Rex Hoffman is a passionate sports writer, with over five years of experience covering sports journalism in line with the Vegas betting landscape. His favorite subjects include football, basketball, and baseball. As a Las Vegas resident, he enjoys finding an edge against the local sportsbooks and aims to share his extensive knowledge with both beginners and experienced bettors. Rex also dabbles in horse racing wagering and enjoys typical casino fare like blackjack and poker in his spare time.
Value. Risk. High payouts. Betting on the moneyline combines all the factors that make gambling on sports such an exciting venture. If you’re not familiar with the term, the moneyline is best described as the odds you get when you bet on who will win a game straight up. When you take the spread out Read more…
For a city that glorifies all things gambling, Las Vegas isn’t exactly a hotspot for Thoroughbred horse racing or track racing of any kind. The horseracing industry has been in steady decline for decades now, but it’s dead and buried in Sin City. And it has been since 1983, when Las Vegas Downs held its Read more…
When it comes to betting on the NBA regular season, there are a range of factors that can impact the final score aside from the talent on each team. In contrast to the NFL where each game matters significantly, NBA teams can take nights off for the sake of rest or achieving better overall team Read more…
You can’t flip on a sports channel for more than an hour without hearing a reference to sports gambling numbers. With betting on your favorite games becoming increasingly legal, both in physical and real money online sportsbooks, fans have never been more eager to get in on the action. From all the confusing terms to Read more…
When you bet on sports, you have many different options. The most common sports wagers are spread bets or against the spread bets. These are the bets where one team gets points and the other receives points. Another popular betting option is the moneyline, where you don’t have to worry about the point spread, just Read more…
Sportsbooks serve a variety of customers, ranging from those who know quite a bit about betting to others who are just sports fans. The latter category poses no threat to bookmakers. The average recreational gambler doesn’t beat sportsbooks. However, professional sports gamblers can win big profits from bookmakers. Known as “sharps,” these bettors are great Read more…
No US sporting league has been able to gain the attention of sports bettors, both hardcore and casual, like the NFL. Whether you place bets through an NFL betting site, amongst your friends, or in a way you’d rather not disclose, millions of fans place a wager on football games each Sunday during the seasons. Read more…
Arbitrage betting is one of the most discussed topics in sports gambling. It refers to opportunities where you can wager on all outcomes of a match and win guaranteed money. “Arbing” sounds pretty great, right? After all, it can lead to guaranteed winnings. The key word here is can, though, because arbitrage betting doesn’t ensure Read more…
Most fans who bet on their favorite sports do so in order to increase their stake in the outcome of games. Almost all sports bettors wager on games as a means of entertainment. Few take the time to do what it takes to become profitable. Just as there are countless factors that go into who Read more…
The NFL is the most common starting point for football bettors. Many gamblers dream of making money on the game they enjoy watching every Sunday. Of course, the NFL is one of the toughest leagues to beat in all of sports betting. Therefore, some gamblers turn to college football in hopes of having an easier Read more…
Effective sports gambling is all about finding value. Finding that perfect balance between a play that’s winnable—yet still provides a good return for your risk—is elusive, but it can be done. One of the ways bettors look to tip the scales in their favor against the sportsbooks is by employing some more advanced plays that Read more…
At some point, every sports gambler wants to know how their skills stack up to bookmakers. After all, the goal is to beat sportsbooks and win profits. But the average gambler doesn’t really have a good way to measure their skills. In fact, they could be using completely wrong metrics to judge their abilities. Focusing Read more…
Several years ago, DraftKings and FanDuel bombarded TV and YouTube viewers with the promise of winning big through daily fantasy football. Numerous fans came rushing to these sites with visions of crushing football contests. But as John Oliver pointed out through an infamous skit, the average beer-drinking, pork rind-eating fans weren’t winning. Instead, stats geeks Read more…
Sports gamblers all have one obvious thing in common—they enjoy betting on sports. However, they also differ in a variety of ways. Some bettors are highly-skilled pros who make big profits. Others are just recreational gamblers who like getting some action on their favorite teams. Sports bettors essentially break down into seven total classes. You Read more…
Handicapping is an important part of consistently winning sports bets. The better you’re able to analyze matchups and find value in lines, the stronger chance you have at making money. Bankroll management is another crucial aspect to being a successful bettor. Proper money management helps you avoid taking too much risk with each bet and Read more…
Great athletes know that the key to getting better over time is developing a set of habits that help build success. The same holds true for the best sports bettors. It’s no secret that sportsbooks make a lot of money over the course of a year, and that revenue is only increasing as gambling becomes Read more…
During the last five or six years, there’s been some consideration taken by Major League Baseball about how to make games shorter. These long, drawn-out, three to four-hour affairs can cause viewers to lose interest and make even the most ardent supporters head to the exit before the contest is over. I don’t have a Read more…
Serious sports bettors are always looking for an edge over bookmakers. They may read strategy articles, spend time analyzing lines, and use software programs to improve their chances of winning. But even these efforts can prove fruitless in some cases. Therefore, some bettors turn toward the experts for help. Sports betting “tipsters” are handicappers who supposedly Read more…
Sports betting offers a large number of markets. The NFL is by far one of the most popular markets, especially in North America. Millions of people wager on NFL games on a weekly basis. This league draws more television coverage than any other in America, hence why it attracts so much gambling action Of course, Read more…
Congratulations! You’ve graduated from the days of reading about spreads and moneylines and you finally feel like you have a grasp on this sports betting thing. These seven terms can help you expand your vocabulary and might even give you a few new ideas in terms of betting strategy. Just remember, with great power comes Read more…
