Nick Giffen

Nick Giffen

1197 Posts
Nick Giffen
1197 Posts
Role
Predictive Analyst
Experience
10 years
Total Bets
4.1K
Followers
335.4K

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
Noah Gragson +6000
Jack Link's 500
0.15u
#RunningHot
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15
Ricky Stenhouse +6000 (Live)
Jack Link's 500
0.1u
Live
21
3
Chase Elliott +2200 (Live)
Jack Link's 500
0.2u
Live
23
4
Austin Cindric +3300 (Live)
Jack Link's 500
0.15u
Live
21
1
2-WAY PARLAY+39800
0.03u
Erik Jones +1800 (Top Toyota)
Jack Link's 500
Josh Berry +2000 (Top Ford)
Jack Link's 500
32
7
2-WAY PARLAY+43600
0.03u
Todd Gilliland +2200 (Top Ford)
Jack Link's 500
Erik Jones +1800 (Top Toyota)
Jack Link's 500
27
7
2-WAY PARLAY+43600
0.03u
Erik Jones +1800 (Top Toyota)
Jack Link's 500
Noah Gragson +2200 (Top Ford)
Jack Link's 500
32
6
2-WAY PARLAY+65000
0.03u
Josh Berry +2000 (Top Ford)
Jack Link's 500
John H. Nemechek +3000 (Top Toyota)
Jack Link's 500
29
7
2-WAY PARLAY+71200
0.03u
John H. Nemechek +3000 (Top Toyota)
Jack Link's 500
Todd Gilliland +2200 (Top Ford)
Jack Link's 500
30
4
2-WAY PARLAY+71200
0.03u
Noah Gragson +2200 (Top Ford)
Jack Link's 500
John H. Nemechek +3000 (Top Toyota)
Jack Link's 500
30
6
Cole Custer +460 (Top 10)
Jack Link's 500
0.5u
71
14
John H. Nemechek +1300 (Top 5)
Jack Link's 500
0.2u
49
8
Erik Jones +1800 (Top Toyota)
Jack Link's 500
0.15u
50
7
Riley Herbst +3000 (Top Toyota)
Jack Link's 500
0.1u
42
7
John H. Nemechek +3000 (Top Toyota)
Jack Link's 500
0.1u
43
7
Todd Gilliland +2200 (Top Ford)
Jack Link's 500
0.15u
38
6
Noah Gragson +2200 (Top Ford)
Jack Link's 500
0.15u
45
6
Josh Berry +2000 (Top Ford)
Jack Link's 500
0.15u
40
6
A. Bowman Group 3 Winner (Logano, Hocevar, Wallace, Bowman)+500
Jack Link's 500
0.5u
21
6
Riley Herbst +3000 (Top Toyota)
Jack Link's 500
0.1u
17
4
Pending
Futures
Past Performance
Yesterday0-0-00%
0.00u
Last 7 Days5-12-029%
1.23u
Last 30 Days10-32-024%
-0.00u
All Time1366-2725-2233%
302.24u
Top Leagues
NFL546-866-1138%
105.38u
NCAAB467-405-853%
97.66u
NASCAR279-1286-218%
74.83u
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.