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College Football Handicapping - Who Are The Legit National Title Favorites?
I’ve been writing and providing analysis on college football teams and national title hopefuls for the past month for various sports betting sites. I’ve provided some links below to analysis on this year’s favorites. To see the my analysis on other teams including national title long shots, click the link and get some insight on additional teams.
Many prognosticators and media members focus on the favori...
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AFC Handicapping - Betting And Analyzing The AFC South And East Divisions
Prior to the preseason I wrote numerous articles on odds to win the Super Bowl, division titles and season over/under wins. The AFC has one dominant team in Denver this season, and the rest of the hopefuls are pushing for a division crown. The NFC is stronger again but plenty of top teams and contenders for the conference championship.
Here are some of my early thoughts on the division teams and races in the AFC ...
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College Football Betting - National Title Longshots
Handicapping who can make the 4-team playoff
I’ve been writing and providing analysis on college football teams and national title hopefuls for the past month for various sports betting sites. I’ve provided some links below to analysis on this year’s longshots.
While many prognosticators will focus on the favorites, there are plenty of national title longshots worth consideration to make this year’s playoffs. Note that Auburn ...
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MLB Playoff Contenders open 4-game home and home series August 4 as LA Dodgers and LA Angels Push For Playoffs
The trade deadline has passed and both the LA Angles and LA Dodgers were mostly quiet as the two teams with big payrolls and solid starting pitching appear content with their rosters and positions heading down the stretch. The Dodgers lead the NL West division by 2.5-games over rival San Francisco while the Angles have the second-best record in baseball but trail the ...
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Betting Baseball in July - Situations To Support
If you follow me on Twitter, you know I provide and post game previews and analysis for various off shore sites. These are assigned games of which I provide opinions and analysis for review. Some of those games make it to my betting card, but others may not offer enough support or value. So many stats and situations to evaluate in baseball betting, and as you read some of my analysis you see that I often provide insight on pitching ...
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MLB Handicapping - Top Starting Pitchers At Home
The MLB season has passed the 65 game mark with less than 100 games to go until the boys of summer begin postseason play. As we see annually in Major League Baseball, parity is prominent as the 60/40 rule takes hold. Just two teams are playing better than .600 baseball - San Francisco and Oakland - while one team is playing sub-.400 ball, Tampa Bay, who had recently lost 13 of their last 14 games to fall below that mark with the worst record ...
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Evaluating NBA betting and Series Prices – Conference Semifinals
The NBA playoffs have moved into the conference semifinals and some solid NBA betting situations will unfold in the later rounds; especially with Class A teams meeting. Those include the #2 seed Oklahoma City Thunder vs. #3 seed LA Clippers and #1 San Antonio Spurs vs. #5 Portland Trailblazers in the Western Conference. These teams won 59, 57, 62 and 54 games during the regular season. In the weaker Eastern conference, no ...
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Betting the Kentucky Derby - A Look at the Contenders
Here's a link to my preview article with insight and analysis on betting the Kentucky Derby. A look at the Contenders shows plenty of speed up front including from the morning line favorite California Chrome. The Kentucky Derby is always a hard race to handicap due to the large field. An unexpected ride due to traffic troubles is most common, and the 20-horse field ensures difficulty on the dirt. This year, many top 3-year ...
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