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 NCAA Preview: #120 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Matt Fargo - 6/10/2008 8:43 PM The College Football season may be a long way off but Matt Fargo is already deep in study and will once again provide his take on each and every NCAA team. We start from the bottom and move up so keep checking in for more previews! No. 120 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 2007 Record ~ 7-5 SU ~ 0-0 ATS Starters Returning ~ Offense (7) Defense (6) Western Kentucky is in its first season as a D... |
| Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview Matt Fargo - 6/9/2008 8:49 PM Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview – A look at the upcoming week in baseball Tuesday, June 10th Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets 7:10 PM ET The Mets looked to have gotten back in line after winning four of five games including a series win in San Francisco. However they were swept in San Diego in their four-game series and maybe even more disturbing was how they lost. New York lost the fi... |
| Melrose to Lighting: A NHL Coaching Joke? Doc's Sports - 6/3/2008 2:46 PM by Max - 06/03/2008 Recent reports have named Barry Melrose as the next coach of the Tampa Bay Lighting. Yes, this is the same Tampa Bay Lighting that won a Stanley Cup under John Tortorella in 2004. Tororella is still under contract to coach the Lighting next season but the team is in the process of being solid to Oren Koules. Many believe Koules is looking for a fresh start and has tabbed the... |
| This Week in Betting, A to Z Doc's Sports - 6/3/2008 2:43 PM by T.O. Whenham - 06/02/2008 A - Andruw Jones. We won't have Jones and his oddly spelled first name to kick around for a month or more. Jones had surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee on Tuesday and will miss four to six weeks. You'd never guess it if you just look at their payroll, but this is pretty much the best thing that could have happened to the struggling Dodgers. Jones, wh... |
| Triple Threat June Special - Most Every Play $15 - Find Out Why!!! Triple Threat Sports - 6/2/2008 1:18 PM by Bill Milton of Triple Threat Sports I remember it like it was yesterday. My Dad pulled up to a gas tank on our way home from school, and lamented about paying so much for gas. I was confused, as six year olds often are, and I asked him: "Daddy, what do you mean, you are still paying $10, how is the price different? He smiled and went on to explain why 77 CENTS IS DIFFERENT THAN 74 CENTS PER GA... |
| Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview Matt Fargo - 6/1/2008 8:46 PM Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview – A look at the upcoming week in baseball Monday, June 2nd Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers 8:05 PM ET Doug Davis makes his first trip back to Milwaukee this season to face his former club. This will be his third start since returning from cancer surgery and he will no doubt get a rousing welcome from Brewers fans. Davis was shelled last time out aga... |
| MLB Overrated Pitchers Doc's Sports - 5/29/2008 4:10 PM by T.O. Whenham - 05/28/2008 One of the hardest but most important tasks baseball handicappers face is deciding which pitchers are good value, and which one aren't worth risking your money on. The best and most obvious way to do that is by looking at statistics. Win-loss record and earned run average are the tools that most bettors rely on most heavily, but they can sometimes be misleading. Her... |
| This Week in Betting, A to Z Doc's Sports - 5/27/2008 12:37 PM by T.O. Whenham - 05/26/2008 A - A-Rod. After almost a month out of action, last year's MVP is back and in solid form. He's not lighting the world on fire, but he's not slumping either. What is more notable is that his team, the biggest disappointment in the league after the Tigers, has got their act together since his return, winning five of six. Of course, those six games have been against Ba... |
| Baseball Splits - Lefty vs. Righty Matt Fargo - 5/27/2008 9:15 AM Starting pitching is one of the biggest factors when lines are set in baseball but one thing not often taken into consideration is what side of the mound the pitcher is throwing from. Some teams have greater success against left-handed pitching than right-handed pitching and vice versa and it is important to take that into consideration when capping games. We have gone through over 25 percent of t... |
| NBA Playoff Notes: Adjustments and Defense Big Al McMordie - 5/25/2008 8:32 PM NBA Playoff Notes: Adjustments and Defense, By Big Al McMordie For the record, 75% of NBA teams in a 1-1 series that win Game 3 go on to win that series. That will give a little comfort to the Celtics after their surprisingly easy win in Game 3. It is already shaping up as an odd series. After home teams dominated the last round, the Celtics and Pistons then saw the road team win two ... |
| 2008 Champions League Final Preview Doc's Sports - 5/21/2008 11:51 AM by T.O. Whenham - 05/21/2008 For North American sports fans European soccer can be incredibly confusing. Not only do teams play in their regular league, but they also play in ongoing tournaments like the Champions League that seem to never end. On top of it all, the players on the teams regularly go to join their national squads to play in friendly matches or to qualify for the World Cup or reg... |
| This Week in Betting, A to Z Doc's Sports - 5/20/2008 11:42 AM by T.O. Whenham - 05/19/2008 A - Angels. Anaheim (or whatever they are supposed to be called) should be relieved and thrilled to have John Lackey back in the fold. After all, getting a guy who was 19-9 last year back in the rotation can never be a bad thing. The Angels picked an odd way to show their joy, though. He allowed just one run in seven innings in his season debut against the White Sox... |
| Baseballs Post-Steroid Era Big Al McMordie - 5/19/2008 10:33 AM Baseball's Post-Steroid Era, By Big Al McMordie It's not your imagination: Nobody is scoring runs! Home runs are down 20% from two years ago. It's tough to clarify exactly why this is the case, but one answer might be cool weather. Historically home run hitters start slow as April and May have cooler weather, which helps pitchers. Sluggers don't normally get cooking until the hot sum... |
| Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview Matt Fargo - 5/19/2008 6:31 AM Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview – A look at the upcoming week in baseball Monday, May 19th Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland A’s 10:05 PM ET It will be interesting to see how the young Rays respond in this opening game in Oakland. Tampa Bay took the first game in St. Louis over the weekend but dropped the last two contests, both in the Cardinals last at-bats. Those losses are sometimes hard to overc... |
| After the Favorite, Preakness Field a Shame Doc's Sports - 5/14/2008 2:31 PM by Robert Ferringo - 05/14/2008 "They're scared." That was my initial thought when I first scanned the projected field for the 2008 Preakness Stakes, the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, which will be run at 6 p.m., on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Pimlico, Md. My first thought was that Big Brown's dominating win at Churchill Downs just two short weeks ago was enough to have t... |
| This Week in Betting, A to Z Doc's Sports - 5/13/2008 12:42 PM by T.O. Whenham - 05/13/2008 A - A-Rod. New York's most hated hometown boy had a rough week. He's on the DL and off the radar, but that didn't spare him from embarrassment. We learned that Rodriguez passed out at the sight of blood during the birth of his first child. That, of course, is irrelevant to sports betting. I just find it hilarious that the guy has so much trouble getting respect from... |
| Beating the Number Ross Benjamin - 5/13/2008 11:06 AM Beating the Number By Ross Benjamin It still amazes me when I read or hear game analysis. It's apparent the vast majority of amateur handicappers just don't get it. Long details on what one thinks will happen in a game, analysis on who the players are on both sides of the ball, and listing players who are out as a result of injury or suspension. Using these factors to predict who will c... |
| Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview Matt Fargo - 5/12/2008 6:33 AM Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview – A look at the upcoming week in baseball Monday, May 12th Houston Astros at San Francisco Giants 10:15 PM ET Barry Zito makes his second start since returning to the rotation and he is still looking for his first win of the year. He is 0-7 but he is coming off a very solid performance last time out. The problem is not only him but the offense behind him as th... |
| This Week in Betting, A to Z Doc's Sports - 5/7/2008 4:27 PM by T.O. Whenham - 05/07/2008 A - Anthony Kim. Kim hasn't been quite the prodigy he was supposed to be since he joined the PGA in 2006, but the 22-year-old earned his first win in style. He ran away from the crowd at the Wachovia Championship this weekend, and ended up winning by five strokes. The victory was tainted somewhat because the defending champion, Tiger Woods, was not in the field. Tha... |
| 2008 World Series Predictions Doc's Sports - 5/7/2008 4:26 PM by T.O. Whenham - 05/07/2008 We're only a month or so into the baseball season, and summer isn't even here yet, but that doesn't mean that we can't start looking towards October. Everyone makes World Series predictions before the season starts, so it only makes sense that you would revisit those predictions once you have seen 20 percent of the season. Things can change, even in a month - Detroi... |
| Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview Matt Fargo - 5/4/2008 8:32 PM Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview – A look at the upcoming week in baseball Monday, May 5th Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers 7:05 PM ET Boston took two of three against the Tigers in the first series meeting this year but this is not the same Detroit team. The Tigers are 13-8 since then and they are slowly climbing back into the American League Central. While Boston started the season on fire,... |
| Breakdown of Six Kentucky Derby Favorites Doc's Sports - 5/1/2008 1:57 PM by Robert Ferringo - 04/30/2008 "Total chaos, no way to see the race, not even the track...nobody cares. Big lines at the outdoor betting windows, then stand back to watch winning numbers flash on the big board, like a giant bingo game." - H.S.T, "The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved" Bingo. We are just four short days away from the Fastest Two Minutes In Sports and one thing is c... |
| Louisville Offers Kentucky Derby Events Galore Doc's Sports - 4/30/2008 1:18 PM by Greg Melikov - 04/29/2008 Louisville becomes a three-ring circus during the many days of festivities from April leading up to the Kentucky Derby. There are scores of Kentucky Derby events that draw a crowd, especially this week. For instance, Dawn at the Downs is a popular tradition that allows visitors to enjoy breakfast in Millionaires Row at Churchill Downs, watching Kentucky Derby and... |
| This Week in Betting, A to Z Doc's Sports - 4/30/2008 1:14 PM by T.O. Whenham - 04/29/2008 A - Alexander, Shaun. We have seen a lot of rapid falls from grace in sports, but few that haven't involved dog fighting have been faster than this one. Three seasons ago the Seahawks running back was the easy choice for league MVP. The next offseason he signed a massive eight-year contract. Now he is unloved and unemployed after the Seahawks cut him following two t... |
| Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview Matt Fargo - 4/27/2008 9:10 PM Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview – A look at the upcoming week in baseball Monday, April 28th New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians The Yankees took Game Three of this series on Sunday, avoiding a 0-3 hole in the four-game set as well as avoiding a four-game losing streak. The victory pushed New York back to .500 while it also snapped the Indians five-game winning streak. While it was a win,... |
| This Week in Betting, A to Z Doc's Sports - 4/22/2008 4:49 PM by T.O. Whenham - 04/21/2008 A - Anaheim. So much for a repeat Stanley Cup champion. The team should go back to being named after a Disney hockey team, because that was a truly Mickey Mouse performance. The Ducks got called for a ridiculous number of penalties, failed to show any interest or desire, and were handled easily by a Dallas team that is decent, but certainly wasn't viewed by a lot of... |
| THE NBA PLAYOFFS - The EASIEST game of all Tom Scott - 4/18/2008 9:25 PM Tom Scott, a 31-year veteran of sports handicapping has been extremely productive on this site during the NBA playoffs over the last two years. Read what he has to say about this years NBA tournament. THE NBA PLAYOFFS - The EASIEST game of all by Tom Scott Over the last two years, our powerful systems have produced magnificently and our guaranteed picks on this site logged an incred... |
| Eastern Conference Preview – Part 2 Matt Fargo - 4/18/2008 9:43 AM Eastern Conference Preview – Part 2 Toronto Raptors vs. Orlando Magic Orlando could be considered the Toronto of last season as it kind of came out of nowhere to wins its division. We know the Magic were going to be improved with the addition of Rashard Lewis but we weren’t sure how much. They started out very strong, winning 16 of their first 20 games before coming back down to earth for a wh... |
| Eastern Conference Preview – Part 1 Matt Fargo - 4/18/2008 9:17 AM Eastern Conference Preview – Part 1 Washington Wizards vs. Cleveland Cavaliers This is the third straight season that these two teams have met in the first round of the playoffs. Cleveland won both of the previous series’, first in six games in 2006 and then a sweep last season against an injury-riddled Washington team. The Wizards have added bulletin board material to this series starting wit... |
| This Week in Betting, A to Z Doc's Sports - 4/9/2008 3:50 PM by T.O. Whenham - 04/08/2008 A - Andy Roddick. It took long enough, but the top American tennis player finally got a win over Roger Federer after 12-straight losses. It took the worst slump of Federer's career to give Roddick the opportunity to win, but if he can ignore that and just focus on the win then it could give him some much-needed confidence heading into the heart of the tennis season.... |
| The Bullpen - Key to Profits Matt Fargo - 4/3/2008 10:41 AM Baseball season is just under way and looking at some basic philosophies is important. Starting pitching and offense are the two things that people look at most when handicapping baseball but there is one aspect that is considered by some to be the most important and that is the bullpen. A shaky bullpen can kill a quality start and can erase a big lead given to them by the offense so if the bullpe... |
| This Week in Betting, A to Z Doc's Sports - 4/1/2008 2:53 PM by T.O. Whenham - 03/31/2008 A - Amazing. Stephen Curry and Davidson may have come up just a little bit short against Kansas, but that doesn't make what they accomplished any less amazing. Everyone in the world knew that he was the go-to guy whenever the Wildcats needed to score in any tournament game, yet no one found any way to shut him down. Kansas came the closest to containing him and he s... |
| 2008 Masters Golf Odds and Predictions Doc's Sports - 3/31/2008 2:59 PM by T.O. Whenham - 03/31/2008 The Masters doesn't start in Augusta until April 10, but most of the field is set and odds are already available, so it is never too early to be on the lookout for potential betting value. After all, people aren't thinking about the tournament yet, so there could be some value in the numbers. Here, then, is a look at the 2008 Masters Golf Odds and Predictions. Va... |
| College Hoops News and Notes! Triple Threat Sports - 3/30/2008 2:02 AM by Bill Milton of Triple Threat Sports As I sit here awaiting the North Carolina/Loiusville game Saturday night, several things from all three national tournaments come to mind. Most have to do with the pointspread, some do not, and others "sort of" do. This is a stream of consciousness idea, with some research (including a 90% NCAA Tournament system I just found) backing it up... First off, I re... |
| Memphis Underrated Heading Into Sweet 16 Doc's Sports - 3/26/2008 2:30 PM by T.O. Whenham - 03/25/2008 Two games into the NCAA Tournament and all four No. 1 seeds are still standing. North Carolina has rampaged through their games like Godzilla through Tokyo. Kansas has been only slightly less impressive. UCLA has won despite some concerning injury problems. And then there is Memphis. The Tigers also have two wins, but they haven't really dealt a knockout blow to eit... |
| MLB Season Preview: A.L. West Doc's Sports - 3/26/2008 2:26 PM by Robert Ferringo - 03/25/2008 We all know that the West Coast is filled with nothing but communists and Ralph Nadar sympathizers. This is obvious. But yet another example of the total disrespect that the West has for Dominance and Order is the way that its American League division rotates and shares the crown of This Year's Surprise Money Team. In each of the past four seasons the A.L. We... |
| Rocky Atkinson - Handicapping the NBA Injury Report Wednesday! Rocketman Sports - 3/26/2008 1:58 PM Every day I look at the NBA injury report. I start off with the first team and see who is listed on the report. HERE IS MY TABLE FOR CALCULATING INJURIES: OUT: Take players average points per game and multiply by 1DOUBTFUL: Take players average points per game and multiply by .75QUESTIONABLE: Take players average points per game and multiply by .50PROBABLE: ... |
| NCAA Tournament Facts and Figures Matt Fargo - 3/17/2008 8:23 PM It's that time of year again and everyone from the seasoned professional to the novice soccer mom with be filling out their brackets in search of the perfect ticket. Unlike last year, 2007-08 was an interesting regular season with very little switching of the top spots and at the end, it all remained the same. The top four in the Preseason poll were (1) North Carolina, (2) UCLA, (3) Memphis and (4... |
| Are they for real? Wisconsin Badgers Matt Fargo - 3/13/2008 10:57 AM I did a similar article on Purdue a few weeks ago stating how no one expected the Boilermakers to be where they were and that was at the top of the Big Ten standings. Well, Wisconsin can also be grouped with Purdue. The Badgers were expected to be a top tiered team in the Big Ten but that was mostly due to the lower half of the conference expected to be pretty bad. Wisconsin established a team rec... |
| #1 CBB Capper Rocketman Sports Top 25 Rankings 3-11-08 Rocketman Sports - 3/11/2008 3:26 PM Rocketman Sports Top 25 Rankings 3-11-08 Rocketman has crushed the man in College Basketball this year using our unique approach. We are currently documented 65% for the entire College Basketball season and documented 5-0 100% so far in March Madness. Hopefully you all saw our last article for College Basketball on how to use power ratings and actually how to use the USA Today a... |
| Are they for real? Xavier Musketeers Matt Fargo - 3/6/2008 10:23 AM Xavier is an appropriate team to focus on this week as its final test of the season takes place on Thursday night at St. Joseph’s. The Musketeers conclude their season on Saturday at home against Richmond. Xavier, 25-4 overall, has won 11 straight games and 17 of its last 18 to basically run away with the regular season Atlantic Ten title. The Musketeers broke the school record for most regular se... |
| Team Preview - Texas Rangers Matt Fargo - 3/5/2008 11:37 AM 2007 Record 75 Wins 87 Losses - 4th American League West 2007 Money +$367 Moneyline ~ ($2,587) Runline ~ 68-80 Over/Under 2007 Review After finishing third in the division for three straight seasons, the Rangers took a step back and came in last in the division in 2007. Inconsistency can sum up the Texas season. In 162 games, the starting lineup was different 139 times. That is a recipe f... |
| This Week in Betting, A to Z Doc's Sports - 3/4/2008 1:57 PM by T.O. Whenham - 03/03/2008 A - Absolutely Cindy. Look out Rags to Riches, there's a new filly on the Triple Crown scene. Absolutely Cindy wasn't well regarded in the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at Turfway on Saturday - she went off at 20-1. It will be a long time until she sees a price like that again. She was dead last at the top of the stretch before making one of the more breathtaking m... |
| Team Preview - Washington Nationals Matt Fargo - 3/4/2008 12:00 PM 2007 Record 73 Wins 89 Losses - 4th National League East 2007 Money +$1,622 Moneyline ~ +$1,282 Runline ~ 72-79 Over/Under 2007 Review It was a third straight non-winning season for the Nationals since coming over from Montreal but if any positive can come out of last season it was that they did not finish in last place in the National League East for the first time. 16 games under .500 m... |
| Team Preview - Houston Astros Matt Fargo - 3/3/2008 10:53 AM 2007 Record 73 Wins 89 Losses - 4th National League Central 2007 Money ($1,781) Moneyline ~ ($2,320) Runline ~ 79-76 Over/Under 2007 Review Houston should have been a player in the N.L. Central last season but after a decent 20-19 start, the Astros dropped 12 of 13 games and were never able to recover. The team was in the bottom half of the league in hitting, runs, on-base percentage, slu... |
| No Payback Payday - An Inside Look At Last Home Game Sets Tom Stryker - 3/1/2008 10:25 AM No Payback Payday - An Inside Look At Last Home Game SetsBy Tom Stryker. 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 al... |
| Are they for real? Louisville Cardinals Matt Fargo - 2/28/2008 12:30 PM The Big East is currently ranked as the third toughest conference in the nation so any team near first place should feel pretty good about itself. That includes the Louisville Cardinals who are now only a half game out of first place, trailing Georgetown while clinging to a half-game lead over Notre Dame as well. The Cardinals host the Fighting Irish tonight in a game that will ultimately help dec... |
| Team Preview - Chicago White Sox Matt Fargo - 2/27/2008 8:27 PM 2007 Record 72 Wins 90 Losses - 4th American League Central 2007 Money ($1,14) Moneyline ~ ($153) Runline ~ 70-81 Over/Under 2007 Review It’s hard to believe the White Sox won the World Series just two years ago. After finishing with 99 wins in 2005, Chicago dipped to 90 wins the next year and missing the playoffs by five games. No one saw only 72 wins last year coming however. Everything... |
| Bubble Watch: Florida and Ohio State Doc's Sports - 2/27/2008 10:31 AM by Max Powers, Senior Handicapper - 02/27/2008 It was less then a year ago that these two teams were battling for the NCAA Championship in Atlanta. Florida dominated most of the game as their veteran leadership proved to be too much for the young upstart Buckeyes, led by two freshmen, Greg Oden and Mike Conley. The Gators won the game by nine points and thus completed back-to-back NCAA Champion... |
| This Week in Betting, A to Z Doc's Sports - 2/26/2008 3:04 PM by T.O. Whenham - 02/26/2008 A - Again. For the second time in just over half a season, Gerald Green has a new home. Minnesota traded him to Houston for Kirk Snyder. The only place Green has shone in his brief career is the slam dunk contest. Beyond that, the athletic freak who was drafted out of high school has been disappointing. He's from Houston, so maybe the change of scenery will be just... |
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