The Sports Geek Blog
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Best Home Run Bets Today – MLB HR Predictions
Who will hit a home run today in the MLB? Check our best HR bets today to find out! Our experts go through the odds on any given night to discover the most valuable HR prop bets available.
They pick the best bets to hit a home run based on factors such as stats, recent trends, ballpark analysis, and more. We explain our approach in detail below, in case you want to build your own HR betting st...
Best NRFI Bets Today – No Runs First Inning Picks UPDATED DAILY
Interested in the best NRFI bets today? You’ve come to the right place since our MLB experts share their no runs first inning picks daily! We go through the odds of the top MLB betting sites to find the highest value picks for this market and bring them to you.
The table below contains our top NRFI predictions, but we also explain our reasoning for each bet and our overall strategy later in th...
Best Golf Picks This Week - PGA and LIV Predictions
Are you interested in the best golf picks this week? The team at The Sports Geek has been working hard to find the top golf bets to consider making for this week’s tournament on the links.
We’ve gone over and researched the latest odds for the biggest tournaments, including the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, to pinpoint the most lucrative wagers. Head below to check our expert golf predictions this we...
Welcome to Quiz Blitz!
The Sports Geek is proud to announce the kickoff of Quiz Blitz, our exclusive daily trivia game that tests your sports knowledge and allows you to compete with your friends!
How Do You Play Quiz Blitz?
Each day, you’ll find a question that you need to answer on Quiz Blitz. You start with 100 points and lose 20 points for each wrong answer. You also get a new hint after each wrong answer.
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NFL Conference Championship 2025-26 Preview: AFC and NFC Predictions
The 2025-26 NFL conference championship odds are an excellent indicator of the top contenders and favorites to reach the Super Bowl!
The Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles are favored to win their respective conferences, but are they the top picks? I explore the latest AFC and NFC winner odds, analyze each market, and make my NFL conference championship predictions.
Our analysis includ...
2025 WNBA Championship Odds and Prediction – Liberty to Repeat?
The 2025 WNBA championship odds suggest last year's champs, Liberty, are once again the team to beat. New York edged Minnesota in a contentious five-game series to win their first franchise title. Can they repeat, or will other teams spoil their plans?
I’ll take a look at the WNBA odds to win the championship, analyze the favorites, and highlight my favorite sleeper. Then, I’ll give you my ear...
Are Slot Machines at Casinos Rigged?
If you have ever dropped a crispy hundred dollar bill into a slot machine only to watch the machine suck your money away and leave you with nothing more than a story, you might have wondered to yourself...
Are slot machines rigged?
That isn’t all that surprising of a question to have pondered, as I am sure that over the course of the history of all casino gaming, both online and bri...
4 Steps to Build Successful Sports Betting Models
Building a sports betting model that produces profits is one of the most challenging things you’re ever going to do in gambling. It’s not always hard, but it takes a lot of effort and time.
But the effort and time you invest in building a good model will pay off for years to come. In this post, you will learn the exact method I used to build my successful sports gambling models...
Here’s How Much You Have to Spend at the Casino to Get Free Stuff
Casino giveaways have been part of the business since the very beginning.
Casinos are the rock stars of the loss leader marketplace and have long been the land of the $1.99 prime rib dinner and free hot dog buffet. There’s no round number or magic dollar amount that will lead to free parking, a loss rebate, free bets, or a comp’d hotel room. Every casino does things a little di...
Is It Better to Have High or Low Odds in Sports Betting?
There’s some confusion over the concept of high vs. low odds. In the world of betting, high odds mean something different than in the regular world.
When something has high odds outside of a sportsbook, that means it’s likely to happen. The same goes for low odds – usually when something has low odds of occurring, which means it isn’t likely to happen. Those meanings are complet...
Celebrity Death Pool – How to Play & How to Win
It’s a little bit morbid, it’s a little sardonic, it’s the Celebrity Death Pool.
An informal betting game based around picking the death dates of famous people, Celebrity Death Pool is the latest pop-culture incarnation of the long-lived dead pool. Bets made on predictions of death have long been a dark way for humans to deal with suffering and mortality.
You’ll fi...
What Is an Action Reverse Bet? (And How Do 'If Bets' Work?)
You're looking to head into the sports betting realm, but first, you'd like to research all the different types of bets. That's smart of you. Because in sports betting, there are a few ways you can bet and hopefully win. Action reverse bets are one such type of many bets, and today's post explains them.
We will cover all the basics, assuming you are a first-time sports bettor or...
How to Determine Slot Machine Payout Percentage
Slot machine payout percentage determines your chances of getting that big win. In this guide, we can identify four basic ways to figure out the payout percentage of a particular slot machine.
We also help you determine the payout percentage of a slot machine you’re about to play. I thought of four solid methods for working out a machine’s theoretical RTP and decided to put them...
7 Facts About Wong Strategy in NFL Teaser Betting That Can Help You Profit
For far too many years during my time as a sports betting enthusiast, I was making a crucial error whenever I took a “teaser” ticket during the NFL season. For folks who aren’t familiar with teaser bets, this clever method of wagering allows the bettor to tilt point spreads and/or Over-Under totals in their own favor.
For example:
if you liked the Miami Dolphins as (-3) favo...
Do You Know How Often Slot Machines Pay Out?
Ever wonder how often do slot machines pay out? In this guide, we’ll explore exactly that. We'll start with hit frequency (also known as “hit rate”) to help you understand how often you’ll see any return on a spin.
We’ll also cover RTP (return to player), volatility (how big or small payouts tend to be), and how these elements shape your experience with jackpot chances and overall gameplay. B...
Can You Win Profits with Virtual Sports Betting?
Virtual sports betting looks much like the real thing in many ways. It uses high-quality graphics and animations to appear just like a real sports match or race.
Therefore, you may feel that virtual sports gambling can be profitable under the right circumstances. After all, regular betting rewards the best gamblers with profits.
But does virtual wagering actually gi...
