CFB GAME PREVIEW SOUTHERN MISS @ SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY 9-2-10 7:30 PM EST The South Carolina Gamecocks will open the season on Thursday September, 2nd against Southern Miss in the first College Football game of the 2010 season. The Gamecocks come in installed as 14 point favorites in this one. Last year Southern Miss was only 1-6 SU on the road allowing 32.4 points per game away from ...  read more

MLB AL EAST DIVISION RACE The MLB season is winding on down with only around 44 games left in the regular season for each ball club. It’s time to make those runs for the playoffs. I’m going to take a look at the AL East here today. Currently, the NY Yankees and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are tied atop the division and are the best two teams in the American League with identical records of 72- ...  read more

NFL PRESEASON 2010 The NFL Preseason is upon us and the smell of football is in the air. Football is what most gamblers await year after year. However, a lot of people don't play the NFL Preseason. Its easy money ladies and gentlemen if you know what you are doing. Lets look at some things that may help you be a winner this year. With the NFL Preseason, as all other sports, make sure you ...  read more

Big 12 Conference Tournament Preview Kansas is the top team in the country and by far the most talented team in the Big 12. Everyone will be gunning for the Jayhawks in order to solidify an automatic bid. Kansas checks in at 29-2 overall and 15-1 in conference play. The next best team in the conference is arguably Kansas State and Kansas has already beaten them twice this year including a d ...  read more

Pac 10 Conference Tournament Preview The Pac 10 has caught a lot of flack for being down this year and deservedly so. There isn’t one dominant team in the league that looks to be a threat to make it to the Final Four. California is however the best team in this conference and have to be regarded as the favorites. They won the regular season crown going 13-5 in conference play, finishing one ...  read more

Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Preview There are three teams in the top tier of the Atlantic 10 Conference and all three have a great shot at winning this tournament. Temple is obviously the favorite as they enter the post-season with an overall record 26-5 and an outstanding conference record of 14-2. The next best team in the conference hands down has got to be Xavier. Remember Xavier ...  read more

Big East Conference Tournament Preview Year in and year out, the Big East is always the most wide open conference tournaments. This due to the strength of the league as the Big East boasts eight teams with at least 20+ wins. Syracuse won the regular season title posting a 15-3 conference record, finishing 2 games ahead of Pittsburgh and West Virginia. Syracuse, however, took a step backward ...  read more

Kentucky Seeks Revenge The Kentucky Wildcats will be looking to avenge their only loss of the entire season when they play host to South Carolina on Thursday night. As this is a classic revenge situation, odds makers have the proper adjustments by installing Kentucky as 16½ point home favorites over the Gamecocks. South Carolina won by a final score of 68-62 on January 26th led by Devan Downe ...  read more

Thursday Night College Football Preview South Florida at Rutgers South Florida enters this game coming off a huge conference victory over West Virginia last week. The Bulls are 6-2 overall and 4-3 ATS in 2009 but are in desperate need of another conference victory as they are just 2-2 in conference play. Not only will South Florida be seeking to go over the .500 mark in conference play but ...  read more

Thursday Night College Football Preview Virginia Tech at East Carolina For the second week in a row Virginia Tech will play in an ESPN Primetime Thursday Night game. Last Thursday the Hokies were upset by unranked North Carolina as 14.5 point favorites. They will try to avoid losing their third straight game this week on the road at East Carolina. The 22nd ranked Hokies a ...  read more

Thursday Night College Football Preview North Carolina at Virginia Tech Odds makers are not expecting this week’s Thursday Night Prime Time game to be very competitive as they have installed Virginia Tech as 16.5 point favorites. The line opened on Sunday night at minus 17 but a small bit of sharp action has come in on the North Carolina causing the line to drop a ½ point. ...  read more

NFL Monday Night Preview Eagles at Redskins Last week’s 13-9 loss to the Oakland Raiders was not only disappointing to the Philadelphia Eagles players but also most of the betting public. More than 80% of the betting action on that game came in on the Eagles as 14 point road favorites. Despite the loss to one of the worst teams in football, the public is plunking down hard cash on the Eagle ...  read more

Thursday Night College Football Preview Florida State at North Carolina Both Florida State and North Carolina have had disappointing seasons thus far given the fact that both were ranked in the pre-season Top 25 polls. The Seminoles are just 2-4 straight up and 1-5 against the spread in ’09. They enter this game on a current three game losing streak with their most recent loss coming two ...  read more

NFL Week 5: What We Learned Oakland, St. Louis, and Tampa Bay can’t cover any number: The Oakland Raiders were 15.5 point road underdogs against the New York Giants this past Sunday and got beaten to a bloody pulp, losing 44-7. Their offense is just plain awful. They are averaging 9.8 points per game and only 191.6 yards of total offense. JaMarcus Russell, the former numb ...  read more

NFL’s Most Profitable Teams in 2009 Thus Far Denver Broncos: 5-0 ATS The Denver Broncos are the most surprising team of the 2009 season. No one expected them to be both 5-0 SU and 5-0 ATS heading into Week 6 with Kyle Orton at quarterback and a suspect defense. However, the Broncos have been outstanding on both sides of the ball. Defensively, they are allowing just 8 ...  read more

Red River Shootout Oklahoma v.s. Texas Texas faces its first real challenge of the season on Saturday afternoon when they take on Oklahoma in the Red River Shootout. The number 2 ranked Longhorns have cruised to a 5-0 start but are just 1-4 against the spread so far this season. They have been beating up on inferior opponents and have been heavy favorites in all 5 of their ...  read more

College Football Week 6: What We Learned Nebraska is the team to beat in the Big 12 North: Nebraska squared off against an undefeated Missouri team on Thursday night and came away victorious. The weather conditions were extremely poor with the rain causing both teams to make mistakes. Nebraska trailed 9-0 at halftime and 12-0 at the end of the third quarter. They came out and put up 27 ...  read more

Monday Night Football Preview Jets at Dolphins Two AFC East division rivals square off on Monday night when the Jets travel to south Florida to take on the Miami Dolphins. The Jets have played extremely well under new head coach Rex Ryan getting off to a 3-1 start and are also 3-1 against the spread. Miami on the other hand got their first win last week, blasting Buffalo 38-10. The two hea ...  read more

NFL Week 4: What We Learned Saints get signature win and look like an elite team: The New Orleans Saints took on the undefeated New York Jets this past Sunday and came away with a 14 point victory as 7 point home favorites. It appears that no one can stop the balanced offense of the New Orleans Saints, not even Rex Ryan’s attacking 3-4 defense. Drew Brees didn’t have a big day numbers wise ...  read more

College Football’s Most Profitable Teams Thus Far IDAHO: 5-0 ATS Most experts picked the Idaho Vandals to finish at or near the bottom of the WAC standings heading into the season but they have been cashing tickets for their backers all season long. Idaho is 4-1 straight up but an astounding 5-0 against the spread making them the most profitable team in college football through the first f ...  read more

Sunday Night NFL Preview Colts at Titans The odds makers have set an intriguing line on this game making the Indianapolis Colts just 3.5 point favorites over a team in the Tennessee Titans that has struggled mightily to start the season. Monday morning the opening line had the Colts just 1 point favorites but the public quickly jumped all over Peyton Manning and the Colts, forcing the number ...  read more

College Football Week 5: What We Learned Oklahoma not a BCS Team without Sam Bradford: Oklahoma has played two ranked teams this season and failed to win either one of them. This past week they went on the road to play Miami as a 7 point favorite and lost the game outright. The Sooners sorely miss the reigning Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford. Landry Jones was highly touted out of high ...  read more

ESPN Thursday Night College Football Preview Nebraska at Missouri Two top 25 teams square off on Thursday night when Nebraska travels to Missouri to take on the 18th ranked Tigers. Nebraska enters this game at 3-1 straight up but they have covered all four of their opening games. Their only loss came at Virginia Tech in a game where the Huskers had plenty of chances to pu ...  read more

College Football Week 4: What We Learned Miami is not quite ready to be a national contender: Two Thursdays ago, the entire sports betting world saw the Miami Hurricanes absolutely dominate the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in a 33-17 blowout victory. Then the following Saturday everyone saw Virginia Tech struggle mightily on the offensive side of the ball against Nebraska at ...  read more

The Sprint Cup boys move to New Hampshire this Sunday for the 27th race of the season. New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058 mile Oval Track located in Loudon, New Hampshire. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in New Hampshire this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head matchups. New Hampshire is normally a very good money track for us!! ...  read more

Rocky Atkinson’s CFB Preview 2009-2010 I just love this time of the year. The smell of football is in the air and it’s the most exciting time of the year for most people. I have been very successful in handicapping College Football throughout the years having won 12 of 13 years in my Sports Handicapping Career. I’d love to have you on board for the season as we are looking to pound the man ...  read more

The Sprint Cup boys move to Bristol this Saturday night for the 24th race of the season. Bristol Motor Speedway is a .533 mile Oval Track located in Bristol, Tennessee. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in Bristol this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head matchups. Bristol is normally a very good money track for us!! For starters, ...  read more

The Sprint Cup boys move to Daytona this Saturday night for the 18th race of the season. Daytona International Speedway is a 2.5 mile Tri-Oval Restrictor Plate Track located in Daytona Beach, Florida. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in Daytona this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head matchups. Daytona is normally a very good money ...  read more

The Sprint Cup boys move to New Hampshire this Sunday for the 17th race of the season. New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058 mile Oval flat Track located in Loudon, New Hampshire. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in New Hampshire this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head matchups. New Hampshire is normally a very good money track for ...  read more

ACC and SEC Tournament Power Rankings My two favorite Conference tournaments, the ACC and the SEC, get underway here on Thursday afternoon. I’m a diehard South Carolina Gamecocks fan but I absolutely love the North Carolina Tar Heels. I’ve been a big Tar Heel fan since the mid 70’s back when Phil Ford ran the show. We’re going to take a look at my current power ratings for both the ACC and ...  read more

Let’s take a look at how my Top 25 CBB rankings compare to those of the AP and the USA Today rankings. We’ll give you some insight down below on who we think will be moving up the ladder and who we think will be moving down. I’m currently 43-27 61.4% this year in College Basketball after finishing 72-36 67% and documented #1 last year in College Basketball action.

Duke ...  read more

Rocketman Sports Top 25 College Basketball Rankings 1-12-09 We’ll take a look at my Top 25 College Basketball teams as of Monday January 12, 2009. We’ll make a comparison of my Top 25 rankings with the other rankings at the bottom of the page. 1. Duke 97.09 2. North Carolina 95.86 3. Pittsburgh 95.7 4. Arizona State 94.25 5. Marquette 93.73 6. Wake Forest 93.48 7. Connecticut 93. ...  read more

The Sprint Cup boys move to Atlanta this Sunday for the 33rd race of the season. Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.54 mile Oval Fast Superspeedway located in Hampton, Georgia. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in Atlanta this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head matchups. Atlanta is normally a very good money track for us!! For star ...  read more

The Sprint Cup boys move to Charlotte this Saturday night for the 31st race of the season. Lowes Motor Speedway is a 1.5 mile Quad Oval Track located in Concord, NC. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in Charlotte this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head matchups. Charlotte is normally a very good money track for us!! For starte ...  read more

Rocketman Sports Top 25 CFB Rankings 10-7-08 Here is a breakdown of the Rocketman Sports Top 25 College Football Power Ratings and we’ll make some comparisons with the actual polls at the bottom. 1. Southern Cal 102.34 2. Oklahoma 97.98 3. Texas 95.4 4. Florida 93.5 5. Missouri 92.44 6. BYU 90.82 7. Alabama 90.64 8. Penn State 88.83 9. LSU 88.51 10. California 88.27 11. Ge ...  read more

The Sprint Cup boys move to Talladega this Sunday for the 30th race of the season. Talladega Superspeedway is a 2.66 mile Restrictor Plate Track located in Talladega, Alabama. In my opinion, the most exciting track on the circuit!! Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in Talladega this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head matchups. Tallad ...  read more

The Sprint Cup boys move to New Hampshire this Sunday for the 27th race of the season. New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058 mile Oval flat Track located in Loudon, New Hampshire. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in New Hampshire this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head matchups. New Hampshire is normally a very good money track for ...  read more

The Sprint Cup boys move to Richmond this Sunday for the 26th race of the season. Richmond International Raceway is a .75 mile Oval Track located in Richmond, Virginia. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in Richmond this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head matchups. Richmond is normally a very good money track for us!! Now 30-19 61% t ...  read more

The Sprint Cup boys move to Bristol this Saturday night for the 24th race of the season. Bristol Motor Speedway is a .533 mile Short Track located in Bristol, Tennessee. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in Bristol this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head matchups. Bristol is normally a very good money track for us!! Now 26-18 59% th ...  read more

NFL PRESEASON 2008 The NFL Preseason is upon us and the smell of football is in the air. Football is what most gamblers await year after year. However, a lot of people don’t play the NFL Preseason. Its easy money ladies and gentlemen if you know what you are doing. Lets look at some things that may help you be a winner this year. With the NFL Preseason, as all other sports ...  read more

The Sprint Cup boys move to Pocono this weekend for the 21st race of the season. Pocono Raceway is a 2 1/2 mile Tri-Oval flat superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in Pocono this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head matchups. Pocono is normally a very good money track for us!! Now 23-13 64 ...  read more

The Sprint Cup boys move to Daytona this weekend for the 18th race of the season. Daytona International Speedway is one of the restrictor plate races on the circuit. Daytona is a 2 1/2 mile Tri-Oval track. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in Daytona this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head matchups. Daytona is normally a very good mo ...  read more

Every day I look at the NBA injury report. I start off with the first team and see who is listed on the report. These are the average number of points these teams will be without tonight. HERE IS MY TABLE FOR CALCULATING INJURIES: OUT: Take players average points per game and multiply by 1 DOUBTFUL: Take players average points per game and multiply by .75 QUESTIONABLE: Take players av ...  read more