In gambling, the many must lose in order that the few may win. -George Bernard Shaw (Is this you?) 1. Teams Win More After a Bye Week: This is true, but they don’t cover more against the spread. Note: Here’s a new stat I’ve compiled that wins more than you would expect. Teams prior to […]

The crackdown on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBT), considered to be the “crack cocaine” of gambling in the UK, has been a huge blow to the core earnings of many of the nation’s sportsbooks, including Ladbrokes and Coral’s owner GVC. Coral and Ladbrokes sports betting services in the UK are among the most popular and […]

Sunday at 1:00 pm EST the Eagles of Philadelphia are in Buffalo to take on the Bills. The point spread for this game was released by top sportsbooks at Buffalo -2 and the total is 42 points. Looking at the team numbers through week 7 of play, it is apparent that Buffalo is a team […]

Sports betting isn’t always about playing the short odds. If you know what you are doing, you take some long shots as well. If you do your research and bet long odds it can pay off. The logic is that it only takes one win out of the lot to cover the cost of all […]

Thursday night at 8:20 pm EST the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in Charlotte North Carolina to take on the home town Carolina Panthers. The point spread has Carolina favored -7 points and the total is 49 points. The game will be played on the NFL Network. Both teams come into this division rivalry game after […]

The word parlay can be heard in many gambling circles. Its one of the first bets you learn beside point spread and total. From an outsider’s perspective, it is mysterious word that they have not heard much in their life, if at all. Parlay has other meaning besides a type of sports bet, but those […]

Guest article. This week’s guest handicapper: John Rothschild I. The 20-point rebound: Teams will rarely play as well or as poorly as they did in their prior games. What to look for: 1) A matchup of one team that has just lost by 10 points ATS or more against one that has just won by […]

It’s do or die for both teams in the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final. Game 7 will be played tonight at 8:00 pm on NBC. The betting line currently has Boston as a -175 favorite making St. Louis a +160 underdog. You can also bet the puck line with Boston -1.5 goals (+160) and St. […]

The NBA playoffs have been exciting. The public has been backing the super team Golden State Warriors all year and expected them to ride into the playoffs and secure another championship trophy. That is until they sputtered against the Clippers. Sportsbooks started seeing larger action against the Warriors after their armor showed some chinks. They […]

The 2018-2019 NBA regular season wrapped up Wednesday night and the post season teams and post-season match-ups have been set. It is no surprise that the Golden State Warriors are favored to win it all again. What may be a little surprising is the odds at which they are favored to win. They are 2/1 […]