The Athletic has added a champion to their talent roster. James Holzhauer announced on the site that he is joining The Athletic as a sports betting consultant. Holzhauer famously won 32 straight matches on Jeopardy! in 2019.
Before Jeopardy!, the gameshow regular was a full-time sports bettor, using Excel spreadsheets and overlooked lines to build a strong bankroll. Holzhauer got his start in the sports betting scene in 2005.
“Beating the vig is hard enough, but trying to do it with poor fundamentals is like bringing a plastic knife to a gunfight,” Holzhauer wrote in his first piece for The Athletic. “I hope that by passing along what I’ve learned from my sixteen years in the business I can give aspiring sharps a chance to turn their opinions into some consistent wins.”
