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Week 13 College Football Gambling Advice

College Football Cheat Sheet

The noose gets tighter and tighter for the six undefeated teams this Thanksgiving week. Four of then take on winning opponents that will be looking to exact revenge from losses last year. How many of the half-dozen will remain perfect? Stay tuned.

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Cappers

Week 7 College Football Gambling Advice

College Football Cheat Sheet

Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence

Let’s examine some of the top factors and handicapping trends on teams in the USA TODAY Coaches’ Top 25 Poll on this week’s college football card in games versus lined opponents. Note: No. 6 Boise State played and won, 28-21, at Tulsa on Wednesday.

Top 25 ranking in (parenthesis). Home team in CAPS. All results are ATS – Against The Spread – unless noted otherwise…

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NCAA Football

College Football Week 6 Teasers

College Football Week 6 Teaser Picks

Again, we are going to use a variety of teaser bets you can use in your college football betting odds at BetUS. The team we’re with is on the left, with the “teased” number and the opponent in parentheses.

First it’s the TWO-TEAM, SIX-POINT TEASER in which we will lay 11/10 (-110) in college football betting:

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Cappers

Week 6 College Football Gambling Advice

College Football Cheat Sheet

Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence

Let’s examine some of the top factors and handicapping trends on teams in the USA TODAY Coaches’ Top 25 Poll on this week’s college football card in games versus lined opponents.

Top 25 ranking in (parenthesis). All results are ATS – Against The Spread – unless noted otherwise…

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MLB

Tigers vs. Angels Series Betting Preview

MLB Betting Weekly Series – Tigers vs Angels Preview/Picks

It’s fitting that the UFC 102 odds feature several of the world’s best submission artists, as several MLB teams have strangleholds on their divisions as we speak. The Angels need a few more series wins to clinch the AL West. They continue their quest against the White Sox, who are fighting to stay alive in the AL Central.

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NCAAB

1st Round Tournament Picks Analysis

Contrarian View On The NCAA Tournament 1st Round

I’m a big believer in looking at the past in order to predict the future, so I decided to take a look at last year’s 1st round games. One surprising trend was that favorites went 21-10 against the spread and #1 and #2 seeds were 5-3 against the spread as well. One game had a spread with a pick ‘em spread, which is why there are only 31 games being looked at here.

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NCAAB

Evan Altemus’ March Madness Handicapping

LESSONS TO TAKE AWAY FROM THURSDAY’S CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS

Thursday was the first day for conference tournament action from the biggest conferences in the NCAA.  There were some interesting results from those games, but they were not as surprising as you might think.  Let’s take a look at how we can use these outcomes to help predict what will happen in the NCAA tournament, when it matters the most.

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Cappers

Gambling Tips: Point Spreads

How To Consistently Beat Point Spreads

First and foremost, oddsmakers lines are very accurate, so bettors start out at a disadvantage right from the start because of the juice. So how is it possible to make consistent profits from wagering on sports? Let’s take a look at some of the ways to consistently beat point spreads.

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Cappers

2009 CBB Handicapping The Brackets

Mid-Majors: Bracketbusters Breakdown

David Payne writes for Ben Burns

Come March, it pays to have paid attention to BracketBuster Saturday.

Since its inception in 2003, the made-for-TV event has produced an average of 14.5 NCAA tournament teams per season.

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Handicapping

Sports Betting & Handicapping Tips

HANDICAPPING TIPS… 

The handicapper must be constantly on the alert to make changes in his handicapping methods and techniques. This process is never complete, odds making, the creation of betting lines, and public knowledge are all in constant change.

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Bob Wingerter: NBA Handicapping Insight

NBA Betting Analysis

In Pro Basketball, winning and losing are often not the final criteria in judging a team. When one team plays better in defeat, than another does in winning, you can gain real value by seeing through the misleading results. When handicapping Pro Basketball, some fundamentals and considerations are not just the venue. Remember the worst team can beat the best team on any given day.

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Cappers

Handicapping Championship Weekend: Matchup Analysis

NFL Preview – The Championship matchups

The NFL betting season is down to its final three games, meaning handicappers are tuned in and oddsmakers are setting their sharpest lines of the year.

In the AFC Championship, the Pittsburgh Steelers are now 6-point home favorites against the Baltimore Ravens, who have seen the bulk of the action all week. The Ravens have something to prove against the Steelers, who got the best of both matchups this season – albeit by a slim margin in both wins.  

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Handicapping

NBA Rookie of the Year Handicapping Tips

NBA Rookie of the Year Watch

1. Derrick Rose – Chicago Bulls

If you haven’t seen Rose shatter Andre Miller’s kneecaps with a cross-over on YouTube, then you’re haven’t seen the highlight of the year in the NBA. The former Memphis point-guard is averaging 18.7 points per game with 5.8 assists. Imagining what he might be able to do with more talent is almost scary. And by “scary” I mean “totally freaking awesome”.