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Welcome to Hoops with Noops! It’s NBA trade deadline day, and as I type this several players are being swapped around with dozens of draft picks. Good teams are trying to improve without moving any of their key players. That means using draft picks with players not getting minutes to acquire players who can bring […]

Thursday brings us 63 college basketball betting opportunities, a full slate of sports wagering magic. For the day’s pick, we head to the Pac-12, where current conference leader Arizona goes on the road for a challenging matchup against Utah. These two teams met just one month ago, with Arizona blowing out the Utes, 92-73. Let’s […]

One of the best parts of the Super Bowl is the sheer number of props involved with the game. Included in those are the cross-sport props in almost every sport that will be played that weekend. The key when trying to play these potential bets is deciding if there’s value and if you can find […]

This Super Bowl, like last year’s, is not light on the questions or storylines. For example: It’s a rematch of the 2019 Super Bowl, and if Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs can beat the 49ers Sunday, the Tom Brady comparisons will get ever louder. Can the children of the ‘90s Denver Broncos (Kyle Shanahan and […]

I’d like to think I’m a decent to pretty good college basketball handicapper, but the number of one-basket and overtime losses I’ve had this season are quite numerous. Despite all that we push on as we get closer to the best tournament in sports. Let’s try to find a winner or two Wednesday.  All odds […]

After diving into early auction market trends last week, we now turn back to focusing on players whose fantasy baseball ADP rose or fell materially in NFBC Draft Champions leagues, which are 15-team, 50-round draft-and-hold contests. In the next week or two, the focus will shift to Online Championship leagues, which are 12-team, 30-round contests […]

Sports gambling continues to rise in popularity, especially this week, with the Super Bowl just around the corner. Approximately 68 million Americans are projected to place a wager on the Super Bowl, with an estimated total of $23.1 billion worth of bets. Below, I’m going to break down the key stats and trends you need […]

Welcome to Hoops with Noops! It’s time for a TNT Tuesday of NBA action. We have mostly nonconference matchups with a few division games as well. Nonconference games are always interesting because these teams don’t play each other as often, but they can be harder to handicap because there is less reason for each team […]

The 2023-24 college basketball season is underway, and we are getting into the depths of conference play. We have loads of great matchups across the country, and below is my favorite bet of the Tuesday slate.    North Carolina vs. Clemson (UNC -8, DraftKings Sportsbook) Two teams trending in very opposite directions as UNC is […]

Teams don’t get to the Super Bowl without playing good football. But not all teams are perfect and there are often bumps along the way. With that, we’ll continue a DVOA tradition of looking at not when the Super Bowl participants played their best, but when they were at their worst. Let’s look at the […]

Welcome to the hottest ticket in town, the WM Phoenix Open, where PGA Tour golf collides with a rowdy desert party. Known affectionately as the People’s Open or the Greenest Show on Grass, this event held at TPC Scottsdale draws in the largest crowds in all of golf, creating an electrifying atmosphere that leads right […]

We are less than one week from Super Bowl LVIII, with the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs ready to battle in Las Vegas. I surveyed our entire FTN Bets staff and asked them for their one favorite side, total or prop bet for next Sunday’s game. Here are our favorite FTN staff bets […]

Welcome to Hoops with Noops! We only have six NBA games Monday as the league creeps closer to the All-Star break, which begins Feb. 16. There is also the trade deadline looming at 3 p.m. ET Thursday. This is a messy time of the schedule, and it requires us to be very careful and vigilant […]

It’s the first Monday of February, which means we are getting closer to college basketball conference tournaments and all the fun of March Madness. It’s amazing to see some of the teams on the bubble as of now so every win counts and every loss could be the difference between the big tourney and the […]

Every fantasy baseball season, picks are made that inevitably don’t return a profit in certain parts of the draft. Each draft spot should be looked at as an acquisition cost.   Returning a profit with your pick(s) while avoiding picks with a negative ROI is vital for contending. The players chosen in this article are […]

Everyone loves to bet individual player props for the Super Bowl, adding even more interest to the biggest sporting event of the season. Using our incredible tools at FTN Bets, we can analyze each player’s strengths and project where they can see success in the grand finale of the 2023 NFL season.   Here are […]

Everyone loves to bet individual player props for the Super Bowl, adding even more interest to the biggest sporting event of the season. Using our incredible tools at FTN Bets, we can analyze each player’s strengths and project where they can see success in the grand finale of the 2023 NFL season.   Here are […]

The 2023-24 College Basketball season is underway, and we are getting into the depths of conference play. We have a handful of great matchups across the country, and below is my favorite bet of the Saturday slate. Let’s have some fun.   Duke vs. UNC (Duke +4.5, DraftKings Sportsbook) The greatest rivalry in all of college […]

Most sports betting for the Super Bowl will revolve around the Chiefs and 49ers, but there’s an entire world of new NFL fans paying attention to Taylor Swift Super Bowl bets.   There may not be data analysis used to break down how to make these bets, but we’re here to round up the top […]

Welcome to Hoops with Noops! We have just a week left until the NBA trade deadline, and rumors are flying everywhere. This can be tough on some teams, as players aren’t sure of what jersey they’ll be wearing in a few days. Locker rooms can get nervous and players looking to get out of town […]

Get ready for an action-packed event Saturday as the UFC returns to the Apex after the year’s first PPV. The event is headlined by Roman Dolidze and Nasourdine Imavov, two fighters looking to make their mark in the UFC. Imavov aims to break into the top 10 and bounce back into the win column after […]

Welcome to Hoops with Noops! It’s a TNT Thursday, which means we get to watch the best studio show in all of sports and some potentially interesting NBA matchups.   I bet this foursome looked much better at the start of the season, but the ravages of injury and poor performance have muddied the water. […]

Thursday brings us 65 college basketball betting opportunities, a full slate of sports wagering magic. For the night’s pick, we head to the Colonial Athletic Association, where the current conference leader, Drexel, goes on the road for a challenging matchup against Monmouth. These two teams met just 13 days ago, with Drexel recording a tough […]

It’s the last day of January, which means we are almost one month closer to March. It’s important to continue to keep up with injuries and situational spots around college basketball, as we are seeing more and more of them on a daily basis. They may not always work out, but it’s at least a […]

Christian McCaffreyRushing Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, Christian McCaffrey’s rushing yards prop is set at 90.5 yards (-110/-110). O/U 90.5 -120/-110 O/U 90.5 -110/-110 O/U 90.5 -120/-110 O/U 90.5 -120/-110 Pros Given the game dynamics and the underlying approaches of each team, this contest is forecasted by the model […]

Patrick MahomesPassing Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, Patrick Mahomes’s passing yards prop is set at 263.5 yards (+115/-145). The public has bet the OVER up to 263.5 (+115) after it opened @ 260.5 (-117). O/U 263.5 -115/-115 O/U 260.5 -110/-110 O/U 263.5 115/-145 O/U 263.5 -115/-115 Pros The predictive […]

Deebo SamuelReceiving Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, Deebo Samuel’s receiving yards prop is set at 59.5 yards (+100/-124). The public has bet the OVER up to 59.5 (+100) after it opened @ 56.5 (-114). O/U 58.5 -130/100 O/U 58.5 -110/-110 O/U 58.5 -130/100 O/U 58.5 -120/-110 Pros Given the […]

Rashee RiceReceiving Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, Rashee Rice’s receiving yards prop is set at 66.5 yards (-110/-110). The public has bet the UNDER down to 66.5 (-110) after it opened @ 67.5 (-110). O/U 67.5 -115/-115 O/U 67.5 -110/-110 O/U 67.5 -130/100 O/U 67.5 -110/-120 Pros The predictive […]

George KittleReceiving Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, George Kittle’s receiving yards prop is set at 49.5 yards (+100/-124). The public has bet the UNDER down to 49.5 (-124) after it opened @ 49.5 (-117). O/U 50.5 -120/-110 O/U 50.5 -110/-110 O/U 50.5 -115/-115 O/U 50.5 -110/-120 Pros Given the […]

Isiah PachecoRushing Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, Isiah Pacheco’s rushing yards prop is set at 64.5 yards (-125/-105). The public has bet the UNDER down to 64.5 (-105) after it opened @ 67.5 (-115). O/U 64.5 -125/-105 O/U 65.5 -110/-110 O/U 64.5 -120/-110 O/U 64.5 -125/-105 Pros Accounting for […]

Travis KelceReceiving Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, Travis Kelce’s receiving yards prop is set at 71.5 yards (-125/-105). The public has bet the OVER up to 71.5 (-125) after it opened @ 70.5 (-115). O/U 71.5 -125/-105 O/U 70.5 -110/-110 O/U 71.5 -120/-110 O/U 71.5 -110/-120 Pros The predictive […]

Brock PurdyPassing Yards Player Props – Week 22 Chiefs vs. 49ers Right now, Brock Purdy’s passing yards prop is set at 239.5 yards (-117/-107). The public has bet the UNDER down to 239.5 (-107) after it opened @ 248.5 (-115). O/U 246.5 -115/-115 O/U 246.5 -110/-110 O/U 246.5 -115/-115 O/U 246.5 -115/-115 Pros Given the […]