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

NHL Hart Trophy picks

McDavid Heavy Favorite To Win NHL Hart Trophy

2024/10/27

Based on recent outcomes, there's a 50% chance that the Hart Trophy winner this season as the MVP of the NHL will be someone who is playing for the Edmonton Oilers. Over the past eight NHL seasons, four times the Hart Trophy as been won by a member of the Oilers and oddsmakers are seeing […]
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Larson, Bell Top Betting Picks In NASCAR Straight Talk Wireless 400

2024/10/23

What: NASCAR Straight Talk Wireless 400 When: Sunday, October 27, 2:30 p.m. ET Where: Homestead-Miami Speedway Watch: NBC All season long, Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell have been dueling for the NASCAR Cup Series title. Entering this week's Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, expectations are that the battle will be continuing. Oddsmakers are […]
NHL Hart Trophy picks

McDavid, MacKinnon Favorites In NHL Art Ross Trophy Betting

2024/10/21

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is the betting favorite to win the NHL Art Ross Trophy and that really isn't surprising. The Art Ross Trophy, which goes to the league's regular-season scoring leader, has wound up in McDavid's hands five times since 2017. No wonder then that he's the odds-on -185 chalk to be NHL […]
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Series Leader Larson Heavy Favorite In NASCAR South Point 400

2024/10/16

What: NASCAR South Point 400 When: Sunday, October 20, 2:30 p.m. ET Where: Las Vegas Motor Speedway Watch: NBC When the NASCAR Cup Series arrives in Las Vegas, no one's smile is wider than that of Kyle Larson. When it comes to NASCAR best bets, Larson and Las Vegas Motor Speedway are frequently a winning […]
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Shesterkin Favored To Win NHL Vezina Trophy

2024/10/14

Igor Shesterkin is looking to get paid and oddsmakers are showing through the Vezina Trophy betting lines that they are of the belief that this will provide the New York Rangers goaltender with a certain amount of incentive. The Rangers netminder is the +450 favorite to win the award that goes to the NHL's most […]
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Van Gisbergen Favored In NASCAR Bank Of America Roval 400

2024/10/09

What: NASCAR Bank Of America Roval 400 When: Sunday, October 13, 2:00 p.m. ET Where: Charlotte Motor Speedway Watch: NBC You won't find Shane Van Gisbergen or AJ Allmendinger among the challengers in this year's NASCAR Cup playoffs. However, you will find them to be the best bets to win at this week's stop, the […]
PGA Tour Black Desert Championship picks.

Mitchell, Hossler Best Bets In PGA Tour Black Desert Championship

2024/10/08

What: 2024 PGA Tour Black Desert Championship When: October 10th-13th Where: Black Desert Resort Golf Course The majors are long over, the Presidents Cup has been decided, but don't go thinking that there's nothing left to bet where the PGA Tour is concerned. In reality, there's some serious action still ongoing and it's only beginning […]
A hockey goalie in protective gear is crouched, focused, and ready to block a puck. Nearby, two opposing players battle intensely. The background features advertisements, including NHL Global Series Bets logos, on the boards around the ice rink at 02 Arena.

Dallas Stars To Win The 2025 Stanley Cup

2024/10/07

In the NHL Stanley Cup betting lines, oddsmakers are counting on history repeating itself. Last spring, the Florida Panthers went from 2022-23 Stanley Cup finalists to 2023-24 Stanley Cup champions. It was the Edmonton Oilers who were vanquished by the Panthers in last season's Cup final series. And it's the Oilers who are being set […]
Thursday NHL best bets and picks

Bet These NHL Teams To Make Stanley Cup Playoffs

2024/09/25

Which NHL teams that missed the Stanley Cup playoffs a year ago should you be betting to be playoff participants following the 2024-25 regular season? Last season saw a spectacular conclusion to the Eastern Conference race. The Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings all went into the 82nd and final game of the […]
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Sabalenka Given Favorite's Odds At WTA Beijing

2024/09/24

What: WTA Beijing China Open Women's Singles Tennis When: September 25-October 6, 2024 Where: China National Tennis Center Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka, the second-ranked player in the world, is set as a solid +140 favorite to win the title at the WTA Beijing China Open. The reigning US Open women's singles champion is heading a […]

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