The baseball anthem "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" carries with it a certain irony at the moment, because while the USA is attempting to reboot its mainstream sports, no-one will be taking anyone to any ball games any time soon, as social distancing restrictions persist across the US. Indeed, many people are questioning the resumption of sport at all across the pond, as the coronavirus situation in the States is arguably worse than it was when the NBA stopped the ball rolling by cancelling fixtures back in mid-March.
So rightly or wrongly, American sport is all set to resume a new normal, with modified schedules and condensed seasons to be played out over summer months.
- NBA Beginning on July 31st, regular season fixtures followed by playoffs are to be held in a condensed format in Orlando, Florida, with the NBA Finals scheduled for early October.
- MLB The baseball season rebooted this weekend and has been shortened to 60 regular season games per team, followed by an expanded 16-team play-off format, with the 7-game World Series scheduled for late October as usual.
- NHL Another condensed 24-team tournament sees the top four of each Conference play a round-robin format to decide seedings before playing a qualifier in a knock-out format to reach the Stanley Cup Final in late September.
- NFL At the moment, American Football authorities are determined that the season will commence in its full usual format on September 10th, with an optimistic intention to have spectators in their arenas. Only time will tell.
- MLS A World Cup-style tournament based in Orlando kicked off earlier this month, involving all 24 franchises in six groups of four, leading to a knock-out format and culminating in the MLS Final on August 11th
With all that American sport to add to our ever-expanding sporting calendar, it means a big welcome back to all of our tipsters who specialise in finding betting value in basketball and baseball.
Here's just a few to cast your eyes over, along with details of any trial membership deals on offer.
BASKETBALL TIPSTERS
Joined Tipstrr July 2019 Overall ROI 15.0% All-time profit: £1,374 to £20 average stake
Although these tipsters are in no particular order, we couldn’t really do better than to start with Mr Jordan, who has just completed his first full year with Tipstrr, twelve months that have brought a monthly profit in no less than eleven of them. A win rate of 54% spanning 450+ tips at average advised odds of 3.18 suggests that this tipster certainly knows his way around the world's hard courts, as well as the basketball betting markets.
Joined Tipstrr February 2019 Overall ROI 4.8% All-time profit: £1,162 to £20 average stake
Basket Value is not one of those tipsters who is going to make you a millionaire overnight, but if you're looking for someone who can provide steady long-term growth with an eye for value in his chosen sports then you need look no further. With basketball resuming in the US and around the world, BV will be champing at the bit to rekindle the form he was showing in the six months prior to the lockdown.
Joined Tipstrr December 2019 Overall ROI 11.7% All-time profit: £1,549 to £20 average stake
It's been a great 2020 so far for Around The Orange Ball, for whom only a slight dip in March has spoiled a run of unrelenting month-on-month success so far this year. With an impressive overall ROI of12%, it is worth noting that he boasts an even more eye-catching 31% yield from NBA betting alone since launching his service in December, so he's certainly one to watch as the action resumes across the pond.
BASEBALL TIPSTERS
Joined Tipstrr July 2019 Overall ROI 5.9% All-time profit: £1,734 to £20 average stake
MLB baseball/ finally enjoyed its long-awaited opening day on Friday, and the season could hardly come quickly enough for Amerika's Game, who follows all of America's games with various degrees of success. But it is baseball that has proved to be this tipster's forte, providing an all-time yield of 11% from nearly 400 tips aimed solely at the value he finds in the MLB betting markets. If he can continue that kind of form, then it could be a productive few months for his followers between now and the World Series in late October.
Joined Tipstrr February 2018 Overall ROI 4.3% All-time profit: £2,705 to £20 average stake
No prizes for guessing how delighted USA Sports Wiseguys will be at the resumption of Major League baseball this week. America's favourite pastime represents almost half of the Wisguys' 3000+ selections that they have published since joining Tipstrr over two years ago. In that time, they have cleared over £2,700 profit to level £20 stakes, and their additional success in basketball and ice hockey makes this service particularly appealing to anyone looking to diversify their tipster portfolio with a multi-sport expert.
Joined Tipstrr April 2020 Overall ROI 4.9% All-time profit: £691 to £20 average stake
Sometimes it can help to deconstruct a tipster service to identify the best part of what he has to offer. Bexx Tips is a relative newcomer to Tipstrr, having only launched his service in April, and at first glance that overall 4.3% ROI does not send the pulse soaring. However, double-digit yields in baseball, ice hockey and esports suggest he has an eye for value in these sports, and with the MLB kickstarting its season this weekend, and the NHL to follow next week, this might just be a service worth following.
So there you have it- a bitesize snapshot of some of the best American sports tipsters that Tipstrr has to offer. The list is by no means exhaustive, of course, and you can discover more tipsters at your leisure by visiting our dedicated baseball, basketball and ice hockey pages.
We should also remember, of course, that past results cannot guarantee future success, but we hope this article has helped to equip you with a little more insight with which to make an informed decision when considering our expanding team of tipsters..