This one is obvious. Jo public gets so worked up about the starters and skill position players on certain teams during the regular season. But they're the same in the preseason. Teams that can go two- and three-deep at the skill positions have a decided advantage over a club that has a few stars that will be ... read more
By Frank Jordan,
NFL Offseason Top 5
1) Can the Patriots bounce back off their Super Bowl loss and losing the shot at a perfect season? The biggest issues the Patriots need to address are their defense, offensive line, and finally putting Spy Gate behind them. The defense has been mostly the same during this Super Bowl run however in this most recent trip their defense looked sluggish and ol ... read more
The Wild Card Weekend of the Arena Football Playoffs was completed last week and the underdogs dominated, covering all four games and winning three of them straight-up. The AFL playoffs follow the NFL prototype with six teams in each conference making the playoffs and the top two seeds in each earning a bye. That being said, a major difference is that there are onl ... read more
A - Arnold, Benedict. If you aren't a hockey fan or a Canadian then you can't really understand the Toronto Maple Leafs. They are usually terrible and they haven't won a Cup since 1967, yet in the eyes of the team and their fans they are the only team that matters. Leafs fans are like really annoying Red Sox fans circa 1999. You can imagine, then, how thrilled fa ... read more
The draws have been selected for the 2008 Wimbledon Championships set to serve from June 23 to July 6 as five-time defending Champion Roger Federer will have to face Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic if he wants to return to Centre Court. There is a possibility for an all-Williams' final on the women's side if defending Champion Venus Williams can get ... read more
The Los Angeles Lakers are still trailing the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals, but they're also still alive as the series heads back to the east coast for Tuesday's Game 6.
Facing elimination in Game 5 on Sunday night the Lakers exploded for 39 first-quarter points to take an early 17-point lead on the Celtics. Once again, though, Boston was able to fight back and ... read more
The NBA Finals became a true series again on Tuesday night, as the Lakers fought back in Game 3 to cut the Celtics' series lead to 2-1. The Lakers and Celtics return to the court on Thursday with Los Angeles looking for another victory to tie the series 2-2.
On Tuesday, Kobe Bryant delivered the win for Los Angeles with a game-high 36 points. The Lakers went on to ... read more
U.S. Open Wagering Opportunities
Evan Altemus
After looking over the various proposition wagers available for the U.S. Open this weekend, there are a number of significant opportunities worth taking a look at. First and foremost, Tiger Woods is overvalued in every wager possibility involving him. He is coming off of surgery to his left knee. Woods hasn’t played competitively in about two mont ... read more
After watching Big Brown roll so impressively in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, everyone has all but handed the Belmont Stakes victory to Big Brown. Will contenders Casino Drive and/or Denis of Cork make a legitimate run or is Big Brown something special?
A - Andruw Jones. We won't have Jones and his oddly spelled first name to kick around for a month or more. Jones had surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee on Tuesday and will miss four to six weeks. You'd never guess it if you just look at their payroll, but this is pretty much the best thing that could have happened to the struggling Dodgers. Jones, ... read more
Recent reports have named Barry Melrose as the next coach of the Tampa Bay Lighting. Yes, this is the same Tampa Bay Lighting that won a Stanley Cup under John Tortorella in 2004. Tororella is still under contract to coach the Lighting next season but the team is in the process of being solid to Oren Koules. Many believe Koules is looking for a fresh start and has tabbed ... read more
One of the hardest but most important tasks baseball handicappers face is deciding which pitchers are good value, and which one aren't worth risking your money on. The best and most obvious way to do that is by looking at statistics. Win-loss record and earned run average are the tools that most bettors rely on most heavily, but they can sometimes be misleading. ... read more
Now that the baseball season has been going on for almost two months, let's discuss some baseball handicapping keys to help your bankroll. First and foremost, in order to have success betting baseball you must focus on trends. These trends include everything from winning/losing streaks, hot/cold pitchers, and hitting. However, these trends must be looked at deeper in order to find good betting ... read more
A - A-Rod. After almost a month out of action, last year's MVP is back and in solid form. He's not lighting the world on fire, but he's not slumping either. What is more notable is that his team, the biggest disappointment in the league after the Tigers, has got their act together since his return, winning five of six. Of course, those six games have been against ... read more
Monday Playoff Gameday
There are two playoff games on the schedule for Monday night, and they're both going to be played in Detroit. Here's a look at the Pistons and Wings in your playoff gameday:
Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons, 8:30pm ET
The Pistons might have all the recent postseason experience, but they now find themselves down 2-1 to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Fi ... read more
Weekend Sports Preview
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The NBA and NHL playoffs continue this weekend, while MLB, AFL and WNBA share the betting spotlight with a ton of racing as NASCAR, F1 and IRL all take to the track.
On Friday night San Antonio clashes with Los Angeles in Game ... read more
For North American sports fans European soccer can be incredibly confusing. Not only do teams play in their regular league, but they also play in ongoing tournaments like the Champions League that seem to never end. On top of it all, the players on the teams regularly go to join their national squads to play in friendly matches or to qualify for the World Cup or ... read more
The Western Conference has lived up to its billing of competitive playoffs in the early series. Throw out the Lakers running all over the defenseless Nuggets in the first round and the rest of the series have been competitive. The Lakers received a scare in the second round versus the Utah Jazz when Kobe hurt his back on a jump shot. The Laker fans were soon relieved to see their MVP shake off th ... read more
A - Angels. Anaheim (or whatever they are supposed to be called) should be relieved and thrilled to have John Lackey back in the fold. After all, getting a guy who was 19-9 last year back in the rotation can never be a bad thing. The Angels picked an odd way to show their joy, though. He allowed just one run in seven innings in his season debut against the White ... read more
As expected, The Boston Celtics will be facing the Detroit Pistons in the conference finals. The paths that both teams traveled to get to this point were not the blueprints that the regular season laid out for. The Celtics came into the playoffs with the best overall record of 66-16. They also had the best road record in the league with a record of 31-10. We would have never believed the Celtics ... read more
The NBA and NHL playoffs motor on this weekend, while MLB, AFL and a newcomer - the WNBA - all fight for the rest of the spotlight.
It’s a light weekend for the NBA, as they actually take the day off on Saturday. Before that there are two games on Friday, as Game 6 takes place between Boston and Cleveland as well as the Lakers and Utah. On Sunday the Cavaliers and Celtics will square off ... read more
Deron Williams and the Utah Jazz will be looking to pick up another victory when they take on the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. Here is your playoff gameday …
Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics, 8:00pm ET
The Cavaliers dropped the first two games of this second-round set in Boston, but they've since roared back with two straight victories in ... read more
It’s been three weeks since the NBA Playoffs started and there is no clear cut favorite to be the champion. Three of the four semi-final series are all knotted up at two games apiece. The Pistons have the only decisive 3-1 lead and did so without the services of their veteran point guard Chauncey Billups. Just last week the home teams in these series had won all eight home games with conviction. T ... read more
The Players Championship – This is the first year that this great tournament, the 5th Major is being played in May. Weather in Ponte Vedra and that part of the Southeast can be extremely unpredictable in March. May still has it’s thunderstorms, but the weather forecast is a bit more predictable and reliable. I mention this only that the course will play different now, then in March. The water hole ... read more
Now that the 2nd round has begun, let's take a look at what handicapping techniques have proven to be successful so far in the NBA playoffs. Home teams have been very successful in the opening few games of each series. New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Antonio, Detroit, Boston, Cleveland, and Orlando were a combined 11-3 against the spread in the first two games of the 1st round. All of those teams ... read more
If you looked at this you would know that Silva was due to lose soon. Sure enough he did. all but two good pitchers followed suit with W's.
Here is a look at Pitchers in May.
MAY GOOD PITCHERS
Miguel Batista - Seattle: 9-3
Josh Beckett - Boston: 12-4
Mark Buehrle - Chicago 13-4
Paul Byrd - Cleveland: 11-5
Adam Eaton - Philadelphia: 10-1
Roy Halladay - Toronto: 11-3
Orlando Hernan ... read more
Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies, 3:05pm ET
Derek Lowe (2-1, 2.88 ERA) vs. Aaron Cook (4-1, 2.41 ERA)
Lowe gave up six runs in a no-decision versus the Marlins last time out, but only three of those runs were earned. That kept the righthander's ERA under 3.00 for the season. Lowe has allowed three or fewer earned runs in each of his six starts so far in 2008, but he's only managed to ... read more
With the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby this Saturday lets take a look at my top five contenders in order by post position.
I have picked the winner in three straight Kentucky Derby's and 7 of 9 in Triple Crown Races. One of these 5 horses will win. Make sure you sign up on Saturday for the big winner.
The betting favorite has won the Kentucky Derby just 3 times sin ... read more
The 134th Kentucky Derby is difficult to handicap for several reasons ranging from speed figures to varying track surfaces.
For instance, a dozen contenders won 14 key preps from February through April. The only two-time winners, Pyro and Colonel John, haven’t posted a triple-digit figure this year.
Pyro ran a dismal 10th in the Blue Gra ... read more
PIck on the LA DODGERS -1.5 runs +147 Wednesday Night is GREAT VALUE.
Dodgers righthanded starter Chad Billingsley may be the most talented starter in the National League yet to win a game. Not only has Billingsley yet to get in the win column himself, but his team is currently 0-4 in his four starts so far in '08. Billingsley clearly still has dominant stuff as his 32 strikeouts in less than 2 ... read more
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Baseball handicapping can be the most frustrating sport to handicap. Just when you think you have a team/pitcher figured out, they go and do the opposite of what you expected!! First and foremost, in order to be successful at handicapping baseball you must focus on trends and look at the big picture. When examining trends look at the end of a 3 or 4 game series, specifically teams who are going ... read more
Eastern Conference playoff matchups set in NBA
The Eastern Conference is all ready for the postseason to begin with all four opening round matchups already set. The East may not get the respect or the press that the highly competitive Western Conference does, but whichever team ends up coming out of the East to make the Finals won’t have a walk in the park.
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
More than any other major sport, MLB has more cases of teams ending in last place one year and coming in near the top of the division the next year. While NBA and NFL Favorites win well over 60% of games and College Football/ Basketball Favorites win over 70% of the time, MLB Favorites only win 56% of the time.
I have the numbers of the 2006 Season and excluded even money games. If yo ... read more
Cream of the crop: #1 Russell Martin (LAD) #2 Victor Martinez (Clev) #3 Joe Mauer (Min)
The next best: #4 Ivan "pudge" Rodriguez (Det) #5 Jorge Posada (NYY) #6 Kengi Johjima (Sea) #7 Brian MCcann (Atl)
You could do worse: #8 Jason Varitek (Bos) #9 Jarrod Saltalamacchia (Tex) #10 Paul Lo Duca (Wash) #11 Jason Kendall (Milw) #12 Johnny Estrada (Wash) ... read more
Cream of the crop: #1 Prince Fielder (Milw) #2 Albert Pujols(STL) #3 Ryan Howard (Phil) #4 Derrek Lee (CHI) #5 Justin Morneau (Minn) #6 Mark Teixeira (Atl) #7 Carlos Delgado (NYM) #8 Richie Sexson (Sea)
The next best: #9 Paul Konerko (CHW) #10 Adrian Gonzalez (SD) #11 James Loney (LAD) #12 Adam LaRoche (Pitt) #13 Todd Helton (Col) #14 Kevin Youkilis (Bos) #15 Ryan Garko (Clev)
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Cream of the crop: #1 Jimmy Rollins (Phil) #2 Jose Reyes(NYM) #3 Hanley Ramirez (FLA) #4 Derek Jeter (NYY) #5 Michael Young (Tex) #6 Rafael Furcal (LAD) #7 Miguel Tejada (Hou)
The next best: #8 Troy Tulowitzki, (Col) #9 Orlando Cabrera (CHW) #10 Edgar Renteria (Det) #11 Felipe Lopez (Wash) #12 Jhonny Peralta (Clev)
You could do worse: #13 Julio Lugo (Bos) #14 J.J. Ha ... read more
Cream of the crop: #1 Alex Rodriguez (NYY) #2 Miguel Cabrera (Det) #3 David Wright (NYM) #4 Chipper Jones (Atl) #5 Aramis Ramirez (Cubs) #6 Garrett Atkins (Col) #7 Ryan Braun (Milw)
The next best: #8 Chone Figgens (LAA) #9 Mike Lowell (Bos) #10 Ryan Zimmerman (Wash) #11 Adrian Beltre (Sea) #12 Alex Gordon (KC) #13 Hank Blalock (Tex)
You could do worse: #14 Yunel Escoba ... read more
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