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January 31, 2023

Best College Basketball Bets Today – Free (Tuesday 1/31)

The 2022-23 college basketball season is in midseason form, and we get some exciting matchups in the middle of conference play. Below is my favorite bet for Tuesday’s slate.    Iowa vs. Northwestern (Line: Iowa -6.5, DraftKings Sportsbook) After losing Pete Nance and Ryan Young to the transfer portal, Chris Collins is on his way […]

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NBA Bets

January 30, 2023

NBA Best Bets of the Day (1/30)

NBA prop betting has been one of my most successful and favorite things to do in the betting world over the last couple years. Over that timeframe, I have created, developed and continuously improved an NBA betting model that projects out each player’s stat line thanks to advanced data and several thousand simulated games.    […]

Kyle Murray

Other Bets

January 30, 2023

Sports Betting 101: What Is A Point Spread?

Betting 101: What is a Point Spread? We’ve already talked through opening lines and underdogs ,but what is a point spread regarding sports betting? In a handful of sports, like the NBA and NFL for example, the point spread is the primary way to bet a side, since the moneyline might be too juicy to wager […]

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NFL Bets

January 30, 2023

Super Bowl 57 MVP Odds: Hurts the Betting Favorite

The quarterbacks for the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs have the best odds to be the 2023 Super Bowl MVP. Jalen Hurts is the favorite to win the award, and Patrick Mahomes isn’t far behind. Hurts has +110 odds (47.62% implied probability) at BetMGM to be the 2023 Super Bowl MVP winner. The Eagles have a […]

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NBA Bets

January 29, 2023

NBA Best Bets of the Day (1/29)

The NBA has a small four-game slate set up for Sunday. The first game is early at 1 p.m. ET, and the other three tip off between 6 and 7 p.m.. None of them are expected to be highly competitive, with the spread in each game currently sitting at -6.5 or higher. Big spreads are […]

FTN Staff

NBA Bets

January 28, 2023

NBA Best Bets of the Day (1/28)

NBA prop betting has been one of my most successful and favorite things to do in the betting world over the last couple years. Over that timeframe, I have created, developed and continuously improved an NBA betting model that projects out each player’s stat line thanks to advanced data and several thousand simulated games.    […]

Kyle Murray

CBB Bets

January 28, 2023

Best College Basketball Bets Today – Free (Saturday 1/28)

The 2022-23 college basketball season is in midseason form, and we get some exciting matchups in the middle of conference play. Below are my favorite bets for Saturday’s slate.    Kansas vs. Kentucky (Line: Kentucky -2.5, DraftKings Sportsbook) The marquee matchup of the day has the Kansas Jayhawks traveling to Lexington to take on a […]

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NFL Bets

January 28, 2023

Gross Bombs: Conference Championship NFL Bets

It’s hard to believe we are halfway through the NFL playoffs, right? It’s Conference Championship week, and don’t worry, we’ll be riding out the remainder of the postseason. As you’ll see across FTN Bets, there is tons of content, as well as our terrific statistical tools available to all subscribers. If you haven’t already joined […]

Josh Gross

NBA Bets

January 27, 2023

NBA Best Bets of the Day (1/27)

NBA prop betting has been one of my most successful and favorite things to do in the betting world over the last couple years. Over that timeframe, I have created, developed and continuously improved an NBA betting model that projects out each player’s stat line thanks to advanced data and several thousand simulated games.    […]

Kyle Murray

NFL Bets

January 27, 2023

Conference Championship NFL Player Props of the Week

After a couple weeks of great NFL playoff matches, there are only four teams remaining. Luckily for us, it truly does seem like one of those situations where the four best teams are left. In this article, I’ll be dropping two of my favorite player props for Conference Championship weekend.    The 49ers are coming […]

FTN Staff

Other Bets

January 27, 2023

2023 Academy Awards Betting Guide

With the NFL, NBA, PGA, NHL, MMA and EPL all occupying our attention, there’s one betting area outside of sports overlooked this time of year. Oscars season began Monday morning with nominations for the 95th Academy Awards. The selections brought the usual snubs and surprises, some of which we’ll discuss here.    Last year, Coda’s surprising late-season push for Best Picture […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

January 27, 2023

NFL Same Game Parlay Picks – Conference Championship Same Game Parlay (NFC)

Each week in this space, we’re picking out our favorite same-game parlay for the Sunday action to get in on the betting action.    The Eagles started the year 8-0 and looked dominant throughout most of the season. Jalen Hurts proved he is a franchise quarterback and may still be in the MVP race. Gardner […]

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NFL Bets

January 27, 2023

NFL Same Game Parlay Picks – Conference Championship Same Game Parlay (AFC)

We are onto the Conference Championships of the NFL playoffs, and we have some super-exciting games. We’re back again to look at our favorite same-game parlays. Bonus: We hit last week at a +450 with the Chiefs moneyline, Travis Kelce anytime touchdown and over 74.5 receiving yards and Travis Etienne under 64.5 rushing yards.   This […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

January 27, 2023

Conference Championship Betting Preview: Bengals/Chiefs

The FTN team uses Adam Strangis’ Conference Championship Game-by-Game DFS Breakdown to identify some of the key player props to bet on in this week’s playoff matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs.    We have an AFC title rematch in the same exact location as last year — “Burrowhead Stadium,” according to Eli […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

January 27, 2023

Conference Championship Betting Preview: 49ers/Eagles

The FTN team uses Adam Strangis’ Conference Championship Game-by-Game DFS Breakdown to identify some of the key player props to bet on in this week’s playoff matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles    A battle between two of the most talented teams in the NFC in Philadelphia with a chance to get to […]

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NHL Bets

January 26, 2023

NHL Prop Bets with Chris Meaney (1/26)

Welcome to the NHL prop bets w/ Chris Meaney, where I share a few of my favorite NHL prop bets. There are nine games on the NHL betting slate for Thursday.    This is a great night for SGP point parlays, so be sure to check out our FTN Bets Tracker for more. With our betting […]

Chris Meaney

NBA Bets

January 26, 2023

NBA Best Bets of the Day (1/26)

We have six NBA games on the docket for Thursday. Only one of them has a spread below 6.5. Most of them are between 6.5 and 8.5 with The Clippers favored by 12 over the Spurs and the Suns by just 1.5 over the Mavericks as the outliers. We did have a few edges in […]

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NBA Bets

January 25, 2023

NBA Best Bets of the Day (1/25)

We have a massive slate of 10 NBA games Wednesday in the association. Wednesdays are always big slates for the NBA. Our FTN Betting Model and FTN Player Prop models are full of edges. You can check them out by signing up for a free trial of FTNBets. Make sure to check back on the FTN bet tracker […]

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Other Bets

January 24, 2023

Sports Betting 101: What Is Sharp Money?

Betting 101: What is Sharp Money? Sportsbooks and bookmakers in the gambling world do not respect all money equally. It all depends on who specifically is risking that money. Sharp money occurs when a respected bettor or betting group with a winning track record places a wager on an event. Money coming in from a […]

FTN Staff

NHL Bets

January 24, 2023

NHL Prop Bets with Chris Meaney (1/24)

Welcome to the NHL prop bets w/ Chris Meaney, where I share a few of my favorite NHL prop bets. There are 11 games on the NHL betting slate for Tuesday.    This is a great night for SGP point parlays, so be sure to check out our FTN Bets Tracker for more. With our betting […]

Chris Meaney

PGA Bets

January 24, 2023

2023 Farmers Insurance Open Betting Preview

The options in the PGA betting markets are wide, and while there are several ways to attack those markets, outright bets (or picks to win the tournament — outright) are going to be a large part of the key focus in this article. The theory is that outrights, being low-probability events, are harder for books […]

Kyle Murray

NBA Bets

January 24, 2023

NBA Best Bets of the Day (1/24)

The NBA has a solid seven-game schedule Tuesday. It is a competitive slate of games as more than half of them have spreads below four and none are greater than seven points. Our NBA betting model did not have a single edge in either the points or total market that was greater than 9%. Although some […]

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PGA Bets

January 24, 2023

PGA Betting Course Fit and Stats: 2023 Farmers Insurance Open

The Farmers Insurance Open gives us our first “big boy” course of the season. Going from the Hawaii courses and PGA West to the Torrey Pines South course is like getting called up to the big leagues but having to face Jacob deGrom as your first taste of MLB action. Who will be ready for […]

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CBB Bets

January 24, 2023

College Basketball Betting Roundup

The end of the football season always means a lot of gambling eyes are turning toward the college basketball world. If you’ve been focusing on the pigskin all season and are just now checking out the college basketball landscape, you’re probably looking for an easy way to catch up on the season’s top storylines. Here, […]

FTN Staff

NBA Bets

January 23, 2023

NBA Best Bets of the Day (1/23)

NBA prop betting has been one of my most successful and favorite things to do in the betting world over the last couple years. Over that timeframe, I have created, developed and continuously improved an NBA betting model that projects out each player’s stat line thanks to advanced data and several thousand simulated games.    […]

Kyle Murray

NFL Bets

January 23, 2023

NFL Conference Championship Best Bets

The 2022 NFL season has provided a superb pair of conference championship matchups. All four teams are viewed as even in the betting world, with the most wide-open Super Bowl odds we have seen in quite a long time.  With so much wagering value, how should bettors structure their conference championship and Super Bowl bets […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

January 23, 2023

2022 AFC Championship odds and best bets

After a riveting Super Wild Card Weekend filled with high-scoring affairs, the Divisional Round was 4-0 to the under, much to the dismay of fans. In the AFC, the Chiefs defended their home field despite Patrick Mahomes suffering a high-ankle sprain in the second quarter, and the Bengals – as 6-point underdogs – throttled the […]

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NFL Bets

January 23, 2023

2022 NFC Championship Odds and Best Bets

One step away from reaching Super Bowl 57, the NFC’s No. 1 seed has the best odds to win the conference championship. The Philadelphia Eagles are favored to beat the San Francisco 49ers in the 2023 NFC Championship Game. The Eagles are favorites for the NFC Championship at BetMGM with -150 odds (60% implied probability) to claim […]

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NBA Bets

January 22, 2023

NBA Best Bets of the Day (1/22)

The NBA has a decent slate for a Sunday during the NFL playoffs. Two games tip off early, and then we have four more in the main window later in the day. The list of stars who are questionable or out is rather large, and because of that many of the props are slow to […]

FTN Staff

CBB Bets

January 21, 2023

Best College Basketball Bets Today – Free (Saturday 1/21)

The 2022-23 college basketball season is in midseason form, and we get some exciting matchups in the middle of conference play. Below is my favorite bet for Saturday’s slate. Let’s have some fun.   Marquette vs. Seton Hall (Line: Marquette -1.5, DraftKings Sportsbook) Sign up for an FTN subscription today! Seton Hall is riding a […]

FTN Staff

NFL Bets

January 21, 2023

Gross Bombs: Divisional Round NFL Bets

It’s hard to believe we are into the NFL playoffs, right? It’s Divisional week, and don’t worry, we’ll be riding out the remainder of the postseason. As you’ll see across FTN Bets, there is tons of content, as well as our terrific statistical tools available to all subscribers. If you haven’t already joined our Discord, I […]

Josh Gross

NFL Bets

January 21, 2023

Divisional Round NFL Player Props of the Week

The Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs is here, which means the stakes are higher for everyone, and that makes our bets that much more exciting. In this article, I’ll take you through some of my favorite player props for the Divisional weekend.    T.Y. Hilton Over 25.5 Receiving Yards (-114, FanDuel Sportsbook) While T.Y. […]

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