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The Covers editorial team has close to 100 combined years of experience in the sports betting space, which means a lot of big wins and bad beats along the way.

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Jason Logan

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First joining the Covers Team as a shift-working content editor right before Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005, Jason Logan (or JLo as he's affectionately known around the office) has earned his place as one of the most insightful and entertaining personalities in sports betting. His NFL Underdogs column is a staple of football bettors and he's been bringing sports betting joy to the masses with his weekly TV segments, podcasts, and unique views on the daily betting odds.

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Andrew Caley

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Andrew has been helping you handicap MLB and college football odds since joining the Covers team in 2013. He’s always looking for the best betting angles on the baseball diamond – like banging the deGrom Gong – and delivers his three favorite NCAA football picks each week in his Triple Option column. He’s also a co-host of Covers’ Prop Shop podcast, serving up delicious prop picks for hungry NFL bettors.

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Rohit Ponnaiya

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Whether it's Oscar odds, political futures, or fringe sports like the CFL, rugby, and cricket, you'll find Rohit. He's not only helping you find the best bets for the most popular sports but opening bettors up to new and exciting markets with his unique insight, analysis, and helpful how-to content. Rohit is also a part of Covers' Prop Shop podcast crew, picking the best player and team props each week of the NFL season.

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Josh Inglis

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If there's value hiding in a prop market or derivative line, Josh is going to find it. He's a specialist at looking beyond the betting basics like spreads and totals and breaking down those secondary odds offerings, covering the NFL and NHL for Covers with insightful articles and always-entertaining video clips. And he's been known to dabble in early-morning international soccer odds from time to time (if the coffee is on).

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Geoff Zochodne

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Geoff joined Covers as a sports betting journalist in May 2021 amid the legalization boom. Prior to that, he spent time writing about business and politics at the Financial Post and QP Briefing.

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Brandon DuBreuil

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Brandon was betting long before he joined the Covers Team as a writer in 2018, eventually coming aboard full time as a content manager. He's a global fan of sports, from NHL and NFL to overseas action on F1 racing (more on that below) and international baseball, even serving as a play-by-play commentator for WBSC Premier12 tournaments.

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Ryan Murphy

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Ryan Murphy began his love affair with sports journalism at the age of nine when he wrote his first article about his little league baseball team. He has since authored his own weekly column for Fox Sports and AskMen, and has created successful campaigns for the WWE, the NHL, the NFL, and the Kentucky Derby. Ryan's critically acclaimed stories have also been published in 20 books and have been featured on more than 170 radio stations and 40 newspapers across North America.

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Jared Hochman

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Before Jared Hochman joined the Covers team in 2020 as a Senior Publishing Editor, he worked as a freelance sports writer but has now truly honed in on the world of sports betting. "Hoch" focuses on the NHL, MLB, NFL, and NBA but won't hesitate to sprinkle a shekel or two on soccer, WNBA, golf, and tennis.

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Rob Hansen

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"Mookie" is a Covers veteran who joined the team way back in 2003. He's worn almost every hat in the company over the years (Marketing, Product, Operations, etc.) but he's really found a home as a key member of the Editorial team. He does some occasional writing, but spends most of his time doling out assignments and keeping the team focused.

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Alistair Corp

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Alistair has been working as a publishing editor on the Covers content team since January 2021. In addition to his work as an editor, he helps cover the NFL, the NBA, Formula 1, and soccer. Prior to joining Covers, he worked as a freelance writer covering the NFL.

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AJ Salah

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AJ joined the Covers Team in 2020 as a publishing editor. A lifelong hoops-head and avid poker player, AJ had the right mix of hardwood intel and gambling acumen, and it wasn't long before he also became a fixture in Covers' rotation of NBA writers.

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Jason Wilson

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Born in New Brunswick, I've bounced all over from Halifax to Toronto to Beijing and various points in between. In addition to sports (obviously), my primary interests are movies (The Long Goodbye #1), books (Catch-22, Don Quixote, The World According to Garp), music (mostly rock, but a little bit of everything), and food & travel (these two are inextricably linked in my mind). Top 3 trips: Vietnam, Copenhagen, Madrid.

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Chris Gregory

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Chris joined the Covers crew late in 2021 as a Publishing Editor. He's a certified PGA Tour (and Rory McIlroy) nerd, a defender of Russell Westbrook's madness, and a Formula 1 theorizer. You can find him across our PGA Tour, NBA, and college hoops coverage.

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Trevor Knapp

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Trevor joined the Covers content team as a publishing editor in early 2022. He's a diehard fan of the Indianapolis Colts and Toronto Blue Jays, and loves traveling around the world to see different stadiums.

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Kyle LaRusic

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Kyle comes to us with a background in Journalism and Public Relations and is an avid sports fan. He loves all sports but his favorite teams to cheer for are the Washington Capitals, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia 76ers, and New England Patriots. Kyle loves hanging with friends in his free time and will never pass up a fresh plate of spaghetti and meatballs.

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Michael Duchesne

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Mike has been researching and reviewing products for more than a decade. The former travel and entertainment publisher is all in on sports betting. When he's not sweating picks or supporting Covers' betting experts in making smarter sports bettors, you can find him by the BBQ, perfecting his cross-hatch marks.

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Jeff Watters

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Jeff has been reviewing sportsbooks and covering North American sports betting full-time since 2021. The former NHL prospects writer has crafted over 100 reviews and guides for the Covers community and has been sweating his own picks for over a decade.

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Joshua Howe

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Joshua Howe is a sports betting editor at Covers, helping make smarter sports bettors since 2021. The experienced writer and editor has reviewed over 20 sportsbooks and has been placing his own wagers for three years and counting. He prefers FanDuel for its sleek app design and variety of NBA markets.

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Christian Stringer

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Christian is a lifelong sports fan with a love of basketball, football, skiing, and sailing. Prior to joining Covers as a sports betting editor in 2022, Christian spent five years on the operator side with casinos and sportsbooks, giving him a unique perspective to help make smarter sports bettors. His preferred sportsbook is bet365 for its market coverage, and consistent odds boosts.

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JD Yonke

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JD joined the Covers team covering college football for the 2021 season. He eats, sleeps, and breathes the game of college football. Not reading about the South Alabama backfield in the month of March? JD frowns upon your lack of dedication to the game. When it's not college football season, he's a part of Covers' coverage of college basketball and MLB coverage.

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Robert Criscola

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Robert M. Criscola is a veteran sportswriter from Brooklyn, NY. His work has appeared in MetroBet, TwinSpires Edge, and Horse Racing Nation. When he’s not working, you can often find Robert in “the best seat in the house,” watching the game of the night in his living room.

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Chris Hatfield

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Chris has always had an affinity for two things: sports and solving puzzles. So naturally, sports betting became a passion. He gravitated to the use of analytics in college sports — then eventually all sports — and figured out how to use those to his advantage. As an EV+ bettor, he values the valuable insight gained in being data-driven, not number-driven. His work has been featured in various websites such as SBNation and 247sports. You can listen to his podcast, “What High School Did You Go To?” on Apple Podcast, Soundcloud, or where other podcasts are found.

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Ashley Anderson

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Ashley Anderson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, where she played high school basketball and softball, and went on to (very randomly) join the crew team at her local university. She currently writes for TwinSpires Edge, a website dedicated to horse racing and betting analysis. She previously worked as a staff writer for The Voice-Tribune in Louisville before serving as an editor for Bleacher Report while based in New York and LA. She's a fan of the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (as long as Brady is on the roster), the University of Louisville, Louisville City soccer, and is a two-time fantasy football champion.

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Danny Howard

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Danny Howard has been sharpening his journalistic skills since his junior year of high school. He fell in love with combat sports growing up, and has been covering boxing and MMA since 2009. His work has been featured on FightHype, The Boxing Tribune, The Esportz Network, and The TwinSpires Edge.

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Rory Breasail

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Rory Breasail has been a diehard basketball fan since Larry Johnson’s 4-point play in 1999. He’s been writing about basketball for the last decade for outlets including The TwinSpires Edge, NBA Math, and Hashtag Basketball. Rory grew up in Steve Nash’s hometown in Victoria, BC, and now resides across the water in Vancouver, where he does a daily prayer to bring back the NBA. He is a graduate of BCIT’s Radio Arts program and is currently working on a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Communication at Royal Roads University.

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Jason Ence

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Jason has been hooked on soccer since watching Real Madrid and Manchester United in the 2003 Champions League, and has been betting on the sport for nearly 15 years. He has given soccer gambling and fantasy advice for nearly a decade, writing for sites including Rotowire, SB Nation, and The TwinSpires Edge. Jason lives in Louisville, Kentucky and is an on-air contributor with ESPN Louisville 680, where he co-hosts University of Kentucky football and basketball post-game shows and produces the weekly Soccer City Radio show covering Louisville City and Racing Louisville.

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Monique Vág

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From NBA props to horse racing and even eSports odds, Monique has been providing the Covers audience with her best bets and analysis since 2013. A race commentator at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Toronto, Monique doesn't just limit herself to the ponies and is always eager to break down her favorite plays for the day's biggest games.

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Eric Smith

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Eric Smith started covering motorsports for Bleacher Report in 2011 and moved to help start a new racing website a few years later (2013) that’s taken off from there. Eric is a fully credentialed member of the racing media that has been featured in a number of publications over the years, including BBC Radio overseas. Eric joined Covers in 2019 as an Auto Racing Advisor and provides analysis of how to bet (and who to bet) on the racing scene.

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Malcolm R. Banks

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Malcolm Rashaad Banks is a multimedia journalist with a concentration in sports and entertainment. A 2016 graduate of Morehouse College, he was tasked during his time on campus with revitalizing the campus newspapers sports content as its Lead Editor. In 2015, Banks interned at NY Amsterdam News, producing weekly think pieces and articles, including a front-page story on Serena Williams. Since graduating from Morehouse, Banks continues to create unique content found in publications including UPTOWN magazine, Prep Hoops, Sports Radio America, Pelican Debrief, and more.

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Ed Scimia

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Ed Scimia began writing about sports by managing a question and answer column known as "Ask Eddie" in his high school newspaper. After studying Magazine Journalism at Syracuse University, he has gone on to write for About.com, CardsChat, and OnlineGambling.com, among other sites. Ed has also authored two books on the subject of bad movies. In his spare time, Ed enjoys competing in both curling and chess.

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Tony Sartori

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Hailing from Milwaukee, WI, Tony Sartori grew up in a household that made him fall in love with two things: sports and sports gambling. Over 20 years later, that love turned into a career as he covers sports betting for numerous outlets with over 500 articles published. Graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Economics, Tony combines the science of statistical analysis with the art of the eye test to give his best betting opinions. In his free time, Tony enjoys golfing, hiking with his dog, and re-watching "Breaking Bad" a thousand times.

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Tom Oldfield

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My sports writing journey over the past 15+ years has taken me from the Premier League and Champions League to the NBA and NFL, including articles and betting previews across all the top leagues and co-authoring a series of children’s soccer books with my brother.

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Daniel Dobish

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Daniel Dobish started working in sports journalism in 1999 at CBSSports.com in Fort Lauderdale, Florida after attending Florida Atlantic University for Mass Communication. Dan has also had stops at OPEN Sports, RotoExperts.com, NBC SportsEDGE (formerly Rotoworld), Rotowire, The Sports Forecaster and USA Today. His work has appeared on the official website of the Minnesota Vikings, as well as with Yahoo! Sports and FOXSports.com. He has also worked as a handicapper and contributor for Vegas Insider, as well as several other gambling-related sites. Dan has four FSWA Writer of the Year awards to his credit. When he isn't working, he is suffering watching the Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Guardians and Cleveland Cavaliers struggle, while also supporting Ohio State and FAU sports. He is a wannabe goon at the local rink for Ice Aged Hockey Club in Raleigh, N.C., too.

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Kenny Ducey

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Kenny Ducey is a betting expert specializing in baseball, tennis, basketball, and football. He is a former member of the Baseball Writers Association of America and has written for Sports Illustrated and NBC Sports, among others. He is an alumnus of Fordham University, where he began covering professional sports as a credentialed member of the New York media as a teenager over 10 years ago.

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Jeremy Jones

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Jeremy Jones was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky and has been a massive Wildcats fans since the moment he came into the world. He wrote his first sports article at age 11 after attending a local AHL hockey game, and has since written pieces on a wide array of sports around the globe across multiple outlets. He is also a true gambler and puts his money where his mouth is.

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Sam Richardson

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Sam is the most recent addition to the editorial team coming to Covers from Dalhousie University. A lifelong sports fanatic, Sam loves combining his editorial skills with his passion for sports. When not at work, you can find Sam sitting on the couch, watching the Ottawa Senators with his head buried in his hands.

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Chris Faria

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Chris Faria's career in sports began in 2019 when he attended the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College in Toronto. Since then, he's worked for a variety of organizations including the National Hockey League and Canadian Olympic Committee while covering live NHL and MLB games along the way. When he's not watching or writing about sports, he's probably playing them (usually hockey).

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