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Your best source for winning sports picks including MLB baseball picks, NBA picks, and expert game predictions is now available.A Note From Doc  Our company opened for business back in 1971. We were only one of a small number of sports handicapping services in existence at that time, and most of those have now fallen by the wayside. When you have been in the sports handicapping industry for more than 30 years, you definitely see some major changes.  Bullpens One of Most Important Factors in MLB Handicappingby T.O. Whenham - 05/08/2008 Everyone who handicaps baseball pays close attention to the starting pitchers. That only makes sense. Far fewer people pay more than passing attention to the bullpens. That makes far less sense. Starters typically are only good for about six innings, so the game is going to be in the hands of the bullpen when the game is on the line. I'm not going to go to the effort of proving this, but I would guess that the bullpen is responsible for more than a third of outcomes even if they are typically only in a third of each game, on average. Read more about MLB Bullpens. MLB Trendspottingby Josh Nagel - 05/08/2008 Enough time has passed in the Major League Baseball season that you can now comfortably lock in on certain teams and players and take out some of the guesswork. It seems like it takes about a month or so for things to settle down in the baseball season. Early on, it's like a game of poker; you work with incomplete information and a lot of your decisions are based on educated speculation based on what you know. Read more about MLB Trendspotting. Understanding Sports Oddsby T.O. Whenham - 05/08/2008 Here's the most simplistic but true statement I can possibly make about sports betting - understanding sports odds is a pretty important part of sports betting. You can be the best handicapper in the world, and you can pick winners with shocking regularity, but if you don't understand odds then you can't know if a bet is worth making, and you probably won't be a winner in the end. Fortunately, understanding sports odds isn't that tough once you figure it all out. Read more about Understanding Sports Odds. Dodge Challenger 500 Odds and Predictionsby Christopher G. Shepard - 05/08/2008 Michael Waltrip starts his 700th Sprint Cup race and Jeff Gordon will try to jump start his season as he tries for his eighth win at the Lady in Black, Darlington Raceway, NASCAR's second oldest track, on Saturday night at 7:20 p.m. EST. Read more about Dodge Challenger 500 Odds. BetUS Racebook Posts Early Preakness Odds, Triple Crown Oddsby BetUS - 05/08/2008 Despite triumph and tragedy meeting at the Kentucky Derby this past weekend, fan interest and fascination in the possibility of a horse winning the Triple Crown is at an all time high. Affirmed remains the last horse to win the Triple Crown in 1978 and fans are wondering how Bog Brown stacks up - and what the field will look like at the Preakness. Read more about BetUS Preakness Odds. How Important are Free Throws in the NBA Playoffs?by T.O. Whenham - 05/07/2008 We hear time and time again that the ability to hit free throws is crucial in post-season basketball. Futility from the line was why Memphis was supposed to be unable to beat Texas or UCLA, and it contributed to their loss to Kansas. The same common wisdom is held in the NBA - teams can't win if they can't score the free points. As a sports bettor I am naturally skeptical, and I don't like to trust common wisdom without verifying it first. With that in mind, then, here's a look at how well free throws have converted into wins in the playoffs this year. Read more about Free Throws in the NBA Playoffs. MLB Handicapping: Struggling Acesby T.O. Whenham - 05/07/2008 When it comes to handicapping baseball, nothing can be as helpful, or as costly, as an ace. Even if you haven't been paying a lot of attention to a team you know who their ace is. That means that you know, or at least should know, what kind of effort can be expected from the pitcher. An ace is supposed to come out every game and give a decent effort. If an ace is matched up against a fourth or fifth starter than the team is in good shape. Or at least it should be. As is the case every year, some teams have an ace that isn't looking very ace-like. The season is only a month old, but some guys already aren't doing what is expected from them. Read more about Struggling Aces. Only Two Derby Horses Possible for the Preaknessby T.O. Whenham - 05/07/2008 Normally at this time of year we are getting ready to watch at least a small handful of horses that ran in the Kentucky Derby try again in the Preakness. That's clearly not the case - Derby winner Big Brown is the only horse confirmed for a trip to Baltimore, and Recapturetheglory is the only other horse that is even under consideration. If those other horses aren't going to the Preakness then what are they going to do? Here's a look: Read more about Derby Horses in the Preakness. Many Positives for Big Brown to Win Triple Crownby T.O. Whenham - 05/07/2008 Can Big Brown win the Triple Crown? I sure hope so. We haven't had a Triple Crown winner since Affirmed pulled it off, and I am pretty desperate for one. For the past couple of decades I have suffered a mini-breakdown every time the Derby winner has lost on the trail and it's not pretty, so I am sure that all the people who know me well are even more hopeful than I am. Every year at this point in the process I am convinced that this is the year that the heartbreak ends (except for when Giacomo won - he didn't stand a chance), so it doesn't mean much when I say that I like the chances this year. Read more about Big Brown Triple Crown. Preakness Big Brown's Race to Loseby T.O. Whenham - 05/07/2008 We can learn a little bit about the second leg of the Triple Crown from re-watching the first leg, but not much. What we can see is that Big Brown is a total and utter freak who should have no trouble with the distance of the Preakness or the field (pretty much regardless of who is in it). What we can't see from the Derby, though, is how any of the other Preakness horses might perform. That's because, in a dismal development, it seems likely that Big Brown will be the only one of the 20 horses in the Derby field who is going on to the next race. Read more about Big Brown in the Preakness. 2008 Netherlands Euro Soccer Previewby Doc's Sports - 05/07/2008 Euro 2008's so called 'Group of Death' begins with Holland. The Dutch are a very intriguing team in this tournament, and a true sleeper to make some real noise this summer. Manager Marco van Basten, the former footballer of the year and Holland striker, has coached his country since 2004, but has made his intentions clear off stepping down when his contract expires after the tournament. Read more about 2008 Netherlands Euro Soccer Preview. 2008 World Series Predictionsby T.O. Whenham - 05/06/2008 We're only a month or so into the baseball season, and summer isn't even here yet, but that doesn't mean that we can't start looking towards October. Everyone makes World Series predictions before the season starts, so it only makes sense that you would revisit those predictions once you have seen 20 percent of the season. Things can change, even in a month - Detroit sure doesn't look like the lock out of the AL that they used to. Since the Tigers were certainly on my list, I'll pretend my last World Series predictions never happened and start over again now. Read more about 2008 World Series Predictions. World Hockey Championships Bettingby T.O. Whenham - 05/06/2008 The World Hockey Championships is underway for the 72nd time, but a lot of sports fans wouldn't know that it had ever happened. There are a few reasons for this. First, of course, it's hockey - as popular outside Canada, Sweden, Russia and small pockets of a few other countries as an ice cream cone would be at the North Pole. Second, though it is taking place in Canada this year, this is the first time since 1962 that it has occurred outside of Europe. Despite those reasons and several more, though, this tournament is for real. It is the annual gathering of all the superstar players who aren't superstar enough to carry their NHL teams into the playoffs, or to win once they get there. Read more about World Hockey Championships Betting. This Week in Betting, A to Zby T.O. Whenham - 05/05/2008 Each week Doc's Sports will take a look at the sports betting world in an A-Z format. Read more about A to Z. 2008 Poland Euro Soccer Previewby Doc's Sports - 05/05/2008 Two football nations make their European Championship debut this summer, and both will face-off in Group B. Besides co-hosts Austria, Bialo-czerwoni look to make amends for the team's disappointing performance in the 2006 World Cup. And a showing this summer can go a long way, as Poland with co-host Euro 2012 with Ukraine. Read more about 2008 Poland Euro Soccer Preview. 2008 Kentucky Derby ResultsBig Brown showed why he was the favorite in the 2008 Kentucky Derby and dominated this race from start to finish and will be a heavy favorite when the Preakness is run on May 17th, 2008. As it stands now there will only be one other holdover from the Derby that will enter the Preakness Stakes. This is clearly the horse to beat when the Preakness rolls around and it will interesting to see how low his odds go. A 1/5 favorite is certainly not out of the question. Read more about 2008 Kentucky Derby Results. 2008 Kentucky Derby Preview by Robert Ferringo - 05/02/2008 Well, the Kentucky Derby field is finally set. Wednesday the 20 allotted spots were filled and post positions were determined later in the evening. We now know who is going to take part in the Greatest Two Minutes In Sports, but I still don't know how much closer we are to determining a winner in one of the most wide-open fields of the last 20 years. Read more about Kentucky Derby Preview. Betting Baseball Alternate Run Lines by T.O. Whenham - 05/02/2008 As summer starts to seem like more of a possibility more people are looking towards betting on baseball. Though most people use the money line to make their bets, the run line, and its cousin the alternate run line, are viable alternatives in a number of situations. The run line is a bet that assigns a spread of 1.5 runs to the game and then adjusts the odds accordingly. That means that the favorite has to win the game by at least two runs for a bet on them to pay off, whereas the underdog can lose by a run and still allow their bettors to cash in. The alternate run lines are just the opposite - the spread is still 1.5 points, but the underdog is now favored according to the spread and vice versa. Read more about Betting Baseball Alternate Run Lines. Dan Lowery 400 Odds and Predictions by Christopher G. Shepard - 05/02/2008 Jeff Burton clings to a scant 22-point lead over last weekend's Aaron's 499 winner, Kyle Busch, in the Sprint Cup standings as NASCAR trades paint under the lights at Richmond International Speedway for the Dan Lowery 400 brought to you by Crown Royal on Saturday night at 7 p.m. EST. Read more about Dan Lowery 400 Odds. 2008 Germany Euro Soccer Preview by Doc's Sports - 05/02/2008 Germany enters Euro 2008 as one of the strongest current football powers in not only Europe but also the world. In 2006 during the World Cup they had the luxury of playing as hosts and getting a big boost from their home fans. Die Nationalelf left its mark on the qualifying process, scoring a remarkable 35 goals including a historical 13-0 victory away to San Marino. Read more about 2008 Germany Euro Soccer Preview. Kentucky Derby Post Positions Crucial to Success by Robert Ferringo - 05/01/2008 Imagine if the NBA Draft had a lottery to determine the order in which teams got to choose their draft position. No, I didn't say have a lottery to determine the order of their picks. We already have that. But instead, imagine that the lottery determined and order for the teams to CHOOSE what number they wanted to draft. Read more about Kentucky Derby Post Positions. Jockeys Underrated Factor In Derby by T.O. Whenham - 05/01/2008 The closer we get to Saturday, the more we will hear about each of the horses in the Kentucky Derby field and what they can or can't do. We'll also hear all about the trainers and their ability to get a horse ready for the biggest of races (or inability in Todd Pletcher's case). In all of the chaos and confusion of this week, though, they guys we won't hear as much about are perhaps the most important - the jockeys. In a race as crowded and rough as the Derby the decisions a jockey makes can make the difference between a win and a bad loss. There are obviously exceptions, but for the most part horses are much better off with a jockey that has ridden them before and is experienced in the Derby. Read more about Kentucky Derby Jockeys. UFC 84 Predictions by T.O. Whenham - 05/01/2008 UFC 84 is just around the corner, and it offers one of the deepest and most competitive cards we have seen in a while. It takes place on May 24 from the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. The main event is a lightweight championship bout between champion B.J. Penn and Sean Sherk. There are a couple of light heavyweight bouts on the card that could be at least as entertaining. Wanderlei Silva will try to bounce back from a loss to Chuck Liddell when he faces Keith Jardine. Interestingly, Jardine's last fight was a win over Liddell. Read more about UFC 84 Predictions. Will U.S. Win Gold in China? Don't Bet On It by T.O. Whenham - 05/01/2008 It seems hard to believe, but the Olympics are just over three months away. For the most part I don't get too excited by two weeks of water polo, kayaking, and pole vault, and I am dreading all of the protesting and turmoil we will see from Beijing. I'm all in favor of anything I can bet on, though, so men's basketball has captured my imagination. The schedule isn't set yet because the last of the teams have yet to qualify. That means that we can start to look at the first props available on the tournament with at least a reasonable amount of logic. Read more about US Olympics Basketball Team. Breakdown of Six Kentucky Derby Favorites by Robert Ferringo - 04/30/2008 We are just four short days away from the Fastest Two Minutes In Sports and one thing is clear: Churchill Downs is in total chaos. And it's going to get worse before it gets better. Read more about Kentucky Derby Favorites. Kentucky Derby Trends by T.O. Whenham - 04/30/2008 Now that the Kentucky Derby is just a few days away and the field is set, the serious business of trying to figure out who is going to win is now in full swing. Every year there are several major trends that we have to contend with as we make our choices. For example, last year we had to decide if we liked Street Sense even though a Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner had never won the Derby. We don't have to worry about that one this year because War Pass is out with an injury. Read more about Kentucky Derby Trends. MLB Trendspotting by Josh Nagel - 04/30/2008 We're about one month into the Major League Baseball season, and the Baltimore Orioles and Florida Marlins are still percentage points ahead of their divisional rivals in the American and National League East. Read more about MLB Trendspotting. BetUS Posts Odds on NBA Coach Firings by BetUS - 04/30/2008 The NBA playoffs haven't even progressed past the first round already two coaches have been fired, and one has stepped down. Inevitably Isaiah Thomas was fired, followed by Sam Vincent, and most recently Pat Riley has left his post as Miami's head coach. Read more about NBA Coaches Odds. Why Doc’s When it comes sports handicapping Doc's Sports Service has some of the best sports handicappers on the web. Started in 1971, (on-line since 1995) our company has earned an excellent reputation for picks and predictions in, football handicapping, basketball handicapping and baseball handicapping as well other major sporting events. Because of demand, in 2006 we added four additional top rated sports betting handicappers and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive............ Read More
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