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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...
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 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.
PLAYERMATCHUPODDSBOOKMAKERZaccharie Risacher (ATL) First BasketAtlanta Hawks vs. Chicago Bulls+...
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, November 22.
PROP BETMATCHUPODDSBOOKIETotal Points: Jay...
Best College Football Props Today: Expert NCAAF Predictions
We deliver our best college football player props daily in this article. Our team regularly scans the odds of the best college football sites to find prop bets based on individual player performance.
Every time we find good value, we add our NCAA football prop bets here, so our readers can take full advantage.
Here’s an overview of our best college football player props today, November 22. ...
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, November 22:
PROP BETMATCHUPODDSBOOKIEAnytime Scorer: Co...
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...
The 10 Best Gambling Video Games
Video games and gambling have been intertwined for longer than you may believe. Arcades were one of the hottest places to be on a Friday night in the late 1970 and 80s. Multi-player video games between patrons encouraged socializing, and in some cases, gambling.
While arcades didn’t promote gambling video games, betting with friends or strangers at the arcade was quietly taking off across t...
