March Madness every year starts with every person filling out NCAA tournament brackets and trying to win the office pool. This year how about you win the office pool with tips from Craig Trapp on handicapping the big dance. Craig's handicapping tips for March Madness will help you fill out your NCAA bracket and give you tips to win your NCAA bracket.
A very nice performance by the Orlando Magic in game 3 has this series at 2-1. Now as a sports handicapper we need to analyze what does it mean for the upcoming games?? Can the Orlando Magic shoot over 60% for three more games?
Oddsmakers have reduced the line for game 4 to Orlando -2.5, that is a 1.5 point drop from game 3. The best sports handicappers predict gameplan changes before the ... read more
The NBA brass wanted the dream matchup Kobe vs Lebron but Orlando would have no part of it upsetting Cleveland in the Eastern Conference Championship. The Lakers will have the home court advantage but Orlando has overcame the advantage in the last two series. In the regular season Orlando swept the LA Lakers and also covered the spread in both games. Series prices have LA as a favorite at -260 and ... read more
The real Lamar Odom showed up in game 5 of the Western Conference Championship after being a no show in the first four games of this series. In the first four games of the series the Lakers looked like a one man show with only Kobe Bryant showing up with consistent performances. Fortunately for the Lakers in Game 5 Lamar Odom showed up with his best performance of the playoffs scoring 19 points an ... read more
Pretty unbelievable that less than two weeks ago Cleveland was odds on favorite to win the Eastern Conference Championship. Since then they have been dominated in every aspect and now are down 3-1 to the Orlando Magic. Craig had given a free sports pick in game one that Orlando might not lose against the spread in this series and so far his prediction has come true. Only one miracle shot in game t ... read more
Handicapping the Indy 500 can be very difficult and the odds of this years race is very interesting. When wagering in auto racing most of the betting public has shifted in recent years to Nascar. But once a year all the bettors come back to bet the biggest race in the Indy car series, the Indianapolis 500. This year will be the 93rd annual race and all the big names are locked and loaded for the b ... read more
This is Craig's third edition of his power rankings, its been over two weeks since Craig's last power rankings. As a sports handicapper you are always looking for value and a handicapping tool that will help in picking consistent winners for profit. Since the last power rankings we have not see many changes with 4 of the same 5 top teams. Several of the teams have switched positions but with almos ... read more
NBA Western Conference Championship crown will be given to one of the top two teams from the regular season. These two teams look to be headed in different directions entering this series. Denver has been dominant and since the playoffs started really have not had one disappointing performance. On the other hand the Lakers come off a very disappointing series that saw there defensive effort come a ... read more
The 134th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racecourse should be one for the ages. With no filly winning this race in over 20 years and zero even running in almost 10 years it would be huge story for Rachel Alexander to run away with easy win. Craig is not going to over analyze this race Rachel Alexander is a super horse and will win easily. Instead lets try to find some value underneath ... read more
The 134th running of the Preakness Derby will feature filly Rachel Alexander as odds on favorite (6/5). This super filly is coming off the most impressive Kentucky Oaks win ever, winning by over 20 lengths. Rachel Alexander has ran lights out all year posting triple digits byers three straight races. Her competition in the Preakness Derby have all but thrown in the towel as most trainers think tha ... read more
Every level of baseball has the same keys to consistent winners: Pitching and Defense. So far the 2009 MLB season several surprise teams have been producing consistent winners and dominant pitching performances. Most people believed the big market teams would dominate with very solid pitching staffs. But so far this season the big market teams have struggled. Lets look at the top 5 pitching staff ... read more
Wow how time has flown by, its been two weeks since Craig released his MLB top 5 power rankings. Craig's uses his Power Rankings as one of many tools to help establish weak lines and also to pick winners. Not much has changed in his top 5 with only one new team but several have moved within the top 5. Craig's last list was in order of rankings: LA Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Florid ... read more
Every year the first Saturday in May all the sports world sits on the edge of their seat waiting to see who will wear the bed of roses. With a rough economy this years Kentucky Derby has not been hyped as most of the recent races. But Craig is very excited as he thinks he has nailed the top three finishers in this years Kentucky Derby. The 2009 Derby trifecta play for Craig is below for all of you ... read more
Baseball season is now three weeks old and several longshot underdogs have put themselves in the talk for world series champions. Sports Handicapper Craig Trapp today is going to give you his three longshots that can win the 2009 World Series. Last year we had both of the World Series teams come from no where and end up in the promise land. Lets try and find this years diamond in the rough and se ... read more
They say you can't win or lose the World Series in the first few weeks of the season, but it must feel good to be hot right out of the box. All of these top 5 teams have just been playing great baseball. Hot offense, good pitching, and great defense are common thread from these teams. A few surprises in early season results have definitely provided an opportunity for sharp sports handicappers to p ... read more
The draft is only a few days away and Sports Handicapper Craig Trapp has been busy with Mock NFL Drafts and position breakdowns. Yesterday we looked at the very deep Wide Receiver Position in this years draft. The next deepest position in this years draft is definitely Offensive Tackles. But instead of just looking at the Tackles we are going to break down the top 10 overall offensive lineman. Thi ... read more
Craig's NFL Mock Draft 2009 is finally done and now we are starting to look at some of the deeper positions in this years draft. Today Craig is going to break down the deepest position in the draft: Wide Receivers. In fact many experts have as many as 7 players being taken in the first round. Craig has only 5 receivers going in first round but 4 more going in 2nd round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Today ... read more
Hope everybody is as excited for the 2009 NFL Draft as we are. This is part three in Craig's preview and predictions for this years draft. We are the point in the NFL draft preview where we come to the playoff teams from 2008. These teams are trying to either improve or maintain there 2008 season success. Lets take a look at picks 21-32!
This is part II of Craig’s 2009 NFL mock draft preview and prediction. We will take a look at the middle of the 1st round and breakdown each teams needs and also predict who they will pick. Make sure you check back next week as Craig will pick rest of the 1st round picks 21-32.
11. Buffalo Bills
• Needs: Bills need to address three issues this draft TE, OL, and DE. Have seen a ... read more
NBA Western Conference Championship Odds Breakdown: Finally the NBA Playoffs are upon us. Not a minute too soon Craig Trapp has heated up with his NBA Plays going 10-2 last 10 days!! Today Craig will break down the future odds for the Western Conference Championship. Some great value to be had if you can get past the huge favorite: Los Angeles Lakers. Below are the odds of all the Western Conferen ... read more
Today Craig will give you his mock 2009 NFL draft picks one thru ten. With only a few weeks left before draft day Craig will break down the first round into three parts. Today we will tackle 1-10!! Make sure you check back over the next week as we break down rest of the 2009 NFL Mock Draft!!
1. Detroit Lions
• Needs: QB- Team has restructured Daunte Culpepper’s contract but stil ... read more
With just a few games in the regular season in the NBA its about time to start examining the playoff picture. The Eastern Conference has a solid three teams that all can win the Eastern Conference crown. Lets look at all three of these Eastern Conference favorites and break down their odds to win the East.
Cleveland Cavaliers (-200): The best record in the league currently and the b ... read more
After a slow start to the season Michigan State has come on and might be the hottest team in the Final Four. That being said experts are still not giving the Spartans much respect as they are the longest shot on the board at 5-1. The good news for Michigan State fans is this teams loves the underdog roll and flourishes when everyone tells them they can't win.
Not many people had UCONN winning it all after they lost key guard Jerome Dyson. Don't look now they have not only recovered from his injury but are playing there best basketball of the season. Coach Calhoun is one of the best coaches at taking adversity and turning it into motivation. If one thing you can say about the UCONN program is they are fighters and they don't go down easy. Lets give a qu ... read more
Villanvoa has had everyone tell them all year what they could not do but they have proven time after time they are worthy of this Final Four berth. The lesser known of the two Big East Final Four attendee's, Villanova coached by Jay Wright will be ready for UNC come Saturday! You can bet that everybody will be rooting for the underdog Wildcats and it might feel like a home game by the end of the n ... read more
North Carolina Tar Heels have all the pressure on them as the odds on favorite to win it all. This is the third year in a row that they have been the favorite for almost the entire season. Last year this UNC team fell short of winning the Championship losing to the eventual champion in the semifinal game. Coach Roy Williams and this experienced team have had a one track mind all year all focusing ... read more
The South Region in the NCAA Tournament has been very form full thus far with all four of the top seeds thru to the sweet 16. This region also finds the overall tournament favorite in North Carolina Tar Heels. Hope all of you has checked out Craig's breakdown of the East bracket. Today Craig will give you his breakdown of the bracket and his underdog value play.
After the first weekend of NCAA Tournament Games we all were left wishing for the big upset and the east bracket was one of two brackets where all four of the top seeds have survived. No upsets teams does not mean average storylines. The sweet 16 games feature Pittsburgh verse there one time point guard Sean Miller now coaching Xavier. Also Duke and Villanova might be the best game of the sweet 16 ... read more
The second best conference all this season in the college basketball has been the ACC. With three teams reaching #1 ranking during the year many think this conference will bring the NCAA Championship team back to the ACC. With seven teams receiving bids to enter the NCAA tournament they tie for the most teams in the tournament with both Big East and Big Ten. North Carolina was the preseason favori ... read more
Well another regular season in college basketball is thru and we are knee deep in March Madness NCAA Tournament style. This time of year is so exciting for everybody no matter how much you like college basketball. How many people fill out March Madness Brackets and put a few dollars in a company pool in hopes to winning much more.
As a handicapper it is our job to try and find ways to make ... read more
So many things have changed with the conference tournaments and many upsets have definitely created some questions for the selection committee. Which teams deserve the No. 1 seed bid or which bubble teams are heading to the NIT, everything has been shaken up with the Conference Championships thus far. Craig tries to predict what all this action will do to the NCAA tournament.
Well its been over two weeks since Craig has released his Power Rankings for College Basketball. The Madness has officially begun and the upsets are only just starting. Not a ton of change at the top of Craig's Power Rankings but the top 5 has had a few changes. Lets take a look at one of Craig's best sports handicapping tools.
1. Pittsburgh: Best team from the best conference makes it hard ... read more
NCAA Tournament is always exciting and we all know why we call it March Madness. Everybody is always looking for the next Davidson or Kent State that can upset and make it deep into the tournament. Winning your bracket though is not about picking the big upsets instead its about picking the most winners overall. Predicting a bunch of upsets although fun does not usually lead to winning your pool. ... read more
The Madness has already began with many conference tournaments underway and rest to start in the next few days. As much as we love to watch these exciting tournaments we really love to add to it by adding to your bank role before the big dance starts. Now the question is how do we do this?? Professional Handicapper Craig Trapp has his top 3 tips to winning bets in the conference tournament.
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Last in a series of article by sports handicapper Craig Trapp where he gave you his predictions broke down by all the major conferences. Today he will look at the mid major at large selections candidates and predict seeding's and also how they might do in the NCAA Tournament. As always many mid major teams find themselves on the bubble and will find themselves fighting for a spot against the BCS c ... read more
Not a banner year for the BIG TEN Conference and with less than two weeks left several teams have work left to do. Can't remember a year when the Big Ten had so few Nationally ranked teams. Also most years this conference has a minimum of seven locks to get in to March Madness but this year there are only three teams that are an absolute lock. Lets look at Craig's predictions for the Big Ten and l ... read more
Even though this conference is the weakest in recent memory they could change many peoples minds with a couple large upsets come the NCAA Tournament. Currently there is only one team that is a lock for the NCAA Tournament. SEC will get 4 teams in the big dance but there is 4 teams on the bubble fighting for three bids. Craig will predict which Bubble Teams get in and what they will do once they ge ... read more
Right now the PAC 10 has a solid 5 teams in the big dance and no bubble teams. Any other team that wants to make the big dance from the PAC 10 will have to win the PAC 10 tournament. The bottom teams in this conference have been competitive but not good enough to get on the bubble. Lets take a preview of the PAC 10 teams and predict what will happen once March Madness begins.
The Big East has been given the best conference tag by almost every expert in college basketball. Today Craig handicaps the Bubble teams from the Big East. Most experts see eight safe teams for the NCAA tournament: UCONN, Pittsburgh, Villanova, Marquette, Louisville, West Virginia, Syracuse. On the bubble is not a great place to be as a coach but all of these teams have 2 games plus the BIG EAST c ... read more
The ACC has had a ton of upsets this year and there are two schools of thought about the strength of the ACC this year. Either you think this conference is so good that anyone can win on any given day or its a conference that is overrated and not near as strong as the rankings. Lets predict who is in the big dance as of right now and predict how they will perform.
There is nothing worse for a College Basketball coach than missing out on March Madness. Several big name programs have found themselves on the bubble of being home come March Madness. With less than 4 games left for much teams they still have opportunities to get themselves in. A late season winning streak could help any of the teams on the bubble prove there worth to the selection committee.
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Projecting the NCAA Tournament is not easy and is ever changing right up to selection Sunday. The BIG 12 has had a very disappointing year after having a very good year last year. Currently Craig has only four teams that are a lock for the NCAA tournament. There are four other BIG 12 teams that are on the NCAA bubble and need a string of wins to find themselves in the dance.
Sunday night, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 20-4 visit Cameron Indoor Stadium to play the return trip of the conference home-and-home match up. The last time these teams met, the Demon Deacons gave the then No. 1 ranked Blue Devils 21-5, their first conference loss on a James Johnson basket with .8 seconds remaining.
This rematch will be a heated battle between great guards on both teams. Th ... read more
Bracketbuster game of the weekend is still Butler @ Davidson: When the BracketBusters pairings came out on Feb. 2, Butler and Davidson were a combined 36-4 and easy choices for the top slot in the weekend's made-for-TV matchups. Since then, the two powerful mid-major programs have a combined 7-5 record, and Davidson's Player of the Year candidate Stephen Curry sprained his ankle.
Love this time of year basically half way thru the NBA season and Craig is releasing his top 5 power rankings. Craig uses his power ranking to help him handicap and pick games daily. Below is Craig's up to date top 5 power rankings in the NBA. One of Craig's key handicapping tools the Power Rankings are ever changing. Lets take a look at Craig's NBA power rankings.
Two Big East teams that are headed in different directions. Notre Dame is hanging on by a thread to there bubble hopes for the season with two recent wins one against a very good Louisville team. Still Notre Dame has an uphill battle to impress the selection committee. Notre Dame had a 7 game losing streak before upsetting Louisville two games. West Virginia has been very good against non ranked t ... read more
The big ten title could all but be salted away if Michigan State pulls off another road win. Purdue is trying to spoil the parade and show why they were the preseason favorite to win the BIG TEN. Both teams are coming into this game with a key player questionable for the big game. Michigan State are the odds makers road underdog with a spread of +3.
This years Michigan State is a very high p ... read more
So much is up for grabs in this huge big east match up. On the line in this game is: possibly a #1 seed for March, Big East Championship, and possibly a #1 national ranking. Three weeks in a row now UCONN has found themselves as the #1 team in the country and now they face there highest rank team all year. Pittsburgh has only lost two games all year both on the road against U of L and Villanova. M ... read more
Very exciting speed week in Daytona thus far. The lack of off season testing has left many teams and drivers very unsure about the big race. Craig already has looked at several of the longshot drivers that have great value to win the Daytona 500. Today Craig will give you his winning team and driver and give you a breakdown of how he sees the race.
Craig really thinks that the winner will com ... read more
Handicapping tools are so important to all handicappers. Everybody has there favorite tool that helps indicate winners. Craig's top tool is his POWER RANKINGS he is always updating his Rankings for all sports and this tool helps him pick winners against the spread. Craig's rankings help him point out weak lines and get extra value when picking winners. This weeks power rankings have changed a lot ... read more
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