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
There are a lot of really solid First Baseman once again this season. If you don't get a Top-notch guy chances are you will still end up with a very productive player. This position has historically been the least injured. *My #1 Overall pick would be Albert Pujols. He is as close to a LOCK as it gets in Fantasy and has a really good ... 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
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
Note: John Wall was excluded from this list because like Oklahoma's Blake Griffin last year he's clearly the premier player in college basketball. It goes without saying that he's a must-watch player as the top prospect the 2010 draft has to offer.
Evan Turner (Ohio State)
There are a lot of players who hurt their draft stock by opting to pass on the 2009 draft, but Evan Turne ... read more
Wednesday’s NBA schedule is loaded with 12 games for us to look at. However, there are a select few that involved both match ups of teams with better than .500 records. The Grizzlies and Hornets will play in New Orleans in hopes of staying in the playoff race while our game of the day will be between the Thunder and Denver Nuggets.
Memphis Grizzlies at New Orleans Hornets (-1.5, 203)
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It really helps to grab two solid Catchers when playing Fantasy Baseball. I know that's not an easy thing to do. The average starting Catcher plays about 110 games with the other 52 going to back-ups. Injuries are always a concern at this position and you should draft accordingly.
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
I saw myself going 4-0-1 ATS and picking up a nifty profit of +9.71 in profit on sports picks yesterday including a huge win on the Mavericks against the Lakers.
Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics (+2.5)
It’s about time.
The Cleveland Cavaliers (44-14, 28-29-1 ... read more
This could end up being a banner year for the Eastern Conference. It looks like the requirements to get into the playoffs in the East have just gotten a little stricter. Currently, the top eight teams in the East are all at least .500 ball clubs. That is something that could not have been said the last few years at the end of the regular ... read more
The American League East figures to be as tough a division as there is in baseball again in 2010 with the New York Yankees starting their quest for back-to-back championships and the Boston Red Sox looking to dethrone them. Below, we have rendered how we see the division playing out this season along with each team’s MLB betting odds associated with winning the World Series.
The Los Angeles Angels are the cream of the crop in the American League West, having won the last three division titles. They won last year’s title by 10 games, but one has to think that both the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners have closed the gap as we head into the 2010 season. Below, we have rendered how we see the division playing out this season along with each team’s MLB betting odds ... read more
NEW YORK (AP) -- Clinching the office pool for March Madness entitles you to a pot of money and gloating rights. And nobody can take that away from you, except maybe the IRS.
Even if your winnings seem like chump change, any money you pocket from gambling is considered taxable income. It's not likely that the Internal Revenue Service will come after you for your NCAA pot, but there are times ... read more
With approximately 20 games left for each team we separate the contenders from the pretenders for NHL Postseason play. I also list four teams to fade the rest of the way in each conference.
Top 5 NHL Western Conference teams
#1 Chicago Blackhawks (41-15-5, 87 points) 1st Place in Central
In my opinion they are the best team in Hockey right no ... read more
For college basketball fans, this is one of the most fun weekends of the year, as it's time for the annual Bracket Busters Weekend. The concept is simple, as there are numerous games played between teams from different mid-major conferences. It all gets underway at 11am EST. The idea has really taken off over the past few years and is now a big part of the college basketball season. Have fun this ... read more
Kansas is the best team in the nation, but there is not much value at 2/1 to win the NCAA Championship. Below are 3 long-shots that could make some noise next month.
West Virginia
Opened 15/1
Current 30/1
There is excellent value with West Virginia at 30/1 as their odds have doubled since the start of the season, due mainly to their recent two-game losing str ... read more
I've analyzed the last five years of the mid-February mid-major hoops orgy known as Bracket Buster Weekend to see if I could establish any useful betting angles or trends. Instead of working over every single "official" Bracket Buster game I squared my focus on the ones that featuring the mid-major conferences that were routinely wagered upon. That includes the ... read more
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- At Bellagio and other Strip resorts, preparation for the potentially lucrative two-week Chinese New Year celebration is a yearlong event.
"We might take a week off when it's all over," said Greg Shulman, vice president of international marketing for Bellagio. "But then we'll start prepping for next year all over again."
The team running the off-Strip Gold Coast un ... read more
Every year, the NBA All Star game comes along and the basketball world stands still. They put aside the race for the playoffs, team affiliations, and just have a good time with the game of basketball. Anytime you put such a huge collection of the best players in the world in one place, there are bound to be some amazing things that happen. The East find themselves now favored by 2 points in thi ... read more
The Big 12 is shaping up to be Kansas, and basically everyone else folks. The Jayhawks have been tested on the road and survived a scare at Colorado, beat K State on the road in a big game, dominated Texas on Big Monday this past week, and manhandled their hated rival MIzzou. The depth of Kansas is an issue for any team who plays them, and Aldrige in the paint is a machine ... read more
It was another great NFL betting season at Doc’s Sports and I couldn’t leave it without a wrap-up of thoughts on another excellent Super Bowl. So here is a special edition of the Ferringo Report on Super Bowl 44:
- Whenever I talk to people before the Super Bowl they still all say the same thing, “I just hope it’s a good game.” It’s as if the blowouts of ... read more
Phil Ivey Sulks $2 Million Cash Loss in Sour Superbowl XLIV Colts Money-Line Wager
Poker News, Young Guns of Poker | Sam Mishra | February 7, 2010 at 11:39 PM
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As you may already know the New Orleans Saints won the Superbowl XLIV 44 verses the Indianapolis Colts for a final score of 31-17. Many of the sports-b ... read more
History was never one of my favorite subjects in school. But one thing I've learned over the years as a sports bettor is that you have to consider what has happened in the past if you want to try and predict the future.
No, past results don't always repeat themselves in the NFL, or any other sports league for that matter. Sports betting brings a human element into the equation, meaning anyt ... read more
Apparently, defense isn’t allowed in the NFL anymore.
This January we have seen a dizzying display of offensive artistry as points have been a-plenty through the 10 games that we’ve witnessed. And the two teams that have survived the splurging are – not surprisingly – the two best offensive clubs in the NFL, Indianapolis ... read more
Mississippi Rebels at Kentucky Wildcats (-10.5, 153.5)
With the Super Bowl just days away we have already released our super bowl picks for the big game! However, on Tuesday we have another super match up in its own right. It will be another great match up on ESPN in college basketball will tip off tonight between two SEC rivals. It’s #3 Kentuc ... read more
Tonight’s game of the night will be a Big-10 rivalry game which will tip off on Tuesday on ESPN between Michigan and Michigan State.
Michigan has been playing tough opponents; in fact this will be their fourth straight opponent that is ranked in the Top 25! Michigan lost the first two in conference between ... read more
EDGE article
January 26, 2010
College Hoops sport a 10-1 ATS mark in 15* Conference Games of the Month entering Tuesday night action.
We were certainly feeling well at the half of the AFC Championship game, but the momentum had turned decidedly in favor of the Colts. We lost that 25* game and now stand at 5-2 ATS with 10* plays, 3-1 ATS with 15* plays and 1-1 ATS with 25* plays in the NFL ... read more
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Betting against Peyton Manning is rarely advised. It's not as dumb as staring into the summer sun, which is a no-win situation, but it does fall in the category of playing with fire.
Spot the opposing team a double-digit lead, dare Manning to rally and cover as a big favorite, and he puts up 24 unanswered points. If you're on the other side, he burns your bankroll and y ... read more
There will be approximately $10 to $12 billion wagered on this year's Super Bowl and if you're reading this article, the odds are good that at least a few of those dollars will belong to you.
Betting on the Super Bowl has practically become a national pastime, as people who don't gamble on any other sporting event often find themselves with a vested interest in the outcome of the game.
The Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints face off this Sunday in the NFC Championship Game. Last week, Brett Favre and company gave the Dallas Cowboys a good old fashioned whooping while Drew Brees and the Saints did the same to the defending NFC champion Arizona Cardinals. The Vikes and Saints last met last season with the Vikings winning 30-27 on a field goal in the closing seconds. We c ... read more
The Big 12 has more than just Texas and Kansas this year. There are 8 teams in this conference that have 5 losses or less, 2 of them have only 1 loss, and 3 teams are ranked in the Top 10. As a matter of fact, the home teams combined headed into last weekend from the Big 12 were 104-4 SU at home. The Home Court in the Big 12 is as strong as any conference in the land, as evi ... read more
LAS VEGAS – Sitting in the epicenter of Lagasse's Stadium at The Palazzo on a Sunday morning in November, it suddenly occurred to me that I was living the dream of a sports gambler.
In front of me on my own personal coffee table was the Sunday newspaper, a Bloody Mary, a sheet of NFL betting lines and prop bets for the day and the tickets for the six wagers I had just placed on the 10 a.m. ... read more
2010 Conference Championships
What a great run we have enjoyed in football overall. NFL plays are not on a 5-2 ATS run with 10* releases, 2-1 ATS with 15* releases and won the 25* AFC Titan Game of the Year on the Jets in a game we stated that the Jets had an excellent shot at winning the game. NBA 10* plays are on a 5-0-1 ATS run and CCB Conference Games of the Month are a perfect 6-0 ATS ente ... read more
ATS Records: Minnesota (10-6-1) @ New Orleans (9-8)
Sunday, Jan 24 2010 at 6:40 PM
Current Line: New Orleans -4 O/U: 52.5
So which team were you more impressed with in last week's victories. The Vikings embarrassed the listless Cowboys while the Saints took advantage of a very tired Cardinals t ... read more
And not promoting its product outside the United States or ramping up its fledgling TV network. No, the NFL, or should I say the NFL’s lawyers, are going to be busy fighting new legislation introduced this week from several states and a Supreme Court fight.
Last year, the tiny state of Delaware spent over $600,000 in legal fees to ensure passage of a very watered-down version of a sports be ... read more
I'm a fan of the NBA, but it's not a sport that I follow as closely as others, and I don't handicap it very often. When there are sports that I'm not avidly following I find that I like to have little rules in my mind that I can use to quickly get a sense of how a team is performing - a snapshot of where they are at.
In the NFL, for example, I can get a sens ... read more
This should be one dandy of a game. I am 3-1 so far in the NFL Playoffs doc. by The Sports Monitor of OK. Don't miss the huge weekend of winners at www.VegasTopDogs.com from all the experts.
Arizona Cardinals (11-6) vs. New Orleans Saints (13-3)
ATS Records: Arizona (9-7-1) vs. New Orleans (8-8)
Saturday, Jan 16, 2010 at 4:37 PM TV: ... read more
Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Bruins play in Anaheim, the Celtics get a game in New Jersey, and Kansas tries to get back on track against Nebraska.
Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA schedule is loaded with 11 games on Wednesday, including Boston at New Jersey. The Nets (3-34 SU, 13-23-1 ATS) have lost five games in a row as they continue their brutal campaign; they were ... read more
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell signed a bill into law last week that will allow the state's slot machine-only casinos to add table games to gaming floors.
The new law will allow large Pennsylvania casinos to add up 250 table games each and smaller resort style casinos can add 50 games each. Casino operators will pay an upfront license fee of $16.5 million and table ... read more
Sports bettors don’t go broke because they can’t pick winners, and they don’t go broke because of vigorish… they go broke because they use bad money management.
I’ve listed below the top ten tested, guaranteed, sure-fire ways to lose. Follow one or more of these ten rules and you will positively lose betting sports. These aren’t the only ways to be a loser… there are plenty of others. ... read more
The Wild card round of the playoffs were for the most part high scoring games that saw every game go over the posted total prior to kickoff. There were two competitive games and two games that were blowouts and over in the first half. With the divisional round of the playoffs on deck there are four more offenses and quarterbacks on the field that are very capable. While the Colts, Saints, Vikings ... read more
Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Celtics look to beat the Raptors, while the Ravens take on the Patriots, and the Packers try for a playoff win in Arizona.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
It's Baltimore (9-7 SU, 8-7-1 ATS) at New England (10-6 SU, 8-7-1 ATS) in the first of the NFL's two Wild Card matchups on Sunday afternoon. The Ravens got into the playoffs with a 21-13 win in ... read more
We are well into college basketball conference play now, so teams have played more than enough games for us to get a sense of what they really are and how we should be dealing with them. Here's a look at 10 teams that have proven themselves trustworthy on totals so far this year - the ones that most consistently stay ‘under’ or go ‘over’. (‘over/under’ record follo ... read more
Colt McCoy has a great game. He will have to be flawless out of the spread against the Tide D. If he is not then this could be a game like Nebraska where the offense struggles. He won’t have to hit the long passes, but needs to take a few midrange chances in order to keep the Alabama ... read more
The GMAC Bowl game has been that bad game right before the good game. Reminds me of going to a concert and you have some no name bands opening for the big guys. In the past it’s been Conference USA just dominating the MAC Conference. This year it will feature two Conference Champions. One team is from the Sun-B ... read more
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