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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, October 22.
PROP BETMATCHUPODDSBOOKIEKarl-Anthony Towns...
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...
UEFA Champions League Picks Today: Our UCL Best Bets and Predictions
Finding the best Champions League bets every week can be challenging because it requires a solid understanding of multiple soccer leagues. Our experts are here to help with their free UCL betting picks and predictions today.
Here’s a quick overview of our picks for today, October 22, and the reasoning is available below.
Champions League Best Bets Today, October 22
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Thursday Night Football Week 8 Best Bets and Player Props: Vikings vs. Rams
Finding the Thursday Night Football best bets this week can be tricky, but our team is here to help! We will share our analysis and expert predictions throughout the entire NFL season, including recommended TNF player props.
Check this page regularly for the latest picks, tips, and Thursday Night Football predictions. Here’s what we have for Week 8 of the season.
BEST BETODDSBOOKMAKER...
World Series 2024 Odds and Predictions: Winner, MVP, More
You can find all sorts of 2024 World Series odds for the clash between the Yankees vs. Dodgers: series winner, MVP, and more. But who is favored to win between the two star-studded teams? What are the best bets for the World Series 2024?
In this article, I explore the latest prices, betting markets, and conclude with my MLB World Series predictions. Continue reading to discover my top Yankees ...
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:
PROP BETMATCHUPODDSBOOKIEAnytime Scorer: Jason Robertson...
5 Things Not to Do When Playing Slots at a Casino
Playing Slots at casinos has really changed this millennium. Gone are the halcyon days of quarters, coin buckets, and Wet Wipes© with Slot Machines on the casino floor. Also gone are trips to Cashier’s Cage to turn the weighty buckets full of quarters back into the green paper where they started from.
And cashing in was, and always will be the goal in ...
When to Double Down in Blackjack
Playing blackjack properly is important for having the most success and profitability at the table. Blackjack is mostly a game of luck, but the player has far more control at the blackjack table than in other pit games.
Deciding when to split cards or when to double down in blackjack is all part of the fun and improving your odds of winning.
Card counting is the ultimate blackjack ...
Can The Philadelphia Eagles Go Undefeated in 2022-23 Regular Season?
As we head into Week 7 of the 2022 NFL Regular Season, there’s only one unbeaten team left, the Eagles with a perfect 6-0 record. NFL sportsbook, BetUS, has a Philadelphia Eagles Prop bet asking whether or not the Eagles will finish the NFL Regular Season off at 17-0-0.
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There have been 8 teams who have gone undefeated in NFL history, with f...
4 Betting Systems for NCAA Basketball
There is no sport in sports betting that has as many teams and games to bet on than College Basketball. In fact, there are so many moving pieces, teams and changes that it can be hard to keep track of.
There are 26 teams who will be in new Conferences or have become Independents, 15 Division I teams playing their last season in their respect...
Gambling Jokes That Will Make You Laugh Even After Losing
Gambling usually leaves us bettors with a feeling of extreme elation and positivity when we win. But, when we lose, it seems that we may never win again and that is a hollow and negative feeling and it triggers thoughts
But always remember, it is always you who controls where you wager, what you bet on, for how much and when. You decide to leave or gamble in another casino or on another betting...
4 Tips for Live Betting NBA Games
The combination of The Digital Age and the 102nd US Supreme Court overturning the antiquated Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in 2018 has been the perfect storm for Live Betting or In-game Wagering to flourish over the last several years.
Live Betting can be somewhat intimidating for the novice when first starting out, and it isn’...
11 NBA Statistics Every Sports Bettor Should Use
NBA is one of the most statistically-based sports to bet on. There are the main and most common stats (PPG, etc.), but if you dig deep into the numbers, there are helpful advanced stats that can help in your NBA betting. We’re looking at the top NBA betting stats to handicap before locking in your bets.
There are important NBA stats for betting that must be considered. Most NBA...
Minnesota's Sports Betting Plans Thwarted by Tribes and Politics
There are states in the US where you don’t need to be told that there isn’t legal sports betting provided by the government. The likes of Alabama, Utah, and Alaska not providing legal sports betting is not a surprise. However, there are other states you’d be surprised about. For instance, Minnesota sports betting still hasn't taken off the ground.
Unless you are from Minnesota or following the le...
Omaha Poker Hand Rankings
Poker is a game that is constantly evolving. When you look back at the long history of the game, no single game has remained the most popular for very long, as poker players are always looking for the next big thing. Right now, Texas Hold’em is the undisputed king of the poker world, but that reign may soon be over as a new contender has emerged, Omaha poker!
Omaha poker has bee...
Who Will Be the Worst Team in the NHL in 2022-23?
We’re just days from the start of the 2022-23 NHL Regular Season which opens Friday with two games at the O2 Arena in the Czech Republic between the Predators and Sharks (NHL Network, 2 pm EDT/1 pm CDT/11 am PDT).
While you can bet on who’ll have the best Record and the most Points in the NHL Regular Season and the Presidents’ Trophy, you can also bet on who will end up with the worst Record in...
