Like Oscar and Felix, the odd couple that comprises honest bettors and legitimate sportsbooks is on the same side when it comes to anything that threatens the integrity of their sports betting relationship. Thus, when $7 million in wagers (10 times the normal amount) poured in on No. 74 ranked Martin Vassallo Arguello to beat [...]
June 2008
With generous odds offered on dozens of competent players each week, golf betting can be remarkably rewarding. The problem is, while I’ve witnessed weekend sports gambling warriors making the occasional score, I’ve never heard of anyone who consistently beats the game, let alone makes a living at betting golf. Of course, that shouldn’t stop you [...]
Rather than attempt something too challenging for the new year, let’s stick to making some simple resolutions – improving our sports betting habits. Football Betting Resolution #1 I will not bet a game just because it is on television. Football Betting Resolution #2 When it comes to NFL betting, I will never lay 3 1/2 [...]
If you’re one of the handful of people who still believe that tennis is all about starched white clothing and curtseys at Wimbledon then you must have been as shocked as Captain Renault in “Casablanca” to learn that there’s also betting on the sport. Oh, and a little bit more, like cheating, too. The revelation [...]
The Suns should have little difficulty repeating in a division that they won by 19 games last season. The fight will be for second among the two LA teams and Golden State. Straight up (SU), against the spread (ATS), and over/under (O/U) records for the 2006/07 season are in parentheses: PHOENIX SUNS (67-26 SU, 48-42-3 [...]
Having emerged as a serious contender last season two or three years before most predicted, don’t expect the Jazz to wait around for the rest of the division to catch them. Straight up (SU), against the spread (ATS), and over/under (O/U) records for the 2006/07 season are in parentheses: UTAH JAZZ (60-39 SU, 46-50-3 ATS, [...]
You know you’re in a tough neighborhood when defending NBA champion San Antonio didn’t even win its own division last season. That could happen again with Dallas and Houston pressing San Antonio for Texas bragging rights. Straight up (SU), against the spread (ATS), and over/under (O/U) records for the 2006/07 season are in parentheses: DALLAS [...]
Both the Wizards and Magic could move past the Heat in a highly competitive race for Southeast Division laurels, this season. Straight up (SU), against the spread (ATS), and over/under (O/U) records for the 2006/07 season are in parentheses: WASHINGTON WIZARDS (41-45 SU, 37-44-5 ATS, 45-40-1 O/U): Gilbert Arenas (28.4 PPG, 6.0 APG) and F [...]
Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit all are prime contenders in a division that should send three teams to the playoffs. Straight up (SU), against the spread (ATS), and over/under (O/U) records for the 2006/07 season are in parentheses: CHICAGO BULLS (55-37 SU, 45-47 ATS, 44-48 O/U): With a solid backcourt of SG Ben Gordon (21.4 PPG) [...]
Boston made a couple of huge moves in the off-season which could lead the Celtics past the Nets and Raptors in the NBA’s weakest division. Straight up (SU), against the spread (ATS), and over/under (O/U) records for the 2006/07 season are in parentheses: BOSTON CELTICS (24-58 SU, 41-38-3 ATS, 40-42 O/U): Adding power forward Kevin [...]
It was somewhere around 25 years ago – an eon in the prospering life of modern sports betting – that Nevada’s licensed bookmakers first began employing money lines. The action was one of necessity as bet takers, in an effort to limit their susceptibility at being caught between two numbers (a situation called being middled [...]
In the beginning, God created the heavens and Earth. But it wasn’t until an innovative oddsmaker came along that the genesis of sports betting, a biblical event in the history of human existence for those who spend their autumn Sundays praying not for salvation but for a cover, became the mega-industry that it is today. [...]
Most unsophisticated sports bettors hit the gridiron running, with little or no concern for whether their best chance for success rests with college football betting, nfl betting or a combination of both. To be sure, while the NCAA and NFL games fundamentally are the same, subtle dissimilarities between the Saturday and Sunday products, as they [...]
Granted, New Orleans isn’t going to surprise anyone this year but with a solid cast, a new winning attitude, and only Carolina as serious division opposition, the Saints should march to another NFC South title. The Panthers look good enough to battle for an NFC wild card. (2006 regular season records in parentheses): NEW ORLEANS [...]
The Bears have a much more difficult schedule than a year ago when they won 13 games but the NFC North is so weak that it will be difficult for Chicago not to win 10 or 11 games and capture a third straight division title. (2006 regular season records in parentheses): CHICAGO BEARS (13-3 SU, [...]
The NFC East remains the most competitive division in the NFL, with every team capable to beating (or losing) to every other. The most consistent team will win the division. (2006 regular season records in parentheses): PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (10-6 SU, 9-7 ATS): His personal problems behind him, Head Coach Andy Reid should lead the Eagles [...]
Like the Patriots, Ravens and Colts, the Chargers are the class of their division, arguably the best team in the NFL. Unlike New England, Baltimore and Indianapolis, however, San Diego will get a stern test for the division title from rivals Denver and Kansas City. (2006 regular season records in parentheses): SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (14-2 [...]
Like most recent defending Super Bowl champions, the Colts may find it difficult to repeat, but winning another AFC South title should be no problem. Indianapolis has a wide edge over its division rivals. (2006 regular season records in parentheses): INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (12-4 SU, 8-8 ATS): Led by an unheralded offensive line that allowed the [...]
The Ravens won the division by five games last season and while the margin may not be as significant this year, Baltimore should have little difficulty defending against wild card hopefuls Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. (2006 regular season records in parentheses): BALTIMORE RAVENS (13-3 SU, 10-6 ATS): The Ravens abandoned their “good defense, no offense” tag [...]
Any unbiased assessment would mark the Patriots as the clear division favorite with a good chance to challenge the Colts, Chargers and Ravens to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. (2006 regular season records in parentheses): NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (12-4 SU, 9-6-1 ATS): The Patriots probably were a wide receiver away from the Super [...]
