- Jim Kruger Snapshot
- #1 NBA Totals Capper: 61.5% the past 3 years! (documented at the Sports Monitor of OK!
- Selectivity is the name of the game
- Few picks but great winning %
- Currently #1 in NBA net units won at the Sports Monitor of Oklahoma!
Hot Streaks
All Sports
All Picks
173-140 (55%)
+63.6
All Sports
Play of The Day
52-35 (60%)
+46.7
All Sports
5-Unit Picks
10-2 (83%)
+35.5
NBA All Picks
32-17 (65%)
+50.6
NBA 5 Unit Picks
8-2 (80%)
+26.4
NBA ATS Picks
10-5 (67%)
+20.1
CBB All Picks
10-4 (71%)
+21.4
CBB ATS Picks
6-1 (86%)
+18.8
About Jim Kruger
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My Handicapping and Betting Philosophy
I am pretty anal when it comes to handicapping. I literally look at almost every aspect of handicapping that you can. It depends on what sport I am handicapping for how much each area is emphasized. I am big on fundamentals and matchups. I also use situational handicapping and do look at trends and systems that I consider viable and logical.
My Handicapping Experience
Actually, I started handicapping as a kid growing up in Kansas City, but didn’t realize that was what I was doing. I found myself trying to determine who would win a game and by how much through examination of statistics and personnel. I always loved math and numbers and had a lot of fun trying to improve on my “predictions.” I started betting on sports in 1988.
My Special Achievments in Handicapping
Making it to the quarterfinals in the invitation-only World Series of Handicapping this past year and winning the Ultimate Handicapping Challenge for the NBA rank high on my list, but the main achievement I am most proud of is of having very successful years in every sport that I have handicapped. I believe that being well rounded is the mark of an excellent handicapper. In my opinion, the long-term successful capper has to realize that every sport has certain aspects of it that requires each sport to be handicapped differently.
Most recently, I was the No. 1 capper for net units won in 2006 in college football as monitored by the Sports Monitor of Oklahoma (TSM). I also finished No. 3 this previous season in net units won in the NBA as monitored by TSM and No. 12 in college hoops.
I tied for fourth place out of over 300 contestants in the Las Vegas Leroy’s College Challenge Football Contest in 2006.
Finishing in first place in the NBA by over a 2-1 margin in 2003-04 at TSM in net units won is something I am very proud of.
My Most Memorable Moment
After making it to the quarterfinals, being eliminated from the World Series of Handicapping on a last-second stupid half-time bet that I made.
Biggest Win of my Career
Georgia over Boise State in Week 1 in the 2005 season. Boise was No. 18 in the nation and closed as a seven-point dog. I made Georgia my highest rated play and then crushed Boise, 48-13. The game wasn’t even as close as the final score.
Toughest Loss of my Career
The first game of the 2005 NBA season had Dallas visiting Phoenix. Avery Johnson was starting his first full season as the Mav’s head coach and in doing my research I determined that Dallas was not going to run with Phoenix. Add to the fact that Amare Stoudemire, the Suns center who loves to run was being replaced by much slower Kurt Thomas in the starting lineup. The total opened up at 217. I jumped on the UNDER and made it the highest rated play that I have. The first half was under 100, only 41 points were scored in the third quarter. I had the UNDER won by a huge margin. Well, that is until the game went into overtime. The teams were tied after one OT period and I still had the UNDER won by a comfortable margin. I still thought I had the UNDER won in the second OT but some late intentional fouling cost me my UNDER by two points. That was the most I had ever bet, even as the total moved down. It really hurt as it was the correct call by light years, but I still ended up losing.
Favorite Team(s) to Play or Fade
I look at all teams in all divisions. Smaller conferences in college basketball are a favorite of mine as the linesmaker cannot keep up as closely with them and subsequently lines have more of a tendency to be off. Individual teams will vary by season in all sports. You try to catch a team on the up or downside before the linesmaker does.
What You Can Expect From Me
I work extremely hard at handicapping, it is my only job. I bet all of my own bets - my money is where my mouth is. I will not release a pick just for the sake of having a play. Winning at sports betting requires discipline and not having the fear to go against the crowd. I’m not going to win every play, but in the long run I will have more winners than losers. My track record proves this. I believe in honesty, integrity and treating people the way I would like to be treated.
"Work hard, work smart, work fast."
Hawaii vs. Louisiana Tech Wednesday Game
I watched in person Hawaii play against UNLV a couple of Saturdays ago. Hawaii's QB, Joe Alexander, is a big guy who throws ...read more
Picking Winners in College Football
Before any sports season starts that I am going to be betting on, I try to find as many angles as I can from any and all sources ...read more
2008-09 NBA Season Win Bets
2008-09 Season Win NBA BetsLiving in Las Vegas for many years and being a season ticket holder for UNLV basketball and football ...read more
Don't Make Assumptions!
In last week's article I looked for teams that were out of a normal routine, having a change in their pattern. The results were ...read more
Changing a Team's Routine
This week I haven’t yet found a juicy 90% angle like I wrote about last week with our spread winner on UNLV over BYU. But, ...read more
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Jim Kruger Past Picks
NBA Basketball
Atlanta Hawks @ Washington Wizards Thursday March 11, 2010 7:05 pm
TOTALS # 799 Atlanta - Washington UNDER The Washington offense has been non-existent their past 5 games not even surpassing 89 points in any game. With the Hawks losing two in a row, they should be better focused on defense. Also, since today is a make-up ... read more
College Basketball
Oklahoma State Cowboys @ Kansas State Wildcats Thursday March 11, 2010 7:00 pm
SIDES # 734 Kansas State -4.5 over Oklahoma State Kansas State was blown out in Lawrence, KS in their final road game losing to KU by 17. They came back home to play Iowa State in the Wildcats' final game in the Little Apple. Surprise! The 15-point ... read more
NBA Basketball
Boston Celtics @ Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday March 9, 2010 8:05 pm
SIDES # 560 Milwaukee -1.5 over Boston Milwaukee has been very hot recently Boston is 4-0 in March after going 9-11 from Jan. 14-Feb. 27, but much like during the Bucks' winning stretch, the competition has hardly been fierce. The Celtics' streak has ... read more
NBA Basketball
Los Angeles Clippers @ Orlando Magic Tuesday March 9, 2010 7:05 pm
TOTALS LA Clippers - Orlando UNDER 201.5 Orlando plays tough defense as proved by being ranked in the top five in most defensive categories. The Clippers are led by center Chris Kaman who might find it tougher to score against Dwight Howard. Kaman and the ... read more
NBA Basketball
New Jersey Nets @ Memphis Grizzlies Monday March 8, 2010 8:05 pm
TOTALS # 505 New Jersey - Memphis UNDER Memphis is looking to avoid its ninth straight home loss Monday night when it faces the Nets, who are looking to win four in a row on the road for the first time in two seasons. You have to go back to 1996 since the Griz ... read more
NBA Basketball
Los Angeles Lakers @ Orlando Magic Sunday March 7, 2010 2:30 pm
Take LA Lakers - Orlando UNDER Wow, the Lakers have dropped two in a row! Now they get to go play the Orlando Magic, the team they beat in last year's NBA Finals. The Lakers are the second best team in the league as measured by defensive efficiency. ... read more
NBA Basketball
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Los Angeles Clippers Friday March 5, 2010 10:35 pm
Take Oklahoma City over LA Clippers The Thunder are playing great ball, except for their last game, a 119-90 drubbing in Denver. OKC actually fell behind at one point by 41 points. The Clippers are off of a bad loss to Phoenix, 127-101 as the Suns shot over ... read more
NBA Basketball
Los Angeles Lakers @ Miami Heat Thursday March 4, 2010 8:15 pm
Take LA Lakers – Miami UNDER Miami is the 28th slowest team in the NBA in their pace. Miami is no slouch on defense ranking ninth in the league. Since February 6th when Kobe was out injured, the Lakers have played at a very high level of defense and ... read more
NBA Basketball
New York Knicks @ Cleveland Cavaliers Monday March 1, 2010 7:05 pm
Take Cleveland - New York OVER No Shaq means a faster Cleveland team. The addition of Antawn Jamison gives the Cavs another offensive weapon. J.J. Hickson is improving offensively, also. New York has been picking up the pace recently and is 9-1 Over ... read more
NBA Basketball
Orlando Magic @ New Orleans Hornets Friday February 26, 2010 9:35 pm
Take Orlando - New Orleans UNDER These two teams met right before the All-Star Break with the Hornets running out to a 17-point lead closing out up by 15 at half. Orlando was letting Darren Collison drive and the Hornets' easy looks from three-point range. ... read more
NBA Basketball
Indiana Pacers @ Chicago Bulls Wednesday February 24, 2010 8:05 pm
Take Indiana - Chicago OVER Indy loves to run and are the second-fastest tempo team in the NBA. Chicago is more of a doughnut team (without a true center) and when they can run they take advantage of the open court. These teams met earlier in February with ... read more
NBA Basketball
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Orlando Magic Sunday February 21, 2010 1:00 pm
Take Orlando over Cleveland Orlando has dropped two games to Cleveland this year. But yet, according to Charles Barkley on TNT, "The Cleveland Cavaliers got Antawn Jamison to matchup with Rashard Lewis and the Orlando Magic." Barkley was referring ... read more
NBA Basketball
Indiana Pacers @ New Orleans Hornets Friday February 19, 2010 8:05 pm
# 811 Indiana - New Orleans OVER 204 Hornets' point guard Darren Collison has picked up the pace in New Orleans' attack since Chris Paul went out with an injury. Both teams are in the bottom third in defensive efficiency. Indiana is the second fastest ... read more
NBA Basketball
Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Lakers Thursday February 18, 2010 10:35 pm
# 503 Boston - LA Lakers UNDER 189.5 Over the last 14 games, the Celtics have only scored 100+ points in one game. They have only allowed 100+ points in two of those games. The offense is not hitting on all 8 cylinders as evidenced by the fact they have only ... read more
NBA Basketball
Denver Nuggets @ Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday February 18, 2010 8:05 pm
TOTALS # 501 Denver - Cleveland UNDER 206 The Cavs have traded Zydrunas Ilgauskas to the Washington Wizards for Antawn Jamison. Jamison is not expected to be in uniform tonight. The Cavs are much more offensively efficient when Z is on the floor compared to ... read more
NBA Basketball
Houston Rockets @ Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday February 17, 2010 8:05 pm
# 713 Houston - Milwaukee OVER 194 Milwaukee is improving offensively since losing Michael Redd earlier in the season. Brandon Jennings is going to be the Rookie of the year in the NBA and does well against smaller guards such as Aaron Brooks as witnessed by BJ's ... read more
College Basketball
Rider Broncs @ Saint Peter's Peacocks Monday February 15, 2010 7:00 pm
TOTALS # 715 Rider - St. Peters OVER 128 While St. Peters has a low offensive efficiency rating, they have done a better job recently scoring 68 or more points in four of their last six games. The Peacocks face the second-worst defensive team in the Metro Atlantic ... read more
College Basketball
Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Northwestern Wildcats Sunday February 14, 2010 5:00 pm
TOTALS # 873 Minnesota - Northwestern UNDER 134.5 Northwestern plays at one of the slowest paces in the country ranking 292 out of 341 teams. Minnesota is one of the best defensive teams in the nation ranking 29th in defensive efficiency. However, one ... read more
College Basketball
Loyola Marymount Lions @ San Francisco Dons Saturday February 13, 2010 10:00 pm
# 642 San Francisco -4.5 over Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount is a very bad free throw shooting team, just 61.4% in conference. After winning just a total of 8 games over the past two years, LMU is having a great season at 13-12. This is an important ... read more
College Basketball
Auburn Tigers @ Mississippi State Bulldogs Saturday February 13, 2010 7:00 pm
# 603 Auburn+10 over Mississippi State The Bulldogs rely very heavily on the three-point shot ranking 14th in the nation in their ratio of three-pointers attempted to two-point shots hoisted. If MSU isn't hitting from outside, points are hard to come by. ... read more
College Basketball
Colorado Buffaloes @ Kansas State Wildcats Saturday February 13, 2010 6:00 pm
SIDES # 579 Colorado +15 over Kansas State Colorado does have the capability of playing well as evidenced by their overtime loss to top-ranked Kansas recently. Kansas State is having their best year since 1988 when the Wildcats made it to a regional final ... read more
NBA Basketball
Detroit Pistons @ Indiana Pacers Friday February 5, 2010 7:05 pm
TOTALS # 803 Detroit - Indiana OVER 200 Detroit is starting to get its offense back up to speed. Unfortunately, the Piston defense is just a shell of what it used to be ranking 22nd in the league in defensive efficiency. Indiana isn't much better at #17. ... read more
NBA Basketball
Portland Trailblazers @ Utah Jazz Wednesday February 3, 2010 9:05 pm
TOTALS # 719 Portland - Utah UNDER We have a couple of good reasons to play the UNDER in this game between the Blazers and the Jazz. First, it's a divisional game in a tight race. Both teams have 29 wins for the season but Portland has three more losses. ... read more
NBA Basketball
Phoenix Suns @ Houston Rockets Sunday January 31, 2010 7:05 pm
# 817 Phoenix - Houston OVER 218 The Suns are the second worst defensive team in efficiency in the NBA. Houston, without Ming, has not been the defensive juggernaut as in the past with just a #17 rating. Houston also plays at a faster pace than when they ... read more
NBA Basketball
Indiana Pacers @ Toronto Raptors Sunday January 31, 2010 6:05 pm
# 809 Indiana OVER 218.5 We have two teams that like to run, especially Indy who is the second fastest paced team in the NBA. Toronto's offensive efficiency is exceptional, #3 in the league. Unfortunately, Toronto is the worst team in defensive efficiency. ... read more
