CFB RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 14 (2011) Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year ...  read more

CFB RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 13 (2011) Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year ...  read more

CFB RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 11 (2011) Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year ...  read more

CFB RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 10 (2011) Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year ...  read more

CFB RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 9 (2011) Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year ...  read more

CFB RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 8 (2011) Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year ...  read more

CFB RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 7 (2011) Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year ...  read more

CFB RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 6 (2011) Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year ...  read more

CFB RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 5 (2011) Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year ...  read more

CFB RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 4 (2011) Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year ...  read more

CFB RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 3 (2011) Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year ...  read more

CFB RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 2 (2011) Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous yea ...  read more

CFB RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 1 (2011) Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous yea ...  read more

NFL PRESEASON 2011 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 have ...  read more

THE BIG EAST IS A BEAST The Big East Conference is a BEAST this year in College Basketball. How many teams with this conference get into the Big Dance? They should get a plenty and trust me it’s well deserved. The Big East could get at least 10 teams in the tournament, possibly 11 or how about even 12 teams in the Big Dance from one conference. It could happen this year but it’s doubtful w ...  read more

ACC Power Ratings and a Look to the Weekend The ACC is a conference I follow closely in College Basketball as one of my favorite teams is the North Carolina Tar Heels in CBB. I remember way back when Phil Ford was running the four corners for Dean Smith. That’s when I started liking this team although I’ve lived in South Carolina all my life and I am a true Gamecock fan. The Tar Heels really ...  read more

Rocketman Sports CBB TOP 25 Rankings 1-3-11 Back with our TOP 25 CBB Rankings for Monday 1-3-11. We’ll compare my rankings with the actual Polls and give you some advanced plays for the week. I am documented as the #1 College Basketball Handicapper the past 3 years combined hitting 61% at The Sports Monitor of Oklahoma City, OK! The 2nd half of the season has been the best for us so make sur ...  read more

ROCKETMAN SPORTS CBB TOP 25 MONDAY 12-13-10 I use 6 different sets of power ratings to come up with my premium plays for College Basketball. I have one main overall power rating that I use and that’s the one we’ll take a look at today in finding the Top 25 teams in the nation through Monday 12-13-10 and we’ll do a little comparing to one of the Major Polls for College Basketball. I have hit ...  read more

CFB RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 8 Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year th ...  read more

RETURNING STARTER ANGLE WEEK 7 Many years ago I received a newsletter from Mike Lee, a sports handicapper who just recently passed away in the past few years. I’m not sure if he came up with this Returning starter angle or if he was just passing it along but it has really been a nice addition to my own personal handicapping arsenal. He had said in his newsletter that the previous year the an ...  read more

ROCKETMAN SPORTS SEC AND ACC POWER RATINGS WEEK 5 We’re going to take a look again this week at the two conferences I follow the most in College Football which is the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference. First, I’m going to list my power rating report for both conferences and then we’ll talk briefly about the upcoming games for the weekend. Keep in mind I’ve destroyed f ...  read more

ROCKETMAN SPORTS SEC AND ACC POWER RATINGS WEEK 4 We’re going to take a look this week at the two conferences I follow the most in College Football which is the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference. First, I’m going to list my power rating report for both conferences and then we’ll talk briefly about the upcoming games for the weekend. Keep in mind I’ve destroyed footbal ...  read more

“THE ROCKETMAN LINE” WEEK 3 College Football 2010 This week we will continue with our introduction to the “Rocketman Line.” This is the first time I’ve actually put all my Rocketman Line information out for public display. What is the Rocketman line? Glad you asked. I keep a running set of power ratings for each team in every sport. These are updated each day at the completion of the ga ...  read more

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