Milwaukee Bucks used an 8-1 against the spread run to take over f ...  read more

March Madness is the U.S. college basketball championships, also known as the NCAA Tournament. It covers both men's and women's NCAA college tournaments, which take place throughout March to determine the men's and women's college basketball champs in the U.S. The tournament starts with 64 teams and after each round of play, the number of teams is whittled down until only two men's and two wome ...  read more

Who are we kidding? Pacquiao vs. Clottey isn’t exactly the blockbuster we were all hoping for, but its still a fight worth watching. After Pacquiao destroyed Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather Jr. made short work of Juan Manuel Marquez, the only fight that made sense, was Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.

But after the two sides were unable to agree on blood testing, boxing fans are left with Pacqu ...  read more

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They are coming to Kansas City, and yours truly, who owned this conference again this year with over 60% winners for the 8th straight season will be at every game in Kansas City in person with a pass for this tourney! After dominating the MO Valley tourney and conference in the past 2 weeks, I turn my attention to this tourney, WHERE IS EVERYONE ELSE IS PLAYING FOR SECO ...  read more

Note: John Wall was excluded from this list because like Oklahoma's Blake Griffin last year he's clearly the premier player in college basketball. It goes without saying that he's a must-watch player as the top prospect the 2010 draft has to offer.

Evan Turner (Ohio State) There are a lot of players who hurt their draft stock by opting to pass on the 2009 draft, but Evan Turne ...  read more

From the desk of Mr. Money

America East (quarterfinals; West Hartford, CT) TV: AmericaEast.TV

Atlantic Sun (final; Macon, GA/Mercer hosts) TV: ESPN2

Big Sky (first round; at higher-seeded team) TV: see conference website

Big South (final; Conway, SC/Coastal Carolina hosts) TV: ESPN2

Colonial (quarterfinals; Richmond, VA) TV: Comcast/ESPN Full Court

Hor ...  read more

Sean Higgs, providing you with the Conference Tournament Schedule

Big South - March 2nd, 4th, 6th

Horizon - March 2nd, 5th-6th, 9th

Ohio Valley - March 2nd, 5th-6th

Atlantic Sun - March 3rd-6th

Patriot - March 3rd, 7th, 12th

America East - March 4th-7th

Missouri Valley- March 4th-7th

Northeast - March 4 ...  read more

The second-ranked Kentucky Wildcats have won eight straight games and will be looking to take another step toward securing an outright SEC championship title when they visit the struggling Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena today at 12 PM ET.

Saturday, February 27, 12:00 PM ET
Kentucky Wildcats (27-1 SU, 15-11 ATS, 13-12 O/U)
Tennessee Volunteers (20-7 SU, ...  read more

As the month of February wraps up, teams continue to jockey for positioning in their upcoming conference tournaments. At-large bids change hands every day this time of year, and BetUS Sportsbook asks five burning questions regarding the March Madness picks of the future.

1: When the dust settles this Sunday, who will be on the #1 line?

It sure seems like a giv ...  read more

By Freddy Wills | February 25, 2010

I saw myself going 4-0-1 ATS and picking up a nifty profit of +9.71 in profit on sports picks yesterday including a huge win on the Mavericks against the Lakers.

Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics (+2.5)

It’s about time.

The Cleveland Cavaliers (44-14, 28-29-1 ...  read more

Eastern Conference

This could end up being a banner year for the Eastern Conference. It looks like the requirements to get into the playoffs in the East have just gotten a little stricter. Currently, the top eight teams in the East are all at least .500 ball clubs. That is something that could not have been said the last few years at the end of the regular ...  read more

Kansas is the best team in the nation, but there is not much value at 2/1 to win the NCAA Championship. Below are 3 long-shots that could make some noise next month.

West Virginia

Opened 15/1 Current 30/1

There is excellent value with West Virginia at 30/1 as their odds have doubled since the start of the season, due mainly to their recent two-game losing str ...  read more

BRACKET BUSTER INSIGHT

I originally put this out February 1st

Their will be 11 nationally televised games.They were just announced on ESPNU. Of the 22 teams, 19 are ranked in the top 100 of the RPI.

Records as of Febuary 1st, 2010.

Friday, Feb. 19

Old Dominion 17-6 7-12 ATS at Northern Iowa 19-2 14-6 ATS (ESPN2, 7 ET)

Old Dominion Top Play ...  read more

I've analyzed the last five years of the mid-February mid-major hoops orgy known as Bracket Buster Weekend to see if I could establish any useful betting angles or trends. Instead of working over every single "official" Bracket Buster game I squared my focus on the ones that featuring the mid-major conferences that were routinely wagered upon. That includes the ...  read more

To the casual college basketball fan, this week is just another of many in the season. To the avid fan though, this is a chance to see some of the smallest giants of the NCAA basketball world pitted against each other in rare matchups.

This event is known as "Bracket Busters," and BetUS.com poses five burning q ...  read more

Four seeds are typically ones that are prone to first round upsets in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Some teams are moving on up towards that #3 line, while others are starting to crash down. Check out BetUS Sportsbook's March Madness Picks for the #4 seeds in the dance, including what bracket they would be playing in if the tourney started today and how they rank against each other ...  read more

Every year, the NBA All Star game comes along and the basketball world stands still. They put aside the race for the playoffs, team affiliations, and just have a good time with the game of basketball. Anytime you put such a huge collection of the best players in the world in one place, there are bound to be some amazing things that happen. The East find themselves now favored by 2 points in thi ...  read more

Atlanta Hawks continue to hold the number one position in o ...  read more

The Big 12 is shaping up to be Kansas, and basically everyone else folks. The Jayhawks have been tested on the road and survived a scare at Colorado, beat K State on the road in a big game, dominated Texas on Big Monday this past week, and manhandled their hated rival MIzzou. The depth of Kansas is an issue for any team who plays them, and Aldrige in the paint is a machine ...  read more

It was another great NFL betting season at Doc’s Sports and I couldn’t leave it without a wrap-up of thoughts on another excellent Super Bowl. So here is a special edition of the Ferringo Report on Super Bowl 44:

- Whenever I talk to people before the Super Bowl they still all say the same thing, “I just hope it’s a good game.” It’s as if the blowouts of ...  read more

Whenever a star player gets injured in any capacity heading in to a championship contest, the betting line is going to wobble and that’s exactly what’s happened to the Colts’ Super Bowl odds when reports of Dwight Freeney’s bum ankle hit the pipeline. The truth about the injury is unknown, but the usually tight-lipped Colts confirmed to the league that Freeney has “a third-degree, low ...  read more

Maybe when you consider betting on Super Bowl action, you want to take into account the close calls the two teams - the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints - have sustained this season. If you recall (and it wasn't long ago), they both had undefeated record until very deep into the season; in fact, the Saints won their first 13 games of the 2009 campaign, while the Colts won their ...  read more

Drew Brees Saints quarterback

Apparently, defense isn’t allowed in the NFL anymore.

This January we have seen a dizzying display of offensive artistry as points have been a-plenty through the 10 games that we’ve witnessed. And the two teams that have survived the splurging are – not surprisingly – the two best offensive clubs in the NFL, Indianapolis ...  read more

Mississippi Rebels at Kentucky Wildcats (-10.5, 153.5)

With the Super Bowl just days away we have already released our super bowl picks for the big game! However, on Tuesday we have another super match up in its own right. It will be another great match up on ESPN in college basketball will tip off tonight between two SEC rivals. It’s #3 Kentuc ...  read more

The great thing about the Super Bowl is there’s so much more than the spread and total on which to wager on the NFL betting board.

Super Bowl XLIV between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints is no exception, with myriad proposition bets available to bettors looking for something a little different to whet their big game whistle.

Before we get into some of t ...  read more

Super Bowl XLIV 2010 Betting action will kick off a week from Sunday, but it's never too early to get a jump on the action! BetUS Sportsbook analyzes how the Indianapolis Colts (16-2, 12-5-1 ATS) and the New Orleans Saints (15-3, 9-9 ATS) will match up against each other on both sides of the football...

New Orleans Offense vs. Indianapolis Defense: The Saints have a plet ...  read more

February 7, the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints will meet in Miami to decide Super Bowl 44. The Las Vegas sportsbooks didn’t wait long to post their opening point spreads and predicted Super Bowl Totals for the game.

The Indianapolis Colts opened favored by 5 points and the over/under for the game was set at 56 points. But the early money has come in on the Colts ...  read more

Michigan State at Michigan (4, 131)

Tonight’s game of the night will be a Big-10 rivalry game which will tip off on Tuesday on ESPN between Michigan and Michigan State. Michigan has been playing tough opponents; in fact this will be their fourth straight opponent that is ranked in the Top 25! Michigan lost the first two in conference between ...  read more

The NFL AFC Championship game is set for this Sunday January 24th at 3:00 PM ET with the New York Jets vs. the Indianapolis Colts. This is a must win game if you want to make it to the 2010 Super Bowl 44 on Sunday February 7th. The current betting lines for the match up have the Colts favored by 7.5 points with a posted total of 39.5.

The fifth seeded Jets have won seven of their last ei ...  read more

The Big 12 has more than just Texas and Kansas this year. There are 8 teams in this conference that have 5 losses or less, 2 of them have only 1 loss, and 3 teams are ranked in the Top 10. As a matter of fact, the home teams combined headed into last weekend from the Big 12 were 104-4 SU at home. The Home Court in the Big 12 is as strong as any conference in the land, as evi ...  read more

Atlanta leads the way with a 26-13 ATS mark on the season for ...  read more

I'm a fan of the NBA, but it's not a sport that I follow as closely as others, and I don't handicap it very often. When there are sports that I'm not avidly following I find that I like to have little rules in my mind that I can use to quickly get a sense of how a team is performing - a snapshot of where they are at.

In the NFL, for example, I can get a sens ...  read more

Sports bettors don’t go broke because they can’t pick winners, and they don’t go broke because of vigorish… they go broke because they use bad money management.

I’ve listed below the top ten tested, guaranteed, sure-fire ways to lose. Follow one or more of these ten rules and you will positively lose betting sports. These aren’t the only ways to be a loser… there are plenty of others. ...  read more

We are well into college basketball conference play now, so teams have played more than enough games for us to get a sense of what they really are and how we should be dealing with them. Here's a look at 10 teams that have proven themselves trustworthy on totals so far this year - the ones that most consistently stay ‘under’ or go ‘over’. (‘over/under’ record follo ...  read more

Take Saturday’s AFC Wild Card game between the Cincinnati Be ...  read more

Alabama vs. Texas (+4, 46)

Texas will win if ...

Colt McCoy has a great game. He will have to be flawless out of the spread against the Tide D. If he is not then this could be a game like Nebraska where the offense struggles. He won’t have to hit the long passes, but needs to take a few midrange chances in order to keep the Alabama ...  read more

Central Michigan vs. Troy (+3, 63)

The GMAC Bowl game has been that bad game right before the good game. Reminds me of going to a concert and you have some no name bands opening for the big guys. In the past it’s been Conference USA just dominating the MAC Conference. This year it will feature two Conference Champions. One team is from the Sun-B ...  read more

This game carries so much hype because both teams have prolific offenses, the Broncos rank number one in the nation averaging 44.2 points per game and TCU is third averagin ...  read more

1: How will the Wild Cards in the AFC be won? Last season, this is approximately what the NFC Wild Card race looked like heading into Week 17. ...  read more

Cincinnati was fortunate to complete a perfect regular season on Dec. 5. In Brian Kelly’s last game as the Bearcats’ head coach, UC erased a 31-10 first-half deficit and then responded to a late Pittsburgh touchdown to stun the Panthers, 45-44, at Heinz Field.  

The Buckeyes already owned a Big Ten title, but in their Nov. 21 conference finale against Michigan, there was hardly reason to relax. One of college football’s most storied rivalries demanded a full-tilt effort, and that’s what Jim Tressel’s team provided in ...  read more

But Nebraska’s excellent defensive effort, holding McCoy and the terrific Longhorns to 13 point ...  read more

The BetUS.com bookmakers have the MWC ...  read more

For Stanford Cardinal, they are led by Heisman Trophy runner-up, Toby Gerhart, an All-American running back. On the season, Gerhart, a junior, led college football in several categories, includi ...  read more

1: Will the high-flying Cougars or ground-happy Falcons dominate the Armed Forces Bowl? Last year, the answer to this question was really, &quo ...  read more

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)—Texas Tech suspended Mike Leach on Monday while the school investigated complaints from receiver Adam James and his family about how the coach treated the player after a concussion.

James is the son of former NFL player and current television analyst Craig James.

The school said in a release that defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill will be the interim coac ...  read more

Taking a look at Monday night’s battle between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, the game looks like a mismatch – ...  read more

Miami ended with a 9-3 record in the ACC and Wisconsin also ended 9-3 in the Big Ten.

The Hurricanes will ...  read more

A little over a third of the NBA season is over. Here is a rundown of the Conference leaders, as of today.

NBA Atlantic - BOSTON

With so many NBA franchises currently consumed with clearing out cap space in order to make a mad dash toward the summer of 2010 free-agent pool, the Celtics are the seemingly rare team that is focused solely on the here-and-now… Boston, with th ...  read more

All of the following scenarios are good for THIS WEEEKEND, and we have calculated percentages (and a few parlays) based on an interpolatio ...  read more

The college football bowl season is no exception to the rule, and those simply takin ...  read more

SYSTEM: Play ON a Bowl team with 22+ days rest and a sub-.300% ATS r ...  read more

New Mexico Bowl – Wyoming vs. Fresno State (-11, 55)

The nation's top rusher takes center stage Satu ...  read more

Quarterback Tony Romo is only ...  read more

The Saints have the most powerful offense in the league averaging almost 36 points per game, meanwhile the Cowboys entered this week as number 3 averagi ...  read more

A lot of the speculation surrounding this game - and what caused a delay in the football betting line going up at BetUS - involved whether the Colts were going to play all their starters, and to what extent those starters were going to play.

Coach Jim Caldwell had a Tuesday press confe ...  read more

Unlike the situation in the NFC, the AFC playoff picture is completely up in the air. Six AFC teams are on the outside looking in right now but each of those teams is well within striking distance. In the NFC, however, only three teams have a chance of crashing the playoff party. Besides the Colts, who not only have a playoff spot locked up, but also the divi ...  read more

Loyalty can be one of a gambler’s worst enemies. That’s why bettors should never – or at least rarely – wager on their favorite teams. They lose objectivity and are sometime blinded by their feelings about their teams.

Well, no time on the sports betting calendar puts loyalty to the test like college bowl season. This time of year I’m certain that colleg ...  read more

This week we are using a very simple but powerful college system that has been perfect against the spread for more than 25 years and averages covering the spread by double-digits which gives us our College F ...  read more

We are going to answer the above question - maybe - but we have to start at the beginning, and for that reason we'll ...  read more

Database research has uncovered a league-wide system that is active fo ...  read more

Mangino resigns as Kansas head football coach

Lawrence, KS (Sports Network) - Kansas head coach Mark Mangino will not return as the team's head coach next season, resigning after an internal review that was supposedly related to player concerns about verbal and physical abuse.

The resignation is effective immediately. Assistant coaches David Beaty, Clint Bowen and Bill Miller ...  read more

The Ducks have lost only twice this season, to the Stanford Cardinal and the Boise State Broncos. They are fresh off of a fantastic 44 to 41 overtime victory ...  read more

Both the Jets and the Bills injected some life into their sluggish and unsatisfying seasons on Sunday, posting ugly but entirely effective wins over turnover-prone opponents. The Jets plucked four interceptions from Jake “Santa Claus”  Delhomme – one of them a pick-six – to turn back the Carolina Panthers, 17-6. The Bills – under their new coach, interim boss and former defensive ...  read more

More is at stake than just the SEC title, though, as the winner of the Alabama Crimson Tide versus Florida Gators game will get a bid to the BCS National Championship in January. That me ...  read more

NFC Play-off Picture December 1, 2009

As the Saints continue to dominate – nailed MNF 10* Titan on the Saints and the 7* Titan UNDER for a nice big time parlay winner – and the Colts continue to remain unbeaten, the media focus is justly focused on these two teams. This week however, is a significant week for the NFC contenders and how these games will shape the play-off picture.

The 10-0 Saints are coming off a very convincing 38-7 over Tampa Bay. The Saints dominated every facet of the game, which is what one would expect from an undefeated team like the Saints playing a one-win team like the Bucs. Drew Brees is still playing at an elite level, and ...  read more

Take a look at the career of Titans quarterback Vince Young: Of all the quarterbacks drafted since 2000, only three (Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, and Philip Rivers) have a better S ...  read more

The Panthers have won the last two meetings between these squads including a shocking upset 13-9 victory in Morgantown on 2007, when ...  read more

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Some of the names of both lists will surprise even the most ardent NFL bettor, but when it comes to making ...  read more

The more you read about trends and angles the more you can get confused with making a profitable NFL pick. Over the years I have been successful in utilizing trends and angles as a part of my NFL picks handicapping arsenal. One such slant on these trends that has been useful is that of the head coaches. Yes, the players are the ones who ultimately excute the coaches NFL picks game plan but i ...  read more

A - Ageless. Brett Favre just keeps getting it done. I fully expected him to be disappointing this year - last season with the Jets all over again. Instead, you don't even have to exaggerate to say that he is probably playing the best football of his career. He was virtually flawless on Sunday, completing 22 of 25 passes and connecting on four touchdowns as his V ...  read more

Looking for teams that should be improved from last season, appear ready to take the next stop, and seem to be flying under the radar in preseason publications.

Atlantic 10 St. Bonaventure- 15 wins in the second year of Mark Schmidt's regime were the most the Bonnies' have had in 6 years. Covered 7 out of 9 to close out the regular season last season, with one of the non-cove ...  read more

Both teams have alternated wins and losses in each of their last five games while ...  read more

It used to be in the NFL that if you could run the ball you could dominate your opponent. The teams atop the NFL rushing leaders list were the same team atop the NFL rankings. Things have certainly changed.

The top four rushing teams in the NFL are the New York Jets, Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers and Miami Dolphins. All four teams are exactly 4-5 ...  read more

Ohio State is still the top dog in the Big Ten, but this year USC is middle of the pack in the Pac 10.

Arguably the two bigg ...  read more

Last week’s Cajun Sports NCAA Football System of the Week qualified the Virginia Tech Hokies minus the poi ...  read more

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Iowa Hawkeyes will square off at Ohio State this weekend and the stakes couldn't be much higher. So what shoul ...  read more

This Friday night, two Big East football powers will square off when Cincinnati and West Virginia take the field. The Bearcats are 9-0 and hoping to ride a few more wins to the National Championship game. The Mountaineers are 7-2 and were nationally ranked recently as well. There should be some good football played in this one. Last year, the Bearcats had their lowest offensive output of the ye ...  read more

NFL Odds : 49ers -3, O/U: 41.5

This is a huge game for both teams. Aside from the fact that 49ers Coach Mike Singletary will be coaching against the tea ...  read more

At this point of the year, the conference battles in college football are really starting to heat up. This Thursday night's game between the South Florida Bulls and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights should be no exception.

The Bulls and Knights have had some good battles in the last few years, with Rutgers recently coming out on top. In fact, the Knights beat the Bulls handily when they square ...  read more

This Thursday night, two of the most exciting teams in the NBA will square off when the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Miami Heat. Anytime you combine as many big NBA stars as you will have in this game, it will be very exciting. The Cavs are hoping to get things going, while the Heat have been on a roll and hope to continue that in the early part of the season. This should be a very fun game ...  read more

Top ACC Point Gu ...  read more

The concept of the pointspread began over a half century ago and really raised the interest in sports betting. It leveled the playing field; the pointspread became the equalizer. In the 1970s, Bob Martin of the Union Plaza Race and Sportsbook in downtown Las Vegas was the most respected oddsmaker in the gaming industry. A lot of oddsmaking tools used today are credited to Martin.

Odd ...  read more

The team with the best chance this year to win the NBA championship is the defending champion LA.Lakers. The Lakers are loaded with talent once again. This year they have Ron Artest in the mix in a bold move to improve the team defensively. Departing is ...  read more

LSU ...  read more

Over the course of the last few NFL Picks years there has been much talk about parity. In fact, for the most part, if you were a bettor who just loved to wager on the favorites you would have drained your NFL Picks bankroll and made your book maker very happy. However, this season has seen the reversal of fortunes. So much for parity as the NFL Picks favorite has dominated this season. With ...  read more

Game: Miami Dolphins (3-4, 3-4 ATS) at New England Patriots (5-2, 4-3 ATS)

Spread: Patriots -11.

Sure, the Patriots have looked like their old selves of late, friendly to backers and brutal to opponents against whom they have no reservations about running up the score until coach Bill Belichick is satisfied.

New England has won its past two games b ...  read more

Sunday is just a couple of days away, but here are a few important injuries you should be aware of before placing those NFL bets on Bodog for this week's NFL games:

The Virginia Tech Hokies travel to East Carolina this week for a Thursday night football showdown. The Hokies are still ranked #22 despite suffering their third loss of the season last week at the hands of North Carolina. The Hokies come in at 5-3 while the Pirates come in with the same record. Although the Hokies come in as 13 point favorites, the Pirates should provide some good competition f ...  read more

We discussed numerous items, money management skills and about ...  read more

Manny Pacquiao is regarded by many as the #1 pound for pound fighter in the world. He is one of boxing’s biggest stars with a career record of 47 wins and three losses, with 37 wins coming by way knockout. Some of those wins have come against boxing’s biggest names such as Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton. He has only lost once in the last 10 years.

So it’s no wonder boxing odds makers ...  read more

The Saints might be reminding some people about the New England Patriots of a couple of seasons ago, or the St. Louis Rams of 1999, in that they have won ...  read more

The Packers walloped the lowly Cleveland Browns 31-3 in Week 7, ...  read more

Two games into the NBA season and the Cleveland Cavaliers are 0-2, making some fans wonder is it time to panic? With 80 games remaining on the Cavaliers schedule and Lebron James still on the roster, the answer to that question is no. But there should be some concern if you are a supposed witness.

The Cavaliers signing of the 37-year-old Shaquille O’ Neal in the off-season, left some ...  read more

This Thursday, two teams from the ACC that have underwhelmed this season will face off. The one-time National Championship hopefuls Virginia Tech will face the one-time Top 25 North Carolina Tarheels. Since those lofty expectations were thrown on both teams, they have stumbled a few times and looked sloppy at times. The Hokies are favored to win in this one, but it should be a pretty good game ...  read more

Freddy Wills has been your #1 handicapper all season long ...  read more

System: Play AGAINST a team (not a favorite of 16+ points or underdog of 28+ points) off a SU loss as a favorite of 19+ points against a +.375 ...  read more

LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavs.

After a long summer, the NBA gets underway again this week. For those of you who are hardcore fans and bettors of the league these are happy times. I, too, am happy to have it back, but the league doesn't particularly change my life. I'll put it this way - it would kill me to go 10 minutes without knowing what's going on ...  read more

Bob will not be offering NBA selections until the third week of the season (Tuesday, November 10), because the teams will be starting to show some form by then.

In Pro Basketball, winning and losing are often not the final criteria in judging a team. When one team plays better in defeat, than another does in winning, you can gain real value by seeing through the misleading results. W ...  read more