The dynamics of sports change and so must techniques in handicapping them. However, after trial and error, as baseball evolves, some basics remain constant in mastering summer pastime investing. Among them:

Handicapping’s Triple Crown: on-base, slugging percentage, and runs. To even the most casual baseball fan, it should be fairly self-explanatory. OPS does efficiently combine the f ...  read more

One of my pet peeves as a professional gambler is when sportscasters give a score and call a game an “upset” when the favorite covers. Generally it is when an unranked team beats a ranked team.

The announcer, oblivious to home court and home field advantages assumes the ranked team was expected to win.

Similarly, I follow several sportsbook directors via Twitter. An ev ...  read more

ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine did a noble profile on famed NBA gambler Haralabos Voulgaris. “Bob” is also a poker player. However, what was of most interest to these eyes were his theories on NBA betting.

There was nothing he asserted that caused disagreement with this grizzled handicapper, who has been selling picks since the late 1980s, and betting them much longer than that.
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Which college basketball teams are the best and worst against the spread off a straight up win and straight up loss? Two weeks ago, we gave the Margin of Cover (MOC) breakdown. Renamed “sweat barometer” in Chad Millman of ESPN’s column, MOC is similar to scoring margin, but it is measured by how much a team covers or fails to cover the point spread, many sports handicappers believe MOC is invaluab ...  read more

Intro: In college basketball betting, bubble teams, squads in must-win situations, offer great opportunity for the bettor. But it is to go with them against the college basketball line or against them? Body: As we approach the final weeks of the college basketball regular season, which includes the major conference tournaments, it’s time to remind you of one of the great pitfalls gamblers ...  read more

Yes, even the sports betting experts have slumps. The key for a quality handicapper is to stay the course. My occupation is my addiction. As a result the only time I give myself off is the all-star break in baseball. Off betting that is. We use that time to write articles.

Every now and then Christmas Eve will have no action, so I go to Midnight Mass. The point is (you were wonde ...  read more

Here is a Margin of Cover (MOC) breakdown for NBA and college basketball. Renamed “sweat barometer” in Chad Millman of ESPN’s column, MOC is similar to scoring margin, but it is measured by how much a team covers or fails to cover the point spread.

Many sports handicappers believe MOC is invaluable in isolating under and overvalued teams.

As of: entering January 29 action. ...  read more

When our winning rate decelerated in 2012, we conducted an internal audit. We wanted to find if there was a clear-cut pattern as to when, why, and how our picks won. We studied the records and analysis with each pick.

We scoured over years and years of data, picks, and intel used to support the bets. Many times we hit 60-70 percent over thousands of games, other times in the lower to m ...  read more

There is no more popular yearly Super Bowl proposition bet for sports handicappers than the Super Bowl MVP. Frankly, Super Bowl XLVII offers little opportunity to bicker with the oddsmakers.

Here is a look at the contenders and a couple of strong dark horses.

Colin Kaepernick (49ers) +140: Journeyman Larry Brown of the Dallas Cowboys tops the list of winners who did someth ...  read more