The Sports Geek Blog
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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...
What is a Come bet and Don't Come Bet in Craps?
If you’re learning how to play craps online, you should start with basic bets like the come bet and don’t come bet. The come bet craps wager is one of the simplest bets to make, and often the first bet you’ll make while playing at the top craps betting sites.
Let's examine the craps come bet and don't come bet, the come line craps odds, and some strategies for using these two wagers.
Wha...
Tips and Tricks on How to Roll Dice in Craps
Learning how to roll dice is essential in mastering the game of craps. There are rules that the shooter, or person rolling the dice, has to follow. Also, there are special techniques that you can learn to help you avoid crapping out.
If you are using a craps online casino, you do not need to be as concerned with the rules for shooters. Instead, you can roll with the click of a button, and a ra...
2023 National Spelling Bee Odds, Prop Bets and Predictions
Schools might be heading into their summer break, but that doesn’t mean we can’t all still learn a thing or two. In fact, we can all learn how some elementary school kids are smarter than us.
If you disagree with this statement, then we dare you to check out the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee on June 1.
While the Spelling Bee makes some of us feel awfully stupid, we are smart enough to ...
When to Split in Blackjack
Blackjack is a classic casino game that can be played all around the world. Just about every casino floor that I have ever walked onto is full of blackjack tables, as the game is popular amongst both casual and serious gamblers.
What attracts players to in-person or online blackjack is both the simplicity of the game, as well as the ability to sway the odds in your favor with savvy play.
Yo...
Bellator 289 Odds and Top Fights to Bet On
Bellator 289 odds from Bovada cover the Bellator World Grand Prix bantamweight semifinals, the women’s flyweight title bout, and the interim bout for Bellator Bantamweight Championship all in one card. This stacked card features several shoe-in picks for parlay and some competitive fights with value bet props on any of the top MMA betting sites.
Bellator 289 Predictions and Top Betting Picks
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2023 WWE Night of Champions Odds, Predictions and Latest Rumors
On Saturday, May 27, the WWE returns to the Jeddah Super Dome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for their Night of Champions PPV event. This card features numerous world title matches and plenty of WWE's top stars like Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins and AJ Styles.
Speaking of Rollins and Styles, these two superstars will face each other to crown the first WWE World Heavyweight ch...
Bellator 296 Odds and Predictions
On Friday, May 12, Bellator returns to action with Bellator 296 live from the Accor Arena in Paris, France. The featured bout of the evening is a middleweight title eliminator with former champ Gegard Mousasi taking on Fabian Edwards.
The co-featured bout is a lightweight Grand Prix quarterfinal bout between Mansour Barnaoui and Brent Primus. In total, there are 17 fights scheduled for ...
How to Arbitrage Bet and Not Get Caught
Some sports bettors mistakenly assume that the only way to beat bookmakers is through skilled handicapping. However, gamblers can win at sports betting sites through other ways too, including arbitrage betting.
In fact, arbitrage (a.k.a. arbing) gambling is one of the most common ways to earn profits. Anybody can make money through this method, regardless of their handicapping skills, by putt...
Baseball Betting Systems That Work
Baseball’s long season has a way of grinding bankrolls down that makes it among the toughest sports for bettors. Betting systems use data and a little bit of sports psychology to show potentially profitable situations. But for every excellent MLB betting system out there, I can find a dozen that are totally worthless, at least from the perspective of a sports gambler looking to increase profits.
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Are Casino Games Rigged? RTP, House Edge, and More
Anybody that has ever played, and lost, at a casino, whether online or brick and mortar, may have at some point questioned...
Whether or not the game is rigged?
It is a logical question, as anytime that you lose your hard-earned cash, you want to know that the casino is legit and that you weren’t cheated.
So, are casino games rigged?
In this article, we are going to explore that question by ...
