The more you read about trends and angles the more you can get confused with making a profitable NFL pick. Over the years I have been successful in utilizing trends and angles as a part of my NFL picks handicapping arsenal. One such slant on these trends that has been useful is that of the head coaches. Yes, the players are the ones who ultimately excute the coaches NFL picks game plan but i ...  read more

Over the course of the last few NFL Picks years there has been much talk about parity. In fact, for the most part, if you were a bettor who just loved to wager on the favorites you would have drained your NFL Picks bankroll and made your book maker very happy. However, this season has seen the reversal of fortunes. So much for parity as the NFL Picks favorite has dominated this season. With ...  read more

The College Football begins their NCAAF Picks season this week and with it comes a plethora of opportunities for profitable bets. One of the problems however, is that with so many teams how do you actually pinpoint opportunities for NCAAF picks profits? One way that I have routinely done this and created profits is to go into the season with a plan. One way is to understand the trends of how ...  read more

The NFL Picks preseason swings into it's second week of action with two games last night and the remainder today and this weekend. Last week saw some strong trends go by the wayside as the Giants, Titans, and Bills all won both SU and ATS which was contrary to a combined 7-25-1 ATS NFL Picks preseason Week 1 angles. That is why it's very important to understand all aspects of handicapping the ...  read more

It's about that time of the year where everyone is chomping at the bit to get some action down on NFL picks. For those of us in that boat it's only a little more than a week when we get our chance with the NFL Picks Hall of Fame game next Sunday, August 9th. Although you'll certainly here all about the pros and cons about betting the NFL Picks preseason, the fact remains, that if you can effe ...  read more

In a previous article I outlined the NFC final standings as well as their entrant into this seasons NFL Picks Super Bowl. So, not to leave out the American Conference it's time to look at who is going to end up at the top of the heap and join my NFL Picks NFC representative (the Bears) in the Super Bowl. You might see some surprises as you make your way down the list. Let's take a look at wh ...  read more

The start of NFL Picks training camps is right around the corner with the NFL Pre-Season beginning in less than 3 weeks! While technically true that every team has a shot at the NFL Picks Vince Lombardi Trophy in September the fact remains that some will just be entertaining pipe dreams. The NFL for the most part has created extreme parity making it an interesting challenge in identifying wha ...  read more

Sure, baseball season is in full swing but let's admit it, we just can't wait for the NCAAF Picks season to start! Although, baseball continues to be calls "American's Pastime", no one can argue that the football picks season is the most favorite time of the year. It won't be long before the old pigskin is flying and we're writing here discussing how wrong the structure of the NCAAF Picks BCS ...  read more

Although much has been written about what angles to use for profitable MLB Picks betting most of these articles focus on the pitching. It is a fact that pitching is 90% of the MLB Picks game there are also other profitable ways at which to look at an MLB Pick. One such way, that I believe is somewhat overlooked, is the impact of the umpire on the outcome of an MLB Picks game. Specifically, t ...  read more

Although most folks are thinking about that summer vacation and the hot weather that is either present or around the corner, football picks experts are turning their attention to the upcoming NFL Picks season. This month marks the beginning of NFL Picks training camp followed by the Pre-Season. Although there are many arguments whether or not to wager on the pre-season it's still prudent to u ...  read more

It's not yet official NFL Picks football season yet but it's never too early to understand some developments that could affect your profitable betting angles for this season of NFL Picks action. Although many experts continue to be wrong when it actually comes down to what really happens during the NFL Picks season it does create some interesting information and discussion. Much has been writ ...  read more

If you ask many "experts" they will tell you that MLB Picks is the easiest sport in which to make money. That's rather amusing since 90% of all bettors actually lose money. Looking deeper into these so called experts they will also tell you that the best way for profitable MLB Picks is to grab the small favorites. Considering that even the best teams win only 60% of the time, betting on any ...  read more

The MLB Picks Baseball season is a long one and because of that teams go into both winning and losing slumps. While following these MLB Picks trends can certainly be a road to profits there are a number of other trends and angles that can help in winning MLB Picks as well. With team matchups being 90% pitching it's important that in selecting and MLB Pick that you understand that impact. Bec ...  read more

The Lakers roll into the NBA Picks finals for the 30th time in their franchises history. In addition, coach Phil Jackson will be making his 12th appearance. The Lakers will be gunning for their 15th NBA Picks titles in their history as they play game 1 versus the Orlando Magic. If the Lakers can pull this off it will give Phil Jackson his 10th NBA Picks ring, which would put him atop the coach ...  read more

After an injury plagued year of NFL Picks in Washington, Jason Taylor, decided that it was best to take his dancing show back to Miami. Taylora $1.5 million, one-year contract yesterday with the Miami Dolphins. Taylor is being reunited with a team that he played and NFL Picks 11 seasons. At first blush it appeared that Taylor was going to go to the Patriots but he did a "two step" past them ...  read more

As the MLB News tries to cleanse itself of drus use it continues to have star after star get caught using banned substances. The lastes culprit was Manny Ramirez and now Roger Clemens, after already being accused of streroid use, decides that he can't keep his mouth shut. Sure he uses the excuse that he needed to speak out because of the release of a MLB News books today about his use of ster ...  read more

In another tale in the sage of Manny Ramirez goes to Hollywood, it was annouced that the LA Dodgers MLB Picks slugger has been suspened by Major League baseball for 50 games because of taking a baned susbstance. However sources are saying that substance Manny is being accused of taking is not a susbstance commonly used for performance enhancing (at least not on the MLB Picks diamond). Accordi ...  read more

The Houston Rockets look to take the upstart Portland Trail Blazers to school tonight in game one of the NBA Picks Playoff series. One focus of the Rockets will be Brandon Roy who is averaging 22.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game this NBA Picks season. He's had 55 games with 20 or more points, and 12 with 30 or more. The duties to stop Roy is going to the duo of Ron Artest and S ...  read more

The MLB Picks baseball season rolls into it's second full week of action and as is typically the case has started with a few surprises. In the American League East both of the front runners (Red Sox and Yankees) sit towards the bottom of the MLB Picks division with Baltimore and Toronto at the top. Although it's early and certainly not a reason to panic it will be interesting to see if it hol ...  read more

Today the College Basketball Picks world looks to the Final Four teams left in the Tournament. When looking at the trends of all final four and championship games played since 1996 it shows that favorites are 25-14 SU and 20-19 ATS (15-10 SU and 12-14 ATS in the Semis and 9-4 SU and 8-5 ATS in the Championship Game). Analysing this part of the NCAAB Picks season there are certainly some situa ...  read more

The College Basketball Picks season has whittled itself down to the Final Four teams when Uconn takes on Michigan State and Villanova looks to upset North Carolina. Both of the #1 seeds come into this weekend of Final NCAAB Picks listed as the favorite. Historically the #1 seeds have been a profitable endeavor as they are 7-3 ATS the last 10 NCAAB Picks. The #3 seeds (Villanova) have also be ...  read more

Tickets to the Final Four have been punched and two of the finalists come from, what some acknowlegde as the Power Conference of NCAAB Picks, the Big East. Between now and the actual games you'll be able to read all sorts of articles about who is going to make a profitable NCAAB Pick. Handicapping the final games is all about matchups, motivation, injuries, and historical perspectives. Althou ...  read more

It's a tough road to the Final Four of the NCAAB Tournament Picks and as history has shown there is a big difference between getting to that point in the tournament and winning it all. Through all of the data and information that is out there does historical data and trends tell us anything about who will be crowned this years NCAAB Tournament Picks Champion? Well, let's take a look at the wh ...  read more

"March Madness" is in full swing as the NCAAB Picks Elite 8 kicks off today with the East and West Regional finals. Although last night produced some minor surprises the fact of the matter is that all #1 seeds are still alive to make it to the final four! So now we're down to the final 8 contestants of the tournament. In identifying profitable NCAAB picks it's important to look at trends and ...  read more

March Madness of College Basketball Picks is in full swing with the third round beginning this week (affectionately called the Sweet 16). The lack of major surprises in the second round of the NCAAB Picks tournament has now produced, for only the first time, only two teams lower than a 4 seed advancing to the Sweet 16. Purdue and #12 seeded Arizona hope to make it 23 out of 25 years that a hi ...  read more

The "Big Dance" is now down to 32 teams and it's time to move to the second round of NCAAB Picks. Although the first round didn't produce as many NCAAB Picks surprises as usual it did give some of the big boys a scare and produce a huge upset with Cleveland State crushing Wake Forest. So, as we move into the second round to get down to the Sweet 16 next weekend let's take a look at second rou ...  read more

The NCAAB Picks regular season is complete and now all focus turns to arguably the most watched sporting events, outside of the Super Bowl, in the land. The 2 1/2 weeks that we call March Madness generates more betting action than any other sporting event(s). Along with the team of 64 comes numerous NCAAB Picks opportunities and profits. To get us started I broke out some key trends for the ...  read more

It's NCAAB Picks College Tournament time and with it comes numerous Bracket Contests. Everywhere you turn there's articles and opinions to help you make winning NCAAB Bracket Picks. Most of these center around seed position and how they have faired over the course of time. Although one would like you to believe that seeding position helps in winning these contests the fact of the matter is t ...  read more

If you have been around NBA Picks betting circles long enough you'll he a ton of handicappers talk about an NBA team looking ahead to their next game? The “look ahead” angle seems to be blamed more than any other situation for a team’s loss or poor effort. So the question really becomes, does the influence of the “look ahead” really create NBA Picks profits or is it all just a bunch of talk?...  read more

It has been written many times in the past that the majority of bettors do not make money with their NBA picks. Because of this you have many "experts" who make a living touting that if you generally go against the public that you'll create profitable NBA picks! So, as I usually do, I decided to take a look at last weeks (3/2 to 3/8) NBA Picks action to see if in fact we could have created so ...  read more

The NBA season is a long one and there are certainly a number of angles that tend to work over the course of the season with looking for an NBA Picks advantage. For years a number of "experts" hung their hat of fading teams playing their second of back to back games on the road. That was certainly an profitable NBA picks angle for a while but like anything else the book makers caught up to th ...  read more

The All Star Break is in the past signaling the "second half" of the NBA Picks season. Like any season in the past, the first part has brought both surprises (Atlanta) and disappointments (Phoenix) of NBA Picks. However, even though we might have had an advantage in NBA Picks early in the season the odds makers have a tendency to even the score out making the necessary adjustments to the numb ...  read more

The NCAAB Picks season is coming down the stretch and with that comes the battle for league tltles and/or a push for the conference post season tournaments. Still more are on the "bubble" in qualifying for the "Big Dance" in the NCAAB Picks tournament. In addition, there are other teams that are fading late in the season and could present an opportunity for a profitable pick dow the stretch. ...  read more

The NBA season is a long one and because of this presents a number of NBA Picks angles through the year. Some prescribe to the back to back game scenerio betting where they fade a team playing for the second night in a row! Other's look to capatilize on teams playing their last game of a long road trip (more than 5 games) as an angle to play against. In this article I decided to through anot ...  read more

This year’s Super Bowl seems to be just another game as it can't compete with all the hpye from a year ago when New England and the New York Giants hooked up with all the buzz surrounding a perfect season. But don't let this year's matchup fool you as it too has some interesting stories. First off we have a team (Arizona) who had not won a playoff since 1947. On the other side of the field Pi ...  read more

Certainly you can read a plethora of articles on the advantages or disavantages of betting road teams with NBA picks. In fact, manay an "expert" handicapper has claimed large winning percentages in focusing just on road teams. Just like anything else in the handicapping world, there are some exagerated claims with trends and angles of any types. However, if you utilize all of the information ...  read more

The NFL season has whittled the field down to four NFL Picks teams, two of which will earn the honor of participating in this years Super Bowl. Teams play all season attempting to end up with a record that would earn them the right to play at home during the "second season" of NFL Picks. You hear all the time of teams boasting that the road to the Super Bowl goes through them. All and all tha ...  read more

It's the second weekend of NFL Playoff Picks action where the result will whittle down the combatants to a mere four teams for next weeks Conference Championships. After a run of 9-2 ATS for underdogs the first week of NFL Picks saw that proposition only post a 2-2 mark. As of this writing with Baltimore beating Tennessee, this years mark stands at 3-2 ATS (a respectable 60%). The playoffs t ...  read more

The regular season of NFL Picks has concluded and now it's time to turn our attention to this weeks NFL Wildcard Playoff Picks. Looking at this years participants there are certainly some surprises because I can't think of many "experts" who listed Minnesota, Atlanta or Arizona as making it to the playoffs at the beginning of the year. It has been a number of years since these teams have made ...  read more

It's the start of the New Year and with that the signal that we are now getting to some of the best College Bowl Picks matchups of this season rendition of the "playoffs". There has been some mild surprises thus far but none that I would consider an huge surprise. There's been some exciting matchups and some not so exciting (just look at that yawner yesterday between Pitt and Oregon St). So, ...  read more

In what three weeks ago apeared to be a meanlingless contest between two AFC West Divison rivals, it as turned into all but that. However, a collapse by the Broncos and a winning streak by the Chargers has made tonight's contest in San Diego a do or do situation for the AFC West title. The winner going to the playoffs while the loser going to play golf.

The Broncos come into this conte ...  read more

It's the final week of the NFL regular season and as with years past, it has certainly generated many surprises and much discussions. Teams that were picked at the beginning of the year to challenge for the Lombardi Trohpy have struggled while others identified as losers find themselves in the playoffs. With all of that said this week finds several NFL Picks teams on the verge of the playoffs ...  read more

Much has been made about teams in the Big-10 and their performance when they venture outside of their conference. Many "experts" point out that before their conference action early in the year they play less than formidable opponents and then finish off the season with no conference championship. In addition, they point out that they are nothing but slow teams that can't compete with the othe ...  read more

The regular season of the College Football season has concluded and Saturday begins the Bowl season. Although the pundits have been agruing with regularity about instituting a playoff structure to settle the latest BCS controversy, the fact it that probably not in my lieftime will this happen. So instead of sitting here sulking about that possibility, the mission now is to lock in some profit ...  read more

There is certainly enough articles and opinions on the affects that a week of rest has on a team. Most of these are written on professional football as it appears that most believe that the "youngsters" in College Football don't really respond either positively or negatively to a week of rest. Although you could certainly make an arguement that once in the pro ranks the wear and tear eventual ...  read more

It's that time of the year when the run for a BCS takes shape and the rank of the unbeatens starts to dwindle. Some hopes of participating in a BCS Bowl has vanished while others still consider themselves in the hunt. Without argument, teams that are in the Top 10 and are still unbeaten certainly have the right to believe that if they keep winning they should land themselve to the promise lan ...  read more

There are many different ways to handicap College Football Picks. Although there are some "experts" out there that want you to believe that they have the secret formula there are really only three primary forms of handicapping. They are fundamental, statistical and technical. Your best handicappers will employ a little of all three. This week in looking at our lineup of College Football pick ...  read more

The NFL season is quickly approaching the half way point and it has certainly been an interesting. Not only have we had some surprises but there have already been three head coaches fired for their teams lack of performance. The most recent in San Francisco as Singletary takes over for Nolan. Even with all of the turmoil it's still important to remember that it is football and every year has ...  read more

In College Football Picks many twists and turns happen during the season based on the emotions of any particular team. In fact, it can be argued that in college football emotions can carry a team to levels that even the experts can't figure out. However, as we approach week #8 of the season you have to wonder if those same emotions that carried a team earlier are as much a factor now if they ...  read more

Although you can point to any season in which injuries have just about spoiled the season of a team this year it seems that more than a fair share of teams have been affected. Much has been written about the Patriots and Brady but there are other teams that have struggled with the injury bug as well. While handicapping NFL Picks this week it's certainly important to take injuries into account ...  read more

In handicapping sporting events there are certainly enough opinions to support whatever team you feel will win in any given week of College Football Picks. However, the astute handicapper understands which ones are of value and which ones have no bearing on making a correct selection. One that I believe has a strong influence on the outcome of any particular game is the performance of a team ...  read more

The NFL season is quickly approaching the mid point and just like in years past there are pretenders as well as contenders imerging from the confusion. So, how do you separate the "BS" from the "Facts" to come up with come profitable NFL Picks? It's all in the numbers as they say, and one approach that has served well as a starting point is analysis of past angles and trends within the weeks ...  read more

If you have been around sport handicapping for any period of time I am sure that you have heard talk about the experience of one team versus another. That is especially true when talk turns to playoffs or "big games". There is no doubt that it does have an impact as the season progresses and games become more important. The question however you have to answer is does the experience of a team ...  read more

Much has been written about bye weeks in the NFL and how it affects a teams performance in subsequent games. However, most of these articles focus on the bye week in it of itself. For the purposes of this article I decided to factor in a bye weeks affect on winning teams versus losing teams. Low and behold there certainly was something in this angle. In fact, losing teams faired better than ...  read more

The College Football Season is rolling along and this week marks the first week where the Conference Matchups really heat up. Along with that it is also far enough into the season where teams start to believe that they have a shot at a BCS Bowl birth. Especially when it comes to teams that roll into this week unbeaten at 5-0. However, for the bettor the important thing is whether or not thes ...  read more

If anything that history can tell you when looking for NFL Picks it is that expect that unexpected. Who would have thought that Indy would be 1-2 and that the New England Patriots will be lucky to even make the playoffs. Regardless, it is also important to remember that the unexpected happens every season so focusing on the hear and now, although an important factor in picking winners, histor ...  read more

There are certainly no shortage of articles that talk about the value of having a week off in college football. Does it make a team rusty, does it give them the rest they need to adjust game plans if off to a poor start to the season, etc. Although you can argue any and all positions I decided to just look at some of the facts as opposed to conjecture. Since we have begun week #4 of the Coll ...  read more

You've heard it all before, don't rely solely on trends as they can send you to the poor house pretty quickly. When you think about College Football it the noises become even louder with the experts pointing to the fact that teams at this level have constant personnel turnover yielding those same trends useless. Although one could argue either way the fact of the matter is that if you look so ...  read more

The first few weeks of the NFL can be tricky for the bettor as teams are coming off a pre-season that was more of an audition for players trying to own a spot on the roster rather than a bon-a-fide look into the true performance of a team. Teams that were active in the off season tend to present a challenge as well for the bettor who is trying to assess if the new acquisitions will have alread ...  read more

Although there is more to handicapping than going by straight trends and angles as teams in the College ranks changes from year to year can through historical performances right out the window. Look at the recent performance of the Floriday Seminoles who dominated for so long creating trends that if followed recently would have put us in the poor house. However, they are important to consider ...  read more

With the conclusion of the first full Saturday of NCAAF action one can certainly reflect on the happenings and upsets but that most always lends itself to 20/20 hindsight. Although looking back can certainly help us for our future wagers as we factor in what happened but it is only an indicator at this point in the season. Instead of taking that track I would like to switch gears and look at ...  read more

College Football has kicked off it's season and today brings the first full Saturday of action. It is that time of the year now to dust off all of those handicapping angles and trends so that we might put the odds in our favor to make it a profitable Saturday. Although there is more to handicapping than just trends and angles it is an important factor to indentify as it will allow you to hone ...  read more

The NFL Pre-season picks can certainly be a challenge, especially in week #1, as teams look to play their veterans sparingly while looking for the next great player when 2nd, 3rd, and 4th stringers get some playing time. This can certainly be the opportunity that you need to win knowing what second tier players have a bit more talent than the other teams same backups. Another factor that has e ...  read more

The long anticipated start to the football season is just about here with the Hall of Fame game kicking off tomorrow night! With that begins the excitement of Football along with numerous opportunities for profits! There are many contrary thoughts on whether or not money can be made during the Pre-Season as the amount of minutes starters play can be very unpredictable. However, I am in the c ...  read more

The NBA season is long and certainly teams go through their ups and downs as it progresses. Hot and cold streaks are the norm and it's important to keep an eye on injuries as well since they could have a profound impact on any given game. It is also important to factor into your handicapping historical matchups and results in addition to the above mentioned situations. This season has been a ...  read more

The College Basketball Picks season is winding down with the start of today's Braket Buster matchups and Conference Championships and March Madness just around the corner. It has been an interesting season where, up until at least tonight, only one ranked team remains unbeaten. Certainly you could argue the point that Memphis remains unbeaten because of a weak C-USA schedule, but none the les ...  read more

The NBA show cases their talent this weekend as they enter the All Start break. With the NBA season on hiatis, it leaves some great opportunities to cash in on some College Basketball Picks. As with most sports trends and angles play an important part in ones handicapping arsenal. Although one should not just blindly follow that method without taking into considering other factors such as in ...  read more

With the NFL season now over, with the exception of this weekends Pro Bowl, it is time to focus our attention to Basketball. The NBA is in full swing and with some surprises this season looks to be full of some great betting opportunities. The NBA season is long and as a result teams enter into both hot and cold streak througout the year. In addition, fatigue plays a factor as well since tea ...  read more

In the final game of the NFL season the New York Giants take on the New England in the Super Bowl. The Giants earned their way to the big game by virtue of an overtime victory in the NFC Championship Game over the Green Bay Packers. Once again, QB Eli Manning came through connecting on 21 of 40 passes for 246 yards and no interceptions and continually put them in a position to win the game. ...  read more

By now, every conceivable angle and opinion as been voiced in one form or another creating as many thoughts of a New England Patriots win and cover as a New York Giants cover. In addition, by now everyone on the planet knows of the Patriots struggles during the second half of the season. After blowing through the first eight games of the season a perfect 8-0 SU and ATS they are not a woeful 2 ...  read more

The NBA is in full swing and once again it appears that the Western Conference is head and shoulders above their Eastern Rivals with six teams winning more than 60% of their games thus far. Although the East sports the team with the best reacord with Boston only Detroit and Orlando are the only other teams who have won over that same 60% of their games. That isn't to say however that there ar ...  read more

The College Basketball season with action just about everyday of the week presents us with a large amount of betting opportunities. Because of the large amount of games there are a number of games throughout the season where lines are missed by the books leaving us some great games at which to profit. But, even with these "mistakes" in the lines, it still boils down to studying the trends and ...  read more

Now that the football season is down to it's final two and there is a couple of weeks until the final game of the season I decided that it was time that we took a look at College Hoops and what opportunities are out there before the Super Bowl. College Basketball is a sport that historically feeds off of high emotions leaving teams who on paper were a lock to win susceptable to losing on any g ...  read more

The Green Bay Packers will look to exploit one of the NFL Picks best home field advantages when they host the New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game. Legend Brett Favre is hoping to lead the Packers into their fifth Super Bowl with a win over the Giants this Sunday. This will only be the second time that Favre will play an NFC title game at Lambeau Field. The last time that occurred th ...  read more

The San Diego Chargers attempt to become and NFL Picks in the AFC Championship Game this weekend and spoil the New England Patriots drive for an unbeaten season and a 4th Super Bowl title. Outside of the Patriots the Chargers come in as the hottest team in the NFL having won their last eight in a row. Much of the success can be attributed to the much improved performance of their defense as t ...  read more

In a rematch of NFC East rivals the Dallas Cowboys play host to the New York Giants. This will be the third time that these two teams have met this season with the Cowboys taking the first two earlier in the year. The Cowboys were cruising along at 11-1 after beating Green Bay and were expected by most to be a lock for a Super Bowl birth. However, over the last month of the season they stumb ...  read more

In the Divisional round of NFL Picks Playoff action the Jacksonville Jaguars hit the road for the second week in a row when they travel to take on the unbeaten New England Patriots. Last week the Jaguars went into Pittsburgh and became the first opponent to win twice in the steel city in the same season in the Steelers' 75 year history. However, it didn’t seem that way initially as the Jaguar ...  read more

This years College Football season comes to a close tonight with the Ohio State Buckeyes take on the LSU Tigers in the BCS Championship Game. This season was one of the most unpredictable in memory and tonight's participants certainly aren't without thoughts of whether or not they should be playing in this Top Game. But, as the old saying goes, "it is what it is" and neither you nor I can cha ...  read more

After a disastrous season last year the Tampa Bay Buccaneers turned it completely around this year and look to beat the New York Giants today in a Wild Card matchup. Much of their turn around this year can be attributed to the play of QB Jeff Garcia who posted a 94.6 quarterback rating which was seventh in the league while throwing for 2,440 yards, 13 touchdowns with only four interceptions. ...  read more

The AFC Wild Card Playoff start today with the Jacksonville Jaguars who hope to become an NFL Playoff Picks team when they travel North to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jacksonville comes into this one winning six of seven before losing a meaningless game last week and has no fear as they were the only team this season to beat the Steelers at home and outgained them 421-217 yards. The Jagu ...  read more

In an interesting NFL Playoff Picks matchup of NFC teams today the Washington Redskins travel to the great Northwest to take on the Seattle Seahawks. Just a few short weeks ago the Redskins were nowhere in the discussions of post season play as they sat at just 5-7 and were in the midst of dealing with the tragic death of safety Sean Taylor. Whether it was divine intervention or not Washingto ...  read more

Over the last week there has been a number of Bowl games but New Years Eve marks the first big day of action. Just prior to the New Year we are treated to six bowl games to watch and hopefully profit on. To make sure that we are in the best position to profit from these opportunities I have disected today's top trends to consider in each of the Bowl Games. So, without much more banter below ...  read more

In an unusual turn of events in Week 17 the Tennessee Titans need only an NFL Picks win against the Indianapolis Colts to clinch the final AFC Wild Card slot. The Tennessee Titans control their destiny and they will be playing a Colts team that has already locked up a first-round bye. The Titans currently share the AFC's sixth seed with the Cleveland Browns at 9-6 SU. Just last year Tennessee ...  read more

The New England Patriots take the best regular season on the road as they travel to the Meadowlands to take on the New York Giants. The Patriots can set a bunch of records in this one as they need only six points to break Minnesota's single-season record of 556 set in 1998. In addition, Brady is one shy of Peyton Manning's NFL record of 49 touchdown passes set in 2004 and tied with Dan Marino ...  read more

It's been an unpredicable season in College Football and it appears to be comtinueing into the Bowl Games as past trends seem to have fallen by the wayside. Even with the inconsistencies historical trends still need to be factored into your handicapping of games as the old saying "history tends to repeat itself" certainly has some merit. Last nights winner with Texas certainly put the profits ...  read more

The Minnesota Vikings have the inside track on the final NFC playoff spot as in Week 16 they take on the Washington Redskins. The Minnesota Vikings have been red hot and will be looking for their sixth consecutive win. Minnesota currently is one game in front of the Redskins and New Orleans for the final Wild Card slot. It wasn’t easy for the Vikings last week as they had to rally to beat th ...  read more

The College Bowl season has it's first multiple game day today as bettors are treated to three seperate Bowl Games. In the first two games if you were to take the favorites you'd be going into today with a 1-1 ATS mark for a small loss. Since most of the general public loves to bet the favorites in general I decided to take a look at if that would be a profitable thing to do during Bowl seaso ...  read more

The Bowl season kicked off last night as Utah sqeezed by Navy. This kicks off 32 games of College Football action. Most of the early games durin the Bowl season can certainly be trying as they tend to be some of your bigger mismatches. But as it showed last night, although the line might consider the game a mismatch, the dogs do sometimes bite. In looking at the numerous Bowl Games I scoure ...  read more

The College Bowl season is upon us with tonight's Navy/Utah matchup in the Poinsettia Bowl. Although it might not be one of the marguee games within the 32 Bowl games it does start us looking at what matchups could poetntially offer us the best opportunity for profits. Although teams go riding into the Post Seaon on relative highs due to the fact of being able to play beyond the regular seaso ...  read more

The New York Giants look to continue their winning ways as they host the Washington Redskins. The Giants who for the most part have been forgotten due to the seasons that both Dallas and Green Bay are having come into this game at 9-4 winning nine of 11 since opening the season with consecutive losses to the Cowboys and Packers. In fact, New York needs only to win once in its final three game ...  read more

In one of the great times of the year, next week marks the start of 32 different College Bowl Games all culminating with Ohio State and LSU battle for the National Championship. Certainly there has been much discussions and disappointments about who should or should not have made the Bowl lineup but frankly it makes no difference at this point. What does matter is taking a look at ll of athe ...  read more

Following victories last week, the Denver Broncos and Houston Texans look to keep their slim NFL Picks playoff hopes alive when they meet Thursday night in Week 14 action. Denver comes into this game 6-7 SU and are two games behind AFC West-leading San Diego with three to go. A loss this week and a Chargers win would eliminate Denver from the division race. Denver is coming off a huge 41-7 wi ...  read more

The NBA season is long and grueling and as such lends itself to teams going on both hot and cold streaks. In addition, teams are at one time or another required to play multiple games in one week with some falling on consecutive days. As is no surprose some teams playing without any rest in back to back games do better than other squads. There are a number of reasons why this is the case inc ...  read more

As the NFL regular season winds down people seem to come out of the wood work professing who will and won't make the playoffs. Other than New England, Dallas, and Green Bay, that picture is still a bit fuzzy. However, with teams playing in do or die situations the next four weeks bettors all over will be focusing on those games that have possible playoff implications. It is then when it beco ...  read more

Year after year you hear about the "experts" warning against betting with the general public since most bettors lose in the long term. This is certainly a startling opinion since you would think that everyone can't be wrong in any given situation. After all, what about the old saying that "two heads are better than one"? Shouldn't that apply to a bunch of people feeling that any particular t ...  read more

It's that time of the year again when the NFL enters it's final month of the season. While some teams are already out of the playoff picture there are others in the thick of things. Although that one angle to consider in your handicapping arsenal it's one that I'll pass on for now. Instead, today I'm going to look at the NFL coaches to see if there are some that we can exploit to profits. T ...  read more

Will the real Cincinnati Bengal team please stand up in Week 13 against the Pittsburgh Steelers? The Bengals who have yet to show anything close to their playoff form of years past came to life last week crushing the Tennessee Titans 35-6. In his previous game QB Carson Palmer three a career high four interceptions but came back in big fashion against the Titans completing a highly efficient ...  read more

Obviously much of today's attention will be turned to the Conference Championship contests, especially the much anticipated Missouri/Oklahoma matchup. As I have written so many times previously, the high profile games tend to garner huge public action which translates into sharp numbers from the odds makers. That doesn't mean that there are not some good opportunities to profit from today's C ...  read more

A lot has been written over the years concerning teams playing each other their second and even third time in a single season. Some even go so far as saying that rematches always side with the team who lost previously, especially if it's game three after losing the first two. Certainly there is historical information that will either confirm or deny that issue but the more important concern i ...  read more

Week 13 of the NFL gives us a dandy of a game early this week as the Green Bay Packers visit the Dallas Cowboys in a Thursday Night contest that could go a long way to identifying who will have home field advantage throughout the NFC Playoffs. Last week the Green Bay beat up on the Detroit Lions 37-26 improving their season mark to 10-1 SU and matched their best 11-game record since 1929. The ...  read more

Sure the Miami Dolphins haven't won a game this season and are only 3-6-2 ATS up to this point, so why would one even consider bettting them? Well, before we write them off totally let's examine their overall performamce this season.

Even though Miami is 0-11 SU 6 of those 11 losses have come by a field goal, including this past Monday's loss to the Steelers. So, if that is the case ...  read more

The art of sports handicapping can take many forms. These forms can range anywhere from one owns sports knowledge, the use of trends and systems, to outright guessing. Using only one (other than guessing) can give you positive results but long term success lies in the use of every angle at your disposal.

Although an arguement can been made that this season is as unpredictable as any ...  read more

As the season winds down in most major sports there are teams who are in the hunt for post season appearances and there are teams who just wish that the season would come to an end. While fans of these teams hope that they will continue to play until the final whistle blows the more than likely scenerio is that their team will just be waiting for the season to end. However, before we discount ...  read more

The hapless New York Jets visit the Dallas Cowboys in Week 12 and would be a surprise to be an NFL Pick this week as they sit just 2-8 SU overall on the season. However, last week the Jets’ pulled off a surprising win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime 19-16. The win snapped a six game losing streak and was their first since their win over Miami way back in week 3. One big reason for t ...  read more

The general public has a propensity to focus on big games during the College Football season when trying to figure out where to plop their hard earned money. Certainly that approach creates excitement for the bettor but for the most part doesn't help their bank account since those are the games where the odds makers focus. I am not saying that there aren't times when there is still value with ...  read more

A lot can be said both pro and con with NFL Picks about the New England Patriots quest for a perfect season when they travel in Week 11 to take on the Buffalo Bills sitting atop the AFC east at 9-0 SU and 8-1 ATS. After their come from behind over the then unbeaten Indianapolis Colts the Patriots have had two weeks off to prepare. The Patriots are the top scoring offense in the league and QB ...  read more

Will the real Top Ranked Team please stand up! Once again, it proved to be deadly to be a BCS ranked #1 or #2 team as the mighty Oregon Ducks fell to Arizona last night! It goes without saying that this season has been a challenge for not only the teams but the uninformed prognosticators. The one constant that you can count on is that sticking to a formula can and will produce profits during ...  read more

I would be foolish to think that predicting another top ranked team to lose and/or not cover on Saturday was a revelation that only I would be so bold to predict. Heck, that has been the norm, not the exception this season. Just look at the #2 ranked Ducks, or should I say the previously #2 ranked Ducks! However, before I went out on a limb to boldly predict yet another top team to struggle I ...  read more

Whether it be in College Football or life in general, everyone loves a winner. As the betting public mulls over this weeks action the lines makers will be looking for these winners and will adjust the lines accordingly knowing that the public just can't resist jumping on board the winning train. It's that angle that I took a look at this week so that we might adjust our selection processes ac ...  read more

Winning on the road can be a daunting task in any sport. But how about teams who actually have gone on the road and was listed as a dog but won outright? One would have to think that those successes are few and far between. But, as I have mentioned in numerous articles this season, this is anything but a normal season. In fact, in Week 10 of the NFL last week, 5 out of 8 road underdogs won ...  read more

After dropping their first game of the season last week to the Patriots the Indianapolis find themselves in a dog fight for first place in the AFC South. By virtue of their loss and Tennessee’s win the Colts hold only a one game lead at 7-1 SU. Indianapolis needs to be careful in this one as they know firsthand how dangerous the Chargers can be. Back in 2005 the Colts were riding a 13-0 mark ...  read more

Now that the perceived Pre-Super Bowl has been completed between the Patriots and Colts it gives us an opportunity to refocus our betting efforts and strategies on the rest of the NFL. Last weeks game created a diversion and profit opportunities for the books as most of the betting public focused on that one game while plopping down their hard earned money on other games that made no sense. I ...  read more

Yesterday in these pages I outlined teams during the month of November who have produced some bankroll draining numbers during the final month of the regular season in College football. I am sure that people reading the article snickered, saying that there was no great revelation as teams shown have been losers anyway. Certainly an argument can be made to that effect but none the less it's i ...  read more

As the College Football seasons wind down there is some conventional wisdom among sports prognosticators that the best teams in college football have huge depth and thus don't wear down as readily as teams that are thin on the pine. That should translate into those deep teams excelling during the month of November since they should be somewhat fresher than their opponents. Certainly, at least ...  read more

In was has been one heck of an unpredictable season in College Football the month of November signals the final march towards Bowl eligibility for some while others just hope to get out alive. Even with this season being as crazy as any in recent memory there are still some great opportunities left on the table to take advantage of in betting. It is there where I have focused my attention for ...  read more

As the College Football season draws to a close most of the attention for teams focuses on either getting or maintaining Bowl eligibility. It's especially true of teams that go into this weekend unbeaten as the pressure is on to remain that way since it could spell the difference between a BCS Bowl or an "also ran" Bowl birth. What's most improtant to the bettor however is not whether or not ...  read more

Today's matchup between the Patriots and Colts is certainly drawing the attention of media, handicappers, and bettors alike. With the high profile of this game, it becomes increasingly tough to correctly pick the winner since the majority of the public will be "getting in on the action" forcing the linesmakers to get as sharp a line as possible. The fact that this game is taking up most of th ...  read more

From a handicapping perspective, one can scour the internet and find numerous expert opinions on today's games. Most focus on team matchups, trends and angles, and self proclaimed inside information. Although you can certainly read even my perspectives that utilize matchups, trends, and angles to produce winning selections, there are also seldom used statistics concerning coaches. College co ...  read more

A wise man once told me way back when I was trying to figure out how to manage people that "past behavior is an indicator of future performance." At the time I really didn't think much of his advice but as I got older I began to understand what he meant. So, after applying this principle to my managment career I began to incorporate it into my study of handicapping. What I found was a remark ...  read more

As the College Football season rolls into the final month of the regular season teams are in the midst of their conference schedules and begin to take on some predictable trends. Even with this year being one of the most unpredictable in recent memory, profits are still out there to be made. One of the angles that a lot of handicappers use are betting on teams who they think will bounceback a ...  read more

There is a lot of differing opinions on whether head to head matchups present advantages for a certain team and thus a profit opportunity for the bettor. Some "experts" believe that some teams just have an advantage over another when they play head to head regardless of the kind of season they are having while others throw out that notion and focus strictly on the season at hand. My particula ...  read more

The reality of the NFL this season is that you have the two best teams in football (Indianapolis and New England) and you have the rest. Although the NFL has tried to create parity these two teams have found a way to work around the rules and put teams on the field that are head and shoulders about the rest. However, that doesn't mean that from a betting perspective that there isn't profits t ...  read more

After losing two in a row the ninth-ranked Florida Gators came back in a big way beating Kentucky 45-37 as QB Tim Tebow threw for four touchdowns and rushed for another. The win kept the Gators in the hunt in the SEC East putting them in a tie for first with both Georgia and South Carolina. The Gators coe into this one owning the Georgia Bulldogs as they have won 8 of the last 9 times they have ...  read more

It's been one crazy year in College Football where the norm is the unexpected. In fact underdogs have won a startling 38 games ATS over the last three weeks which has been the highest in the last 15 years. After last night's BC win you can add yet another dog to the win column. So, what is a bettor to do this week? After pouring over the multitude of games this week, I have uncovered some o ...  read more

Tonight the football gods offer up yet another dangerous Thursday conference road game for one of the country’s top ranked teams. This week it’s Boston College's chance to save serve when they visit Blacksburg to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies. Boston College will be trying to avoid the same fate as USF last week who lost at Rutgers. The 2nd ranked Eagles will be playing their first ACC game ...  read more

It's week #8 in College Football and an argument can be made to expect the unexpected, especially when it comes to the Top 10 rankings anyway. However, as with a normal season there are still a number of teams who you can count on to continue their losing ways. Especially if they are coming into week 8 of the season with no real hopes of getting any of the numerous bowl bids come the end of t ...  read more

The Dallas Cowboys look to gain back some respect as they take on the Minnesoa Vikings one week have they got pasted by the New England Patriots. If anything, last week showed that the Cowboys have a long way to go if they want to be considered one of the elite teams in the NFL. Dallas QB Tony Romo threw for 199 yards which was only the second time this season he was held under 200 yards. Ev ...  read more

Ah yes, how the mighty have fallen this season. South Florida was the latest team to fall victim losing to Rutgers on Thursday night. Now, it's LSU's turn to see if they can turn it around after their loss last week's triple overtime loss to the Kentucky Wild Cats.

This week the 5th ranked Tigers play host to Southeastern Conference West Division rival 18th ranked Auburn. The last ti ...  read more

There is always the prevailing thoughts that teams who play on the road in any given sport are a huge disadvantage. Certainly this has some merit as anyone who has had to travel and live out of a suit case can attest that you just aren't the same as if you were at home. I am sure that we can all agree that the affects of being on the road are tiring and unappealing, but the question is can be ...  read more

While the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts continue to distance themselves from the rest of the NFL in this day of salary caps and other restrictions designed to create parity, playing at home in the NFL is where you could count on a team to play well (or at least cover)! But after last week's embarrassment in Irving one has to wonder whether or not taking home teams getting points ...  read more

The Seattle Seahawks look to get them back on track this week after getting dismantled against Pittsburgh last week. The Steelers held Seattle to just 144 yards as the Seahawks turned in their offensive production since gaining 149 yards against the New York Giants on September 22, 2002. In last weeks game QB Matt Hasselbeck completed just 13-of-27 passes for 113 yards, while Alexander rushed ...  read more

The Oklahoma Sooners, once ranked #3 in the polls play host to the #11 ranked Missouri Tigers. Oklahoma comes into this one 5-1 SU and 4-2 ATS after last weeks big win over Texas in the "Red River Rivalry" game. QB sam Bradford threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns while RB DeMarco Murray rushed for 128 yards on 17 carriers. Coach Bob Stoops knows to be careful when facing an opponent from ...  read more

The nation gets its first look at QB Colt Brennan and Hawaii when in travels to the mainland tonight to take on San Jose State on ESPN. However, the Heisman candidate might not get to show his stuff as he aggravated a right ankle injury in Hawaii's 52-37 home win over Utah State last week. Brennan's backup is no slouch however as Tyler Graunke, who had started for Brennan in Hawaii's 66-10 win ...  read more

As the lure of the NFL continues to get stronger and big pay days dance in the heads of some of College Football's elite players it is important that you understand what the impact is of losing players has on a College football team. Certainly losing a top player, at least on the surface, can decimate any one team but what if that or any other team has a boat load of returning starters? So, in ...  read more

The College Football season is in full swing and if it has told us anything over these weeks (at least in my opinion) is that to expect the unexpected! After all, who in their right mind would have predicted that USC would lose outright to Stanford or that Florida would lose to Auburn (alright, maybe that one wasn't so much of a stretch). None the less, this season anyway, you can't take for ...  read more

I begin to sound like a broken record when I state that there are lots of games during the football season and picking your spots is critical to a long term better strategy. It makes no sense to jump on a game simply because it potentially has National implications and is on National TV to boot. That is the case with tonight's LSU/Florida key SEC matchup. Believe me, I would love to have a s ...  read more

Throughout the course of any season, regardless of the sport, there are teams at any given point in time that put themselves in "must win" situations. It is that point in the season where if losses continue then a team can pretty much write off the rest of the season. When we look at this week in the NFL there are a number of teams who are 1-3 and going to 1-4 would just about put them out of ...  read more

The NFL started giving teams a week off in week #4 this year and will conclude the bye weeks in Week #10. There has been a lot written about and analyzed over the years about how having a week off affects a team in their next game. Although there are some interesting trends to consider in that scenerios I decided to take a look at teams who are playing their final game before their bye week. ...  read more

As teams progress into the College Football season while remaining unbeaten no doubt their visions of participating in a BCS Bowl game dance in their heads. After last week's top team upsets it has given renewed life to teams who come into this week at 5-0. This weeks collection of unbeaten teams include Arizona State, Boston College, California, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, LSU ...  read more

The invention of the internet certainly has made gathering data to analyze NFL contests easy. However, it has also confused matters, making it more difficult to understand that is an trend that should be used versus what it just a nice to know fact. After spending many hours scouring the internet myself and compiling hundreds if not thousands of trends for Sunday's action, I have listed the T ...  read more

The #1 USC Trogans have certainly come out of the blocks in grand fashion leaving little doubt, at least in my mind, that they deserve the Top Spot in the polls. Two weeks agao RB Johnson rand for 144 yards and a touchdown in their pasting of Nebraska and they last week opened up PAC-10 play by dominating Washington State 47-14. The win last week was USC's 35th in a row at home.

Washi ...  read more

Many an article has been written about the handicapping industry and the unfortunate fact that there are a lot of "services" out there that are nothing but scams. For the most part, if one of those supposed experts tells you that they are hitting 70% to 80% of their selections consistently, they are more than likely lying. The fact is that you can expect a very good handicapper to legitimatel ...  read more

If the first few weeks of the College Football season has taught us anything, it's that parity has struck when you venture outside of the top 3 teams in the country. Why else would you get preseason favorites being outgained and in some cases outright beaten by supposed lesser competition. With all of the uncertainty it's important that adjustments be made to your handicapping approach so that ...  read more

As we traverse through the Colllege Football season and delve into the statistical quagmire, there is no doubt that we can come up with numerous plays to plunk down our money. The question becomes what really are profitable opportunities versus just meaningless stats. There has also been many "opinions" on how bye weeks affect football teams. However, most of those bye week situations have b ...  read more

For many years the NFL has treated the football enthusiast with weekends of action that concluded with it's Monday Night telecast. The advent of this game gave all of us one last chance to lay the wood to the books for the weekend. Obviously this one single game should not be a "bail out" game from previous loses but it can be a profitable endeavor if you take the time to properly analyize th ...  read more

Boy, have the schedule makers lined up a dandy for tonight's Sunday night action when the high scoring Cowboys visit Soldier Field to take on the Chicago Bears. The Dallas offense certainly has lived up to it's preseason hype producing a league high 82 points in their first two games. Dallas QB Romo comes in with the second highest passer rating in the NFL helping the Cowboys to their first 2 ...  read more

Saturday is finally here and with that comes a plethora of NCAA Football action. While I am sure that most are keying in on the major matchups of the day, it's important to remember that those are probably some of the sharper lines and don't necessarily put you in a position to win. However, with that being said I have analyzed some of the key matchups today identifying key facts and stats be ...  read more

Alright, so the public loves to play the favorites! As has been written many times, blindly jumping on the bandwagon of popular teams can be a bankroll destroyer. So, if that's the case, is there really an ATS angle that produces 72% winners when playing teams who come into week #3 of the NFL at 2-0? Well, let's take a look.

Over the course of time the NFL has produced and average of ...  read more

Beating the books in football takes patience and above all knowing when a matchup is in your favor. As soon as last week's action ended the "experts" hit the airwaves and told everyone what happened and why it happened. No where did you hear why they failed to select the correct team. For the most part their failure was not understanding the matchups nor researching the proper angles that pu ...  read more