Nick Giffen

Nick Giffen

1219 Posts
Nick Giffen
1219 Posts
Role
Senior Predictive Analyst
Experience
10 years
Total Bets
4.2K
Followers
356.6K

Experience

After getting his Ph.D. in mathematics, Nick worked in the biotechnology industry as a data analyst, working with large data sets to optimize corn to ethanol production. During that time, he also wrote about fantasy football and fantasy NASCAR for RotoViz. 

In 2016, he became a co-owner of RotoViz. Since then, Giffen has worked as a freelancer with FantasyLabs and the Action Network, before being hired as a full-time predictive analyst at Action in early 2022.

At Action, Giffen has developed in-game player prop models to live bet the NFL, which he uses on his show, Bet What Happens Live! He also pioneered Action's Luck Rankings, which have been used to bet NFL sides and totals successfully. 

Giffen frequently appears on several of Action's shows to talk NFL and college basketball, and he is a co-host of Running Hot, Action's motorsports betting podcast.

Education

Giffen graduated from James Madison University with a B.S. in Applied Mathematics. He earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics from N.C. State.

Specialties

  • NASCAR Expert
  • NFL Luck Rankings
  • NCAAB Player Props
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Nick Giffen's Picks

Today
161
23
Christopher Bell +4000 (Live)
Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA
0.2u
Trying to stretch it. Might rain
23
2
Ty Gibbs +800 (Top Toyota)
Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA
0.25u
Have 15.1% ... denny didn't love his race car
65
17
Erik Jones +1500 (Top Toyota)
Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA
0.15u
Have 10.8%
63
16
Zane Smith +5000 (Top Ford)
Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA
0.2u
Not dead to me
56
16
Zane Smith +600 (Top 10)
Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA
0.33u
Not dead to me
70
17
Chris Buescher +180 (Top 5)
Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA
1u
Have 41.8%, which is +140 fair
48
9
Brad Keselowski +7500
Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA
0.2u
71
18
Brad Keselowski +1200 (Top 5)
Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA
0.3u
61
18
Brad Keselowski +2500 (Top 3)
Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA
0.25u
56
15
John H. Nemechek +750 (Top 10)
Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA
2.5u
Gave 10-1 on RH but +750 is fine
58
12
Pending
C. Hocevar over C. Elliott+155
Cracker Barrel 400
1u
#RunningHot
45
13
Z. Smith over D. Suarez+100
Cracker Barrel 400
1u
Also at DK Hat tip action discord. I have Zane favored 60/40
32
9
Past Performance
Yesterday3-3-050%
1.17u
Last 7 Days7-38-016%
-2.43u
Last 30 Days16-58-022%
5.88u
All Time1390-2820-2233%
314.35u
Top Leagues
NFL546-866-1138%
105.38u
NCAAB467-405-853%
97.66u
NASCAR294-1364-218%
84.63u
NHL4-1-080%
4.69u
World Cup17-31-035%
1.87u
FORMULA_ONE0-1-00%
-0.50u
NASCAR_XFINITY0-1-00%
-0.50u
Women's World Cup1-4-020%
-0.95u
MLB2-4-033%
-1.71u
European Championship17-49-125%
-3.47u
Betting Highlights
Favorite Bet of All-Time
I bet on my favorite driver Kyle Kirkwood at 20-1 to win the Long Beach Grand Prix. I went to the race and watched him win it in person for his first career IndyCar win. It was the first time I watched him race an IndyCar in person, so I'm officially his good luck charm.