Weekly Sports Betting and Handicapping News Articles

This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 10/26/2012

A – Angel Pagan. Angel Pagan stole a base during Game 2 of the World Series. And thanks to a promotion by Taco Bell, it meant free Doritos Locos Tacos for everyone. That’s just what this country fucking needs, more people scarfing down free Taco Bell.

Back to the Futures: Optimus Klein Transforms Heisman Odds
by Ricky Dimon - 10/25/2012

It doesn’t take a long time for futures odds to be turned upside down; not when you have quarterbacks like Collin Klein, Eli Manning, and Aaron Rodgers on the scene. Just a few weeks ago, Geno Smith looked like a lock for college football’s biggest individual award. Now it’s Klein who has a stranglehold on the thing. As for those who play on Sundays, a trio of Super Bowl favorites cannot be happy to see a pair of all-too-familiar intruders join them at the top of the heap.

Weekly Q&A with Doc’s Sports Expert Handicapper Vegas Sports Informer
by Doc's Sports - 10/23/2012

The Vegas Sports Informer has been providing Doc’s Sports Service with his expert sports picks for over four years now. He has also provided some keen insight into what it is like behind the counter at the Mecca of the sports gambling world.

Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 10/23/2012

As promised, we released our Big Ten Game of the Year last week. And while I still honestly believe that it was the right time to move on this game, we did not get the anticipated result we were looking for. Ohio State showed all the signs of putting on an offensive show against Purdue, but instead decided to take the week off.

Case of the Tuesdays: Ravens As We Knew Them May Be No More
by Ricky Dimon - 10/23/2012

It did not take long to find out how Baltimore would get by without injured defensive stars Ray Lewis and Lardarius Webb. How about a 43-13 shellacking at the hands of Houston? Granted, the defense wasn’t entirely culpable for Houston’s onslaught, but the whole team performance was dreadful and disheartening. The Ravens have plunged to +2000 to win Super Bowl XLVII.

Weekly Football Betting Public Action Report
by T.O. Whenham - 10/18/2012

Last week was a perfect example of why I love the Public Action Report. First, the record — a solid 3-1 ATS mark to bring the season mark to 19-14 ATS. That’s nicely profitable. More significantly, though, all three of those teams that covered — the Browns, Seahawks and Tulane — were outright winners as underdogs, and Tulane won as 17.5-point underdogs. Again we keep spotting these underdog winners that can be useful in so many different ways for creative bettors.

This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 10/18/2012

B – Bronx Broads. After being benched in Game 2 of the ALCS, Alex Rodriguez was still trying to score. Witnesses eyed ARod chatting up a few broads who were maybe a 5 or a 6 on a good day. According to the New York Post, Rodriguez attached a note to a baseball asking for the girls’ number and tossed it to them. The women obliged and tossed the ball back, making this the first time Rodriguez did not strike out in the playoffs.

Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 10/17/2012

I’m sure you are familiar with the old saying “you can’t win them all “. Well, that pretty much sums up our picks from last week as nothing went our way on Saturday and our top college play of the week ended up way off the mark. The one thing we can hang our hat on was our correct call on the NFL game of the week with St. Louis. While we never like to head into a big weekend like the one with have planned coming off a down week, we also have not been successful in the sports selection business for over 40 years by resting on our laurels.

Weekly Q&A with Doc’s Sports Expert Handicapper Vegas Sports Informer
by Doc's Sports - 10/16/2012

The Vegas Sports Informer is now in his fifth year of providing picks for Doc’s Sports Service; utilizing over 15 years experience handicapping games, with much of that time spent working under the bright lights of The Strip in Las Vegas. It is the “exclusive information” that can only be gained from working in the sports gambling capital of the world that gives the Informer a proven winning edge.

Back to the Futures: Yankee Implosion Impacts World Series Odds
by Ricky Dimon - 10/16/2012

Two of the biggest names and most well-respected leaders in sports are gone for 2012 (and maybe beyond). But that’s just about where the similarities end between Ray Lewis’ Ravens and Derek Jeter’s Yankees. The Ravens are still 5-1, tied with Houston for the best record in the AFC, and leading their division by two games. The Yankees, on the other hand, are 0-2 in the ALCS and facing three straight games in Detroit.

Case of the Mondays: Our Nation’s Capital in Mourning
by Ricky Dimon - 10/15/2012

Felix Baumgartner had a good weekend. Not only did he jump from space, but he also lived to tell about it! Baumgartner took the plunge off his capsule from 128,100 feet up in the air, approximately 24 miles. Initial estimates show the Austrian daredevil as having reached a maximum speed of 833.9 mph, which amounts Mach 1.24… ….Hey, that’s just about the speed at which the New York Yankees are exiting the 2012 MLB playoffs!

Weekly Football Betting Public Action Report
by T.O. Whenham - 10/12/2012

It was a mixed week for the Public Action Report last week. We had three covers in six games, including nice outright underdog winners in Navy (+8) and the Dolphins (+3). Two of the losses, though — Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State and the Jaguars vs. the Bears — were just massacres. The third — Illinois +13.5 at Wisconsin — only fell short thanks to a meaningless late touchdown by the Badgers. The 3-3 ATS record brings us to a still-profitable 16-13 ATS on the season.

This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 10/10/2012

A – Aaron Murray. Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray returned to his apartment after an embarrassing 35-7 loss at South Carolina to find it had been egged and rolled with toilet paper. Murray was a horrendous 11-for-31 for 109 yards with an interception in the blowout loss. Of course, Murray shares the place with linebacker Christian Robinson, so perhaps the dairy and toiletry products were meant for him.

Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 10/9/2012

Anyone that climbed aboard Doc’s Sports’ bandwagon last week enjoyed one heck of a ride with a 5-2 record that produced a return of +11 units, or $1,010 on $100 per-unit wagers. We went with Ohio State as our Top Play of the Week. And while it was a shaky start at first, the Buckeyes lived up to expectations by turning on the jets towards the end of the first half and keeping their foot to the floor until the final gun to cruise past Nebraska, 63-38, as 2.5-point home favorites.

Football Futures: Geno beats Bevo, Still on Course for Heisman
by Ricky Dimon - 10/9/2012

It was a relatively tame NFL weekend by the league’s lofty standards. Sure, the Colts-Packers thriller was entertaining and emotional, but Week 3 gave us about six games on par or even better than that one. Sunday featured blowout after blowout, to the extent that even Las Vegas didn’t have to do much breath-holding. Only one game was covered by fewer than three points (the Eagles were four-point underdogs in Pittsburgh and lost by just two).

Case of the Mondays: Nobody Has it Worse than Braves and Bills
by Ricky Dimon - 10/8/2012

Sure, some teams had a nice weekend. The Cincinnati Reds? Absolutely. College football teams that call one of the two Carolinas home? For sure. Many others, however, did not enjoy the same elation. The Atlanta Braves and Buffalo Bills often find themselves in the same sentence, and not for a good reason. Both franchises make losing championships look as routine as putting on socks (perhaps that belongs in past tense, since neither team plays in championship games anymore).

Weekly Football Betting Public Action Report
by T.O. Whenham - 10/5/2012

Last weekend was a perfect example of why I love the Public Action Report so much. It went a very nice 5-1 ATS to bring the season total to a nicely profitable 13-10 ATS. It was successful with a full range of teams — from very significant underdogs to a pretty solid favorite. It was another weekend that proves that you can learn a whole lot just from looking at what other people are doing.

Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 10/2/2012

We came into Week 5 of the college football season fresh off a 5-3 performance the weekend before that left us +11 units. This had us fired up to release our “College Game of the Year” for this past Saturday night’s Wisconsin at Nebraska game. Having been in the sports selection industry for well over 40 years, I have picked my fair share of winners.

Weekly Football Betting Public Action Report
by T.O. Whenham - 9/28/2012

We got lucky last week. We ended up just 2-2 against the spread on the four games highlighted in the Public Action Report. That’s a small loss thanks to the juice, but it could have been much worse if it weren’t for the replacement refs — Seattle was one of the teams identified in the report, so their botched call was our win. That brings us to 8-9 ATS on the year. That’s not where we want it to be yet, but the report has generally heated up as the season has progressed.

This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 9/26/2012

A – Alabama. John L. Smith has officially fallen off the wagon. And his rocker. The Arkansas coach is now 1-3, and during a recent press conference he mistook Arkansas for Alabama. Smith said, "Don’t give up on us. It's our program, it's a state of Alabama program." Smith probably wishes it was; No. 1 ranked Alabama pasted the Razorbacks 52-0 two weeks ago. With Smith at the helm, Razorback fans are likely razor blade fans right about now.