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Date added: 02.09.12
Doc's Sports
2012 NFL Mock Draft
Hey, Giants fan, the rest of the NFL outside of New England (and probably Philly and Dallas) was happy for you for winning the Super Bowl. For about 12 seconds.But now the 2011 season is in the books and it is officially the start of the 2012 NFL betting season. And whether it is a new wave of Super Bowl futures odds or a brand-spanking new NFL mock ... read more
Doc's Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 01.31.12
Bryan Leonard Sports
A Super Bowl Edge? Start with Defense
So who's going to win the Super Bowl? Better yet, who's going to cover? There are a lot of factors to examine carefully when trying to determine who has the edge. One of the simplest to examine, and very revealing, is defense. Defense wins championships, of course, and when we look at the defensive merits of the Giants and Patriots, it’s a ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 01.22.12
Jim Feist
Super Bowl Countdown!
In the world of eleven to ten, there's nothing quite like Super Bowl week. In this case, it's two weeks, as the teams have two weeks to prepare for the Big Game. It's also one of the most creative weeks of the sports betting season. While there's only one game left on the football calendar, there are still ample opportunities for betting with ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 01.18.12
Doc's Sports
NFC Championship Preview
Apparently defense does still win championships.San Francisco will host New York at 4:30 p.m. EST on Sunday for the NFC Championship Game. The winner advances to the Super Bowl (you may have heard of that) to face either Baltimore or New England.The 49ers and Giants advanced to the NFC Title Game thanks to incredible defensive efforts last week, outmuscling ... read more
Doc's Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 01.02.12
Bryan Leonard Sports
The Best Offense is a Great Defense
There has been a lot of focus on offense the last few years in NFL. Two years ago the Saints and Colts were dynamite offensive teams with below average defenses and met in the Super Bowl, and last year the incredible Green Bay offense bested the Steelers dominant defense for the title. Many shrugged off the importance of defense, but that was more ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 12.28.11
Tony George Sports
Are Teasers Sharp or Sqaure Bets?
A recent discussion in a Sports Betting Forum prompted a reply from about these wagers. While anything short of a straight up is considered a exotic wager by many, NFL teasers are value bets in my opinion. Here is my respone from that forum discussion....There are many times that a number is sharp in the NFL, I tease it usually the way of the dog ... read more
Tony George Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 12.11.11
Jim Feist
NFL Juggernauts and Fading Has Beens
Looking at NFL in 2011, it's clear that, despite the unbeaten Packers, parity has returned. Look at teams that were recent doormats who are playing well: Lions, Bills, Bengals, Texans, 49ers and Broncos. Even the Panthers and Dolphins have been competitive, with shots at respectable seasons after bad starts. The season is also littered with flops. ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 12.04.11
Jim Feist
The NFL Quarterback Shuffle
2011…The Year of the Quarterback? Are you kidding? While the numbers that Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are putting up are on pace to both break Dan Marino’s single season passing record, 2011 has been the Year of the Quarterback Shuffle. It started back in September when the Jaguars decided to cut veteran starter David Garrard for rookie ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 12.03.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
Pro Football Totals and Cooler Weather
The weather is getting colder for football teams in the northern parts of the country. That means wind, rain, sleet, snow – and potentially lower scoring games. Lovie Smith, the head coach of the Chicago Bears, is a proponent of conservative play, running the football and playing tough defense. The Bears started last season 8-2 under the total ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 11.27.11
Jim Feist
The Overlooked Edge: Football Depth
Depth is such an essential element of success in pro and college football, and one that is easily overlooked. Big college programs have this as a huge advantage over smaller programs. The Florida Gators got off to a strong 4-0 start this season, but then a serious injury against Alabama to starting QB John Brantley changed everything. They lost 4 in ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 11.27.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
Run the Football
“Run the football more times, and you win.”I hear this all the time, on television and on radio, even in 2011, which has been a passing season in the NFL. When examining key games, analysts often conclude one team failed to run the football enough times, and the opponent pulled won the game simply because they had more rushing attempts.We ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 11.25.11
Doc's Sports
2011 NFL Power Rankings – Week 12
Family and feelings are the enemy of good gambling and good writing about gambling. So I apologize for the soggy lead in this week, but I am trapped in Northern New York with my kin and only have a quick moment here in between dodging passive-aggressive barbs from my in-laws and skirting out to refill my cocktail from my depleting liquor supply to ... read more
Doc's Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 11.17.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
Quarterbacks and Defense
There’s really no truer adage in pro football than the importance of quarterbacks and defense. Betting lines take these factors into account, and you can understand why. The offense revolves completely around the play of the quarterback, the only player on offense who touches the ball every play. QBs need touch, and accurate, split-second decision ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 11.10.11
Doc's Sports
NFL Survivor Pool Picks Week 10
There were a handful of upsets in Week 9 that hopefully you avoided (and did if you took my top pick of the week) and kept you going in your survivor pool.One game I warned you to stay away from was the winless Dolphins visiting a suddenly streaking Chiefs team. But if you looked closely at that matchup, Miami had come close to winning in back-to-back ... read more
Doc's Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 11.10.11
Doc's Sports
2011 NFL Power Rankings Week 10
The weather is getting colder, the hits are getting harder, and the games are getting more critical as teams ride the elevator of expectations and expanded standings. In my opinion, November is the most crucial of months on the NFL schedule because it really sets the tone for the stretch run: some teams gain momentum and find the will for a strong ... read more
Doc's Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 11.02.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
Home Field vs. Road Travel in the NFL
It’s probably not discussed as much as home court in basketball and even college football, but teams in the NFL often have significant edges at home and liabilities on the road. A key part of sports is emotion. Even though NFL players are professional athletes getting paid to do a job to the best of their abilities, playing well before the home ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 10.30.11
Jim Feist
NFL's Home vs. Road Disparity
How about those Baltimore Ravens? In back to back games they looked like world beaters, shutting down the Jets (34-17) and the Texans (29-14), covering both with ease. That put them at 3-0 Su/ATS at home this season, including that opening day shellacking of the Steelers, 35-7. Then again, a different Baltimore team can show up on the road, as we ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 10.24.11
Vegas Jack
My "Bettor Half" A Perfect Second Half NFL Trend
Gamblers tend to become emotional upon realizing the season is nearly half over. I, on the other hand, find elation in knowing a prosperous betting opportunity is still available for another two and a half months. In the past few years, testing trends have become an essential part to many handicappers weekly regimen. Numerous websites now have public ... read more
Date added: 10.23.11
Jim Feist
Winning Football "D" Comes Before "O"
So what do you prefer: offense or defense? Most casual bettors examining NFL picks like offense, which is why Monday night football games often take more action on the over. There have been some terrific offensive football teams that last few years, such as USC and Texas in 2005, and pro passing attacks like the Rams, Colts, Dick Vermeil's Chiefs, ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 10.22.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
Correlating Factors Run Defense and ATS Success
Good handicappers know how to make lines based on power ratings, home field and public perception. Other numbers, however, that are easier to identify mustn't be overlooked, either, when analyzing games and point spreads each week. Here's one anyone can utilize: Run defense.This is one of the basics when it comes to winning football. And speaking of ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 10.21.11
Doc's Sports
NFL Week 7 Player Props and Betting Predictions
In my Week 6 player props story, there weren’t too many immediate results for us to look back on – in other words I tackled a few season-ending totals for NFL players, such as 50-yard field goals for Oakland’s Sebastian Janikowski (he was two-yards shy of adding one in Week 6), sacks for Minnesota’s Jared Allen (he added No. ... read more
Doc's Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 10.18.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
The Must Win Game
The pressure's on every Saturday and Sunday! With football season in full swing, you'll hear media prognosticators proclaim with regularity, "This team doesn't want to start 0-4. Therefore, this is a must-win game that they have to win!" All right, so be it. That's as superficial a statement as one can find, which is often the case with newspaper, ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 10.11.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
Anticipating Low Scoring Second Halves
Handicappers are always looking for angles to replicate week after week in an attempt to cull profit from the books. Here’s a tried and true oldie: Look at second halves to go under the total if the home team has a big lead. We’ve already seen it this season. In Week 3, the Ravens blitzed the Rams and led 27-0 at the half. They played ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 10.10.11
Jim Feist
Turnovers Can Turn the Tide
Last week the Baltimore Ravens had just 267 total yards in a Sunday night showdown with the Jets and were a measily 6 of 18 on third down. In addition, they averaged 2.8 yards per rush. What a terrible offensive performance! Oh, and by the way the Ravens won the game, 34-17. Say what? The difference was turnovers, with the Jets coughing it up 4 times ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 10.07.11
Doc's Sports
Last NFL Team to WIn?
We are a quarter of the way through the NFL schedule, and we have four teams — Indianapolis, Minnesota, Miami, and St. Louis — that haven’t won a game yet. It’s always interesting to watch which team stays winless the longest. Tracking futility is especially significant this year, though, since the worst team in the league will ... read more
Doc's Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 10.05.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
Ground and Pound
Effective running games are a great weapon in both college and pro football. A strong running attack helps an offense pick up first downs, control the ball and the clock, and force opponents to play the run, which makes the pass that much more effective. A strong ground game can also physically wear out the opposition late in the game, which is something ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 10.03.11
Jim Feist
Beware of Early Season Phonies
So…are we all set for the Lions/Bills Super Bowl? Because after three weeks, those were two of the remaining three undefeated teams in the NFL, along with the Packers. To put that in perspective, before the season started the Lions were 40-to-1 to win the Super Bowl, the Packers 5-to-1 and the Bills, fresh off a 4-12 season, were 100-to-1. ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 09.22.11
Doc's Sports
2011 NFL Power Rankings – Week 3
Who needs the preseason?Scoring is through the roof in the National Football League and through two weeks of the year seasoned quarterback play and horrendous defense have been front-and-center. With the lack of a traditional offseason and with a truncated training camp the thought was that teams would be a little sluggish out of the gate and that ... read more
Doc's Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 09.18.11
Nite Owl Sports
Week Two NFL Fast Starter System
This article is about the correlation between an NFL team’s performance in their regular season opener and how well (or poorly) that team can be expected to perform in week two, which is now upon us. Based on five years of week one and two results (2006 – 2010) for those teams which were victorious in their regular season opener, and ... read more
Nite Owl Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 09.12.11
Jim Feist
Read Between the Lines
The best time of the sports calendar is here, the opening week of the pro football campaign! There are mountains of stats and angles available for sports bettors to digest from this season and years past. Information certainly is a huge key when analyzing games and point spreads. Sometimes it can seem that there is too much info, but it's essential ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
