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Battle In The Trenches: Week 15 OL vs. DL matchups
An offense line's ability to keep their quarterback upright and open holes for their running backs is imperative. Diagnosing offensive and defensive line matchups weekly can offer a massive edge in fantasy football and daily fantasy lineups. Diving further into the subcategories that help us capture ceiling weeks can be the difference between setting your […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Bets
Mad props, Week 15: Is Brandon Aiyuk bankable against Little D?
Each week our -EV bettors do their damnedest to drain bank accounts with their NFL player prop picks. Fade or follow? That, as always, is entirely up to you. Speaking as transparency advocates, we’ll track our coolers’ progress, good or horribly bad, all season long. Below is a six-pack of picks to whet your Week […]
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Brad Evans
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MMA Bets
UFC Vegas 17 betting preview
Welcome to my betting breakdown for UFC Vegas 17: Geoff Neal vs. Stephen Thompson. I’ll have a full PPV style writeup for every fight on this card.  Much like it has been for the rest of the world, 2020 has been a wild year for the UFC. The promotion has had at least one show […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Daily odds boosts: How to build bankroll this weekend (Dec. 18)
The quickest way to build your sports gambling bankroll is by taking advantage of the bonus offers, odds boosts and free bets the online books are offering. They are flush with private equity money and using it to fuel growth. If you know where to look, they are literally giving it away in some cases. […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
NFL look-ahead lines report for Week 16
You want to win money betting on NFL games. That's why you're here.  The challenge that most casual bettors run into is their late call to action, i.e., betting moments before a game kicks off. Sure, we want to bet on the game that we're watching, but at the end of the day, we want […]
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Ryan Noonan
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NFL Bets
5 must-know stats for betting Week 15
Every week during the NFL season, I’ll be diving into five must know stats for fantasy football to help pull back the curtain in various ways. Highlighting game scripts, matchups, defensive plans of attack, and much more, this article will help you set your lineups in daily fantasy and your season-long leagues. 1. The Tennessee […]
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Derek Brown
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MMA Bets
Best prop bets for UFC Vegas 17
We are back for another exciting weekend of violence for UFC Vegas 17 in Las Vegas. This was originally supposed to be a 15-fight card, but we had two fights fall and are down to a still health 13 fight card. We are hoping to end the MMA year on a positive note, and we […]
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Jon Kelly
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NBA Bets
NBA futures: Betting on Rookie of the Year
With the start of the NBA season fast approaching, now is a good time to start taking a look at the futures markets. Last week we discussed the best way to create an edge in the futures for NBA Champion. This week we are going to talk about gaining an edge in the Rookie of […]
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FTN Staff
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CFB Bets
The Big Ones: Previewing CFB’s Power 5 conference championships
Each week, I’ll be providing you with a college football betting breakdown for some of the week’s biggest games. The ones I’ll be focusing on will be meetings between ranked teams and matchups where an unranked team is getting 14 or fewer points (with a few exceptions) against somebody in the AP’s Top 25. While I […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Snaps and targets report: Week 14
Week 14 of the NFL season is in the books and I have to say, there weren’t as many huge fantasy football takeaways as usual. Don’t get me wrong, there was still a lot to break down but with so many one-sided contests, there weren’t as many glaring outcomes for fantasy as usual. Let’s break […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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PGA Bets
Betting 101: Why you should convert American odds to win probability
This is a lesson that can be used across all sports for many different reasons, but I’m going to go over why I think it’s especially important when wagering on golf outrights. I’ve written a lot recently about finding edges and what to do with those edges once you find them. Your wagering amount should […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
NFL injury report: The situations to monitor for Week 15
Every Tuesday this season, we will review the most recent injury news through the lens of fantasy football. Injuries are an unfortunate part of football, but there’s always a “next man up” — and fantasy players need to know the situations to monitor to take early advantage of changing situations. A lot can change between […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Bets
Battle In The Trenches: Week 14 OL vs. DL matchups
Diagnosing offensive and defensive line matchups weekly can offer a massive edge for fantasy football and daily fantasy lineups. An offense line's ability to keep their quarterback upright and open holes for their running backs is imperative. Diving further into the subcategories that help us capture ceiling weeks can be the difference between setting your […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Bets
Mad Props, Week 14: The Derrick Henry Invitational welcomes the Jags
Each week our -EV bettors do their damnedest to drain bank accounts with their NFL player prop picks. Fade or follow? That, as always, is entirely up to you. Speaking as transparency advocates, we’ll track our coolers’ progress, good or horribly bad, all season long. Below is a six-pack of picks to whet your Week […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
NFL look-ahead lines report for Week 15
You want to win money betting on NFL games, that's why you're here.  The challenge that most casual bettors run into is their late call to action, i.e., betting moments before a game kicks off. Sure, we want to bet the game that we're watching, but at the end of the day, we want to […]
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Ryan Noonan
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MMA Bets
UFC 256 betting preview
Welcome to my betting breakdown for UFC 256: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno. If those names sound familiar, it’s probably because they both fought just three weeks ago. Figueiredo, the current flyweight king, will look to set a record for the quickest turnaround between title defenses in UFC history. In the co-main event of the […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Daily odds boosts: How to build bankroll this weekend
Ocean’s Eleven is one of my favorite movies. One of my favorite scenes is when Danny first tells Rusty about his idea to rob the casino(s), he recites this prepared speech.  “’Cause the house always wins. Play long enough, you never change the stakes. The house takes you. Unless, when that perfect hand comes along, […]
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FTN Staff
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CFB Bets
The Big Ones: Previewing CFB’s marquee Week 14 games
Each week, I’ll be providing you with a college football betting breakdown for some of the week’s biggest games. The ones I’ll be focusing on will be meetings between ranked teams and matchups where an unranked team is getting 14 or fewer points (with a few exceptions) against somebody in the AP’s Top 25. While I […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
5 must-know stats for betting Week 14
Every week during the NFL season, I’ll be diving into five must know stats for fantasy football to help pull back the curtain in various ways. Highlighting gamescripts, matchups, defensive plans of attack, and much more, this article will help you set your lineups in daily fantasy and your season-long leagues. 1. Since Week 6 […]
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Derek Brown
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MMA Bets
Best prop bets for UFC 256
We’re back for another exciting weekend of violence for UFC 256 in Las Vegas. This was originally supposed to be a 13-fight card, but we had two fights fall off due to COVID-19 testing. However, this is still a very exciting PPV especially the co-main and main event in Charles Oliveira vs. Tony Ferguson and […]
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Jon Kelly
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NBA Bets
NBA futures: Creating an edge
Everyone has an opinion on who will win the NBA Championship. The differences in that opinion are what makes a betting market. With the start of the NBA season fast approaching, this is a good time to discuss some strategies to use when betting into a futures market. Unlike a typical two-way wager on a […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Snaps and targets report: Week 13
Week 13 of the NFL and fantasy football season is just about in the books. Hopefully you punched your ticket into the fantasy playoffs. Even though it is late in the season, things are still changing every single day in fantasy, with players earning more snaps, targets and opportunities. Let’s get after our weekly look […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NBA Bets
FTN NBA Podcast, Dec. 7 — 2020-21 award predictions
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Joe Metz
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NFL Bets
NFL injury report: The situations to monitor for Week 14
Every Tuesday this season, we will review the most recent injury news through the lens of fantasy football. Injuries are an unfortunate part of football, but there’s always a “next man up” — and fantasy players need to know the situations to monitor to take early advantage of changing situations. A lot can change between […]
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Tyler Loechner
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PGA Bets
Breaking down the course for the DP World Tour Championship
We have made it to the end of the road. This week's DP World Tour Championship on the European Tour is the last major tournament of the 2020 calendar year.  It’s been a strange journey for both the PGA and European tours; makeshift schedules, new courses, new sponsors, co-sanctioned events, and more. The culmination of all of […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA Bets
Betting 101: Expected value and staking
In last week’s betting article, I mentioned that in order to be a more profitable bettor, you want to know your expected value on wagers you’re making and then how to determine how much to bet. These steps are important to being profitable over time. You can have an edge in wagering but if you’re incorrectly staking, […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Battle In The Trenches: Week 13 OL vs. DL matchups
Diagnosing offensive and defensive line matchups weekly can offer a massive edge for fantasy football and daily fantasy lineups. An offense line's ability to keep their quarterback upright and open holes for their running backs is imperative. Diving further into the subcategories that help us capture ceiling weeks can be the difference between setting your […]
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Derek Brown
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MMA Bets
UFC Vegas 16 betting preview
Welcome to my betting breakdown for UFC Vegas 16: Marvin Vettori vs. Jack Hermansson. This main event was thrown together fairly recently but is a high-level bout between two guys who are generally underrated at middleweight. The undercard is impressive too, with a lot of fun grappling matchups making up the other ten fights on […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Mad props, Week 13: Pay the over charge to enter the Chubb Club
Each week our -EV bettors do their damnedest to drain bank accounts with their NFL player prop picks. Fade or follow? That, as always, is entirely up to you. Speaking as transparency advocates, we’ll track our coolers’ progress, good or horribly bad, all season long. Below is a six-pack of picks to whet your Week […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Bets
NFL look-ahead lines report for Week 14
You want to win money betting on NFL games, that's why you're here.  The challenge that most casual bettors run into is their late call to action, i.e., betting moments before a game kicks off. Sure, we want to bet the game that we're watching, but at the end of the day, we want to […]
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Ryan Noonan
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CFB Bets
The Big Ones: Previewing CFB’s marquee Week 14 late games
Each week, I’ll be providing you with a college football betting breakdown for some of the week’s biggest games. The ones I’ll be focusing on will be meetings between ranked teams, and matchups where an unranked team is getting 14 or fewer points (with a few exceptions) against somebody in the AP’s Top 25. While […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Bets
Odds Boosts: How to maximize your action this weekend
If you are just starting to build a bankroll, the best way to do it is by taking advantage of the odds boost bonuses the online sportsbooks are offering. Most of these bonuses have a maximum bet amount that is usually only about $50-$100. These odds boosts are the best chance you have to tip […]
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FTN Staff