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Date added: 07.17.08
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College Futures: Season Win Totals
College football is just around the corner, so it is a good time to look at college football season win totals. Looking at the totals this far after they have been released is mostly a frustrating situation - there isn't much value at all in the ones that seem to be the most straightforward or obvious. The only thing that makes sense to me in these ... read more
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Date added: 07.17.08
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Season Home Run Props Predictions
There is a rare break in the constant stream of action that makes up the baseball season, so it is a natural time to take a step back and evaluate where we are at. One thing that we can do now is consider who is likely to hit the most home runs on the season, and then to see if we can make some money from that belief. Bodog has odds listed for a dizzying ... read more
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Date added: 07.09.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 07/07/2008A - A's. Not only was there a ridiculous amount of money spent on a 16-year-old pitcher, but it came from a very unlikely team - Oakland. The A' s signed Michael Inoa to a minor league contract that included a $4.25 million signing bonus. The guy may be young, but he obviously has enough ability to make a team lose their ... read more
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Date added: 07.02.08
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The AFL Playoffs: Dogs Have Their Day
by Max Powers - 07/01/2008The Wild Card Weekend of the Arena Football Playoffs was completed last week and the underdogs dominated, covering all four games and winning three of them straight-up. The AFL playoffs follow the NFL prototype with six teams in each conference making the playoffs and the top two seeds in each earning a bye. That being said, ... read more
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Date added: 06.24.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 06/24/2008A - Arnold, Benedict. If you aren't a hockey fan or a Canadian then you can't really understand the Toronto Maple Leafs. They are usually terrible and they haven't won a Cup since 1967, yet in the eyes of the team and their fans they are the only team that matters. Leafs fans are like really annoying Red Sox fans circa 1999. ... read more
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Date added: 06.23.08
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2008 Wimbledon Predictions
By: Christopher G. Shepard - 06/23/2008The draws have been selected for the 2008 Wimbledon Championships set to serve from June 23 to July 6 as five-time defending Champion Roger Federer will have to face Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic if he wants to return to Centre Court. There is a possibility for an all-Williams' final on the women's side ... read more
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Date added: 06.03.08
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Melrose to Lighting: A NHL Coaching Joke?
by Max - 06/03/2008Recent reports have named Barry Melrose as the next coach of the Tampa Bay Lighting. Yes, this is the same Tampa Bay Lighting that won a Stanley Cup under John Tortorella in 2004. Tororella is still under contract to coach the Lighting next season but the team is in the process of being solid to Oren Koules. Many believe Koules is ... read more
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Date added: 06.03.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 06/02/2008A - Andruw Jones. We won't have Jones and his oddly spelled first name to kick around for a month or more. Jones had surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee on Tuesday and will miss four to six weeks. You'd never guess it if you just look at their payroll, but this is pretty much the best thing that could have ... read more
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Date added: 05.29.08
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MLB Overrated Pitchers
One of the hardest but most important tasks baseball handicappers face is deciding which pitchers are good value, and which one aren't worth risking your money on. The best and most obvious way to do that is by looking at statistics. Win-loss record and earned run average are the tools that most bettors rely on most heavily, but they can sometimes ... read more
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Date added: 05.27.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 05/27/2008A - A-Rod. After almost a month out of action, last year's MVP is back and in solid form. He's not lighting the world on fire, but he's not slumping either. What is more notable is that his team, the biggest disappointment in the league after the Tigers, has got their act together since his return, winning five of six. Of ... read more
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Date added: 05.21.08
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2008 Champions League Final Preview
For North American sports fans European soccer can be incredibly confusing. Not only do teams play in their regular league, but they also play in ongoing tournaments like the Champions League that seem to never end. On top of it all, the players on the teams regularly go to join their national squads to play in friendly matches or to qualify for the ... read more
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Date added: 05.20.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Angels. Anaheim (or whatever they are supposed to be called) should be relieved and thrilled to have John Lackey back in the fold. After all, getting a guy who was 19-9 last year back in the rotation can never be a bad thing. The Angels picked an odd way to show their joy, though. He allowed just one run in seven innings in his season debut against ... read more
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Date added: 05.14.08
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After the Favorite, Preakness Field a Shame
"They're scared."That was my initial thought when I first scanned the projected field for the 2008 Preakness Stakes, the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, which will be run at 6 p.m., on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Pimlico, Md. My first thought was that Big Brown's dominating win at Churchill Downs just two short weeks ago ... read more
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Date added: 05.13.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - A-Rod. New York's most hated hometown boy had a rough week. He's on the DL and off the radar, but that didn't spare him from embarrassment. We learned that Rodriguez passed out at the sight of blood during the birth of his first child. That, of course, is irrelevant to sports betting. I just find it hilarious that the guy has so much trouble getting ... read more
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Date added: 05.07.08
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2008 World Series Predictions
and summer isn't even here yet, but that doesn't mean that we can't start looking towards October. Everyone makes World Series predictions before the season starts, so it only makes sense that you would revisit those predictions once you have seen 20 percent of the season. Things can change, even in a month - Detroit sure doesn't look like the lock ... read more
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Date added: 05.07.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 05/07/2008he was supposed to be since he joined the PGA in 2006, but the 22-year-old earned his first win in style. He ran away from the crowd at the Wachovia Championship this weekend, and ended up winning by five strokes. The victory was tainted somewhat because the defending champion, Tiger Woods, was not in the field. That might ... read more
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Date added: 05.01.08
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Breakdown of Six Kentucky Derby Favorites
"Total chaos, no way to see the race, not even the track...nobody cares. Big lines at the outdoor betting windows, then stand back to watch winning numbers flash on the big board, like a giant bingo game."- H.S.T, "The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved"Bingo.We are just four short days away from the Fastest Two Minutes In ... read more
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Date added: 04.30.08
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Louisville Offers Kentucky Derby Events Galore
Louisville becomes a three-ring circus during the many days of festivities from April leading up to the Kentucky Derby. There are scores of Kentucky Derby events that draw a crowd, especially this week.For instance, Dawn at the Downs is a popular tradition that allows visitors to enjoy breakfast in Millionaires Row at Churchill Downs, watching Kentucky ... read more
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Date added: 04.30.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Alexander, Shaun. We have seen a lot of rapid falls from grace in sports, but few that haven't involved dog fighting have been faster than this one. Three seasons ago the Seahawks running back was the easy choice for league MVP. The next offseason he signed a massive eight-year contract. Now he is unloved and unemployed after the Seahawks cut him ... read more
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Date added: 04.22.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Anaheim. So much for a repeat Stanley Cup champion. The team should go back to being named after a Disney hockey team, because that was a truly Mickey Mouse performance. The Ducks got called for a ridiculous number of penalties, failed to show any interest or desire, and were handled easily by a Dallas team that is decent, but certainly wasn't ... read more
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Date added: 04.09.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Andy Roddick. It took long enough, but the top American tennis player finally got a win over Roger Federer after 12-straight losses. It took the worst slump of Federer's career to give Roddick the opportunity to win, but if he can ignore that and just focus on the win then it could give him some much-needed confidence heading into the heart of ... read more
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Date added: 04.01.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Amazing. Stephen Curry and Davidson may have come up just a little bit short against Kansas, but that doesn't make what they accomplished any less amazing. Everyone in the world knew that he was the go-to guy whenever the Wildcats needed to score in any tournament game, yet no one found any way to shut him down. Kansas came the closest to containing ... read more
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Date added: 03.31.08
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2008 Masters Golf Odds and Predictions
The Masters doesn't start in Augusta until April 10, but most of the field is set and odds are already available, so it is never too early to be on the lookout for potential betting value. After all, people aren't thinking about the tournament yet, so there could be some value in the numbers. Here, then, is a look at the 2008 Masters Golf Odds and ... read more
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Date added: 03.26.08
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Memphis Underrated Heading Into Sweet 16
Two games into the NCAA Tournament and all four No. 1 seeds are still standing. North Carolina has rampaged through their games like Godzilla through Tokyo. Kansas has been only slightly less impressive. UCLA has won despite some concerning injury problems. And then there is Memphis. The Tigers also have two wins, but they haven't really dealt a knockout ... read more
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Date added: 03.26.08
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MLB Season Preview: A.L. West
We all know that the West Coast is filled with nothing but communists and Ralph Nadar sympathizers. This is obvious. But yet another example of the total disrespect that the West has for Dominance and Order is the way that its American League division rotates and shares the crown of This Year's Surprise Money Team.In each of the past four seasons the ... read more
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Date added: 03.04.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Absolutely Cindy. Look out Rags to Riches, there's a new filly on the Triple Crown scene. Absolutely Cindy wasn't well regarded in the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at Turfway on Saturday - she went off at 20-1. It will be a long time until she sees a price like that again. She was dead last at the top of the stretch before making one of the more ... read more
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Date added: 02.27.08
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Bubble Watch: Florida and Ohio State
It was less then a year ago that these two teams were battling for the NCAA Championship in Atlanta. Florida dominated most of the game as their veteran leadership proved to be too much for the young upstart Buckeyes, led by two freshmen, Greg Oden and Mike Conley. The Gators won the game by nine points and thus completed back-to-back NCAA Championships ... read more
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Date added: 02.26.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Again. For the second time in just over half a season, Gerald Green has a new home. Minnesota traded him to Houston for Kirk Snyder. The only place Green has shone in his brief career is the slam dunk contest. Beyond that, the athletic freak who was drafted out of high school has been disappointing. He's from Houston, so maybe the change of scenery ... read more
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Date added: 02.20.08
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Down Year for MVC
For the past couple of seasons the Missouri Valley Conference has been the media darling of the NCAA Tournament. They have become a major player in the college basketball landscape despite being a basketball only mid-major conference. Through creative scheduling MVC teams amass high RPI numbers that the selection committee can't help but notice and ... read more
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Date added: 02.19.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Adios. Now is the time every year when we see just how ruthless the NFL can be - it's the time when formerly valued players get tossed aside by their teams to clear up cap space. There have been some impressive names given a pink slip so far - Trent Green, Zach Thomas, Byron Leftwich, Alge Crumpler. That's just the tip of the iceberg, and a reminder ... read more
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Date added: 02.12.08
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This Week in Betting, A-Z
by T.O. WhenhamA - Ascension. Few would be able to name the team at the top of the Big Ten standings at first guess. It's Purdue. It might seem like they are upstarts compared to the four other likely tournament-bound teams in the conference, but the Boilermakers proved they belonged this weekend by completing a season sweep of Wisconsin. Add in a ... read more
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Date added: 02.06.08
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Flu Bug Overrated in NBA Handicapping
by T.O. Whenham - 02/06/2007Having the flu isn't a lot of fun. You probably know that from first hand experience. So do a surprising number of NBA players. Over the last couple of weeks the list of players who have missed time thanks to the flu is long and reasonably distinguished. Just take a look - Dwyane Wade didn't travel to play Orlando, Tracy ... read more
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Date added: 02.06.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 02/06/2007A - Aggies. It's been a pretty great 10 days for Texas A&M, with big conference wins over Oklahoma State, Texas and Oklahoma. The 17-point victory over Texas was particularly striking. The only problem is that the team preceded this nice string with three conferences losses in a row, and they weren't close in two of ... read more
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Date added: 01.31.08
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Super Bowl Squares Probability
by Max The big game has arrived and the majority of Americans will have some sort of action on the big game. Many will be involved in office pools where 100 squares are sold with each square costing the same amount. Once all the squares are sold, numbers are drawn twice with every number from 0-9 being used for both the horizontal and vertical columns. ... read more
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Date added: 01.29.08
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NBA Power Rankings, Jan. 14-Jan. 27
The NBA season started with some surprise contenders such as Orlando and Boston immediately making an impact and adding a new wave of needed respectability to the Eastern Conference. But lately it has been sleepers from the West such as the New Orleans Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers who have stepped up and shown the immense depth of the Western Conference. ... read more
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Date added: 01.29.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Alfredsson, Daniel. The captain of the Ottawa Senators had a pretty good night on Thursday when his team traveled to Tampa Bay. If you call seven points a good night, that is. The Swede scored a hat trick and added four more assists to help his team double up on the Lightning, 8-4. The offensive star hadn't scored in two previous games, so this ... read more
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Date added: 01.24.08
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Kimbo Slice vs. Tank Abbott MMA Preview
Kimbo Slice vs. Tank Abbott - one of the most bizarre, over-hyped MMA fights in recent memory. The unproven Internet sensation meets the has-been for glory and not much else at Elite XC 'Street Certified' on Saturday Feb. 16. It probably won't be much of a fight, but it will certainly be a spectacle. The question of interest, though, is whether there ... read more
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Date added: 01.22.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Andy Murray. The former tennis prodigy won his first tournament of the year and was showing new maturity and focus after ditching coach Brad Gilbert late last year, so I boldly chose him as an upset pick at the Australian Open. The Brit rewarded my faith by going out and getting smoked in the first round. He went home with his tail between his ... read more
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Date added: 01.16.08
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Spread Betting Explained
Doc's Sports offers spread betting explained in a way that is easy for even novice bettors to understand. The definition of point spread is the predicted scoring differential between two opponents as quoted by a sports book. The point spread is also called the line. If you have have bet a sporting event in the past, but have never bet on the point ... read more
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Date added: 01.11.08
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Australian Open Odds and Betting Analysis
Sports investment powerhouse Sportsbook.com has released their 2008 Australian Open Odds and, not surprisingly, Roger Federer is the favorite to win for the men's side and Justine Henin is the favorite to win for the women's side as tennis' Grand Slam season begins at Melbourne Park from Jan. 14-28. Despite pulling out of the Australian Open exhibition ... read more
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Date added: 01.10.08
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College Basketball Handicapping: Conference Play
One of the big challenges of college basketball handicapping is that things are constantly changing. In the NFL, for example, every game during the regular season is a regular season game, and can be looked at in much the same way. In college basketball, though, the season goes through many distinct phases, and each must be handled differently: preseason ... read more
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Date added: 01.08.08
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Antonio Gates. San Diego beat Tennessee relatively easily once they decided to actually try, but it was a costly victory. Tight end Gates was injured, and in the replay it looks like his toe was folded over like origami. That's really gotta sting, and it certainly doesn't help the team's cause against the Colts. Philip Rivers wasn't exactly looking ... read more
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Date added: 01.03.08
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NFL's Biggest Story Will be Sidelined This Weekend
There is a full slate of Wildcard games this weekend, but the biggest story in the NFL will not be lacing up the cleats for another week.Just as they did in the 2007 NFL regular season, the New England Patriots are overshadowing everything in the NFL - even when they have the week off.The season has finally been put to bed and usually the week prior ... read more
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Date added: 12.31.07
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Avalanche. Colorado will have to do something for the next eight to 12 weeks that they haven't had to do for quite a while - play without their captain. After three straight injury-free seasons, Joe Sakic is out for a long stretch after opting to get surgery on a hernia that wouldn't heal. Colorado's mired in a tight playoff race, so the loss of ... read more
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Date added: 12.28.07
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NBA Power Rankings, Dec. 11-Dec. 26
The Portland Trailblazers have inexplicably caught fire, Bulls coach Scott Skiles got fired and Isaiah Thomas somehow avoided being fired. For these reasons and more, the NBA has heated up over the frigid holiday season. Here are the NBA power rankings through Dec. 26: 1. Boston -- 23-3. Last week’s home loss to the Pistons was a disappointment, ... read more
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Date added: 12.27.07
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Atlantic 10 Betting Guide
There are some things about the Atlantic 10 conference that don't make sense - most notably that is has 14 teams. What is making more and more sense every year, though, is that this is a conference worth paying attention to. The quality of play is extremely high, several member teams are regularly making waves beyond the confines of the conference, ... read more
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Date added: 12.20.07
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Portland Earning Fat Profits For Money Line Players
The Portland Trailblazers have won and covered every game since their last lost on Dec. 2 to the San Antonio Spurs. This is now the hottest team in the league. The question to be asked is whether they are for real or if they are just playing above their heads on this current winning streak. While many are imagining the presence of injured Greg Oden ... read more
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Date added: 12.18.07
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
A - Atlanta Falcons. Bobby Petrino is obviously the worst kind of scum, but his treachery doesn't excuse the deep disappointment I feel about the Falcons today. With the way the players were talking after Petrino left I thought that their pride would lead them to try their best to show their former coach up, but they didn't even bother to show up as ... read more
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Date added: 12.18.07
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2007 Cotton Bowl Preview
Missouri (11-2) vs. Arkansas (8-4)Conference match-up: Big 12 vs. SECDate: Jan. 1, 2008Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TexasSpread: Missouri -3Two high-powered offenses will take the field on the first of the year in Big D, and each couldn't be any more different. The Mizzou Tigers feature junior quarterback Chase Daniel and his multi-dimensional spread ... read more
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Date added: 12.12.07
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Ten Value College Basketball Teams in December
One of the keys of early season college basketball betting success is being able to identify teams that are better than people think. These schools obviously offer the most value in the fresh hoops season and are therefore the ones that you're most likely to turn a profit playing on. We are somewhere between one-quarter and one-third of the way through ... read more
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Date added: 12.06.07
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December Games Crucial To March Madness Handicapping
by Robert Ferringo - 12/05/2007Marquee matchups in November and December do much more than just fill up time between weekend football betting binges. They not only provide a prime profit opportunity for gamblers with knowledge and moxie to tackle these soft early lines, but they also provide bettors with a blueprint for how the season should shake ... read more
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Date added: 12.05.07
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Top 10 College Basketball Buzzer Beaters
by Josh Nagel - 12/05/2007 There's a reason why most sports fans prefer college basketball over the NBA; it's the same reason casual sports fans suddenly become glued to their TV sets during March Madness. It's the drama, the finality of the one-and-done format of the NCAA Tournament. Teams' fortunes often hinge on one shot, and how many times can ... read more
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Date added: 12.04.07
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 12/03/2007A - ACC. The ACC crushed the Big Ten in the challenge between the two leagues. Again. The ACC won eight of the 11 games - only Indiana, Penn State, and Michigan State were victorious from the Big Ten. Some of the results were surprisingly emphatic - Duke beat Wisconsin badly, and North Carolina had little trouble with Ohio ... read more
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Date added: 11.29.07
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Orlando Magic Betting Outlook
by T.O. Whenham - 11/28/2007Though it's still early in the season the NBA has had its share of surprises - the Celtics adapted to their new lineup faster than anyone thought possible, the Bulls are way worse than they should be given their talent, and Cleveland and the Lakers have shown that you can be competitive with just one player as long as that ... read more
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Date added: 11.26.07
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 11/26/2007A - Agent Zero. The Wizards suffered a gigantic loss this week. Gilbert Arenas, for my money probably one of the top five players in the league when it's crunch time, will miss the next three months of action. He underwent not one but two knee operations on Wednesday. It's the same knee that he had repaired last year, so ... read more
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Date added: 11.20.07
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 11/19/2007 A - Amazing. They may not be the best team in the league, but no one has consistently delivered thrills and memorable endings this year like the Cleveland Browns. They threw away a 27-14 lead, looked dead before kicking a tying field goal with no time left on the clock, and then won in overtime with a truly bizarre field ... read more
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Date added: 11.13.07
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 11/12/2007 A - Atlantic Sun. No conference had a week in the college basketball world that was nearly as good as the Atlantic Sun. Gardner-Webb beat Kentucky on Thursday. Belmont topped Cincinnati on Friday. Mercer outscored O.J. Mayo and the Trojans on Saturday. Three big wins against three legitimate major conference teams in three ... read more
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Date added: 11.08.07
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Fourth Down and Inches
by Doc - 11/08/2007 It always amazes me how fast the football season goes along each year. It seems like the first week of the season was just yesterday and now many of the conferences finish up next weekend. One of the factors one should look for this time of year is teams that have packed it in and given up on this season. These teams cannot wait ... read more
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Date added: 11.05.07
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 10/30/2007A - Autzen Stadium. It's not often that the noise and electricity of a stadium comes through on TV, but it was clear that the Oregon fans were totally out of control on Saturday. I live in the West, so I have seen Oregon play a lot this year. That means that their dominant performance, and the magic of Dennis Dixon, wasn't ... read more
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Date added: 10.30.07
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Fourth Down and Inches
by Doc - 10/30/2007Our Big Ten Game of the Year was a major disappointment, to say the least. What disappointed me the most was the play of the Penn State defense. This unit on paper looked to make it very difficult for the Buckeye's offense, but that did not develop and I thought QB Todd Boeckman played outstanding. He moved the chains and made big ... read more
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Date added: 10.30.07
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 10/30/2007A - A-Rod. The World Series wasn't even over before this guy was right in there making everything all about him again. There is no player I enjoy watching more, and no player that I enjoy hearing about less. To be fair, though, $25 million a year doesn't buy what it used to. Between this mess and Kobe I bet I will be incredibly ... read more
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Date added: 10.23.07
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 10/22/2007 A - Awful. How did it get so bad for Louisville? Their loss to UConn this weekend puts them at 4-4 and officially confirms that Steve Kragthorpe has made one of the roughest transitions into a new job in coaching history. The sad part is that this is a team that many people, including me, saw as the top of their conference ... read more
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Date added: 10.16.07
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 10/15/2007 A - Adrian Peterson. This guy's pretty good. Did anyone in the NFL more single-handedly lead his team to victory this week than Peterson (except maybe LaDainian Tomlinson, but we expect it from him even if he hasn't been at his best up to this point this year)? Twenty carries for 224 yards and three touchdowns. Not a bad ... read more
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Date added: 10.12.07
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The Masters Breaks Tradition by Switching TV Networks
by Max - 10/12/2007After years of trying to break through into the most hallowed golf tournament, the Worldwide Leader in Sports has finally gotten its foot into the door. It was announced this week that ESPN will air early round coverage of the 2008 Masters, held each April in Augusta, Georgia. Veteran golf announcer Mike Tirico will serve as host ... read more
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Date added: 10.10.07
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Fourth Down and Inches
by Doc's Sports - 10/10/2007Our College Game of the Year went into the books as expected when Illinois cashed as a slight favorite over Wisconsin. What was most gratifying about our choice was that the oddsmakers made the Badgers the underdog despite being ranked No. 5 in the country. Throughout the land, bettors were screaming "how can this be?" ... read more
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Date added: 10.04.07
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NASCAR Nextel Cup Series: UAW-FORD 500 Picks
by Christopher G. Shepard - 10/04/2007 Restrictor plates will make their Nextel Cup Chase Series debut on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway while NASCAR showcases the Car of Tomorrow which should guarantee fans a nose-to-tail drafting experience while also ripping out the soul of a handful of Chase contenders as well as taking out a few bystanders ... read more
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Date added: 10.02.07
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 10/02/2007 A - Ageless. Brett Favre was the top passer in the league this week, and Green Bay continues to be the biggest surprise in the NFL. Bettors haven't started to completely believe in the team yet - they are 4-0 ATS, and they have covered easily each time, showing that the lines are softer than they need to be. The amazing ... read more
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Date added: 09.25.07
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2008 NHL Predictions
by Max, Doc's NHL Hockey Expert - 09/25/2007It seems like only yesterday the NHL Hockey season was concluding with the Anaheim Ducks hoisting the Stanley Cup for the first time in their existence. That team seemed to have the perfect mix of young and old, skill and powerful, and two solid net minders. With the new restrictions and salary cap limits, ... read more
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Date added: 09.19.07
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The NFL Report - September 19 2007
by Robert Ferringo - 09/19/2007 It's a good thing that I don't have dogs. After Week 2's frustrating end I have to say that I'm still steaming a bit. I'm especially angry with myself for some flat out ignorant plays (New Orleans), for not trusting my initial impression on what was going to be my top play (Green Bay) and for having the brains to stay ... read more
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Date added: 09.12.07
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This Week in Betting, A to Z
by T.O. Whenham - 09/12/2007A - Adrian Peterson. 103 yards rushing and a 60-yard TD catch. Think this guy is going to be any good? If he keeps doing that, and Tavaris Jackson keeps paying basically acceptable football, then Minnesota and their solid defense could win more than expected. Of course, it would help if they could play the Falcons and the ... read more
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Date added: 08.19.07
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2007 Big Ten Conference Preview
The Big Ten's biggest challenge this year is to prove to the world that the mounds of humiliation heaped upon them in the BCS last year were just a fluke. Ohio State was horrific in the National Championship Game that everyone in the world outside of Gainesville, Fla. was certain they would win, and Michigan stunk it up so badly against USC that, as ... read more
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Date added: 08.18.07
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2007 WAC Preview
You might not think that you know much about the Western Athletic Conference, but if you are even a somewhat committed fan of college football you probably know a bit about at least two of its teams. Boise State became the darling of the country with their stunning upset of Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl last season. You may know Hawaii from their prolific ... read more
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