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Bill Speros

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  • Senior Betting/Prediction Market Analyst, RotoWire
Boston, Charlotte, Florida
As seen in: RotoWire, MSN, MSN Malaysia, MSN UK, Golfweek, MSN South Africa, USA Today, Boston.com, ESPN, Bleacher Report, Detroit Free Press and
Covers:  Anything Boston (combining sports with the real world). Legal Sports Betting and Gambling, and all it entails. Cool stuff people pay me to write about.
Doesn't Cover: Everything not listed above
💻 Senior Betting/Prediction Analyst @GrandstandLtd @Rotowire ▶️ "Expert" 📺 WCVB, WBZ, Boston 25, FOX 5 NY, ABC Tampa, CBS NY, Miami & LA ▶️ @RealOBF

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Bay State born and bred.

Journalist since forever.

Covering sports, legal sports betting, gambling legislation and life.

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Where Do Betting Lines Come From? A Look From Las Vegas And Beyond

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By Bill Speros Verified
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Sep 9th, 2026 10:29 AM EDT LAS VEGAS – For millions of Americans, the line supersedes the score. Winning or losing is solely determined by whether their team of choice covers the spread, not figures posted on a scoreboard. The betting line looms as a mysterious and often misunderstood number ubiquitous with every NFL and nearly every college football game.
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Underdog Shutters 'Drafts' In 7 States To Preserve Prediction Market Platform

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By Bill Speros Verified
| RotoWire Verified
Underdog is surrendering fantasy licenses in seven states so it can keep its CFTC-licensed prediction markets. Founder Jeremy Levine told Drafts players that after Wednesday's NFL kickoff, new Drafts entries will stop in Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Already-entered drafts will play out and pay as usual. Drafts community, I have some not fun news to share.
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Most Superstitious MLB Fanbases: 2026 Superstition Index Ranks All 30 Teams

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By Bill Speros Verified
| RotoWire Verified
Baseball remains smothered in superstition. In an era of in-game analytics tracking bat speed, rotations on each pitch, and launch angle, many of the MLB rituals that began in the 19th century linger. Hitters tap the plate before each at-bat. Fielders avoid stepping on the fair/foul lines in between innings. Teammates shun pitchers in the midst of throwing a no-hitter. Hats cannot be washed in-season if a players is on a hot streak for others. This has carried over to fans.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Paper Boy.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

It's provides content with no perspective. It enables great journalists to be lazy and lazy journalists to be great.

Awards

Pulitzer Prize

2000 - Breaking News

Staff Award - Denver Post Coverage of Columbine Shooting

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