Nick Giffen

Nick Giffen

1194 Posts
Nick Giffen
1194 Posts
Role
Predictive Analyst
Experience
10 years
Total Bets
4.1K
Followers
320K

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
81
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Pending
Christopher Bell +1200
Cook Out 400
0.1u
All I could get here will.add more at 10-1
33
8
Christopher Bell +1000
Cook Out 400
0.15u
The rest
44
10
Todd Gilliland +900 (Top 10)
Cook Out 400
0.25u
37
9
Austin Cindric +250 (Top 10)
Cook Out 400
0.4u
Also +250 at B365...given on RunningHot
33
12
Bubba Wallace +100 (Top 10)
Cook Out 400
0.5u
Given on running hot
42
11
Bubba Wallace +340 (Top 5)
Cook Out 400
0.25u
Running Hot
36
9
IndyCar at Alabama: C. Lundgaard to Win+800
0.25u
40
9
IndyCar at Alabama: Rinus VeeKay Top 3 (Podium) Finish+1400
0.1u
23
7
Futures
Past Performance
Yesterday1-1-050%
0.62u
Last 7 Days12-11-052%
8.13u
Last 30 Days48-64-043%
16.03u
All Time1357-2694-2233%
302.86u
Top Leagues
NFL546-866-1138%
105.38u
NCAAB467-402-853%
100.95u
NASCAR271-1264-218%
72.14u
NHL3-1-075%
3.57u
World Cup13-26-033%
1.18u
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.