Michael Calabrese

Michael Calabrese

779 Posts
Michael Calabrese
779 Posts
College Football, College Basketball
Role
Sports Betting Analyst
Experience
20 years
Location
The Maine Line, PA
Total Bets
3.2K
Followers
139K

Summary

Mike Calabrese is a sports betting analyst and on-air analyst at the Action Network, focusing on college sports, including college football, college basketball, and college baseball.

Mike is a host on the Big Bets on Campus podcast. In the fall, he covers the Group of Five during football season, including as part of the Group of Five Deep Dive with co-host Mike Ianniello

During basketball season, he covers the sports from coast-to-coast through the end of the NCAA Tournament, and in the spring and summer he helps supplement Action’s coverage of college baseball and the College World Series.

Experience

Mike began writing at Action Network in 2019, covering mid-majors on the college hardwood. His betting advice centered around situational spots, highlighting travel, rest, and altitude disparities.

He now covers the college sports beat year-round, touching football, basketball, and baseball in written, podcast, and video formats.

Mike started writing professionally in 2007 and in 2011 started contributing to USA Today’s Media Network. Prior to joining Action, he produced content for theScore, MSN, Fox Sports, Saturday Down South, OLBG in London, Yardbarker, and NumberFire.

Education

Mike graduated from Loyola College in Maryland, earning a BA with a double major in writing and political science.

More from Michael Calabrese
Calabrese's 3 NCAAF Futures for 2026 ImageNCAAF

Calabrese's 3 NCAAF Futures for 2026

Michael Calabrese
Jan 20, 2026 UTC
Calabrese's Exotics & Parlays For CFP ImageNCAAF

Calabrese's Exotics & Parlays For CFP

Michael Calabrese
Dec 19, 2025 UTC
Calabrese's Early CFP Bet for JMU vs. Oregon ImageNCAAF

Calabrese's Early CFP Bet for JMU vs. Oregon

Michael Calabrese
Dec 15, 2025 UTC
ULM vs Louisiana: Breese's Pick ImageNCAAF

ULM vs Louisiana: Breese's Pick

Michael Calabrese
Nov 29, 2025 UTC
Breese's Pick For UTEP vs Delaware ImageNCAAF

Breese's Pick For UTEP vs Delaware

Michael Calabrese
Nov 29, 2025 UTC
Furman vs Clemson: Lay The Points ImageNCAAF

Furman vs Clemson: Lay The Points

Michael Calabrese
Nov 22, 2025 UTC
Ball State vs Toledo: Breese's BBOC Pick ImageNCAAF

Ball State vs Toledo: Breese's BBOC Pick

Michael Calabrese
Nov 22, 2025 UTC
Delaware vs Sam Houston: Minicucci Time ImageNCAAF

Delaware vs Sam Houston: Minicucci Time

Michael Calabrese
Nov 15, 2025 UTC
Breese's Pick For FAU vs Tulane ImageNCAAF

Breese's Pick For FAU vs Tulane

Michael Calabrese
Nov 15, 2025 UTC
Our Group of 5 ML Dog Parlay for Week 12 ImageNCAAF

Our Group of 5 ML Dog Parlay for Week 12

Michael Calabrese
Nov 15, 2025 UTC
Temple vs Army: Value On Over/Under ImageNCAAF

Temple vs Army: Value On Over/Under

Michael Calabrese
Nov 8, 2025 UTC
Our Group of 5 ML Dog Parlay for Week 11 ImageNCAAF

Our Group of 5 ML Dog Parlay for Week 11

Michael Calabrese
Nov 8, 2025 UTC
Breese's Pick For UAB vs UConn ImageNCAAF

Breese's Pick For UAB vs UConn

Michael Calabrese
Nov 1, 2025 UTC
Our Group of 5 ML Dog Parlay for Week 10 ImageNCAAF

Our Group of 5 ML Dog Parlay for Week 10

Michael Calabrese
Nov 1, 2025 UTC
Calabrese: 2 Ways to Fade Hot-Seat Coaches ImageNCAAF

Calabrese: 2 Ways to Fade Hot-Seat Coaches

Michael Calabrese
Oct 28, 2025 UTC
1
...

Mike Calabrese's Picks

Today
Pending
Huge tempo battle, Seahawks 314th / Tribe 5th You know we talk regularly about the mid and low major darlings, they do this incredibly well, they are top 20 in this metric and that. Wilmington may be 17-2, but if you persued their resume you’d come away unimpressed. Below average offensive numbers, they never turn you over, so what gives? They’re tremendous in the half court defensively, they rarely turn it over so you can’t run on them, and they’re one of the very best mid major rebounding teams. Patrick Wessler is their anchor in the middle, but this team is big everywhere, 8th in height in all of D1. I haven’t beat this team all year long because of their plodding style and shooting limitations, I don’t want to back them as favorites. That’s been a wise choice, 17-2 SU, yet they’re 1-8-2 ATS in their last 11 games. Which is nuts. They just played an uptempo team in Campbell and erased a four-point halftime deficit and scored 45 in the second half to win by 3. Greedy Williams is starting to come on, need 15 from him here.
16
5
Over 160.5-110
SAC
SAC Team Abbreviation@IDHO Team Abbreviation
IDHO
1.1u
01/23 2:00 AM
In 🦆 we trust @Joshua_Nunn
28
5
Futures
Houston Cougars+1700
2025-26 NCAAB Championship - To Win
1.5u
27
7
Past Performance
Yesterday2-0-0100%
2.00u
Last 7 Days14-15-048%
-5.43u
Last 30 Days47-40-253%
7.66u
All Time1531-1603-3948%
-12.97u
Top Leagues
NHL1-1-050%
4.51u
MLB2-2-140%
1.80u
NCAAF630-653-949%
1.69u
NFL1-2-033%
-1.10u
NBA2-2-050%
-1.68u
NCAAB892-940-2948%
-30.76u
Betting Highlights
Favorite Bet of All-Time
At that point in my career, the largest single game bet I ever placed was Alabama -1.5 against LSU in 2012 BCS National Championship Game. LSU crossed the 50-yard line just once in the entire game, a 21-0 Alabama victory.
Most Heartbreaking Bet
Iona +4.5 vs. BYU in 2012 NCAA Tournament play-in game. Iona hit an in-game ATS win expectancy of 99.9% before a 17-point second led to a 78-72 loss.
Specialties
  • College Football
  • College Basketball