Joe Williams

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.

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

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.

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.

Money lines and game totals.