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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...
UFC Fight Night 210 Odds, Predictions and Best Fights to Bet on
The UFC Fight Night 210 betting odds are live, and we have predictions for all thirteen fights, including a few top picks that outshine the rest of the card. UFC Fight Night 210 odds are from Bovada, but you’ll find more sportsbooks in your area at the bottom of the page.
UFC Sandhagen vs Song Best Fights To Bet On
Here are our top four bets across the entire card. These bets are meant to be pa...
Top 10 Greatest Songs About Gambling
There have been scores of great songs written about or referencing gambling through the ages, covering genres like the Blues, Country, Rock N’ Roll, and even Synth-Pop, but my research shows Mozart wrote no Classical sonatas about 3-team, 6-point NFL parlays.
Gambling Songs like Frank Sinatra’s “Luck Be a Lady” (1950), Ray Charles’ “Losing Hand,” (1957),...
Is Roulette Rigged at Online Casinos?
Roulette has been a staple in brick-and-mortar casinos for a very long time, as the game has attracted gamblers from all over the world for generations. The wheel of destiny has a great combination of luck, skill, and excitement that keeps the players coming back again and again. If they ever make a Mount Rushmore for casino games, you can be sure that roulette would be on it!
That...
How to Play Deuces Wild Video Poker
Casino games aren’t generally a good bet, but there are exceptions. There are games with a good strategy where the odds can shift in your direction. Video poker, specifically, Deuces Wild Video Poker, is one of the best bets in the casino.
Strategically selecting the best video poker games is a good plan for savvy gamblers playing at online casinos.
Deuces Wild Video Poker falls int...
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...
Who Will Be The Worst NFL Team in 2022-23?
As we inch toward the start of the 2022-23 NFL Regular Season, let's continue our look at some of the more exotic Props and a couple from respected bookmakers like BetOnline.
The Last Team to Record a Win Regular Season and Worst Regular Season Record markets are creative and allows NFL bettors a look at the NFL’s 32 teams and the now 17-game Regular Season schedules from a different and entert...
How Many NFL Games Will Go into OT or End in Tie This Season?
If you thought games in the dramatic 2021-22 NFL Regular Season were closer than they have ever been, you’d be spot on, with 18 of the first 79 games of the first Regular Season since the Pandemic being decided in the final 60 seconds of play or in Overtime (OT).
And after NFL Regular Season Week 6, there had already been 11 games that went to OT and after the first-ever 17-game slate, an incre...
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...
What Is A Lay Bet in Craps and How to Bet It
The lay bet in craps can feel like a difficult bet to utilize for new players. It's one of the few bets with a vig, which can be confusing for beginners. But after you understand what you’re paying for and how to place the bet, the craps lay bet can be a useful alternative to other craps wagers like the place bet or buy bet.
Let's take a look at what the lay bet craps wager is, the odds for t...
10 Great Football Themed Slots Games to Kick off the NFL Season
We are now just a matter of days away from the start of the NFL season. And in the spirit of (American) Football in North America, there are only two seasons: Football Season and Not Football season. With that said, let’s get into the mood with a creative and Fun list.
This 10 Great Football Themed Slots Games to Kick off the NFL Season article will of...