Bob Duff

Bob Duff

An online journalist working in the sports betting and casino gambling industry since 2016, Bob Duff has covered such major sports and events as the NFL, NBA, MLB, UFC, NHL, Olympic Games and UEFA Champions League soccer. He’s been considered an expert source for betting advice on such sports as surfing, rugby and even chess. As a sports columnist with The Windsor Star, CanWest News Services, Postmedia and MSNBC.com, Duff has covered a variety of major events, includingthe Super Bowl, World Series, the 1996 Atlanta and 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, NBA Finals, Ryder Cup, FIFA World Cup, NCAA Final Four, the Stanley Cup final, World Cup of Hockey and the Memorial Cup. He’s also worked as a freelancer for such publications as The Hockey News, Beckett Hockey, Faceoff and Prospects Magazine. Duff is a contributor to The NHL Guide And Record Book, and Total Hockey. He also helped the NHL significantly in writing and research projects related to the league's 100th anniversary celebrations. He is listed as an honorary member of the Elias Sports Bureau. He is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and the Baseball Writers Association of America. Duff serves on the writers’ committee that votes annually on the candidates for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Currently, Duff is a partner in Detroit Hockey Now, a website covering the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings web site. He is also a co-producer of the Give And Go Sport Education documentary that discusses the advantages of a multi-sport lifestyle in youth sport. As well, he is a published author of more than 25 books. Duff's books include The China Wall: The Timeless Legend of Johnny Bower; The Bruise Brothers: Hockey's Heavyweight Champions; Nicklas Lidstrom: The Pursuit of Perfection; Nine: A Tribute To Gordie Howe; Nineteen: A Tribute To Steve Yzerman; Seven: A Tribute to Ted Lindsay; and The History of Hockeytown; and I Wore 21: The Desmond Howard Story. Duff doesn’t merely write about sports, he plays them. He still plays rugby in the Niagara Rugby Union for Windsor Rogues RFC. A hockey goalie for 50 years, Duff once famously won a charity shootout competition against NHL star Jason Spezza.

Education

  • 1983 graduate of York University
  • 1979 graduate of Victoria Park Secondary School

Professional Achievements

  • Four-time winner of Ontario Newspaper Awards
  • Three-time winner of Professional Hockey Writers' Association Awards
  • Member of Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame voting committee
  • Honorary member, Elias Sports Bureau
  • Past vice-president, Society For International Hockey Research

Latest from Bob Duff

Black and white photo of a NASCAR racing event with four cars speeding on the track. The car in front has a prominent "NAPA" logo on the hood, while another car behind it sports the number "17." The other two cars are partially visible, making you wonder about everyone's Verizon 200 picks.

Hamlin Favored To Win NASCAR Bass Pro Shops Night Race

2024/09/18

What: NASCAR Bass Pro Shops Night Race When: Saturday, September 21, 7:30 p.m. ET Where: Bristol Motor Speedway Watch: USA Network Denny Hamlin is in desperate need of a win to remain in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Fortunately for him, there's no place he likes to race more than Bristol Motor Speedway. Arriving to […]
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Larson Favored At Nascar Watkins Glen International

2024/09/11

What: NASCAR Go Bowling At The Glen When: Sunday, September 15, 3:00 p.m. ET Where: Watkins Glen International The road to the NASCAR Cup heads to a road course this week - Watkins Glen International for Go Bowling At The Glen. And for the most part, it's the usual suspects who oddsmakers like to be […]
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USA Favored Over Europe In Solheim Cup Picks

2024/09/09

The USA is favored to do something this week that the country's best female golfers haven't achieved since 2017 - win the Solheim Cup. The American team is set with favorite's odds of -135 in the opening Solheim Cup odds. You'll get a betting line of +135 if you wager on the European team to […]
Black and white photo of a NASCAR racing event with four cars speeding on the track. The car in front has a prominent "NAPA" logo on the hood, while another car behind it sports the number "17." The other two cars are partially visible, making you wonder about everyone's Verizon 200 picks.

Larson Favored To Win NASCAR Cup Series Championship

2024/09/03

What: NASCAR Cup Series Championship Playoffs Who: The top 16 drivers from the regular season standings When: Ten races from September 8 through November 10 And then there were 16 drivers left in the hunt for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship. The NASCAR playoffs get underway with the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway […]
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Coco Gauff to Win the US Open Women's Singles

2024/08/29

What: US Open Women's Singles Tennis When: August 24-September 7, 2024 Where: Arthur Ashe Stadium Iga Swiatek has won the US Open women's singles title before. Aryna Sabalenka has been ever so close in the past and oddsmakers think this is the year to pick her to win. The Belarusian player is the +210 chalk […]
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Alcaraz, Djokovic Favorites in US Open Men's Singles

2024/08/27

What: US Open Men's Singles Tennis When: August 24-September 8, 2024 Where: Arthur Ashe Stadium As the world's best players arrive in New York for the US Open, the final Grand Slam event of the tennis season, there's a new rivalry dominating men's singles. And oddsmakers don't see it subsiding on the hard courts at […]
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Hamlin, Logano Favored In NASCAR Coke Zero Sugar 400

2024/08/21

What: NASCAR Coke Zero Sugar 400 When: Saturday, August 24, 7:30 p.m. ET Where: Daytona International Speedway The unpredictability of NASCAR restrictor plate racing is reflected in the betting lines for this week's Coke Zero Sugar 400. As the drivers prepare for the wild and woolly adventure that going all-out on the 2.5-mile oval at […]
Black and white image of a tennis player on a court, captured mid-match. The player, reminiscent of Rafael Nadal with a determined expression, is clenching his fist and holding a racket, likely celebrating a successful point. The background shows a tennis court net and markings.

Alcaraz, Sinner Top Favorites At ATP Cincinnati

2024/08/12

At the ATP Cincinnati Open, Carlos Alcaraz is returning to the hard courts following his silver medal performance on the clay courts of the Paris Olympics. It will be his first hard court action for the Spaniard since March, but that isn't deterring the oddsmakers. Alcaraz is set as the chalk to be winning his […]

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