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Griffin Carroll

Sports Betting Writer

Griffin Carroll is focused on bringing you the betting numbers that matter. With a focus on the NFL, NHL and NBA, Griffin relies on a data-driven betting approach for prop bets, spread picks and over/unders. 

NHL bets: Three plus-money plays for Wednesday 4/10

Fresh off an article sweep of our plays, we're back for more in the NHL prop market. There's just a trio of games today, and until we get clarity on Connor McDavid, it's best we focus elsewhere.

NFL Draft bets: AFC North betting odds for each team's first pick

The next division on the docket for our NFL draft futures study is the AFC North. The betting markets sure expect the AFC North to add some offensive line talent at the top of this year's drafts. 

NHL bets: Opting for point props on the ice tonight

We split our plus-money prop looks yesterday, and we'll aim to do one better with two more looks on the ice tonight. There's plenty of action, but we've aimed to follow a pair of home teams in games that matter.

Check out this yummy three-sport +286 parlay

What an unbelievable two-year run of dominance for UConn. Now we're back to the pros for Tuesday's looks, touching a bit of everything as we gear up for the full MLB season to come and the playoffs in the NBA and NHL.

NFL Draft bets: AFC East betting odds for each team's first pick

We dove into the most likely first draft picks throughout the NFC last week, and we turn now to the AFC as we inch closer and closer to the NFL Draft on April 25.

NHL bets: Playoff push powers a pair of point props

We get our NHL week started with just two games, but there's no lack of playoff motivation on hand. It's that we follow with a pair of plus-money point props tonight.

NCAA championship: UConn's Clingan is the X factor

We're in for a treat tonight with UConn vs. Purdue. We've got some best bets, including an alternative line you definitely want to consider. 

NHL bets: Two point prop plays for Saturday 4/6 on the ice

We went 2-0 yesterday on our two NHL looks, so we opt to keep it simple and stick with just two looks on the ice. Here's to some Saturday winners!  

NHL bets: Two plays for Friday night on the ice

We're keeping it simple on this fine Friday in the NHL, backing a player with a 100% hit rate against his opponent, and jumping on a game prop that seems to be a number or two too low.

Men's Final Four: Can Wolfpack keep it close?

Shoutout Luka Doncic for his big shooting night if you took the Mavs star straight at plus-money. Filip Forsberg unfortunately ended one shot short for the sweep there.

NFL Draft bets: NFC West betting odds for each team's first pick

Yardbarker's Griffin Carroll wraps up our trip around the NFC divisions and their draft odds with the NFC West.  

NHL bets: Following playoff motivation with a pair of prop plays

Let's talk about the state of NHL betting for a moment. The best course we see is to drastically limit volume until the playoffs begin. Moving forward, we likely need to know that a team has a motivation to win for us to back any props on their end.

Threes? Yes, please

It's a small MLB slate, as is typically the case on Thursdays, so we're turning to the ice and hardwood and a few studs for a fun parlay this evening.  

NFL Draft bets: NFC South betting odds for each team's first pick

Our NFL Draft betting series continues to wind its away around the NFC, stopping today in the South division with the Falcons, Saints, Buccaneers and Panthers.   

NHL bets: Pointing to a pair of home teams for props tonight

We're drawn a bit more to the goals side of things this evening in the NHL, and a few of these Eastern Conference clashes in particular should offer us the scoring we need to cash some bets.

NFL futures bets to consider following Stefon Diggs trade to Texans

The bombshell of the day in the NFL world is that four-time Pro Bowl WR Stefon Diggs has been traded from the Buffalo Bills to the Houston Texans. That move is reverberating across the futures markets.

NFL Draft bets: NFC North betting odds for each team's first pick

As the NFL Draft inches closer, Yardbarker's NFL expert Griffin Carroll is going division-by-division, breaking down the betting odds for the position of each team's first pick.

NHL bets: Pair of two-leg parlays for Tuesday 4/2

We've got a fresh night on the ice to find us some prop winners, and it's a two-legger kind of day in the NHL with a few inviting matchups of interest.

Cross-sport parlay: This guy can help us keep things rolling

We started the week off well with a nice +103 win, and if you opted to bet on any of our targets up at a higher number, you likely found some wins as well. Let's keep the good times rolling, shall we?

NFL Draft bets: NFC East betting odds for each team's first pick

Welcome to Yardbarker's division-by-division NFL draft betting guide. One of the more popular markets is the position a team uses their first draft selection on.

NHL bets: A ladder and an under for Monday 4/1

We get a fresh week of NHL betting started and hope to fare better than we did the week prior. It's a pretty loaded slate with some big games, charting our prop path for us.

Let's have some fun with this three-way cross-sport parlay

The Final Four is set, but with the action not taking center stage until Saturday, we've got plenty of time to look over the matchups and lines.

NHL bets: Picking on the worst teams with a pair of point SGPs

Saturday in the NHL, we're welcoming two of the league's worst defenses into our lives by attacking the Ducks and Sharks with a few plus-money plays.

NHL Friday bets: Backing a pair of studs in the lone game tonight

We have just one NHL game tonight and 15 tomorrow as this weird week of hockey scheduling continues. In the spirit of just one matchup, we'll opt for a touch of simplicity.

March Madness: Here are a couple of creative Sweet 16 plays

We went 1-2 on our favorite picks yesterday, and with Illinois winning also, Thursday was the day of the dogs. We've got a fresh four-game slate to wrap up the Sweet 16, what say you to us finding some winners together?