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CFB Bets
NCAA college football championship odds and best bets
The 2021-2022 NCAA college football season is upon us, and after taking a quick look at college football championship odds, it’s the Alabama Crimson Tide at the top of the oddsboard again as they aim for their seventh national championship since 2009. Alabama sits at +250 for odds – at places like BetMGM Sportsbook – […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Bets
The One Hitter: MLB game-by-game betting breakdown (7/16)
Each day, we are going to try and give you a quick preview of today’s main slate and any interesting betting angles that we spot. Take a peek. Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees betting breakdown Red Sox (-110), Yankees (-110)Total: 9.5 runsEduardo Rodríguez (L) vs. Domingo Germán (R) Three things to know These two offenses could […]
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Matt Kupferle
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MLB Bets
Tipico Tips: Betting on some MLB playoff runs
The All-Star Game marks the halfway point in the MLB season. It is also a good time for bettors to check in on their favorite teams and see where the odds are before the second half of the season starts. In the local New Jersey market for Tipico Sportsbook, that means it is time to check […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Booms, Busts, Breakouts & Bets: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp openings, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Derek Brown, profile their favorite Booms, Busts, Breakouts and Bets for every NFL team. Giddy up, gamers. Today’s topic: The Reigning Champs. Fantasy Football Booms — Buccaneers Mike Evans, WR When the rumors of Tom Brady […]
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Derek Brown
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MLB Bets
The One Hitter: MLB game-by-game betting breakdown (7/15)
Slate PPD due to Yankees COVID protocols. Each day, we are going to try and give you a quick preview of today’s main slate and any interesting betting angles that we spot. Take a peek. Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Red Sox (-110), Yankees (-110)Total: 9.5 runsEduardo Rodríguez (L) vs. Domingo Germán (R) […]
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Matt Kupferle
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MMA Bets
Best prop bets for UFC Vegas 31
We are back for another exciting weekend of combat sports for UFC Vegas 31 in Las Vegas. This card does not have the same star power as the PPV card last week, but that’s OK because I actually do better on the lesser-known fighters anyway. There are a couple spots that I feel good about […]
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Jon Kelly
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NFL Bets
Tipico Tips: Betting 2021 NFL team futures
The MLB All-Star Game is over, and the NBA Finals are down to the last 2-3 games. The weather is hot, and the sun is shining bright. All of this together means that football season is fast approaching. Tipico Sportsbook has futures available on many different things, like the number of games a team will […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Bets
Buy or sell: Players to watch for in MLB second half
With players around Major League Baseball taking a much-needed break for the All-Star Game, it’s time for our eyes to look ahead to the second half of the MLB season. To that end, here are five players to watch for the rest of the season when trying to put together your bets. Buy Ryan McMahon […]
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Matt Kupferle
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NFL Bets
2021 NFL win totals odds and best bets
One of the more popular betting markets in the NFL is regular season win totals, and with 2021 now having a 17-game season, bettors may have to play out many more scenarios in their head before placing wagers. Well, 16 games or 17 games, the Kansas City Chiefs still lead the pack for NFL win […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
NFL Player Props – 3 bets to make
Tuesday, I wrote up three player props on unders for Denzel Mims, Gerald Everett and D’Andre Swift. Both Mims’ and Everett’s totals have dropped 50 yards, and Swift now has more juice on the under. Getting closing line value is a great way to ensure a strong futures portfolio heading into the season, it also is […]
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Eliot Crist
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NFL Bets
Booms, Busts, Breakouts & Bets: New Orleans Saints
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp openings, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Derek Brown, profile their favorite Booms, Busts, Breakouts and Bets for every NFL team. Giddy up, gamers. Today’s topic: The Fighting Fleur de Lis. Fantasy Football Booms – Saints Michael Thomas, WR The rumors of the […]
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Derek Brown
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NBA Bets
NBA Betting Breakdown: July 14
Now that the MLB All-Star festivities are done, we can turn our attention back to the NBA Finals. The Bucks handled their business in the return to Milwaukee to break the seal and get that first win over the Phoenix Suns. So far, the home team is 3-0 in this series, which is good news […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Bets
MLB futures picks for the second half of the season
With the second half of the MLB season just around the corner, let’s take a look at a few futures bets that could be tempting. Chicago White Sox to win the AL pennant (+325, BetMGM) Here is the crux of this issue – with Eloy Jiménez and Luis Robert coming back, and a monster top […]
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Matt Kupferle
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NBA Bets
Tipico One-Play Payday (July 14)
Welcome to an NBA playoff edition of One-Play Payday. If you aren’t familiar with “One-Play Payday,” we provide you with one play, whether it be a spread, total or moneyline, that stands out as a rock-solid play on Tipico Sportsbook. Game 4 of the NBA Finals take place Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET as the […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA Bets
Tipico Tips: Open Championship Bets
After having to postpone the 2020 edition of this event, we have finally made it to Royal St. George’s for the 2021 Open Championship. There are always a lot of offerings by the market during major championship weeks and I’m going to dive into some of the prop markets on Tipico Sportsbook to find some […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA Bets
The Open Championship Betting Preview
The golf year’s final major, the British Open, is set to tee off this week at Royal St. George’s. All week, our FTN Daily team is breaking down the tournament from every angle for DFS purposes, and you can find all of it here. The Open Championship betting preview Bryan DeCorte provides a preview for […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Bets
Tipico Tips: Betting the MLB All-Star Game
Baseball’s Midsummer Classic is finally here. Monday night, we watched as some of the game’s better power hitters launched ball after ball into the thin Coors Field air. New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso became just the third player to repeat as Home Run Derby champion. Strangely enough, he has a connection to the […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
NFL Player Props – Under Bets
As we get closer to the NFL season, more and more props come out on the sportsbooks. Tuesday, DraftKings Sportsbook unloaded with not only star players but secondary ones as well. The biggest names often are the most bet props, but those lines are usually the sharpest as well. I am looking at the secondary […]
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Eliot Crist
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NFL Bets
Top 5 NFL player props to bet now
The first NFL Sunday of the regular season is exactly two months away, so now seems like an opportune time to dip my toes into the season-long player prop market. As the season approaches, I will certainly log more player props in the FTN Bet Tracker — because props are kind of my thing — […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Booms, Busts, Breakouts & Bets: Detroit Lions
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp openings, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Derek Brown, profile their favorite Booms, Busts, Breakouts and Bets for every NFL team. Giddy up, gamers. Today’s topic: The Hello Kitties. Fantasy Football Booms – Lions T.J. Hockenson, TE T.J. Hockenson looks poised to […]
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Derek Brown
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MLB Bets
2021 MLB HR Derby Odds and Best Bet
Arguably the highlight of the MLB All-Star break, eight sluggers will grab their boom sticks and do battle for the 2021 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby. After being robbed of the derby in 2020 due to the shortened season, Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani leads all hitters as the favorite for Home […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA Bets
The Open Championship betting preview
All eyes return to golfs final major of 2021 as the world’s best flock to Sandwich, Kent, England for the 149th playing of The Open Championship.  Last year’s rendition was a no-go and Shane Lowry still presides as the defending champ from his victory back in 2019 in Northern Ireland. This year’s Open will take […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Bets
MLB betting – Pitchers to Play or Fade (7/11)
In this article, I’ll use the Strikeout Model to sift through the day’s pitching options on DraftKings. We’ll discuss the threshold probabilities and how they combine with projected ownership to allow us to consistently make +EV decisions at the starting pitcher position. Pitchers to play This is a bit of an odd pitching slate in that […]
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FTN Staff
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NBA Bets
NBA Betting Breakdown: July 11
The NBA Finals switch venues for Sunday’s third game of the series. Milwaukee is hoping the change of scenery leads to a change of fortune. The Suns closed the first two games in Phoenix as 4.5-point favorites and won both games by at least double digits. The total in Game 1 was just shy of […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Bets
MLB Prop Tracker (July 10)
Welcome to the prop bet tracker. As MLB season gets into high gear, another way to get in on the action is to analyze the day’s best prop bets – from strikeouts to home runs, first to five runs to total bases logged. Each day, we will try to identify a few picks that are […]
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Matt Kupferle
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NFL Bets
Tipico Tips: Key NFL futures bets to make
After the colorful fireworks and seemingly endless parades complete, many sports fans are mentally making the seasonal transition to football. With thoughts of tailgating, pigskin and futures tickets front and center, FTN’s Brad Evans sorts through Tipico Sportsbook’s lengthy array of options to unearth the best values. Fade or follow? That, of course, is up […]
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Brad Evans
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MMA Bets
UFC 264 betting breakdown
Welcome to my betting breakdown for UFC 264:Poirier vs. McGregor 3! The UFC travels to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this weekend, which marks the first live event with fans in the fight capital of the world since UFC 248 in March of 2020. Obviously, the conversation in Vegas and all around the combat sports […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Bets
MLB betting – Pitchers to Play or Fade (7/9)
In this article, I’ll use the Strikeout Model to sift through the pitching options on DraftKings tonight. We’ll discuss the threshold probabilities and how they combine with projected ownership to allow us to consistently make +EV decisions at the starting pitcher position. It’s important to note the implications of a massive, 14-game slate. While ownership […]
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FTN Staff
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CFB Bets
NCAA Football Week 1 Odds and Best Bets
After watching the Alabama Crimson Tide run through the NCAA football slate in 2020, teams are starting to get ready for the 2021 season. Even though we’re still in July, it’s never too early to start digging into matchups and NCAA Week 1 odds.  The first game of the NCAA football season kicks off Saturday, […]
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FTN Staff
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MLB Bets
MLB Prop Tracker (July 9)
Welcome to the prop bet tracker. As MLB season gets into high gear, another way to get in on the action is to analyze the day’s best prop bets – from strikeouts to home runs, first to five runs to total bases logged. Each day, we will try to identify a few picks that are […]
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Matt Kupferle
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MLB Bets
The One Hitter: MLB game-by-game betting breakdown (7/9)
Each day, we are going to try and give you a quick preview of today’s main slate and any interesting betting angles that we spot. Take a look. Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles White Sox (-136), Orioles (+116)Total: 10.5 runsDallas Keuchel (L) vs. Jorge López (R) Three things to know Jorge López has really […]
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Matt Kupferle
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MLB Bets
MLB Prop Tracker (July 8)
Welcome to the prop bet tracker. As MLB season gets into high gear, another way to get in on the action is to analyze the day’s best prop bets – from strikeouts to home runs, first to five runs to total bases logged. Each day, we will try to identify a few picks that are […]
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Matt Kupferle