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Date added: 06.15.08
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Betting Ugly on Under in NBA Playoffs
While it varies from year to year how well (or poorly) the overs or the unders do in the NBA playoffs, the one thing that is more consistent is that most fans and sports bettors simply don’t like betting under, especially in hoops, where fast paced, high scoring games are generally preferred. And in the NBA finals, especially when one of the teams ... read more
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Date added: 06.10.08
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Betting the Rest of Boston – LA Series
In Sunday’s newsletter we wrote an article about the advantages of using “in progress” adjusted series lines as a way to bet a heavy series favorite while still getting good line value. As stated in that article, in order to utilize this line value seeking strategy, you will need to have access to a sports "book" that allows ... read more
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Date added: 06.02.08
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Finding Value in the Game within a Game
As we now are about to start the championship round of the NBA playoffs, it gets even harder to find value on either team, and moré difficult to go against their opponent, while for the most part, betting the full game over or the under is no easier, as shown in recently concluded Boston - Detroit series, with one game being a boring “brick ... read more
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Date added: 05.21.08
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Betting NBA Late Rounds
As we now start the final two rounds of the NBA playoffs, it gets harder to find value on either team and moré difficult to go against their opponent, and for the most part, betting the over or the under is a “crap shoot.” In these rounds, there are lots of games priced in that hard to handicap point spread range which we call “no ... read more
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Date added: 03.05.08
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The Art of Finishing
One of the many factors we consider at Nite Owl Sports in determining which games/teams qualify as official picks for our Top Ten clients is how well a team “finishes” games. For example, do they fold “down the stretch” under the pressure of a tight game, like the Sacto Kings did last night in their come from ahead non-covering ... read more
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Date added: 02.11.08
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To Tease or not to Tease
First of all, let me make clear that I do not view sports betting as some recreational, gentlemanly form of “wagering.” Rather, I see it not only as a “business” but as a daily “street fight” with the sports books and their line makers, where we as sports handicappers and players should play “fair and square,” ... read more
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Date added: 02.08.08
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It's All in the Units - Part 2
Thursday’s Top ten newsletter contained an article by Nite Owl Sports stressing the importance of astute management of units risked to units won as a valuable sports handicapping tool, which also pointed out that in the case of most newsletter readers, it’s equally important to figure in how much one is spending to buy their picks from ... read more
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Date added: 02.07.08
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It’s All in the Units
Throughout my 30+ years as a sports handicapper, many people have asked what is my secret for achieving sports handicapping success, other than the obvious of picking more winners than losers. In previous articles published in the Top Ten Cappers newsletter and web site, I stressed the importance of finding “line value,” whether it’s ... read more
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Date added: 01.23.08
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Monitoring Player Availability & Injuries in the NBA
It’s amazing how quickly things can fall apart or come together for NBA teams, based on what weapons they do (or don’t) have at their disposal. In a league often criticized as being full of overpaid, self-indulgent “slackers” who really “bring it” only about every other game, the other side of the coin in the NBA ... read more
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