The Sports Geek Blog
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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 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! I go through the odds on any given night to discover the most valuable HR prop bets available.
I pick the best bets to hit a home run based on factors such as stats, recent trends, ballpark analysis, and more. I explain my approach in detail below, in case you want to build your own HR betting strategy.
If y...
Best NFL Contests and Football Pools for the 2026 Season: Free and for Real Money
The 2026-27 NFL season is here, and there are plenty of NFL betting contests offering cash, free plays, and other prizes. Whether you prefer traditional pick’em contests, survivor pools, or football squares, there is something for every type of football fan.
We have searched for the best NFL contests available this season. Below, you can find everything you need to know about entry fees, prize...
Beat The Geek’s 2026 Contest is Now Live!
Do you have what it takes to Beat The Geek and win some cool prizes? Test your football knowledge in Beat the Geek’s free NFL Pick’em contest that's open for Week 1 picks. The Geek is ready to fight back after losing last season, so expect no mercy.
Register for a free account at The Sports Geek if you haven’t already, and make weekly picks on NFL spreads by 1:00 PM ET, and only the Sunday gam...
2026 NFL Week 1 Betting Preview: Odds, Lines, & Best Bets
The 2026 NFL Week 1 odds can tell you a lot about the condition of each team at the start of the football season. They also offer prime opportunities to capture opening line value before the market sharpens.
Below, you’ll find a complete game-by-game breakdown of the Week 1 odds, betting lines, and best bets, featuring updated moneylines, point spreads, and totals.
Here, find the latest...
Top NFL Survivor Pools Online for 2026-27: Best Sites for Free and Real Money
Joining the best NFL survivor pools in 2026 is one of the leading ways to make the upcoming football season more exciting and potentially win big prizes. We’ve handpicked the top free and real-money websites that offer survivor pools, including one with a $500,000 prize!
These contests go by many names, including survivor pools, knockout pools, eliminator pools, and last-man-standing contests....
Sixers Extend Partnership With Parx Casino, betPARX
The Philadelphia 76ers have extended their partnership with Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment. Under the deal Parx Casino is the Sixers’ Local Casino Partner while betPARX is its Official Winning Partner. Parx Casino became the first-ever Official Winning Partner of the Sixers in 2019.
The NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers have extended their partnership with Greenwood Gaming & Entert...
Benefits of Using a Gambling Win/Loss Spreadsheet
Some people take their gambling more seriously than others. For many, gambling is a way to pass some time and take your mind off the stresses of everyday life. For others, gambling is everyday life.
Everyone has different motivations. Many hit the poker tables or slot machines looking to make a few bucks on the side over the course of a quick weekend jaunt to Las Vegas. Other more serious gambl...
UFC 278 Odds, Predictions, and Best Bets
UFC 278 is stacked with strong betting favorites and 22 betting markets for the main event. Our UFC 278 odds are pulled from Bovada, but many of the top UFC betting sites have fantastic coverage for this event.
We’re breaking down all thirteen fights and giving our top betting pick as well as our advice on parlays and underdog props.
UFC 278 Predictions
Here’s a quick run down of our ...
4 Most Common Football Bets and How to Win Them
Football is the most bet sport in the United States. It’s not even close. Americans love to bet on the NFL, and that goes for college football, too. We are taking a look at the most common football bets available online.
It's largely only a North American sport, but it’s still the second-most bet sport in the world, behind European football. If you want to get in on the gridiron action, it’s im...
World's Strongest Man Odds and Predictions
World’s Strongest Man is underway! The heats are ending and the finals happen over the weekend, crowning 2022’s World’s Strongest Man. Betting options for the finals haven’t been posted, but could open up through the weekend at our favorite Online sports betting sites. If you’re looking to bet on the World’s Strongest Man, we’re highlighting our top competitors going into the finals, including sta...
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...
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 find dead pools ope...
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...
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 betting systems listed bel...
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 Cards
Most card games...
