''Inside Game'' is a 2019 American sports drama written by Andy Callahan and directed by

Randall Batinkoff Randall Matthew Batinkoff (born October 16, 1968) is an American actor, director, and producer. He began his career in commercials at the age of eight before transitioning to film and television. He gained recognition for his role opposite Molly R ...

and starring

Scott Wolf Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. In television, he is known for his roles as Bailey Salinger in ''Party of Five'' (1994–2000), as Jeremy Kates in '' The Nine'' (2006–2007), as Donnie Ryan in ''Perception'' (2013– ...

Eric Mabius Eric Harry Timothy Mabius (born April 22, 1971) is an American actor. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, with a degree in cinema studies. After working in theater productions, M ...

Will Sasso William Sasso (born May 24, 1975) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and podcaster. After a starring role as Derek Wakaluk on the Global teen drama television series '' Madison'' (1994–1998), Sasso had his breakout as a regular cast member on the ...

, and

Lindsey Morgan Lindsey Marie Morgan (born February 27, 1990) is an American actress. She is known for playing Raven Reyes in the CW science fiction drama series ''The 100 (TV series), The 100'' (2014–2020) and Micki Ramirez in the action crime drama series ' ...

. This film is based on the

2007 NBA betting scandal The 2007 NBA betting scandal was a scandal involving the National Basketball Association (NBA) and accusations that an NBA referee used his knowledge of relationships between referees, coaches, players and owners to bet on professional basketbal ...

and centers on Tommy Martino (Wolf) and his two friends NBA referee

Tim Donaghy Timothy Francis Donaghy ( ; born January 7, 1967) is an American former professional basketball referee who worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons from 1994 to 2007 until he was caught in a gambling scandal. During ...

(Mabius) and bookie Baba Battista (Sasso). It was released on November 1, 2019. Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey and Florida are the main settings and primary shooting locations were in the New Jersey environs.

Plot

The plot follows a betting scheme between the three childhood friends who were uniquely situated to their roles.

Cast

as Tommy Martino *

as Tim Donaghy *

as Baba Battista *

as Stephanie, Tommy's girlfriend *

Curtiss Cook Curtiss Cook (born October 2, 1968) is an American character actor known for his roles in ''House of Cards'', ''Manifest'', ''Mayans M.C.'', ''Luke Cage'', '' Narcos'', and others. Early life and education Cook was born in Dayton, Ohio on Octob ...

as U.S. Attorney

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