Nick Giffen

Nick Giffen

1326 Posts
Nick Giffen
1326 Posts
Role
Senior Predictive Analyst
Experience
10 years
Total Bets
4.4K
Followers
368.3K

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
More from Nick Giffen
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Dr. Nick's Picks & Projections for Argentina vs Switzerland Image
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Dr. Nick's Picks & Projections for Argentina vs Switzerland

Nick Giffen
Jul 11, 2026 UTC
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Nick Giffen's Picks

Today
80
21
Pending
21
12
John H. Nemechek +9000
Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart
0.1u
#StackingDennys
72
16
Austin Cindric +1800
Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart
0.15u
60
14
Todd Gilliland +142 vs Alex Bowman
Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart
1u
42
11
John H. Nemechek +380 (Top 10)
Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart
0.5u
#StackingDennys
87
13
Cole Custer +600 (Top 10)
Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart
0.5u
55
15
Austin Dillon +400 (Top 10)
Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart
0.5u
55
13
Noah Gragson +400 (Top 10)
Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart
0.5u
58
13
Past Performance
Yesterday0-0-00%
0.00u
Last 7 Days7-20-026%
0.27u
Last 30 Days42-103-229%
-1.43u
All Time1427-2909-2433%
312.61u
Top Leagues
NFL546-866-1138%
105.38u
NCAAB467-405-853%
97.66u
NASCAR299-1390-218%
83.67u
NHL4-1-080%
4.69u
World Cup47-91-234%
1.58u
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.