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The Easiest Sports To Go Pro for in 2025
Dreaming of becoming a professional athlete? While talent and hard work are essential, your odds of going pro depend just as much on the sport you choose and where you live.
At The Sports Geek, we’ve done the research to uncover which sports and states give you the best shot at going pro—and which paths are nearly impossible. Let’s break it down.
Not all sports are created equal whe...
Can You Beat the Geek for a Free Trip to an NFL Game?
We're excited to announce Beat the Geek: a free NFL handicap contest with prizes worth over $15,000! Challenge our artificial intelligence model (aka the Geek) with your NFL picks for a chance to win a trip to an NFL game for two, MacBook Pro, AirPods Pro, and more.
Each week of the 2024–25 NFL regular season, the Geek will submit picks against the spread (ATS), while you can submit your own A...
NBA Strength of Schedule: How Much Does Travel Distance Matter?
Most people ignore travel distance and rest days when talking about NBA strength of schedule, focusing only on how good the opposition is. While this is definitely the most important factor, gruesome travels and lack of rest shouldn’t be ignored.
I’m going to dig into the numbers for the 2024-25 season of how far teams are traveling, the number of rest days, and how it correlates to strength o...
Best NHL Player Prop Bets Today: Free Prop Bet Predictions
Picking the best NHL player props today can be time-consuming, but our hockey experts are here to help! They will share their prop bet predictions daily from October to the Stanley Cup Final in June, including NHL anytime goal scorer predictions, shots on goal bets, and more.
Here are our daily NHL player prop predictions for today, December 20:
PROP BETMATCHUPODDSBOOKIEAnytime Goalscorer...
NBA First Basket Predictions for Tonight: Best First Basket Scorer Bets
What are the best NBA first basket predictions for tonight? Our experts made sure to check the stats and the latest odds, before sharing their top picks for first basket scorer today.
Here's a quick overview of our first basket betting picks, and you can find our reasoning in the next section.
PLAYERMATCHUPODDSBOOKMAKERDonovan Mitchell (CLE) First BasketMilwaukee Bucks vs. Cleveland Cava...
Best NBA Player Props Today: Our Best Bets for Tonight
Our experts deliver their best NBA player props daily in this article, after doing the hard work and digging through all the basketball bets available today. Their predictions are based on statistical analysis, expertise, and a close look at the latest trends in the league.
Here's an overview of the best NBA player prop bets tonight, December 20.
PROP BETMATCHUPODDSBOOKIETotal Rebounds: E...
The 10 Worst WrestleMania Matches of All Time
WrestleMania 38 is less than a week away, which means we're talking about all things WWE over the next few days. World Wrestling Entertainment's most prestigious annual event will take place over two days (Saturday, April 3 & Sunday, April 4) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Today, we're looking at the ten worst WrestleMania matches of all time – and trust me, there were...
Michelle Obama's 2024 Election Betting Odds
Election 2024 Betting Previews
It’s Spring 2021, and we’re already looking forward to the next electoral contest! First, there are the 2022 midterms; then, the 2024 presidential election cycle officially begins.
Of course, preliminary 2024 campaigns have already been launched by some prospective candidates. Nobody is declaring their candidacy yet, but the top contenders are already scopi...
Betting on Rachel Nichols’s Future with ESPN
The worldwide leader in vaguely sports-related drama is at it again!
While hosting the 2021 NBA Finals, ESPN recently found a way to make the story about the media sports juggernaut itself. The latest controversy centered around comments made by Rachel Nichols, the white host of ESPN’s The Jump and NBA sideline reporter, about her African American colleague Maria Taylor.
Without skipping a ...
The Top College Football Underdog Bets for Week 2
College football underdog picks are going to be more of an anomaly as we turn to Week 2. College football betting sites now have a sample size to use on all 133 teams when analyzing games.
Going 3-2 last week, gave me consecutive winning percentages in the season’s first two weeks as my record is sitting at 5-3 overall.
Duke’s (+13.5) win over Clemson punctuated my winning record in Week 1 ...
Big3 2024 Basketball Odds: Will the Triplets’ Joe Johnson Dominate?
Big3 betting odds for the seventh season of Ice Cube’s 3-on-3 pro basketball league are live at the top online sportsbooks! The Big3 season pits 12 teams against one another in a ten-week regular season schedule!
The action is scheduled to begin on Saturday, June 15, in Oakland, CA. The 3-on-3 summer league will conclude at TD Garden in Boston, MA, on Sunday, August 18.
Are you ready to mak...
Trump Celebrity Endorsement Odds: Will Joe Rogan Back Him?
The number of celebrities who support Donald Trump has skyrocketed since the assassination attempt against the former president.
With Hulk Hogan, Kid Rock, Elon Musk, and many others supporting Trump, who is next to back the 45th President of the United States? Political betting sites have released odds on the next famous person to join Trump’s celebrity supporters.
In this article, check o...
How Much Do NFL Personnel Make Compared To Patrick Mahomes?
Patrick Mahomes’ eye-watering 10-year, $450 million contract from 2020 remains the largest deal ever inked in the NFL. With bonuses and incentives, the star quarterback can make over half a billion dollars during his tenure in Kansas City.
In March, Mahomes and the Chiefs restructured his contract to save the organization $21.6 million in cap relief. The three-time Super Bowl champ will earn m...
Paris 2024 US Olympic Flag Odds: Who Will Carry the American Flag?
Who’s going to carry the US Olympic flag in Paris 2024? As part of an extensive list of markets, some Olympic betting sites have odds on the potential American Olympic flag bearer. You can wager on who will carry the national flag for Team USA at the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony.
Do you have a strong hunch of who will carry the American flag on The River Seine? This is the perfect Olympic betti...
EURO 2024 Golden Boot Odds: Who Will Score the Most Goals?
The EURO 2024 top scorer odds provide juicy returns even for the top favorites! The best soccer betting sites expect Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane to fight for the Golden Boot, but other players will be eager to prove them wrong!
Continue reading to check out the most up-to-date odds, favorites, sleepers, and my best EURO 2024 top scorer predictions!
EURO 2024 Top Scorer Betting Odds
The ...
2023 Miss Universe Odds and Predictions
The 72nd Miss Universe pageant is right around the corner, which means it’s time to break down the latest Miss Universe odds at. In addition to reviewing the betting odds from the top Miss Universe betting sites, we are sharing our best Miss Universe 2023 predictions.
Since 1952, the prestigious Miss Universe pageant has taken place annually at locations across the globe. Originally intended t...
