Yesterday, in a post entitled "Sunday Night Propositions," I wrote: "Handicappable propositions are some of the most profitable bets one can make." As proof I gave you four of the best propositions for Sunday Night. The free props were 3-1, and should have been 4-0 were it not for a pass that was thrown right into the receiver's hands on the goal line and was promptly dropped for no apparent reason, resulting in a field... Read more

Has anyone noticed that Hochuli rhymes with Donaghy? Based on the performance of Ed Hochuli and his crew in the last two games, it looks to me as if Hochuli could have more in common with Donaghy than just a rhyming name. New Orleans thouroughly dominated Minnesota on Monday Night, but lost anyway. It cost me a Monday pick. To make up for Hochuli's Hell last night, I'm gong to give you tonight's selection right here for... Read more

In tonight's game between New Orleans and Minnesota the most common posted points line is New Orleans favored by 3 laying -120. There are some just plain 3 flats around, and a very few lines of 3 1/2 flat There is also a money line of -160. Normally the points line is preferable no matter which way you choose to go, but not tonight. A favorite with a line of 3 will push the spread 9% of the time and will win by 1 or 2... Read more

The conventional wisdom says, "You can't win betting a large number of games each day." Everyone has heard warnings such as, "When you bet a lot of games the vig will eat you up." The betting public has bought into this alleged "wisdom" completely. Some sports services charge more for "one strong game," and recommend betting big on it. Others give out 5 games every Saturday and 3 games every Sunday. In a different direction... Read more

The 3-Point Solution "Anyone who thinks the Preseason is meaningless doesn't understand football." -- Bill Parcells Many bettors believe that NFL Preseason games are meaningless and, therefore, cannot be bet profitably. In fact, the opposite is true. The preseason presents one of the most lucrative betting opportunities in the NFL. Have you noticed that over 80% of the games in the NFL preseason are set at or within... Read more

Rule: To maximize your win you must risk more on the better bets and less on the worse bets and nothing on the bad bets. You cannot expect to win by risking larger sums on poorer bets, and lesser sums on better bets. Most bettors bet baseball by risking whatever is necessary to return their normal win amount. For example, if a bettor normally bets $110 to win $100 in sports with a point line, he will bet to win the same... Read more

Success in selecting Preseason NFL winners requires extensive research each week into news stories and coach interviews to assess player rotations and coaching intentions, as well as to ascertain which positions on each team might be open to competition. . During the NFL Preseason, many coaches will announce their intentions for the game, the player rotations, the playing time for the starters and each subsequest group... Read more

I promised a pick package play in the NFL today, but all I had until very late were small plays. When selling individual plays I donn't like to put up anything but stronger plays. I put up on Pregame's free pick page a play on Tennessee -3, and here is the late play from the Wall Street Bankers Syndicate - take Tennessee to go over 33. Tennesseee will be playing Vince YOUng and the starters into the second quarter. When... Read more

Preseason football is in full swing, and I've got another warning for you. Beware of early selections made in newsletters and by services trying to capture your business early in the week. Most newsletters are written on Sunday for distribution by Monday or Tuesday. Preseason is a time when accurate picks simply cannot be made in weekly newsletters or on Tuesday for the following weekend. The intentions of the coach,... Read more

You'll have to be quick, but if you can still get in play SF +1 in the late game tonight against Oakland. Neither head coach normally puts any emphasis on winning in the preseason, but SF has a new offensive coordinator by the name of Mike Martz. Our information out of SF is that Martz wants to get his new job off on the right foot. To assure that he has given J.Y O'Sullivan the starting QB spot tonight, with Alex Smith... Read more