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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‘Avengers: Endgame’ Movie Betting Odds

‘Avengers: Endgame’ is the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe release. 2018’s ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ holds the record for the all time opening weekend box office revenue. ‘Avengers: Endgame’ will open in theaters on April 26, 2019. A few weeks ago, we posted odds on the top box office film of 2019 as well as the film […]

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Movie Betting Odds

NBA Basketball Betting: Portland Trailblazers at Los Angeles Lakers

A long, frustrating and ultimately disappointing season finally comes to an end for the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center on Tuesday night. 2018-2019 was supposed to be the ‘Rebirth of Showtime’ with LeBron James donning the purple and gold. It ended up going about as badly as it could have gone. LeBron missed […]

NBA Basketball Betting: Portland Trailblazers at Los Angeles Lakers

NBA Basketball Betting: Charlotte Hornets at Cleveland Cavaliers

Don’t look now but the Charlotte Hornets are on the verge of playing themselves into the NBA postseason. That seemed completely improbable as recently as a week ago but here they are. Things are starting to get settled in the NBA’s Eastern Conference and all of the playoff spots with the exception of the 8th […]

NBA Basketball Betting: Charlotte Hornets at Cleveland Cavaliers

College Basketball Betting: Virginia vs. Texas Tech

Do you remember way back a couple of months ago to Super Bowl LIII? You’re definitely excused for forgetting it as it was definitely the most forgettable Super Bowl of recent memory. It was a boring, low scoring affair that brought about a decline in TV ratings, Nevada betting handle and viewer interest. I quickly […]

College Basketball Betting: Virginia vs. Texas Tech

NBA Basketball Betting: Denver Nuggets at Portland Trailblazers

Battle of Western Conference heavyweights in the Rose City on Sunday as the Portland Trailblazers host the Denver Nuggets at the Moda Center. Both teams in excellent form at the moment–Denver is in second place in the West 2 games back of Golden State and 1.5 games ahead of the third place Houston Rockets. Portland […]

NBA Basketball Betting: Denver Nuggets at Portland Trailblazers

IRS Income Tax Audit Betting Odds

US Federal Income Tax Returns are due by midnight on April 15 1 in 4 Americans are ‘afraid they’ll be audited’. In 2017 the IRS conducted 1.1 million income tax audits You can add ‘IRS Federal Income Tax Audit’ to the list of events that Americans are much more concerned about than they should be. […]

IRS Income Tax Audit Betting Odds

‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction’ Episode 9 Betting Odds

This is the 38th season for CBS’s reality show. ‘Survivor’ was one of the early pioneers of the reality TV genre. ‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction’ Episode 9 airs April 10 at 8:00 PM Eastern. Another episode of Survivor: Edge of Extinction in the books and not much happened–at least on a ‘macro’ level. Eric Hafemann […]

‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction’ Episode 9 Betting Odds

NBA Basketball Betting: Cleveland Cavaliers at Sacramento Kings

Two teams that won’t be going to the playoffs compete in NBA non-conference action on Thursday night as the Cleveland Cavaliers travel out West to take on the Sacramento Kings. For the Cavaliers, this year couldn’t have gone much worse. It was expected that they would regress after LeBron James bolted for the Los Angeles […]

NBA Basketball Betting: Cleveland Cavaliers at Sacramento Kings

NCAA Basketball Betting: South Florida at DePaul

It’s not the ‘Big Dance’ but there’s a Championship Game on Wednesday night. Its Game Two of the CBI Tournament between South Florida and DePaul. USF won a narrow 63-61 victory in the first game and just managed to get the cover as -1.5 point favorites. Now DePaul will try to keep their season alive […]

NCAA Basketball Betting: South Florida at DePaul

NBA Basketball Betting: Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder are heading to the playoffs though without much in the way of momentum. OKC and San Antonio are tied for 7th and 8th meaning they’re in a ‘pick your poison’ situation. They can finish 8th and play Golden State in the first round or they can finish 7th and play Denver […]

NBA Basketball Betting: Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder