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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 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 this article.
Best No Runs F...
Best NHL Anytime Goal Scorer Predictions for Today, October 24
Picking the best NHL anytime goal scorer bets today can be time-consuming, but our hockey experts are here to help! They will share their goal scorer predictions daily from October to the Stanley Cup Final in June.
Here are our daily NHL goal scorer predictions for tonight, October 24:
You can find the reasoning for our recommended NHL goal scorer picks in the next section. Also, read bel...
2025 NFL Week 8 Betting Preview: Odds, Lines, and Best Bets
The NFL Week 8 odds and betting lines are available for all 13 games on the schedule. We have six teams on byes, making this one of the heaviest bye weeks of the season. Still, there are plenty of betting opportunities, so let’s talk about the best bets.
I break down the odds and lines for all games here, sharing my top wagers for each of them!
See the table below for updated odds on ever...
NBA Strength of Schedule: How Much Does NBA Travel Distance Matter?
Most people ignore travel distance and rest days when talking about NBA strength of schedule, focusing only on how good the opposition is. While this is definitely the most important factor, gruesome travels and lack of rest shouldn’t be ignored.
I’m going to dig into the numbers for the 2025-26 season of how far teams are traveling, the number of back-to-back games they have, and how it corre...
Thursday Night Football Week 8 Predictions: Vikings vs. Chargers
Finding the Thursday Night Football best bets this week can be tricky, but our team is here to help! We will share our analysis and expert predictions throughout the entire NFL season, including recommended TNF player props.
The Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers get Week 8 started with an NFC vs. AFC clash at SoFi Stadium. Check out our Thursday Night Football predictions and betting ...
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...
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...
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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