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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2019 Emmy Award Nomination Odds ‘Game of Thrones’ Prop Bets

The 2019 Emmy Awards will be held on September 22, 2019. Colin Jost and Michael Che hosted the 2018 Emmy Awards broadcast. Nominations will be announced on July 16, 2019. After 8 seasons and countless deaths, the HBO series Game of Thrones will came to an end earlier this year. The series premiered on April […]

2019 Emmy Award Nomination Odds ‘Game of Thrones’ Prop Bets

2019 Emmy Award Nomination Odds Limited Series/TV Movie

The 2019 Emmy Awards will be held on September 22, 2019. Colin Jost and Michael Che hosted the 2018 Emmy Awards broadcast. Nominations will be announced on July 16, 2019. Once you get past the ‘Drama’ and ‘Comedy’ categories the systemic changes in the landscape of TV broadcasting become readily apparent. At one point, the […]

2019 Emmy Award Nomination Odds Limited Series/TV Movie

2019 Emmy Award Nomination Odds Drama Series

The 2019 Emmy Awards will be held on September 22, 2019. Colin Jost and Michael Che hosted the 2018 Emmy Awards broadcast. Nominations will be announced on July 16, 2019. The Emmy Awards have been a staple of American television since the late 1940’s and they continue today despite questionable relevance in a digital broadcasting […]

2019 Emmy Award Nomination Odds Drama Series

MLB Baseball Betting: Los Angeles Angels at Tampa Bay Rays

Both teams in fairly good form of late although Tampa Bay enters on a two game losing streak despite winning 6 of their last 9. The Rays are neck and neck with the New York Yankees for the AL East lead. Tampa Bay trails the Bronx Bombers by 1/2 game and with the Yankees in […]

MLB Baseball Betting: Los Angeles Angels at Tampa Bay Rays

Soccer Betting: UEFA Nations League Finals

The prevailing wisdom among soccer cognoscenti is that Portugal will be hard pressed to defend their European Championship. The team has much of the same talent as they did at Euro 2016 but they’re getting a bit ‘long in the tooth’ and particularly on defense. The thinking is that their veteran talent won’t be able […]

Soccer Betting: UEFA Nations League Finals

2019 Emmy Award Nomination Odds Comedy Series

The 2019 Emmy Awards will be held on September 22, 2019. Colin Jost and Michael Che hosted the 2018 Emmy Awards broadcast. Nominations will be announced on July 16, 2019. The Emmy Awards have been a staple of American television since the late 1940’s and they continue today despite questionable relevance in a digital broadcasting […]

2019 Emmy Award Nomination Odds Comedy Series

Rugby League Betting: New South Wales at Queensland

American sports bettors are well aware that we are heading into the ‘slow season’. Basketball and hockey are almost done for the year, International soccer is wrapping up for a few months and we’re still two months away from the start of the NFL football preseason. With betting boards at US facing sportsbooks offering slim […]

Rugby League Betting: New South Wales at Queensland

Soccer Betting: Champions League Final Preview

The Champions League Final is the biggest single day betting event in the world. It is bigger than the Super Bowl by an unknown magnitude–due to the worldwide popularity of soccer and the decentralized nature of the betting industry it’s hard to get an accurate figure on the Champions League handle. Consider that the state […]

Soccer Betting: Champions League Final Preview

2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season State and Local Betting Odds

The Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. The 2018 Atlantic Hurricane season produced 15 named storms. 40% of all hurricanes to make US landfall strike Florida. The 2019 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season begins on June 1 and depending on where you live that’s either an interesting bit of trivia or […]

2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season State and Local Betting Odds

2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Betting Odds

The Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. The 2018 Atlantic Hurricane season produced 15 named storms. There were 8 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes during the 2018 season. The 2019 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season begins on June 1 and runs through November 30. National Hurricane Preparedness Week ran May 5 […]

2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Betting Odds