🥳 Let the (Playoff) Countdown Begin

Hi BettrNation family! For our final newsletter of 2024, we wanted to wish you and your family a very Happy New Year 🍾 As we countdown to the start of the New Year, we hope you are able to reflect on your 2024 and also begin to think about your resolutions for 2025 📝 For all of your betting-related goals and aspirations, we hope to continue to be a partner for you on your journey in 2025 and beyond. Whether you are looking for unique market insights or need help with sustainable betting practices, we want to be a resource for you. Here’s to a great end to 2024 and an awesome 2025 (both for our bets and otherwise 😁)!

Speaking of countdowns, in addition to prepping for the New Year, we are also counting down the days to the NFL Playoffs as well as to (what is hopefully) some more competitive CFP games too! For all of our baseball ⚾ fans out there, Spring training will also be here before we know it (and we can’t wait to welcome back the warmer weather 🥶)!

Here’s to hoping your teams (and bets) show up better than the underdogs did in those CFP First Round matchups 🫠 For those of us who had the underdogs in those matchups, as Ted Lasso says, time to be a goldfish and move forward 🫡 Most importantly, remember:

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VALUE PICKS
💎 Find the hidden GEMS in the market 💎

We scour the marketplace to save you time and money! Several experts and platforms are aligned on the following opportunities for this weekend. Consider incorporating these insights into your betting gameplan for this weekend before the lines (i.e., prices) change!

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ESPN ANALYTICS
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We crunched the numbers on ESPN Analytics’ forecasts for NFL Week 17 and wanted to flag the following +EV plays based on ESPN Analytics!

• CIN v. DEN - DEN Spread or Moneyline - EV: 10%

• LAC v. NE - NE Spread - EV: 29%

• LAR v. ARI - ARI Spread - EV: 53%

• MIN v. GB - GB Spread or Moneyline - EV: 12%

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NEWS
📰 Stay Informed 📰

Like in traditional investing, dumb money often loses out to informed and strategic decision-making. Make sure you stay up-to-date on the latest news and insights that may impact your analysis! Click on the below links for some of the most relevant - and helpful - insights and analysis ahead of this weekend:

• CFP: Expert Predictions (ESPN)

• Best NFL Player Props (Covers)

• Best ATS Picks: NFL Week 17 (CBS Sports)

• NFL Week 17 Predictions (Action Network)

• NFL Expert Picks: Week 17 (ESPN)

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TRIVIA
👑 The King Still Reigns…

As reported by Yahoo! Sports, the CFP's opening-round games went head-to-head with a pair of NFL games last Saturday, and the NFL continued to prove that it is king with a strong showing in the ratings department. Saturday's afternoon CFP first-round matchups involving Texas' win over Clemson and Penn State’s crushing of SMU brought in 8.6 million viewers and 6.4 million viewers, respectively. For reference, the CFP’s two evening games last weekend — Ohio State topping Tennessee (14.3 million) and Notre Dame's rout of Indiana (13.4 million) — each delivered strong numbers with no competition from the NFL.

Can you guess the (approximate) number of viewers that tuned in to watch the Ravens-Steelers and Chiefs-Texans matchups last Saturday?

EDUCATION
🔑 Top-Down v. Bottom-Up Approaches

The key to successful sports betting is first understanding the landscape or choices you have as a bettor. Put simply, there are two ways to approach sports betting. At BettrNation, we refer to these approaches as “macro” vs. “micro” plays, but they are also referred to as “top-down” plays vs. “bottom-up” plays. For those of you interested in becoming a better, more sophisticated sports bettor, it is crucial for you to understand the distinction between the two. Here is a short video providing you with an overview on these two approaches:

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TRIVIA ANSWER

There were 15.4 million viewers for the Baltimore Ravens win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Fox and 15.5 million viewers on NBC for the late afternoon matchup that saw the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Houston Texans, according to Yahoo! Sports and Sports Media Watch. If we are being honest, we would probably prefer to watch Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes more than just about anything else 😁

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