Mike Lundin Handicapper Reviews, Picks, Packages & Subscriptions

Mike "Moneymaker" Lundin is a former online poker pro with a graded record going back to 2013 and 21 top-10 leaderboard finishes, including #1 in soccer (2014–15) and two top-10 all-sports seasons (2014 and 2023). On his larger samples he wins 54–59% of the time. He explains every play in a write-up and tells you exactly how much to stake.

That last part is why we like him for newer bettors. Most services hand you a team name. Lundin hands you the reasoning, a confidence rating and a bankroll percentage, so you learn the process while you follow it.

Good fit if you: bet NBA, NHL, NFL or MLB, want to understand why a pick was made, and like a structured staking plan.

Not a fit if you: want long-shot underdog hits. His NHL plays lean toward favorites, so the win rate is high but each win pays less.

Who is Mike Lundin?

Mike Lundin is a sports bettor who came to handicapping from professional online poker, and the nickname "Moneymaker" is a nod to Chris Moneymaker, the amateur whose 2003 World Series of Poker win started the poker boom. He describes himself as a numbers guy who looks for stats and trends that don't line up with the bookmaker's price.

He has been around longer than most. In a 2015 interview with SBC News, then as Bet Advisor's NHL tipster, he said he had gambled for a living for the previous 12 years. His first taste of betting came as a kid, helping his dad fill in a 13-game soccer pool because he knew the teams better. He switched from poker to sports once his betting profits overtook his poker winnings.

That interview says a lot about how he thinks. He picked hockey because daily games make it easy to spot trends and situational spots. He named variance as the hardest part of the job and said cold streaks can last "longer than you could ever imagine." His answer to a losing run is to review the bets honestly and not judge a pick by its result alone. Asked why anyone should follow him, he pointed to his track record and past write-ups.

His method today follows the same line. Statistical models and systems give him a baseline, and then he looks for the human side: letdown spots, bounce-back spots and other situational angles that numbers alone miss. Every play comes with a write-up explaining the bet.

How Mike Lundin rates his plays

Lundin grades every pick from 200* to 500*, and each 100* equals 1% of your bankroll.

The poker influence shows here. In cash-game poker you don't win by hitting one huge pot; you grind small edges over thousands of hands. Lundin applies the same idea: no single bet should hurt you, and the bankroll grows through volume.

It's a sensible plan, with one adjustment we'd suggest for beginners. Running several 4% top plays on the same night puts 12% of your bankroll in action at once. If that feels like a lot, halve every stake. The ratings still tell you where his confidence is.

Mike Lundin's leaderboard finishes (2013–2026)

Lundin has 21 top-10 season finishes on the graded leaderboards, with profit shown in dollars at $100 per unit.

Some rows overlap: the basketball rows combine his NBA and college plays, the 2022 football row combines NFL and college, and the all-sports rows include everything he released that year. Several finishes also come from small samples of under ten picks (tennis, boxing, a few soccer seasons, 2013–14 basketball). We give those little weight; the rows with 100+ picks are the ones that count.

What the record tells you, sport by sport

NHL: high win rate, modest payouts. Back-to-back top-7 finishes (#7 in 2022–23, #6 in 2023–24) at 58%. But look at the profit. Going 115-84 at even money would have earned about +$3,100; he made +$1,406. That gap tells you he's mostly backing favorites, often around -120 to -130. It works, but you need that 58% to hold, because each win pays less than each loss costs.

Basketball is his most profitable sport. In 2016–17 he finished #5 in combined basketball (+$2,764) and #7 in college basketball at 59.6%. He was back in the NBA top 10 in 2022–23 at 155-119 for +$2,339. Those results line up with standard -110 spread and total betting, where 56% is a strong full-season number.

Football is consistent. #7 in combined football in 2022 at 58.6%, then #8 in the NFL in 2023 at 70-51. Anything near 58% against the spread over 100+ games is well above the 52.4% break-even.

Soccer and MLB are where he started. His only #1 on a big sample is soccer in 2014–15 (77-61, +$1,753), and in 2014 he was #4 in MLB and #4 in all sports. That fits his story: a soccer fan from childhood who planned, in early 2015, to add soccer and baseball to his hockey picks. His recent soccer finishes come from just five to nine picks a season, so soccer is now a side market for him.

The gap. Between 2016–17 and 2022 his only top-10 finishes came in tennis and boxing on tiny samples. He came back strongly from 2022 to 2024 with six big-sample top-10s, but the record isn't unbroken, and he hasn't posted a big-sample top-10 since the 2023–24 NHL season.

Strengths and things to watch

Lundin's edge is transparency and discipline; the trade-off is a record with quiet stretches and a favorites-heavy hockey card.

Strengths

• A graded record that goes back to 2013, plus a public profile as a betting pro since at least 2015
• A written explanation with every play, so you can see the reasoning and learn from it
• A clear staking plan (2–5% per play) instead of vague "lock" labels
• Strong big-sample seasons in four sports: NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB

Things to watch

• His NHL profit relies on keeping a high win rate on favorites, so a slightly cold month hurts more than it would for an underdog bettor
• No big-sample top-10 finish between 2017 and 2021
• His sales copy quotes results on $1,000 bets ("+$13,500 on $1k flat bets"). Divide by ten for the standard $100 unit
• Heavy volume: by his own count, 100–150 premium plays a month, so stakes add up fast

Our advice: use his ratings as written, but scale the percentages to what you're comfortable with, and read the write-ups. They're the best part of his service.

Mike Lundin FAQ

Is Mike Lundin a legit handicapper?

Yes. His picks are graded and tracked back to 2013, he has 21 top-10 leaderboard finishes, and he was profiled as a professional tipster by SBC News in 2015.

Why is Mike Lundin called "Moneymaker"?

He was a professional online poker player before switching to sports betting. The nickname nods to Chris Moneymaker, whose 2003 World Series of Poker win kicked off the poker boom.

What sport is Mike Lundin best at?

Basketball has been his most profitable, with top-10 NBA finishes in 2016–17 and 2022–23. He's also been top 10 in the NHL twice, the NFL in 2023, and he won the 2014–15 soccer title.

How should I bet Mike Lundin's picks?

Follow his rating scale: every 100* equals 1% of your bankroll, from 2% on low-confidence plays up to 5% on his max bets. If you're new, halving those stakes is a safer start.

What is Mike Lundin's win rate?

Between 54% and 59% on his full seasons with 100+ picks.