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Visit Oddspedia today for all your sports betting needs! title: Matt Jacob at Oddspedia image: https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/og/en/OG-homepage-1200x1200.jpg --- ![Matt Jacob](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/betting/2025/07/pic3-240x240-1.jpg) ## Matt Jacob Betting Analyst 32+ years of experience ### Interests * ![NFL](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/leagues/small/1991@2x.png) NFL * ![NBA](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/leagues/small/79@2x.png) NBA * ![NHL](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/leagues/small/327@2x.png) NHL * ![NCAAB](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/leagues/small/2476@2x.png) NCAAB * Baseball * Golf ![](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/static/background/bgr-circles.png) ### Expertise NFL 5.0/5 NHL 5.0/5 NBA 5.0/5 College football 5.0/5 College basketball 5.0/5 Baseball 5.0/5 Golf 4.0/5 Boxing 4.0/5 ### Experience | Years | Position | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1993 - 1994 | Sports editor at The Daily Californian, a newspaper in El Cajon, Calif. | | 1994 - 1996 | Sports copy editor at the Las Vegas Review-Journal | | 1996 - 1998 | Beat writer for the UNLV football team and Las Vegas Stars Triple-A baseball team | | 2005 - 2009 | Sports handicapper and betting writer | | 2015 - 2017 | Associate digital editor for the professional boxing company Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) | | 2019 - 2021 | Covered the Las Vegas Aviators Triple-A baseball team for the club's website | | 2021 - 2022 | Associate managing editor for sports betting information website Props | | 2022 - 2023 | Staff writer at Better Collective/Action Network | | 2005 - Present | Freelance writer covering sports for multiple outlets | ### A bit about Matt Matt first started working in the sports betting space in the mid-2000s in a dual role as a handicapper and writer. In addition to picking games 363 days a year, he wrote daily betting-related previews for all major sports, with those articles appearing (unbylined) on Yahoo’s website. From 2009-2015, he wrote a weekly sports betting column for Vegas Seven, a now-defunct Las Vegas-based city magazine. He’s since been a writer, editor and project manager for multiple sports betting outlets, including Props.com, Forbes.com and Better Collective/Action Network. ### What advice would you give to the community? If you're not first, you're last ### Other Experts: [see all ](/experts) [![Neha A.](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/betting/2025/07/var2.jpg) Neha A. Bonus Expert 16+ years of experience ](/experts/neha-a "Neha A.") [![Jackson Kerbl](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/betting/2025/10/author-image-resized.jpg) Jackson Kerbl Sports Betting Expert 2+ years of experience ](/experts/jackson-kerbl "Jackson Kerbl") [![LJ Blut](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/betting/2023/09/Laurance-J-Blut.jpg) LJ Blut Sports Writer 25+ years of experience ](/experts/lj-blut "LJ Blut") ## Latest articles by Matt Jacob [![March Madness Sleepers 2025: Three Teams Offering Value Heading Into The Sweet 16](/placeholder.svg) ](/insights/basketball/march-madness-sleepers) [March Madness Sleepers 2025: Three Teams Offering Value Heading Into The Sweet 16 ](/insights/basketball/march-madness-sleepers) So which March Madness sleepers that made it through the first weekend of the 2025 NCAA Tournament still offer value in the men’s college basketball futures market? Here are three that we believe fit that criteria heading into the Sweet 16\. * 2 years ago * [ Basketball](/insights/basketball) [![Super Bowl National Anthem Prop Bets and Odds: Will Batiste Go Over Or Under?](/placeholder.svg) ](/insights/american-football/super-bowl-national-anthem) [Super Bowl National Anthem Prop Bets and Odds: Will Batiste Go Over Or Under? ](/insights/american-football/super-bowl-national-anthem) For 364 days a year, staring at your watch during a performance of the Star-Spangled Banner is frowned upon. On Super Bowl Sunday? It’s not only accepted, but almost expected. Jon Batiste will be this year's singer, are there trends to follow? * [![NFL](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/leagues/small/1991.png)](/insights/tags/nfl) * 2 years ago * [ American Football](/insights/american-football) [![Super Bowl MVP Odds: Jalen Hurts Takes Home The Hardware](/placeholder.svg) ](/insights/american-football/super-bowl-mvp) [Super Bowl MVP Odds: Jalen Hurts Takes Home The Hardware ](/insights/american-football/super-bowl-mvp) Who are the current Super Bowl MVP front-runners? Are there any notable dark horse candidates worth betting at long shot odds? And based on history, what position is most likely to win this year’s award? 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