Steve Petrella
531 Posts

Steve Petrella
531 Posts
Sports Betting Education, Industry News, College Football, NHL
Role
Deputy Editor
Experience
10 years
Location
New Jersey

Summary

Steven runs The Action Network’s written content team, which specializes in industry news, betting advice on specific games and slates, betting education and more.

He got his start betting about 10 years ago, and got his first job in the sports betting media industry since 2015.

Prior to joining Action in 2018, he worked for Sporting News, MLB.com and Cox Media Group.

Experience

Steve is the deputy editor for Action, supervising all written content across the website and best-in-class mobile app.

He began his career at Sporting News, where he eventually oversaw the Linemakers, the company’s sports betting vertical that mistimed its entry into the market by a few years. He then went to Cox Media Group and oversaw content strategy for several college football websites, and even appeared on a betting live stream.
In 2018, he joined Action as its college football and college basketball editor. His interview with eventual boss Chad Millman had to be cut short because the Supreme Court had just overturned PASPA and allowed states to legalize sports betting. He's a big fan of PointsBet Sportsbook because of their innovative bet types like 'Points Betting' and PrizePicks for similar reasons. 

Education

Steven graduated from Penn State University with a degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. He spent most of his time at The Daily Collegian, Penn State’s independent student newspaper.

More from Steve Petrella

How to Finish First or Dead Last in Your NHL Fantasy Playoff Pool

I don’t know if these pools have a universal name across sports, but the concept is simple — you pick a “fantasy team” before the postseason,

Steve Petrella
May 2, 2022 UTC

How Does the Cut Work at The Masters?

The Masters is not a full-field golf event, as it only has 90-100 players in a given year. It’s the smallest major on the golf calendar. Therefore, the

Steve Petrella
Apr 8, 2022 UTC

Golf Betting Rules: What Happens to My Bets if a Player Withdraws?

Your golfer withdraws from a tournament, for injury or any other reason. How will a sportsbook grade your bet? Here are the general rules of thumb and how most major

Steve Petrella
Apr 7, 2022 UTC

What Is a GIFT in Hockey Betting?

DraftKings often offers GIFT boosts on NHL games. No, it’s not some kind of gift they give you. GIFT stands for Goal in First Ten — you’

Steve Petrella
Apr 6, 2022 UTC

Odds Boosts Worth Betting: UNC & Villanova PointsBet Boost Has 15% Edge

Most sportsbook boosts are … not so great. They take a bet with a bad price, cross out the line, then put another bad price up that’s only

Steve Petrella
Apr 1, 2022 UTC

What Each Match Play Final Score Means in Golf

The WGC-Dell Match Play gives us a rarely-used scoring system on the PGA TOUR. Instead of stroke play, where players are scored in aggregate to par over the entire 72-hole

Steve Petrella
Mar 24, 2022 UTC

A Full List of Which States All 36 U.S. Sportsbooks Operate

There are nearly 40 sportsbooks operating legally in the United States now, and it can be tough to keep up. DraftKings leads the way with 17 states, while there are

Steve Petrella
Mar 24, 2022 UTC

The Hidden Ways to Find Your All-Time Profits/Losses at a Sportsbook

Sportsbooks prioritize things they want you to see. They want you to see how much is in your account now. They want to show you what games are coming up

Steve Petrella
Mar 21, 2022 UTC

The NCAA Tournament Is Not the Time to Bet Moneyline Underdogs

The NCAA Tournament has this weird betting theme to it. We visualize upsets when looking at the bracket, and we often take that to the betting window. But is betting

Steve Petrella
Mar 14, 2022 UTC

Printable 2022 NIT Bracket

If you’re a bettor, you can’t discount the NIT. And now we’ve got the full field set with some NCAA Tournament snubs, mid-major regular

Steve Petrella
Mar 14, 2022 UTC

2022 NCAA Tournament Printable Bracket

The 2022 NCAA Tournament bracket is final. Let the madness begin. Click here or on the image below to download the printable version of the March Madness bracket. We’

Steve Petrella
Mar 14, 2022 UTC

Each Team's Odds to Reach the Final Four After Selection Show

Anyone who fills out an NCAA Tournament bracket cares about picking the winner, of course. But we tend to place value on nailing the Final Four. If you can hit

Steve Petrella
Mar 14, 2022 UTC

The 20 Biggest NCAA Tournament Point Spread Upsets Since 1978

Saint Peter’s did it again. The Peacocks became the first No. 15 seed to ever reach the Elite Eight, and added another huge point spread upset to the

Steve Petrella
Mar 26, 2022 UTC

Do 'Tired Legs' Actually Lead to Conference Tournament Unders?

There are a few conference tournament betting narratives that have floated around for a while, including the “Tired Legs Theory.” The narrative goes like this — when both

Steve Petrella
Mar 11, 2022 UTC

How to Instantly Compare Parlay Payouts at Different Sportsbooks

Line shopping is easy when betting a single point spread. Just head to our live odds page, choose the sportsbooks you use and see who has the best price. We

Steve Petrella
Mar 4, 2022 UTC
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Favorite Bet of All-Time
Ohio State 50-1 to win the national title in 2014 after quarterback Braxton Miller was ruled out for the year in the preseason.
Most Heartbreaking Bet
It’s hard to choose just one.
Specialties
  • NHL underdogs
  • College football totals
  • Helping others go from losing bettor to break even
  • Sportsbook Review Insights, like for Caesars