Cole Ambrose

Cole Ambrose has covered the sports betting market for Indiana bettors since the state legalized wagering in 2019. He grew up on Colts Sundays and Pacers playoff runs, and he brings that fan's-eye view to every review, the question is always "would I put my own money here?"

At Hoosier Odds, Cole personally opens and funds every sportsbook we rate. He places real bets across the NFL, NBA, college football and college basketball, tests each site's live-betting engine during actual games, and, most importantly, requests a withdrawal and times exactly how long the money takes to arrive. A book only earns a top ranking if it pays out the way it claims to.

He is a firm believer that a betting site is only as good as its slowest payout and its most restrictive account, which is why payout reliability and market freedom weigh so heavily in our scoring. When he is not stress-testing a bet slip, Cole is breaking down Big Ten basketball and the Hoosiers' latest recruiting class.