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Wednesday brings us an action-packed afternoon of games as most teams are scheduled for a getaway day. The mid-day lull will be filled with six games starting with the Chicago White Sox at the Pittsburgh Pirates kicking the slate off at 12:35 p.m. ET. With over 13 straight hours of baseball, value is sure to […]

The deeper into the NBA playoffs we go, the closer we get to the championship. The closer we get to the championship, the more people start to ask questions about hedging their live futures bets. Shakespeare said to be or not to be is the question, but to hedge or not to hedge seems to […]

This week’s golf best bets will be coming from the Travelers Championship and the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. As always, one of the main goals of this article is to expose other golf betting opportunities outside of the PGA Tour. Markets are smaller and less popular, which often provides the largest edges (T20s/10s/matchups). I know […]

The PGA Tour flies across the country this week to Connecticut where the Travelers Championship will take place at TPC River Highlands. This is a familiar stop for the tour with plenty of data to dig through. The main takeaway to me is that there are different ways to tame the beast this week off […]

The FTN Betting Breakdown is a new article series we are featuring this year on FTNBets where we will have a daily breakdown of the day’s NBA betting slate. This breakdown will feature key injury news and updates and how players and teams are affected by said news to give you the opportunity to potentially […]

Welcome to a 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. We’ve got a juicy Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Clippers […]

We have a full slate of baseball games for our betting pleasure Tuesday. All the local teams are in action for the Tipico Sportsbook markets. That local market is the online gambling capital of the U.S., otherwise known as New Jersey. The weather is heating up, kids are finishing school, and I can assure you that […]

This week’s tournament preview is for the Travelers Championship, which is played at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn. The tournament has been around for almost 70 years through multiple courses and redesigns. TPC River Highlands had a name change and redesign in 1991 and since then has produced quite the assortment of winners over the […]

Below are odds from my model for this week’s golf event, the Travelers Championship. You can use these to compare to a bookmaker’s odds straight up, or you could use them in your own model to make adjustments. These odds are meant to be a tool for you to use how you best see fit. Various […]

Mondays brings us another brand-new MLB slate to turn the page from last weeks games. With only 8 games on the schedule, it’s certainly a smaller slate, but that hasn’t stopped us before from finding where the value is hidden. Without further ado, lets jump right in to the best value on today’s MLB board. […]

We have two very good NBA playoff games to celebrate Father’s Day Sunday. Shout out to all the dads out there who will have their feet up on the couch and a beer in hand watching them. You guys (myself included) deserve the 24 hours of amazing NBA action that started Saturday night with the […]

Welcome to my betting breakdown for UFC Vegas 29: Ige vs. Korean Zombie. After a fun PPV card in Arizona last weekend, the UFC returns to the Apex this weekend to host a 12-fight card headlined by a featherweight tilt between Dan Ige and the always-exciting Korean Zombie. Overall, this is certainly not my favorite […]

It’s Friday, and that means another installment of the Tipico Sportsbook Futures Friday on FTN Bets. Today’s sport is going to be the NBA. Some very interesting things are going on right now in the NBA futures market, and when I say interesting, I really mean potentially profitable. Sometimes things just do not make a whole lot of […]

Thursday is a slow day for NBA playoff action, but it’s still an exciting one. We have Game 6 in the series between the Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks. So far, home teams are 5-0 in this series after the Nets pulled out a comeback win on the back of a superhuman performance by Kevin […]

Knowing what to bet on is an important aspect of being a profitable bettor. Know when to bet on it is even more important for long term profitability. One advancement that online gaming has pushed forward in the gambling world is the ability to in-game bet. Brick-and-mortar casinos have a limitation on this as they […]

The best value picks around the MLB are back in action after a quick hiatus. Wednesday is loaded with a full 15-game slate with games starting at the top of almost every hour beginning at 1:15 p.m. ET. Action all day long means value is bound to be hidden in the board somewhere, so let’s […]

This week’s golf best bets will be coming from the 2021 US Open at Torrey Pines. As always, one of the main goals of this article is to expose other golf betting opportunities outside of the PGA Tour. Markets are smaller and less popular, which often provides the largest edges (T20s/10s/matchups). I know there are […]

The FTN Betting Breakdown is a new article series we are featuring this year on FTNBets where we will have a daily breakdown of the day’s NBA betting slate. This breakdown will feature key injury news and updates and how players and teams are affected by said news to give you the opportunity to potentially […]

We have reached golf’s third major of the year, the U.S. Open, which will be played at Torrey Pines South Course in San Diego. In my article last week, I discussed a potential future winner of the event so today, using Tipico Sportsbook, I will dive into a couple of different matchups that looked like […]

We have a robust schedule of Major League Baseball games Tuesday, with all the local teams in the Tipico Sportsbook market in action. The Phillies have the toughest draw, facing against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Julio Urías is on the mound for LA, and he has been a beast this season. The Yankees face a […]

Welcome to a 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. We have a juicy two-game NBA betting slate on tap, here are today’s games and odds […]

The NBA Playoffs roll on tonight with two more games. We have our first team to move on to the next round, as the Phoenix Suns completed their sweep of the Denver Nuggets last night. Today, we will get one step closer to seeing who they will play for the Western Conference Championship. On the […]

Below are odds from my model for this week’s golf event, the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. You can use these to compare to a bookmaker’s odds straight up, or you could use them in your own model to make adjustments. These odds are meant to be a tool for you to use how you best […]

In what feels like a quick turnaround from the first major of the season, the best golfers in the world are heading to San Diego for the U.S. Open, hosted by Torrey Pines South Course.  Unlike many times, we have plenty of data from Torrey Pines South due to the course hosting the Farmers Insurance […]

The NBA playoffs continue Sunday with two important games. It all starts a tad later than normal for Sunday, with the first game set for tipoff at 3 p.m. ET. That will be the fourth game between the Nets and Bucks. The Western Conference game could be a closeout one for the Phoenix Suns. They […]

Welcome to my betting breakdown for UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2! We’ve had a few events back in front of a live crowd, and the UFC is in Phoenix, Arizona this weekend for a two-title fight event featuring some of the biggest stars in the company. This card is headlined by a rematch between […]

The month of June is always a bit of a dead period in the sports data and analytics industry. You have the NBA playoffs winding down, MLB is approaching its All-Star Game, and everyone is gearing up for football season. Football is still king in this industry. Whether we are talking fantasy, sports betting, or […]

We have a solid two-game slate of NBA action ahead of us Thursday. At this point in the postseason, two-game slates are about as big as it gets, with only four series remaining. We have two good ones with the Nets traveling to Milwaukee and the Clippers taking on the Jazz. Let’s take a look […]

Last week we saw one of the most heartbreaking withdrawals in PGA history. Jon Rahm was crushing the field through almost three full rounds at the Memorial Tournament when he found out that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and had to withdraw. Controversy over payouts and refunds and whether those are correct, warranted or […]

This week’s golf best bets will be coming from Palmetto Championship and the Scandinavian Mixed Open. As always, one of the main goals of this article is to expose other golf betting opportunities outside of the PGA Tour. Markets are smaller and less popular, which often provides the largest edges (T20s/10s/matchups). I strongly encourage you, […]

The men's U.S. Open at Torrey Pines is just around the corner, so I’ve decided to take a look at Tipico Sportsbook’s current U.S. Open outright market. Although the USGA will make changes to the course, Torrey Pines is a familiar stop. Yearly, the course hosts the Farmers Insurance Open and also was the site of […]

We have a full slate of MLB games on tap for Tuesday evening and all of the local teams in the Tipico Sportsbook market are in action. Yankees fans will recognize the guy throwing against them today, as Michael Pineda takes on Jordan Montgomery in Minnesota. The Mets are facing the Orioles at Camden Yards […]