Not many people had either of these two teams planed when thinking of this years Final Four in Houston, Texas. VCU Rams even had to win an extra game to make it to Houston and with wins over all five of the power conferences they definitely earned their ticket. The Rams will square off against the Butler Bulldogs as they have a 2nd straight Final Four trip and hope this year they can win it all. O ... read more
The two powerhouses of the Final Four will be squaring off in the 2nd of the two games in Houston, Texas on Saturday April 2nd 2011. Over a month ago not many experts would have imagined either of these two teams would have made it to Houston. But, since then we have seen both of these teams win their Conference Tournaments and continue that roll in the NCAA Tournament. Oddsmakers have set the tot ... read more
As a sports bettor March Madness can be a very profitable time as many people are focusing on their brackets we are focusing on our bankrolls. The most exciting three weeks of sports moves into the Sweet 16 weekend and now we try to continue the profits. Lets look at the Against the Spread Records of the 2011 Sweet 16 teams.
The waiting is almost over as March Madness is nearly here. We are always trying to give much needed information for all sports bettors. The one thing that everyone does this time of year is fill our NCAA Tournament Brackets. We have already gave you the Top 5 Tips to Help Win Your Bracket, but today ... read more
As we continue our previews and predictions for March Madness we get closer to the start of the NCAA Tournament. Today we turn our attention to the Big 12 and try and separate a ton of bubble teams. At the top we have the possible #1 seed but after that this conference has been so unpredictable.
The Big Ten has had an up and down year but still boasts 3 teams with true Final Four potential. The middle of this conference seems to all be squarely on the NCAA tournament bubble and will be sweating it out down to Selection Sunday. Lets predict the Big Ten entries into the Big Dance and each teams chances once they get in.
Ohio State (28-2, 14-13 ATS): This team will be the overa ... read more
Never before have we seen such a deep conference and to reward the conference we are going to see 11 NCAA tournament teams from the Big East. Many times when we talk about the best conferences and only really mention the top teams but this year this team has at least 4 teams that can make a run to this years Final Four. Lets give a quick rundown of this years NCAA tournament roster for the Big Eas ... read more
Rolling into the end of February its time to look at March Madness time and how we are going to continue making money betting sports. One of the best ways to continue making money or to avoid bad losses is to study the stats and records. Against the spread records is a really good indicator of future performance and today lets look at the worst 5 teams against the spread.
Providing winners is not easy and teams consistently winning against the number is not easy either. Looking at the best teams against the spread you will see that many of these teams are built in similar ways.
George Mason (21-5 ATS): Most people remember the Final Four run of the first true bracket buster team. Not quite as good team as that final four team but another Colonial Con ... read more
Second half NBA betting can be very tough but one tool that will help you is stats specially Against the Spread records. Some of the worst NBA teams can be some of the most profitable and some of the best NBA teams can be dreadful against the number. Lets take a look at midseason report of the worst 5 teams against the spread in 2011.
Washington (20-34 ATS): Considering most nights t ... read more
Looking at the stats can sometimes be misleading when it comes to sports betting. But, you can't ignore the numbers as they sometimes can really save you from making a mistake one way or the other. Today we look at the top NBA teams ATS during the first half of the season.
Memphis (35-21-1 ATS): Even without key contributor Mayo for suspension of 10 games they continued to provide pro ... read more
What is the difference between a random person walking up to the desk to place a bet in Las Vegas, laying down $500.00 and the line absolutely jumps off the screen and either takes a dip or sky rockets based on a relatively small wager on a specific game and another person, chips stacked in his pocket, holding a cocktail, places a wager for $5,000.00 that does not move the line at all? The differe ... read more
It’s that time of year where bettors are eyeing the Super Bowl line since the NFL season is coming down the home stretch and the postseason is rapidly approaching.
Two teams that vastly helped their odds In Week 15 were the Indianapolis Colts and the Philadelphia Eagles.
When it comes to making money in College Football we have relied heavily on the PAC 10 conference this year. Our free sports picks have also been on fire overall, so this week we put them together and take on the marquee team Oregon. Definitely a potential let down game for Oregon as they had huge win on national television against USC. Washington on the o ... read more
Big Ten season really gets underway this weekend. The biggest game so far this season features two powerhouse programs in Ohio State and Wisconsin. Adding to this game we have ESPN gameday on site and the Ohio State Buckeyes #1 ranking on the line. Night games at Camp Randall are rare but when it happens the Badgers usually come out on top. Oddsmakers have taken ... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The MLB season swings into the all star game and its time to start analyzing what we have seen so far this season. In our first mid season betting report we looked at the top 5 MLB teams. Today we will look at the flip side and the teams that not only have a ton of losses but those that have cost the most when it comes to wagering on their money lines.
The Major League Baseball season can really become a drag with so many games and wagers daily. We have finally reached half way and its time to examine what has happened so far. Today is a break from our usual daily Free Sports Picks article, instead we look at the best teams to bet on when it comes to money line wagers.
Today's free sports pick is from out of the United States as these two are squaring off in beautiful San Juan Puerto Rico. The first two games of this series were won by the Marlins, but today they are still underdogs as they are listed at +108 and the total is currently listed at 9.5 runs. Looking at today's free sports pick its best we take a look at both the recor ... read more
Looking at our Free Sports Pick on Saturday we turn to the battle of Ohio. So far this season the Reds are 4-1 in the series and even more important are now tied with St Louis for 1st place in the division. Today both teams have their worst starter taking the mound as Masterson goes for Cleveland and LeCure goes for the Reds. Oddsmakers have made the Reds as a -13 ... read more
Betting on sports can make you want to pull your hair out, but lately if you have been following our free picks you have been doing very well. Today we look to Seattle as the interleague matchup between the Cubs and Mariners moves to daytime. So far the Mariners have looked great winning the first two in this series and six in a row overall. Neither the Cubs or the M ... read more
Interleague play is coming to an end with just 5 games left for most of the teams. Today's Free Sports Handicapping pick comes in game 2 of the St Louis Cardinals at Toronto Blue Jays. Without a doubt the best pitching matchup of the series as Carpenter will take on Romero. As even as this one looks on the field is evidence in a really close line as both teams are -1 ... read more
This NBA Playoffs has been dominated by the two defenses. In fact since game 1 neither teams offense has really seen the light of day. The Celtics have turned this series into an ugly slug it out series. The Lakers look to be satisfied with playing into the strength of the Celtics. Game 6 and 7 move back to LA and bring a ton of questions with it. Today our sports ha ... read more
This is part two of our MLB interleague betting articles. The first article looked at the overall interleague records since the inception of interleague play in 1997. Today we will just look at the overall records since 2008 so we can see which teams have had the most success in recent years.
Past history is not the end all be all when it comes to finding MLB betting winners, but its a good place to start. Interleague play in the MLB can be very tough to grind out profits. Hopefully the Records will at least give you the historical perspective. As always remember that sound handicapping always needs to go with the historical records. Make sure you check b ... read more
Not that close matters in horse racing but we were fairly close with our four horse Trifecta Box in the Preakness Stakes. Again we try to break the bank with a few longshots that if it breaks just right might give us a huge payday. Any sports betting or gambling involves risk but how many come with the excitement that we see in horse racing. The Belmont Stakes can so ... read more
Horse Racing really needs a big story and a Triple Crown Winner would do the trick. Good news for Super Saver is that this years crop of three year olds might be the weakest in the last 10 years. Still it would take a monster effort for Super Saver to win the Triple Crown and as we have seen in years past staying healthy might be the biggest key.
The three most logical contenders (Super Sav ... read more
Sports handicappers love to try and find advantages no matter how small it might be. Not often do they have to look at effort in an elimination game like we have in the Celtics Cavs Game 6. But that is the case after what looked like a dejected Cavs team including Lebron James in game 5. No matter which team you are rooting for when it comes to your wagering dollars you better make sure you are on ... read more
The NBA playoffs start on Saturday and the best game of the day is without a doubt the late game featuring the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets. Today we have our Guest Handicapper TWill back to breakdown tonights matchup and give his Free NBA Sports Pick. Getting tonight's free winner might come down to which team is most healthy as both teams have been banged up.
Hard to imagine thats summer is just around the corner, but we know its so as the MLB season is finally underway. Many novice sports bettors really don't enjoy betting baseball or find it hard to produce profits betting on MLB. But it can be very profitable and if you use our top 5 MLB betting tips can make your watching of all the summer baseball even more enjoyable ... read more
After an amazing NCAA Tournament thus far we are looking to try and take advantage of the books. Of course our Expert Handicappers are the best way to GUARANTEE a winning Final Four. But if you are going to go at it on your own make sure you read our must know Final Four Betting Tips and Trends.
Now that most of the brackets have been totally wrecked after the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. It's time to turn our eyes to the 2nd weekend and how we make money betting the Sweet 16. Sports betting can make you pull your hair out but we look to make it much easier by sharing some recent history of betting trends and tips. As they say if you don't study his ... read more
Today is the calm before the storm as the Sweet 16 starts Thursday! Today is our day to continue to build the warchest to take down the book. To help us do that we have in our favorite Guest Handicapper Easy Eddie. Eddie has been clipping off a 60% win rate over the past month and today looks to add another free winner to his record. Eddie looks to the NBA tonight as ... read more
A slow day in the sports world in general, really allows the NHL to take center stage for Tuesday. A pretty busy day on the ice will fill our itch to put some money down on our favorite team. Even better here at CT Sports Picks we have went and got the #1 Hockey Handicapper to give us his Free NHL winner for today.
Thursday was filled with upsets and most bettors had a losing day
yesterday. Well that is unless you listened to our Guest Sports Handicapper Easy
Eddie as he cleans up with San Diego State yesterday. Don't be caught with empty
pockets after Friday instead load up on Eddie's winner and build towards the
weekend. Eddie turns to the afternoon match up between Utah State and Texas
A&M. ... read more
No one can escape the mania of March when it comes NCAA Tournament time. What does everyone love, the Underdogs, the upsets and the buzzer beaters. Today we will give you the cinderella's and the underdog that you must keep an eye on. Hopefully this will help you pick a winning bracket or maybe even help you if you are betting against the spread.
Last night NHL and NBA had the sports world to themselves but tonight is much bigger night overall. Still the NHL has had a ton of great betting options and Tuesday night we have back our guest hockey expert George Pappas! George has been on a roll winning at nearly 65%. He has narrowed tonight's games down and found one really good free play for us.
Make sure you check out all of George's ... read more
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