What We Do: Sportsbooks Reviews, Betting Picks, Tips, and News
Sportsbook and Casino Reviews
We have 15 years’ experience reviewing sportsbooks and casino. By using a thorough method to test and evaluate online gambling options to recommend to users. Considering industry benchmarks, our experts compare banking options, promotions, user experience, player security, betting coverage, game selection, and more. Users can trust our reviews to weigh the pros and cons of a site before signing up.
Online Gambling Guides, Tips, Strategies, and Regulatory Updates
The Sports Geek offers sports betting resources, strategy guides, and wagering advice for a long, profitable betting career. We have something for every type of player, letting you learn anything from how to place your first bet to the advanced tactics that sharps use to gain an edge.
If you prefer casino games or poker, we’ve got detailed guides that explain the rules and nuances of each game, showing you the best sites and which wagers have the best odds. You’ll discover how to manage your bankroll online and even find cheat sheets to help you at the tables.
We make sure to follow local gambling laws and maintain updated guides for each state in the US to show you how to bet in your area safely and legally.
Picks and Predictions
Our sports betting experts use their knowledge and experience to share picks for every major pro and college US league and beyond. These predictions go deeper than your run-of-the-mill estimates, too. We assess all the key factors like travel schedules, past matchups, injuries, current form, and historical data.
Then there’s The Geek, our AI model and betting expert that uses over 20 years of statistical data to deliver the best bets with confidence. The Geek was trained for over four years with data from the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, and NCAAF. In the 2023-24 NFL season, The Geek pulled off a 65% accuracy rating on moneyline bets, with 54% and 53% for the total and spread respectively.
So, whether a pick comes from our writers or the Geek, you can confidently look to The Sports Geek when it comes time to place a potential big-win.
Sports News and Gambling Blog
We diligently post updates to sports news and developing stories across every major US league, to keep you aware and on top of developing stories. Aside from current events, our blog covers recent odds changes, entertainment pieces, new casino games, and so much more.
Free Sports Betting Contests
We’re continually trying to provide exciting ways for fans to get involved with their favorite sports and competitions. After launching Beat the Geek, an NFL pick’em contest that challenges players to outsmart our AI picks model, we’re one step further on that journey.
The Sports Geek’s Story and Mission
The Sports Geek aims to provide the most accurate and honest information in the gambling industry. As a hub for sports bettors, we hope you take advantage of our latest betting odds, in-depth sports news, and expert insights. We’re proud to offer a reliable and engaging platform that provides betting value to our readers, directs them to safe betting sites, and commentary around the key betting events of the year.
Meet Our Experts
The team behind The Sports Geek have been betting on sports and testing online casinos for years. With first-hand experience, our experts combine their journalistic, editorial, gaming, and sporting backgrounds to bring a unique look at the online gambling industry.
It’s this team of all stars that bringing you the valuable content we provide.
Kyle Eve
Editor-in-Chief
Kyle Eve is Editor-in-Chief of The Sports Geek, providing reliable analysis for millions of readers since joining the team in 2012. After placing his first sports bet on his 18th birthday, Kyle has devoted his entire adult life to becoming the best bettor he can be. He’s covered some of the biggest sporting events in the world, from the Super Bowl and World Series to the NBA Finals and Kentucky Derby. Kyle lives in Windsor, Ontario.
Finn Archer
Contributing Sports and iGaming Writer
Finn is a sports and casino writer with 4+ years of experience publishing articles under the pseudonym Phil Bowman. He’s also a longtime sports enthusiast and bettor with a strong passion for soccer. That said, he’ll dabble in anything involving a ball, bat, or boxing gloves! His writing mainly focuses on helping bettors learn from their mistakes and gamble responsibly. Finn currently lives in Europe.
Joe DeLeone
Content Creator
Joe DeLeone is a content creator for The Sports Geek and a former Long Snapper at the University of Rhode Island. Joe covers college football and the NFL.
Jen Geoghegan
Contributing Writer
Jen Geoghegan is a contributing writer at The Sports Geek, focusing on entertainment, politics, and news. With a BA in English from the University of Guelph, Jen combines her writing prowess with her ever-expanding knowledge of the industry. Outside work, she enjoys outdoor activities like camping and skiing with her family.
Christopher Gerlacher
Contributing Politics Writer
Christopher Gerlacher is a writer and journalist who has covered political betting since the 2022 midterms. His writing combines his political and gambling expertise to help bettors make sense of what election odds really mean. Politics is his favorite sport, and it shows. He’s also a devout Broncos fan and lives in the Colorado foothills.
Phil Hourguettes
Content Creator
Phil Hourguettes is a sports fan and content creator based in New York. Originally from New Orleans, he’s a huge New Orleans Saints fan and big-time sports bettor. Phil is also an avid poker player and poker content creator.
Pavo Jurkic
Contributing Esports Writer
Pavo Jurkic is a dedicated writer from Croatia who lives, breathes, and dreams esports. Over the last decade, he’s pivoted from playing the biggest esports titles to watching and betting on them. He made his first esports bets in the early ages of skin gambling, back when xPeke was all the rage. Nowadays, Pavo uses his expertise to help others learn the basics of esports betting and how to gamble responsibly.
Links: LinkedIn, eSportstalk.com, gamblingsites.org
Talia MacGregor
Contributing Writer
Hailing from Boston, sports are in Talia’s blood. She grew up an avid Patriots fan, an obsession which led her to begin her career in sports journalism. With more than 10 years of writing about the Boston teams, Talia moved to Denver to enjoy more of the great outdoors. Though she watches most sports, Talia has an affinity for soccer and niche ones like darts and gymnastics. You’ll often find her catching up on the Champion’s League highlights, scoping out the latest independent coffee shop, or training for her next marathon.
Ryan Métivier
Contributing Writer and Editor
Ryan Métivier is a writer at The Sports Geek. He’s the founder of Shred The Spread and has written for sites like Sports Betting Dime, Cleveland.com, MassLive, FanSided, and more. While Ryan loves betting on any sport, he specializes in soccer, football, and hockey. In his spare time, Ryan enjoys fitness, cooking, travelling, playing soccer, and learning Spanish.
Sky Smith
Contributing Writer
Sky Smith is a contributing writer at The Sports Geek with over a decade of experience specializing in sports and iGaming. His expertise includes communications coordination, commercial ideation, journalism, new media, and strategic marketing. Sky enjoys nature, human connection, and making elaborate backstories for animals as if they were human.
Shaun Stack
Contributing iGaming Writer
Shaun Stack is a freelance writer who joined the Sports Geek in 2022 and has previously authored dozens of casino blogs. He enjoys playing any casino game, but is particularly fond of Blackjack and Texas Hold’em. He also enjoys betting on sports, especially the NFL, and is an avid PA sports fan. Shaun is a native of Kansas City, but now lives in Pennsylvania.
Links: LinkedIn, Muck Rack, GamblingSites.org
… and Last But Not Least
Meet The Geek
Data-Driven Picks Model
This Geek is The Sports Geek’s data-driven picks model. Backed by 20 years of historical data, The Geek crunches stats and box scores to deliver matchup predictions for bettors. Since 2020, the Geek has generated thousands of winning picks through its world-class sports forecasting database. From the NFL to the NBA, NHL, MLB, and college leagues, the Geek’s picks are backed by decades of data with neural networks and advanced mathematical models that break down betting lines.
Our History
Launched in 2008, The Sports Geek has always provided top-quality reviews, picks, and betting guides for the most passionate iGaming fans around the world. Over 15 years, we’ve provided 40,000+ bettors with expert online betting advice. Here’s a quick rundown of our path to stardom:
The Sports Geek’s Values and Commitments
The Sports Geek is always aiming to provide the best support possible for sports fans, casino bettors, or any readers that just want to browse. Alongside that commitment, we have a set of values that are always at the front of our mind whenever we write a new article, launch a feature, and continue to grow.
Wide Coverage of Topics
While American sports are our main focus, we also highlight broader betting opportunities across different industries and niche topics. We’ve covered topics like politics, reality TV betting, award show futures, and more. If there’s a betting angle to a topic, we’ll likely be covering it, helping us connect more of our audience with exciting opportunities and new markets.
Reliable Content
We understand that our audience relies on us for the best odds, updates, and sports betting education possible. Our commitment is to present accurate and timely data, empowering you to make informed decisions without influencing your opinion. We ensure our content is up-to-date, fact-checked, and free from bias or personal judgement.
Transparency
Whenever we recommend a sportsbook or casino, we commit to giving you our unbiased opinion that covers the positives and negatives of your options. Our mission is supported by our users, so if you make a deposit through one of our affiliate links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. These commissions support content creation and help us provide readers with up-to-date information, odds, and sportsbook offers.
Responsible Gambling
The Sports Geek aims to provide the best casino and sportsbook recommendations while supporting responsible gambling practices. Creating a set of good habits around gambling is crucial for sports betting, poker, and casino play.
We encourage all our readers to gamble responsibly – remember that online betting is a form of entertainment, not a source of income. Setting a strict bankroll budget, gambling sober, and taking frequent breaks are excellent ways to game responsibly. Our team believes that every bettor should be aware of the signs of problem gambling, and have access to any number of resources if help is needed.
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