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Joe NapierSports Betting Content WriterJoe began writing for Basketball Insiders at the start of 2023. A keen sports fanatic ever since his first days playing football in junior school, he has developed a flair for writing over the coming years, and graduated with a BA in English Literature. His professional background in the gambling and sports industries now extends to five years, mostly covering horse racing and US sports. He has previously written for sites such as gg.co.uk and cheltenhamfestival.net on the horse racing side, having grown passionate about the sport by visiting his local tracks on a regular basis. As well as this, he has the honor of being published in the Royal Ascot magazine in 2019.Full Profile
Jackson FrankSports EditorJackson Frank is a freelance NBA writer located in Philadelphia and has been covering the NBA for nearly 7 years. Previously, he's written at places such as Dime UPROXX, The Athletic and SB Nation. He enjoys a good burger and will always have a soft spot for defensive-minded wings with a shaky jumper.Full Profile
Dylan WilliamsSports EditorDylan is a contributor to Basketball Insiders. He earned a bachelor's degree in Communication with a minor in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. In his free time, Dylan enjoys watching sports and collecting sneakers.Full Profile
Nick RaffoulSports EditorFollowing his graduation with an Honors in Business Administration, Nick redirected his focus from conventional stocks and bonds to the world of sports team performance investments. He employs a unique blend of advanced statistics and historical data to construct intricate sports investment models, pinpointing value opportunities and consistently yielding profits. Nick's contributions extend beyond a single platform, as his work can be discovered on outlets such as Pistons Powered, Winners And Whiners, and numerous other publications.Full Profile
Joe HallidayPoker AnalystJoe has been writing full-time about online poker and other forms of gambling since 2016. He has written hundreds of reviews, How-To guides, strategy tips and more, about sports betting, casino gaming, and poker. In his own time Joe is a keen sports bettor, with a particular focus on football, the NBA, and the NFL. He also enjoys playing poker, with Texas Hold'em being his variant of choice.Full Profile
Jackson HollandSports EditorJackson Holland is an experienced sports writer and handicapper based in Pennsylvania. He worked part-time at a racetrack and casino while majoring in English Literature at college, and that inspired a passion for gambling. Holland spent a decade as a journalist working for a variety of regional newspapers before joining the sports betting industry. He writes long-form betting guides for Basketball Insiders, Augusta Free Press and various other publications.Full Profile
Wendy PrinslooSports EditorWendy is an expert in online casino reviews, poker, blackjack and slot games, and she has created many informative and factual articles on these topics for various websites in the last two years. She writes for Sportslens and The Sports Daily, among others. She became a part of the Basketball Insiders writing team in December 2022.Full Profile
Karina AllanSports EditorAfter more than a decade working in sports and casino journalism, Karina has the inside scoop on everything from sports betting laws, gambling strategy, where the value on the Puck Line is, and everything in-between. Her insights into the biggest sports and inner workings of offshore casinos have landed her on the coveted pages of Augusta Free Press and The Sports Daily.Full Profile
Alan KendallSports EditorAlan Kendall joined Basketball Insiders in January, 2023 with over fifteen years of experience writing about online sports betting. He is an experienced writer with a strong interest in the NBA, NFL, NHL and UFC. Alan brings a wealth of knowledge to every piece he contributes to and has written for many publications including Augusta Free Press and The Sports Daily.Full Profile
Jonathan AskewSports EditorJonathan has been working within the iGaming sector since 2007. After graduating with a BA Hons in Marketing from Northumbria University, he's been able to set up his own online content business, working with some of the biggest brands in the iGaming sector. Outside of work he enjoys any type of sports, especially cricket, golf, football and darts.Full Profile
Mike AustinSports EditorMicheal Austin is a professional writer and an extensive researcher of gambling legislation. He has vast experience writing about sport and casino. He has contributed to a wide range of gambling sites and news outlets, including August Free Press, Business2Community, Sports Lens, Sports Talk Philly and The Sports Daily.Full Profile
D.J. SiddiqiSports EditorD.J. Siddiqi is a features writer for Basketball Insiders with over 13 years of experience covering the NBA.Full Profile
Vlad GrinduPoker ExpertVlad is a gambling expert with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He specializes in iGaming and online poker, having played his fair share of cash games and tournaments over the years, while also reviewing countless events in the pro poker circuit. Vlad has provided expert guides for known publications, such as Casino.org and Covers, and can be found grinding at the best poker sites every now and then.Full Profile
Macaela BeckerSports EditorMacaela is a casino gaming specialist with over two years of experience writing informative articles and guides about online poker and slot games. She has been writing about online casino gaming in the US for Basketball Insiders since December 2022 and has also contributed to other sites, including The Sports Daily and Sports Lens in the past.Full Profile
Lucas KaplanSports EditorLucas Kaplan, a lifelong hoops addict, has been a credentialed reporter covering the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty for three seasons apiece.
He joins the Basketball Insiders team as an insightful league-wide analyst, bringing X's and O's expertise as well as a background in NBA Draft scouting to the table. Once taunted Jerry Stackhouse after making a clutch free-throw at his summer camp.Full Profile
Jeremy OlsonSports EditorJeremy Olson has been writing about online gambling since 2006. He started out covering online poker and eventually transitioned to casino games and sports betting.Full Profile
Michael GrawSports EditorMichael is based on Washington and has written for a variety of major online publications. He has an in depth knowledge of the US gambling market and writes state betting guides and sportsbook reviews for Basketballinsiders.Full Profile
Kyle CurranSports EditorKyle Curran is an expert in basketball and also writes about football (soccer), darts, combat sports, and American football. Also is a former newsreader for local radio stations in the UK working for Derbyshire Media Company. And formerly worked for Prost International as an accredited journalist and editor covering the Premier League and EFL.Full Profile
