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Date added: 08.10.11
Doc's Sports
Pac 12 Football Predictions
Maybe now the Left Coast will get some love.The Pac-10 is no more, choosing instead to swell its ranks to 12 teams, institute a new divisional system, and implement a championship game that should keep this conference in the news well into December. It is a pretty heady time in the Pac-12. And with new promise and potential comes new expectations.By ... read more
Doc's Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.09.11
Evan Altemus
30 Days of Football Day 6 Football Strategies
Each day these articles will prepare readers for the start of both the NFL and college football seasons. It is important to learn from mistakes in previous years and develop a game plan for success heading into this year. Let’s go over some strategies and/or information that will lead to a profitable football season. Most bettors are always ... read more
Date added: 08.09.11
Evan Altemus
30 Days of Football Day 5 (NFL PRESEASON)
Each day these articles will prepare readers for the start of both the NFL and college football seasons. It is important to learn from mistakes in previous years and develop a game plan for success heading into this year. Let’s go over some strategies and/or information that will lead to a profitable football season. This article is ... read more
Date added: 08.08.11
Jim Feist
NFL Preseason Pointers
The pro football preseason kicks off this weekend (and it's about time)! Remember that each season is different, with players changing teams, new coaches and assistants coming aboard, and star college players joining the pros as highly touted rookies. August football offers fans their first peak at all the new additions. This weekend, the defending ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.08.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
MLB Underdog Value: Part II
Inexperienced sports bettors can have trouble backing dogs, and this is particularly true in baseball. Last week I outlined several areas that I examine when looking to possibly back a live underdog. Here are some more. Pitcher Home/Away Performance: The home/road breakdowns on pitchers are especially fascinating, offering not only insight into what ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 08.07.11
Evan Altemus
30 Days of Football Day 4
Each day these articles will prepare readers for the start of both the NFL and college football seasons. It is important to learn from mistakes in previous years and develop a game plan for success heading into this year. Let’s go over some strategies and/or information that will lead to a profitable football season. When most people prepare ... read more
Date added: 08.05.11
Evan Altemus
30 Days of Football Day 3
30 Days of Football - Day 3 Each day these articles will prepare readers for the start of both the NFL and college football seasons. It is important to learn from mistakes in previous years and develop a game plan for success heading into this year. Let’s go over some strategies and/or information that will lead to a profitable football ... read more
Date added: 08.03.11
Evan Altemus
30 Days of Football Day 2
Each day these articles will prepare readers for the start of both the NFL and college football seasons. It is important to learn from mistakes in previous years and develop a game plan for success heading into this year. Let's go over some strategies and/or information that will lead to a profitable football season. Yesterday's article talked ... read more
Date added: 08.02.11
Evan Altemus
30 Days of Football Day 1
Each day these articles will prepare readers for the start of both the NFL and college football seasons. It is important to learn from mistakes in previous years and develop a game plan for success heading into this year. Let’s go over some strategies and/or information that will lead to a profitable football season.There are a few keys to ... read more
Date added: 08.01.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
MLB Underdog Value Part 1
I've found that inexperienced sports bettors have trouble taking dogs, especially in baseball. Favorites are no problem. It's easy to spot games that favored teams should win, especially with the better starting pitcher. But identifying dogs and getting the courage and confidence to back them often takes time, patience and careful analysis. With that ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 07.26.11
Jim Feist
College Football Teams with Something to Prove
Frustration and failure can prove excellent motivating factors in sports. We see quality teams get beaten badly all the time, then bounce back the next game with a terrific performance with an easy win. This can also take place with teams that are off disappointing seasons. Last season Notre Dame had a new coach, a tough schedule and a ton of ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 07.25.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
MLB Quality Starts
One area I pay attention to when analyzing baseball games is quality starts. Sometimes a pitcher may have a rather high ERA, but that's not all that uncommon today. With expansion over the last decade, starting pitching has become thin and the rarest of commodities. Yes, you will find lousy pitchers throwing in the big leagues simply because there ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 07.19.11
Jim Feist
New Coaches Hope to Upgrade College Programs
Football head coaches get all the glory, but top assistants can be extremely important in a team's success or failure. Offensive and defensive coordinators have great influence on game plans and a unit's effectiveness. There was no better example than former NY Giants' defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, now with the Rams. He came over from the ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 07.14.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
Money Management 101
As you gear up for the second half of the baseball season, this is a good time to talk about the importance of money management, which will carry over into football season, too. I recall an old tale about a gambler. A husband accompanied his wife to the hairdresser, which will take just over an hour. The guy goes next door to the casino and plays five ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 07.13.11
Jim Feist
MLB: Second Half Surges
The first half of the 2011 baseball season is in the books. There were surprising winners, such as the Indians, Marlins, Reds and Brewers, a lack of hitting league-wide, and some surprises such as the defending champion Giants playing close to .500 baseball. With the surprises out of the way, here's a look at some teams that might be active at the ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 07.11.11
John Ryan Sports
Have the Phillies Begun to Reach their Potential?
The Philadelphia Phillies have established the best record in baseball despite having a largely inconsistent offense. I would not advise anyone on betting against them failing to win the National League East Division Championship and the National League Pennant. Since Charlie Manuel has managed this team the Phillies have played their best baseball ... read more
John Ryan Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 07.08.11
Doc's Sports
MLB: Tips and Advice on Betting Doubleheaders
It is not a stretch to say that no one in baseball likes doubleheaders.The players dislike putting forth that much effort in one day. Managers cringe at the thought of having to burn their bullpens. Umpires loathe having to sit out there for a double-dip, especially the guys that have to work the plate in one game and the field in another. The vendors ... read more
Doc's Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 07.06.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
The Overlooked Edge of Speed
There's been a huge emphasis on power in baseball over the last decade. But home runs are down this season, likely because there is so much steroid testing now. And with teams lacking power like they used to, speed can be an extremely important, and often overlooked, aspect of winning baseball. Speed isn't simply stolen bases, although that's one ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 07.04.11
Jim Feist
MLB: First Half Roundup
162 games is a long season. Every year teams sprint out of the gate in April and May with October dreams, only to come back to the pack by July. It's not a sprint, of course, but a marathon, where a strong balance of pitching, defense and offense carries the best teams into the postseason. Injuries, too, are key, as well as trades made before the July ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 06.29.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
The Mental Aspect of Sports
Many of us gauge the success of sports teams based on stats. However, in the world of professional handicapping, many factors come into play when attempting to assess betting lines and profitable wagers. Statistics, to be sure, are a part of the equation, but there are many others, such as home/road play, streaks, matchups, situational handicapping ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 06.27.11
Jim Feist
Injured Players Returning + Trades
So who is ready to win the World Series? Well, relax , folks, it is only the end of June and baseball is a marathon. Patience and consistency are keys to being the best in baseball, the same two qualities that are necessary in the world of sports wagering. After all, it is not the hot teams in May and June that win the World Series, it is the team ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 06.26.11
Marc Lawrence
2011 BIG 12 Conference Football Preview
Much like the shrink-wrap used by food packagers these days, the BIG 12 shrank to 10 teams for the 2011 season with the defections of Colorado (PAC 10) and Nebraska (BIG 10) to new conferences.And with it the new BIG 10/12 takes on a whole new persona. No more of the South beating the North like a drum (156-113, 58% win percentage). Instead the redesigned ... read more
Marc Lawrence Bio and Picks
Date added: 06.22.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
Handicapping Recent Streaks
One of the many great challenges in handicapping sports is the understanding that it’s not easy to predict the future. That’s essentially what oddsmakers and handicappers do in attempting to set/wager on a number regarding a sporting event. There are many different ways to analyze games, from matchups, to trends, to pure stats, to coaching, ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 06.20.11
Jim Feist
The Bull(Pen) By the Horns!
Starting pitchers in baseball get much of the attention (and money) thrown their way. The average starter is asked to go 6-7 innings, while aces are expected to give 7-8 quality innings. Many games are decided in the last three innings, however, making relief pitchers an extremely important, and often overlooked, element. The use of effective relievers ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 06.19.11
Marc Lawrence
2011 Big 10 Conference Preview
It used to be that when you talked Big 10 Football you were talking Ohio State.After all, the Buckeyes won at least a share of the last six Big Ten Championships while compiling a 43-5 mark in conference play in that span. They’ve gone 106-22 in games over the last 10 years, winning a national championship and playing in eight BCS bowl games, ... read more
Marc Lawrence Bio and Picks
Date added: 06.14.11
Jim Feist
Hot and Cold Streaks
Baseball is a game of stats and streaks. The Red Sox started this season 2-10 and had all kinds of problems with pitching, injuries and an ice cold offense. However, they made some minor adjustments, got their starting staff straightened out and have been playing great baseball the last two months, back in the pennant race. Three years ago the ... read more
Jim Feist Bio and Picks
Date added: 06.13.11
Marc Lawrence
2011 Big East Football Preview
As referenced in last year’s pre-season preview, this always-powerful basketball conference has come a long way toward establishing a football pedigree since it rejected Penn State’s application for admittance in 1985.Under its current alignment, which has been in place for six seasons, the BIG EAST is a combined 186-79 SU in non-conference ... read more
Marc Lawrence Bio and Picks
Date added: 06.13.11
Bryan Leonard Sports
Baseball's Overlooked Edge: Speed
There’s been a huge emphasis on power in baseball over the last decade. Certainly there’s been a lot focus on bulk and home runs, speed as an extremely important, and often overlooked, aspect of winning baseball.Speed isn’t simply stolen bases, although that’s one part of the equation. Speed is also the ability of a player to ... read more
Bryan Leonard Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 06.09.11
Matt Fargo Sports
NCAA Preview: New Mexico St. Aggies
2011 College Football Previews New Mexico St. Aggies Offensive Starters Returning…7 Defensive Starters Returning…7 Looking Back… New Mexico St. enters a new season with new expectations but in reality, it is going to be another long season in Las Cruces. The Aggies went 2-10 a season ago including 1-7 in the WAC and that made it ... read more
Matt Fargo Sports Bio and Picks
Date added: 06.08.11
Doc's Sports
Surprise MLB Teams Good for the Book
Not many people expected Cleveland to be one of the best teams in baseball.Nor did many think Arizona would be neck and neck with the World Series champs.They didn’t believe Seattle had much of a chance either.And they especially didn’t foresee Pittsburgh flirting with .500.But all four of those teams have failed to live up (or down) to ... read more
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