by Ben Burns * Editor's Note: Ben went 7-1 in Week 1, his only loser was the Bears. He's now 14-3 his last 17 NFL picks. Read more about that game below. Nothing went right in Chicago's 19-14 win over the Lions on Sunday. The Bears...

The 2008 regular season began with a defensive affair between the Giants and the Redskins. The defending champs prevailed by a score of 16-7. That set the stage for what would prove to be a relatively low-scoring Sunday. When the dust settled, eight of...

I received several emails from readers this week which detailed various "bad beats." It was a difficult choice about which one/s to print, as each story had merit. I decided to include both from a Canadian player named "Derek S." Derek's...

Only three of this week's first 15 NFLX games were decided by three points or less vs. the pointspread. As a group, the Week 3 pointspread winners covered by an average margin of 13.8 points. With the average Week 3 spread being covered by two...

The first two weeks of the preseason have seen plenty of points and if the opening game of Week 3 is any indication, we could see some more high-scoring contests this weekend. Over bettors held a 10-7 advantage after the opening week, including the...

I have been asked to bring back a column which I used to run, called "Bad Beats." As the name implies, the focus will be on sports betting losses which were particularly hard to swallow. You know the kind I'm talking about. Everyone does...

NFLX goes 2-0 on Thursday - #1 TOTAL OF THE WEEK headlines FANTASTIC Friday card! Documented NFL Champion Ben Burns CRUSHED the books last preseason and he kicked-off Week 1 by cashing BOTH his NFLX picks yesterday. That included an outright winner...

NFLX "Blue Chip" Total kicks-off at 7:00 ET. Thursday "Roasts" are 4-0 YTD! Week 1 of the Preseason kicks-off today and Documented NFL Champion Ben Burns is fully ready. Ben CRUSHED the books last preseason. and he began his commanding...

Successful NFL bettors understand that there is a significant difference between handicapping preseason football games and handicapping regular season ones. During the regular season, with so much importance attached to each and every game, coaches...

Preseason football is nearly upon us, which means the "best" time of the sports year is just around the corner. Organizations have spent the spring and summer making changes to try and improve their football team. A year ago, two teams that...

Last season, the 49ers were expected to be a team on the rise. They had gone just 7-9 SU (9-7 ATS) in 2006 but had shown considerable improvement down the stretch. Most considered Mike Nolan to be a bright coach with a promising coach. Alex Smith...

One important aspect of betting 'totals' in baseball is knowing the various ball parks/stadiums. Certainly starting pitchers, offensive and defensive stats come into play when oddsmakers are making totals on games. The wind direction, too...

True "ace" pitchers in baseball are the most coveted (and rarest) of commodities. World series champions almost always have a dominant starter on the staff, sometimes even two of them. When the Arizona Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series...