1. Ohio State – What’s not to like with the Buckeyes. This team is a BCS Title contender. Not much to add. Everyone knows what is expected from this team. Can’t Miss Trend … OSU is 10-1 SU vs Iowa last 11
2. Iowa Hawkeyes – Now with all eyes on the Buckeyes, look for the value with this bruising Big 10 squad. QB Ricky Stanzi will have a great senior season. They get O ... read more
1. West Virginia – This team is returning 16 starters and can very well be undefeated heading into their November 26th backyard brawl vs Pitt. A good test for the Mountaineers will be September 25th at LSU. They rate the best defense in the Big East and have several weapons on the offensive side of the ball. Can’t Miss Trend …. West Va is 10-5 ATS ... read more
1. Nebraska – Clearly the cream of the crop of the North Division. HC Bo Pelini has a very talented bunch on his hands. The offense is improved and the defense will be just as strong. This team should go undefeated and face Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship game. Can’t Miss State… Nebraska is 3-11 ATS last 14 vs Colorado
2. Missouri – HC Gary Pinkel gets 16 returning s ... read more
We are almost there since we have waited for so long for the much anticipated start of the NFL season, and one of the intriguing matchups that stands out has to be the offensive circus that is the Cincinnati Bengals traveling to Foxboro to play the New England Patriots.
Even with the Bengals going all the way to th ... read more
1. Florida State- Life after Bowden. HC Jimbo Fisher finally takes over the reigns after 3 years in the wings. The defense will be better than last years unit that gave up over 425 yards per game. The offense led by QB Christian Ponder will put up points. September 11th at Oklahoma will show the critics what both teams have lined up for the year. Can’t ... read more
1. Virginia Tech Hokies – Have to like what this team returns. A veteran QB in Tyrod Taylor and pair of explosive RBs in Ryan Williams and Darren Evans. Coach Beamer will have the week run defense up to snuff and this team must be looked at as a dark-horse BCS Title contender. We will find out September 6th vs Boise State what both of these teams ... read more
A – Al Michaels. In a previous life the NBC commentator must have been a degenerate gambler. Always mindful of the point spread and willing to discuss it on the air, Michaels apparently even follows preseason football point spreads. His reaction along with color commentator Chris Collinsworth was almost as stunning as the shocking ending in the San Francis ... read more
It’s amazing how much things can change in the NFL - even when games aren’t being played. Back in February I wrote an article looking at my Super Bowl picks for the upcoming season. Since then we’ve seen the NFL Draft, free agency, more trades than we are used to, some injuries, a couple of holdouts, a few suspensions, and all sorts of other changes. Looking b ... read more
NFL Game of the Day – Vikings at 49ers (-2½, 35)
By Steve Merril
Opening Line and Weather Report
The oddsmakers opened San Francisco as a 3-point home favorite earlier this week on Monday and the line later dropped to -2½ on Saturday morning. The Over/Under opened at 34½ and has risen to 35 in some locations.
We’ve already given you our look at the 2010 passing yardage leader here at Doc’s, so now let’s take a gander at the guys who catch those balls and try and project the best value bet on the player with some NFL predictions the most receiving yards in the league this season.
And unlike with the quarterbacks, there is one player who is the overwhelming favor ... read more
Many handicappers
have the opinion that the preseason games should be left alone and not bet on. I
feel just the opposite. I feel the NFL preseason is a great opportunity to
start and build a nice bankroll for the upcoming regular season, especially this
year with only 3 new head coaches throwing their hat into the ring. If you do
your homework the preseason games offer the betting ... read more
Many handicappers
have the opinion that the preseason games should be left alone and not bet on. I
feel just the opposite. I feel the NFL preseason is a great opportunity to
start and build a nice bankroll for the upcoming regular season, especially this
year with only 3 new head coaches throwing their hat into the ring. If you do
your homework the preseason games offer the betting ... read more
One of the most frequently asked questions that professional handicappers get is how many games should I play each day or week. That isn’t easily answered as there are many ways to skin the proverbial cat, but this is a matter of basic strategy that handicappers answer in many different ways. I have always approached it as if I am managing a stock portfolio, and that method involves diversifi ... read more
Never have we seen a situation quite like this one. In January QB Jeremiah Masoli led the Oregon Ducks to the Rose Bowl. Neither he nor his team had a good day in Pasadena, but he showed enough last year that he was a logical, strong Heisman Trophy contender heading into his senior season. But then things really went to hell.
Many handicappers
have the opinion that the preseason games should be left alone and not bet on. I
feel just the opposite. I feel the NFL preseason is a great opportunity to
start and build a nice bankroll for the upcoming regular season, especially this
year with only 3 new head coaches throwing their hat into the ring. If you do
your homework the preseason games offer the betting ... read more
Many handicappers
have the opinion that the preseason games should be left alone and not bet on. I
feel just the opposite. I feel the NFL preseason is a great opportunity to
start and build a nice bankroll for the upcoming regular season, especially this
year with only 3 new head coaches throwing their hat into the ring. If you do
your homework the preseason games offer the betting ... read more
Below is a free MLB play with analysis for Tuesday night:
RAYS at TIGERS (+105) – 7:05 pm ET #917
Not an official play, but I would rate Tampa Bay as a light lean tonight.
Jeremy Hellickson makes his second career start as the Rays continue their series with the Tigers on Tuesday night. Hellickson made a great first impress ... read more
Many handicappers
have the opinion that the preseason games should be left alone and not bet on. I
feel just the opposite. I feel the NFL preseason is a great opportunity to
start and build a nice bankroll for the upcoming regular season, especially t ... read more
Many handicappers
have the opinion that the preseason games should be left alone and not bet on. I
feel just the opposite. I feel the NFL preseason is a great opportunity to
start and build a nice bankroll for the upcoming regular season, especially this
year with only 3 new head coaches throwing their hat into the ring. If you do
your homework the preseason games offer the betting ... read more
Many handicappers
have the opinion that the preseason games should be left alone and not bet on. I
feel just the opposite. I feel the NFL preseason is a great opportunity to
start and build a nice bankroll for the upcoming regular season, especially this
year with only 3 new head coaches throwing their hat into the ring. If you do
your homework the preseason games offer the betting ... read more
San Francisco 49ers – I am calling for the Niners to make major strides and win the West. This franchise hasn’t had a winning season since 2002. San Fran has young playmakers in TE Vernon Davis, WR Michael Crabtree to make defenses pay. Steady RB Frank Gore should make things easy on QB Alex Smith who must become the franchise player the t ... read more
Not much longer now before the college football 2010 season starts for real. Until then we will continue our football previews and today we look at the 2010 PAC 10 Football odds, preview, and predictions. This conference might be the most wide open of any of the BCS conferences and the odds will reflect that. Make sure you continue to check back as we will break dow ... read more
New Orleans Saints – Take the Super Bowl Champs here to repeat as NFC South Champions. Can’t get any better than last year’s run. Everyone loves the Drew Brees led offense, but the key to their winning is what DC Gregg Williams brings to the defense. This guy fielded great defensive teams when in Washington and turned the Saints into a solid bunch in a hu ... read more
Below is a free MLB play with analysis for Friday night:
ROCKIES at PIRATES (Over 8, -110) – 7:05 pm ET #905-906
Not an official play, but I would rate the Over as a light lean tonight.
The Pirates have won two of their last three games as they continue their home series with the Colorado Rockies tonight. Pittsburgh turns t ... read more
Many handicappers
have the opinion that the preseason games should be left alone and not bet on. I
feel just the opposite. I feel the NFL preseason is a great opportunity to
start and build a nice bankroll for the upcoming regular season, especially this
year with only 3 new head coaches throwing their hat into the ring. If you do
your homework the preseason games offer the betting ... read more
The NBA season is still a long way off, but I obviously can’t help but be intrigued by the same thing everyone else is - the bizarre collection of star power that has gathered in Miami. What makes sports betting so challenging and satisfying is that you are constantly presented with new problems and situations - puzzles really - that you haven’t seen before and hav ... read more
Green Bay Packers – The Pack posted 11 wins in 2009 and should hit that number again in 2010. Led by QB Aaron Rodgers, the Packers are poised to take a big leap. Green Bay has a solid foundation with young talent and a couple savvy vets for a great mix of talent. The offense is spearheaded by Rodgers and his 4400 yards to go with 30 TD and just 7 INTs ... read more
Dallas Cowboys- High hopes in Big D with the Super Bowl in their spanking new stadium this season. The stars are in place with QB Tony Romo leading a high powered offense. The defense is lead by sack master DeMarcus Ware is also packed with solid playmakers. The Boys have threats all over the field. They have the depth and talent. Now they just need to ... read more
The NFL pre-season starts this week and don't blink the regular season is only a little over a month away. Today we continue to give our free NFL team by team breakdowns. We wrap up the AFC North today with the Cleveland Browns. Maybe no team has seen more changes since training camp last year than the Browns. Gone are their two QB's and top WR. Still as with all NFL teams a new ... read more
San Diego Chargers - Look for the Bolts to head towards a 12-4 record. The bottom half of this division is still rebuilding. QB Phillip Rivers should continue to pile up numbers. San Diego will win its 5th straight divisional title, but HC Norv Turner must get this team to a Super Bowl. The defense is improved and the word is they are looking to ‘ ... read more
Indianapolis Colts - Another year another 13-3 season on tap. We all know what we are getting from this team. Colts will win a lot and go as far as their defense can take them. Peyton and his offense will be as prolific as ever and Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis will be abusing opposing QBs.
Houston Texans- Is this the year the Texans step up to the p ... read more
The 20010 NFL season is just about here and thus we take off our daily free sports pick to breakdown each NFL team. Today we continue to look at the AFC north as we turn our attention to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ben Roethlisberger continued to have legal problems and has been suspended for at least 4 games by the league, they traded volatile, but explosive, super b ... read more
Miami Dolphins - I am calling for a 10-6 season out of the Fish. They added WR Brandon Marshall who give QB Chad Henne another option to go with TE Anthony Fasano and the RB tandem of Ronnie Brown and Rickie Williams. The defense gets an upgrade with LB Karlos Dansby being brought in and by Miami using 7 of their 8 draft picks on this side of the ball. ... read more
Baltimore Ravens- I am calling for a step back from the Ravens 13 win season last year to a more modest 11-5 affair this year. Joe Flacco is entering year 3 and off a season where he tossed for 3600 hundred yards. He should get to 4,000 yards this year as the offense is that much better with the arrival of WRs Anquan Boldin and Donte Stallworth. OC Ca ... read more
As we move on in the AFC North NFL previews we turn to the always dangerous Baltimore Ravens. This offseason has seen many moves for this team as they try and make one more push with an aging defense that has a ton of questions heading into the season. Lets take a swing at predicting the 2010 season for the Ravens as we break down the offense, defense, special teams ... read more
The Hall of Fame Game is the first pre-season game of the year, and closes the annual hall of fame enshrinement festivities. The Bengals will face the 2009 NFC East Champion Dallas Cowboys. The game will start at 8:00 PM and will be televised on NBC.
To start our 2010 AFC North group of NFL previews we will turn to last years winner the Cincinnati Bengals. Maybe the most competitive division of the NFL this year with three teams fighting for maybe only two playoff spots. The Bengals swept the division going 6-0 last year but only finished with 10-7 record losing in first round of the playoffs to the upstart New ... read more
The NFL previews continue today and with NFL camps starting open most teams are still playing for the Super Bowl but not in Buffalo. The Bills had a great start to last season but the second half of the season they were downright pitiful. Even worse the offseason did not help give their fan much hope for improvement in 2010. Still lets give our full team breakd ... read more
We have already looked at two of the three AFC East contenders and today we look at the team that has owned the East for what seems like the last 10 years, the New England Patriots. Once again our daily Free Sports Picks article for MLB will take a break until mid August as we give our NFL and College Football Previews. Breaking down every teams offense, defense, spec ... read more
Now that we have put our free sports picks section on hold it gives us time to do our annual football preview. Today we are looking at the AFC East's Miami Dolphins. The AFC East might be the most competitive division in all the NFL, in fact many think the Jets and Patriots will challenge for the AFC crown this year. President Bill Parcels always puts his touch on a ... read more
The NFL offseason has seem to drag on forever but don't look now we are less than three weeks from the first preseason game. So its time to take a break from all of our free sports picks as we do our NFL football previews. This week we start with the AFC East Teams. Maybe the most competitive division from 2009 and 2010 should be more of the same. Toda ... read more
As we prepare for another College Football season we try and analyze our sport betting notebooks and make sure we are locked and loaded. Getting off to a good start will ensure that we will have our third season in a row where our picks have shown huge profits. Today we look to one of the best conferences to bet against the spread, the BIG EAST Conference. Some of t ... read more
Top Daytime Starting Pitchers over the last three Seasons.
I think generally speaking most pitchers will perform better in the daytime than at night. Most day games are played after night games which helps the pitcher a great deal. Also, the sun creates shadows that gives all batters fits. The following eight starters have been awesome in day games over the last three seasons.
... read more
Just blink and it will be time for the first College Football game. So we are very busy with our football odds, picks and previews. Earlier this week we looked at the Atlantic Division of the ACC and now we will look at the more competitive Coastal division.
Its finally here college football preview time. Usually we are all about giving Free Sports Picks, previewing a big MLB series, or just giving must know sports handicapping information. But the next six weeks we will put most of that on hold as we preview college football and give our betting picks for each conference. The first preview of the football season will b ... read more
What a difference a year makes in golf. Tiger Woods has come crashing back to the planet with all kind of personal issues and other golfers are stepping up to the plate to really make it interesting. Today we will not only give you betting odds, previews, but also our free sports picks for the 2010 British Open. Lets look at our top golfers for this weeks British Ope ... read more
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