Indy Sportsbook: Football’s Winding Down
A few NFL predictions with playoffs are on the horizon.
The days are getting shorter, the temperature is getting colder, and as the end of the year approaches, this can mean only one thing—NFL playoffs are almost here. With the Wild-Card round commencing on Jan. 11, 2025, we have little over a month before some of the most exciting (and coincidentally, most “bet-table”) football is […]
Indy Sportsbook: Betting Against the Bulldogs
A collection of bets for the upcoming Harvard-Yale matchup.
It’s that time of year again: The Game. A clash with so much history that even people who couldn’t name a single Ivy League quarterback will nod knowingly when it’s mentioned. Looking back at the 2023 Harvard-Yale showdown, it’s clear that some bets hit their mark while others fell short—just like Harvard’s offense that day. […]
Indy Sportsbook: Swipe Right Madness
In search of the hottest college mascot.
It’s the Sex Issue, and here at the Indy Sportsbook, we’re laying down odds on which mascots we’d most likely swipe right on—which ones we think are the best for a one-night stand. From swoon-worthy swagger to unexpected charm, these mascots bring more than just school spirit. Let’s dive into the top contenders, complete with […]
Indy Sportsbook: Banking on Big Performances
Two four-leg NFL bets for next weekend.
With the NFL season in full swing, next weekend’s matchups promise fireworks—and serious betting potential for the weekend warriors. This week, we’re breaking down two ambitious four-leg parlays: one stacked with player props from yardage to TDs, and another loaded with anytime touchdown scorers. These bets aim to combine high-caliber performers with favorable matchups, positioning […]
Indy Sportsbook: The Costumes You’re Sure to Encounter This Halloweekend
The hottest current lines tell you the tricksters and treaters you’re sure to run into.
Some might say that Halloweekend is the single most important and stressful weekend of the academic year. The pressure to pick costumes that are flattering, unique, and inexpensive leaves many students stumped and the Harvard mail rooms overflowing with overnighted Amazon packages. It’s not only Amazon: there are countless resources at any student’s fingertips when […]
Indy Sportsbook: Election Edition
Here are a few bets to place in class while you watch the election unfold.
Election time is upon us! This year, we have one for the ages: former President Donald Trump vs. Vice President Kamala Harris. As of Oct. 20, 2024, Kamala Harris has a slight edge in the most recent 538 polling data. However, on the betting stage, Donald Trump is far ahead in the lead with implied […]
Indy Sportsbook: NHL 2024-25 Predictions
Hot takes for an ice-cold season.
Hat tricks, dirty hits, and the dreaded playoff odds circle: the NHL is back, baby! Hockey returned last week with a bang (okay, technically Buffalo and New Jersey played the weekend before in Prague, but we’re not sure anybody but Bob Dylan knew about that). We here at Indy Sportsbook have prepared some extremely premature […]
Indy Sportsbook: The End of the Eras Tour
How will Taylor Swift end this part of her legacy?
Cultural icon Taylor Swift has made international headlines since releasing her first album, Taylor Swift, in 2006. Her Eras Tour is the highest-grossing concert series of all time, earning over $1 billion in 2023 alone. The Eras Tour brings “Swifties” through all of her different music-making eras, from Fearless to the recently released Tortured Poets […]
Indy Sportsbook: UFC 307 Parlay
A (risky) road to riches.
“To do anything at a high level, it has to be total obsession,” legendary Irish boxer Conor McGregor once said. For this reason, we at the Indy Sportsbook have spent over 300 hours concocting a UFC parlay that will retire us from this rat race of life by the end of next week. While we […]
Indy Sportsbook: Soccer’s Biggest Stage
Some simple bets for the 2025 winner of the UEFA Champions League
With the college and professional football seasons kicking off, baseball approaching the postseason, and the NBA and NHL entering preseason soon, one sport in America often goes unnoticed: soccer. The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is Europe’s premier soccer competition, where the best teams from each country compete for the Champions League title. While most soccer […]
Indy Sportsbook: 12 Teams, One Dream
Predicting the 2024-2025 college football season.
Next weekend marks the beginning of a new and exciting season for our Crimson football team as they face off against the Stetson Hatters. With 30 new recruits, an emerging FBS coach replacing the legendary Tim Murphy, and the number one kicker in the country, we believe it isn’t too early to predict a 10-0 […]
Indy Sportsbook: Winning in the WNBA
A preview of the final few weeks in the WNBA.
By almost every statistic imaginable, the WNBA is in the middle of its most historic season to date. The WNBA, founded in 1996 by NBA Commissioner David Stern, has had trouble becoming popular in mainstream sports in the United States and has yet to turn a profit over the course of any of its seasons. […]
Indy Sportsbook: NFL 2024-2025 Season Preview
Longshots and locks for the upcoming year.
As the 2024 NFL season approaches, savvy bettors should look to futures for a chance to make an easy profit. We at the Indy Sportsbook have taken it upon ourselves to provide our readers with our favorite bets entering the 2024 NFL season. With a mix of high-risk, high-reward bets and safer player props, bettors […]
Indy Sportsbook: Setting the Line for the New Year
The hottest lines for the most highly contested stats for the upcoming semester.
Everyone’s favorite column is back for another semester. For the first issue, the Indy Sportsbook decided to create some preliminary lines for academic statistics for the upcoming semester, Harvard style. Not everyone on campus may agree with our predictions, but here are some of our favorite lines for the upcoming 14 weeks in Cambridge: Classes […]
Indy Sportsbook: Ball’s Well That Ends Well
Top picks for the end of the professional European soccer season.
When William Shakespeare wrote, “Parting is such sweet sorrow,” he was clearly writing about the finalIndy Sportsbook installment of the school year. Fittingly, for this last issue, we’ll be reviewing top bets for the end of league football around the world. How you will get through the next four months without our picks every week, […]
Indy Sportsbook: Looking for the Larry O’Brien
Our picks and predictions for the upcoming NBA playoffs.
Once again, the NBA regular season has come to an end, and viewers across the nation are tuning in to watch some of the best athletes in the world compete for the ever-coveted NBA championship. While this season has been one for the ages, there are still some things that reign true: Lebron is quickly […]
Indy Sportsbook: Building the Perfect Blunt Rotation
If you could pick anyone, who would you get high with?
Welcome to a special edition of Indy Sportsbook where we delve into the ideal blunt rotation. From comedy giants to scientific legends to cartoon characters, choosing the perfect group to spark up with can definitely be a challenge. As such, we’ve grouped the candidates into a few categories and calculated odds based on how much […]
Indy Sportsbook: Hitting Dingers
Some enticing bets to make about a little stick and bottle cap.
At this time of the year, we are gearing up to walk outside, sit on a lawn, and soak in the sun. We have been inside for what feels like months now, and are yearning to step outside at any chance we can get. And nothing beats baseball. We are some of the first people […]
Indy Sportsbook: Premier League Bets
The best bets amidst the Internationjal Break and Champions League confusion.
This upcoming Premier League gameweek has been thrown into chaos with the recent International Break and recently scheduled Champions League matches—however, the increasing chaos makes the betting twice as exciting. The International Break is a period in which professional soccer players are called by their home nations to compete in international tournaments or friendlies. This […]
Indy Sportsbook: March Madness
A preview of the magic and eroticism to come in this year’s dance.
As March rolls in, so does the biggest NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament of the year. March Madness is a once-a-year extravaganza that brings people together in celebration of the game we love. Win or lose, savor every moment of the tournament experience. Cheer for the buzzer-beaters, marvel at the upsets, and relish in the joy […]
Indy Sportsbook: The Oscars
Top picks for select categories in this Sunday’s awards ceremony.
Puerto Rico, Spain, Portugal, and the Caribbean. Be prepared to swipe past a sunset photo from each of these destinations on Instagram every day this week. But if you are sitting at home this Sunday night and need a good distraction from the constant reminders of your friends’ sunny vacations, look no further than the […]
Indy Sportsbook: Betting on the Next Harvard President
The earliest prop bets for Harvard’s presidential search.
Since former Harvard President Claudine Gay stepped down from her post, the debate on whether or not she should resign has shifted to one concerning her successor. Harvard Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 has stepped in to fill the interim role until the search committee decides on a long-term replacement. While no sportsbook currently allows […]
Indy Sportsbook: Is Gambling Bad?
An examination into the true desires of many young adult gamblers.
In the realm of leisure and pastime, one practice stands out as steeped in contradiction: gambling. Since the Supreme Court case in 2018 which struck down the federal ban on sports betting, the industry has grown to a $15 billion-a-year industry. On one hand, gambling could merely be a benign form of entertainment, a source […]
Indy Sportsbook: Betting The Beautiful Game
No cash for a fancy date? Look no further.
An average date in the state of Massachusetts costs over $200! Since I know that every one of us could use some extra cash around Valentine’s Day, the Indy Sportsbook is looking to help you finance the Valentine’s Day date of your dreams, whether you are taking your lover to Jefe’s or Tuscano. But before […]
Indy Sportsbook: Super Bowl Edition
A collection of the best bets for Super Bowl LVIII.
The Super Bowl, arguably the biggest sporting event of the year, champions a winner of a long and grueling NFL season. This year, we are coincidentally getting a repeat matchup of Super Bowl LIV, a game in which the Chiefs bested the 49ers with a final score of 31-20. This time, the 49ers are looking […]
Indy Sportsbook: Betting on Beanpot
Betting big on Harvard’s Quest in the Men’s Beanpot.
In the realm of college hockey, the Men’s Beanpot isn’t just a tournament—it’s a high-stakes battleground where Northeastern University, Boston University (BU), Boston College (BC), and Harvard University vie for glory, and savvy bettors look for the edge that could turn the odds in their favor. This year, as the Beanpot fever takes over, Harvard […]
Indy Sportsbook: Year in Review Part 2
Recapping every pick from this column’s sophomore semester.
A large portion of Indy Sportsbook’s content has been dedicated to extolling the virtues of responsible sports gambling. It is a great way to bring even more excitement to the sports you love and can make you deeply invested in ones you never even thought about. We have greatly enjoyed all the highs and lows […]
Indy Sportsbook: The Game Edition
Outlining the best bets to make for Harvard-Yale.
We launched Indy Sportsbook last January to bring you the foremost gambling content of any student publication at Harvard. In the ensuing months, we have covered everything from the NFL and Women’s World Cup to professional cycling and competitive darts. There are picks we look back on with pride and others that we try hard […]
Indy Sportsbook: Do Not Bet Scared
A collection of the best Halloweekend bets.
A couple weeks after the international break that saw a bunch of top-tier international teams qualify for the 2024 Euros, Indy Sportsbook returns with some Premier League locks. We are almost a third of the way through a Premier League season that has already seen many upsets, such as Man City losing in back-to-back weeks […]
Indy Sportsbook: Thank God It’s Fall
Forget sweaters and pumpkins, this is what the season’s all about.
The fall is an absolutely fantastic time to be a sports bettor. Seemingly every major sport is either underway or about to begin, and we at Indy Sportsbook have been surely reaping the benefits. After a mediocre rookie year, the start of our sophomore season proves promising. While it will be some time before any […]
Indy Sportsbook: Betting on Soccer
The best bets for the upcoming European tournaments and league matches.
It is that time of year when soccer has swung into full effect. Soccer fans like myself have started to become treated with Champions League and Europa League matches during the week and league matches on the weekends. Being a Liverpool fan, I generally only focus on the European tournaments as well as the Premier […]
Indy Sportsbook: Bad News with Popular Bets?
When NOT to follow the crowd.
Sports gambling is one of the fastest growing industries in the country. 21 states have legalized sports betting since the beginning of 2020, and more have legislature in place to do so. This creates an influx of new sports bettors that flock both to in-person sportsbooks, but also sports gambling websites such as FanDuel, DraftKings, […]
Indy Sportsbook: Pick on The New Kids
The best bets to place before the upcoming NFL season.
First-year NFL quarterbacks may not don red lanyards or abruptly stop walking to take selfies and update their vlogs like some Harvard newbies we may know, but let me assure you that they do stand out. This year’s NFL season boasts three rookie quarterbacks who will make their inaugural starts in week 1: Bryce Young […]
Indy Sportsbook: Year in Review
Looking back at the good, the bad, and the ugly from this column’s inaugural semester.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who […]
Indy Sportsbook: Betting on Boston
Previewing the best bets to make come playoff time
Last time I took to this column, I was discussing the ins and outs of March Madness, the annual NCAA basketball tournament. While I did correctly guess several outcomes of various games, the tournament is largely unpredictable due to its one-game nature. This contrasts with the playoff structure of professional sports, which are played in […]
Indy Sportsbook: Working for the Weekend
Highlighting the most exciting things in gambling for your days off.
Throughout the entirety of Indy Sportsbook’s (albeit very short) history, we have prided ourselves on our commitment to each issue’s theme. Whether we are making puns about love and sex or examining how gambling can fit into the counterculture, we strive to make our degenerate musings a worthy inclusion. For the first unthemed issue of […]
Indy Sportsbook: No More Vanilla Betting
A guide to pushing the limits with some less than comfortable sports.
The Sex Issue is the Harvard Independent’s biggest theme of the year, but it has proven to be a little tricky for us over here at Indy Sportsbook. While we consider both gambling and sex very worthwhile vices, the overlap between them is few and far between. Gambling is certainly not the “sexiest” subject—good luck […]
Indy Sportsbook: Method to the Madness?
My picks and advice on how to fill out your bracket for March Madness.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—not the holidays, March Madness. Gambler’s paradise. The holy grail of sports betting. The time of year where sports fans can come together and rejoice with 67 games being played over the next three weeks. There is more to do than just watch them, as arguably the biggest […]
Indy Sportsbook: The Gender Betting Gap
Our picks and thoughts on gambling on women’s sports.
It goes without saying that the sports gambling industry has experienced a meteoric rise over the past few years. Widespread legalization has made wagering more accessible than ever before. A Harvard student will soon be able to bet on events as obscure as second-division Australian soccer (we like West Adelaide at +130) from the comfort […]
Point/Counterpoint : Indy Sportsbook: Betting on the Favorite
The cases for and against betting on your favorite team
Cooper: If you’re like us, and have little to no real gambling insight, betting on your favorite team can even the odds—figuratively speaking. There are many strategic advantages to consistently doing so, as fervent supporters that watch every game simply know more than the neutrals. When you’ve seen hundreds of Brady games, you know that […]
Indy Sportsbook: Valentine’s Day Edition
A heartbreaking coin toss, plus more bets we love
Money can’t buy you love, but you can love making money. The Indy Sportsbook is here for the latter, whether you’re looking to finance that pricey Valentine’s Day dinner or are just trying to feel something again. But before we unveil our upcoming picks, we’ll recap the most important holiday in February: the Super Bowl. […]
Indy Sportsbook: Super Bowl LVII Edition
Everything you need to know about betting on the Big Game.
Every February, a third of the country sits down to watch the Super Bowl. For many viewers, the appeal is obvious. This game represents the culmination of another season filled with storybook victories, heartbreaking defeats, and the Cowboys losing in the divisional round. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are the last teams left […]