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 No Payback Payday - An Early Look At Last Home Game SetsTom Stryker - 2/23/2009 10:40 AM College basketball teams refer to this contest as "senior night." It is the final home game of the regular season where athletes get one last chance to walk off their homecourt a winner. This is an emotional evening for both players and coaches. There are times when this event leads to a lackluster performance because of all the distractions involved. However, for the most... |
| NBA Hot and Cold Bets Week 16 Matt Fargo - 2/16/2009 7:13 PM The All-Star break is history and the NBA is back in action this week as we head into the final two months of the regular season. Matt Fargo will be looking into Hot and Cold NBA bets throughout the season and he takes a look at four games that you will want to pay attention to coming up over the next few days. NBA Hot Bets Tuesday – Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons 7:30 PM ET Milwauke... |
| Pitt at UConn Game Preview Lenny Del Genio - 2/16/2009 4:09 PM Pitt at UConn Game Preview by Lenny Del Genio The best two teams from the Big East do battle Monday night in Hartford when the top-ranked Connecticut Huskies take on the fourth-ranked Pitt Panthers, a former #1 team themselves. The early money has come in on UConn, who is up to a 3.5-point favorite as of press. The total for this exciting matchup is 135.5. UConn is 40-7 SU all-t... |
| NBA Hot and Cold Bets Week 14 Matt Fargo - 2/5/2009 1:45 PM The NBA is approaching the All-Star break and this is a big stretch for some teams before taking some time off. Matt Fargo will be looking into Hot and Cold NBA bets throughout the season and he takes a look at four games that you will want to pay attention to coming up over the weekend. NBA Hot Bets Friday – Boston Celtics at New York Knicks 7:35 PM ET This is a tough spot for the Celti... |
| Rocketman Sports TOP 25 CBB Rankings 2-2-09 Rocketman Sports - 2/2/2009 1:51 PM Rocketman Sports Top 25 CBB Rankings 2-2-09 Let’s take a look at how my Top 25 CBB rankings compare to those of the AP and the USA Today rankings. We’ll give you some insight down below on who we think will be moving up the ladder and who we think will be moving down. I’m currently 43-27 61.4% this year... |
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| One Of College Basketballs Toughest Encores Tom Stryker - 1/30/2009 11:39 AM Emotion plays a big part in sports. It doesn't matter if its football, basketball or baseball, one team is usually "getting up" for another. Thankfully, this emotional part of the game exists because it leads sports handicappers and investors to an array of profitable opportunities. This specific technical situation is one of my favorites. It assembled from criteria that flat out works in the thre... |
| Super Bowl Intangibles: The Rushing Game Matt Fargo - 1/27/2009 12:01 PM It’s pretty common knowledge in football that winning the rushing battle usually means winning the football game. That is the case throughout the regular season, the playoffs and ultimately, the Super Bowl. Obviously, picking which team is going to win the rushing battle is not the easiest of tasks since if it was, everyone would be likely winning money on sports’ most wagered-on game. Let’s do s... |
| Five Super Bowl stats you should know Matt Fargo - 1/27/2009 11:17 AM Sometimes it is the unknown or smaller stats that can make a difference in locating the Super Bowl winner. Matt Fargo takes a look at five categories you might not know about. Sacks When you talk about sacks, you automatically think about the Steelers because that is what the media has thrown at you. You will probably be surprised to know that the Cardinals are +3 in net sacks this season wh... |
| Super Bowl XLIII: An Early Look Big Al McMordie - 1/26/2009 3:51 PM Super Bowl: An Early Look By Big Al McMordie The theme of this Super Bowl is already evident: Defense or offense? The Cardinals have the No. 4 offense in the NFL, No. 2 in passing, behind QB Kurt Warner and a talented trio of three-1,000+ yard receivers. The physical Steelers have the No. 1 defense. History says defense wins championships, which is why Pittsburgh is favored. But ther... |
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| NBA Hot and Cold Bets Week 12 Matt Fargo - 1/19/2009 7:25 PM The NBA is now in full swing and our eight-month marathon of the pro basketball season is close to half over. Matt Fargo will be looking into Hot and Cold NBA bets throughout the season and he takes a look at four games that you will want to pay attention to. NBA Hot Bets Wednesday – Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden St. Warriors 10:35 PM ET Oklahoma City finally lost a game against the n... |
| NFL Conference Championship Notes Tom Stryker - 1/15/2009 1:50 PM According to my powerful NFL Database, Conference Championship hosts have produced a respectable 37-19 SU and 31-25 ATS record over the past 28 seasons. Within that set of 56 games, there are a variety of tighteners you can look at that make things look better (or worse) for the host. Here are just a couple. If our NFL Conference Championship host checks in with momentum off back-to-back SU and A... |
| NBA Hot and Cold Bets - Week 11 Matt Fargo - 1/14/2009 11:42 AM The NBA is now in full swing and our eight-month marathon of the pro basketball season is close to half over. Matt Fargo will be looking into Hot and Cold NBA bets throughout the season and he takes a look at four games that you will want to pay attention to. NBA Hot Bets Friday – Detroit Pistons at Oklahoma City Thunder 8:00 PM ET Oklahoma City is a perfect example of how bad teams do... |
| Rocketman Sports Top 25 College Basketball Rankings 1-12-09 Rocketman Sports - 1/12/2009 6:26 PM Rocketman Sports Top 25 College Basketball Rankings 1-12-09 We’ll take a look at my Top 25 College Basketball teams as of Monday January 12, 2009. We’ll make a comparison of my Top 25 rankings with the other rankings at the bottom of the page. Duke &n... |
| NBA News and Notes Matt Fargo - 1/10/2009 8:46 AM Matt Fargo takes a look at the upcoming NBA schedule and pulls out important news, injuries, notes and betting trends from around the league. The All-Star break is a month away and the Western Conference looks like it might come down to the final day of the season once again. It may be premature to say this but with eight teams within three and a half games of each other, some drama is bound to... |
| Final Bowl Preview Thru BCS Championship Game!!! Brian Graves - 1/4/2009 10:44 PM Jan 5th Fiesta Bowl Ohio St vs. Texas These two teams have a recent history against each other as Vince Young went into the Shoe and won a huge game with a late TD drive the year the Longhorns won the National Championship. The next season in McCoy's freshman year the Buckeye defense dominated McCoy and the Longhorns in Austin. It's obvious the bet... |
| College Football: BCS Minus C = BS Matt Fargo - 1/3/2009 1:37 PM You can go on the internet and find countless articles on how the BCS has ruined college football or how it is the greatest thing that college football has ever seen. Adding another one to mix might be worthless but I feel I need to add my two cents into discussion. I am not a fan of the USC Trojans and I am certainly not a fan of Pete Carroll. I think I dislike USC because it is so good year... |
| College Bowl Preview Thru Jan. 3rd--Part III Brian Graves - 12/31/2008 9:31 PM Jan 1st. Outback Bowl Iowa vs. South Carolina This is a pretty good matchup as both teams have solid defenses and have offenses that sometimes struggle to move the ball consistently. Shonn Greene is one of if not the best running back in the country and he should get another 100+ yards just as he has in the previous 12 games. The question wil... |
| Win One Lose Lots Tom Stryker - 12/30/2008 9:38 PM There are plenty of technical situations that flat out work during bowl week. Some like to take dogs while others like to back teams with a reason to play. This system I’m about to show you is as simple as it gets yet works like a charm. I call it “Win Won – Lose Lots”. Check it out: Since 1980, neutral bowl underdogs or favorites of -9.5 or less are a soft 12-34-2 ATS provided both teams own a w... |
| Chick-Fil-A Bowl Preview Matt Fargo - 12/28/2008 9:38 AM Chick-Fil-A Bowl – Wednesday, December 31, 2008 7:30 PM ET The Betting Numbers Georgia Tech opened as a 3.5-point favorite at most shops with a scattering of a few at -4 as well as a couple at -2.5. Right away, there was a perfect middling opportunity for those who were able get those numbers. The number has now settled in between -4 to -4.5 and there has been very little movement over the l... |
| Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl Preview Matt Fargo - 12/28/2008 9:33 AM Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl – Tuesday, December 30, 2008 4:30 PM ET The Betting Numbers This line has stayed pretty stable since Nevada opened as a one-point favorite. There has been some recent movement but that has been just a half-point in the Terrapins favor as they are getting 1.5-points in most places. However, doing some shopping will get you two points and there probably isn’t going to... |
| Papajohns.com Bowl Preview Matt Fargo - 12/28/2008 9:26 AM Papajohns.com Bowl - Monday, December 29, 2008 3:00 PM ET The Betting Numbers Rutgers opened as a touchdown favorite over the Wolfpack and that number is holding tight a week later. Shopping around could get you a 1/2-point in either direction but don’t expect much of a move until gameday. There has been a move on the total as it opened at 51 and has gradually gone up to 53 in the majority o... |
| Bowl Preview Part II--Games thru Dec. 31st!!! Brian Graves - 12/26/2008 11:02 AM Dec. 27th Meineke Car Care Bowl West Va. vs. UNC This should be a very competitive game as both teams have pretty solid units on both sides of the ball. Special Teams could be huge in this one and with Brandon Tate out for the year I'll give the special teams edge to West Virginia. Pat White has had a great career at WVU and his bowl performa... |
| Early Bowl Blunder Tom Stryker - 12/19/2008 3:10 PM They say momentum can be a good thing. That’s not always true when it comes to handicapping college bowl games. Take a look at the following technical situation: Since 1980, in bowl games played on New Year’s Eve or earlier, non-revenging neutral favorites are a dismal 45-71 ATS provided they won their last game by 10 points or more and tackle an opponent that is NOT undefeated. ... |
| 2008 College Bowl Preview All Games thru Dec. 26th!! Brian Graves - 12/19/2008 10:31 AM Dec. 20th Eagle Bank Bowl Navy vs. Wake Forest This is 1 of 2 Bowl Games that has a rematch as Navy shocked Wake Forest earlier in the year on the road. The Midshipmen picked Riley Sknner off 4 times and won this game with a backup QB for the majority of the game. Wake Forest will be happy with this matchup and Navy is always ready to p... |
| Teddy Junes College Basketball Key Mid Season Additions Teddy June - 12/18/2008 2:22 AM Teddy June’s College Basketball Key Mid-Season Additions The Fall Semester is in the books at most campuses around the United States and that means several key players will be suiting up and in action for their respective teams. These players will affect some of the biggest programs in the nation and additionally affect the betting marketplace. Some have been out due to injury while others due to... |
| Teddy Junes College Basketball Weekly Upset Report- 12/15 Teddy June - 12/15/2008 1:00 AM Teddy June’s College Basketball Weekly Upset Report December 15 2008 Edition Tennessee Volunteers (8) at Temple Owls Line and Date: Temple +7.5/Dec. 13th Final Score: Tennessee 72 Temple 88 An early tip here as this game kicked off at 12:00 pm EST and the Volunteers from the opening gate to the close never seemed to be awake as they never led at any point in this one. The loss for the... |
| NFL Late Season Awesome Encore Tom Stryker - 12/12/2008 4:28 PM Handicapping the last three weeks of the NFL regular season can be tricky. The linemaker has made adjustments for those teams still in the playoff hunt and the pointspreads on those battles carry little value. Trying to determine the mindset of a team that has been eliminated is no easy task either. Will those not making it to the post season play the role of a spoiler or toss in the towel? Thank... |
| Late Season NFL Adjustments Big Al McMordie - 12/10/2008 3:09 AM The Kansas City Chiefs aren’t going to make the playoffs and have had a train wreck season. This wasn’t unexpected. A local writer for the KC Star pointed out, “The Chiefs aren’t built to win football games. They’re built to be $32 million under the salary cap while Arrowhead Stadium undergoes renovation.” But one thing that is interesting from a handicapping point of view is that their of... |
| NBA Hot and Cold Bets - Week 7 Matt Fargo - 12/8/2008 2:32 PM The NBA is now in full swing and our eight-month marathon of the pro basketball season is underway. Matt Fargo will be looking into Hot and Cold NBA bets throughout the season and he takes a look at four games that you will want to pay attention to. NBA Hot Bets This Week Tuesday – San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks 8:30 PM ET After a very slow start, the Mavericks are heating up as t... |
| NFL Late Season Bad Encore Tom Stryker - 12/5/2008 11:32 AM The last four games of the NFL regular season can mean everything to those teams still in the playoff hunt and nothing to the others that have already been eliminated. Novice handicappers could experience a great deal of financial stress at this time of the year. The Las Vegas line is usually inflated on those squads still battling for playoff position. If you invest your hard... |
| NBA Hot and Cold Bets - Week 6 Matt Fargo - 12/1/2008 1:01 PM The NBA is now in full swing and our eight-month marathon of the pro basketball season is underway. Matt Fargo will be looking into Hot and Cold NBA bets throughout the season and he takes a look at four games that you will want to pay attention to. NBA Hot Bets This Week Tuesday – Philadelphia 76ers at Chicago Bulls 8:30 PM ET At first glace this may seem like a hot spot for the Sixers... |
| Season Finale Spread Beater Tom Stryker - 11/21/2008 11:59 AM Over the past few weeks, I've turned you on to a couple of last home game and last road game sets that have been profitable. This week, I'm going to continue on with my late-season assault and rip apart a last game scenario that has been money-in-the-bank over the years.This college football system deals with teams playing their last regular season game. When I first started doing rese... |
| Conference Road Well Traveled Tom Stryker - 11/14/2008 12:40 PM This week's college system is one that took me by surprise. When I handicap games, I try and look for specific situations where I think a team will either rise or fall. In this particular set, I envisioned a team emotionally spent and on the verge of an upset loss. Not to my surprise, after some intensive research, the exact opposite came to be true.Let me set the stage for you.&... |
| NBA Hot and Cold Bets - Week 3 Matt Fargo - 11/9/2008 12:41 PM The NBA is now in full swing and our eight-month marathon of the pro basketball season is underway. Matt Fargo will be looking into Hot and Cold NBA bets throughout the season and he takes a look at four games that you will want to pay attention to. NBA Hot Bets This Week Tuesday – Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls 8:35 PM ET Are the Hawks for real or is their 4-0 start just a fluke? I am a... |
| Last Home Game Honey Tom Stryker - 11/7/2008 10:56 AM It's called "Senior Day" – the final home game of the regular season. If you truly are a senior, it's the last time you'll button up your chinstrap, run out of the tunnel and hear the roar of the home crowd. Emotions run very high. No one wants to leave the field of play on this day a loser. The blood, sweat and tears…well, they're almost over. You get one more chance to experience the thrill of v... |
| Lay the Lumber Tom Stryker - 10/31/2008 1:35 PM As we approach the end of the regular season in college football, it's important to note that there are an abundance of technical situations that flat out make money. Over the next few weeks, I'll be sharing a couple of these beauties with you and we will turn a nice profit.This College System of the Week entry is entitled, "Lay the Lumber". It's not very flashy. However, as you... |
| NBA Hot and Cold Bets - Week 1 Matt Fargo - 10/27/2008 8:03 AM The NBA tips off this week as we begin our eight-month marathon of the pro basketball season. Matt Fargo will be looking into Hot and Cold NBA bets throughout the season and he starts the first week by looking at four big matchups in the first four nights that you will not want to miss. Tuesday – Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics The reigning World Champions tip off their season on open... |
| Rocketman Sports Top 5 Nascar Drivers for Atlanta 10-26-08 Rocketman Sports - 10/24/2008 12:14 PM The Sprint Cup boys move to Atlanta this Sunday for the 33rd race of the season. Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.54 mile Oval Fast Superspeedway located in Hampton, Georgia. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in Atlanta this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to... |
| A Puppy with No Bite Tom Stryker - 10/24/2008 10:34 AM Upsets are a part of college football. They happen on a weekly basis. Emotionally, any team can rise to an occasion and knock off an opponent they weren’t supposed to defeat.<br><br>This week’s College System of the Week prey’s upon a team that just beat a conference foe at home in an underdog situation. Without question, the team that just picked up the surprising vi... |
| This Week in Betting, A to Z Doc's Sports - 10/23/2008 3:37 PM by T.O. Whenham - 10/22/2008 A - Alexander, Shaun. The incredible fall from grace has taken a potentially brief detour to the nation's capital. The former MVP needed a job, the Redskins needed running depth, and Daniel Snyder is more than happy to spend money without thinking about it - it was a match made in heaven. Not surprisingly, Alexander had almost no impact in his first game since he wa... |
| College Football Blowout Angle Tom Stryker - 10/18/2008 10:11 AM Tom's College Football System Play of the Week! College Football Blowout Angle Sometimes sports investors think too much. I can’t tell you the number of times I didn’t wager on a certain team because I “felt” the situation wasn’t right. Karma has a lot to do in the mindset of a gambler. I’m guilty. I admit it. Thankfully, I have my college football d... |
| Inside the Boxscores - Week 7 Part 2 Matt Fargo - 10/15/2008 10:19 AM Inside the Boxscores is a weekly feature from Matt Fargo that has been widely recognized as one of the best summations in college football. He takes an in-depth look at each game and pulls out the most pertinent information that will help you handicap games in the future. College football is filled with quirky plays, misleading scores and surprise endings. Fargo takes you inside the action. Sa... |
| Inside the Boxscores - Week 7 Part 1 Matt Fargo - 10/14/2008 12:45 PM Inside the Boxscores is a weekly feature from Matt Fargo that has been widely recognized as one of the best summations in college football. He takes an in-depth look at each game and pulls out the most pertinent information that will help you handicap games in the future. College football is filled with quirky plays, misleading scores and surprise endings. Fargo takes you inside the action. Tue... |
| Penn State at 11-1 Odds Big Al McMordie - 10/13/2008 9:53 AM If you’ve every played billiards or chess, you know that the best players don’t simply go shot to shot or move to move. Rather, they think two or three moves ahead. A pool player uses the current shot to smartly set up his next shot, and so on. There’s a similarity in sports wagering, as well. A successful handicapper should have a good eye for short term wins, and to think moves ahead for pot... |
| Rocketman Sports Nascar Top 5 Drivers for Charlotte! Rocketman Sports - 10/10/2008 7:48 PM The Sprint Cup boys move to Charlotte this Saturday night for the 31st race of the season. Lowes Motor Speedway is a 1.5 mile Quad Oval Track located in Concord, NC. Here are my Top 5 drivers to win in Charlotte this weekend. We still have to wait for Qualifying and Happy Hour before finalizing our Head to Head... |
| 50 is the Magic Number! Tom Stryker - 10/10/2008 10:18 AM Over the years, I’ve come across a ton of scoring angles. Some are good, some aren’t. The one I’m about to break down for you is one of my best.It’s simplistic in approach. All I wanted to see was how well a reasonably priced home favorite did after a solid offensive performance on foreign soil. As you know, momentum is huge when it comes to handicapping college football an... |
| Crushing Losses and Tailspins Big Al McMordie - 10/9/2008 3:02 AM What characterized the Detroit Lions of 2007? A team that started 6-2 and had postseason visions, only to collapse and miss the playoffs. It was a team in a total tailspin the second half of the season. They couldn’t win (1-7) or cover games (1-7 ATS). Teams can feel helpless when the wheels fall off or they suffer a crushing defeat. It takes a good coaching staff to get a team to focus and pr... |
| Inside the Boxscores - Week 6 Part 2 Matt Fargo - 10/8/2008 10:45 AM Inside the Boxscores is a weekly feature from Matt Fargo that has been widely recognized as one of the best summations in college football. He takes an in-depth look at each game and pulls out the most pertinent information that will help you handicap games in the future. College football is filled with quirky plays, misleading scores and surprise endings. Fargo takes you inside the action. Sat... |
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