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When the average person loses a bet on a game a common response is that the game was fixed. However, the average experienced bettor knows that almost every college and professional game isn't intentionally influenced. The Toledo football point shaving scandal of a few years ago and former NBA » finish reading this post...

I'm a big believer in looking at the past in order to predict the future, so I decided to take a look at last year's 1 st round games. One surprising trend was that favorites went 21-10 against the spread and #1 and #2 seeds were 5-3 against the spread as well. One game had a spread with » finish reading this post...

Each week the college football schedule looks overwhelming considering the amount of plays available to bet on each week. One of the best ways to breakdown the games are to organize the card into different categories. Home underdogs are usually a good place to start, so let's take a look which » finish reading this post...

A few weeks ago I had a chance to sit in on a meeting of some of the sharpest sports bettors/handicappers in the world. I'm not afraid to admit when someone is a better bettor than me, so I'll admit that these guys knew more than I did when it comes to actually betting on sports. However » finish reading this post...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 9 MOTIVATIONAL ANGLES Evan Altemus One of the most under used keys in college football handicapping is motivational angles. Let down, look ahead, and bounce back games are some of the most profitable situations year after year in college football, yet most people don't » finish reading this post...

In the past few years baseball has been my weakest sport out of all. In fact, I have had winning seasons in almost every season in pro/college football and basketball over the last three years but was just able to break even in baseball last year. However, I feel that my performance was a major » finish reading this post...

Last season's March Madness had all four #1 seeds make it to the Final Four. That occurrence was unprecedented and was a surprise to many college basketball experts. However, not many people would argue that Kansas, Memphis, UCLA, and North Carolina were not all significantly better than the » finish reading this post...

One of the best ways to profit from sports betting is to recognize a reversal of a trend before the betting public and sportsbooks recognize it. However, doing that is one of the hardest things to do in handicapping. It is very hard to predict exactly when a team will all of a sudden stop winning » finish reading this post...

The Super Bowl is the most wagered on sporting event in the country by a landslide. Sportsbooks not only offer selections on the side and total, but also on a wide variety of player, team, and event props. There are a number of ways to approach wagering in this game than just on one side and/or » finish reading this post...

The internet is flooded with articles about why you should bet on the NFL preseason and how to do it successfully. Most of them state the same generic stuff like look at the quarterback rotations of each team, bet on first year head coaches, and take the under in the first week of the preseason » finish reading this post...

This game has been one of the biggest rivalries in college football over the last few years. As a result, each team brings their best effort into this game and is one thing that must be considered. These emotional rivalry games have a way of leveling the playing field sometimes, even though one » finish reading this post...

First and foremost, oddsmakers lines are very accurate, so bettors start out at a disadvantage right from the start because of the juice. So how is it possible to make consistent profits from wagering on sports? Let's take a look at some of the ways to consistently beat point spreads. For the » finish reading this post...

If you haven�t noticed yet, college basketball lines have become very sharp, as oddsmakers have almost a full season of statistics and information to use. This past Saturday there were 50 games that ended within 6 points or less of the given spread on the side. That means these 50 games had point » finish reading this post...

This article is going to be a quick summary of what some very big bettors are on this weekend in college football. Some of the line value may be gone, as these guys that I'm talking about got down on some of these games a few months ago when lines were released. I won't talk about games » finish reading this post...

HOW TO BEAT LATE SEASON COLLEGE FOOTBALL Evan Altemus Lines are becoming sharper as the college football season progresses, so bettors must adapt and use a few different strategies. The books have fully adjusted from early season lines and have a much more accurate assessment of each team. However » finish reading this post...