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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College Basketball Betting: St. Johns at Duke

Duke typically has a good basketball team and this vintage of Blue Devils is even better. Zion Williamson is the truth and he’s got a really nice supporting cast around him including RJ Barrett and Tre Jones. The Blue Devils made it through a recent tough patch in good shape and look to be back […]

College Basketball Betting: St. Johns at Duke

Super Bowl Betting Line Steady Heading Into Weekend

There was a flurry of movement on the Super Bowl LIII pointspread when it went up right after the end of the NFC Championship Game. The pointspread on the matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots may have been set in order to let the public ‘pick the favorite’. After the Rams […]

Super Bowl Betting Line Steady Heading Into Weekend

WWE Pro Wrestling Video Game ‘WWE 2K20’ Cover Feature Betting Odds

Right around the turn of the century—that would be the 20th Century, not the 19th Century—a new professional sport honorific entered the public consciousness. That was about the time that the long running Madden NFL pro football video game franchise started the trend of selecting a new featured athlete for the game’s cover every year. […]

WWE Pro Wrestling Video Game ‘WWE 2K20’ Cover Feature Betting Odds

Clemson Quarterback Trevor Lawrence Early Heisman Trophy Favorite

When the 2018 college football season began Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was a backup. When it ended, Lawrence had just thrown for 347 yards and two touchdowns in the Tigers’ 44-16 National Championship game beatdown of Alabama. It’s not really supposed to work that way and particularly when the quarterback in question is a true […]

Clemson Quarterback Trevor Lawrence Early Heisman Trophy Favorite

Clemson, Alabama Favorites To Win 2020 College Football Championship

For the past few years the college football power hierarchy has looked like this: Clemson, Alabama and everyone else. That doesn’t look to change anytime soon. Even though its just a few weeks since Clemson beat Alabama to claim their second National Championship in the past three season they’re already the favorite to repeat in […]

Clemson, Alabama Favorites To Win 2020 College Football Championship

NHL Stanley Cup Futures Betting Odds Favor Tampa Bay Lightning

The National Hockey League regular season is at its symbolic halfway point with the annual All Star Break. At the ‘far turn’, the NHL futures betting odds show the Tampa Bay Lightning as favorites to win the Stanley Cup at +385. This is a somewhat short price given the quality of competition they face including […]

NHL Stanley Cup Futures Betting Odds Favor Tampa Bay Lightning

Metro Division Wins NHL All Star Game, Crosby Selected As MVP

The National Hockey league All Star Break has come and gone and with a wide range of activities throughout the weekend the All Star Game itself has started to take a back seat to everything else. In particular, the NHL Skills Competition is starting to make a case for being the main event of the […]

Metro Division Wins NHL All Star Game, Crosby Selected As MVP

NFL Super Bowl Pointspread Shows Little Movement Over Weekend

Less than one week away from Super Bowl LIII and the side and total price on the game is essentially unchanged from Friday. The consensus pointspread for the matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots is -2.5 though there are a few books showing -3 or -2. The total has drifted downward […]

NFL Super Bowl Pointspread Shows Little Movement Over Weekend

NFL Conference Championship Game Blown Call ‘Controversy’ Gets Even Sillier

The ‘controversy’ over a blown call late in regulation time of the NFC Championship Game is starting to make one long for the halcyon days of ‘Deflate-Gate’. First of all, let’s reset the situation for any of you who may have been living in a cave for the past month: the New Orleans Saints are […]

NFL Conference Championship Game Blown Call ‘Controversy’ Gets Even Sillier

MVP Futures Betting Shows James Harden As A Strong Favorite

The NBA Championship futures market has the Golden State Warriors installed as an -200 odds on favorite to win their third straight title. The current futures betting for the NBA’s most valuable player award is equally as one sided. Houston Rockets’ superstar James Harden is a -225 favorite to win the regular season MVP. The […]

MVP Futures Betting Shows James Harden As A Strong Favorite