The Sports Geek Blog
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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...
SportsBetting.ag and BetOnline Crashed - What Does This Mean?
Over the past 24 hours, a number of the most popular online gambling sites in the United States have mysteriously shut down. It’s a frustrating situation for gamblers across the country.
Today, I’ll explain why SportsBetting.ag and BetOnline crashed and look at some of the other great US gambling sites still available to play at.
It’s unusual to see a shutdown like this ...
Becoming a Sports Betting Pro Is a Long, Slow Process
To most sports gamblers, a professional bettor seems to have a perfect life. They wager on sports for a living, make their own hours, and earn serious profits.
That said, professional sports gambling may seem like a glorious career. However, it actually involves a long and slow climb to the top.
This guide discusses the realistic points of the path towards becoming ...
14 Betting Systems to Try Next Time You’re in a Casino
Betting systems are a losing proposition in the long run. That’s an established fact, and I won’t argue with that fact here.
What I will say is this:
Betting systems can make for some entertaining gambling sessions.
And you can sometimes win with a betting system, just like you can sometimes win without a betting system.
You’re welcome to try any of the bet...
If You’ve Never Played a Card Game Before...
One of the most popular ways to gamble is to play card games.
But what if you’ve never played a card game before?
I know it seems impossible, but I’ve met people who don’t know the first thing about a deck of cards.
This post aims to provide a concise introduction to card games for people who know absolutely nothing about the subject.
The Features of a Standard Deck of Ca...
How to Bet on Disc Golf
People unfamiliar with the sports often mistakenly call disc golf “frisbee golf. “
George Costanza, on Seinfeld, called it “frolf.” That caught on, too. But the real name of the sport is disc golf.
And, according to the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA), it’s one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States.
From its humble origins of college students throwin...
4 Things to Know About Betting on the KBO
Unless you’ve bet on or followed the KBO (Korean Baseball Organization) for some time, you’ve probably never heard of Joon-Seok Choi.
While he last played for the NC Dinos in 2018, he spent the 2014 to 2017 seasons swinging the big stick for the Lotte Giants. His time with the Giants is what we’ll be concerned with right now.
Choi is a big and strong baseball player, and as you’d expect from...
7 Facts About Virtual Sports You May Not Have Known
Virtual sports have been around at least since Atari invented the game of Pong was in 1972. If you didn’t realize Pong was a virtual sport now you do. It is based on table tennis (you know – ping pong).
And if you’ve never lost a bet on a Pong or table tennis game then you’re probably not a real sports bettor. Many a Pong game decided the fate of empires in bars around the world.
Up until 20...
Always Look at Sports Betting Underdogs First
One of the things I like about betting at online sportsbooks is there’s not just one way to pick winners. Some successful handicappers find favorites to profit on using moneylines or spread lines that offer value. Other bettors find value in underdogs that have a chance to win the game outright.
Many sports bettors simply look for value, whether it’s on the favorite or underdog.
But one thing ...
What's the Best Way to Finding Arbitrage Betting Opportunities?
Sports betting is supposed to be extremely hard to beat. In fact, only a small percentage of bettors win long-term profits through this type of gambling.
Arbitrage betting (arbing) offers you a shortcut toward making money.
You can be the world's worst handicapper and still win through arbing.
This method involves wagering on all outcomes of a match in a way that guarantees profit. To do...
Will You Get Banned for Arbitrage Betting at Sportsbooks?
You may have heard that sportsbooks ban people just for winning. This rumor has created the impression that you can't earn profits without getting booted.
The reality, though, is that bookmakers don't ban you simply for winning.
Instead, they target specific types of gamblers and will either limit their max bets or ban them.
Arbitrage bettors are one of the most common groups that are hu...
