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#843 - Rhode Island +1 vs Creighton *4:30 EST

Riding a hot team here in Rhode Island, winners of 8 in a row (12-2 last 14) and won the A-10 Tourney who has 3 teams in the big ...  read more

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West Virginia (-6.5) vs Kansas State *9 EST

The second upset of this tourney right after Kansas went down to TCU Thursday was Baylor going down to Kansas State in the late game. ...  read more

Penn State vs Michigan State (-5.5 )

Penn State sucks gents, and they beat a bad Nebraska team yesterday in OT, and NU is no Michigan State. Yes Izzo has a lesser version of his us ...  read more

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Denver @ Chicago (-2.5) *8:05 EST

The hot hand in this one goes to the Bulls, and of course the Bulls will go as far as Butler and Wade take them, and it sh ...  read more

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Marquette @ St Johns (+4) *7 EST

Always tough to lay points on the road in conference action as we enter February and the noose gets tighter for road teams in conference play as ever ...  read more

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Going to lay the short number on the road here, as Ball St is avenging a home loss to BG after a bad night of shooting in that game. Bowling Green is 7-20-1 ...  read more

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Loyola / Chicago @ Wichita State (-15.5)

The Mo Valley is one of my specialty conferences where I currently sit 4-0 ATS this season with Premium Plays and Bonus ...  read more

The Playoff Season is here and numerous public favorites are in the mix, and what I mean by that is teams that the public love to bet, out of either blind loyalty or other means, but I ask you to consider two teams who should make some noise and perhaps pull an upset in both the AFC and NFC.

While New England is a 8/5 odds on favorite to win it all, and ...  read more

Kansas St @ Kansas -13.5

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Kansas and K State renew the rivalry this year as usual, and red hot K State getting no love from oddsmakers here. Yes, The Jayhawks are #2 in the la ...  read more

I am using 2 different example of NBA results and line moves from Wednesday November 16th to make a point about how SERIOUS it is, especially in the NBA to get down bets early as possible. Yes, believe it or not, there are sports bettors who just like to have money on a game to make it more interesting to watch. Well I have never placed a bet personally to make ...  read more

With numerous coaching posts opening up in College Football, there should be a few others not in the headlines. I can name a few for you. Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Arizona, Notre Dame, Missouri, UCLA, Oregon, and most notably not being talked about is once powerful Nebraska. As an alum and avid Husker fan, Mike Riley is not the answer. I have family member’s who are hardcor ...  read more

The Nebraska Cornhuskers, the team of the 90’s who won 3 National Titles under legendary coach Tom Osborne are back in the news again with a Top 8 ranking after a long absence from the college football conversation as one of the top programs in the country. Like the Alabama of today, the Huskers dominated team’s year after year in the 90’s, and when they lost talent t ...  read more

1. Oklahoma – 92

Loaded at skill positions, best QB in the Conference, best RB in the Conference. Quite possibly a Final 4 team. Opener at Houston is tricky early on, also having Ohio State in Norman early (3rd game ) is going to test this talented team. If they clear those hurdles and sky is the limit if the QB stays healthy because ...  read more

Sports Handicapping and Las Vegas Sports Lines have become mainstream. Look at ESPN now on College Gameday and you see the Las Vegas Line and some of the commentary is geared towards which teams covers the spread. This was unheard of even as far back as 2 years ago, now it is part of the everyday sports casting at mainstream outlets. Of course Fantasy Sports domina ...  read more

All the focus is on the Teams in the Playoffs this weekend, Tom Brady, Russell Wilson, Big Ben, and all the stars of the teams who made it to the playoffs, but I like to reflect and look ahead to next season and take a look at teams who were close but no cigar, and what their chances are next season. This always helps me to take notes as this season is still fresh ...  read more

Well this weekend many pieces of the puzzle were unlocked. Okie State dominated Texas AM in the second half to pull away behind the golden arm of 28 year old Brandon Weeden. I had that as a crucial test for the Aggies to get in position for a Big 12 title and they failed at home. Later that evening Oklahoma was busy taking care of Mizzou as a 21 point favorite, who won by 1 ...  read more

Kansas and Texas both lost week but remain at the top, and Texas AM and Nebraska are very dangerous right now, especially at home. Texas and KU BOTH looking to get back on track this week.

Kansas on Big Monday on ESPN just destroyed Okie State, who as stated in the past is not the same team away from Stillwater, and Texas looks to dismantle Iowa State who is very sho ...  read more

Back in the saddle again after a 5 day break from all capping, BUT plenty of time to catch all Big 12 games of interest and make some small adjustments to my ratings of 2 weeks ago.

Texas and Kansas continue to seperate themselves from the rest of the pack and Texas simply put is on a roll, and the best ATS cover team in the Conference at 15-5 ATS overall, and they are 1 ...  read more

By Tony George

I am off the races again in Big 12 Hoops action, and also the Mo Valley as my two specialty conferences, but I am finding huge success cherry picking the Books in the Big 12. Some teams are overrated and some teams underrated and we are getting close to mid season conference scenario.

I am finding great value with oddsmakers lines right ...  read more

The Big 12 now has 5 ranked teams in the Top 25, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers crawled back into the driver’s seat last week with a beat down of the Mizzou Tigers in Lincoln, where Roy Hulu Jr. ran wild and set a single game rushing records for the Huskers, and that is saying something considering the past running backs at Nebraska. As Nebraska punches their exit ticket for ...  read more

The Big 12 Powers struggled last week, specifically Nebraska who scraped by at home against South Dakota State, Oklahoma getting all they wanted from a tough Cincy team on the road, and Texas was beaten badly in all aspects of the game by UCLA, who really is not all that good. Chalk it up to looking ahead for Texas and OU who square off in the Red River War this week at the ...  read more

Nebraska -3.5 to -4 @ Washington

This is my Top Play Feature of the week, biting my tounge on this one.

Kansas +5.5 @ Southern Miss (Thursday ESPN)

Southern Miss killed by South C ...  read more

It's the first full weekend of real NFL Picks action and with it comes a plethora of "experts" to tell you how to wager your hard earned money. I have found through the years that with all of this NFL Picks talk a true way to properly pick NFL winners is to look at historical trends and angles. Although handicapping needs to take in more than just these angles it can give us an idea of where ...  read more

Week one of the NFL regular season is upon us and I have some stats and numbers to consider this week. REMEMBER Week 1 is sometimes not what it seems on paper, and there is MUCH PARITY in the NFL. The starters have not played basically in 2 weeks in anything meaningful, and there is always some rust that needs knocked off and there will be crucial penalties that affect point ...  read more

It seems like a month or two ago we finished off another winning season in MLB and a killer 11-4 post season, and now the new season is here and kicking off April 4th. Ther are a few things that temper my excitiement, because I love capping baseball, so I will lay out my startegy for MLB, and the reason why my kick off is slower than others for the season.

Why Wait 3 ...  read more

THE SUPER BOWL OF BETTING IS HERE. Bear in mind with March Madness already showing that underdogs rule this time of year and nothing comes easy, it is good food for thought in the NIT and NCAA Tourneys.

MANAGE YOUR EXPECTATIONS. I went 63% overall in the Big Dance last year. I hit a big play for 3 units in the second round. I consider that a HUGE success. Anyone who ...  read more

They are coming to Kansas City, and yours truly, who owned this conference again this year with over 60% winners for the 8th straight season will be at every game in Kansas City in person with a pass for this tourney! After dominating the MO Valley tourney and conference in the past 2 weeks, I turn my attention to this tourney, WHERE IS EVERYONE ELSE IS PLAYING FOR SECOND P ...  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

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

Last week we learned more about the Big 12, and as each season rolls along, teams develop chemistry, stories emerge, and sleeping giants awake while others fall by the wayside. OU nation took a deep breath as QB Bradfords replacement set a school record and tied a national record with 6 TDs. Landry Jones is a bright spot for the future for OU, only a redshirt freshman, Big ...  read more

My first Big 12 report of the season, and I look forward to posting weekly recaps and updates from my specialty conference. My first feature play of the season was last week, a Winner on Nebraska -22 who wiped the board with Arkansas State in Lincoln. Numerous teams struggled last week in the Big 12 conference. Missouri was down 20-6 late in the third quarter at home to ...  read more

The AFC West is clearly dominated by 1 team this year, the San Deigo Chargers are a clear cut favorite to win the division. Last year this division winner only had to play .500 ball, 8-8 to reach the playoffs, and there is no doubt that Oakland, Denver or Kansas City will provide little resistance in terms of challenging 8 wins to match last years Chargers title, or the divis ...  read more

Less is MORE!

As I always preach and follow in my own betting discipline, I do not spread it around in daily sports like MLB, NBA and NCAA basketball. I single out the best bet on the board daily and bet it. This especially holds true even more so in moneyline wagering. Pro sports in any genre are a calc ...  read more

By Matt Josephs for Steve Merril Sports

The Naval Academy’s future this season has already been determined as they are penciled in for the Eagle Bank Bowl against an ACC team on December 20th. Still, do they deserve to play in a better bowl? Are they for real?

Navy has tested themselves this season against some quality opponents and the Midshipmen have passed a few of tho ...  read more

By Tony George

If there was any doubts who the best team in the Big 12 is to this point, those doubts were silenced in a Texas style ass kicking of Mizzou Saturday Night. That was one of my free play winners last week in my report for you, the other was Nebraska who covered big. Take it from me, I have seen Mizzou play twice in person this ...  read more