Category: General
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Schwartz: I Bet on Myself With One-Year Contracts, Now I Just Bet on the Game
Gambling has always been in my blood. My grandfather, who passed before I was born and for whom I am named, was on the phone with his bookie most days. He would have preferred to be at the track but knew his emotions would get the better of him there and cause him to make…
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BlackJack’s Royal Wedding Betting Extravaganza
This Saturday, most likely more than a billion people (what?!?) will watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie the knot across the pond in England. While most people watching will be interested in the dress she wears or how she looks or some other such nonsense, gamblers like us will be interested in this wedding…
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BlackJack Fletcher’s Plays of the Day: Friday Fun
Well, well, well. Here we are again brothers. Another Friday is upon us and we are ready to furiously jump headlong into the weekend. But before we enjoy ourselves, we must work to find the winners of the evening. That’s how I spent the late night hours last night and the morning today. Seeking out…
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What the Supreme Court’s Ruling Means for Las Vegas
This morning, the Supreme Court found PASPA to be unconstitutional. PASPA was the federal law that prohibited states from enacting laws legalizing gambling outside of Nevada. This law being struck down clears the way for any state to pass legislation allowing sports gambling. There are many questions yet to be answered, but a popular one…
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Degen & Juice Podcast, Episode 37 — Talking Betting Legalization With ESPN’s David Purdum
On episode 37 (download here on iTunes) of the Degen and Juice podcast, ESPN’s David Purdum (@DavidPurdum) joins Collin (@_collin1) and I (@stuckey2) for the first 25 minutes to talk through all of the important angles of the Supreme Court sports betting legalization decision. A few of the topics we cover include: What does this mean for bettors? Does…
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The Buffet with Chad and Scooch, Episode 31 – SCOTUS Ruling with Ryan Rodenberg
On this week’s episode, Chad and Scooch react to the Supreme Court ruling on sports betting. Chad is also joined by Ryan Rodenberg to break down the legal side of the ruling. Time Stamps: 2:48 – Chad & Scooch’s Supreme Court ruling thoughts 9:47- Ryan Rodenberg joins the pod 17:45 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg talk…
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Joffe: When Your Mom Learns You’re a Degenerate
The Highlights Want to feel like a degenerate? Live at home for a little bit with parents who don’t gamble on the reg. Lauren Joffe’s mom knows her so well that any poutiness is met with inquiries about which bets she lost. Sunday is Mother’s Day, and since I’m home, I plan on spending it with my…
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Hitting on 16: An Autobiography of BlackJack Fletcher
With an ironclad fist I wake up and French kiss the morning While some marching band keeps Its own beat in my head While we’re talking – J.B. Jovi You should wake up each day, brother, and kiss the hell out of the morning. Each day on this earth is a good one, no matter…
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The Buffet with Chad and Scooch, Episode 30 – NBA with World Wide Wob and Story Time with Lauren Joffe
On this week’s podcast, Chad is joined by Rob Perez, also known as World Wide Wob, for an in-depth interview about the NBA and Rob’s life. Chad is also joined by Lauren Joffe (aka The Spin Zone) for a hilarious interview after they are blown off by Stuckey. Time Stamps: 2:20 – World Wide Wob’s…
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Stuckey: Who Wants the Other Side of These 7 Bets?
The Highlights Think the Patriots will win one of the next three Super Bowls? Stuckey is willing to give you 3-1 odds. Stuckey wants -125 odds that another 16-seed will beat a 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament by 2030. One of the most entertaining things we recently started doing at The Action Network is making side…
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The Buffet with Chad and Scooch, Episode 29 – Kentucky Derby and Phil Mickelson Betting Stories
On this week’s podcast, Chad is joined in studio by Scooch to talk everything under the sun. Paul Lo Duca then comes on to break down the Kentucky Derby and talk about some crazy times when Paul was gambling on the horses during his MLB days. Finally, Chad is joined by Jason Sobel to talk about…
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The Inaugural Daily Staff Moneyline Parlay: Two Favorites and a Dog
The inaugural Action Network daily moneyline parlay has finally arrived! How will it work? Essentially, we will determine if at least three of our experts for each sport feel confident in a moneyline on that day’s card. If we have between three and five, we will construct a parlay for our pro subscribers. If not,…
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The Night Sweats: Celtics Snap Streak, Over City, Moose by the Bay
There was just one NBA game on the night, but that’s all it took for Boston to snap an 18-game winning streak by favorites — the longest in the postseason since 20 consecutive in 2012. Despite the line moving two or more points against them, the Celtics (+4.5) pulled off the upset over the 76ers…
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Sports Betting Glossary: The Need-to-Know Terminology as You’re Getting Started
Sports betting lingo can be confusing, especially those new to the industry. The glossary below contains many of the most commonly-used terms, concepts and strategies that you will see on this site and across sports betting as a whole. Action – A wager of any kind. Added Game – A game that is not part…
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The Night Sweats: Record Victor-y, Bullpen Bad Beats
Nice night for underdogs overall on Friday, primarily due to a number of decent-sized dogs cashing on the diamond. The Winnipeg Jets also hit as a +145 healthy underdog, taking down the Nashville Predators, 4-1, in Game 1 of their series. The Jets stole one on the road, despite getting outshot 48-19 and having three…
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The Buffet with Chad and Scooch, Episode 28 – Featuring Paul Lo Duca
Chad and Scooch are joined by Paul Lo Duca on this week’s episode live from the new podcast studio in Manhattan. Before Paul joins the show, the guys address the tragic passing of Las Vegas legend and longtime friend of both Chad and Scooch, Dave Malinsky. Time stamps: 2:36 – Chad discusses his trip to…
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The Night Sweats: Blown Leads and Walk-off Winners
For those that embrace the sweat, Thursday didn’t disappoint. It all started in the afternoon with two major mooses on the diamond that I’ll get into shortly. Things then really heated up on the ice at night, as the Penguins erased a 2-0 deficit in the 3rd period to beat the Capitals — who oddly…
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The Night Sweats: LeBron’s Game-Winner Swings Over/Under Bets
What a wild and wacky Wednesday for bettors and fantasy players, regardless of sport. If you missed our story earlier, the night sweats started to heat up in the bottom of the fifth inning in Cincinnati, where we had a rare double moose sighting with the Braves and under 5.5 first five inning bets. To…
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This Week in Made-Up Odds: Just Joshing You, Man
Our latest collection of totally fictional, mostly irrational betting propositions — because sportsbooks don’t post everything they should The Lines Prop Bets EARLY KENTUCKY DERBY PROP BETS O/U 4 Number of horses in race not trained by Todd Pletcher 1 to 5 None of these horses remotely resemble American Pharoah Horse trainer Todd Pletcher. Credit:…
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Joffe: Every Gambler’s Bucket List
A week ago, a large contingent of people with too much disposable income scratched something off their sports bucket list by watching the final round of the Masters in person. I’ll be honest: I never quite got the allure of paying thousands of dollars to watch a golf tournament. But then I watched the Masters in full for…
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BlackJack’s Vegas Adventure, Day 2: Basking in the Glow of a Winning Day
Dear JackPack, I’m sitting here staring at the “High Roller” Ferris wheel and wishing you were here with me. But, alas, you cannot be here, so I will share my experiences. Yesterday was a very long day with an enormous amount of walking, but it was well worth it. First stop of the day was…
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BlackJack’s Vegas Adventure: Gambling Until Sunrise on Day 1
Dear Jackpack, Miss you guys already. Wish you were here with me in Vegas. Actually, one of you is here. Our guy Preston lives in the desert, so I met up with him when I finally got down to the strip last night, which was a whole ordeal. Let’s just say the Vegas Airport is…
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BlackJack’s Saturday Plays: Live from the Strip
Today is my the first full day in Las Vegas, and we are going to make the most of it brothers and sisters. We have winning to do, and it isn’t going to get done by itself. There’s a whole bright world out there waiting to get dominated by this team, so let’s not disappoint,…
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The Action Network’s Newsletter Trivia Answers
Sign up for The Action Network’s daily newsletter to have a sports trivia question delivered to your inbox every morning. October 8, 2018 Q: Adrian Peterson isn’t the all-time leading rusher in Oklahoma history. Which current NFL RB is? A: Samaje Perine October 3, 2018 Q: Which Navy alum and Pro Football Hall of Famer coined the term “Hail…
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This Week in Made-Up Odds: Ohtani (+6.5) vs. Bo
Our not-so-serious stab at some made-up odds for this week … because sportsbooks don’t post every bet we want to make. The Lines The Over/Unders O/U 4 Weeks until Jaromir Jagr unretires O/U 6 Weeks until James Harrison unretires O/U 11 Weeks until Tony Parker unretires O/U 6 Celtics playoff wins without Kyrie Irving O/U 1 Spurs playoff wins…
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Riding a Heater with BlackJack
So, lots of gamblers will find this article to be sacreligious, but what the hell, people want to know. What’s it like to ride a real heater? I’ve been 41-24, plus a parlay winner, since landing in San Antonio for the Final Four late on March 30. (You can find all of my picks in the…
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Betting on WWE’s Biggest Stage: WrestleMania 34
If there is a Super Bowl of professional wrestling, its WWE’s showcase event WrestleMania. This is the 34th installment in which all storylines come to an end point. Typically, this is a “face” pay-per-view, meaning the good guys win the titles. Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold, and the Undertaker carried that tradition for years. Vince McMahon…
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Joffe: Never Spend a Week in Vegas
Back in college there was a bar schedule: Tuesday: Dirtbags Wednesday: Gentle Bens Thursday: Maloney’s Friday: House party Saturday: O’Malley’s And with little exception I kept to this schedule and still made it to class (sorta). That was back when I could hang. Now I drink one glass of wine too many and I’m useless…
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The Buffet with Chad and Scooch, Episode 26 – Featuring Stanford Steve
On this week’s podcast, Chad and Scooch recap the Elite 8 and Sweet 16, as well as look ahead to the Final Four and talk MLB win totals. The guys are also joined by old friend Stanford Steve from ESPN to talk all things college basketball and get his thoughts on the upcoming Final Four.…
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The Buffet with Chad and Scooch, Episode 25 – Featuring Paul Lo Duca, Geoff Schwartz, and Stuckey
On this week’s podcast, Scooch returns for a jam-packed episode. The guys are joined by Paul Lo Duca and Geoff Schwartz to play a new game called “Pro Athletes Who Gamble.” Stuckey also joins the pod to discuss a 10k bet he made in college that just hit. Chad and Scooch also look ahead and…
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Live Chat: Get All Your Tourney Betting Questions Answered
It’s finally here: 16 games, 1 glorious day. Get ready for betting the Madness with the help of our experts: Stuckey, Jordan Majewski and John Ewing will be here taking your questions starting at 11 a.m. ET. Fire away! MEGA PREVIEW: Betting angles for all 16 games SHARP REPORT: Three bets the pros are making…
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Stuckey: Sports Betting Rule Changes I’d Make as U.S. Gambling Czar
Sign up for The Action Network’s daily newsletter to have the best sports betting insight and analysis delivered to your inbox. I know the title sounds absurd, but I truly believe sports betting will be fully legal within a few years. I mean, the former host of “The Apprentice” is the President of the United States,…
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Profiting on the Road to WrestleMania: How to Bet WWE Fastlane
The last Smackdown-only pay-per-view takes place in Columbus, Ohio at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday: WWE Fastlane. This show will serve as the WWE’s final attempt to get its championships on the correct wrestlers and set up storylines before the organization’s Super Bowl, WrestleMania. Predictions for All 14 Saturday Conference Championship Games Read now As…
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Barstool Sports’ BlackJack Fletcher Moving Lines Thanks to Stoolie Steam
Sign up for The Action Network’s daily newsletter to have the best sports betting insight and analysis delivered to your inbox. Over the past couple of months, a very interesting character has been gaining popularity in the gambling world. BlackJack Fletcher: the self-proclaimed gambling consigliere for Barstool Sports. If you follow him on Twitter, you know…
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The Teams Sure to be Overrated, Underrated in NCAA Tournament
Sign up for The Action Network’s daily newsletter to have the best sports betting insight and analysis delivered to your inbox. Because of excellent college basketball stats sites like Ken Pom, the college basketball betting market seems like it’s incredibly efficient. Ken Pom, for example, has a metric called Adjusted Efficiency Margin (AdjEm), which is…
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Sinner Sinner Chicken Dinner: Next Pope Betting Trends
Part of my daily routine at the office consists of checking a variety of offshore sportsbooks for props and futures. One prop that has caught my eye for some time now is the “Next Pope Special.” Betting on the Pope…seems kind of ironic if you ask me, but I don’t hate it. I’m not a…
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What It’s Like to Sweat eSports Action Late on a Friday Night
Sign up for The Action Network’s daily newsletter to have the best sports betting insight and analysis delivered to your inbox. Sometimes the night is over, but you’re still not ready for it to end. Maybe you had a great night. Maybe you didn’t. Up a lot. Down a lot. Maybe you don’t even know…
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Your Ultimate Guide to Betting the Oscars
Sign up for The Action Network’s daily newsletter to get the best sports betting insight and analysis delivered to your inbox. A woman’s rage over the unsolved murder of her daughter leads to violence in a small town. A mute woman falls in love with a creature from the sea and tries to save him…
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Printable Props Sheet for Your Oscars Party
Sign up for The Action Network’s daily newsletter to get the best sports betting insight and analysis delivered to your inbox. You haven’t lived until you’ve sweat an Oscars bet. Or, to be more specific, you haven’t lived until you’ve sweat an Oscars bet involving Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue, or the Best Actress winner’s dress color, or…
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Three Friday Matchups Getting Pounded by Public Bettors
So far, it’s been a slow day regarding recreational college basketball action, specifically with many of the day’s biggest games not offering betting lines until late this morning. As a result, public bettors have opted to play two of tonight’s NBA games, as well as one big college hoops matchup. By using our free betting…
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The Daily Sweat: NBA Betting Guide, College Hoops Analysis, and Crypto!
Thursday’s betting roundup is dominated by hoops coverage, specifically college basketball analysis for a loaded slate of afternoon and evening games. NBA guide Just because there’s only four games on tonight’s slate doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of valuable DFS and betting opportunities for savvy players. Mid-major action Jordan Majewski analyzes four of today’s mid-major…
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The Daily Sweat: Betting Guides Galore, Value Picks, and Sharp Action
It’s another loaded edition of The Daily Sweat, with NBA, college basketball, and golf analysis to get you ready for tonight’s biggest matchups. NBA action Tonight’s NBA betting guide is so big that we can officially use the term “mega” to describe it. WGC-Mexico Our team of betting and DFS analysts break down this week’s…
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The Daily Sweat: Betting Guides, Tournament Previews, Draft Analysis, and More
I sure hope you have some free time tonight, because we’ve got plenty of reading material here at The Action Network on this Tuesday. Here’s what’s on tap: NBA guide Our NBA team brings you betting and DFS angles for every game on tonight’s NBA slate. Tourney time It’s that time of year again. The Big…
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What’s Responsible for Monday’s Most Important Line Moves?
Monday’s basketball slate isn’t huge, especially with only 11 college basketball games on the schedule. However, there has already been considerable line movement for a handful of games. While some of these market adjustments are due to sharp action, there are a few games masquerading as wiseguy plays that are actually the result of other…
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Friday Sharp Report: 3 College Hoops Matchups Targeted by Wiseguys
It’s a light college basketball slate today, meaning there are less opportunities for wiseguys to pick off soft numbers. It’s probably a good thing too, considering our regular Sharp Report guru, Josh Appelbaum, is unavailable today, meaning it’s up to yours truly to continue his momentum today. While I didn’t break down the incredible 10…
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The Daily Sweat: NBA Betting Guide, Joffe Talk, and NCAAB Analysis
Friday’s betting roundup includes a guide for tonight’s monster NBA slate, Lauren Joffe’s weekly shenanigans, and college basketball betting analysis. NBA We’ve got betting and DFS angles for all 11 games on tonight’s loaded NBA schedule. Joffe Talk In this week’s piece, Lauren Joffe assigns odds to some of the most ridiculous (or likely) Olympic…
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The Daily Sweat: Betting Guides, Key Line Moves, and Cavs Analysis
NBA action returns and we’re ready with a betting guide covering all of tonight’s matchups, a key Knicks-Magic line move, a look at why Kings backers should know the refs, and the shocking news that public bettors still believe in the Cavs. NBA guide We’ve got metrics, DFS nuggets, trends, and more for each of…
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Late-Night Lookahead: Six Thursday Games the Public Will Love
As we settle in to watch Nevada blow San Jose State out of the gym by less than 21, let’s take a look at a few games that could have sharps and squares on opposite sides tomorrow. Hofstra (-1.5) at James Madison 7 p.m. ET Why the public will love Hofstra: To a square bettor…
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The Daily Sweat: ACC Betting Guide, Key Line Moves, and Crypto!
Well, if you thought yesterday’s edition of The Daily Sweat was loaded, you’d better buckle up for what’s in store today. ACC action Our college basketball experts broke down tonight’s Duke-Lousiville and UNC-Syracuse matchups so you’re all set for tonight’s ACC action. Still raking Today’s edition of Wake and Rake also looks at an ACC…
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What’s Driving Wednesday’s Most Important Line Moves?
Wednesday’s betting market is loaded with interesting line moves, but don’t be seduced into thinking that all should be blindly followed. When looking at today’s board, some of the most fascinating line moves have nothing to with sharp action. To help diagnose exactly what’s driving Wednesday’s key moves, I turned to the tools offered at…
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Fade or Follow? What’s Driving Tuesday’s Most Important Line Moves?
When monitoring the live betting market, it’s important to have access to live odds and betting data to stay up-to-date with key line movement at offshore and Las Vegas sportsbooks. While knowing that lines have moved is imperative for all winning bettors, it’s even more crucial to know why lines are moving as well. Sure,…
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The Daily Sweat: NCAAB Sharp Action, NBA Analysis, and Tim Tebow
Tuesday’s edition of The Daily Sweat is stuffed with college basketball analysis, dabbles in the NBA and yes, you read that headline correctly, includes Tim Tebow coverage. The Situation I’m as disappointed as you are that this has nothing to do with Jersey Shore, but don’t worry, Wes Reynolds’ look at situational spots he’s betting…
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The Daily Sweat: Oklahoma-Kansas Betting Guide, NCAAB Sharp Action, and Moose Alerts!
It’s a big basketball day in Monday’s roundup, including a betting guide for Oklahoma-Kansas, a college basketball matchup being hammered by wiseguys, and a look at the weekend’s worst beats. Oklahoma-Kansas Our analysts break down tonight’s biggest matchup, offering everything you need to bet this game like a sharp. Wake and Rake No days off.…
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Oddsmakers Asleep at the Wheel for This Daytona 500 Wager
As bettors, we’re constantly in search of the next valuable wagering opportunity. Frankly, it takes work to win long term and finding profitable spots in which to get down regularly requires a substantial time investment. However, there are those certain times, albeit rare, when bets find you. While scanning Daytona 500 numbers, one prop bet…
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The Daily Sweat: NBA All-Star Bets, Wake and Rake, and Betting on Barstool’s Big Cat
With NBA All-Star Weekend on the horizon, today’s edition of The Daily Sweat offers our favorite bets for All-Star Saturday Night as well as Lauren Joffe’s Celebrity Game scouting report. All-Star bets We polled our deep roster of analysts for their favorite 3-Point Contest, Slam Dunk Contest and Skills Challenge bets. Wake and Rake Sharp…
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The Daily Sweat: NHL Betting Guide, NCAAB Sharp Action, and NBA Trends
Thursday’s betting roundup includes a loaded NHL betting guide, plenty of wiseguy college basketball plays and an NBA trend taking advantage of tired teams limping into the All-Star break. One big slate An 11-game schedule did not deter our analysts from breaking down metrics, “puck luck”, trends, DFS nuggets and more for every NHL matchup.…
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The Daily Sweat: Plenty of Basketball and a Bit of Motors, Clubs and Fists
For today’s Daily Sweat, we have huge slates for both NBA and college hoops, a little Daytona 500 action, another golf tournament coming up and some buyback on the biggest Barstool boxing match this weekend. NBA Guide With 12 NBA games on the night, our NBA crew has nuggets you need to know for every…
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2018 MotoGP Season Betting Preview: Finding Value with Top Riders
The fastest men on two wheels return to the track next month as the MotoGP season gets underway. We separate the contenders from the pretenders
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The Daily Sweat: Basketball Betting Guides, Bubble Games, and Sharp Action
It’s another ball night here at The Daily Sweat, with in-depth betting guides for tonight’s NBA and college basketball slates, as well as smaller matchups offering plenty of betting value. NBA guide We’ve got metrics, DFS nuggets, and key trends to know for all six of Tuesday’s NBA contests. Oklahoma-Texas Tech, UVA-Miami Our analysts break…
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The Daily Sweat: NCAAB Betting Guide, Cavs Analysis, and Plenty of Sharp Action
While the overall slate of games Monday isn’t anything to write home about, today’s edition of The Daily Sweat still found plenty of value with a college basketball betting guide, Cavs analysis and sharp NHL and NCAAB action. Big Monday We’ve got all the betting angles you need to properly attack tonight’s Notre Dame-North Carolina…
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Worst Betting Beats of the Weekend: Moose via Meltdown
A brain worm has apparently decreased the moose population in eastern North Dakota. Unfortunately, bettors have not seen a similar reduction in the betting variety of the moose, as we had another weekend full of bad beats. For those of you not familiar with the term “Moose,” it has been used for years within the sports betting…
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One Early Daytona 500 Wager All Bettors Should Consider Right Now
Football season is unfortunately over, but all is not lost! For racing fans/rednecks like myself, NASCAR’s Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, is right around the corner. In terms of handicapping this race, the Daytona 500 is unique in that cars hit the track in real race conditions multiple times before the 500 goes green. In…
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The Daily Sweat: Friday NBA Betting Guide, LeBron to LA, and EPL Value Picks
The NBA continues to dominate The Daily Sweat with a betting guide covering all of Friday’s games, odds that both LeBron James and Paul George play for the Lakers, and whether it’s the right time to bet Cavaliers futures. NBA betting guide Our analysts offer advanced metrics, trends to know, and other nuggets for all…
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DeGen and Juice Episode 31: Super Bowl, NFL Futures and Best Rivalries
On episode 31 (download here) of the DeGen and Juice podcast, Collin Wilson (@_collin1) and I (@stuckey2) recap the epic Super Bowl and all of our props. Collin tries to talk himself out of his horrendous Pink hair color bet. To be fair, he did nail most of his other legit props, but who bets on a…
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Friday Hitters: ATP Betting Value in Montpellier, Quito, and Sofia
Unfortunate finish for us on Thursday. Our hitter Marty Klizan didn’t want to work that hard for a win. For a third consecutive time, he went down in the final set to Stan. All mental. But hopefully, I persuaded some of you to back Baggy at a nice underdog price as yesterday’s “almost” hitter. At…
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The Daily Sweat: Duke-UNC, NBA Betting Guide, and Sharp NCAAB Action
With Duke heading to Chapel Hill and NBA madness, it’s a big basketball day here at The Daily Sweat. But don’t worry, we’re also quite diversified with MLB divisional odds and the content you’ve all been waiting for, an early pick for the Daytona 500. Duke-UNC We’ve got a special college basketball betting guide live…
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The Daily Sweat: NBA, NHL, and PGA Tour Betting Guides
It’s betting guide Wednesday here at The Daily Sweat as we’re loaded with NBA, NHL and PGA Tour betting and DFS analysis. NBA betting guide Our experts break down every game of tonight’s NBA slate, including where sharp money is falling in the Timberwolves/Cavaliers matchup. NHL betting guide Looking for new betting and DFS opportunities…
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The Daily Sweat: NBA Betting Guide, Trade Deadline Analysis, and NBA Sharp Action
It’s a big basketball night here at The Daily Sweat with an NBA betting guide covering all of Tuesday’s games, a special trade deadline guide from Matt Moore and a look at one matchup getting hammered by sharp bettors. NBA Tuesday Our analysts offer both betting and DFS angles for Tuesday’s entire eight-game NBA slate.…
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Friday’s Key Betting Trends to Know for Every Sport
You may have heard: We have a lot of fancy tools here at The Action Network. Chief among them is our software that gathers real-time betting data on every game played in every major sport. You can see that data in its full glory here, but the point of this story is to weed through…
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The Daily Sweat: Super Bowl Betting Guide, Sharp Money, and EPL Value Picks
Today’s edition of The Daily Sweat is stuffed with Super Bowl 52 analysis via our ultimate betting guide, looks at a huge sharp money line move and offers EPL Week 26 value bets. Big game betting guide Our ultimate guide to betting Super Bowl 52 is loaded with everything you need to make your Super…
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The Daily Sweat: NBA Betting Guide, Halftime Picks in a Box, and Rough N Rowdy 2
I’m biased, but today is the greatest day of content in the history of the Action Network. NBA deep dives, JT halftime props, Puppy Bowl analysis, AND Rough N Rowdy 2? Just read on and I’m sure you’ll agree. Ball night! Our experts guide you through tonight’s NBA betting and DFS action. Picks in a…
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Thursday’s Key Betting Trends to Know for Every Sport
You may have heard: We have a lot of fancy tools here at The Action Network. Chief among them is our software that gathers real-time betting data on every game played in every major sport. You can see that data in its full glory here, but the point of this story is to weed through…
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Wednesday’s NBA and College Basketball Betting Trends to Know
You may have heard: We have a lot of fancy tools here at The Action Network. Chief among them is our software that gathers real-time betting data on every game played in every major sport. You can see that data in its full glory here, but the point of this story is to weed through…
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The Daily Sweat: Phoenix Open Betting Guide, NCAAB Sharp Action, and Super Bowl Props
Wednesday’s betting roundup includes a breakdown of the Phoenix Open, college basketball sharp action, cross-sport props offering value, and odds on where Kirk Cousins will play in 2018. Golf betting guide With a loaded field set to tee off at TPC Scottsdale, our betting and DFS experts offer everything you need for a profitable golf…
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The Daily Sweat: NBA Betting Guide, SOTU Prop Bets, and Tuesday’s Sharp Action
It’s a big day here at The Daily Sweat with tons of NBA, Super Bowl, Dilly Dilly and even State of the Union address prop bet analysis. NBA betting guide Our betting and DFS experts offer the injury news, metrics, trends and betting market information needed to pick apart tonight’s NBA slate. Make Politics Fun…
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The Daily Sweat: Super Bowl 52 Betting Angles, the “Gatorade Prop”, and EPL Picks
Our Super Bowl 52 coverage continues with multiple looks at interesting Eagles-Patriots betting angles, more Super Bowl props, and EPL Week 25 value bets. No days off? Matthew Freedman takes a look at how the Patriots have historically performed in the playoffs when having multiple weeks to prepare. Know your opponent The Eagles and Patriots…
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Worst Beats of the Weekend: Backdoor Bombs and Cruel Collapses
According to marine biologists, the winter tick population continues to decline. That will come as good news to the moose population, but not bettors. We could be in for a long winter full of moose. Thanks, ticks. For those of you not familiar with the term “Moose,” it has been used for years within the sports betting…
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Handicapping Saturday’s Big 12/SEC Matchups: Trae Young vs. Collin Sexton and More
Trae Young vs. Collin Sexton or Steph Curry vs. Russell Westbrook? Pretty much the same thing on the major conference college hoops level. One is a silky smooth jump shooter with supernatural ball skills and the other is a lethal downhill attacker with do-it-all ability on the floor. I’ll take a look at who has…
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The Daily Sweat: Bales on Super Bowl Props, NCAAB Picks, and Tails Never Fails?
Friday’s edition of The Daily Steam tackles Super Bowl and NBA prop betting strategy, college basketball picks, and how to gamble on the Grammys. Bales’ Super Bowl bets Jonathan Bales breaks down his favorite prop bets for Super Bowl 52 and why he’s betting each one. More props Not to be outdone, Bryan Mears looks…
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The Daily Sweat: Super Bowl 52 Line Move, NBA Betting Guide, and Joffe Talk
Today’s column not only continues our ongoing coverage of Super Bowl 52, but also includes an updated betting guide for tonight’s NBA slate, college basketball picks and the return of Lauren Joffe. Fly Eagles Fly A multi-million-dollar bet moved the line to Eagles +4.5 at one prominent Las Vegas casino. Are offshore sportsbooks seeing similar…
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The Daily Sweat: Tiger Time, Super Bowl Action Report, and 2018 Win Totals
In terms of content, today was a big day at The Action Network, meaning this edition of The Daily Sweat is bursting at the seams with actionable betting data and analysis.
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Kansas-Oklahoma Betting Guide: Will Jayhawks Slow Down Trae Young?
Since Oklahoma’s sensational freshman point guard Trae Young has taken the college basketball world by storm, pieces about how to “slow him down” have popped up at a rate equal to his assist numbers. That includes yours truly, who wrote here about West Virginia providing somewhat of a blueprint to slowing Young down after their…
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The Daily Sweat: Super Bowl Sims, Kansas-Oklahoma Betting Guide, and Sorry Kidd
Tuesday’s betting roundup includes results from 10,000 Super Bowl 52 simulations, Kansas-Oklahoma betting value and what the firing of Jason Kidd means for the Bucks.
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The Daily Sweat: Early Super Bowl Analysis, NCAAB Sharp Money, and Crazy Public Action
Today’s edition of The Daily Sweat is just what you’d expect it would be the Monday after the NFL Conference Championship games…loaded. Of course we have plenty of Super Bowl 52 coverage, but we didn’t forget about you college basketball, NBA or hockey fans either.
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Moose Tracking: Total Tragedies, Overtime Pain, and Hooks Galore
According to this recent Denver Post article on what to do when you come across a moose, this is the most dangerous time of the year to run into the massive creature. After watching college basketball all weekend, I completely agree. At least those who chased with Hawaii -4.5 late night on Saturday night didn’t suffer…
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Handicapping the Bedlam Rematch, ACC Bubble Teams, and more
As we enter the middle of most conference races, I’ll take a look at Bedlam II, Stanford’s dramatic improvement, Buzz Williams’ extra prep struggles, and a heated rivalry in the Sun Belt. But first, a look at an interesting Big East game colored by injuries. As always, please follow me on twitter @jorcubsdan for injury…
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The Daily Sweat: NFL Conference Championship Guide, Public Action, and Patriots Panic!
Friday’s edition of The Daily Sweat may be shorter than most, but it doesn’t mean it’s any less important. Scroll down for an epic Championship Sunday betting guide, a look at how oddsmakers are reacting to Tom Brady’s hand injury and the day’s most lopsided public plays.
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DeGen and Juice Episode 28: NFL Playoffs and January Degeneracy
The Degen and Juice podcast returns to break down all things NFL playoffs.
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The Daily Sweat: NBA Betting Guide, NCAAB Sharp Action, and Darts
It’s betting guide Thursday with a deep dive into tonight’s NBA slate plus additional NFL, NCAAB, and darts…yes darts analysis.
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A Serious Betting Breakdown of the PDC Darts Masters
One day we have snooker masters (The Welsh Potting Machine in the quarter-finals BTW, NBD), today we have darts masters, maybe tomorrow we’ll have badminton masters. Who knows? Are you new to darts? Well, this sport is all about the fanfare. One of the most exhilarating, entertaining, and exciting events you can imagine, the PDC…
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The Daily Sweat: So Much Sharp NCAAB Action, NBA Trade Chatter, and Olympic “Analysis”
Tonight’s betting breakdown is a basketball bettor’s delight with tons of sharp college basketball money, NBA trade deadline chatter for every Western Conference team, and for the non-basketball fans, the latest “serious” Olympic betting preview.
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The Daily Sweat: How to Beat Brady, Sharp Action Alert, and Vegas Betting FAQ’s
Tuesday’s betting roundup includes how Tom Brady performs ATS when under pressure, sharp college basketball action and a beginner’s guide to betting in Las Vegas.
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The Daily Sweat: Warriors-Cavs Analysis, Early NFL Odds, Super Bowl Simulations, and More
Monday’s edition of The Daily Sweat is loaded with Warriors-Cavaliers analysis, gives an early look at the NFL Conference Championship lines and unlike the Saints secondary, tackles one brutal weekend of Moose alerts.
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The Daily Sweat: Everything Bettors Need to Know for Friday
Along with the normal shenanigans included in The Daily Sweat, today’s edition is the first on the new ActionNetwork.com website! Aside from our fancy new digs, we’ll tackle Divisional Round betting and DFS analysis, Matt Moore’s “The Outlet” column, EPL’s Week 23 and more!