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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...
UFC 284 Odds, Predictions and Best Fights to Bet On
This Saturday, February 11th, 2023, we will see a double title fight UFC card and a possible two division champ by time it’s all said and done. Let’s dig into the fighter stats and predict the best bets for UFC 284.
UFC 284 Predictions
BetOddsPayout per $100 (Rounded)Makhachev Money Line (Top Parlay Pick)-400$25Rodriguez Money Line-170$58Jack Della Maddalena Money LIne (Value Bet of the Nig...
2023 Critics Choice Awards Odds and Predictions
Honoring the best of TV and Film in 2022, the 28th Critics Choice Awards are coming up this Sunday, January 15 from the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles (CW, 7 ET/6 CT/7 PT). Comedian and executive producer Chelsea Handler will be the host.
The TV nominations for the show were announced on December 7 with the movie nominations being unveiled a week later on December 14.
Everything...
The Best Super Bowl 57 Game and Player Prop Bets
Super Bowl prop betting has exploded in popularity over the past few years. Online Super Bowl betting sites continue to offer more props with increasing creativity for Super Bowl 57.
In fact, industry insiders expect there to be six or seven Super Bowl prop bets wagered for every traditional bet on the game1. A traditional bet typically refers to the moneyline, spread, and total.
This artic...
Bellator 290 Odds, Picks and Best Fights to Bet On
Bellator 290’s thirteen fight card is airing free on CBS and YouTube this weekend. And the top MMA betting sites have money lines and over/unders for every bout.
Check out our list of the best bets for this card, with odds courtesy of Bovada, and add Bader vs Emelianenko to your weekend MMA parlay ticket.
Bellator 290 Fight Analysis and Best Bets
The majority of these fights are closely ...
2023 PGA AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Odds and Pick
This weekend’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am features a star-studded field of professional golfers, celebrities, and athletes from other sports. In total, there are 156 Tour players and 156 non-pros competing across three golf courses. The Top 25 teams will be invited to play in the final round at Pebble Beach on Sunday.
Jordan Spieth, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Matt Kuchar headline the field of Tou...
The Best Lottery Strategies For Beginners
Have you ever dreamed of winning the lottery? Yeah, we thought so. TheSportsGeek is going over the best lottery tips for beginners.
Winning a lottery jackpot is the largest ROI a gambler will have in their life. It can only take $2 bucks to win millions, and possibly, billions of dollars.
There is no other form of gambling where someone can multiply their winnings by so much. Note that the ...
Best Strategies for Playing Jacks or Better Video Poker
Nowadays, there are lots of different video poker games available to play. But it wasn’t all that long ago that there was only 1 version of video poker available on the market, the pioneering version of poker-based slot machines, jacks or better video poker! Jacks or better video poker is the original and is still one of the most popular video poker games in the world.
When it comes to strateg...
LFA 151 Odds and Top Fights to Bet On
LFA 151: Delano vs Santos is UFC Fight Pass’s biggest show of the week, with plenty of LFA veterans and 12 fights to bet on. Bet by January 28th, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET to get our top parlay for the LFA 151 odds at the top MMA betting sites.
LFA 151 Predictions
Bet Odds Winnings per $100 Delano-400$25Polastri -225$44.44Bilharinho-125$80Brauns -115$86.96Tulio Silva-575$17.39Matheus Ro...
NFL Conference Championship Games Odds, Prop Bets, and Picks
The NFL Conference Championships are scheduled for this Sunday in Kansas City and Philadelphia. There are only three games left this season, including Super Bowl 57 at State Farm Stadium. We are looking at the best NFL Conference Championship odds from Bovada and prop bets.
Along with prop bets for the AFC and NFC Championships, we are providing our latest NFC Conference Championship predictio...
What is a Roulette Payout Cheat Sheet and Does it Work?
Roulette is one of the ultimate games of random chance in the casino. It is one of the oldest and most popular table games around the world. TheSportsGeek is looking at whether a roulette payout cheat sheet can benefit gamblers or has no impact.
It is important as a gambler to separate what actually helps and does not. With the proliferation of scammy systems and misinformation online regardin...
