Weekly Sports Betting and Handicapping News Articles

Weekly Q&A with Doc's Sports Expert Handicapper Raphael Esparza
by Doc's Sports - 3/15/2016

The 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament gets underway this week, and Doc's Sports is turning to expert handicapper Raphael Esparza for the inside scoop on which teams to advance through your bracket all the way to the Elite 8. As an added bonus, we will see if we can get him to tip his hand as to his picks for this year's Final Four.

Weekly Q&A with Doc's Sports Expert Handicapper Raphael Esparza
by Doc's Sports - 3/8/2016

College basketball takes center stage when it comes to sports betting this month starting with Championship Week in the conference tournaments. In the latest round of questions for Doc's Sports expert handicapper Raphael Esparza, we will get his insight into which teams might be cutting down the nets later this week in a few of those tournaments right in his backyard.

This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Ricky Dimon - 3/8/2016

A. Adam Scott.Make it back-to-back for Scott. One week after winning the Honda Classic, the red-hot Australian triumphed at the Cadillac Championship on Sunday. He started the final round three shots back of Rory McIlroy, but his comeback was capped off after he barely avoided the water with his approach shot on 18. Scott is +1200 at GT Bets to win the Masters.

All-Sports Expert Betting Tips to Help Win Cash this Week
by Dave Schwab - 3/7/2016

Winning a sports bet is always a thrilling event, but the real goal of any avid sports better is to string together far more wins than losses to generate a solid return on investment. A certain amount of luck is often involved when it comes to winning, but a solid inside edge that helps to tip the scales in your favor against the sportsbooks is what any true sports bettor is always looking for.

Case of the Mondays: Golden State Loses...to the L.A. Lakers
by Ricky Dimon - 3/7/2016

It is not entirely unthinkable for the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors to lose basketball games. But losing one to the Los Angeles Lakers? Now that is something that cannot be fathomed. That, however, is exactly what happened on Sunday afternoon. The Staples Center faithful probably showed up just to see MVP frontrunner Stephen Curry and NBA title favorite Golden State. What the fans got was the biggest upset of the NBA season.

Sports Betting Tips Weekly: Hot and Cold Wagering Options
by Victor Ryan - 3/4/2016

With the major conference tournaments on tap for next week, this edition of the hottest and coldest bets in sports will look at teams streaking against the spread and what that could foreshadow for the upcoming postseason. In addition to college basketball, we'll also break down a pair of Eastern Conference teams in the NBA that are heading in decidedly opposite directions. Let's get started.

Sports Betting Futures Odds: Opening Day Exactly One Month Away
by Ricky Dimon - 3/3/2016

It's March. March Madness. And you know what that means…. No, not the NCAA Tournament (at least not yet); baseball! Spring training is underway, and Major League Baseball's 2016 regular season begins exactly one month from today. This time of year also belongs to golf, because the Masters takes center stage in just five weeks.

This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Ricky Dimon - 3/2/2016

A. Adam Scott. Scott triumphed at last week's Honda Classic and became the first player to win a tournament despite making a quadruple bogey since Phil Mickelson did it at the 2009 Tour Championship. A seven on the par-3 15th during third-round action made things interesting the rest of the way, but Scott managed to hold off Sergio Garcia by one stroke. The Aussie is +1400 at BetOnline Sportsbook to win next month's Masters.

Weekly Q&A with Doc's Sports Expert Handicapper Raphael Esparza
by Doc's Sports - 3/1/2016

The first day of March signifies the start of the biggest month of betting when it comes to college hoops. As the top men's teams in the nation close out the regular season this week, we will get an early peek at Doc's Sports expert handicapper Raphael Esparza's top four seeds for the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

All-Sports Expert Betting Tips to Help Win Cash this Week
by Dave Schwab - 2/29/2016

Anyone who is serious about betting on sports on a regular basis is always looking for an inside edge or a betting tip that could end up being the difference between winning and losing a wager. In today's fast-paced viral environment that downloads information at a blinding rate of pace, it becomes all the more important to quickly identify which expert betting tips can have the biggest impact on a potential outcome.

Case of the Mondays: Lightning Strikes as Curry Steals the Thunder from OKC
by Ricky Dimon - 2/29/2016

Stephen Curry almost broke the Internet on Saturday night. He did break the hearts of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Curry drained a 32-footer at the end of an overtime game in which the Warriors led for a total of just 29 seconds until the last 0.6 seconds. The weekend also saw Jimmie Johnson dominate in Atlanta, Adam Scott hold off Sergio Garcia, and a whole bunch of winners and losers at the NFL combine.

Sports Betting Tips Weekly: Hot and Cold Wagering Options
by Victor Ryan - 2/25/2016

The college basketball regular season is winding down and the push to the playoffs has begun in the NBA. This is a critical time on the basketball calendar in which some teams will rise to the occasion and others will wilt under the increasing pressure of the moment. This week's look at the hottest and coldest bets in sports includes a pair of college basketball teams fighting for conference titles; while in the NBA, the focus will be on a team that's padding bettors' bankrolls despite being shorthanded. Let's get started.

Weekly Q&A with Doc's Sports Expert Handicapper Raphael Esparza
by Doc's Sports - 2/25/2016

Raphael perfected his trade as an expert handicapper during a long and successful career in the Las Vegas sportsbook industry when he was known up and down The Strip as the Vegas Sports Informer. At the high point of his career, Raphael held the prestigious position as the Director of the Race and Sports Book for MGM Grand's Aria until his retirement in 2013. Since then, he has been splitting his time between Las Vegas and the Big Easy in New Orleans running a successful and diverse sports investment service. The following is this week's Q&A with one of Doc's most interesting handicappers.

This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Ricky Dimon - 2/25/2016

A. Anthony Davis. Davis went hog-wild in the Pelicans' 111-106 win at Detroit this past Sunday. He shot 24-of-34 from the floor for 59 points to go along with 20 rebounds. Two days later, the former No. 1 overall pick scored exactly 50 fewer points. That's right; Davis finished with a mere nine in a 109-89 loss at Washington. 5Dimes Sportsbook has New Orleans as a +5.5 home underdog against Oklahoma State on Thursday.

Sports Betting Futures Odds: Southeast the Last NBA Division Up For Grabs
by Ricky Dimon - 2/25/2016

The proverbial second half of the NBA season just recently got underway, and already five of the six divisions are pretty much signed, sealed, and delivered. Only the Southeast-home to Miami, Atlanta, and Charlotte, among others-is particularly competitive. In addition to hoops action, this upcoming weekend will feature the NFL Combine, the Academy Awards, and the second NASCAR race of the season.

Case of the Mondays: Truex Loses Daytona in Closest-Ever Finish
by Ricky Dimon - 2/22/2016

When he was seven years old in 1987, Denny Hamlin wrote a note saying that he wanted to win the Daytona 500. No matter that he planned to win it in 1998. What's 18 more years? A better question is: what's 0.01 seconds? The answer to the latter question is that 0.01 seconds was enough to separate Hamlin from Martin Truex Jr. on Sunday, allowing the 35-year old to fulfill his life-long dream by taking home the checkered flag from the Great American Race.

All-Sports Expert Betting Tips to Help Win Cash this Week
by Dave Schwab - 2/22/2016

Most betting tips should be taken in the context of being an educated guess at best, unless there is come definitive statistical information to back them up. While there is no guarantee that recent betting trends and game results will offer true insight into future results, they can go a long way towards helping you predict the outcome on an upcoming sporting event.

Sports Betting Tips Weekly: Hot and Cold Wagering Options
by Victor Ryan - 2/18/2016

This week's look at the hottest and coldest bets in sports features a pair of blue-blood college basketball programs that continue to be money in the bank for bettors, as well as a certain NBA team in Los Angeles that's finally beginning to show signs of life. Let's get started.

This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Ricky Dimon - 2/17/2016

A. Aaron Gordon. When second best is good enough.... Gordon may have "lost" the dunk contest to Zach LaVine, but he came out nothing short of winner. All of a sudden, Gordon--who did things that had not been seen before--has become a household name.

All-Sports Expert Betting Tips to Help Win Cash this Week
by Dave Schwab - 2/15/2016

This is the time of the year when it really pays to look around at all the different action that the top sportsbooks are offering. While you are always going to find the daily betting lines for sports such as basketball and hockey, many of the books have posted betting odds for futures and props for everything from high-profile horse races to our nation's upcoming Presidential Election.