Authors at TheLines.com - Meet the Team

The editorial team at TheLines prioritizes sports bettors, casino players, and prediction market traders. We tailor our content to answer the biggest questions across the iGaming industry and provide in-depth coverage of the latest news.

With more than 100 years of combined experience, our staff understands the space and what matters most.

Our analysts, writers, and editors are bettors first. We test and review every gambling brand we cover to identify what makes it stand out.

With years of experience betting on U.S. and international sports, we know how to spot trends and share them consistently with our readers. If you’re looking for NBA spread bets, anytime touchdown scorer picks, or predictions for your favorite sports, you’re in the right place.

Learn more about TheLines, our story, and how we got here.

Our Team

Lead Editor - Carson Mundy

Carson Mundy

Lead Editor

Carson Mundy is the Lead Editor at TheLines. With a background in sports journalism, iGaming, SEO, and management, he brings more than 14 years of editorial experience to the brand. Carson has led large content and social media teams for...

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Editorial News Team

Brant James

Analyst

Brant James is a veteran sports journalist with a focus on gambling industry trends, finding the big ideas and the big-idea makers, and presenting their stories in a way that gamblers, industry members, and mainstream readers can enjoy and understand....

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Chris Altruda

Revenue Reporter

Chris Altruda is a journalist with extensive experience in both sports journalism and gambling media. He has been an on-site reporter for multiple sports wire services and gambling websites, with a current focus on iGaming revenue analysis.

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Chris Kubala

Sports Writer

Chris Kubala has been immersed in the world of professional and collegiate sports for more than three decades. From the NFL and CFL to the NHL, KHL, NBA, WNBA, college hoops, and MLB, Chris has covered it all. He has...

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Dan Angell

Legal Writer

Dan Angell is a writer who has covered sports and gambling for the past 21 years. Over the past decade, he has focused on both predictions and legal news, covering events across the country, including the Big Ten tournament and...

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Gareth Hinton

Sports Writer

Gareth Hinton has been writing about sports for well over a decade, providing betting tips, analysis, and previews. He has had work published by several media outlets and team sites, including the Hong Kong Jockey Club and Cardiff City Football...

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Jason Green

Sports Writer

Jason Green is a freelance writer and editor with over 20 years of experience specializing in iGaming, sports, and sports betting. He has covered it all, from sportsbook and casino reviews to game and match previews, the latest news, and...

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Jon Young

Legal & Prediction Markets Writer

Jon Young has over 20 years of experience in the gambling industry as a writer and editor. He’s a former editor of several U.K. and U.S. poker magazines, including Bluff Europe and WPT Poker Magazine. He has also written for...

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Juan Carlos Blanco

Sports Writer

Juan Carlos Blanco is a South Florida native who has written about the fantasy sports and sports betting industries for over a decade. His work has appeared on prominent platforms, including RotoWire, Covers, Forbes, NBA.com, CBS Sports, and Yahoo Sports.

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Justin Bales

Sports Writer

Justin Bales is a passionate sports fan who writes about them for a living. He started covering sports at age 18, and it has since become a full-time career. Justin loves finding an edge, regardless of the sport he’s handicapping.

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Justin Carlucci

Sports Writer

Justin Carlucci is a Swiss Army knife in the media industry, with 13+ years of journalism experience. He started in a Poconos newsroom and still covers local sports and news. Justin has editorial management and on-air experience, including color commentary...

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Keith Eyster

Sports Writer

A lifelong sports fan, Keith has played daily fantasy sports (DFS) since 2016 and has been creating DFS and sports betting content since 2020. He combines game theory, advanced metrics, and in-depth player analysis to evaluate matchups, identify market inefficiencies,...

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Nathan Smith

Sports Writer

Nathan Smith is a sports writer from Australia based in Calgary, Alta., with over a decade of experience covering the NHL, MLB, NBA, and NFL. He relocated to Canada to pursue his dream of covering sports in a larger capacity.

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Nick Crain

Sports Writer

Nick Crain is a sports journalist specializing in professional and collegiate sports coverage, with a primary focus on basketball. Based in Texas, he covers breaking news, player movement, game analysis, and feature stories while helping fans better understand the biggest...

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Experts

Conor Rafter

Sweepstakes & Card Rips Expert

Conor Rafter is a sweepstakes casino and sports betting copywriter, with nearly 10 years of experience contributing to established publications and leading operators spanning the US, Canada and United Kingdom. Specializing in sweepstakes casino, and card rips coverage, Conor delivers...

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Caleb Tallman

Prediction Markets Expert

Caleb Tallman is a prediction markets expert covering sports prediction markets, political prediction markets, and cultural prediction markets across the U.S. wagering industry. He is also Editor in Chief of TradeHandle and writes about Prediction Markets, iGaming, sports betting, online...

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John Carlo Villaruel

Sports Expert

John Carlo Villaruel has been covering sports betting for years, with a focus on sportsbooks, social betting, and everything happening across the iGaming industry. He has written about betting strategy, operator reviews, and the latest trends, helping readers stay on...

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Ijeoma Izuchukwu

iGaming Expert

Ijeoma Izuchukwu is a content writer with over nine years of experience. For the past months, she has focused on iGaming, online casinos, and sweepstakes casinos as a writer for TheLines.com, helping readers find the best platforms, bonuses, and promotions....

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