Ryan Bunnell

MLB and CFB handicapper

Ryan is a MLB and College Football handicapper born and raised in Arlington, Texas though he currently resides in Phoenix while pursuing a master’s degree at Arizona State. Ryan is an overall sports nut with a passion for crunching numbers and finding winning picks. This is his first season officially handicapping baseball but has recorded three straight winning seasons in college football and is looking to make it four straight while writing for Pickswise this season. College football is by far his favorite sport to bet, although his favorite market is NFL and NBA player props.

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Location

Phoenix, Arizona

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Greatest Betting Win

My favorite betting memory without a doubt is when I had the chance to watch my TCU Horned Frogs win a College Football Playoff game live in-person. I typically stray away from betting on my favorite teams due to underlying bias, but we’re talking about the playoffs here! I cashed over 10 units on TCU +7.5 and TCU money line (+260) against Michigan. Of course seeing my alma mater reach the national championship for the first time in nearly a century was amazing in of itself, but it wouldn’t have been the same experience without a few units on the line!

Greatest Achievements

3-straight winning years in college football Youngest SBNation Managing Editor in the country at the time of holding the position Several videos with over 1 million views posted on the Pickswise TikTok 11-2 run in MLB this season Turned a $10 free bet into $794 on a +7940 odds UFC round/winning method combo parlay (Shoutout Geoff Neal and Jamahal Hill)

Education

Ryan graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism and sports broadcasting from Texas Christian University (TCU) and has experience in several outlets of sports media. He is currently pursuing a master’s of arts in sports journalism at Arizona State University and will graduate this December.

Experience

5+ years betting experience 2+ years as a sports handicapper 5+ years as a sports journalist Ryan has been betting on sports ever since the Supreme Court decided to leave sports gambling laws up to individual state governments when he was 18 (2018). The majority of his experience comes as a sports reporter when he covered the TCU Horned Frogs for Frogs O’ War, an SBNation affiliate, and was the youngest Managing Editor in the country at the time. In that role, Ryan produced a weekly college football podcast and blog breaking down his picks and will be going for a fourth consecutive winning season in CFB this fall. Most recently, Ryan worked on the Pickswise social media team as the TikTok coordinator.

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