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Date added: 09.05.08
Nick Parsons
Monday Night Preview
Well, the time has finally arrived, the NFL regular season is upon us, and that means that it's time to hammer the books hard! I am going to break down each Monday Night game over the season and try to bring a few insights into each matchup which should help you make a decision on which way to play it.On the opening weekend we have two games on Monday ... read more
Nick Parsons Bio and Picks
Date added: 09.05.08
IndianCowboy
IC's Research: Friday Football and Wnba Research
4-1-1 Last Weekend in Football and 2-0-1 on Saturday including Utah Outright and Florida as the POD Winner. NCAAF Navy vs. Ball StateNavy is well known for its triple option and just because the previous ball coach has left does not change anything for Ken Niumatalolo as this team has had a tradition of winning of late especially as they have dominated ... read more
IndianCowboy Bio and Picks
Date added: 09.03.08
Doc's Sports
This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Appalachian State. A former Michigan man took it upon himself to avenge the crushing embarrassment dished out to the Wolverines by App State last season. Les Miles and his LSU Tigers emphatically popped the Mountaineers' balloon with a thoroughly overwhelming 41-13 victory. We didn't learn a lot about LSU's offense in the game, but we did see that ... read more
Doc's Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 09.03.08
Doc's Sports
4th Down and Inches
Once again it’s that time of year, as this is the kickoff issue for our annual Fourth Down and Inches. What was most gratifying about the past weekend was that our top selection, Temple, completely destroyed Army, 35-7. I spotted that game early in the summer and, believe me, it would have been a rough Saturday had that game gone down Friday ... read more
Doc's Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 09.03.08
Matt Fargo Sports
Inside the Boxscores Week 1 Part 2
Inside the Boxscores is a weekly feature from Matt Fargo that has been widely recognized as one of the best summations in college football. He takes an in-depth look at each game and pulls out the most pertinent information that will help you handicap games in the future. College football is filled with quirky plays, misleading scores and surprise ... read more
Matt Fargo Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 09.03.08
IndianCowboy
IC's Wednesday Research and Short Article!
Last Weekend:2-0-1 College Football Saturday and 4-1-1 Overall Weekend, 5* Selections,2-0 last Weekend & 14-3 Lifetime now. Minny vs. PhoenixThe odds for this game have opened up at -3 for Phoenix and the first thing that strikes you is the fact is that over 80% favor Phoenix for this game. Keep in mind that Lynx got absolutely drilled on the road ... read more
IndianCowboy Bio and Picks
Date added: 09.02.08
Matt Fargo Sports
Inside the Boxscores Week 1 Part 1
Inside the Boxscores is a weekly feature from Matt Fargo that has been widely recognized as one of the best summations in college football. He takes an in-depth look at each game and pulls out the most pertinent information that will help you handicap games in the future. College football is filled with quirky plays, misleading scores and surprise ... read more
Matt Fargo Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 09.01.08
Mr East
NFL: The Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs
I mentioned in many of my articles, that if you want to win in the efficient market of sports wagering, you have to continuosly search out inefficiencies within the marketplace. It is something I pride myself on, it is tedious work of countless hours, but the return is substantial. Here is one more gem that is in my arsenol, and although it yields ... read more
Mr East Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.31.08
Mr East
NFL: When The Worst becomes The Best!
The NFL has many surprises, and I'm going to reveal a big one in this article. The mindset of the sports gambler is one of favorites, teams that score a bunch of points, and overs, when a good offense is on display, or better yet, when 2 offenses take the field. There is a certain comfort zone putting money on a team that performed at a high level ... read more
Mr East Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.30.08
Mr East
What makes a professional handicapper good?
There are many who read this that always wonder what makes a professional handicapper different from anyone else trying to pick games in what is considered an efficient sports market. There are many reasons, but only one good one. I'll begin by identifying the marketplace for sports wagering as one that is very highly efficient. This is what I mean ... read more
Mr East Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.29.08
Mr East
DID YOU EVER WONDER ABOUT A GOOD OR BAD PRESEASON?
Many have coined the NFL Preseason, as a bunch of meaningless games, that generate little interest, and is just a stage for borderline players to make a case to secure an NFL roster spot. While that may be the truth, the overall performance of teams, may very well merit some consideration of these results, because there are some longterm trends, that ... read more
Mr East Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.28.08
Trev Rogers
3 NFL Teams to Watch in '08
Team #1: Green Bay Packers. First of all, with the harder AFC opponents, the Pack would have been hard pressed to go 11-5. Then you have the whole Favre mess that wasn't handled well by anyone, you give away your HOF QB for a back up who has had a season ending injury as Favre's back up three straight years and trade away your best DT. Some harsh ... read more
Trev Rogers Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.28.08
Mr East
NFL TOTALS RESEARCH AND SYSTEM
While it is very infrequent you can sift through 20 years of data and come up with something that shows a very consistent high frequency of winning, and is based on logic, not coincidence. I'd like to share my thoughts on one such discovery, and it has proven it's validity over time. I guess the best place to start is with the mindset of both the oddsmakers, ... read more
Mr East Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.28.08
Mr East
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT BACKFITTING DATA
For those of you that have never heard the term backfitting, let me give you a descriptive idea as to what is meant by backfitting. Backfitting data takes place when added conditions are placed upon a data set to improve overall performance. As an example, let's say a data set consists of one premise: The Green Bay Packers are 74-63 ATS at home since ... read more
Mr East Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.28.08
Mr East
COACHES AND THE NFL-X WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
The NFL-X is a place where many bettors shy away from, but there are also opportunities here, just like there is in any sport. When a line is posted it is meant to consider a lot of things, and one of those things is the fact that these games are exhibition games, and what you see for lines in these games, are often in the 2,3, and 4 range, very seldom ... read more
Mr East Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.28.08
Mr East
NFL PRESEASON SYSTEM
Many shy away from the NFL-X for the simple reason that since the games don't count they are too unpredictable. I have to admit, I'm not one that subscribes to that philosophy, if there is a pointspread issued, then certain things will always show value along the way. I've decided to share some very hard and fast systems and thoeries, that have been ... read more
Mr East Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.28.08
Mr East
RUNLINE SYSTEMS
One of the most overlooked areas of wagering in baseball, is playing a team to win or lose on the runline as opposed to the moneyline. It is mostly because gamblers are pretty headstrong in their understanding and beliefs, and it becomes hard for them to measure just how much value there is in a runline wager vs a more conventional moneyline wager. ... read more
Mr East Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.28.08
Nite Owl Sports
Exposing Bogus NFL-X Systems - Part 2
In an article published in the Top Ten newsletter last week, I explored a few of the more common systems used for betting NFL-X, particularly in week 3 of the pre-season, and with the use of actual game results (in most cases from the past three years), exposed those popular systems as being bogus for the most part. In this sequel to that article, ... read more
Nite Owl Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.28.08
Big Al McMordie
NCAA FB Surprise ATS Teams
College football season kicks off this weekend. While all the attention is focused on teams like Florida, USC and defending champion LSU, sports bettors are more interested in teams that are going to cover the weekly number. Every year there are teams that rise and fall based on expectations. A year ago in this column I had Georgia as a team to ... read more
Big Al McMordie Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.26.08
Doc's Sports
This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Arizona Cardinals. The Cards beat the Raiders, 24-0, this week, but it wasn't nearly as promising as it might sound. Matt Leinart is supposed to be emerging as a star by now, but he was truly terrible in his half of play - four completed passes and three interceptions. Kurt Warner was much better in the second half. So much better, in fact, that ... read more
Doc's Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.25.08
Jimmy Boyd
2008 NFL Betting Traps
Before you do any NFL betting in the 2008 regular season, Jimmy Boyd wants to bring you up to speed on a couple NFL betting traps you are going to want to avoid.The Pittsburgh Steelers won the AFC North in 2007 and have easily been the most dominant team in this division for quite some time. Just how dominant you ask? Last year’s division title ... read more
Jimmy Boyd Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.25.08
IndianCowboy
IC's Research: Monday
NFLPOD hitting at 60% the Last 5 Months, Doing 1 POD per day. Seattle vs. San DiegoCharlie Frye had an unceremonious under 50 passer rating in his last start, while Seneca Wallace continues to be the sound backup for the Seahawks team, the Seahawks remember were solid last year as they finished the year at 10-6 and ended up losing to the Packers on ... read more
IndianCowboy Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.22.08
Rocketman Sports
Rocketman Sports Nascar Bristol Drivers To Win!
The Sprint Cup boys move to Bristol this Saturday night for the 24th race of the season. Bristol Motor Speedway is a .533 mile Short Track located in Bristol, Tennessee. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in Bristol this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head matchups. Bristol is normally a ... read more
Rocketman Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.22.08
IndianCowboy
IC's Friday Research
Friday, August 22ndFriday: 1-0 (POD: San Fran/Chicago Over: Winner by Halftime), Thursday: 2-0 (POD: Angels, Underdog: Winner), 3-0-1 Last 4 NFL Preseason Plays and POD hitting at 60% the Last 5 Months, Doing 1 POD per day. NFLTennessee vs. AtlantaOver 67% of the public favors the Titans here as the small field goal favorite over the Falcons, note ... read more
IndianCowboy Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.22.08
Nite Owl Sports
Exposing Bogus NFL-X Systems
Anyone who has bet sports for any significant amount of time been exposed to numerous systems through the years, all claiming to be the key that unlocks the “mystery “ of being able to win consistently against the point spread and “the man.” With football being by far the most popular sport to bet, most of those systems involve ... read more
Nite Owl Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.21.08
IndianCowboy
IC's Thursday Research
Thursday, August 21st Yesterday: 2-0, POD hitting at 60% the Last 5 Months, Doing 1 POD per day (80-55-4=60%). NFLSan Francisco vs. ChicagoKeep in mind the original line in this game opened up at -4.5 and has gone down to -3 in most books, still roughly 58%+ are riding the Bears this game, J.T. O'Sullivan was half-decent in his start for the Niners ... read more
IndianCowboy Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.21.08
Big Al McMordie
The Dogs Are Out
It’s not your imagination: The Dogs have been barking loudly this NFL preseason. In Week 1 the dogs were 9-5-2 against the number, which is not unusual with the first look at all the teams. But Week 2 was even more extreme, with the underdogs going 11-4 ATS (with one game lined at PK'em). Two of the biggest surprises were the Raiders and Dolphins ... read more
Big Al McMordie Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.20.08
IndianCowboy
IC's Wednesday Baseball Research
Wednesday, August 20thMLBOakland vs. MinnyKeep in mind I write all of these games before the Tuesday results, so a team coming off a loss would only strengthen my original lean on them, as per this game, the slated pitchers tomorrow are Braden who comes off a 3.86 performance at home against the Whitesox and pitched well, he has had back to back quality ... read more
IndianCowboy Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.19.08
Doc's Sports
NFL Player Salaries for 2008
Having a legitimate salary cap in the NFL makes competency, not money, the most important asset a GM can have. The average salary of the eight Pro Bowl quarterbacks last year was $6.6 million. The Chicago Bears dished out over $8 million for the revolving quarterback circus of Brain Griese, Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton-that's not exactly getting your ... read more
Doc's Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.19.08
Vernon Croy
2008 NFL NFC Conference
Previewing the NFL's NFC Conference What an exciting year it was for the NFC and finally getting their first Super Bowl win since 2005 and only the third in the last decade. The N.Y. Giants were definitely NOT the team everyone picked at the beginning of the season, but their end of the season game against New England brought new confidence to the ... read more
Vernon Croy Bio and Picks
