Jason La Canfora

Jason La Canfora grew up around bookies and betting in East Baltimore, with a bar on every corner and someone taking book behind the bar in pretty much all of them as well. As a child, he kept a notebook with his weekly analysis of his favorite ATS plays and charted his progress, and he has been wagering his entire adult life except when explicitly prohibited by his employer. La Canfora has connections with GMs, coaches, players and agents in many sports and has spent over 20 years as a professional sportswriter and reporter at The Syracuse Post-Standard, Baltimore Sun, Detroit Free Press and Washington Post, where he currently writes 50 NFL Insider columns each season. He was the NFL Network's lone NFL Insider from 2009-2012 and was CBS Sports NFL Insider, across all platforms including Super Bowl telecasts and THE NFL TODAY, from 2012-2022. From 2022-2025 he was a betting analyst for CBS SportsLine, appearing across numerous CBS platforms breakdown down betting lines and making daily picks year-round behind a paywall. He’s also an NFL Insider and betting analyst for Audacy Radio and the BetMGM Network, hosting a three-hour NFL gambling show every Sunday during the football season and contributing to all of the BetMGM shows. He has created betting podcasts and also created and hosts “Wanna Bet?” — a daily gambling show on YouTube and other platforms. La Canfora graduated with honors from Syracuse University in 1996 with degrees from the Newhouse School of Broadcasting and the Maxwell School of Citizenship.