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Thursday is a true elimination game in the NBA for the Eastern Conference, with the winner between the Indiana Pacers and Washington Wizards ending up with the No. 8 seed and the loser going home. The two teams could not be coming into this game from more different angles. The Pacers won the 9/10 matchup […]

Betting on the NBA playoffs is a marathon, not a sprint. The marathon has only extended in recent years with the addition of more teams making it to the play-in games. Betting on basketball is something many have done all season long, but the structure and urgency of the playoffs changes the way you bet. […]

Another jam-packed, 15-game MLB slate coming to us Wednesday. We have action all over the country from Seattle to Dunedin with a 1:10 p.m. ET game between the White Sox and Twins to start off the afternoon. A full slate gives a solid opportunity to find some value, so let’s dive into Wednesday’s best bets. […]

The FTN NBA 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 […]

This week’s PGA Tour tournament preview is for the year’s second major, the PGA Championship. This major rotates through courses and this year’s event will take place at the Kiawah Ocean Course on Kiawah Island, SC. A PGA Championship was previously played here in 2012, producing Rory McIlroy as the champion by 8 strokes over […]

Welcome to an NBA play-In 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. The NBA’s new play-In tournament officially begins Tuesday night when the Charlotte Hornets will host […]

The main portions of the NFL offseason are in the rearview mirror, at least the player acquisition stage. While some veterans looking to find a home with a winner may sign late deals heading into camp, it's safe to say that for the most part all of the big-time fantasy football difference makers have landed […]

Below are odds from my model for this week’s golf event, the PGA 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 […]

The NBA is taking a day off Monday after the regular season ended Sunday, so we have to turn our attention to baseball to find something to bet on. Both New York teams are in action, so the New Jersey crowd betting on Tipico has a couple of the local teams to look at here. I […]

After a packed Sunday slate, Monday offers us a relaxed nine-gamer to ease us into a full new week of MLB betting. With no afternoon games scheduled, bettors will have to be patient waiting until 6:40 p.m. E.T. for the first pitch of the day in the San Francisco vs. Cincinnati game. Having only 9 […]

This week’s PGA Tour tournament preview is for the year’s second major, the PGA Championship. This major rotates through courses, and this year’s event will take place at the Kiawah Ocean Course on Kiawah Island, SC. A PGA Championship was previously played here in 2012, producing Rory McIlroy as the champion by 8 strokes over […]

We only have six games around the NBA Saturday, as the bulk of the remaining NBA schedule will finish up Sunday. Some of them do have playoff seeding implications, although at this point the teams playing in the playoffs are all locked up. We have some potential for teams to move up or down and […]

Welcome to my betting breakdown for UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler! After a successful return to live events in front of a crowd at UFC 261, the promotion will be in a sold-out Toyota Center this weekend in Houston. This card is headlined by Charles Oliveira vs Michael Chandler for the vacant lightweight title following […]

We have a lot of games Friday in the NBA, but it is not a fun day to bet. Thursday’s slate is a good example of why. We had multiple big-time players who ended up sitting out or leaving games early. We have teams running out second- and third-strangers because they have been eliminated from […]

It’s a busy time in the NFL offseason. The draft is over and earlier this week we were able to get our first glimpse of next season’s schedule. Earlier this week I also did an article about the different types of NFL futures bets you can make on Tipico Sportsbook. Today, I’m going to tell you about […]

The FTN NBA 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 […]

With each passing day, the NBA playoff picture becomes a little bit clearer. More teams solidifying spots, more teams officially eliminated, but we do still have a lot of jockeying for seeding going on, and with only a couple days and a couple games left for each team, they all mean something. I normally try […]

The NFL is everywhere, all the time. That was the goal. The league has done an amazing job of keeping the shield relevant even when we are months away from actual football games. They make a big deal out of a normally mundane task like the free agency signing period. They turned the NFL draft […]

We’re back at it again for a loaded day of MLB betting. With nearly every team on the schedule (sorry, Rangers and Giants) and 15 games on the slate, we’re in for some non-stop action with games starting from 12:10 p.m. until 10:10. Without further ado, let’s jump right in to where Wednesday’s betting value […]

The PGA Tour is heading back to Texas for this week's tournament, the AT&T Byron Nelson.  The tournament will be played for the first time at TPC Craig Ranch, so with no historical data we will make our best-educated guess at how the course might play but a majority of modeling will be done using […]

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 […]

This is a fun Tuesday around baseball for the local baseball teams. For this Tuesday, we are going to be concentrating on game totals. Whenever you bet on baseball, the most important thing to base your bets off is pitching. Pitching controls everything. Great hitting teams get shut down by top-tier pitching all the time. […]

Below are odds from my model for this week’s golf event, the AT&T Byron Nelson. 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. […]

Welcome to a Monday 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 an exciting six-game NBA Betting slate on tap, here are all the games and […]

We have exactly seven days left in the NBA season. Most teams are down to 4 or 5 remaining games. Tonight we have a lighter slate with only six games, but many of them do have some kind of impact on the playoff hunt. Motivation is a key factor this time of year, so you […]

This week’s PGA Tournament preview is for the AT&T Byron Nelson, which will be taking place in McKinney, Texas at TPC Craig Ranch. This will be the first PGA tournament being hosted by this course so we have no historical data to dig through so we will have to profile the course the old-fashioned way.  […]

We have one of, if not the, shortest MLB slates of the season so far, with Monday having only six games on the schedule. An NL Central battle between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh will start the day off at 6:35 p.m. E.T., while an interleague matchup of Texas and San Francisco will cap off the night. […]

NFL free agency is mostly done. The draft is behind us. Fantasy football attentions now turn toward the season to come. Draft season is still weeks away, but we’re into fantasy football prep season. And to that end, over the summer, FTN’s own Brad Evans and Derek Brown are going team-by-team, identifying some of the […]

The NBA regular season is winding down, and every day we get a clearer picture of how things will play out. The defending champs are currently in a play-in game. The Pelicans’ hopes of sneaking into the playoffs took a double hit Friday with a loss and the loss of Zion Williamson. Saturday, we have […]

Welcome to my betting breakdown for UFC Vegas 26: Rodriguez vs Waterson! The main event this week was made on short notice following T.J Dillashaw pulling out of his bout against Cory Sandhagen. Thankfully, the card was saved this week and despite a few weigh-in-related cancelations, we have a pretty solid card of ten bouts […]

We have about a week left of NBA action, and many teams are down to six or fewer games remaining. The playoff picture is shaping up and we do have a couple close battles for seeding. Remember, the top teams want to be in position 1-6 to avoid the newly minted 7-10 game to go […]

We are coming down to the last week of the NBA regular season, so now is a good time to discuss a question I have had for a long time: Does the NBA regular season even matter? It obviously matters a little. After next week, 10 teams will be officially eliminated from contention. On the […]