The first couple weeks of the Major League Baseball season seem to always bring quite a few surprises, and this year is no different. Playing underdogs all through the month of April is generally a winning strategy when betting on baseball. The NBA is still getting a lot of attention from the oddsmakers, and I believe there are still some soft lines available right now. Which teams are being under ...  read more

by Aaron Smith - 3/7/2012

A couple months ago the Milwaukee Brewers expected to be without Ryan Braun at the beginning of the season. Fans were preparing for a disappointing season without Prince Fielder and Braun for the first 50 games. Fast forward to today and the fan base is rejoicing after Braun stunningly won the appeal of his 50-game suspension. Major League Baseball is up in arms reg ...  read more

The mid-major label used to be a negative thing, but no longer. George Mason, Butler, and VCU have all helped many college basketball fans realize that it isn’t only about the major conferences. Not all small conferences are created equal, so I wanted to take a look at five conferences that I believe are underrated by the average fan

Top Five Underrated College Basketball Conferences

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We are right in the middle of Conference play for all the major conferences. There’s only about a month for teams to improve their body of work and prepare for the NCAA Tournament. There’s always a healthy debate about which conference is the best from top to bottom. Here’s a look at my rankings based on the deepest conferences from top to bottom as it stands in early February 2012.

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College basketball betting is all about finding value. There are plenty of occasions where great teams aren’t necessarily great teams to bet on because of the lack of value. A great example of this was the Kentucky Wildcats earlier this year. Kentucky actually failed to cover the spread in a span of 14 straight games from late November to early January. The Wildcats only lost one of those games st ...  read more

College basketball is my single favorite sport to handicap. It is generally the sport I do the best in as well. Why is it my favorite sport to handicap? I truly believe that because there are so many teams and so many games, there are more values to be found than in other sports. Where is the most value? I typically find the most value in games that most people aren’t paying much attention to. Let ...  read more

Recently, I wrote an article here about the top five overrated teams at the one month mark. I thought it would only be fair to take a look at five teams I consider underrated at this point as well. Remember, this is a list of teams that I believe the oddsmakers are too low on at this time.

1. Oregon- I’m not saying the oddsmakers don’t like Oregon, but at this point I don’t think they like ...  read more

We’re already a month into the college football season. It’s hard to believe we’ve already had four weeks of action, but time flies when you are having a good time! I wanted to take a look at five teams that are overrated right now. As usual, I will look at these teams relative valuation by the oddsmakers. These are five times I believe the oddsmakers are too high on right now.

1. Penn State ...  read more

A profitable season of college football betting is all about finding value on a weekly basis. Some handicappers believe it is wise to stay away from making any wagers the first couple weeks of the year, but I don’t agree. I think the beginning of the season is a good time to use the hours of homework you have done over the summer to give you the edge over the books.

Not all undervalued team ...  read more

Big Ten Leaders Division Power Rankings The Big Ten, which is made up of 12 teams, will now have divisional play. The Legends and Leaders divisional nicknames haven’t been popular with the fan base, but it will definitely be exciting to see how divisional play (and the addition of Nebraska) changes the landscape in the Big Ten. Let’s take a look at my power rankings for the Big Ten’s Leaders D ...  read more

The season is now a month and a half old. The pretenders will start fading away over the next few weeks, while I expect some of the underachieving teams to pick up the pace. Today, I wanted to take a look at some of the most underrated starting pitchers in all of baseball right now. We know Roy Halladay is the best of the best, but so do the books. The point of this article is to look for some sta ...  read more

by Aaron Smith - 5/11/2011

When is the last time you sat down and analyzed a Major League Baseball team’s defense? The answer is likely either a long time ago or never. The average sports bettor thinks a lot about defense when analyzing a football or basketball game, but I’m convinced that most people don’t think nearly enough about defense when it comes to baseball. It may not mean as much ...  read more

The baseball season is now one month old. As always, there are plenty of positive and negative surprises already this year. Which teams are being overrated by the books and which teams are being underrated by the books? Keep in mind the baseball season is 162 games long, so most teams have only played about 15 to 17 percent of their games at this point in the season. Here are my top five overrated ...  read more

BracketBuster weekend is here, which means March is right around the corner. College basketball is now on the center stage. My single favorite time of the year, March Madness, is only weeks away. I love the concept of the BracketBuster weekend, which is now in its ninth season. It is a chance for teams from the smaller conferences around the country to make a name for themselves, and pick up a big ...  read more

Defense wins championships, that's one of the most popular sayings in all of sports. It often rings true, so I wanted to take a look at a comparison of the two defenses in Super Bowl 45. We'll take a look at the rushing defenses, the passing defenses, and then the overall defensive picture. Which team has the edge in each category?

The Rushing Defense: The Green Bay Packers have endure ...  read more

In order to be a successful bettor in any sport, you must understand that value is all relative to public perception. I find that college basketball emphasizes relative value when betting more than any other sport. There are plenty of times where a team is expected to be very good and the lines are inflated too much by the books because of it. At the same time, there are also plenty of opportuniti ...  read more

Are you taking advantage of all the opportunities presented to you in the world of college football betting? If you aren't playing totals on a regular basis then I believe you are missing out on a great way to beat the books. The against the spread play may be more popular, but "over/unders" are often where I find the most money can be made.

If you go to your favorite sportsbook and chec ...  read more