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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...
Is It Legal to Bet on High School Sports?
Is it legal to bet on high school sports? As many of you know, the 2018 decision by the United States Supreme Court has paved the way for legalized sports betting across the United States.
The court specifically nulled the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, deeming it unconstitutional. Does this mean that it will become legal to bet on high school sports?
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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...
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...
