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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/us/OG-homepage-1200x1200.jpg --- ![Matt Jacob](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/betting/4/2023/06/pic3.jpg) ## Matt Jacob Betting Analyst ![](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/static/background/bgr-circles.png) 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 ](/us/experts) [![Neel Shah](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/betting/4/2024/05/Neel-Shah-mybettorlife.jpg) Neel Shah Sports Writer ](/us/experts/neel-shah "Neel Shah") [![Oddspedia Insights Team](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/betting/4/2023/10/Insights-team.jpg) Oddspedia Insights Team Sports Betting Analysts ](/us/experts/oddspedia-insights-team "Oddspedia Insights Team") [![Petar Petrov](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/betting/4/2021/12/Petar.png) Petar Petrov Football Expert ](/us/experts/petar-petrov "Petar Petrov") ## Latest articles by Matt Jacob [![MLB Reliever of the Year Odds And Predictions 2025: Mets Reliever Tops The NL While Joint-Favorites Vie For Lead In AL](/placeholder.svg) ](/insights/baseball/mlb-reliever-of-the-year-odds) [MLB Reliever of the Year Odds And Predictions 2025: Mets Reliever Tops The NL While Joint-Favorites Vie For Lead In AL ](/insights/baseball/mlb-reliever-of-the-year-odds) The baseball season is just about halfway done, and the 2025 MLB Reliever of the Year odds market already has experienced a great deal of chaos. * [![American League](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/7/162429.png)](/insights/tags/american-league) * [![Arizona Diamondbacks](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/7/611.png)](/insights/tags/arizona-diamondbacks) * [![Atlanta Braves](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/7/613.png)](/insights/tags/atlanta-braves) * [![Baltimore Orioles](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/7/622.png)](/insights/tags/baltimore-orioles) * [![Boston Red Sox](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/7/614.png)](/insights/tags/boston-red-sox) * +28 * a year ago * [ Baseball](/insights/baseball) [![MLB Manager of the Year Odds And Predictions 2025: Schneider, Murphy Lead The Pack](/placeholder.svg) ](/insights/baseball/manager-of-the-year-odds) [MLB Manager of the Year Odds And Predictions 2025: Schneider, Murphy Lead The Pack ](/insights/baseball/manager-of-the-year-odds) The 2025 MLB Manager of the Year odds market reveals that two coaches have separated themselves from the rest of the pack - Toronto's John Schneider and Milwaukee's Pat Murphy. * [![American League](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/7/162429.png)](/insights/tags/american-league) * [![Arizona Diamondbacks](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/7/611.png)](/insights/tags/arizona-diamondbacks) * [![Atlanta Braves](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/7/613.png)](/insights/tags/atlanta-braves) * [![Baltimore Orioles](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/7/622.png)](/insights/tags/baltimore-orioles) * [![Boston Red Sox](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/7/614.png)](/insights/tags/boston-red-sox) * +28 * a year ago * [ Baseball](/insights/baseball) [![MLB MVP Odds 2025: Judge, Ohtani Both Favored To Repeat](/placeholder.svg) ](/insights/baseball/mlb-mvp-odds) [MLB MVP Odds 2025: Judge, Ohtani Both Favored To Repeat ](/insights/baseball/mlb-mvp-odds) The MLB MVP odds offer some of the best ways to dive into the baseball futures market. This upcoming season, there are plenty of avenues to rake in the cash, as the AL and NL MVP odds markets offer up an odds board loaded with parity. * [![American League](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/7/162429.png)](/insights/tags/american-league) * [![Arizona Diamondbacks](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/7/611.png)](/insights/tags/arizona-diamondbacks) * [![Atlanta Braves](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/7/613.png)](/insights/tags/atlanta-braves) * [![Baltimore Orioles](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/7/622.png)](/insights/tags/baltimore-orioles) * [![Boston Red Sox](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/7/614.png)](/insights/tags/boston-red-sox) * +28 * a year ago * [ Baseball](/insights/baseball) [![Best Pacers vs Knicks Player Props: How Should You Attack Tyrese Haliburton, Jalen Brunson In Game 5?](/placeholder.svg) ](/insights/basketball/best-pacers-vs-knicks-player-props-5292025) [Best Pacers vs Knicks Player Props: How Should You Attack Tyrese Haliburton, Jalen Brunson In Game 5? ](/insights/basketball/best-pacers-vs-knicks-player-props-5292025) Our best Pacers vs Knicks player props for Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs features Tyrese Haliburton, Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Pascal Siakam and Bennedict Mathurin. * [![Indiana Pacers](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/3/1089.png)](/insights/tags/indiana-pacers) * [![NBA](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/leagues/small/79.png)](/insights/tags/nba) * [![New York Knicks](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/3/9784.png)](/insights/tags/new-york-knicks) * a year ago * [ Basketball](/insights/basketball) [![Best Knicks vs Pacers Player Props: Brunson, Haliburton Poised To Deliver In Different Ways](/placeholder.svg) ](/insights/basketball/best-knicks-vs-pacers-player-props-5252025) [Best Knicks vs Pacers Player Props: Brunson, Haliburton Poised To Deliver In Different Ways ](/insights/basketball/best-knicks-vs-pacers-player-props-5252025) Our best Knicks vs Pacers player props for Game 3 of the NBA Playoffs features Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam. * [![Indiana Pacers](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/3/1089.png)](/insights/tags/indiana-pacers) * [![NBA](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/leagues/small/79.png)](/insights/tags/nba) * [![New York Knicks](https://cdn.oddspedia.com/images/teams/medium/3/9784.png)](/insights/tags/new-york-knicks) * a year ago * [ Basketball](/insights/basketball) [![Best Pacers vs Knicks Player Props: Which Haliburton And Brunson Props Offer Value In Game 1?](/placeholder.svg) ](/insights/basketball/best-pacers-vs-knicks-player-props-5212025) [Best Pacers vs Knicks Player Props: Which Haliburton And Brunson Props Offer Value In Game 1? ](/insights/basketball/best-pacers-vs-knicks-player-props-5212025) The Eastern Conference finals series that absolutely nobody predicted is set to tip off at the world’s most famous arena Wednesday night. 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