There is a reason why the average sports bettor that tries to go it alone will generally lose money both in the short term and over the long haul. It's very hard to match wits with the professional oddsmakers that set the betting lines with a razor-thin edge. To make money in this game, the smartest move is to go with the professional handicappers that know how to find a winning edge no matter how sharp the betting lines are set.

A perfect example of taking what the sportsbooks will give you is the ongoing success of The Prop Machine. For seven years running, this time-tested betting system has been picking winners for the daily player prop bet odds that are released in addition to the regular betting odds for the games. These type of prop bets present a golden opportunity to beat up on the bookie as long as you know what you are doing.

The Prop Machine focuses its efforts primarily on the prop bet odds that are released for college and professional football, the NBA and Major League Baseball. The proof this system works is in the results, with six straight winning seasons leading up to the current 2014-15 time frame.

Going back to The Prop Machine's amazing run through the 2013-14 football season, the return for the $100 bettor following the recommended unit plays with the use of Doc's Sports Unit Betting System pocketed more than $27,000. The results in the NFL this season never straightened themselves out with a loss of $21,660 on a record 135-154. The Prop Machine was able to recoup the majority of the loss with a 196-120 record in college football that generated a positive return of $20,360.

The Prop Machine's run through the 2013-2014 NBA season brought in $11,500, and, at the halfway point of this season, the return for the $100 bettor in its NBA selections stands at plus $4,680 on a record of 134-101.

The year-to-date return for the 2014-15 timeframe for all of The Prop Machine's selections currently stands at plus $2,200 after topping out at an amazing $42,000 in 2013-14.

Current Results

The Prop Machine has now been in the black in five of the last seven weeks after going 9-5 in last week's 14 selections, The return on last week's record was $1,000. Every selection released last week was a NBA player prop, and after posting an even 5-5 mark in the first 10 picks it cleaned up this past Sunday with four straight winners for a return of $1,600.

That is the way it goes when it comes to The Prop Machine's prop bet selections. This is definitely not a "get-rich-quick" scheme as you have to be on board for the long haul by following the recommended unit plays for all of the selections that are released. In the end, you will be glad you were riding this money train given the size of your bankroll.

Finding Value in Recent Trends

The real secret to The Prop Machine's long-term success is a betting system that relies heavily on recent trends and current form for player props as opposed to the sportsbooks' system of setting the betting odds based more on season averages and past performance.

The result of these two diametrically opposed approaches to analyzing a player's future potential is a steady stream of bad betting lines that are released on almost a daily basis. The Prop Machine's system identifies which players are either "overvalued" or "undervalued" in terms of their betting odds for a particular game and then it acts accordingly with a recommended unit play.

The Prop Machine Free Pick

The Prop Machine is back in the money in its weekly free pick for Doc's Sports after easily cashing in on a 4-Unit play on the "over" 10.5 rebounds (-150 Sportsbook.ag) for Miami center Hassan Whiteside in last Wednesday's Heat game against Minnesota. Miami lost that game 102-101, but Whiteside went off with 20 total rebounds to shatter the play on the over.

This all adds up to a healthy $1,540 return for a $100 bettor following the recommended unit plays for these free picks over the past six weeks.

This Tuesdaynight in the NBA, The Prop Machine will try and keep the money rolling in with its free weekly picks by going with a 4-Unit play on the "over" 9.5 total rebounds (-130 Sportsbook.ag) for the Hornets' Al Jefferson in Charlotte's home game against Detroit.

This is a perfect example where recent trends should pay off. Jefferson has been averaging 11 rebounds a game in February, while the Pistons have been allowing an average of 16.4 rebounds a game to centers this season.

Prop Bets - The Prop Machine is a Player Proposition Betting System for a complete recap of their track record at picking props and making their clients profit.

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