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MLB Spring Training 2025 Betting Picks: Best MLB Bets Today
The Sports Geek is here to help you this spring with our best MLB Spring Training predictions! The Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues provide plenty of chances for bettors to cash in, so let’s dig in.
Below, you can find daily MLB Spring Training odds, analysis, and our exclusive picks every day!
MATCHUPSPRING TRAINING BETSONLINE BOOKMAKERChicago Cubs vs. Texas RangersChicago Cubs (+100)BetOnl...
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, March 2:
You can find the reasoning for our recommended ...
College Basketball Player Props - Best NCAAB Player Prop Bets Today
You can find plenty of college basketball player props every single day the season is active. Picking the best NCAAB prop bets is challenging, but our team of basketball experts is always on the hunt for profitable opportunities.
We share our top predictions here, as long as the season's active. Here are our best NCAA college basketball player props today.
PROP BETMATCHUPODDSBOOKIETotal 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.
PLAYERMATCHUPODDSBOOKMAKEREvan Mobley (CLE) First BasketCleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics+...
2025 Academy Awards Odds: Who’s Winning an Oscar?
The updated 2025 Oscars betting odds reveal some big changes in the Academy Awards betting markets! The big ceremony is on March 2, 2025, and the action is heating up at online bookies. The nominations were released on January 23, and there has been some movement in the Oscar betting lines.
There was some early value on the board, and there is still some chalk left at the Academy Awards. But ...
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, February 28.
PROP BETMATCHUPODDSBOOKIETotal Points: Aus...
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...
Vietnamese Gambling Games Worth Checking Out
Vietnamese gambling games are a fun way to expand your portfolio of gambling games to play. There are a few gambling games in Vietnamese that are popular in the culture but aren’t widespread throughout the world. Having said that, TheSportsGeek has been experimenting with Vietnamese gambling games that everyone should check out.
Casino gambling is largely illegal in Vietnam for Vietnamese c...
Benefits of Using a Gambling Win/Loss Spreadsheet
Some people take their gambling more seriously than others. For many, gambling is a way to pass some time and take your mind off the stresses of everyday life. For others, gambling is everyday life.
Everyone has different motivations. Many hit the poker tables or slot machines looking to make a few bucks on the side over the course of a quick weekend jaunt to Las Vegas. Other more serious gambl...
The Benefits of Using E-Wallets for Gambling at Online Casinos
With the rise of cryptocurrency, more gamblers are getting comfortable with creating online wallets called e-wallets to manage their money at online casinos. Using an e-wallet can be a struggle for people unfamiliar with cryptocurrency or online banking apps like Venmo, but their convenience outweighs the learning curve for most online gamblers.
What is an E-Wallet?
If the term is what's confus...
Survivor Season 43 Odds and Predictions
The CBS reality competition staple Survivor returns on this Wednesday, September 21 with the premiere episode of Survivor 43 (8pm EDT/8 pm PDT) as 18 Castaways from three tribes compete for the $1 million prize over the 26-day season.
As it has been the last 11 years, Survivor was filmed in Fiji, this 43rd season in the Mamanuca Islands with Jeff Probst host but there are all new players this...
Tips for Counting Cards in Blackjack
We have all seen the movies and TV shows where a savvy player takes the casino for millions of dollars by counting cards at blackjack. And while counting cards can be an effective way of tilting the odds in your favor, I will tell you right now that it is not nearly as glamorous as it may seem on the surface.
Not only do you need to have a huge bankroll to withstand the massive swings that are...
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 par...
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),...
