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Fairway’s Forecast and Keys to Contending at the Masters

Keys to Success and Handicapping the Masters at Augusta While so much media coverage is pointed towards the marquee players and odds to win the Masters, the best way to make money consistently is isolating head-to-head match-ups and selected proposition bets. Your main handicapping focus should be on current form and course form, which includes a players experience and results playing at Augusta National. Finding value early and shopping around for the best long-shot prices and matchups is a ... More

Masters Betting Preview

Betting the Masters and Odds to Win For nearly a decade starting in 2003, I have provided golf insight, analysis and match-up selections on PGA events with special interest in the four major championships, including The Masters. I did a weekly radio show in Las Vegas and nationally on Wednesdays providing golf insight and tips, and I often contacted and corresponded with golf professionals, course superintendents, golf writers, journalists, media personnel as well as other handicappers and ... More

Villanova Wildcats Set to Win National Championship

College Basketball’s Best Villanova Can Finish NCAA Tournament 6-0 SU/ATS Prior to the NCAA Tournament, I told a FOX Sports Radio audience that I thought Villanova and Virginia were the two No. 1 seeds that were most likely to make the Final Four, and perhaps win the NCAA Tournament. In fact, I thought Virginia or Villanova were the most likely to win the NCAA championship, but had hope that a few long shots would make the Final Four or win it with interests in Texas Tech, Purdue, West ... More

Batter Up! Situational Betting on Opening Day and Game 2

Handicapping Baseball and Situations to Support Opening Day and Game 2 Opening day has arrived in Major League Baseball, and all teams except the Reds and Nationals will be in action March 29. Cincinnati’s home game was postponed one day with inclement weather in the forecast. The start of the season is always met with high hopes for teams and plenty of projections from the pundits. Odds and projections to win the World Series are weighted heavily based on last year’s results, as last ... More

Vegas Golden Knights Closing out Sensational Season before Playoffs Begin

Golden Knights Records Continue with Playoff Spot and More than 100 Point Season During the Golden Knights remarkable run and history-making season, we provided some insight on the success Vegas was having as the Golden Knights skated into the New Year. But the success wasn’t good for the Vegas sports books as the Golden Knights were ripping through the league and setting records not just as an expansion franchise, but in the betting activity and potential huge payouts for fans and bettors ... More

Busting the Brackets to the Elite Eight – Loyola Chicago vs Kansas State

Improbable Run to the Final Four for Either Loyola Chicago or Kansas State The madness of March has become magical, and the Elite Eight match-up between #9 Kansas State and #11 Loyola Chicago is going to send a high seed and long shot to San Antonio for the Final Four. But beyond the betting, busted brackets and historical significance of the unprecedented upset of a #16 over a #1 seed, a region (South) missing a top-4 seed in the Sweet Sixteen for the first time ever, and this match-up of the ... More

NCAA Tournament – Evaluating the Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen Surprises Including Top Seeds Records and History The Sweet Sixteen pairings are set, and the NCAA Tournament and March Madness continues on Thursday, March 22. The first game of the Sweet Sixteen features a pair of upstarts, as #11 seed Loyola Chicago takes on #7 seed Nevada (-1.5) in Atlanta at Philips Arena. They will be followed by #9 Kansas State against #5 Kentucky (-5.5). One of those teams is going to the Final Four out of the South region, and we’re pulling for ... More

Analysis of a Winning Wager – Utah Utes

NIT Provides more Opportunities for Profit and Utah Utes Win Big over LSU A losing day to open the NCAA Tournament last Thursday has been followed by 4-straight winning days after Monday's NIT action and winner on Utah. The Utes jumped out to a big early first quarter lead over LSU 30-11, and then buried the Bayou Bengals 95-71. We posted the game analysis on osga.com (along with losing analysis on Buffalo Sat), and you can read the Utah analysis below. If you have not been on top of that ... More