Joe Williams

Pickswise Expert

Joe has been submitting plays for Pickswise since 2022, but he has been working in the sports industry since 1999. Joe has been handicapping professionally since 2009, and has most notably appeared on USA Today’s SportsBookWire and VegasInsider.com, finishing as the top handicapper in multiple sports over the years. His favourite wagers are totals, particularly for college football and hockey. For Joe Williams media enquiries, please email contact@pickswise.com.

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Location

Raleigh, North Carolina

Favorite Sports

Favorite Teams

Greatest Betting Win

It was Super Bowl XXXIII, and the Atlanta Falcons were playing the Denver Broncos. With Denver already up 17-6, Terrell Davis was tackled at the 1-yard line. My buddy and I made the maximum live bet with, uhh, our bookie, taking the Broncos -½ point on the fourth quarter line. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Howard Griffith punched in a 1-yard touchdown run. John Elway scored a few minutes later, but it was still a nail-biter, as Tim Dwight ripped off a 94-yard kickoff return to make things interesting. After a Jason Elam field goal made it 17-7 for the quarter, Terrance Mathis had a touchdown grab with 2:04 left, with a 2-point conversion no good. The Falcons were unable to recover the onside kick, and we survived, and learned a valuable lesson that nothing is a given in sports wagering.

Greatest Achievements

Overall money leader in the NHL in 2011 at VegasInsider.com Money leader in several sports over the years at VI Went on a 14-0 MLB run in 2019

Education

Joe attended Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla., and worked for the College Sun newspaper covering the team’s first Atlantic Sun Tournament championship and first NCAA Tournament appearance in Greenville, SC. He never thought he’d see the day the Owls would appear in the Final Four, as FAU did in 2023.

Experience

40+ years betting experience 25+ years as a sports journalist 13+ years as a sports handicapper As a kid, Joe used to play the football cards his dad would bring home from work. He has been hooked on sports and wagering ever since, especially after hitting a 7-team parlay back in the 1980’s. It was likely highly illegal, and against school rules, but Joe ran his own football pool in high school in the early 1990’s.

Favorite betting market / type

Money lines and game totals.

Favorite bookmakers

Joe's Picks

Game Totals Pick

Under 59.5(-110)

Reasoning

The Georgia Southern Eagles and Appalachian State Mountaineers renew acquaintances at the JLab Birmingham Bowl on Monday afternoon at Protective Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. EST. The Mountaineers were 5-7, and accepted a bowl bid with extra space available with teams electing not to play in the postseason. The loss of those others is the gain of App State. The Mountaineers have dropped five of the past six games, going 2-3-1 against the spread (ATS), and that includes a 25-23 loss as a 5-point favorite on Nov. 6 in Boone as the Under (61.5) cashed.

Georgia Southern has won three of the final four games, while also going 3-1 ATS in the span. After a slow start defensively, the Eagles turned a corner and showed slight improvement as the season went along. The Under is 4-1 in the past five games, with offense producing rather sporadic results. The defense has allowed 24 or fewer points in three of the past six outings, including the 25-23 win at App State. RB OJ Arnold was injured late in the season, and he is unlikely to play for the Eagles, while QB AJ Swann and QB JJ
Kohl each hit the transfer portal. With some big-time offensive weapons missing, both offenses could be a little disjointed. Go low.

Under 59.5 (-110) at time of publishing. Playable to 57.5.

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Joe Williams