Nick Giffen

Nick Giffen

1340 Posts
Nick Giffen
1340 Posts
Role
Senior Predictive Analyst
Experience
10 years
Total Bets
4.5K
Followers
422.6K

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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NFL Luck Rankings Picks for Week 2

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Nick Giffen's Picks

Today
Ryan Blaney +600
Bass Pro Shops Night Race
0.25u
Get +650 at Caesars. I wish I could #RunningHot
69
24
Ryan Blaney +200 (Top 3)
Bass Pro Shops Night Race
0.75u
#RunningHot
55
22
Ricky Stenhouse +1600 (Top 10)
Bass Pro Shops Night Race
0.1u
#RunningHot
55
21
Zane Smith +900 (Top 10)
Bass Pro Shops Night Race
0.2u
#RunningHot
54
21
Ryan Preece +1700 (Top Ford)
Bass Pro Shops Night Race
0.1u
#RunningHot
61
21
Josh Berry +1400 (Top Ford)
Bass Pro Shops Night Race
0.1u
#RunningHot
62
20
Carson Hocevar +125 (Top 10)
Bass Pro Shops Night Race
1u
#RunningHot
66
23
Pending
Futures
Trevor Lawrence+1600
2026 NFL Regular Season - Most Interceptions Thrown
0.25u
Ranks No. 1 in my model's "true INT/G rate" among starters that would play a full season if no injury. Good at 14-1 at Caesars
46
19
Past Performance
Yesterday0-0-00%
0.00u
Last 7 Days10-21-032%
0.00u
Last 30 Days15-48-024%
3.33u
All Time1460-2992-2433%
330.53u
Top Leagues
NFL553-879-1138%
103.01u
NASCAR319-1446-218%
101.37u
NCAAB467-405-853%
97.66u
World Cup53-101-234%
4.97u
NHL4-1-080%
4.69u
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.