Miscellaneous Articles

NFL Predictions: AFC South Odds and Preview with Football Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/28/2010

Peyton Manning continues to lead the division-favorite Colts, who have been instilled at -200 to win the AFC South. However, some books are even offering odds to win the AFC South that include a wager on the Colts at -175 or a wager on any other team at +145. Considering that Indianapolis has claimed the division crown in six of the last seven years it would be awful hard, even at plus-money, to take a stab at the other three AFC South competitors stepping up and knocking off the champs.

NFL Predictions: AFC East Odds and Preview with Football Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/28/2010

A quick look at the odds to win the 2010 AFC East show that New England is still the head of the class, with posted odds of even-money to take the divisional crown. Now, on one hand that may be less of a projection and more of just an assumption by the books that they will get the most action from the public on Tom Brady and the Patriots almost out of habit. But on the other hand, the Pats did win the East five straight years from 2003 to 2007, and they finished in the top spot last year as well making it six in seven seasons.

NFL Predictions: NFC South Odds and Preview with Football Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/27/2010

The NFC South has never had a back-to-back division title winner. However, that hasn’t stopped the books from posting New Orleans as a solid -180 favorite to win the crown again this season. Atlanta is an appealing and trendy underdog to knock off the Saints, and they have been posted at +200. The odds to win the NFC South for Tampa Bay and Carolina are longshots, at +1500 and +600, respectively.

NFL Predictions: AFC West Odds and Preview with Football Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/25/2010

Over the last half-decade the AFC West has been a bit like the Island of Dr. Moreau, with San Diego playing the role of the good doctor while Oakland, Kansas City and Denver are a bit like the Beast Folk: they resemble football teams but are too grotesque to actually be considered authentic.

NFL Predictions: AFC North Odds and Preview with Football Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/25/2010

All hail the last old school division in football. While pass-wacky spread offenses are all of the rage on the gridiron, from the Pop Warner fields to the Super Bowl champions, the AFC North is taking the contrarian’s position. The four teams in the AFC North are all rough, rugged, punch-you-in-the-face-and-then-kick-your-teeth-in-while-you-are-on-the-ground teams that play the type of physical, violent brand of football that would make Jim Brown and the Steel Curtain smile.

FIBA Predictions: International Basketball Betting Odds and Picks
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 8/25/2010

The FIBA World Championships begin this week. While nowhere near as big in popularity and attention as soccer’s World Cup, the World Championships are also every four years and share similar qualification and scheduling formats to determine a winner.

Advice for Betting NFL Totals
by Robert Ferringo - 8/24/2010

When it comes to betting on the National Football League I’m sure that most of you have tried to stare down the oddsmakers, going toe-to-toe with those bloodthirsty, integer-wielding wraiths, in an attempt to beat the books and turn a profit. I’ll bet that you’ve tried it all: favorites, underdogs, teasers, parlays, crazy trends and wacky systems, or even coin-flipping to help you get ahead. I’ll also bet that none of it worked on any consistent basis.

NASCAR Predictions: Carfax 400 Betting Odds and Picks
by Christopher G. Shepard - 8/14/2010

Juan Pablo Montoya broke his 113-race winless streak last week at Watkins Glen and will try to win on an oval and put together a two-race win streak as NASCAR heads to the Irish Hills and Michigan International Speedway for the Carfax 400 on Sunday, August 15 at 1:15 p.m.

2010 College Football Predictions: Pac-10 Conference Odds and Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/13/2010

Like Medusa, the Pac-10 is somewhat powerless once the head has been chopped off. With USC embroiled in scandal, suspension, coaching change, and attrition, there is a power vacuum in West Coast football. The mighty Trojans have fallen, and this year will be a free-for-all to claim the vacated throne.

MMA Betting Opinion: Anderson Silva and Future in UFC
by T.O. Whenham - 8/13/2010

Anderson Silva makes my head hurt. He’s probably the most talented MMA fighter alive, but his effort doesn’t always match up to that talent. He does enough to win, but it has been a long time since he has done what we all know he is capable of. He’s very frustrating to watch.

2010 College Football Predictions: Big East Conference Odds and Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/12/2010

If the Big 12 needs some inspiration they can look no further than the Big East. The Big 12 was raided this summer, losing Nebraska to the Big Ten (starting in 2011), with rumors of more sweeping changes to come. Realignment was the buzzword for the offseason, bringing back memories of a not-so-long-ago conference shift that altered the landscape of East Coast football. That was a maneuver back in 2003 where Miami, Boston College and Virginia Tech defected from the Big East to the rival ACC.

NASCAR: Helluva Good Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Odds and Predicitions
by Christopher G. Shepard - 8/7/2010

Tony Stewart is currently in eighth place in the Sprint Cup standings and will attempt to win a record fifth time on the road at Watkins Glen International on Sunday, Aug. 8 at 1:15 p.m. and try to cut into Kevin Harvick's 361-point lead with five races before the Chase for the Sprint Cup's 10-race playoff

NASCAR: Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Odds and Predictions
by Christopher G. Shepard - 7/31/2010

Jamie MacMurray's victory at the Brickyard last Sunday made Chip Ganassi the first team owner in history to win the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500, and the Brickyard 400 in the same season. MacMurray brought home the victories at Daytona and Indianapolis in NASCAR while Dario Franchitti won the Indy 500 in the Indy Car Series.

MLB Power Rankings
by Jason Sharpe - 7/28/2010

The baseball regular season is a six-month marathon and one must pay extra close attention to if he or she wants to take advantage of all the tremendous betting opportunities that are out there on a daily basis. To be a winning MLB handicapper one must be able to judge exactly where each team stacks up against the rest of the league. To help keep all my thoughts and opinions in order I like to rank each team on a weekly basis and will be sharing these rankings every other week with you for the remainder of the MLB regular season.

NASCAR: Brickyard 400 Odds, Picks and Betting Predictions
by Christopher G. Shepard - 7/24/2010

New Dad Jimmie Johnson will likely shave part of the 188-point deficit from Kevin Harvick's lead in the Sprint Cup standings, as Double-J attempts a three-peat at the Brickyard 400 as NASCAR travels to the historic 2.5-mile oval that is Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 25 at 1:15 p.m.

World Cup Odds and Picks: Netherlands Vs. Spain Predictions
by T.O. Whenham - 7/10/2010

After 63 games and a month of almost endless soccer action we have reached what it is all about - the finals of the World Cup. Regardless of which team comes out on top we are going to have just our second first-time winner in eight World Cups (France won for the first time in 1998). The Dutch have made it to the finals twice before, while the Spanish have never previously made it past the quarterfinals.

NASCAR: Lifelock.com 400 Odds Picks and Betting Predictions
by Christopher G. Shepard - 7/9/2010

Kevin Harvick is tied with Tony Stewart for most wins at Chicago and will try to build on his 212-point lead over newly minted second-place driver Jeff Gordon (thanks to winning at Daytona last week) as NASCAR heads to Joliet, Illinois for another edition of racing under-the-lights at Chicagoland Speedway for the Lifelock.400 on Saturday July 10 at 7 p.m.

World Cup Odds and Picks: Uruguay Vs. Germany Predictions
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 7/9/2010

The third-place game is a staple of international competition. The Olympics have their bronze medal games and the World Cup has its third-place game. In the United States the consolation game is a thing of the past. The NFL did away with their version of it in 1969 right before the AFL merger and in men’s college basketball, the final third-place game was played in 1981.

World Cup Betting Trends for Semifinals
by T.O. Whenham - 7/6/2010

The total in these two games is set at 2.5, and that’s where the large majority of the games have been throughout the tournament. When Germany decides to go ‘over’ they take responsibility for it by themselves - they have scored four goals in an incredible three different games. You want to be careful in assuming that they will automatically explode offensively, though - they have been on both sides of 1-0 results this tournament as well.

World Cup Odds and Picks: Germany Vs. Spain Predictions
by T.O. Whenham - 7/6/2010

The second of the two World Cup semifinals is simultaneously being heavily anticipated and somewhat bemoaned - anticipated because it has the potential to be an explosive barn-burner, and bemoaned because it seems to feature the two best remaining teams in the tournament meeting one round too early.