Below are bets that I actually make. My approach entails aggregating conversations with extremely respected oddsmakers and bettors, along with my own handicapping. I want to share that insight and intel.
Sportsbooks prefer you wager solely on marquee games and make multiple parlays. I do not oblige. That may entail taking days off or passing on exciting matchups. Winning takes occasional discipline but the good opportunities will present themselves – if one is mildly patient.
MAIN BETS – Dollar amounts differ for each person but unit sizes (1x through 5x) are an effective method. 5x represents my largest and most confident wager.
LEANS – These represent mere opinions on other games where my conviction is not high enough to place a wager.
completed plays / results
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 (-2.04 units)
In-game
4x Ohio St. -9.5 -114 (HALFTIME) L
4x UL Lafayette -3.5 -115 (HALFTIME) (HEDGE) W
3x Ark/Mizzou 1H under 21.5 -135 W
NBA
3x Tidjane Saloun (CHA) over 13.5 points +100 L
1.5x Saloun over 2.5 made 3-ptrs +112 L
0.25x Saloun 4+ made 3-ptrs +260 L
3x Vasilije Micic over 6.5 assists -115 L
0.5x Micic 8+ assists +155 L
1x Bucks -14.5 vs. Wizards L
CFB
0.25x Ohio State -19.5 vs. Michigan L
0.25x Duke -3.5 at Wake Forest W
5x UL Monroe +10 at UL Lafayette -108 L
2x Louisiana/UL Monroe over 49.5 W
1.5x UTSA +7, -120 vs. Army W
1.5x South Carolina/Clemson over 49 L
1x Southern Miss/Troy over 49 W
0.50x SMU -13.5 vs. CAL W
0.50x Miami/Syracuse over 67 W
0.75x Fresno State +8 at UCLA W
1x USC +7.5 vs. USC L
3x Missouri -3 vs. Arkansas W
2x Michigan St. 1st Half ML -125 L
0.25x Indiana -29 vs. Purdue W
0.25x LSU -6 vs. Oklahoma W
0.5x Washington/Oregon under 51 L
1x Texas A&M +5.5 vs. Texas L
1x BYU -13. vs. Houston L
3.5x Air Force -5 at San Diego St. W
1.5x Air Force ML -200 at SDSU W
4x Air Force/SDSU over 43.5 W
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 (+8.21 units)
In-play
4x Cavs/Hawks under 227.5 -108 (HALFTIME) W
4x OKC/LAL 2H under 117 (216 for game) W
NBA
3x Knicks -12 at Hornets L
4.5x Tidjane Salaun (CHA) over 10.5 points -110 W
2.5x Tidjane Salaun over 1.5 made 3-pointers -125 W
2x Josh Green (CHA) over 10.5 points -102 W
1x Cavs -7.5 at Hawks L
1x Ty Jerome over 11.5 points -110 L
0.5x Pistons 1st Half +3 at Pacers W
0.75x Pistons +5.5 at Pacers W
1x Cade Cunningham over 22.5 points W
1x Cade Cunningham over 14.5 Rebs + Asts W
0.5x Boston Celtics 1st Half over 65.5 points -108 W
1.5x Scottie Barnes over 13.5 Rebs + Asts -110 W
1x Thunder/Lakers 1st Half over 116 L
0.75x Jalen Williams over 5.5 Assists L
0.50x Jalen Williams over 27.5 Points + Asts L
0.75x Anfernee Simons over 27.5 Pts + Rebs + Asts -110 W
NFL: 1.5x Chiefs -13 vs. Raiders -108 L
CFB
1x Ohio -17 vs. Ball State W
3x 6.5-point Teaser -110: Miami, OH + 9.5 and Wisconsin +7.5 L
0.5x Oklahoma St. +16.5 at Colorado L
1x Oklahoma St. 1st Half +9.5 at Colorado L
1x Wisconsin +1.5 vs. Minnesota L
1x ECU ML -130 vs. Navy L
1x Liberty -2.5 at Sam Houston L
1x Mississippi St. +25 at Ole Miss W
1.25x Georgia Tech 1st Half +10 at Georgia W
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 (-20.70 units)
In-game
5x Lions -19.5 +100 (Halftime) L
3x Cowboys ML -140 (HEDGE) W
5x Cowboys -14.5 +120 (4th quarter) L
5x Giants/Cowboys under 43.5 -160 (4th quarter) L
NFL
0.5x Lions -9.5 vs. Bears L
2x 7-point Teaser -140: Lions -2.5 and Dolphins +10.5 L
1x DJ Moore over 54.5 receiving yards -110 W
0.25x Caleb Williams over 33.5 pass attempts -125 W
4x Giants +3.5 at Cowboys L
1.5x Cooper Rush over 213.5 passing yards -113 L
1x Dolphins/Packers under 47.5 W
1.5x Josh Jacobs over 17.5 rush attempts -105 W
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 (+1.57 units)
In-game
3x Rockets/Sixers 2H under 112.5 L (OT)
5x Nuggets -11.5, -120 at Jazz (Halftime) W
3x Jazz +15.5 -113 (HEDGE) L
NBA
1.5x Hawks under 116.5 points -104 L
2x Clippers -10 at Wizards W
1x Tari Eason (HOU) 2+ steals +175 L
1x LaMelo Ball over 39.5 Points + Assists -108 L
1x Kings/T’Wolves under 218.5 L
4x Nuggets -10 at Jazz W
1.5x John Collins over 28.5 Pts + Rebs -106 N/A
2x Nuggets 1st Half -5.5 W
3x Thunder -4 at Warriors P
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 (-8.76 units)
NFL: Sept. 5 future: 3x Gardner Minshew under 2,925.5 passing yards W
CFB
0.5x Toledo/Akron over 49 L
NBA
5x Heat -6 vs. Bucks L
2x Alex Sarr (WASH) 2+ Blocks -125 L
2x Bilal Coulibaly (WASH) over 1.5 made three-pointers +140 L
2x Corey Kispert (WASH) over 2.5 made thee-pointers -113 L
0.5x Zach LaVine over 23.5 points -110 L
3x Tari Eason (HOU) over 1.5 steals +125 W
0.5x Lakers 1st Half +1 at Suns L
0.5x Lakers/Suns under 234.5 W
CBB
2x UConn -15 vs. Colorado, -105 L
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25 (+1.97 units, pending)
In-game
3x J.K. Dobbins over 72.5 rushing yds -115 (FD)
3x Gus Edwards over 37.5 rushing yds -113 L
NFL
1x Ravens over 26.5 points -135 W
2x Will Dissly over 42.5 receiving yards -110 W
NBA
2.5x Raptors/Pistons under 221.5 W
3x Jakob Poeltl over 10.5 rebounds -132 W
1x Jaden Ivey under 5.5 assists -140 L
1x Jaden Ivey over 4.5 rebounds +115 W
1.5x Nets under 104.5 points -105 L
0.75x Cam Thomas over 23.5 points -106 L
0.5x Draymond Green over 8.5 points -105 L
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 (-5.90 units)
NFL
1.5x Panthers 1st Half +6.5 vs. Chiefs +100 L
4x Commanders -10 vs. CowboysL
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 (+9.05 units)
CFB
0.5x Wake Forest +24.5 at Miami -120 L
1x Boston College +3 vs. UNC W
2x UNC/BC under 52 L
0.5x Indiana +10.5 at Ohio State -105
0.5x Iowa/Maryland under 42.5 W
3x Charlotte -2.5 at FAU W
3x South Alabama -23.5 at Southern Miss L
3x Stanford/CAL under 53.5 W
0.5x Minnesota +11 vs. Penn State W
0.5x Kentucky +20.5 at Texas W
0.5x Arizona St. ML -160 vs. BYU W
0.75x UCF/West Virginia under 62 W
2x Notre Dame -14 vs. Army W
2x Army under 15.5 points W
1x Oklahoma +14.5 vs. Alabama -115 W
0.75x Alabama/Oklahoma under 46.5 W
0.75x UCLA +4.5 vs. USC L
1x USC/UCLA under 52 W
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 (-6.24 units)
CFB
1x UTSA -16.5 vs. Temple W
2x Michigan St. -13.5 vs. PurdueL
NBA
1x Celtics/Wizards 1st Half over 122L
5x Warriors -10 at PelicansL
1.5x Donovan Clingan over 7.5 rebounds +110L
3x Tari Eason over 1.5 steals +102 W
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 (+5.00 units)
NFL: 1x Steelers/Browns 1st Half under 17.5 points -115 W
NBA
0.5x Raptors (+7.5) vs. T’Wolves W
1x Stephon Castle over 3.5 Assists -130 W
3x Dalton Knecht over 12.5 points -113 W
0.5x Dalton Knecht 18+ points +280L
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 (-1.75 units)
In-game
5x Donovan Mitchell under 20.5 -102 (FD) W
3.5x Yves Missi (NO) 15+ pts +125L
5x D. Mitchell under 18.5 (Halftime) W
2x Pelicans +18.5 -115 at Cavs (Halftime) L
5x Ty Jerome over 35.5 pts -105 (Halftime) L
2x Parlay +290: Jerome over 35.5 & Mitchell under 18.5 (Halftime) L
CFB: 0.5x Buffalo/Eastern Michigan under 54 L
NBA
1x Pelicans team total under 100.5 W
0.5x Blazers 1st Half +6.5 at Thunder W
0.5x Blazers +12 at Thunder W
0.5x Donovan Clingan 8+ rebounds -125 W
0.5x Devon Booker over 2.5 made 3-pointers -120 L
0.5x Magic/Clippers 1st Half under 105.5 L
0.5x Magic/Clippers under 205 W
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 (-14.03 units)
NBA
1.5x Cavs/Celtics 1st Half over 116 L
2x Nuggets/Grizzlies under 224.5 L
4.5x Nuggets under 109.5 L
1.5x Thunder -9.5 at Spurs L
4x Zach Collins over 12.5 points -102 L
0.5x Jazz 1st Half +6 at Lakers L
CFB: 0.5x Miami (OH) -1.5 vs. NIU W
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 (+2.73 units)
NFL: 1x Texans -7 at Cowboys W
NBA
0.5x Wizards/Knicks over 233.5 W
0.5x Suns/Magic under 211.5 W
1x Warriors -5 at Clippers L
Sept. 4 future: 1x Paul Skenes NL Rookie of Year +700 (Hedging Aug. 21st Merrill position) W
Aug. 21 future: 5x Jackson Merrill NL Rookie of Year +100 L
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 (-17.91 units)
In-game
3x KC/BUF under 50.5 L
5x Justin Herbert over 264.5 passing yards -115 W
1x Herbert 300+ passing yards +360 L
NHL: 4x Vegas Golden Knights -125 L
NFL
Sept. 5 future: 5x Derrick Henry over 975.5 rushing yards W
June 25 future: 5x Tennessee Titans under 6.5 wins -135 (grading now) W
1.5x Ravens/Steelers over 48.5 L
1x Ravens -3, -120 at Steelers L
1x Raiders +7.5, -115 at Dolphins L
Nov 11: 1.5x 6-point Teaser -120: Dolphins +8.5 (W) & Chiefs +8.5 (L) L
NFL Props (Early Games)
2.5x Tucker Kraft over 34.5 receiving yards -114 L
2x Kraft over 3.5 receptions +110 L
0.5x Romeo Doubs under 43.5 receiving yards -113 W
0.5x Marquez Valdes-Scantling over 29.5 receiving yards W
1x Cedric Tillman over 56.5 receiving yards -113 L
0.25x Jameis Winston under 244.5 passing yards L
3x Davis Allen over 18.5 receiving yards -113 L
1.5x Davis Allen over 2.5 receptions +116 L
0.5x Davis Allen 50+ receiving yards +700 L
2x Pat Friermuth over 25.5 receiving yards -113 L
1.5x Tua Tagovailoa under 241.5 passing yards L
1x DeVon Achane under 62.5 rushing yards +100 L
1x Sam Darnold under 236.6 passing yards -113 L
NFL Props (Late Games)
2.5x Jauan Jennings over 50.5 receiving yards -115 W
2.5x Jauan Jennings over 3.5 receptions -130 W
1.5x Courtland Sutton over 55.5 receiving yards W
2.5x Dawson Knox over 28.5 receiving yards W
2x JuJu Smitch-Schuster over 19.5 receiving yards -113 L
0.5x Kareem Hunt over 17.5 rush attempts -105 L
0.5x James Cook under 57.5 rushing yards -113 W
1.5x Kareem Hunt leading rusher in game -120 W
CFB
Sept. 1 future: 0.5x Miller Moss to win Heisman +3500 L
Aug. 29 future: 1x Missouri to make CFB Playoffs +175 L
July 24 future: 5x Temple under 2.5 wins -110 L
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 (+2.73 units)
CFB
2.5x Clemson -12.5 at Pitt L
3x Colorado -13.5 vs. Utah W
2x Tulane -7 at Navy W
1.5x Arkansas +12 vs. Texas W
1x Ohio St./Northwestern under 44.5 W
1x UNC -10.5 vs. Wake Forest L
1x Penn State -29.5 at Purdue W
1x Oregon St./Air Force under 44.5 W
0.5x Rutgers/Maryland over 54 L
2x Notre Dame -22 vs. Virginia L
1x Tennessee/Georgia under 47 L
0.5x Georgia -9 vs. Tennessee W
2x Washington St./New Mexico over 72 -105 W
2.5x Kansas/BYU over 57.5 L
UFC
1.5x Mauricio Ruffy via KO/TKO/DQ -135 L
0.2x Bo Nickal via DEC +800W
0.1x Paul Craig via SUB +1400 L
0.4x Bassil Hafez +240 L
0.5x Ramiz Brahimaj +120 W
1x Miller/Jackson to NOT go distance +100 W
0.5x Eduarda Moura +120 W
0.1x Jones/Miocic to have point deducted +2000 L
0.1x Weidman/Anders to have point deducted +2000 N/A
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 (+9.85 units)
In-game
2x Pelicans ML -162 (Halftime) W
Tyson/Paul
0.2x Tyson to win in Round 2 +1700 L
0.2x Tyson to win Round 3 +2000 L
4x Fight lasts 6th Round or later -140 W
1x Fight goes full 8 Rounds +150 W
CFB
1x UCLA/Washington under 47 -115 L
1x North Texas/UTSA over 72.5 -105 W
1x North Texas over 35.5 points L
NBA
0.5x Wizards/Hawks over 241.5 W
0.5x Josh Hart over 5.5 Assists +100 W
1x Thunder -8 vs. Suns W
1x Suns/Thunder under 227.5 W
1x Suns under 109.5 W
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 (-3.95 units)
In-game
2.5x Wash/PHI under 33.5 (Halftime) L
CFB
1x East Carolina over 39.5 points L
NFL
1x Commanders/Eagles over 49.5 L
0.75x Saquon Barkley over 18.5 rush attempts -114 W
0.25x Saquon Barkley longest rush over 19.5 yards +100 W
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 (-2.70 units)
NBA
0.5x Nets +9 vs. Celtics L
0.25x Josh Hart over 5.5 assists -150 W
2x Pelicans under 102.5 points W
4x T’Wolves -9 at Blazers L
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 (+0.19 units)
In-game: 2x T’Wolves/Blazers under 227.5 -110 (Halftime) L
NBA
0.5x Knicks -1 at Sixers W
0.5x Cade Cunningham over 6.5 rebounds +104 W
0.5x Mavs/Warriors over 232 W
0.5x Warriors over 117.5 points W
1x Anfernee Simons 1Q over 4.5 points -113 L
1x Jerami Grant 1Q over 4.5 points -104 W
0.5x Portland race to 15 points +160 W
0.3x Blazers win 1Q, lose game +310 L
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (-1.30 units)
NFL
1x De’Von Achane over 40.5 receiving yards -110 L
2x Raheem Mostert over 7.5 receiving yards +100 W
1x Raheem Mostert over 29.5 rushing yards L
NBA
1x Nets -1 at Pelicans W
2x Jose Alvarado over 14.5 points -113 L
0.75x Ben Simmons over 5.5 Rebounds -135 L
1x Alex Sarr over 1.5 Blocks -128 W
0.5x Cavs -8 at Bulls L
0.25x Clippers/Thunder 1st Half under 107 L
1x Kings/Spurs under 222 W
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 (+2.20 units)
In-game: 3x Warriors -2.5 for game (Halftime) W
NBA: 1x Raptors +10.5 at Lakers L
NFL
0.5x Giants -6.5 vs. Panthers L
0.5x Vikings -6.5 at Jaguars L
1x 49ers -6.5 at Bucs L
1.5x Commanders over 23.5 points W
1x Eagles -7 at Cowboys W
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 (-1.25 units)
CFB
2.5x Ohio State -37.5 vs. Purdue W
2x Purdue/Ohio St. over 53 L
1x Texas -21.5 vs. Florida W
0.25x Cincinnati -4.5 vs. West Virginia L
1.5x North Texas +3 vs. Army L
1.5x Army/North Texas over 63 L
1.5x North Texas team total over 30.5 L
1.5x Oregon -23.5 vs. Maryland L
0.5x Maryland/Oregon over 58.5 L
2x Mississippi St./Tennessee over 62 L
1x Georgia/Ole Miss under 55 W
0.5x Michigan/Indiana under 48.5 W
3.5x Jalen Milroe 50+ rushing yards -120 W
0.5x Milroe 70+ rushing yards +210 W
0.5x Milroe 100+ rushing yards +650 W
0.25x Oklahoma -3 at Missouri L
0.25x Air Force +10 vs Fresno St. W
1.5x BYU/Utah under 40.5 L
0.5x UNLV/Hawaii under 51 L
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 (-1.78 units)
NBA
2x Magic 1st Half -4.5 vs. Pelicans W
2x Pelicans under 100.5 points -108 W
1x Celtics 1st Quarter over 30.5 points L
2x Celtics 1st Half over 60.5 points L
CFB
0.75x Iowa -6 at UCLA L
1.5x Iowa over 26.5 points L
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 (-1.45 units)
In-game Play
2x Chase Brown over 50.5 receiving yards -114 W
2x Chase Brown over 53.5 receiving yards -119 L
NFL
1.5x Ravens -6 vs. Bengals L
1.5x Ravens over 29.5 points W
1.5x Mike Gesecki over 50.5 receiving yards -110 L
CFB: 1x ECU over 34.5 points W
NBA
1x Bucks -8.5 vs. Jazz W
0.5x Bucks 1st Half over 58.5 points L
0.5x Deni Avdija under 6.5 rebounds -144 L
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 (+1.82 units)
In-game
5x Cavs -4.5 at Pelicans (Halftime) W
4x Westbrook over 26.5 points +100 (Halftime) W
CFB
1x Ohio/Kent St. over 52.5 -106 L
NBA
1x Celtics 1st Quarter over 29.5 points -102 L
2.5x Celtics 1st Half over 58.5 points -106 L
1x Knicks -7 at Hawks L
0.25x Knicks 1st Half over 59.5 points -116 W
0.5x Mikal Bridges over 2.5 made 3-pointers +100 L
1x Thunder -7 at Nuggets L
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 (-1.20 units)
CFB: 1x Bowling Green -14, -120 at Central Michigan L
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 (+15.08 units)
In-game: 3x Celtics/Hawks under 236.5 W
NFL: 0.5x Bucs +9 at Chiefs W
NBA
5x Blazers +1 at Pelicans W
1x Pelicans under 109.5 -115 W
1x Blazers -9.5, +360 W
1x Warriors/Wizards over 234 W
1.5x Cavs -9, -112 vs. Bucks L
2x Celtics 1st Half over 62.5 points W
1x Payton Pritchard over 3.5 three-pointers -104 L
1x Grizzlies -4 at Nets L
0.2x Ja Morant triple-double +1100 L
1x Raptors +11 at Nuggets W
1.5x Thunder -12.5 vs. Magic W
0.5x Magic under 102.5 -115 W
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 (-7.22 units)
NFL
1x Raiders +8 at Bengals L
0.5x Chargers/Browns over 42.5 L
1.5x Falcons over 27.5 points -108 L
3x Raheem Mostert over 27.5 rushing yards W
2x Jakobi Meyers over 52.5 receiving yards W
1.5x D’Andre Swift over 67.5 rushing yards -110 L
2.5x Tre McBride over 56.5 receiving yards -110 L
2.5x Josh Downs over 64.5 receiving yards L
1.5x 6-point teaser -120: Texans +8P and Saints -1 L
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 (-8.68 units)
1x Ohio St./Penn St. 1st Half under 23.5 -115 L
1x Ole Miss/Arkansas under 54 L
2.5x Old Dominion -3, -105 at Appalachian St. L
1.5x Louisville/Clemson over 62 L
1x Louisville/Clemson 1st Half over 31.5 L
1x Clemson 1st Half team total over 19.5 L
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 (-2.80 units)
NBA
1x Celtics 1st Half over 63.5 points -102 W
1x Cavaliers -7 vs. Magic W
1.5x T’Wolves -4 vs. Nuggets L
3x Pelicans under 113.5 points -105 L