Miscellaneous Articles

College Football Picks: Arkansas State at Oregon Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 8/30/2012

This college football season at Doc’s Sports, I will provide you with a few game previews each week (with free college football picks), and always one of the games will be among the final starts on Saturday night -- so Hawaii no doubt will be more than a few. It’s a final way for bettors to recoup some lost money from earlier in the day or just add more winnings and take big-time momentum into the NFL Sunday. This week there are four games scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET kickoffs and by far the most interesting is Arkansas State at No. 5 Oregon.

College Football Predictions: Clemson vs. Auburn Odds and Betting Picks
by Alan Matthews - 8/29/2012

The ACC can certainly make a statement against the SEC, the nation’s best conference, this weekend in Atlanta. On Friday night, NC State faces Tennessee at the Georgia Dome, but the marquee matchup is Saturday when defending ACC Champion and preseason No. 14 Clemson faces an Auburn team looking to rejoin the nation’s elite post-Cam Newton.

Matt Barkley & USC-Hawaii Props and Betting Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 8/29/2012

Southern Cal coach Lane Kiffin got the best Christmas present he could have asked for last Dec. 22 when star quarterback Matt Barkley announced he was going to return to school for his senior season even though he would have been a lock Top-10 pick in this year’s NFL Draft (think the Dolphins might prefer him over Ryan Tannehill? Or the Browns over 28-year-old Brandon Weeden?).

College Football Picks: Mid-Major Game Day Predictions Week 1
by David Schwab - 8/29/2012

It’s that time of the year again to start sharpening up your college football handicapping skills. The majority of the college football betting public is often so infatuated with the marquee matchups on opening weekend that they often overlook the tremendous value that can be found in some games that are way “under-the-radar” for the first week of the season.

College Football Picks: Boise State at Michigan State Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 8/28/2012

The 2012 college football season begins on Thursday night, but it’s a weak slate of games. In my mind the season really kicks off Friday night at 8 p.m. EST on ESPN when No. 24 Boise State visits No. 13 Michigan State in the first Top-25 matchup of the season. It’s the first-ever meeting between the schools that combined for a 23-4 mark a year ago.

College Football Power Rankings: Ferringo 15
by Robert Ferringo - 8/28/2012

The Ferringo 15 college football power rankings is my own twist on the obsessive ranking systems that pervade this sport. The Ferringo 15 is my profit-power rankings and a rating of the 15 teams that hold the most value in college football betting at the moment. It is a reflection of past, present, and projected future achievement against the spread.

2012 London Olympics: Week 2 Best Events to Bet On
by T.O. Whenham - 8/7/2012

The Olympic Games are nearing the home stretch, but that doesn’t mean that we are running out of good betting opportunities. In fact, some of the more interesting events from a betting perspective are still to come. Here are five events that stand out to me:

Usain Bolt vs. Yohan Blake Olympic Props Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 8/1/2012

With all due respect to the Michael Phelps-Ryan Lochte duel, the great story of 17-year-old American swimmer Missy Franklin and the U.S. men’s basketball team laying waste to every team in its path, the biggest and most-anticipated single event in the 2012 London Olympics is the men’s 100-meter dash to anoint the fastest man on earth.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard Odds and Predictions
by David Schwab - 7/26/2012

The Sprint Cup series returns to action from a week’s hiatus for the running of the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard, which is NASCAR’s annual pilgrimage to one of the most storied tracks in all racing: the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sunday’s race is slated to get underway at 12 p.m. EST and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

2012 College Football and NFL Futures Picks
by Doc's Sports - 7/25/2012

The war drums are beating and with the college and NFL football betting season right around the corner, we at Doc’s Sports are gearing up for another six-month siege of the sportsbooks! And as a token of our appreciation for past patronage and as a way to get your blood pumping for the upcoming season, we have included six college and NFL futures wagers from some of our top handicappers. Enjoy these and we look forward to having

2012 Olympics Handicapping: Gold Medal Props Odds and Betting Predictions
by David Schwab - 7/24/2012

Every four years some of the world’s greatest athletes come together to compete in a myriad of sporting events that have come to be known as the Summer Olympics. Starting this weekend, they will gather in London, England for the 2012 Summer Games.

London Olympics Men’s and Women’s Tennis Odds and Betting Picks
by Alan Matthews - 7/13/2012

Much like in golf, there is usually a lull of at least a few weeks in tennis following a Grand Slam tournament before all of the big names reconvene at the next big event. And that lull is usually a bit longer after Wimbledon because that tournament comes so closely on the heels of the French Open.

Olympics Basketball Futures Odds and Betting Predictions
by T.O. Whenham - 7/12/2012

The Olympics are just around the corner, and now that the American basketball team has been named I’m itching to see some basketball action. Here’s a look at some interesting futures odds for the 12-team tournament, which tips off in London on July 29 (all betting odds are from Bovada):

World Series of Poker Odds and WSOP Betting Predictions
by T.O. Whenham - 7/6/2012

The World Series of Poker, a month and a half of high-stakes poker action in Las Vegas, winds down starting on Saturday when the epic Main Event gets underway. That’s where literally thousands of people pay $10,000 each for a shot at winning it all — millions of dollars and fame in the poker world. The Main Event is the biggest event on the poker calendar, though it has been muted somewhat this year since Antonio Esfandiari just won more than $18 million in the richest poker tournament ever — a $1 million buy-in event that finished on Tuesday.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Coke Zero 400 Odds and Predictions
by David Schwab - 7/5/2012

The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season reaches the halfway point of its 36-race season this Saturday night in grand fashion with the running of the Coke Zero 400 at the storied Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Saturday night’s race is slated to get underway at 6:30 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on TNT.

2012 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest: Odds and Predictions
by T.O. Whenham - 7/2/2012

As a Canadian I don’t celebrate the Fourth of July, but a lot of what you all do down there to celebrate — barbecues, parties, fireworks and fun — sounds great to me. In fact, this week I’ll be jealous as you do that while I sit in my office and work like any Wednesday.

2012 Tour de France Predictions and Betting Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 6/28/2012

It’s going to be a bit of a strange Tour de France this time around. Lance Armstrong is in the second year of his retirement. Alberto Contador is serving a doping suspension. Andy Schleck is out with an injury. There is still no shortage of talent, but the biggest names in recent editions of the race are not going to be there. That just makes things more interesting from a betting perspective.

Bovada Odds: CFL 2012 Player Prop Bets
by David Schwab - 6/28/2012

The start of this year’s NFL regular season is still over two months away. However, if you want to get in on some early football wagering action, check out Bovada for a full set of lines for this weekend’s Canada Day kickoff of Week 1 of the 2012 CFL regular season. It also provides a number of interesting player prop bets to add a bit more excitement to opening day. The following is a closer look at our top two player prop bets for the 2012 CFL regular season.

CFL Grey Cup Futures Odds and Predictions
by David Schwab - 6/20/2012

The Canadian Football League wraps-up its two-game preseason schedule this week in anticipation of opening day of the 2012 regular season next Friday, June 29. The following is a brief look at all eight teams along with their current futures odds to win this season’s Grey Cup as provided by Bovada as well as some predictions for betting.

2012 Indy 500 Odds and Betting Predictions
by T.O. Whenham - 5/25/2012

IndyCar racing is just a shadow of what it once was. The Indy 500 is still a magical race, though, so even people who don’t care about the sport most of the year will be interested in who drinks the milk on Sunday afternoon.