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HomeHandicappersJoe Williams

Joe Williams

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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
NFL
CFB
NHL
CBB
Favorite Teams
Carolina Hurricanes
Cleveland Browns
Florida Atlantic Owls
Toronto Maple Leafs
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.
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Joe's Picks

Run Line Pick
LA Dodgers -1.5(-170)

The Colorado Rockies look to avoid the sweep on the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Wednesday’s game, but they’ll have to do so against RHP Shohei Ohtani. That’s a tall order. The Dodgers have rattled off 4 consecutive victories, including a 15-6 win on Tuesday night, and L.A. have outscored the opposition 36-13 in the 4-game win streak. The Dodgers have picked up wins in 11 of the past 13 games since a 4-game losing skid from May 9-12. On the flip side, the Rockies have dropped 4 in a row, while averaging 4.5 RPG. However, 5 of the 6 runs they scored in Tuesday’s game came after it was down 15-1, and the game was obviously well decided.

The Rockies start RHP Tomoyuki Sugano, the 36-year-old veteran from Kanagawa, Japan, and you know with a matchup against Ohtani, it’s going to be a very festive atmosphere with plenty of Japanese fans coming out in full force to see both pitchers. However, the Dodgers are a strong play laying the run and a half, as the Rockies have offered very little resistance so far in this series. Take L.A. to get the job done, sweeping Colorado out of town with another impressive win. Just be able to eat a lot of chalk, unless you want to take a chance on laying 2.5 runs for a better value.

Rockies vs Dodgers prediction: Dodgers -1.5 (-170) at time of publishing. Playable to -180.

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Money Line PickBest Bet
TOR Blue Jays Win(-160)

The Miami Marlins and the Toronto Blue Jays meet in an interleague series finale at Rogers Centre on Wednesday afternoon. The Marlins opened with an 8-2 victory in Monday, but they were routed 8-1 in Tuesday’s game, as RHP Sandy Alcantara continues to have issues. The Over has cashed in both games of the series, too, so keep that in mind if you’re taking a look at same-game parlay (SGP) opportunities. The loss by the Marlins on Tuesday snapped a 4-game winning streak, which had the Fish creeping back toward the surface of .500.

For Toronto, it sends RHP Kevin Gausman (4-3, 3.23 ERA, 1.05 WHIP) to the bump, while Miami will counter with the less effective RHP Eury Perez (3-6, 4.91 ERA, 1.30 WHIP). The 23-year-old Perez has quality starts in two of his past three outings, but he is still 1-5 across his previous 6 outings, and he has served up 7 homers across 32 2/3 IP in the past 6 outings. Gausman has 3 quality starts in the past 4 outings, and he has whiffed 18 batters in 17 1/3 IP in the previous 3 appearances. Let’s back Gausman at home, as the Blue Jays are 5-3 in his past 8 starts.

Marlins vs Blue Jays prediction: Blue Jays ML (-160) at time of publishing. Playable to -175.

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Game Totals Pick
Under 9.0(-105)

The Seattle Mariners and the Athletics wrap up a 3-game series at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Wednesday. Seattle is going for the series sweep, posting a 9-2 win on Monday behind veterans Luis Castillo and Bryce Miller, while easing by the A’s 4-1 on Tuesday as slight underdogs — as RHP Emerson Hancock twirled 6 innings of scoreless baseball, allowing just a single hit with 2 walks in an 87-pitch quality start. The Mariners will send RHP Logan Gilbert to the hill, as Seattle looks to cap off the series sweep. Gilbert has managed a 1.19 ERA (22.2 IP, 3 ER) in 22 2/3 IP across four road outings this season, as he has been ace-like away from home.

The A’s send LHP Jeffrey Springs to the hill, looking to salvage the finale. He has had issues on his home mound, going 2-3 with a 4.60 ERA with six homers allowed in just 31 1/3 IP. The Mariners are just 8-9 this season against left-handed starting pitchers, so don’t get carried away here. However, with first-place on the line, with Seattle just a half-game back, look for the division lead to change hands, as the Mariners sweep the A’s.

Mariners vs As prediction: ML (-105) at time of publishing. Playable to -120.

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Game Totals Pick
Under 5.5(+100)

After suffering a 6-2 loss on home ice in Game 1, the Carolina Hurricanes were able to rebound with a 3-2 overtime victory in Game 2 before the series shifted to Montreal on Monday. In Game 3, the Hurricanes were able to outplay the Canadiens for most of the game, outshooting Montreal by a 38-to-13 margin. However, the Habs tied the game on a power-play goal by Lane Hutson in the second, and that’s how things stayed the rest of regulation. Hutson now has 2 goals and 10 power-play points this postseason, setting a new franchise record in power-play points in a playoffs.

The Canadiens were a little more physical, after being badly overshadowed in the hits department, although Carolina still managed 37 hits, with Montreal checking in with 31. At the faceoff dot, the Hurricanes won 52.2%, too. If Montreal did anything particularly well in Game 3, it was eating pucks. The Canadiens blocked 33 shots, to just 18 for the Hurricanes. Of course, Carolina recorded nearly a 3-to-1 advantage in shots on goal as well. The Hurricanes just look hungrier, but they’ve run into a hot goalie in Jakub Dobes, and the Canadiens have had tremendous difficulty moving through the neutral zone and creating scoring opportunities. Look for the Under to cash in a third consecutive outing.

Hurricanes vs Canadiens prediction: Under 5.5 (+100) at time of publishing. Playable to -110.

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