Sports Betting Articles
NCAA: On the bubble
While I was half surprised to see Syracuse lose this weekend, I wasn’t surprised at all that they proved they weren’t the best team in the nation. And while this article isn’t about rankings again, it just goes to show you can’t nor shouldn’t bet on Syracuse to go all the way. In [...]
NBA: Cavs’ woes and Knicks’ highs
Are the Cavs finished? You’d love to hear LeBron come out and say “the rumors of our death have been greatly exaggerated,” but let’s be honest. Even with LeBron playing every position and setting up every play when he’s not scoring himself, this team just lacks depth. Now with Shaq out for [...]
Poll rankings not worth much
Such a predictable reaction to this past weekends events in the world of college basketball. Sorry, but just because the top team loses, doesn’t mean they’re still not the top team. And in this case, Kansas is still the top team. Quote me on it. But it’s no surprise (although certainly [...]
East/West Sunday games
As we move further into the NBA season, it’s all the more evident to me that the Celtics won’t be keeping up with the Cavs and Magic. They’re hurt too much and don’t have the killer instinct of two years ago. Speaking of the Magic, they host fellow Florida team Miami on Sunday, [...]
NASCAR: Upcoming event
Racing season is well under way, and after a long-delayed Daytona race that offered no real insight into who was looking good early on, we saw Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick shoot to the top at California last weekend. Ah, that’s more like it. And there was Mark Martin, as usual, not winning [...]
NBA: Three tiers of teams
Now that’s we’re all done with the distraction of the trade deadline (and seeing the next place Tracy McGrady will sit on the bench), let’s take a look at some upcoming NBA games. The rivalries are heating up, and teams are starting to group themselves into powerhouses, almost-rans, and see-ya’-next-years. Where’s your favorite [...]
NCAA Basketball – Conference play heats up
A lot of upsets in college basketball recently, adding another level of unpredictability onto the already explosive road to March Madness. A great thing and a frightening thing for sports gamblers. When you start running out of teams you can trust, sometimes you’re less likely to take bigger risks on the other end. [...]
Daytona 500
One of the biggest NASCAR events of the year is almost up on as the Daytona 500 goes off Sunday at 1 p.m. And the field is full of star power, but, of course, the one driver everyone seems to be focusing on is Danica Patrick. But unlike the entire sports media world, [...]
MLB Futures
Pitchers and catchers are upon us, folks, and it’s a bright new day for everyone who’s not a Cubs fan. And don’t look now, but my White Sox are just a 6:1 to win the American League Pennant and a 12:1 to regain that World Series Championship. What about your team?
We should start [...]
NBA: East Coast weekend
There’s a couple key NBA matchups over the weekend worth considering for gambling opportunities. Miami at Chicago on Saturday and Orlando at Boston on Sunday afternoon. I’m picking these because I see them as upset opportunities, and ones that should pay off nicely if you’re willing to take a chance.
First up, the Heat [...]
Battle of the Kansas teams
Personally, I think too much stock is put into NCAA basketball rankings. This isn’t football, it’s highly unlikely one or more teams are going to go undefeated throughout the entire year. So there’s going to be changes at the top as the coaches and press react in an “in the moment” way from [...]
NCAA: Ranked teams face off
There are a couple big college basketball games that interest me this weekend, and while the Texas game is one of them, it’s the Duke/Clemson matchup that has me the most excited. No. 6 at No. 16 is going to showcase two strong teams with very similar records, both coming off nasty losses looking [...]
NBA MLK Match-up: Mavs at Celtics
No shock that the Celtics are a different team without Garnett. What’s a little surprising is that they haven’t figured out how to really learn from last year’s playoff series against the Bulls and pull together consistently when he isn’t on the floor. Boston can’t count on a healthy Garnett these days as [...]
Jayhawks vs. Volunteers
With college football out the door for the season, NCAA’ers have no place to turn but the hardwood for the next few months to satisfy their gambling cravings. And you could do worse, considering the greatest basketball show on earth is just dribbling into its prime. Still think Kansas has what it takes? [...]
Are the Hawks really the best?
Maybe not if you ask the Dallas Stars, who’ve beaten the red and black giants twice already this season, but as the Red Wings, Penguins or Devils, and they might just admit the Hawks are the team to beat in the NHL so far this year. With a frightening combination of youth, talent, confidence, [...]
NBA: What are ya, McFly? Yellow?
I suppose it’s going to be fashionable to jump on the Lakers’ yellow-hatin’ bandwagon now that they got embarrassed by the Cavs on national television, but I’m going to do it with good reason. To help you all avoid relying too heavily on a team with a weakness that’s just staring us all dead [...]
NBA: Green league
Is anybody paying attention to the Celtics anymore? Or is it just the Kobe show these days? I’m honestly tired of hearing about the West. Yes, Kobe’s got a broken finger, and no, apparently you shouldn’t let it affect how you bet the Lakers. As we’ve seen, he’s just fine. [...]
NBA: Hardly a Bull market
I can’t believe we’re only 23 games or so into the season, and we’re already talking about who’s leading the All-Star ballots. Too bad that’s not something we could bet on, because you could predict the starting five almost every year without any surprises. Wade, Lebron, Kobe…wake me when it’s over. I miss the days [...]
NCAA Basketball: Texas
The Texas futures bet right now for them to win the title is at 8:1. This is for the consensus No. 2 team in the nation right now, just behind Kansas. And speaking of the Jayhawks, in comparison, the NCAA basketball odds on them right now is 3:1. So depending on your take on the [...]
