Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category.

Point Shaving in Sports Betting History

January 27, 2014

The title names this scandal a candidate for one of the worst events in sports betting history and that’s because the point shaving scandal of 1951 was one bad.  Here we’ll take a closer look, de...

3 Best Sporting Events To Watch This Week (and Picks)

January 22, 2014

The coming week in the world of sports is going to be a different one, now that the NFL is taking a break before the Super Bowl. Both kinds of basketball now appear more visibly on the radar screens o...

Best and Worst teams ATS in the NBA

December 27, 2013

If you are into sports betting and you happen to be an NBA fan then odds are that you already know who the best and worst teams were in regards to covering the point spread last year.  But savvy spor...

Cover the Point Spread in NCAA Basketball

December 22, 2013

Level: Novice Not everyone out there is super knowledgeable about the art of sports betting.  If this describes you then keep reading and you might learn something.  A point spread is a number that ...

3 Best Sporting Events To Watch This Week

November 19, 2013

The coming week in the world of sports has plenty of events to offer, but there are a few events that stand out more than the rest. College basketball jumps into the picture this week.   College ...

NBA Point Shaving

October 31, 2013

With the college basketball season quickly approaching and the NBA’s preseason in full gear, the sportsbooks have already begun accepting bets on regular season, division, and championship wins ...

NBA Season Total Wins Team by Team

October 17, 2013

The 2013-2014 NBA season is starting soon and here are the initial Over/Unders for the total wins by each team.  Some good bets we see are Atlanta Hawks Over 39.5, Chicago Bulls Over 56.5, Golden Sta...

NBA 2013-2014 Odds

October 10, 2013

“As MLB is winding down we have seen increased activity on our NBA future odds mainly for the Championship. While Miami is an overwhelming favorite once again for the third straight year enterin...

“What If” Game Lines for BCS Game Posted

September 25, 2013

The boys who make the lines sometimes have too much on their hands and have posted a series of 9 match-ups based on today’s information for the BCS championship game.  Feel free to pick the gam...

Who’s betting What – Thursday Football

September 19, 2013

Here is a quick report on the two football games being played this evening, Thursday September 19, 2013. The first one goes at 7:30 EST and is Clemson at NC State. Clemson is -13 points and the total ...