Douglas Farmer spends his days thinking of college football and his nights considering the NBA. His wagering habits and coverage follow that exact same pattern. He covered Notre Dame football for various outlets from 2008 to 2024, most especially investing eight seasons as NBC Sports' beat author on the Irish. That was also when his gaming focus removed. Knowing there were experienced beat authors with three decades more experience than he had, Douglas found his niche by finest acknowledging Notre Dame's standing in each year's nationwide landscape, a complicated tapestry most quickly comprehended and remembered through wagering odds.
In 2021, that interest produced a freelance opportunity with Covers, a role that ultimately resulted in Douglas signing up with the company full-time in 2023. In the fall, Douglas will position five or 6 dozen bets weekly, an out of proportion quantity via BetRivers due to the fact that the operator tends to have lines a little different than the rest of the market. The exact same can be said of Circa Sports' futures markets.
While Douglas is an avid NBA fan and covers the league throughout the year, the vast bulk of his bets are on college football, because that is the biggest key to sports wagering: Know what you do not understand.
What makes Douglas Farmer a specialist?
Douglas tends to hyper-fixate on particular subjects, and college football leads that list. Spending more than a years on the Notre Dame football beat provided plenty of time to study the sport as a whole, as have eight years in the 200-level of Target Center as a Minnesota Timberwolves' season-ticket holder.
Betting Analyst
January 2024 - Present
Douglas Farmer's Friday 40-Yarder
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The Outcomes and Trends You Should and Shouldn't React To
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Ohio State vs Notre Dame Predictions: 3 Reasons Why the Irish Will Win the CFP National Championshi
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Timberwolves vs Lakers Predictions: 3 Reasons That Minnesota Will Win the Series
Freelance Betting Analyst
September 2021 - January2024
NBCSports.com
Beat Writer, Editor
January 2017 - January 2024
Friday at 4: Farewell and keep in mind, Notre Dame fans, this is supposed to be fun
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Extra time, evaluation and crowds produce an extremely 2020 upset as Notre Dame tops Clemson
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30 Years of Notre Dame on NBC: Lightning strikes two times in South Florida's very first visit
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Douglas graduated from a small school in northern Indiana with a B.A. concentrated on a significant obtained from the University of Chicago's "Great Book Seminars." But as his program chair observed, Douglas's real significant was journalism, increasing to Editor-in-Chief of the school paper as he filled quite literally every function in the operation, one night selling advertisements to a regional bar while likewise substituting a missing cartoonist.
University of Notre Dame
- Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Studies)
5+ years in sports wagering
Douglas has been a trusted voice in the industry for more than 5 years.
17+ years in college football protection
Douglas has been covering college football since 2008.
Deep knowledge of all 136 NCAAF teams
Douglas prides himself on knowing college football thoroughly, and is as focused on Delaware as he is on Ohio State.
Year-round attention to all sports
An editor at The Los Angeles Times once matched Douglas on his capability to hold a discussion on any sport, perhaps except cricket.
How does Douglas keep up to date?
CFB-Graphs
The best one-stop view of a college football group from an analytical point of view.
StatMuse
A natural language processing online search engine designed for sports statistics, there is no much easier method to search for specific questions.
Covers Picks
A detailed complimentary choices page that constantly stimulates your own thoughts when examining a game.
Q&A with Douglas
On the Notre Dame beat, I acknowledged there were much better writers than me, there were better-sourced press reporters than me, and there were more seasoned reporters with longer knowledge of the Irish than I had.
But there was no one who had a firm and consistent deal with of the nationwide landscape in college football. Betting on the sport helped me own that niche, always able to remember power scores to assist further discussions just tangentially related to Notre Dame.
Know what you do not understand. Focus on that.
If you do not completely know a sport, do not bank on it. Minimizing your losses is a fantastic method to maximize your wins.
Always remain within your limitations and never ever chase. Only wager what you can lose. And understand why you are wagering.
Is it for entertainment, is it an intellectual exercise, or is it to earn money? If it is for entertainment, then bet enough to win a pint. That must suffice to gather your interest. My best good friends do not bet more than a bar tab, and keeping it within those margins is a fantastic method to keep it a healthy hobby.
They forget why sports matter. It is not really about a bankroll or about social media followers or about website traffic. Sports exist to bring individuals together.
They stop going to games and merely taking pleasure in the business of those beside them. You do not need to bank on a game to enjoy it. Get to know your neighbor. Help your father watch the video game with his grandson. Experience the delight and competitive nature of the gamers.
Covers' complimentary choices page need to not be viewed as a stack of bets for you to make. If you utilize it instead as a spark to your own brainstorming, you might find it accelerates your personal handicapping process.
Douglas' areas of knowledge
Douglas concentrates on college football however spends a lot time watching basketball, he fills 8 months a year betting hoops, as well.
College Football
Douglas understands there can be as much worth in wagering on Missouri State as there is wagering on Alabama.
NBA wagering
The recedes and streams of a long NBA season typically present wagering value as groups go through their own highs and lulls.
WNBA wagering
The WNBA is gaining more attention, but is still not bet to saturation. Focusing on summer season hoops yields more value than a lot of leagues.
March Madness
The enormous attention concentrated on March Madness offers contrarian chances for a sharp wagerer.
Douglas's memories
Biggest Win
A "return to living" trip to Vegas before the 2021 football season started by seeing value on Georgia to win the championship game at +800. By then, mid-August, the agreement line was +650. So, I took my entire weekend's bankroll and put it on what I affectionately described as "Clifford." The reasoning was, Georgia ought to make the Playoff and by then, I'll be resting on fantastic value to hedge out. Except, I never ever hedged out. I just contributed to the investment all season long, consisting of with live odds of +140. The happiness was not in the win, however in the 5 months of vindicated conviction.
⛔ Worst Beat
This may seem insignificant, but it is the one that still aggravates me years later. There are few much better bets in life than fading a Brian VanGorder defense. So when Bowling Green visited Notre Dame in 2019, I trusted the Irish to run it up on their previous protective coordinator, wagering the Notre Dame group total Over 54.5. I believe I am the only individual on the planet who strongly keeps in mind Javon McKinley dropping an open crossing route inside the 10-yard line, requiring the Irish to choose a basket en route to a 52-0 win.
Douglas's Articles
Tennessee vs Michigan Prop Picks & Best Choices: March Madness Elite 8
Iowa vs Illinois Prediction, Picks & Odds for Today's March Madness Game
Pistons vs Timberwolves Prediction, Picks & Best Bets for Tonight's NBA Game
March Madness Predictions: Survivor Pool Picks for the Elite 8
Purdue vs Arizona Prop Picks & Best Choices Today: March Madness Elite 8
Jazz vs Nuggets Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight's NBA Game
St. John's vs Duke Prop Picks & Best Bets: March Madness Sweet 16
Illinois vs Houston Prediction, Picks & Best Options for Tonight's March Madness Game
It's not simply Douglas doing the research
Phil Naessens
Prior to joining Covers in 2022, Phil Naessens invested 38 years as a resident tennis pro in Las Vegas, Mykonos, and Corfu, Greece. Hes the previous host of the Phil Naessens Show (Army Radio), and currently hosts the Crush and Rush Tennis Podcast. Phil is the author of the Betting 101 series (MLB, NFL, NCAAF, and Tennis) and has written for many publications, including Advance Local, SB Nation, FanSided, and Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports. His favorite sports to wager on are tennis, MLB, WNBA, Euro people hoops, NCAA sports, NFL, and the NBA. Phil has various betting accounts in the US and Europe, and his best recommendations is to line buy the very best worth possible.
