by Lenny Del Genio History was made in the AFC West in 2008 as the San Diego Chargers became the first team in NFL history to win a division crown after starting the season 4-8. Playing the role of choke artists were the Denver Broncos, who conversely became the first team in NFL history to blow a three-game lead in the division standings with only three weeks to play. Obviously, when your division champ goes only 8-8... Read more

By Lenny Del Genio NFL Football is king when it comes to sports betting, so when the oddsmakers annually release their projections for all 32 teams season win totals, football bettors step up and take notice. These futures odds have become a popular wager both offshore and in Vegas , so if you don?t mind tying up a portion of your bankroll, they provide an excellent opportunity to make significant money at the end... Read more

It?s time for our weekly playoff report as we are now halfway through the Conference Finals. After a less than enthralling second round of NBA Playoff Betting, it sure looks like we are in for a pair of outstanding (and long) series here in this round. As of this writing, the Orlando Magic lead the Cleveland Cavaliers two games to one in the East while the Denver Nuggets and LA Lakers are tied at two games apiece out... Read more

For three days, we read numerous reports and listened to many so-called experts on TV tell us about the importance of home court advantage in NBA Playoff betting as well as how upsets ?never? occur in the postseason. However, a funny thing happened in the eight Game One?s played over the weekend ? four road underdogs won outright! Things got off to a shocking start as the Bulls upset the defending World Champion Celtics... Read more

The West Coast Conference gets tournament play underway Friday night with a pair of first round games matching Loyola Marymount and San Diego as well as Pepperdine and San Francisco. The WCC has always held a special place in our heart as we have simply dominated this league with our premium selections, including our 2009 WCC Game of the Year on St. Mary?s, on the road, over San Diego by 23. Over the last two seasons... Read more

By Lenny Del Genio Be sure to get Lenny's Winning Selection on this game! The best two teams from the Big East do battle Monday night in Hartford when the top-ranked Connecticut Huskies take on the fourth-ranked Pitt Panthers, a former #1 team themselves. The early money has come in on UConn, who is up to a 3.5-point favorite as of press. The total for this exciting matchup is 135.5. UConn is 40-7 SU all-time... Read more

Rested vs. Unrested For the third consecutive week, our theory of taking rested vs. unrested teams produced the most mediocre of results with the teams off a bye covering four games and failing to cover four games. However, it needs to be noted that double-digit favorites on Saturday, playing with the week of rest and matched up against a foe that is not, are now 10-2 ATS over the last three weeks as South Florida (-24... Read more

Rested vs. Unrested For the second straight week, our theory of taking rested vs. unrested teams produced mediocre results as the teams coming off a bye went just 5-7 ATS vs. their adversaries on Saturday. After back-to-back weeks that produced a 14-7 (67%) ATS record three and four weeks ago, our little system has slipped to just 24-19 ATS or 56%. Still, that's not half bad, pardon the pun. Also, prior to last Saturday... Read more

Rested vs. Unrested We rehash our rested vs. unrested teams dialogue in brief fashion this week, noting that the rested teams were a disappointing 5-7 (42%) ATS this past Saturday. This after cashing 14 of 21 tickets the two weeks prior (67% ATS). However, it is worth noting that rested DOUBLE-DIGIT favorites are now a perfect 8-0 ATS the past two weeks following impressive covers from Missouri, Georgia Tech and Arizona... Read more

College Earlier in the week, we promised a more "in-depth" look at the Saturday College Football action involving undefeated teams. Here you go: Oklahoma (-26.5) at Baylor : The Bears are off a bye and much improved. However, the Sooners are 17-0 all-time vs. Baylor with the average margin of victory coming by 30 points per game. Last time in Waco, OU held Baylor to -48 yards rushing (2nd best mark in program history... Read more