Sleepy J is the leader of the pack and our beloved Betting Predators podcast host. A professional handicapper at the best sports betting information site, pregame.com, Sleepy is also a frequent guest on Fox Sports Radio's "Straight Outta Vegas." Sleepy understands that professional sports betting takes discipline, and his experience in the U.S. military gives him an edge in putting that discipline to action. Sleepy's one sole promise to listeners is simple: you will always get an honest, well thought out handicap. He will always try to help you crush your sportsbook.

Dave Essler - also known as "Uncle Dave" and "Diamond Dave" - has been sharing his winning picks for over a decade and is a legend of sorts on pregame.com. Dave is a lifelong entrepreneur and an avid golfer in the little spare time he has. He is convinced that nobody works harder for his sports betting clients. Dave has struck fear in the sportsbooks over the years because of his uncanny handicapping approach. He is not only a true contrarian bettor, but he also can read when public bettors are correct before a game. This is a skill that Dave has mastered over his decades of sports betting.

Known simply as "The Hitman," Tommy is a professional bettor who specializes in the NFL, NBA, and derivative markets such as player props, for pregame.com. Not only does he provide long-term winning picks, but The Hitman also provides advice on the fundamentals of betting and professional betting secrets that are hard to find elsewhere. The Hitman has been banned and limited by dozens of sportsbooks, and he has also finished in the top percentile of major contests such as the “draft best ball championship” and the Westgate Super Contest.

Chris Dell is the digital and editorial brains behind the operation. He was a sports reporter and editor for 15+ years, covering the Nets, Mets, Yankees and Giants for The New York Times and the New York Daily News, and he holds an M.A. in Entrepreneurial Journalism from the City University of New York. Chris left the journalism world in 2013 to launch Go Baller Media, a mobile app-turned-media agency with the funding of Cleveland Cavaliers / Quicken Loans owner Dan Gilbert. Chris' specialty is fantasy football, where he grinds out weekly rankings, projections and NFL player props.

Dan Rivera is the backbone of statistical researching & analytical deep diving for the Betting Predators. Dan holds a Master's in Economics, and he utilizes his years of research and data analysis to help the team find sharp angles and contrarian stances on the betting market. An avid Summit League hoops fan and NFL Draft aficionado, Dan regularly publishes his findings and picks here on the website, and he is a frequent co-host and guest of the Betting Predators podcast. When he's not diving deep into a spreadsheet, you can find Dan doing two-a-days at the gym. Yes, we're serious.

Born in Chicago, but raised for Las Vegas, Mackenzie Rivers is a graduate of Yale University with a B.A. in English & Creative Writing. Mackenzie is also a pregame.com/Fox Sports Radio producer and the special host of Fox Sports Radio's "Mackin' on the NBA" on Straight Outta Vegas with Bernie Fratto. Mackenzie's passion is in statistical analysis, especially when he believes there is a stat that many are misreading or missing entirely. His goal is to bypass the minutiae of commonly-cited sports statistics and expose the heart of what drives athletic success, to make his best bets.

Bernie Fratto is the Fox Sports Radio national weekend show host of "Straight Outta Vegas" and a #TedTalk award-winning speaker. He spent several years in Detroit for CBS Radio 97.1FM WKRK, hosting the Detroit Lions' pregame and postgame shows from 2003-2008 before relocating to Las Vegas in 2010. Bernie was also with ESPN 1100am Las Vegas from 2011-2018 and hosted "Rebel Extra," the pregame & postgame shows for UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball. You can catch Bernie burning up the national radio airwaves every Saturday night at 11 p.m. PST.

Based in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland, Sloan Collins is the creative director and artist-in-residence of the Betting Predators team. He is a renowned mural and stencil artist, having created notable wall murals and abstract art pieces from Los Angeles to New York City and beyond. In his previous life, Sloan was a 6'5" college basketball standout for the Oglethorpe University Stormy Petrels in Atlanta, GA. He is a lifelong Kobe Bryant & Jason Kidd truther, and in his spare time you can find him binge watching Harry Potter films, producing hip-hop beats and turning recycling containers into works of art.