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NBA Summer League 2025 Predictions and Best Bets Today
As the temperatures soar, it’s time for some 2025 NBA Summer League predictions! The annual NBA Summer League is scheduled across three states in Nevada, Utah, and California this year.
In this article, you can find free NBA Summer League best bets daily for the duration of the tournament until the finale! We also explain what our strategy for these is under the latest picks.
Here’s a...
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 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...
Usyk Dubois 2 Betting Odds – Can Dubois Avenge Uysk Loss?
Usyk Dubois 2 betting odds are suggesting that Oleksandr Uysk will remain the undisputed heavyweight champion. He already has one win over Daniel Dubois. Can the Englishman overcome the odds and spoil Uysk’s undefeated record on Saturday night at Wembley Stadium?
I’ll analyze the Usyk Dubois 2 betting markets to find you the best return on this mammoth heavyweight championship match!
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UFC 318 Odds and Predictions – Can Poirier Retire as “BMF” Champ Against Holloway?
UFC 318 odds for Dustin Poirier’s retirement fight against Max Holloway are suggesting a close fight as the two finish their trilogy. It’s also Poirier’s retirement fight, while Holloway holds the “BMF” belt. How will this fight at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans go?
I’ve got UFC 318 predictions for this bout, and the rest of the card! My picks for the full card are below, but I’ll dig...
The Open Championship 2025 Odds: Can McIlroy Win at Home?
As the final major championship of the year approaches, the 2025 British Open odds suggest a tight battle! Will world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler win his second major of the year, or is there an upset in the works at Royal Portrush?
In this article, you can find the latest winner odds, analysis of the top favorites, and my exclusive British Open predictions!
All Open Championship odds are cou...
Top 5 Greatest World Cup Finals of All-Time
As we head toward the conclusion of this 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the Final on Saturday, December 18 (FOX, 10 EST/9 CST/7 PST), let’s take a quick kick down Memory Lane and take a look at five of the Greatest World Cup Finals ever.
To date, there have been 21 FIFA World Cup Finals held with 12 UEFA winners and 9 CONMEBOL champions. No FIFA World Cup winners have come from the AFC (Asi...
The Lessons That Tony Soprano Taught Us About Gambling
For nine wonderful seasons, David Chase and HBO treated us with one of the greatest shows in TV history, The Sopranos. In that award-winning crime drama, we saw many scenes with lead character Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) involved in many forms of gambling.
New Jersey mobster Tony Soprano and his crew of Paulie “Walnuts” (Tony Sirico), ‘Big Pussy” (Vincent Pastore), cousin Christopher Moltis...
The Ins and Outs of Atlantic City Blackjack
We here at TheSportsGeek pride ourselves on bringing value to our readers. Whether that is with our expert sports betting picks, casino strategies, or finding new games to play that can be exploited for profit, everything that we do here is to make you money!
Last month, we took a look at a form of blackjack known as Vegas Downtown Blackjack. Vegas Downtown Blackjack is a loose term to describ...
Top 10 Gambling Memes
The Digital Age has provided us with fresh ways to work, communicate, bet, and entertain each other. Memes, in particular, have slowly become a part of our culture which seems to be morphing away from Mother Nature and the real world and into Cyberspace.
British etymologist Richard Dawkins first coined the phrase “meme” and Webster’s defines memes as “...
How To Set Up Your Own Poker Tournament At Home
Are you looking to host home poker tournaments? Home games can be a fun alternative to playing in a poker room in a casino or a card room. You have the power to set your own rules and players in the tournaments in your home.
Home poker tournaments are invite based, so you can control who is attending your house for the tournament. This is always an underrated aspect of home poker tournaments. E...
Examining Craps Odds and the House Edge
House edge is a measure of the probability of the house winning a bet. Let’s look closely at the craps betting odds for each bet, how to bet with the house edge in mind, and the odds on craps tables that can net you more money playing at online craps sites.
What is the House Edge in Craps?
The house edge in craps is the varying percentage that each bet has to take your money. You can change the...
10 Greatest World Cup Games of All Time
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup starting soon, we will no doubt see some memories made in the 64 games to be played in this first-ever World Cup held on Arab soil.
Most of the greatest World Cup games of all-time involved teams from the UEFA (Europe) and the CONMEBOL (South America) confederations, although one did involve a CONCACAF (North America) team in México.
The best World Cup games also...
7 Facts About Progressive Slots That Will Shock You
Progressive slots are the casino’s version of the lottery, as they promise the chance at life-changing money for just a couple of bucks per spin. Players flock to progressive slots in droves, as everyone wants a shot at hitting it big and taking home millions of dollars. For as popular as progressive slots are, there is very little information available out there on how they actually work...
Are Penny Slots Really Worth Your Time?
Are playing penny slots worth your time as a gambler? This is a bit of a loaded question. It is hard to answer the question in two or three sentences.
Penny slots provide a simple way for players of all bankrolls to get in on the action and try to turn a few dollars into a big jackpot. But, they offer little strategy and don't provide the best long-term return for most players.
We've compil...
6 Tips to Prepare for Betting on the World Cup
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ will soon get underway with 64 matches on tap in Qatar from November 20 through December 18. France looks to defend its title in the quadrennial event. This will be the first time the FIFA World Cup is being held in an Arab country.
Let’s take a look at six World Cup betting tips before the 2022 FIFA World Cup gets underway next as we try to prepare you for this m...
