Meet Jon Metler, Our Betting Analyst
Having played, coached, and officiated basketball, Jon naturally turned his focus to the NBA when he went into the sports wagering world. With over 15 years of experience, he specializes in spreads, moneylines, and gamer props-always chasing worth through sharp market analysis. A company believer in analytics, Jon trusts the numbers to guide his bets. He monitors NBA betting markets 365 days a year and utilizes 10+ sportsbooks to discover the very best rates. If there are NBA video games on, Jon's up early, caffeinated, and already putting his preferred bets.
What makes Jon Metler an expert?
Jon's sports betting journey has been going strong for over 15+ years. His enthusiasm for the market, in addition to his desire to continue discovering and sharing understanding about sports betting, led him to take a role in 2021 composing daily choices posts for Sportsbook Review. Since then, Jon has actually transitioned into a new function as a Sports Betting Analyst with Covers, where he is leaning more heavily into the video and social media side of the content space, hosting shows on the Covers YouTube channel.
Experience
Covers.com
Sports Betting Analyst
December 2023 - Present
Sportsbook Review
Sports Betting Analyst
November 2021 - December 2023
Education
Jon went to the University of Windsor, where he made a Bachelor of Human Kinetics with an expertise in Sports Studies. He likewise holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resources Management, which he obtained from St. Clair College after graduating from the University of Windsor.
University of Windsor
- Bachelor of Human Kinetics (Sports Studies)
St. Clair College
- Postgraduate Certificate (Human Resource Management)
15+ years in sports wagering
Sports betting isn't simply a hobby of Jon's; it's a way of life, and it's been that method since the clock struck midnight on his 18th birthday.
5+ years in writing
Jon has been sharing his sports wagering knowledge with the masses for over 5 years, sharing the edges he has actually found with his followers.
Passion for discovering edges
Jon lives to uncover edges in the market. The possibility of getting a rate that is five cents much better keeps him up late at night and gets him up early in the early morning.
10+ years making social networks content
Jon began an X account in 2014 to share his sports wagering takes. The neighborhood now sits at over 40K+ people that he takes pleasure in engaging with every day.
How does Jon stay up to date?
Ryan keeps up to date with the current news, injuries, line movement, and betting insights.
Basketball Reference
If you're searching for any form of historical fact or a video game log from 3 seasons ago, or perhaps you're just curious about what Tracy McGrady's player performance rating was when he led the NBA in scoring, Basketball Reference has everything.
NBA.com
NBA.com is an excellent place to find all the sophisticated analytics for the season, packed with different tracking stats that can be really beneficial for your handicapping.
Covers NBA Picks
Our Covers NBA Picks page functions all our top bets for any provided video game day. Whether it's moneylines, spreads, or player props, our professionals share their favorite bets of the day right here.
Q&A with Jon
My father was a teacher and was extremely involved with athletics at the regional high school. I think my interest originated from being in the gym and seeing high school sports throughout my childhood. It became an enthusiasm for viewing professional sports on tv and desiring to copy my preferred professional athletes as a kid in the driveway.
This may come as a shock, but I played a load of basketball and also ran track & field as a sprinter in high school. Saturday morning basketball as a kid and playing in the driveway rapidly transformed into travel basketball and contending on the AAU circuit as a teen. Being the captain of the varsity basketball team at my papa's high school-where he was a teacher-and winning a school record variety of games in one season is one of my fondest memories of playing the sport.
I try to find a sportsbook with the very best cost on the marketplace for the bets I wish to make, so all of them play an essential function in my everyday betting. The more sportsbooks you use, the better, since at the end of the season, even a couple of cents much better on a cost can make a huge distinction in your units won.
Any result is possible in sports betting, but you're searching for an outcome that is more likely than the sportsbooks have actually priced it.
On the Covers player pages, you can see all of the past totals for a gamer's latest games. This is extremely useful for seeing how the marketplace has actually been changing their player props based on recent efficiencies.
Jon's locations of proficiency
Jon concentrates on banking on the NBA, with a focus on spreads, moneylines, and gamer props.
NBA gamer props
Player prop wagering has actually blown up over the last number of seasons, and the NBA uses a few of the best player prop markets in any sport. My individual favorite is betting on the helps market.
NBA spreads
Nothing on a great old-fashioned spread, and handicapping this market is definitely my favorite thing to do every day. I don't fear the injury reports-I anticipate them.
Jon's memories
Big wins
My papa and I attended the Meijer LPGA Classic in person, and we placed a bet on Leona Maguire at +2,000 before the tournament started. Walking the course and cashing the ticket on Father's Day with my daddy sweating the exact same bet was quite amazing.
Bad beat?
A futures bank on the Atlanta Falcons to win the Super Bowl. I don't think I require to elaborate on this subject.
Jon's Articles
NBA Picks: Our Boosted NBA Moneyline Parlay Bet for March 27
Raptors vs Nuggets Boosted Same Game Parlay for March 20
Timberwolves vs Warriors Boosted Same Game Parlay for March 13
Knicks vs Nuggets Same Game Parlay for March 6
Should the NBA Abolish the Draft? The Case for a Rookie Free Agency System
Clippers vs Lakers Same Game Parlay for February 20
NBA Picks: Our Expert NBA Moneyline Parlay Bet for February 6
NBA Picks: Our Expert NBA Moneyline Parlay Bet for January 30
It's not simply Jon doing the research
Eric Rosales
Eric has been associated with sports media in several capabilities because graduating from journalism school in 1999, back when getting your own column in a newspaper was still thought about a thing. He doubled down and finished from broadcast journalism school five years later, which led to a transfer to Toronto and a career with The Sports Network (TSN). From behind-the-scenes production work, he moved into the digital world, where he had his own hoops column (At the Buzzer), while routinely live streaming and chatting with fans during broadcasts as the character known as LeBlog James. He was also a crucial factor to TSN and CTVs Olympic shows during the 2012 London Games. Eric eventually discovered his method into the sports wagering field in 2016 and has actually been an essential ever because. He was tagged on Twitter as a Top 10 NBA sharp throughout the 2021 season and has been interviewed about basketball and his handicapping procedure on shows from Vancouver to India. Eric is now a jack-of-all-sports at Covers, where his predictions cover the alphabet soup: NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, F1, WNBA, Euro, and Copa. When making picks, he concentrates on finding value most importantly, and guaranteeing readers have all the info they require to make an educated option.
Ryan Gilbert
Ryan Gilbert brings the passion and pain of being a Philadelphia sports fan. After finishing from Monmouth University with a finance degree, he now utilizes his statistical background to discover ineffectiveness in betting markets. With past stops at NHL.com, NBC Sports, and presently at Covers, Ryan's hot choices blend well with the cold ice of a hockey rink.
Phil Naessens
Betting Analyst
Prior to signing up with Covers in 2022, Phil Naessens spent 38 years as a resident tennis pro in Las Vegas, Mykonos, and Corfu, Greece. Hes the past host of the Phil Naessens Show (Army Radio), and currently hosts the Crush and Rush Tennis Podcast. Phil is the author of the Betting 101 series (MLB, NFL, NCAAF, and Tennis) and has composed for many publications, consisting of Advance Local, SB Nation, FanSided, and Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports. His preferred sports to wager on are tennis, MLB, WNBA, Euro people hoops, NCAA sports, NFL, and the NBA. Phil has numerous betting accounts in the US and Europe, and his best suggestions is to line purchase the finest worth possible.