Nick Giffen

Nick Giffen

1179 Posts
Nick Giffen
1179 Posts
Role
Predictive Analyst
Experience
10 years
Total Bets
3.9K
Followers
302.1K

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
Austin Cindric +1800
Autotrader 400
0.2u
87
11
2-WAY PARLAY+32100
0.02u
300-1 parlay to celebrate 300k followers
Todd Gilliland +2200 (Top Ford)
Autotrader 400
Ty Gibbs +1300 (Top Toyota)
Autotrader 400
42
18
Alex Bowman +500 (Top 5)
Autotrader 400
0.4u
#RunningHot
91
16
Ty Gibbs +1300 (Top Toyota)
Autotrader 400
0.2u
#RunningHot
79
18
Todd Gilliland +4500 (Top Ford)
Autotrader 400
0.1u
Way too long
52
10
Cole Custer +650 (Top 10)
Autotrader 400
0.3u
46
11
Ty Dillon +650 (Top 10)
Autotrader 400
0.3u
49
9
Riley Herbst +700 (Top 10)
Autotrader 400
0.3u
43
10
Todd Gilliland +600 (Top 10)
Autotrader 400
0.33u
42
9
Stage 1 Winner: R. Stenhouse Jr.+3500
Autotrader 400
0.1u
Starts 3rd, shortest stage, new chevy
37
9
Pending
Futures
Past Performance
Yesterday0-0-00%
0.00u
Last 7 Days9-23-028%
10.48u
Last 30 Days19-48-028%
12.45u
All Time1308-2611-2233%
294.03u
Top Leagues
NCAAB431-358-854%
106.72u
NFL546-866-1138%
105.38u
NASCAR262-1233-218%
61.04u
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.