fans of the sports gain more NHL betting knowledge and insight while helping everyone pile up the profits!The Ice Guys will have live NHL betting shows and content daily providing their plays which will be streamed on the Ice Guys YouTube channel and with our partners at National Hockey Now on their YouTube channel as well. Stats and written articles curated by each of The Ice Guys throughout the season about NHL betting providing tips and strategies that bettors can use to beat the oddsmakers can be found on Patreon at www.patreon.com/iceguys Subscribe today! 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