Essential Sports Betting Twitter Follows, Accounts

This list started reasonably short, but has since ballooned to well over a 100 different sports betting personalities. This is a testament to the growth of sports, sports betting, and social media, in which anyone with an internet connection can attract an audience. We did the hard work for you here, rounding up the best, most useful, and most interesting sports betting Twitter accounts and #GamblingTwitter figures.

This rundown — in alphabetical order — represents a mixture of sports bettors, sportsbook directors, radio guys, sources of data and analytics to inform your own sports wagering, and miscellaneous others. Some accounts will provide injury news, legal and regulatory observations, opinions about the various mobile sportsbooks available from Arizona to Michigan to Virginia, or some laughs. For the most part, these people #sticktosports.

Hit us up @sports_handle with feedback and we encourage you to  go here to follow the list, which gets updated and curated regularly. If you pick up a few handles you like, mission accomplished. This piece/list is an ongoing work in progress and is updated intermittently to add (or subtract) people.

Top sports betting Twitter and #GamblingTwitter accounts for sports wagering enthusiasts

The following list includes oddsmakers, bettors, industry experts, sports betting information sources, live movement reporters and more, listed in alphabetical order by first name.

Aaron Kessler — Ex-bookie, current private citizen. Sports betting enthusiast. Entertaining and insightful account.

Adam Burke — We listed “ATS Radio Podcast” as one of our favorite podcasts. Its host is Adam Burke, a Cleveland native who keeps an entertaining feed, plus he shares images of various beers he’s trying, which is nice.

Adam Chernoff — Product Manager for Covers.com. Hosts “The Simple Handicap” podcast, covering the NFL line movements daily during the season.

Adam Kramer —  Covers about college football for VSiN and Bleacher Report. Enjoys craft beer of all varieties.

Adam Levitan — Evan Silva’s co-founder of Establish The Run. Good analyst on player prop betting, pretty good at self-deprecating humor, too. Formerly of Rotoworld and DraftKings.

Alex Frantz — Good insights on sports and sports betting. Career history is somewhat unknown but involves gambling and oddsmaking.

Alan Berg — WynnBET Senior Trading Manager. Lives and breathes NFL.

Alex Kane — CEO and founder of sports wagering exchange Sporttrade.

Alfonso Straffon — Straffon learned the art of bookmaking in Costa Rica. He now keeps tabs on the U.S. sports betting industry and shares a lot of articles and valuable perspective.

Andrew Brandt – He’s a director at Villanova University’s law school, a contributor to The Athletic and MMQB.com, a frequent speaker on sports law and sports betting. Former Green Bay Packers Director of Player Finance and General Counsel.

Andy Molitor — Director of content for Betsperts, the Minnesota half of the Deep Dive betting podcast, and co-host of Brown Bag Bets.

Ariel Epstein — The self-styled “Prop Queen,” Epstein is a host/analyst for Yahoo Sportsbook, and betting analyst for MLB Network and NBA TV.

Beating the Book — This handle is run by Gill Alexander who is a host for VSiN Live’s “A Numbers Game” and also hosts the “Beating the Book” Podcast which focuses on the ins and outs of gambling strategies.

Ben Fawkes — Based in Las Vegas, Fawkes is the VP of Digital Content for VSiN. He was previously in charge of Chalk, ESPN.com’s gambling section. He delivers updates on betting action at national and Vegas-based books.

Bill Krackomberger – A pro sports bettor who goes by the mantra, “My allegiance is never to any one team. Only family, friends and my bankroll.” He’s kind of an industry watchdog and as for the numbers, “Krackman” knows strategy and value.

Bob Stoll – Sports handicapper and purveyor of picks at Dr. Bob Sports.

Brad Evans – The producer of gambling content for Bally Sports also appears on SiriusXM, perhaps best known as a longtime Yahoo! Sports fantasy scribe.

Brad Powers – Sports bettor who’s a featured guest on lots of sports radio shows.

Brent Musburger – As the face of VSiN, legendary sports broadcasts and sports betting aficionado Musburger covers the NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA football, NCAA basketball, and NASCAR.

Cabbie Richards – Executive Producer of betting content for SportsNet.

Captain Jack – A pro sports bettor based in New Jersey who’s become one of the industry’s preeminent experts, watchdogs and player advocates, and educators. Founded Unabated in 2020.

$DKNG announced they have net losses of $1.19b so far this year.

To put that in perspective, that's -$182,000/hr.

In the 10 seconds it took for you to read this they lost another $505.

— Captain Jack Andrews (@capjack2000) November 6, 2021

Chad Millman —  The Action Network’s head of content, formerly of ESPN and ESPN the Magazine.

Chris Andrews —  Andrews has been a Nevada bookmaker for 25 years in Las Vegas and Reno. Contributor for VSiN, offers great perspective and some jokes.

Chris Bennett — Sportsbook manager at Circa Sports.

Chris Fallica — Better know as “The Bear” on ESPN GameDay, Chris loves talking college football betting as well as the ponies. Also a co-host on ESPN’s podcast “Behind the Bets.”

Circa Sports — Popular sportsbook available in Nevada, Colorado, and Iowa. In Las Vegas, home of the absolutely glorious “Stadium Swim.”

If you aren’t watching the @Cardinals VS @Dodgers wild card game in full game audio at #StadiumSwim… are you even watching the game? ⚾️🌊#CircaLasVegas pic.twitter.com/4NnqWQrGf6

— Stadium Swim (@stadiumswim) October 7, 2021

Collin Wilson — Senior writer for Action Network, Wilson is a good follow for all things NCAA college football, college basketball, and MLB.

Connor Allen — Director of betting at 4for4 Football.

Chris Grove – A well-known and of-quoted gaming industry veteran and analyst, strategist and investor, a partner at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming boutique research group where he oversees the firm’s sports betting practice.

Cousin Sal – Bill Simmons’ cousin Sal, he’s now the co-founder of The Extra Points Podcast Network, a hidden camera prankster for Jimmy Kimmel Live, and co-host of Fox Bet Live on FS1.

Las Vegas Cris – A bettor and handicapper who specializes in NFL and NFL contests.

Dan Fabrizio – Co-founder of Unabated Sports and Fantasy Labs.

David Bearman – Oversees sports betting content for ESPN — its “Daily Wager” show and the ESPN Chalk vertical.

Dave Farra – The Las Vegas-based Farra is host of the Dave And Mahoney Morning Show, which is syndicated across Audacy and Twitch.

Dave Tuley — Veteran sportswriter and avowed ‘dog player, Dave covers the race  sportsbooks in Las Vegas as senior reporter for VSiN. He also dabbles in making picks betting strategy along the way.

David J. Chao – The former Chargers head doctor handicaps athletic injuries as well as anyone out there. Offers his own podcast and is a frequent guest on other betting podcasts.

David Purdum — As dialed-in to the sports gambling world as anyone. Purdum writes about gambling for ESPN Chalk, offers valuable Vegas insights and long-form stories about the gaming world. Good guy.

Deep Dive Podcast – Sports podcast co-hosted by Andy and The Whale, powered by Betsperts.

Dividend Blower – Offers financial analysis and perspective on the gambling industry. iGaming portfolio manager.

Doug Kezirian — Along with being the face of ESPN’s first-ever sports betting TV show “Daily Wager,” Kezirian also hosts ESPN’s podcast “Behind the Bets.” 

Drew Dinsick – An NFL, NBA and tennis handicapper, good sense of humor, puts out the podcast “Deep Dive.”

Ed Miller — An MIT grad, professional poker player, sports betting author and programmer, Miller is one of the brightest minds in the gambling industry.  Co-founded Deck Prism Sports.

Ed Salmons – SuperBook Sports VP of Risk Management.

Eli Hershkovich — Hershkovich is a great follow if you’re into college basketball betting.

Erin Kate Dolan —  A sports betting “content creator,” Dolan talks sports betting for FanDuel, and hosts and produces the “Early Line” from 7-9am EST on SportsGrid, which is streamed on Sirius XM channel (204).

ESPN Stats & Info — Follow for useful info for any kind of bettor. “Our mission is to serve fans across every ESPN platform with the fastest, most accurate and insightful statistics, scores, news and analysis.”

Evan Silva — Co-founder of Establish The Run, one of the best sites out there for DFS information/analysis for NFL and NBA games. If you don’t read Silva’s “Matchups” column during the NFL season, you’re doing fantasy football and/or NFL wagering wrong.

FDSportsbook – Same deal for DK’s sportsbook/DFS rival. FanDuel Sportsbook (review here) spread information, line movements, promotions, and memes!

Gill Alexander – A host for VSiN Live’s “A Numbers Game” and the “Beating the Book,” Podcast which focuses on the ins and outs of gambling strategies.

Hammer DAHN – Sports gambling podcast that’s part of Pat McAfee Show enterprises.

Haralabos Voulgaris —  Renowned for his betting prowess on the NBA, “Bob” is sharp and opinionated as it comes on pro hoops (profiled here by ESPN).

Hardwood Paroxysm – Matt Moore, NBA writer for Action Network.

HeedTheseTakes – A #GamblingTwitter mainstay, Motoi Pearson also aspires to be a leading, essential Twitter account for Jadakiss lyrics.

Howard Stutz – Longtime reporter-columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and formerly Executive Editor at CDC Gaming Reports, Stutz now writes for the Nevada Independent. Follow for valuable insights on the industry.

Ian Wharton – “NFL Film Study” guy, focuses on NFL analytics and information.

Incarcerated Bob – Bob is here to Make Gambling Great Again.

James Holzauer – Former Jeopardy champion turned sports betting columnist.

Jared Smith – Lead sports betting analyst for Pickswise.

Jason Logan – Senior industry analyst for Covers.

Jay Kornegay – One of the most well-known and forward-thinking sportsbook operations minds in Las Vegas, Jay runs the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook and drives the consistently-growing Las Vegas Westgate SuperContest.

Jeff Davis – Hockey and golf guy at Circa Sports.

Jeff Benson – Sportsbook Operations Manager at Circa Sports. Good guy.

Jeff Ma – Before co-hosting “Bet The Process” with professional sports bettor Rufus Peabody, Ma made stops at many blackjack tables as a member of MIT’s BlackJack Team, then at ESPN as their Predictive Analytics Expert.

Jeff Sherman — The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook manager is more than just golf odds. He posts game and updated futures odds as the book releases them and also shares worthwhile stories and scenes (and lots and lots of Golden Knights material) straight from the heart of Vegas.

Jimmy Vaccaro —  Vaccaro has been managing Las Vegas sportsbooks since (roughly) your father was cruising around trying to meet your mother. That’s 1976. The Pittsburgh native is currently the Director of Sports Book Marketing at South Point Hotel.

JJ Apricena  – Handicapper who’s part of Run Pure Bets/Sports.

Joe Fortenbaugh— ESPN sports betting analyst, contributor on the Daily Wager program, ESPN Radio, and on Chalk.

Joe Ostrowski — A Chicago guy through and through and friend of Sports Handle, Ostrowski hosts “BetQLDaily” on the Audacy network.

Joe Peta – Author and sports betting personality.

Joey Oddessa – A must-follow for anyone looking for MMA and boxing insight, as an oddsmaker Oddessa set lines on some of the biggest fights in the world for some of the biggest bettors.

Joey Knish – Sports betting personality who once got into a Twitter feud with Dave Portnoy.

Joey Tunes – Professional sports bettor and content creator … sports betting personality

John Brennan – Longtime reporter for the Bergen Record, he’s located in New Jersey and has followed the state’s legal and political fight for sports betting as long and as closely as anyone. Now files his stories for US Bets and sister sites including articles on sports betting for NJ Online Gambling.

John Holden – Assistant sports law professor at Oklahoma State University. Writes about gambling.

John Jastremski  — Sports talk host on WFAN in NYC, and SNY, lots of betting talk in a heavy New York accent.

John Mehaffey – Gambling reporter for VegasAdvantage.com.

John Murray – Executive Director of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook.

John Sheeran — FanDuel Sportsbook‘s head of bookmaking and risk-management. Appears weekly on the “Bet The Board” podcast to provide the sportsbook’s perspective on popular sides and biggest liabilities.

Jon Campbell– Campbell is an analyst at OddsShark. He provides insight on lines and interesting sports betting statistics for wide range of sports. Pretty much all of them.

Jon Spevack – Sports betting radio host.

Josh ADHD – Sports betting content developer for several online brands.

Josh Applebaum — He’s a sports betting reporter for VSiN, host of the VSiN Market Insights Podcast, and also the author of “The Everything Guide to Sports Betting.”

Josh Hermsmeyer – Football writer for FiveThirtyEight and Establish The Run, creator of the the Air Yards Buy-Low Model to identify value for fantasy football contests and player prop betting.

Kelly In Vegas — One of not many female voices in the sports betting industry, Kelly wears a lot of hats and microphones across media, with her own podcast alongside Murray and regular appearances on Bleacher Report. She speaks the language also runs a proxy service for LV-based pick’em contests.

Ken Barkley — Also known as “Locky Lockerson,” Barkley is a solid handicapper, serves as a co-host on the You Better You Bet podcast, where he provides good insight on line movement and some entertaining, colorful language. 

Ken Pomeroy — NCAA Basketball Analyst. Pomeroy is the creator of a popular college basketball website and statistical database, kenpom.com.  If you filled out your brackets without visiting, you did it wrong.

Kevin Roth — From a snowy football game to a windy golf tournament, if it’s sports and it’s outside, Roth will have a weather forecast for it. To factor that potential impact on totals and field conditions/rosters into your handicapping, check out the only meteorologist on our list.

KW – Professional gambler.

KyDerbyJay — We don’t know his full name (probably Jay?) or much about him at all. He’s an occasional guest on BetTheBoard, a lawyer and knows what he’s talking about on sports betting. Check back in here around Triple Crown season.

Lauren Joffe —  Joffe contributes to The Action Network. She’s an avid sports bettor, may or may not be an Olympics expert, and is definitely funny.

Marc Lawrence – Writer for PlaybookSports.com

MakinMoneyMegan  — An entertaining follow, Megan make jokes, bets and content for Barstool Sportsbook.

Matt Lindeman — Let’s stay in Las Vegas for another insightful bookmaker, Matt Lindeman of Ceasars, an avid college baseball bettor believe it or not, because while chicks dig the long ball, baseball is not all about the long ball.

Matt Perrault — Host of “Pushing The Odds,” Perrault breaks down all things sports betting three hours a day on SB Nation Radio.

Matt Schmitto – A high-stakes DFS player and part of the RotoGrinders Sports Betting team. Schmitto’s specialties are golf and finding value.

Matt Rybaltowski – Writer and editor for Sports Handle and other esteemed publications

Matt Youmans – A former Review-Journal sports betting columnist, NFL/Raiders and UNLV basketball beat writer. Informed opinions and picks. You can hear him on VSiN and ESPN Radio 1100 in Las Vegas.

Matthew Davidow – Davidow is very sharp, with a background in data analytics and sports betting modeling. He’s currently a co-founder in the venture Deck Prism sports, which provides real In-Play odds for American sports. 

Matthew Holt – Previously Vice President of Business Development for CG Technology, Holt is now CEO and Founder of integrity monitoring group U.S. Integrity. He posts very often about in-game sports content, books, and sportsbook betting liabilities.

Matthew Metcalf – Director of Circa Sports, which has positioned itself in Las Vegas and now Colorado (and growing) to be the sportsbook that will post the highest betting limits, be the true sports bettor’s sportsbook.

Mike Palm – VP of Operations for the D, Golden Gate, and Circa

Minty – Sports betting media personality

Motoi Pearson – A #GamblingTwitter mainstay, Motoi Pearson also aspires to be a leading, essential Twitter account for Jadakiss lyrics.

NFL Injury News – Bringing you all news surrounding injuries to your favorite NFL players and teams. Part of the SprtsInjryAlert and FantasyPros networks.

NFL_totals – Passionate about sports and sports betting, specializing in, yes, totals, mainly NFL and college hoops. Provides snippy commentary on the world in sports that will make you laugh and nod your head in agreement. 

Nick Kalikas – Professional oddsmaker and bettor. Risk Supervisor at Circa.

Nick Kostos — One of the raspiest and funniest voices in sports betting media, Kostos has worked for Sports Illustrated and now pumps out regular podcasts “You Better, You Bet.” Shows are of various lengths. Youc an also hear him on the flagship New York-based sports radio station WFAN.

Patrick Everson —  Patrick Everson is cut from the writer/reporter fabric. The senior writer files his stories to Covers and keeps his Twitter feed populated with perspectives from sportsbook directors, book liabilities, and information directly from Vegas books and more.

Paul Howard – Sports radio talk show host

Peter Jennings – FantasyLabs and Action Network co-founder, current LuckyTrader CEO

PlusEVAnalytics — Passionate about sports, mathematics, and gambling. Hailing from Canada, he has actuarial science and statistics degree, rode the poker wave boom circa 2007-10, and later turned his attention to +EV betting and casino games.

Preston Johnson – Preston uses using analytics, game theory and his Master’s Degree in Sports Psychology to find advantages in football, basketball, and baseball markets. Describes himself: “High-volume bettor. Sound practitioner of bankroll management. Emotion is designed to trump logic. Psychologically integrating the wins.”

ProFootballDoc — The former Chargers head doctor handicaps athletic injuries as well as anyone out there. Offers his own podcast and is a frequent guest on several more sports betting podcasts.

Rich Hribar – Sports betting personality

Richard Schuetz – Gambling and tourism reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal

RJ Bell: Bell is a somewhat controversial sports betting figure with a lot of fans and many detractors (some of it directed at @pregame). He’s mixed it up with Musburger and others on this list. Pick a side if you’d like. But he has a good grip on the pulse of Las Vegas sports betting and provides an entertaining Twitter feed.  You may not like him, but probably still follow him just to see what’s up there.

Rob Perez – Rob is part-machine and posts a plethora of NBA clips/action/observations/musings pretty much whenever NBA games are on TV. He also live-tweets police chases. Does things for FanDuel.

Rob Pizzola — A self-described EV+ bettor, Pizzola is a frequent podcast guest on You Better, You Bet, rational Twitter voice. Plus he’s a solid human: he publishes his own previews and picks for the benefit of diabetes research. 

Robert DellaFave — Longtime iGaming, poker and and sports betting industry analyst. Lot of talk about consumer protections in the gambling industry and about advantage play.

Robert Walker — The widely respected USFantasy/USBookmaking partner is the former Director of Sports Betting operations for MGM-Mirage, Genting and Boyd Gaming. He’s attuned to sports betting legislation happenings and frequently opines on the subject.

Roxy Roxborough — He doesn’t tweet much but when he does it’s worth listening. He’s a major gaming and Las Vegas innovator, founder of Las Vegas Sports Consultants, and regarded as one of the gaming industry’s most influential figures.

Rufus Peabody — Rufus is a sports analyst, professional sports bettor and an outspoken proponent for transparency across the industry.  An Ex-ESPN predictive analytics expert and graduate of Yale University, he’s half of Massey Peabody analytics and co-host of “Bet The Process” podcast.

Ryan Butler – Another from TAN, Butler covers gaming news, legislation and other betting-related developments. Plus irreverent cultural observations and bad sports takes.

Ryan Rodenberg – Author and researcher

Sam Panayotovich – Betting analyst for NESN

Scott Van Pelt – Host of the midnight edition of SportsCenter. For a Twitter audience 1.92 million followers, SVP provides his take on the sports covering both professional and collegiate sports often with his own self-deprecating wit and disposition toward celebrating stars and storylines.

Sean Pendergast: Creator of the “#gamblecast,” Sean is a Houston sports radio host who represents your regular American Joe sports bettor: some good wagers, some $10 eight-to-nine team parlays that rarely hit and mostly pad a sportsbook’s hold. (Go here to listen to Sean talk all things sports wagering.)

Spanky — We don’t know much about the guy personally but he’s a seasoned sports bettor (perhaps more of a “middler”) who controls a lot of accounts, and he has a pretty engaged following on #GamblingTwitter.  Listen to him on the “Business of Betting” podcast here. The Ringer has a story on him here.

SportsbkConsig — Aka Dave Sharapan, he’s the co-host of the “Cash Considerations” podcast, a Pennsylvania native (Pittsburgh), Penn Stater, a Sports Handle contributor, Las Vegas sportsbook veteran, and frequently posts some fun and insightful conversations that he observes behind the counter.

SportsOddsHistory – Updates on futures odds and looking back at archived futures odds (here).  Covers: NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, College Football, College Basketball, Golf, Tennis, Soccer, Olympics, Horse Racing, NASCAR, Tour de France, World Series of Poker, and in non-sports, the Academy Awards.

Spread Investor — Handle for a website launched in 2014, the group provides bettors with “the stats, trends, game analysis, and betting strategies that they need to make smarter wagers.” Focus on NFL, NBA, and College Basketball.

Stanford Steve — Works on SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Their weekly “Bad Beats” piece is wonderful (above). The former Stanford tight end also co-hosts the ESPN “Behind the Bets” Podcast.

Steve Fezzik — Fezzik is a former accountant and now a professional gambler living in Las Vegas. He’s the only two-time winner of the NFL SuperContest (2009, 2010).

Steve Mankinen – VSiN Point Spread Weekly Editor.

Stuckey — An entertaining follow, Stuckey covers all sports for The Action Network, with the exception of the NBA and soccer. The self-styled “Prime Minister of Degenerate Nation,” he’s a bit of an action junkie, as some of you are, too.

Ted Sevransky — “Teddy Covers” is a seasoned sports bettor who’s active in video and on the radio. He’s spent about two decades in the desert and curates a good feed indicating line movement, sharp and square positions, mainly covering hoops (NBA and college) and football (NFL and college).

Teddy Greenstein – Senior Editor at PointsBet.

Thomas Casale— Sports betting editor for Radio.com, Casale is an avid college basketball and football bettor, loves futures, and his heart bleeds (Syracuse) Orange.

Tim Murray – Sports radio host

Todd Fuhrman — A former oddsmaker at Caesars and co-founder of the “Bet the Board” podcast (NFL, CFB, hoops and golf). He also contributes “The Line” on SI.com and brings a unique oddsmaker’s perspective.

Tony Miller — The Las Vegas Golden Nugget sportsbook director. A combination of comic relief and his views on sports and a perspective from behind the counter.

Unabated – Sports website focusing on “intelligent betting”

Vegas Insider – Official Twitter handle of Vegasinsider.com, a leading sports betting website

Vegas Murray — Executive director of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook.

VegasPointBlank — Veteran sports bettor Dave Malinsky eyes the betting boards from “point blank range.” He offers quick statistics and data updates covering wide range of professional and collegiate sports. (May Dave rest in peace.)

Vik Chokshi— Sports betting voice and writer for Audacy and BetQL. Good guy.

Vinny Mangliulo – Sports betting personality. Works for VSiN

VSiN — The Vegas Stats and Information Network was founded by Brian Musberger with his uncle Brent Musberger as the face of the company and its main personality and host. You can find at VSiN.com and on SiriusXM Channel 204.

Warren Sharp — Sharp is an NFL specialist who has crafted his own predictive NFL analytics and visualized data. Lots of useful, unique information. If you’re not familiar, you’ve probably seen or heard his work before at ESPN, FOX Sports, VSiN, WSJ and others.

Wes Reynolds— A well-known name on Sports Betting Twitter, he’s a professional sports bettor and a contributor on VSiN, Action Network and Las Vegas Review-Journal and other outlets. He bets NFL, NCAA basketball and golf. Follow along for notes and angles. Always learning.

Whale_Capper – An NFL, NBA and tennis handicapper, good sense of humor, puts out the podcast “Deep Dive” and his projections, and tracks them on a spreadsheet for public consumption.

William Hill US – Will Hill is U.K.-based bookmaker and Nevada’s largest sportsbook operator with 100+ locations.  They also manage Delaware’s NFL legal parlay wagering operations, and post their percentage of tickets vs. volume of wagers on college and NFL games at around 11:00 EST.

You Better You Bet – Podcast hosted by The Kostos and Locky Lockerson

Zack Price – Sports investor, futures trader, and market maker

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Sports Handle intern John Wilson contributed to this story.