Meet The Team: Q&A with Huddle’s Trader Matt Goppert

The sports betting industry is constantly evolving, and traders are faced with an increasingly complex market landscape. With sportsbooks looking to expand their offerings while maintaining control and efficiency, the need for cutting-edge technology and sharp trading strategies has never been greater.

In this interview, we sit down with Matt Goppert, one of the first traders joining Huddle team, to discuss their journey into the sports betting world, what makes Huddle stand out in the industry, and how the company is redefining the industry. We also dive into the latest advancements in Huddle’s product offerings—especially with the Super Bowl approaching—and explore the essential qualities that drive a successful trading team.

Can you tell us about your early days in the sports betting industry? What initially drew you to this field?
In a unique case, my professional career in our industry began shortly after Huddle’s merger with DeckPrism. Coming out of the Texas O&G industry with my core experiences in software, I decided I wanted to work in the sports industry. I have always followed all sports with a passion. An interest in gambling, projections, probabilities, logic and all things associated with sports betting was a plus.

What drew me towards Huddle over other companies was the opportunity to work for a company that would expand, to collaborate closely with extremely strong individuals on small teams, and to learn at a fast pace. I like challenges. Huddle has proved to be the perfect fit for me.

What excites you the most about working at Huddle, and how does the company differentiate itself in the sports trading space?
These days, I hear a lot of frustration from personal connections across the trading space. Traders want to control their lines and move them fast, but are dealing with an increasingly difficult surface area to manage. C&D markets are fine…mostly, but other markets like props and micros are difficult to manage, and their service companies don’t want to listen.

Huddle excites me because we are building a software that defeats this challenge. Creating something that really enhances a trader's ability to manage his book. And it's been great fun to catch any of the day’s best sporting events with my buddies.

What are some of the biggest challenges you foresee in the current trading landscape, and how is Huddle positioning itself to overcome them?

Sportsbooks are looking for a way to have the biggest and sharpest offerings, but the ability to quickly and effectively manage them lags behind. Our trading team is proving everyday that our product has the potential to become an industry leader. We are providing vast and unique offerings to different clients through one system and our small team controls every market in one place with speed and precision. But we see that there is still much that can be added, and that has me bullish for Huddle’s future potential based on a promising start.

With the Super Bowl approaching, can you share how Huddle’s product has evolved for the playoffs and the big game? Specifically, are there any updates to our market offerings compared to last year, unique features, or standout benefits that set us apart this season?

The advanced nature of our football model and our operating system give us a unique ability to effectively offer, control, and manage an unusually large live offering of prop markets for American football. I don’t see any other sportsbooks offering a number of the markets which we have built live.

Our model allows us to offer sharp live odds and precisely control them when the game situation changes. Based on what I have observed about other live offerings, I don’t believe other books can accomplish the same. We have created a number of new markets this year which are offered both pre game and live including various race and scoring props and, most recently, kicking and defensive player props.

What qualities do you believe are essential for building a successful trading team, and how does Huddle foster these qualities within its trading operations in your opinion?

Trading teams succeed based on cooperation and coordination. Organization, communication, and teamwork are the most important elements of success when challenged with the many required tasks to project, create, trade, and result tier-one level offerings…every single day.

We are truly a close bunch at Huddle which has been crucial to our success. Everyone’s voice and opinion is valued here. We are encouraged to specialize as much as we might like, which allows us to focus on what we love most. This gives us the opportunity to become subject matter experts on our models of choice and how they should be controlled to have the sharpest odds.

I think these opportunities have helped create one of the best trading teams in the industry. I am so proud to be a part of it. 

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