Sunday, March 26, 2023 Miami Florida vs. Texas (NCAAB) - 5:05 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +4/-110 Miami Florida Rating: 9* Mike's Old School Final 4 Ticket-Puncher/2 Teamer (WIN) When we talk "old school", that means we're talking about Miami, Florida (28-7) HC Jim Larranaga whose in his 12th season in Coral Gables & 39th overall. He's coaching @ a program that's made it ...  read more

Thursday, March 23, 2023 Michigan State vs. Kansas State (NCAAB) - 7:20 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: 1.5/-110 Kansas State Rating: 9* Mike's Sweet 16 Earlybird Play (WIN) This play is an individual one & 1st Leg/Parlay that pits former Baylor assistant/HC Jerome Tang's 25-9 Wildcats versus HC Tom Izzo (28th season) & his upstart 21-12 Spartans (the only Big 10 team remaini ...  read more

Sunday, March 19, 2023 Since the odds-feed was down @ my press time, here's my Earlybird Play of the Day/1st Leg/Parlay. For this one, I don't know how the 21-10 Morehead State Eagles can contain red-hot G Jordan Walker whose averaging 25.7 PPG on his home hardwoods. 23-8 UAB already beat this team 85 ...  read more

Friday, March 17, 2023 Grand Canyon vs. Gonzaga (NCAAB) - 7:35 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: -15/-110 Gonzaga Rating: 9* Mike's 3rd Leg/Parlay Friday Selections (WIN) Mark Few (who should surpass 700 career wins next season) is a battle-tested HC when it comes to NCAA Tournaments. This team ALSO has built some serious momentum having lost just twice since December & are c ...  read more

Saturday, March 11, 2023 Pennsylvania vs. Princeton (NCAAB) - 1:30 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: -2/-110 Princeton Rating: 9* Mike's 1st Leg/Parlay Saturday CBB Selections (WIN) Even the Ivy League got into the act back in 2017 (Princeton won the 1st & have revenge for a 66-64 loss to Yale in the finals last season). For this one, we have a hungry Tigers' squad under HC Mit ...  read more

Since the odds-feed doesn't offer this game, here's Play # 2 of a 3-team parlay in CBB for Friday. We'll travel to Virginia for the semi-final round of the the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game between Norfolk State & North Carolina Central. HC Robert Jones has produced more than a few winners in his 10-year tenure as HC of the Spartans. They're currently 21-10 & return a strong nucleus of 4 st ...  read more

Thursday, March 9th, 2023 With the odds-feed not up for this SEC affair, we'll look @ the Ole Miss-Tennessee game for my earlybird. The 12-20 SU Rebels haven't traveled well in true road games @ 2-9 even though they've won 3 neutral site games this season. HC Kermit Davis (in his 5th season, 76-81 ove ...  read more

Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 With the odds-feed not updated, here's my Wednesday Conference Tournament Earlybird that zeroes in on the championship of the Southland Conference. Both of these teams are highly competitive. However, HC Corey Gipson & his 22-10 Northwestern State Demons struggled mightily in th ...  read more

Tuesday, March 07, 2023 McNeese State vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi (NCAAB) 6:30 PM EST Texas A&M Corpus Christi Premium Pick AmericasBookie Play Title: Southland Solidifier Play Selected: Point Spread: -10/-110 Rating: 9* Analysis: HC Steve Lutz has his Islanders in the thick of it & on the brink of punching their March Madness ticket. In their 2 meeting with the McNeese State Cowboys this ...  read more

Monday, March 6, 2023 With the odds-feed down, here's my late-night Monday CBB official play. HC Mark Few & the 26-5 Zags' have been here & done that several times the past decade as in taking control of the West Coast Conference into its final tournament game. Leading scorer Drew Timme, 21.1 P ...  read more

Saturday, March 4, 2023 Since the odds-feed somehow doesn't have this 1st game on the board, it is still a solid selection @ the sportsbooks whom all should easily carry this game. We'll go to American East Conference & look into HC John Becker's (in his12th season with Vermont) Green & Gold 20-10 SU ...  read more

With the odds feed down, here's 3 of my official plays for in today's conference tournament. PLAY #1: I don't think much of the depth for the 5-26 SU Evansville Purple Aces here! Now it's for real & it's win or go home in this Missouri Valley Tournament tilt. No, the Hick from French Lick (Larry Bird) isn't there as he flew the coop back in 79' but not before ISU finis ...  read more

Analysis: Here's 2 up-and-coming teams of the Big Ten who both are coming off losing campaigns last season. HC Chris Collins & his 21st-ranked Wildcats come in 20-8 overall & 11-6 in conference play while HC Kevin Willard's (a very successful coach both @ Seton Hall & Iona) Terrapins have an overall 19-9 record while going 10-7 in conference. I'm impressed with Maryland whose really taken care o ...  read more

It's easy for an average sports journalist to eschew traditional gamers for feature & human interest super bowl stories. However, I love taking the in-the-trenches, X's & O's angle that gives subscribers a truer & better feel. Even though it appeared costly at the time, KC & HC Andy Reid's move to trade up to 10th in the 2017 NFL Draft from 27th, thus giving up a 91st pick & their 2018 1st-round ...  read more

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) - 6:30 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Money Line: -125 Philadelphia Eagles Rating: 8* My 2nd Installment - 11 Official Money Play Props (7 WINS, 4 LOSSES) While there are so many prognosticators that are literally DIVING in on the angle of Kansas City HC Andy "The Walrus" Reid (1-2 SU coaching Super Bowls) playing with revenge for a city ...  read more

Free Sports Game Preview and Prediction: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Sunday, February 12, 2023 6:30 PM
Play: Total: 51/-112 Under
This is NOT a play on the total -I just used it to get into the system for my free plays. My 11 (official) Money Plays will be in my 2nd installment. These 7 (which do not count as official plays) are for fun & should not be played @ normal $ pe ...  read more

Sunday, January 29, 2023 San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) - 3:00 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: 2/-110 San Francisco 49ers Rating: 10* Mike's NFL Post-Season Game Of The Year Inside 5 Big Plays (4 WINS-2 LOSSES) BIG weekend of plays here--but first, let's give a hats off to the 19th consecutive different NFC East champion Eagles who had a brilliant season! O ...  read more

Saturday, January 21, 2023 Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) - 4:30 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: -9.5/-110 Kansas City Chiefs Rating: 9* Mike's NFL Saturday Public Missed Perception Play (WIN off the BUY) This coaching matchup has very deep roots going back to 1995 thru 1999 when Andy Reid was the QB's coach for Green Bay then HC of Philadelphia while havin ...  read more

Sunday, January 15, 2023 Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills (NFL) - 1:00 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: -10.5/-110 Buffalo Bills Rating: 8* Mike's NFL 2-Team Steamer Play (WIN off the buy) There's 2 legs left to my 3-team steamer so we'll pound those 2 here! Let's concentrate on money won & NOT value or risk. You play, you win & move on to the next one. We have a Miami team t ...  read more

Sunday, January 08, 2023 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) - 4:25 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: -16/-110 Philadelphia Eagles Rating: 8* Mike's NFL Headliner Moneyliner (WIN off buy) This is a game to earn that all-important bye for the 1st week of the NFC Playoffs. I expect a lift from back-in-the-lineup QB Jalen Hurts that backup Gardner Minshew just can't give ...  read more

Free Sports Game Preview and Prediction: TCU vs. Georgia
Monday, January 09, 2023 7:30 PM
Play: Point Spread: 12.5/-110 TCU
Well, this is the highest spread in CFP Championship history. What stands out for me is a Georgia squad that's 11 out of their 14 games by 14 or more, come off averaging 8.9 Yards Per Play & out-scored Ohio State 18-3 in the 4th in the semi-final. The Junkyard Daw ...  read more

Monday, January 02, 2023 Utah vs. Penn State (NCAAF) - 5:00 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +1/-110 Penn State Rating: 10* Mike's 12 Star College Bowl Play of the Year (DOUBLE WIN GOY) (BIG ML DOG WIN) Before we get into it, let's remember you have to play the right team & @ the right line to win consistently over the long run. You must do it @ a 60% or better clip. Utah is n ...  read more

Sunday, January 01, 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens (NFL) - 8:20 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: -1/-110 Baltimore Ravens Rating: 9* Mike's 9 Star Sunday Night Football Late Steam (WIN off the BUY) I'm looking for QB Tyler Huntley to execute much better in this heated divisional rivalry. I question what Pittsburgh has left in the tank off that emotional win vers ...  read more

Wednesday, December 28, 2022 Kansas vs. Arkansas (NCAAF) - 5:30 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +2.5/-110 Kansas Rating: 9* Mike's Underdog Of The Day (WIN) I like what Kansas HC Lance Leipold brings to the table. On the flip side, how does Arkansas HC Sam Pittman & his QB KJ Jefferson handle losing key WR's Jadon Haselwood & Ketron Jackson, TE Trey Knox , All-SEC C Ricky Str ...  read more

Sunday, December 25, 2022 Denver Broncos vs. Los Angeles Rams (NFL) - 4:30 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: -3/-105 Denver Broncos Rating: 8* Mike's 8 Star NFL Ugly Pig Play of the Week (LOSS) I feel that Denver DC Ejiro Evero (former LA Rams defensive assistant - the past 5 years & with 15 years of experience) doesn't get enough credit for his pressure 3-4 defensive scheme th ...  read more

Saturday, December 24, 2022 Middle Tennessee State vs. San Diego State (NCAAF) - 8:00 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread +7/-110 Middle Tennessee State Rating: 8* Mike's CFB Late Steamer (WIN) When it comes down to bowl coaching experience, I believe in Middle Tennessee State's Rick Stockstill over San Diego State's Brady Hoke. This is especially true when Hoke's team is the favori ...  read more

Monday, December 19, 2022 Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers (NFL) - 8:15 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: -7/-115 Green Bay Packers Rating: 8* Mike's Monday Night Smart Play (WIN) This game isn't as intriguing as it would have been in the 60's when George Allen (before his Redskins' days) would have been matching wits with the legendary Vince Lombardi. However, what ...  read more

Sunday, December 11, 2022 Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) - 1:00 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +5.5/-110 Cleveland Browns Rating: 8* Mike's Strongest System Of The Week (LOSS) If you played against any NFL home favorite that went worst to first in their division last year, these teams ( for the past 18 years) as divisional hosts in games with a game total of 4 ...  read more

Sunday, December 04, 2022 Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Detroit Lions (NFL) 1:00 PM EST Detroit Lions Premium Pick WagerWeb Play Title: Mike's NFL Sunday Snap-Backer Play (WIN) Play Selected: Money Line: 0 Rating: 9* Analysis: HC Dan Campbell & his Lions have been laughed at & chewed apart on every tabloid east or west of the Mississippi. Because of that, this persona is a hard thing to shake ...  read more

Saturday, December 03, 2022 Fresno State vs. Boise State (NCAAF) - 4:00 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +3/-105 Fresno State Rating: 9* Mike's Barking Out Loud Dogger (WIN & ML DOG WIN) Your average joe quickly glances then puts money on the home 9-3 SU Broncos after learning they dismantled these same Bulldogs 40-20 on this field back in Week 6. There's only 1 problem. This ...  read more

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Kansas State vs. Butler (NCAAB) - 6:30 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Money Line: -150 Butler Rating: 9* Mike's First CBB Game of the Season (WIN) Hats off to brand-spanking new HC Jerome Tang (former assistant & associate HC for 19 years @ Baylor) for jetting out to an excellent 6-0 SU start. Upon further examination, they compiled that record versus the like ...  read more

Sunday, November 27, 2022 Cincinnati Bengals vs. Tennessee Titans (NFL) 1:00 PM EST Cincinnati Bengals Premium Pick You Wager Play Title: Mike's NFL Late Steam Play Play Selected: Point Spread: -1/-110 (WIN) Rating: 8* Last-minute line movements toward the Titans is a squares' reaction to Ja'Marr Chase & Joe Mixon being out. Cincinnati QB Joe Burrow (2,890 passing yards & a 22/8 TD/IN ...  read more

Saturday, November 26, 2022 UTEP vs. Texas San Antonio (NCAAF) - 3:30 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +17/-110 UTEP Rating: 9* Mike's Conference USA Eye-Catcher (WIN) It's been 1 year since the nationally televised game between these 2 @ the Sun Bowl in El Paso that was won by the Roadrunners 44-23. HC Jeff Traylor's squad is a combined 21-4 SU the past 2 seasons (9-2 this se ...  read more

Thursday, November 17, 2022 Tennessee Titans vs. Green Bay Packers (NFL) - 8:15 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +3/100 Tennessee Titans Rating: 8* Mike's Special Thursday Night Football Edition (WIN) Everyone's super-eager to hop all over the Packers' bandwagon virtue of their recent 31-28 OT victory (as 3 1/2-point dogs) over Dallas. There's many things that bug me about thi ...  read more

Saturday, November 19, 2022 Navy vs. Central Florida (NCAAF) - 11:00 AM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +16/-110 Navy Rating: 8* Mike's Ground N' Pounder Game Of The Week (WIN) The 3-7 SU Midshipmen have been notorious for giving UCF problems in past meetings (Navy won 34-30 last season in M ...  read more

Sunday, November 13, 2022 Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) - 1:00 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +10/-120 Jacksonville Jaguars Rating: 9* Mike's NFL Sandwich Play Of The Week (WIN off the buy) Kansas City is an excellent team with an excellent QB who holds the longest SU win streak in 70 years with 23 wins in the months of November & December only. However, ...  read more

Saturday, November 12, 2022 Liberty vs. Connecticut (NCAAF) - 12:00 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +14/-110 Connecticut Rating: 9* Mike's 9 Star Independent Point Spread Survivor (WIN + LARGE ML DOG) These 2 represent a minority of the 7 surviving independent (non-conference affiliated) teams left in the FBS. Its HC Hugh Freeze's 8-1 Liberty team riding a 6-game win streak ...  read more

Sunday, November 06, 2022 Las Vegas Raiders vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) - 1:00 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Money Line: -139 Las Vegas Raiders Rating: 9* Mike's AFC Mushes' Nightmare Play (LOSS) Jon Q. Public & many high-circulation tabloids are heavily buying into HC Doug Peterson's 2-6 SU Jacksonville entry since they've determined an almost equal 2-5 SU Raiders' squad have too man ...  read more

Thursday, November 03, 2022 Appalachian State vs. Coastal Carolina (NCAAF) - 7:30 PM EST Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +3/-110 Coastal Carolina Rating: 8* Mike's CFB Special Thursday Big Belter Play (WIN) We have HC Shawn Clark's (3rd season) perennial Sun Belt finalist in the Appalachian State Mountaineers (5-3 SU) invading HC Jamey Chadwell's (5th season) always-dangerous Coasta ...  read more

Monday, October 31, 2022 Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns (NFL) - 8:15 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +3/100 Cleveland Browns Rating: 9* Mike's Rare MNF Mushes' Nightmare Play (WIN) The mushes are really lovin' the Bengals here! They immediately see their better 4-3 SU record (Cleveland 2-5) as well as their 5 straight covers (Browns 1-3-1 ATS during that span & 0-4 S ...  read more

Saturday, October 29, 2022 Illinois vs. Nebraska (NCAAF) - 3:30 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Money Line: -285 Illinois Rating: 9* Mike's True Defenders Play (WIN) There's no substitute for the DC Ryan Walters' tenacious 3-4 defensive scheme that's raked havoc through 7 games as Illinois is #1 in ...  read more

Sunday, October 23, 2022 Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans (NFL) - 1:00 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +2.5/-105 Indianapolis Colts Rating: 10* Mike's Public Missed Perception Play Of The Week (LOSS) It certainly looks like Indy QB Matt Ryan (1,765 passing yards, 8/7 TD/INT ratio, 67.2% completions) looks like he finally got his feet wet last week when he passed for 3 ...  read more

Saturday, October 22, 2022 Akron vs. Kent State (NCAAF) - 12:00 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +16/-110 Akron Rating: 8* Mike's MAC Daddy Weekender Play (WIN) It's been a tough last 2 nights with a QB injury yet again & a 4 TO night/loss by a FG. The line is drawn & the winning streak starts here where the 1-6 SU Akron Zips meet the 2-5 SU Kent State Golden Flashes. While Jo ...  read more

Sunday, October 16, 2022 Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) - 8:20 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: -6.5/-115 Philadelphia Eagles Rating: 8* Mike's Sunday Night Prime-Time Power Play (WIN) Let's not overthink this pick. There's many things I like about Philadelphia. I like what progress HC Nick Sirianni so far just less than 2 full seasons in the City of Brotherly Lo ...  read more

Saturday, October 15, 2022 Minnesota vs. Illinois (NCAAF) - 12:00 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Money Line: -240 Minnesota Rating: 8* Mike's Big Ten Big Bopper (LOSS) These Golden Gophers of HC P.J. Fleck (6th season in Minny) have mostly held the Fighting Illini in check while visiting Champaign posting a not-too-shabby 6-2 SU & ATS record since 2003. Adding to it is a revenge factor/pa ...  read more

Sunday, October 09, 2022 Seattle Seahawks vs. New Orleans Saints (NFL) - 1:00 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: -5/-110 New Orleans Saints Rating: 9* Mike's 9 star NFL Earlybird Special (WIN) Ok, cool your jets Saints' faders who think they've thrown in the towel after a 1-3 SU start! Why? Because QB Geno "crappy-on-the-road versus good defenses" Smith will be under center. Yes ...  read more

Saturday, October 08, 2022 Southern Mississippi vs. Troy (NCAAF) - 7:00 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: -6.5/-110 Troy Rating: 9* Mike's 9 Star CFB Below The Belt Knockout Play! (WIN) We're heading to the Sun Belt West Division for this tussle between Will Hall's (2nd season, 5-11 overall) Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (2-2 SU & 4-0 ATS) & Jon Sumrall's (1st season, 3-2 ...  read more

Sunday, October 02, 2022 New England Patriots vs. Green Bay Packers (NFL) - 4:25 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +9.5/-110 New England Patriots Rating: 8* Mike's NFL Public Missed Perception Play (WIN) The Patriots have lost their starting QB Mac Jones (2nd season) to a high ankle sprain for at least a few weeks. All those mushes (those with low winning percentages) think the ...  read more

Saturday, October 01, 2022 Texas Tech vs. Kansas State (NCAAF) - 12:00 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: -7.5/-105 Kansas State Rating: 9* Mike's CFB Earlybird Stronghold (WIN) There's much more to this than just the facts that the Red Raiders (just 12 starters back TY) have lost 10 of 11 & the past 6 (going 1-4-1 ATS) in a row in this series. Yes, HC Chris Klieman (4th season ...  read more

Sunday, September 25, 2022 Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts (NFL) - 1:00 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: +6/-115 Indianapolis Colts Rating: 9* Mike's NFL Public Missed Perception Play (WIN) Yep, it appears that Kansas City has another cakewalk this week when they take on winless Indianapolis. As you've seen thus far, the first few weeks proceed in a very unusual way ...  read more