Nick Giffen

Nick Giffen

1205 Posts
Nick Giffen
1205 Posts
Role
Senior Predictive Analyst
Experience
10 years
Total Bets
4.2K
Followers
351.6K

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
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
Ryan Preece +10000
FireKeepers Casino 400
0.1u
FML
52
10
2-WAY PARLAY+15100
0.05u
Ryan Preece +1800 (Top Ford)
FireKeepers Casino 400
Carson Hocevar +700 (Top Chevrolet)
FireKeepers Casino 400
39
10
2-WAY PARLAY+16050
0.05u
Ryan Preece +1800 (Top Ford)
FireKeepers Casino 400
Ty Gibbs +750 (Top Toyota)
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35
10
2-WAY PARLAY+6700
0.05u
Ty Gibbs +750 (Top Toyota)
FireKeepers Casino 400
Carson Hocevar +700 (Top Chevrolet)
FireKeepers Casino 400
36
9
3-WAY PARLAY+129100
0.01u
Ty Gibbs +750 (Top Toyota)
FireKeepers Casino 400
Carson Hocevar +700 (Top Chevrolet)
FireKeepers Casino 400
Ryan Preece +1800 (Top Ford)
FireKeepers Casino 400
39
9
3-WAY PARLAY+258300
0.01u
Carson Hocevar +700 (Top Chevrolet)
FireKeepers Casino 400
Ryan Preece +1800 (Top Ford)
FireKeepers Casino 400
Bubba Wallace +1600 (Top Toyota)
FireKeepers Casino 400
40
9
2-WAY PARLAY+32200
0.03u
Ryan Preece +1800 (Top Ford)
FireKeepers Casino 400
Bubba Wallace +1600 (Top Toyota)
FireKeepers Casino 400
36
9
2-WAY PARLAY+13500
0.05u
Bubba Wallace +1600 (Top Toyota)
FireKeepers Casino 400
Carson Hocevar +700 (Top Chevrolet)
FireKeepers Casino 400
34
8
Ryan Preece +2200 (Top Ford)
FireKeepers Casino 400
0.25u
#RunningHot
51
10
Ty Gibbs +155 (Top 5)
FireKeepers Casino 400
1u
#RunningHot
69
13
Ty Gibbs +370 (Top 3)
FireKeepers Casino 400
0.25u
#RunningHot
50
11
IndyCar at Gateway: D. Malukas to Win+350
0.2u
My score limit. Will add/track more at DK/FD at +330
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IndyCar at Gateway: D. Malukas to Win+330
0.3u
The more
24
8
Futures
Past Performance
Yesterday0-0-00%
0.00u
Last 7 Days3-7-030%
2.52u
Last 30 Days12-32-027%
9.42u
All Time1383-2782-2233%
316.78u
Top Leagues
NFL546-866-1138%
105.38u
NCAAB467-405-853%
97.66u
NASCAR291-1333-218%
87.25u
NHL4-1-080%
4.69u
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.