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Preaseason NFL football has finally arrived, baseball playoff races are heating up and college football picks are just around the corner. So do you think oddsmakers really have the time to make sharp lines for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing? Definitely not. I used to work closely with Las Vegas Sports » finish reading this post...

Back in the day (roughly 10 years ago), the Rio buffet was the best buffet in Las Vegas. There was no comparison, but times have certainly changed since then. Mark Greene and I were just talking about this very subject here at the Pregame.com office, which got me to thinking, what is the current » finish reading this post...

I will spare everybody grades on EVERY team in Thursday's NBA draft and instead focus on those teams I thought either really impressed me or really blew it. BEST DRAFTS (A) Boston Celtics - Sure, they passed on Memphis guard Chris Douglas-Roberts just like my Chicago Bulls did, but the defending » finish reading this post...

The Game 2 refs tonight are Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney and Ken Mauer. You guys all know that the refs will impact this championship series , so I thought I would give you a game-by-game breakdown of key trends for each crew member: Dan Crawford (Home Team ATS: 47-50-1; O/U 47-51) Celtics are 1-4 » finish reading this post...

I am very excited to announce that the Pregame Content team will be launching a new podcast in late August to discuss both NFL picks and college football picks before each week's games kick off. The addition of Tommy Rider to our staff gives us another great personality to showcase here at Pregame » finish reading this post...

Believe it or not, we have some good betting opportunities in Thursday's NBA draft. My best bet for the entire draft was for former Memphis point guard Derrick Rose to play his very first NBA game in a Chicago Bulls uniform. I recommended playing this BetUS prop at -240 nearly a week ago, and » finish reading this post...

I have been enjoying a lot of success with my baseball totals lately ( 11-3 over the last month ), so I wanted to take some time out to give a little advice on what has been working for me. Here are the three main factors I examine before betting a total... Series History: I cashed my AL Total Play » finish reading this post...

So much for my perfect ending to the 2008 NBA Finals . David Stern obviously wasn't listening to me, so it looks like the conspiracy theory lives heading back to Boston for Game 6. Sure, the Los Angeles Lakers have a lot of work to do yet in order to become the first team ever to rally back » finish reading this post...

Don't be shocked to see Jim Sorgi to lead the Colts offense on Sunday night. With Sunday's NFL Hall of Fame Game between the Washington Redskins and Indianapolis Colts just five days away and the regular preseason schedule starting a little over a week from now, I wanted to revisit the following » finish reading this post...

The Game 3 refs tonight are Joe Crawford, Bennett Salvatore and Mark Wunderlich. You guys all know that the refs will impact this championship series , so I thought I would give you a game-by-game breakdown of key trends for each crew member: Joe Crawford (Home Team ATS: 32-22-3; O/U 29-27) Celtics » finish reading this post...

I have decided to sit out fantasy football for the second year in a row in order to focus even more time making football picks . It wasn't the easiest decision I've ever made, but I simply can't justify wasting my time on something that requires picking individual players and rooting » finish reading this post...

Not to take anything away from American swimmer Michael Phelps and his record eight gold medals and seven world records in the 2008 Olympics, but I can't help but be MORE impressed with Jamaica's Usain Bolt. The guy today ran a FASTER 100m split (9.65 seconds) in winning the 200m gold medal » finish reading this post...

My wife was out of town this past weekend for her nephew's first birthday, so I got to babysit the dog and watch sports and movies all weekend . Such is the tough life of Matty O'Shea. I haven't been able to spend a full afternoon in a sportsbook in a while, so I decided to watch my » finish reading this post...

Matty loved rooting against this guy in college - and still does ESPN just did a great series on their blogs about the most hated college football teams in the major conferences , which got me to thinking, which teams does everybody hate the most? This can obviously tend to cloud your handicapping » finish reading this post...

I know at least one person who agrees with me. "All that bull (bleep)-ass calls they had out there. With Mike [Callahan] and Kenny [Mauer] -- you've all seen that (bleep)," Detroit's Rasheed Wallace said after Wednesday's 106-102 loss in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals » finish reading this post...