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05.31.23 | Aaron Oster
2023 Hockey Playoffs Bring Potential Longshot Bet Payoffs
Sometimes in sports, things fall the way they’re supposed to. When Philadelphia met Kansas City in football this February, that was an expected outcome. When Golden State met Boston in basketball last year, nobody batted an eye. However, sometimes in sports, you get a true outlier to make a run. And that’s what we’re seeing…
05.25.23 | Circa Sports
Circa Sports Million V & Circa Survivor Pro Football Contests
It’s that time of year again! After an unprecedented $12 million payout for the 2022-23 season, Circa Sports Million and Circa Survivor both return for another year for an even bigger payout. At a guaranteed $14 million payout between the two contests, no rake, this year’s pro football contests promise the largest payout ever for…
04.27.23 | Aaron Oster
Setting the NFL Draft Odds at Circa Sports
With most betting markets, there’s a perception that sportsbooks oddsmakers simply know more. They have models, or they’re the first to get information. They dictate the market, and the old saying that it’s impossible to beat the house gets repeated over and over. Whether or not that’s true in general can be debated for sure.…
03.30.23 | Aaron Oster
The 2023 Baseball Season Begins at Circa Sports
A Conversation with Baseball Oddsmaker Chris Bennett Before the Baseball Season Sitting in the risk room on Wednesday afternoon, Circa Sports® Director of Risk Chris Bennett was getting excited while looking over the 2023 baseball season futures. Everyone in the room has their specialties. For Chris, it’s baseball. As he says on his Twitter…
03.13.23 | Aaron Oster
For College Basketball, March Begins in the Risk Room
The Circa Sports risk room was fairly quiet on Sunday afternoon, one hour before the college basketball tournament bracket was set to be released. There were only a handful of games going on. The Big Ten and AAC Championship games were winding down, it was a light slate for the NBA, and the Players Championship…
02.28.23 | Aaron Oster
The College Basketball Road to March: Basketball Tournament Odds
As we head into March, it’s a perfect time to take a look at how we got to this point in the college basketball season. To properly put into context some of the aspects of the season, it’s important to start where we are now. Read on to see the current 2023 college basketball tournament…
02.20.23 | Aaron Oster
Early 2024 NFL Championship Bet Possibilities
The NFL Championship game just ended, and the Kansas City Chiefs are your new champions. However, despite the season just ending, the football betting season never ends. Circa Sports has already released 2024 NFL Championship odds for those who either can’t wait until next season to make a bet, or those who think they have…
01.19.23 | Aaron Oster
NFL Championship Exactas
We’re down to the divisional round of the playoffs and Circa Sports still has plenty of way to bet the NFL Playoffs. While a lot of the value in betting individual teams has disappeared, there’s still at least one interesting way to bet the playoffs while getting a big potential payout while just making one…
01.17.23 | Circa Sports
2022 Circa Sports Million & Circa Survivor Football Contest Recap
The 2022-23 Circa Sports Million IV and Circa Survivor pro football contests were quite an exciting ride. Between the two contests, a total of 10,824 entrants vied for some serious bragging rights. After an exciting NFL season, the large checks that were given out were well deserved. Circa Sports awarded $12 million in prizes to…
01.08.23 | Aaron Oster