James Murphy
James Murphy

James Murphy is a preeminent authority on the international gambling industry and has made frequent appearances in the mainstream media including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Forbes, Entertainment Weekly, CNBC and NPR. He has previously worked as a radio and podcasting host where he broadcast to an international audience that depended on his expertise and advice. Murphy also serves as an odds making consultant for sports and ‘non-sport novelty bets’ covering the entertainment industry, politics, technology, financial markets and just about everything else.

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Three Reasons Why the Pack Have a Shot at the Super Bowl

When reading/watching anything about the NFC Championship game this Sunday between the Packers and 49ers, you’re probably hearing things like: “Well, San Francisco crushed the Packers by 30 points two months ago, there’s no way Green Bay stands a chance” or “This won’t even be close, San Francisco’s going to the Super Bowl”. Anytime you […]

Three Reasons Why the Pack Have a Shot at the Super Bowl

Luka, LeBron, AD Battle for Western Conference Captain Spot

As we progress to the second half of the NBA season, the third round of fan returns have come in for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game. One thing that isn’t surprising to see is Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo atop the Eastern Conference at roughly 4.5 million votes. The Greek Freak will undoubtably be selected as […]

Luka, LeBron, AD Battle for Western Conference Captain Spot

‘Survivor: Winners at War’ Season 40 Episode 1 Betting Odds

This is the 40th season for CBS’s reality show. The entire cast of Season 40 consists of returning players from previous seasons. ‘Survivor: Winners at War’ Episode 1 airs February 12 at 8:00 PM Eastern. I almost didn’t bother doing odds on the forthcoming Season 40 of Survivor due to my general disgust with the […]

‘Survivor: Winners at War’ Season 40 Episode 1 Betting Odds

Profiling Good and Bad NBA Pointspread Teams Part 1

Something that I’ve always found interesting at worst and extremely valuable at best is taking a periodic look during the season at which NBA basketball teams are performing the best–and the worst–against the spread. Really, this is a good practice in every sport and particularly important in moneyline based sports like baseball or hockey. During […]

Profiling Good and Bad NBA Pointspread Teams Part 1

AFC Title Up For Grabs As Kansas City Hosts Tennessee

There’s an old sports betting axiom that ‘no team is as good as they look at their best or as bad as they look at their worst’. The underlying meaning is that a handicapper shouldn’t overreact to impressive performances nor should they prematurely dismiss a team based on a single bad performance. This entire concept […]

AFC Title Up For Grabs As Kansas City Hosts Tennessee

Why You Shouldn’t Count Derrick Henry and the Titans Out of the AFC Championship

Just a quick heads up, this is about to be a complete Titans ‘STAN’ article. Tennessee continues to be overlooked and are “longshots” to win for the third week in a row. The following facts will tell you why they are just as equipped to win the AFC Championship as Kansas City is this weekend. […]

Why You Shouldn’t Count Derrick Henry and the Titans Out of the AFC Championship

Packers Battle Niners In San Fran With Super Bowl Berth On The Line

There have been plenty of upsets in the AFC playoffs this year with two of the top three seeds summarily dismissed by the upstart Tennessee Titans. That hasn’t been the case in the NFC where for the most part the playoffs have held to form. The #6 seed Minnesota Vikings did upset the #3 seeded […]

Packers Battle Niners In San Fran With Super Bowl Berth On The Line

‘Knuck If Ya Buck’: Milwaukee Continues to Chase History

The Milwaukee Bucks continue their rampage of the NBA regular season, as they defeat the New York Knicks in stunning fashion on Tuesday night, 128-102. In a matchup that was seemingly over at halftime, MVP frontrunner Giannis Antetokounmpo put up a soul-crushing 37 points in just 21 minutes played. No Bucks player saw over 26 minutes, […]

‘Knuck If Ya Buck’: Milwaukee Continues to Chase History

A Very “Jazzy” January

As of January 14th, 2020, the Utah Jazz are the hottest team in the NBA. Salt Lake City’s own are on a 9-game winning streak and have been victorious in 14 out of their last 15 games. The Jazz have not lost back to back games since December 3rd / 4th, mostly due to the […]

A Very “Jazzy” January

Clemson Opens As Favorite to Win 2021 College Football Playoffs

The Clemson Tigers fell short in their bid for back to back National Championships earlier this week losing to LSU. Even with that setback the future looks bright for Clemson football and there’s reason to think that next year might be another banner season. BetOnline.ag has opened Clemson as a +225 top choice to win […]

Clemson Opens As Favorite to Win 2021 College Football Playoffs