The Rise and Fall of the San Francisco Giants All things considered, the San Francisco Giants have to feel pretty good about their playoff chances. They just took two of three from the Atlanta Braves to improve to 71-59, opening up a 2.5-game lead in the National League Wild Card standings. But it wasn’t […]
College Football Futures: Crimson Tide Lead Crowded List of College Football Contenders
College Football Futures: Crimson Tide Lead List of College Football Contenders Without a doubt, the Alabama Crimson Tide are the cream of college football futures. They’ve won four National Championships (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015) under head coach Nick Saban and they’re +600 favorites to defend their title on the college football futures market. There […]
#MLB Betting: Mariners, Blue Jays Best Value in MLB Division Races
MLB Betting: Mariners, Blue Jays Best Value in MLB Division Races They haven’t officially clinched yet, but the Chicago Cubs are almost certainly going to win the NL Central Division. Same goes for the Washington Nationals in the NL East. The other four divisions in Major League Baseball are up for grabs, at least […]
Top Three Most-Overvalued MLB Teams Down the Stretch
Top Three Most-Overvalued MLB Teams Down the Stretch It’s been over four months since the start of the 2016 MLB regular season. Each team has played about 110 games, more than enough to sort out the good from the bad. But some of these better teams aren’t quite living up to their high expectations. […]
MLB Betting: Top Three Profitable Pitchers on Bad Teams
Top Three Profitable Pitchers on Bad Teams : MLB Betting Technically, baseball is a team sport. Major League Baseball has 30 teams, each with a 25-man roster (and a 40-man roster). Communication between players is important. Camaraderie helps, too. But for the most part, MLB players are specialized workers, each doing his own thing […]
Thunder Still Best Value on Championship Futures Market : #NBAplayoffs
Thunder Still Best Value on Championship Futures Market The Golden State Warriors are probably going to win the Western Conference. They evened their best-of-seven series with the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night, winning Game 2 in a cakewalk, 118-91 as 9-point home favorites. But if you’re looking for value on the NBA championship futures […]
2016 #Preakness – The Shooters Are Coming for Nyqvist
2016 Preakness – The Shooters Are Coming for Nyqvist He may be undefeated in eight career races, but Nyquist doesn’t seem to have gained the full confidence of the betting market after taking down the 2016 Kentucky Derby in impressive fashion. At press time, Nyquist is available at 5/8 to win the 2016 Preakness […]
Nyquist Favored on Kentucky Derby Futures Market : #KentuckyDerby 2016
Nyquist Favored on Kentucky Derby Futures Market The most important event in thoroughbred racing is on our doorstep. The 2016 Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday, May 7 (6:34 PM ET, NBC) at the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the 142nd edition of the Run for the Roses, and now that all […]
LA Clippers on Fire Since Griffin’s Return : #NBA #Clippers
Clippers on Fire Since Griffin’s Return Blake Griffin ended up missing 47 games for the Los Angeles Clippers during the regular season. In that time, the Clippers went 31-16 SU and 27-20 ATS. Were they actually better off without their star power forward? Some very sharp analysts thought so. They pointed at how Los […]
Houston Astros Disappoint Early in 2016 : #MLB #Astros
Houston Astros Disappoint Early in 2016 After a decade of turmoil and frustration, the Houston Astros finally got the monkey off their back and made the playoffs last year. Then they had the Kansas City Royals on the ropes in the American League Division Series, but Houston let them off the hook in Game […]