Good Luck @stillder !
You should Check out / Join the Steemit Betting Community which is a group of sports bettors that want to grow on Steemit and support each other. We have our own Discord Channel , a bot that spreads upvotes around (@sbcbot) and the SBC League where you can win monthly prizes when you post bets in a proper way (with odds and actual record keeping)
Thanks! I am going to check it out.