Midnight Marlowe — Stateside After Dark

While Britain sleeps, America plays. This is Midnight Marlowe — Stateside After Dark, tips on the big US sports from a former Las Vegas bookmaker.

Marlowe spent twenty years in Las Vegas. He started behind a sportsbook counter on the Strip and ended up in the back room where the prices are made and moved. That's where he learned that most games are decided by who is actually playing.

He covers American football, basketball, baseball and ice hockey: the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL. These are the games that start when this country goes to bed. He waits for the team news, the starting pitchers and the goalies before he picks a side.

Then he backs the team to win, and nothing fancier. One note a night with his reasons. If he can't read the games, he tells you to get some sleep.

Marlowe's tips have been recorded since late September. Every one is settled in the open, win or lose, so you always know where you stand.

Late-night American sport, explained plainly by someone who used to set the prices. £9.99 for your first 28 days, then £35 every 28 days. Cancel any time.