Handicappers and oddsmakers have very different opinions when it comes to the importance of injuries in the NFL. Some believe that this is one of the most crucial factors that goes into picking a game or setting a line, while others insist that the NFL is full of so many talented players that there isn’t that big of a drop off in talent from first-string to second-string.
Read More . . .Perhaps the trickiest aspect of handicapping sports is accurately accessing the effect that one or more injuries will have on a team's performance, particularly in relation to the pointspread.
Read More . . .Weekend warriors make up a high percentage of the betting public. Whether they are betting at the ticket window on a leisure trip to Las Vegas or placing a wager online with...
Read More . . .As a general rule of thumb, teams will not continue to have high-scoring games week after week, or low-scoring games week after week. In fact, the research that I did on data extracted from the 1993 to the 1997 seasons revealed that if a team went "Over" or "Under" at least 3 times in a row, they went the other way in their subsequent game 56% of the time.
Read More . . .I'm sure that most of you have seen ads for sports handicapping/tout services that claim to win 70-80% of their picks. I'm sure that such sports services also are hoping that you still believe in the tooth fairy as well.
Read More . . .Oh do I remember the days when I could just tell my clients to lay the wood with the better team and they covered. The work it took 11 or 12 years ago to handicap a football game, or basketball game, was one tenth what it takes now, College or Pro Sports, and why is that one ponders when his bankroll is shrinking. Let us talk a little football.
Read More . . .For the purpose of this article, we have decided to examine two games: Arizona at Purdue in the NCAA and Cleveland at San Francisco in the NFL. We spoke with three bookmakers: Bob Scucci from the Stardust, Bert Osborne from Coast Resorts and Rob Gillespie from BoDog to find out how they set their line and where it went through the week...
Read More . . .Sharp players have learned the art of betting NFL two-team teasers, and Las Vegas books have taken notice.
Read More . . .One of the most effective ways to beat the NFL pointspread, particularly after the first 2 weeks of the regular season, is to go against the public. This is because the NFL is the sport that is not only the most heavily bet on but also the sport that the public does the worst at.
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