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We have plenty of resources to help you with sports betting, including tips, picks and articles to keep you in the know. The sports handicappers that you will find on this site have been in this business for years, and know all the tips and tricks that you need to know in order to beat the number each and every day. It doesn’t matter which sport you are interested in as we have experts for college football, basketball, baseball, the NFL, and the NBA. You won’t miss out on any plays in any major American sport that you can use at your Online Sports Betting Sportsbook.

If you want to keep all of your sports betting in your own hands then we understand. Some people are looking for Free Sports Bets and some aren’t, but we still want our handicappers to write plenty of articles to help you learn as much as possible about gambling. There is only one way this year is going to be better than any other and that is if you are willing to put the time in and do your research. We are putting together the tools that you will need to be successful, now it’s up to you if you are going to work at it and beat the number with ease. Of course if you don’t want to put the time in then take a look at the sports predictions offered by our experts. You will have to pay one low price to have them put the time in finding the winners for you.

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Sports Predictions

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Sports Wagering Guidelines

If you are going to win with your gambling, then you will need to follow these sports wagering guidelines. It will be easy to fall into traps, and it takes discipline to end up on top for the year.
To be a successful and profitable sports bettor you must always have a long term goal or objective. Set that standard before your wagering campaign begins and set aside fairly substantial bankroll that uses a consistent incremental amount for the vast majority of your wagers.

A conservative and appropriate, amount would be one to two percent of your allocated bankroll and absolutely no more than three percent of your bankroll.

This might seem a little on the low side, but believe me, over the course of what will be a turbulent battle with the books to picks winners against the spread you will be happy that you practiced good money management and frugality.

The above guidelines do not take into consideration a combination of factors that will also help you along the way and I have included them below.

1. Consistently shop for your best possible lines (rogue lines) from the most reputable sources.

2. Stay disciplined and do not stray from recommended bankroll allocation on individual wagers. Chasing your wagers whether you are on a winning or losing streak is absolutely forbidden under my by betting methodology.

3. Always keep in mind that your bankroll is your life line (working capital) and must be treated the same way you would treat finances that are allocated for any business venture.

4. Buy off the hook on key numbers.
5. Understanding the importance and the art of middling.

6. Keep a record of all your wagers and results and use them as part of over all statistical data base.

These are some important factors that will help you in your quest for long term profits. I leave you with a thought from the late great Jimmy the Greek.

The house does not beat the player, it just gives him the opportunity to beat himself.

Super Bowl Picks

If you are like the majority of the American population, you are going to need quality Super Bowl picks because you are going to be placing wagers on the game.  The handicappers at our site do more than just put out the winner, they also analyze props, the total, quarters, halftimes, and everything else you are going to be looking for.  If there is something you are interested in then we will do our best to give you a solid opinion on the wager.

Of course when finding out whose Super Bowl picks you want to go with, we recommend you view the past results page to see who has been hot both in the playoffs and the NFL regular season.  We have a lot of quality handicappers here on the site who you can go with, and we really don’t believe that there is a bad choice.  Another factor to consider is that there is only one right side to the game, so if you just want a winner a majority of our guys are most likely going to be on one side of the game.

We have also find a quality place to find more information in order to make your own Super Bowl
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few more details than we do.

Temple College Football 06

Spring practices are in the books and fall camps will be here before you know it so that means getting an early jump on the 2006 NCAA football season. Knowing the teams now will save you time in August and Matt Fargo is here to help you get a grasp of what to expect this upcoming year. We go from worst to first in this 2006 College Football Preview in order for you to improve your sports betting picks this season.

#119 – Temple Owls 0-11 SU; 5-6 ATS

Fargo’s Take Temple was easily the worst team in football last season but if there is any good news from that, it is that the Owls have no where to go but up. Temple finished 114th in the country in total defense and dead last in total offense, getting outscored by an average of 35.5 ppg. Seven touchdowns per game is impossible to make up and that will certainly make first year coach Al Golden’s job that much more difficult. Getting rid of Bobby Wallace was the best move it could have done but he put the program so deep into a hole that it could take years for it to recover. After spending last season as an Independent, Temple will compete in the MAC this season and that could be good for a couple wins at some point. One very encouraging sign is that the Owls incoming class was rated the best in the conference by numerous sources. Unfortunately, it won’t make a huge impact this year.

Returning Starters on Offense – 5 This offense was the worst in the nation last year as it was the only team in all of I-A that averaged single digits in points. The Owls failed to top 17 points in any game and they scored a touchdown or less six times. The offense will be under the direction of George DeLeone who has 35 years of coaching experience so his leadership should benefit right away. The running game will be important since there is little experience at quarterback with three sophomores competing for the starting position. Expect a slight improvement but nothing off the charts.

Returning Starters on Defense – 3 Similar to the offense, the defense was horrible in 2005, allowing fewer than 34 points only once while giving up at least 450 total yards of offense in eight of its 11 games. With just three players returning on the unit, it could actually be beneficial starting from scratch. There is some decent experience returning in the secondary and at linebacker but the entire defensive front needs to be replaced. Under new defensive coordinator Mark D’Onofrio, the Owls will be switching to a new 3-4 defense with multiple coverage formations and fronts.

Schedule A switch to a MAC slate is a definite plus for Temple who faced seven bowl teams on its 2005 schedule. Six MAC contests are on the schedule starting right off with a game at Buffalo in the opener. The Owls get three home games against Bowling Green, Kent and Central Michigan, the latter two being winnable contests. The non-conference schedule is a bear as they face five bowl teams along with an improved Vanderbilt squad. Louisville and Clemson are the two home games from the non-conference portion, neither of which should even be close.

You can bet on… The first game is usually the most important game for most teams but it is even more so for the Owls. The game at Buffalo is the surest thing to a win so if they lose that contest, it could easily send the team in yet another downward spiral. A win, which would be the first in 12 games, could give this team enough confidence to pound out a three-win season. Since 2003, Temple is 1-26 against 1-A teams with Syracuse being the only victim two years ago. That is not a good track record for success but the Owls have gone 18-13-2 against the number over the last three years so while they are not a good team on the scoreboard, they have put money in the pockets of their backers thanks to getting an inordinate number of points. Another profitable year in 2006 is a definite possibility.

Money

Money management is the number one reason why most sports gamblers lose and is just as important as picking winners. You might be a good handicapper but without proper money management you will fall in the catagory of a number of bettors who can pick games with consistancy but also lose with just as much consistancy.

You must start with a bankroll, or the amount of money you have set aside for gambling and can comfortably lose without affecting your lifestyle. For this demonstration we will use $5000 as our starting bankroll. Next you must select the amount of your Unit wager. We recommend using 2% of the bankroll as a unit wager. $5000 X .02 = $100. $100 would be the amount you wager on each game. You will eventually go through losing streaks so wagering 2% of your bankroll will allow you to keep wagering through it. The final step is to safely increase you wagers as your bankroll increases.

As your bankroll increases, you would also increase the amounts of each unit wager. Use 20% increments or 10 units. 10 X .02 = 20%. Simply put using the $5000 starting figure, you would increase your unit play to $120 after you won 10 units. Your bankroll would be $6000. Therefore $6000 X .02 = $120. Your wagers would then stay at $120 until you hit the next level or dropped back down to the $5000 mark. A drop down would result in a $100 bet, and an increase to the next level, ($120 X 10 units = $1200 + 6000 = $7200) would result in a $150 bet,($7200 X .02 = $144 or $150). It is important to note that you always round up to the nearest $10. Your bet size is increasing but your overall risk remains the same. Let’s look at the different level of results using this system.

Level of Results Based on +10 Unit Increments

By increasing your bet size at predetermined levels without increasing your risk you can safely build a nice bankroll. Let’s take a look at the results of a person who started with $5000, and used this system.

Units	Unit Bet	Bankroll
0	$100	$5000
+10	$120	$6000
+20	$150	$7200
+30	$180	$8700
+40	$210	$10500
+50	$260	$12600
+60	$310	$15100
+70	$370	$18200
+80	$440	$21900
+90	$530	$26300
+100	$640	$31600
+110	$720	$38000
+120	$900	$45000
+130	$1080	$54000

At +130 for the year you are still betting just 2% of your total bankroll. Your risk is the same as you started. You are simply taking advantage of an increasing bankroll. The key is the predetermined levels of increase.

You must be patient in the beginning and you must be ready for some rough rides along the way. Of course at some point you will reach a level on your unit bet that you feel comfortable with and you should stop increasing your wagers and start dragging money from your account. That, of course, is when the fun begins. Best of luck

MLB Reverse Psychology

One thing about examining starting pitchers in baseball is that sometimes the angle is not WHICH pitcher to back, but which one to WAGER AGAINST! You might call this reverse psychology. All time you hear about great pitching match-ups, but what about bad pitching duels? They can be just as interesting - and profitable.

I used this betting strategy this weekend, when the Braves battled the Mets on Sunday. The Braves were looking to salvage the series against the Mets when they sent John Smoltz to the hill. Smoltz knows the Mets well, with a 2.77 career ERA against them. In fact, he had just faced the Mets recently, striking out 10 in a fine performance.

However, while Smoltz is a big name and still an ace, I wasn’t wagering on the Braves solely because of him. I wrote in my analysis of the contest, “The real reason I favor the Braves is that Jose Lima is back in the big leagues, this time with the New York Mets. Lima has made more off of one good season than anyone in the history of baseball. He has produced just one quality start in his last 8 trips to the mound. His teams have lost 10 of the last 11 games that he has started, going back further it’s 5-19 with Lima on the hill. Jose likes to call it Lima time when he takes the mound. Lima time to the opposition means time to pad my offensive stats. We have no idea why the Mets decided to use him but we will take advantage while we can, because he will be either out of baseball or down in the minors soon enough.”

Perhaps some might find my criticism of Mr. Lima a bit harsh, but I couldn’t resist. I wasn’t overdoing it, either, as he has been a very poor pitcher the last few years. After all, the Kansas City Royals couldn’t even wait to get rid of him! Lima’s ERA stands at 9.00 this season, as he allowed 5 runs, 4 walks and 7 hits in 5 innings. I made fun of Lima beforehand, then laughed all the way to the bank as the Braves crushed the Mets, 13-3.

There are many times during a baseball season that I look to go-against certain pitchers. Sometimes it’s possible to not even pay much attention to who the opponent is, as the go-against pitcher is so overvalued. Another thing to keep in mind is that bad pitchers aren’t going to go very long in a game, so check long and middle relievers to see who is healthy and rested.

In addition, there were some interesting points this week to keep in mind regarding starting pitchers. Lima is in the Mets rotation because normal starter Victor Zambrano is injured and out for the season (torn tendon in his pitching elbow). Which could mean more of Lima. Ching-ching!

Also, there is an interesting story out West as Aaron Sele is back in the major leagues for the Dodgers. Sele pitched 6 2/3 solid innings in his National League debut as the Dodgers beat the Brewers 10-2 Sunday. Sele had been pitching well at Triple-A Las Vegas and even took a pay cut to return to the Big Show! That says a lot about how much the guy wants to play in the majors.

Sele spent the first five weeks of the season with Triple-A Las Vegas and got called up when left-hander Odalis Perez was placed on the bereavement list to visit his ailing mother in the Dominican Republic. The two-time All-Star made a good first impression, allowing a run and five hits and retiring 13 consecutive batters at one point. While the Dodgers were able to bring in a pretty good start, the Mets were not with someone like Lima.

Another starting pitching saga is in Houston where 341-win Roger Clemens, 43, is debating whether to play his 23rd major-league season. If Clemens decides to play, a record 24 players in their 40s could appear in the majors by the end of the season. Not since World War II have so many 40-plus players appeared in the majors. The record for the most 40-plus players in a major-league season was 24 in 1945.

The Yankees, Red Sox, and Rangers will come after him hard, but the best shot is Houston, his home. His kid, 19-year old Koby Clemens, is in the Astros’ farm system and owner Drayton McLane started discussions last week with Clemens by offering a prorated $20 million deal. If you like to look at future’s tickets, keep up on these negotiations!

MLB Gambling Handicapping

Finding live underdogs and solid betting wagers in baseball requires the trained eye of a detective and the skilled hands of a tradesman. It is essential to identify the important facets of information, then, like a surgeon, place those pieces together. Just as important is the ability to sift through and throw out pieces that are less important for a particular game. One area to do this is to examine how teams and pitchers have fared against each other.

For instance, on Saturday I gave out two baseball plays. The first was the National League battle between the Brewers and Cubs. One area that stood out in that match-up was the fact that the starting pitchers were lefties, Milwaukee’s Doug Davis against Chicago’s Glendon Rusch. Before going any further, I checked to see how those teams hit offensively against lefties to see if there was anything significant.

The Cubs have had trouble scoring runs against lefties, averaging just 3.6 runs per game. It hasn’t helped their offense that star slugger Derek Lee is on the shelf for two more months, either, and this offense is particularly vulnerable to lefties. It also starts right at the top of the order with the Cubs leadoff hitter, lefty Juan Pierre. This season Pierre is hitting .321 against righties, but a poor .162 average with a .205 on-base percentage against southpaws.

In fact, there is an abundance of lefties in the lineup with guys like Todd Walker, Pierre, John Mabry and Jacque Jones. So it’s not some statistical fluke, which can happen early in the season, but there are reasons behind it that fit together like a puzzle. All of which explains why they are weak against southpaws. On the other side of the field, this season Milwaukee has pounded southpaws at a rate of 5.9 runs per game.

The second area to examine was those two starting pitchers: Were they any good? Chicago starter Rusch hadn’t pitched more than 6 innings in any start and he had allowed 7, 3, 3 and 4 runs in each start, not very impressive. Milwaukee starter Davis has a sparkling 2.88 era in his career versus the Cubs. In fact, he has been even better pitching in Wrigley Field. In four starts there he has permitted just 6 earned runs in 27.7 innings of work.

So I played the Brewers, and enjoyed that final score: Brewer 16, Cubs 2. Milwaukee had 16 hits while the Cubs struggled again against a lefty, with 7 hits and 2 runs.

Another game on that same day I looked at recent history is when the Angels hosted the White Sox. Chicago starter Jose Contreras has been simply terrific over the last 9 months. He has pitched 21 games and the Sox have won 18 of them, including 10 straight wins on the road. Now that is a remarkable stat. This guy is confident and pitching well (with the World Series ring to show for it).

Contreras faced the Angels four times in 2005 and had a quality start every time out.

His opponent Saturday was Kelvim Escobar and he is 0-7 in his career versus the White Sox with a 6.04 era. He has faced Chicago eight times in his career and his teams are a perfect 0-9 against this opponent! Those were stark numbers, with dominance by one team and one pitcher, and a terrible record by the opponent. Contreras (4-0) threw 103 pitches in 8 1-3 innings in the 2-1 win, allowing five hits and one run with one walk. The right-hander is 15-2 with a 2.58 ERA in 20 starts since last year’s All-Star break. It’s not luck or guesswork. Examining recent history and match-ups like this can assist you to turn a profit at the betting window.

MiddleTenn College Football 06

Spring practices are in the books and fall camps will be here before you know it so that means getting an early jump on the 2006 NCAA football season. Knowing the teams now will save you time in August and Matt Fargo is here to help you get a grasp of what to expect this upcoming year. We go from worst to first in this 2006 College Football Preview.

#112 – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 4-7 SU; 5-6 ATS

Fargo’s Take The Blue Raiders will have a lot of new looks in 2006 – a new head coach, a new playing surface, new uniforms and hopefully a whole new attitude. Winning has not been a theme in Murfreesboro for the last four seasons and that led to the departure of head coach Andy McCollum and the hiring of Rick Stockstill to take his place. Stockstill has been around a long time and has worked under some of the best head coaches around so he does bring in a winning philosophy. Middle Tennessee brings back a lot on offense and should be improved in that area. Defensively, it was one of the best in the country last season but there are a lot of holes to fill this year due to graduation and injuries. The Blue Raiders have been huge underachievers over the past few years as they were talked about as being one of the best but never got it done. It will take some overachieving this year to make it work. Academic penalties have hurt the incoming class so depth could be a big concern.

Returning Starters on Offense – 7 Middle Tennessee averaged only 19.1 ppg last season as it was held to 10 or fewer points on five different occasions. Senior quarterback Clint Marks returns and he has the game to be the best quarterback in the conference but has yet to prove it. He threw only eight touchdown passes a season ago and with numerous question marks at the receiver position, he will have to step it up to be more productive. The running game looks good with Eugene Gross leading the way behind a very experienced line. Stockstill is considered an offensive-minded coach but he has served as high as offensive coordinator only once and that was with the 2003 East Carolina Pirates who ended up being one of the worst offenses around. The difference is that there is talent here.

Returning Starters on Defense – 5 A repeat performance from last year’s defense is not likely as there are simply too many losses to deal with. The defensive line took the biggest hit as there is not a senior around on the two-deep chart. The secondary is also without a senior as well but it has one of the best cover corners in the conference with Bradley Robinson. Experience is also prevalent at the safety spots. Similar to what Idaho is implementing on defense this year, the Blue Raiders are also going with speed to make up for some of the shortcomings. While the defense won’t be nearly as good, don’t expect a huge drop-off either as there is still enough around to remain competitive.

Schedule Don’t expect too much success with the schedule that is on the plate of this team as it is brutal. Non-conference games at Maryland, Oklahoma and South Carolina are next to impossible as is a neutral site game with Louisville. It will come down to the Sun Belt slate and while it certainly is not a power conference, it doesn’t set up very well for the Blue Raiders. The four toughest games in the conference schedule are on the road but this team went 3-3 away from home last season (2-1 SBC) so winning on the road might not be a problem after all.

You can bet on… A lot of our handicappers will be putting out sports picks with the moneyline win over Tennessee Tech is a guarantee unless Middle Tennessee decides to look ahead to its game at Oklahoma the following week. The Blue Raiders have not had a winning season in five years but they have won four or more games every season showing how close they were to being a very good team. They finished with a losing mark against the number and that was due to the difficulty of getting it done at home where they went 1-4 both SU and ATS. The four losses were by a combined 23 points, so reverse those and the Blue Raiders could be defending a conference title this season. They aren’t however and it won’t happen this year either.

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