Bob Duff

Bob Duff

An online journalist working in the sports betting and casino gambling industry since 2016, Bob Duff has covered such major sports and events as the NFL, NBA, MLB, UFC, NHL, Olympic Games and UEFA Champions League soccer. He’s been considered an expert source for betting advice on such sports as surfing, rugby and even chess. As a sports columnist with The Windsor Star, CanWest News Services, Postmedia and MSNBC.com, Duff has covered a variety of major events, includingthe Super Bowl, World Series, the 1996 Atlanta and 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, NBA Finals, Ryder Cup, FIFA World Cup, NCAA Final Four, the Stanley Cup final, World Cup of Hockey and the Memorial Cup. He’s also worked as a freelancer for such publications as The Hockey News, Beckett Hockey, Faceoff and Prospects Magazine. Duff is a contributor to The NHL Guide And Record Book, and Total Hockey. He also helped the NHL significantly in writing and research projects related to the league's 100th anniversary celebrations. He is listed as an honorary member of the Elias Sports Bureau. He is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and the Baseball Writers Association of America. Duff serves on the writers’ committee that votes annually on the candidates for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Currently, Duff is a partner in Detroit Hockey Now, a website covering the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings web site. He is also a co-producer of the Give And Go Sport Education documentary that discusses the advantages of a multi-sport lifestyle in youth sport. As well, he is a published author of more than 25 books. Duff's books include The China Wall: The Timeless Legend of Johnny Bower; The Bruise Brothers: Hockey's Heavyweight Champions; Nicklas Lidstrom: The Pursuit of Perfection; Nine: A Tribute To Gordie Howe; Nineteen: A Tribute To Steve Yzerman; Seven: A Tribute to Ted Lindsay; and The History of Hockeytown; and I Wore 21: The Desmond Howard Story. Duff doesn’t merely write about sports, he plays them. He still plays rugby in the Niagara Rugby Union for Windsor Rogues RFC. A hockey goalie for 50 years, Duff once famously won a charity shootout competition against NHL star Jason Spezza.

Education

  • 1983 graduate of York University
  • 1979 graduate of Victoria Park Secondary School

Professional Achievements

  • Four-time winner of Ontario Newspaper Awards
  • Three-time winner of Professional Hockey Writers' Association Awards
  • Member of Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame voting committee
  • Honorary member, Elias Sports Bureau
  • Past vice-president, Society For International Hockey Research

Latest from Bob Duff

NHL final

Bet Underdog Panthers To Pull Even With Oilers In Game 2 Of NHL Stanley Cup Final

2025/06/05

What: NHL Final Who: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers When: Friday, June 4, 8:00 p.m. The defending champion Florida Panthers are down to the Edmonton Oilers in the 2025 NHL final. Edmonton rallied from a 3-1 decifit to beat Florida 4-3 in overtime in the opening game of the Stanley Cup final series. Looking to hold serve on […]
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Oilers Home Favorites Over Panthers In NHL Final Opener

2025/06/04

What: NHL Final Who: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers When: Wednesday, June 4, 8:00 p.m. It's here we go again in the 2025 NHL final. For the second consecutive spring, the Edmonton Oilers and defending champion Florida Panthers will be clashing in the Stanley Cup final series. It's Edmonton holding the home-ice advantage this time […]
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Underdog Stars Will Even NHL Playoffs Series With Oilers

2025/05/27

What: NHL Playoffs Who: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers When: Tuesday, May 27, 8:00 p.m. For the first time since the opening game of this spring's NHL playoffs, the Dallas Stars are down in a series. A 6-1 loss to the Oilers at Edmonton in Game 3 of the Western Conference final sees Dallas trailing in […]
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Go With Favored Panthers To Sweep NHL Playoffs Series From Hurricanes

2025/05/26

What: NHL Playoffs. Who: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers When: Monday, May 26, 8:00 p.m. It's a telling stat to point out that the last time in the NHL playoffs that the Carolina Hurricanes won a conference final game, the iPhone hadn't been invented yet. There's now been 16 versions of the iPhone developed and with […]
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Hurricanes Will Pull Even In NHL Playoffs Series With Panthers

2025/05/22

What: NHL Playoffs. Who: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes When: Wednesday, May 22, 8:00 p.m. In the second round of the NHL playoffs, the Florida Panthers rallied from a 2-0 series deficit to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs. The difference being, those opening two losses came on the road. Thursday, the Carolina Hurricanes are clashing with the […]
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Go With Favored Hurricanes To Top Panthers In Game 1 Of NHL Playoffs

2025/05/20

What: NHL Playoffs. Who: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes When: Tuesday, May 20, 8:00 p.m. Just two years ago in the NHL playoffs, the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes clashed in the Eastern Conference final. And here they are again, meeting in another best-of-seven set to see which team will be advancing to the Stanley Cup […]
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Panthers Road Favorites To Grab Series Lead From Leafs In NHL Playoffs

2025/05/14

What: NHL Playoffs. Who: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs When: Wednesday, May 13, 7:00 p.m. It's been all about home cooking through four games of the second-round NHL playoffs series between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs opened with back-to-back wins in Toronto. Shifting to Florida, the Panthers took both games to […]
A group of ice hockey players wearing uniforms with a star emblem on the front are on the ice during a game. The players, wearing helmets and holding hockey sticks, look focused and engaged in the action. The background is blurry, suggesting crowd and arena setting.

Stars Home Favorites To Take 3-1 Lead Over Jets In NHL Playoffs

2025/05/13

What: NHL Playoffs. Who: Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars When: Tuesday, May 13, 8:00 p.m. The Winnipeg Jets are living a Jekyll-Hyde existence in the NHL playoffs. At home, they are a force to be reckoned with. Winnipeg Winnipeg has won five of six games this spring playing in front of the club's famous white […]
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Stars Game 1 Favorites At Jets In NHL Playoffs

2025/05/07

What: NHL Playoffs Who: Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets When: Wednesday, May 7, 9:30 p.m. Some much for home-ice advantage in the NHL playoffs. So far, betting lines have favored the away team in three of four opening games in the second round of the postseason. That's again the case as as the Dallas Stars visit […]
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Hurricanes Road Favorites At Capitals In Tuesday NHL Playoffs

2025/05/05

What: NHL Playoffs Who: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals When: Tuesday, May 6, 7:00 p.m. The Washington Capitals may be Metropolitan Division regular-season champions, but as they ready to face the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the NHL playoffs, it's the Hurricanes holding a slight edge. Carolina has won six of the last 10 meetings […]

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