College football season is in full swing. College football has always been one of my best sports. I wanted to give bettors five quick key tips to remember before placing a bet in college football. Also, this weekend is my College Football Game of the YEAR. I'm 4-0 all-time on these. Grab it today and win big this weekend.

5 College Football Betting Tips 1. Look for Under the Radar Ga ...  read more

Nobody forgets about the importance of defense when it comes to football or basketball. You often hear about defense winning championships in those sports. Why don't we hear about it more in baseball? I've found that the single most common mistake bettors make when betting on baseball is overlooking the importance of defense.

How can you best measure which defense is good? While some simply ...  read more

When betting on baseball, you have to remember it is a really long grind. The season is about six months long. This often means there can be some guys that look like superstars in April that end up being good fade material down the road. Some of the teams at the top of the standings right now won't be even close to the top at the end of the year. I wanted to look at three pitchers who are vastly o ...  read more

The calendar is about to turn to March. You know what that means, March Madness is almost here. College basketball is on center stage right now, and as someone who loves college basketball it truly is a great time of the year. Now is the time of the year where everyone starts trying to figure out who can cut down the nets. I wanted to take a look at the weaknesses of several of the top title conte ...  read more

1. Tom Brady longest completion under 37.5 yards In his Super Bowl career, Tom Brady has 127 completions. Exactly one of them has gone for more than 37.5 yards. Only two of them have gone for more than 30 yards. It’s highly unlikely that Brady is able to pick up chunk yardage against the Seahawks defense, which is arguably the top tackling defense in the NFL. The Patriots throw a lot of quick pa ...  read more

Scoring is way down in college basketball this year. Remember, last year the new hand check rule was put into place and that meant a lot of free throws. The rules have been changed a bit to lessen the impact of that foul. In addition, there have been a lot more charging calls this year, which obviously hurts scoring. Finally, the tempo has slowed down quite a bit. The average tempo that teams are ...  read more

After almost seven months away, the NFL is back once again. The preseason action wets the appetite, but the regular season is the real thing. This is the must see television, and people all over are blocking off their Sunday afternoons for the next few months. I’ve always done well with regular season win total plays. In this article I’m going to share my top five NFL win total plays for the 2014- ...  read more

College football is back! I think I speak for a ton of fans when I say it’s good to have college football going once again. One of the areas where I have been most profitable over the years is finding regular season win totals plays that have value. I love breaking down a team’s strengths and weaknesses and evaluating the schedule to see what kind of value I can find on these season long wagers. I ...  read more

College football is only a couple weeks away. It’s an exciting time of the year for college football fans and bettors alike. It also means it is time to get serious on your preparation for the season. I’ve been preparing for college football season now for several weeks, and I always get questions from bettors about what I think is most important early in the year. Here’s a look at five key tips t ...  read more

When betting on college football, you always want to look for that extra information that will help you get an edge on the books. Often, I find that smaller schools games are good opportunities to get that edge. Information isn't as widely available here, and the oddsmakers don't spend quite as much time on these games.

Injuries are extremely important in college football, and there have ...  read more

Betting on Major League Baseball is totally different than betting on any other sport. There are no point spreads and the season lasts longer than any other season. While this may not seem like a big deal, the truth is it means you need to have a different game plan.

Far too many bettors place too much emphasis on short-term results, and that can lead to a lot of pain when betting on a sport ...  read more

March Madness Betting Tip: Be Cautious Betting Public Favorites March Madness is the best time of the year for a college basketball fan, and it can be a great time for bettors as well, but there are a lot of bettors who lose their shirt during the month of March. Generally, it is betting on the public favorites that makes bettors end up deep in the red. You’ve likely heard before that betting o ...  read more

by Aaron Smith - 2/25/2013

Indiana sits at the top of the rankings for a third straight week after coming out of East Lansing with a big win over the Spartans. The Miami Hurricanes had been getting a lot of votes for the top spot, but their loss to Wake Forest sends them down several spots in the rankings this week.

If you are a college basketball fan, it’s hard not to love this time o ...  read more

The term mid-major has gotten a lot more attention in the past few years than it ever got before. That's what happens when George Mason and VCU make the Final Four and Butler gets to the title game twice. There might not be another Final Four contender among the mid-major teams, but some of these teams fly under the radar during the season. Here's five underrated mid-major teams to keep your eye o ...  read more

When betting on the NFL, those who are thorough and wise have the upper hand. It is no secret that consistently beating the oddsmakers in the NFL is far from easy. Why do you think that is? The sportsbooks are smart, and they know that they will get far more action on the NFL than any other sport. Obviously the lines are going to be tight on a weekly basis. Let’s take a quick look at one way to st ...  read more

By this time of the MLB season, the oddsmakers have figured out most starting pitchers quite well. Still, even in July there are a few starting pitchers who stand out as guys that the oddsmakers continue to undervalue. Let’s take a look at five guys I think are flying under the radar thus far.

5. Jarrod Parker (Athletics) – Jarrod Parker nearly no-hit the Texas rangers earlier this year. Any ...  read more

The first couple weeks of the Major League Baseball season seem to always bring quite a few surprises, and this year is no different. Playing underdogs all through the month of April is generally a winning strategy when betting on baseball. The NBA is still getting a lot of attention from the oddsmakers, and I believe there are still some soft lines available right now. Which teams are being under ...  read more

by Aaron Smith - 3/7/2012

A couple months ago the Milwaukee Brewers expected to be without Ryan Braun at the beginning of the season. Fans were preparing for a disappointing season without Prince Fielder and Braun for the first 50 games. Fast forward to today and the fan base is rejoicing after Braun stunningly won the appeal of his 50-game suspension. Major League Baseball is up in arms reg ...  read more

The mid-major label used to be a negative thing, but no longer. George Mason, Butler, and VCU have all helped many college basketball fans realize that it isn’t only about the major conferences. Not all small conferences are created equal, so I wanted to take a look at five conferences that I believe are underrated by the average fan

Top Five Underrated College Basketball Conferences

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We are right in the middle of Conference play for all the major conferences. There’s only about a month for teams to improve their body of work and prepare for the NCAA Tournament. There’s always a healthy debate about which conference is the best from top to bottom. Here’s a look at my rankings based on the deepest conferences from top to bottom as it stands in early February 2012.

Top Six ...  read more

College basketball betting is all about finding value. There are plenty of occasions where great teams aren’t necessarily great teams to bet on because of the lack of value. A great example of this was the Kentucky Wildcats earlier this year. Kentucky actually failed to cover the spread in a span of 14 straight games from late November to early January. The Wildcats only lost one of those games st ...  read more

College basketball is my single favorite sport to handicap. It is generally the sport I do the best in as well. Why is it my favorite sport to handicap? I truly believe that because there are so many teams and so many games, there are more values to be found than in other sports. Where is the most value? I typically find the most value in games that most people aren’t paying much attention to. Let ...  read more

Recently, I wrote an article here about the top five overrated teams at the one month mark. I thought it would only be fair to take a look at five teams I consider underrated at this point as well. Remember, this is a list of teams that I believe the oddsmakers are too low on at this time.

1. Oregon- I’m not saying the oddsmakers don’t like Oregon, but at this point I don’t think they like ...  read more

We’re already a month into the college football season. It’s hard to believe we’ve already had four weeks of action, but time flies when you are having a good time! I wanted to take a look at five teams that are overrated right now. As usual, I will look at these teams relative valuation by the oddsmakers. These are five times I believe the oddsmakers are too high on right now.

1. Penn State ...  read more

A profitable season of college football betting is all about finding value on a weekly basis. Some handicappers believe it is wise to stay away from making any wagers the first couple weeks of the year, but I don’t agree. I think the beginning of the season is a good time to use the hours of homework you have done over the summer to give you the edge over the books.

Not all undervalued team ...  read more

Big Ten Leaders Division Power Rankings The Big Ten, which is made up of 12 teams, will now have divisional play. The Legends and Leaders divisional nicknames haven’t been popular with the fan base, but it will definitely be exciting to see how divisional play (and the addition of Nebraska) changes the landscape in the Big Ten. Let’s take a look at my power rankings for the Big Ten’s Leaders D ...  read more

The season is now a month and a half old. The pretenders will start fading away over the next few weeks, while I expect some of the underachieving teams to pick up the pace. Today, I wanted to take a look at some of the most underrated starting pitchers in all of baseball right now. We know Roy Halladay is the best of the best, but so do the books. The point of this article is to look for some sta ...  read more

by Aaron Smith - 5/11/2011

When is the last time you sat down and analyzed a Major League Baseball team’s defense? The answer is likely either a long time ago or never. The average sports bettor thinks a lot about defense when analyzing a football or basketball game, but I’m convinced that most people don’t think nearly enough about defense when it comes to baseball. It may not mean as much ...  read more

The baseball season is now one month old. As always, there are plenty of positive and negative surprises already this year. Which teams are being overrated by the books and which teams are being underrated by the books? Keep in mind the baseball season is 162 games long, so most teams have only played about 15 to 17 percent of their games at this point in the season. Here are my top five overrated ...  read more

BracketBuster weekend is here, which means March is right around the corner. College basketball is now on the center stage. My single favorite time of the year, March Madness, is only weeks away. I love the concept of the BracketBuster weekend, which is now in its ninth season. It is a chance for teams from the smaller conferences around the country to make a name for themselves, and pick up a big ...  read more

Defense wins championships, that's one of the most popular sayings in all of sports. It often rings true, so I wanted to take a look at a comparison of the two defenses in Super Bowl 45. We'll take a look at the rushing defenses, the passing defenses, and then the overall defensive picture. Which team has the edge in each category?

The Rushing Defense: The Green Bay Packers have endure ...  read more

In order to be a successful bettor in any sport, you must understand that value is all relative to public perception. I find that college basketball emphasizes relative value when betting more than any other sport. There are plenty of times where a team is expected to be very good and the lines are inflated too much by the books because of it. At the same time, there are also plenty of opportuniti ...  read more

Are you taking advantage of all the opportunities presented to you in the world of college football betting? If you aren't playing totals on a regular basis then I believe you are missing out on a great way to beat the books. The against the spread play may be more popular, but "over/unders" are often where I find the most money can be made.

If you go to your favorite sportsbook and chec ...  read more