Gill Alexander is a pioneer in applying advanced statistics (i.e., Sabermetrics ) to handicapping and MLB betting. Gill joined RJ Bell on the “Today in Sports Betting” podcast to discuss. News from the interview . . . Value uncovered from Sabermetric analysis points to opportunity on the underdog side of baseball games much more often than the favorite side. This is consistent with the general principal that the unsophisticated... Read more

Las Vegas, Nevada (March 13, 2011) – from RJ Bell of Pregame.com: Second column equals how much you win risking $100 on team. Third column equals the exact percentage chance the team has to win tournament according to Las Vegas. Ohio State $400 14.3% Duke $450 13.0% Kansas $460 12.8% Pittsburgh $725 8.7% San Diego St ... Read more

68 men’s college basketball teams begin March Madness on Tuesday, and battle through the next three weekends, culminating with the Final Four. Over 100 million Americans are expected to take part in the 2011 NCAA Basketball Tournament brackets , risking... Read more

68 men’s college basketball teams begin March Madness on Tuesday, and battle through the next three weekends, culminating with the Final Four. Over 100 million Americans are expected to take part in the 2011 NCAA Basketball Tournament brackets , risking... Read more

68 men’s college basketball teams begin March Madness on Tuesday, and battle through the next three weekends, culminating with the Final Four. Over 100 million Americans are expected to take part in the 2011 NCAA Basketball Tournament brackets , risking an estimated $3 Billion dollars in online and office bracket pools. Some are big college bball fans who pick their bracket like a science, while others have not watched... Read more

The rumors are finally true – Carmelo Anthony has been traded to the New York Knicks (aka, Carmelo’s taking his talents to Madison Square Garden and teaming up with Amare Stoudemire). What does this mean to sports bettors? Current NY Knicks betting odds: 25-1 to win the NBA Title ($10 wins $250). There are currently only eight NBA teams with better odds. (See different future odds ranges at various online sportsbooks... Read more

60th annual NBA All-Star Game will be broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles - Sunday on TNT. 8:00 PM ET is the start time. 2011 NBA All-Star Game Betting Lines and Odds: Eastern Conference -1.5 over Western Conference Over/Under is 268.5 ( updated online and Vegas odds ) All-Star Game MVP Odds: LeBron James (East) 5/1 Kobe Bryant (West) 5/1 Derrick Rose (East) 6/1 Kevin Durant (West) 15/2 Dwyane Wade ... Read more

Las Vegas, Nevada (2/17/2011) – The Lakers lost a shocking game to the Cavs last night, and RJ Bell of Pregame.com breaks it down from the Las Vegas perspective. Lakers were 11.5-point favorites at Cleveland. NBA teams have been favored by 11.5-points or more 52 times this season, winning 47 and losing only 5. Lakers have accounted for 3 of these losses: 02/16/2011: Lost at Cavs (11.5-point favorites) 01/28/2011: Lost... Read more

Reports where widespread recently that O.J. Simpson was beaten Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada prison in racially motivated incident - including details like "bloody pulp" and three weeks in the prison infirmary. Simpon has now reportedly "laughed his ass off" the supposed attack from skinheads, confirming there's no truth to the story. Gambling connection: I won a bet from a friend way back when that O.J. would... Read more