The Sports Geek Blog
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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.
PLAYERMATCHUPODDSBOOKMAKERDarius Garland (CLE) First BasketCleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia...
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, January 26:
You can find the reasoning for our recommend...
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, January 24.
PROP BETMATCHUPODDSBOOKIETTotal Points: Kel...
2025 Conference Championship Betting Odds and Predictions
As the NFL rolls into the semifinals, we have made our 2025 NFL Conference Championship predictions for two highly anticipated matchups. Who has the advantage in the NFC and AFC Championships?
Head below to check out the latest odds, AI prop bets, and my NFL Conference Championship picks!
The following NFL Conference Championship odds are courtesy of Bovada:
MATCHUPSPREADTOTALBEST BE...
Super Bowl 2024-25 Betting Odds: Can the Chiefs Three-Peat?
The Super Bowl 2025 odds are down to only four teams now! Each of them is two wins away from the Lombardi Trophy, so the tension is as high as possible.
The Philadelphia Eagles are the current favorites, but all four teams have a shot at the Super Bowl. Keep reading to see the latest Super Bowl 59 winner odds, analysis of the most likely winners, and predictions for the eventual NFL champions...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: Super Bowl, Engagement and Baby Odds
What are the odds of Travis Kelce proposing to Taylor Swift? The bookies have their answers, alongside many other betting odds for the star couple. You can place a wager on the name of their first baby and other developments around the relationship.
The Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift prop bets continue to be available during this NFL season, too, and will could stretch into the 2026 regular sea...
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...
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...
6 Reasons You Keep Losing Money Betting on Sports
Millions of Americans love betting on sports. The sad reality is that the vast majority of them will lose money over their gambling career.
Understanding why so many people end up in the red is a complex proposition.
With that being said, there are a few main reasons why even the most knowledgeable sports fans end up losing in the end.
In this article, I’ll lay out some of the most commo...
3 Reasons Why You Should Bet on Sports & 3 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t
You may not need any incentive to bet on sports. After all, wagering on sports is an exciting activity.
However, you'll find that sports betting does have some additional benefits beyond just excitement. These advantages can make you even more pumped about sports wagering versus other forms of gambling.
Of course, you also have to consider the reverse in that sports betting has its downsides...
How Easy Is It to Win $1 Million in Sports Betting?
Sports bettors are thrilled to win any kind of money from their hobby. But can you imagine being able to earn $1 million through sports gambling?
You may simply see this as a fantasy. After all, few people are good enough to beat sports betting on a consistent basis, let alone win seven figures.
You might be surprised to know that earning $1 million in sports wagering profits is simple in te...
7 In-Game Wagers You Can Make on MLB and How to Turn a Profit Using Them
Major League Baseball betting traditionally involves standard wagers like the moneyline, run line, and totals (a.k.a. over/under). And many baseball bettors still enjoy making these options.
But another type of betting that's become popular with MLB fans is in-game wagering. Also called live betting, this style of gambling allows you to place wagers in the middle of a contest.
Baseball is perfec...
How to Start Your Own Business Selling Sports Picks
Often, I write information about how to make money as a sports bettor. Some professional bettors are able to turn a long-term profit, but there’s no doubt that it’s hard to do.
But learning how to beat the bookmakers isn’t the only way to make money in the sports betting world. The bookmakers are the ones making most of the money, so you could consider starting your own bookmaking business.
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