Bookies' Experts

Adam Martin
61%
Adam Martin is a betting analyst and DFS betting expert for Bookies.com who has covered professional sports, with an emphasis on sports gambling, for more than a decade. He is an authority on UFC betting and enjoys covering the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB. In recent years, Adam has also covered the regulated online casino market in the US and Canada, reviewing hundreds of casinos and welcome bonuses.

Adam Thompson
57%
Long established as one of the nation's premier handicappers, Adam Thompson joined Bookies.com in 2019 after a successful run as senior handicapper for SportsLine & CBSSports.com. He specializes in the NFL and MLB, where he's hit on well over 60% of his picks the past five years. Adam's NBA and horse racing picks have also produced consistent, major winners over the years.

Bill Speros
51%
Bill is an award-winning journalist and editor whose career includes stops at USA Today Sports Network / Golfweek, Cox Media, ESPN, Orlando Sentinel and Denver Post. He's been covering the North American regulated gambling market for almost a decade and has his finger on the pulse for all industry news involving sportsbooks, online casinos, prediction markets and more. Bill placed his first bet at age 11, and his first job was as a paper boy delivering the Boston Herald and Boston Globe. By age 16, he was playing blackjack and getting comped drinks on the Las Vegas Strip. When home, his weekend rotation included trips to Wonderland Greyhound Park and Raynham Greyhound Park. After 30 years in legacy media, Bill wedded his passion for journalism and storytelling with a lifetime of wagering by working at Gambling.com.

Isla Knightley
Isla, a journalist and gambling expert, covers several sports, including the NFL, as well politics. She joined Bookies.com in 2021 after contributing to other betting sites and uses her online gambling expertise to cover the best sports betting and online casino promos in the US.

Mark Fordham
51%
Mark spent over a decade as a sports reporter and editor with Goal.com and Bleacher Report. He is now a Content Manager at Bookies.com covering all manner of sports from the Premier League and cricket to the NBA and NFL. Mark also has years of experience working in the online casino industry and knows how to rate a good one over a bad one.

Nick Whalen
51%
A multi-time FSGA and FSWA award winner, Nick co-hosts RotoWire's flagship show on Sirius XM Fantasy alongside Jeff Erickson, as well as The RotoWire NBA Show on Sirius XM NBA with Alex Barutha. He also co-hosts RotoWire's Football and Basketball podcasts. You can catch Nick's NBA and NFL analysis on VSiN and DraftKings, as well as RotoWire's various social and video channels.

John McKechnie
38%
Sports Betting Editor at RotoWire. Georgia graduate, Baltimore Sports fan.

Steve Bulanda
51%
Steve is a multi-sport contributor for RotoWire, where he writes featured articles on fantasy football, college football player props, WNBA betting and even PBA betting. The University of Wisconsin grad brings a proven track record in WNBA and college basketball picks to Bookies Plus.

AJ Scholz
41%
AJ is an NHL Editor for RotoWire and co-host of PuckCast with Statsman and AJ, and an unabashed Penguins fan.

Alex Barutha
54%
Alex is RotoWire's Chief NBA Editor. He writes articles about daily fantasy, year-long fantasy and sports betting. You can hear him on the RotoWire NBA Podcast, Sirius XM, VSiN and other platforms.

Jim Coventry
48%
Coventry nabbed a No. 1 finish and placed in the top 50 in five large-field DFS contests while entering just a single entry in each. He also was a triple crown winner (total points, best record, and playoff champion) in the 2022 King’s Classic auction league. He began playing fantasy football in 1994 and has been an analyst since 2007. He’s a deputy NFL editor with RotoWire and hosts SiriusXM shows on the weekends, as well as writing on DFS for Bookies.

Barbara Fields
Barbara Fields has spent 25 years in the sports betting industry and 5 years in casino operations, starting her career at just 19 years old. has worked with some of the most recognized names in the business, including Bookies.com, Betsoft Gaming, BetDSI, Heritage Sports, and BetOnline, where she led casino marketing initiatives. Her career also includes hands-on wagering experience across multiple regulated and offshore sportsbook environments, giving her a ground-level understanding of how bettors interact with odds, lines, and promotions.
Erik Halterman
50%
Erik Halterman is the Features Editor for RotoWire. He is one of the hosts of the RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast as well as RotoWire Fantasy Baseball on MLB Network Radio and RotoWire Fantasy Sports Today on Fantasy Sports Radio, both on SiriusXM.

Jeff Erickson
Jeff Erickson is a co-founder of RotoWire and the only two-time winner of Baseball Writer of the Year from the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. He's also in the FSWA Hall of Fame. He roots for the Reds, Bengals, Red Wings, Pacers and Northwestern University (the real NU).
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