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THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT SPORTS HANDICAPPING KEYS |
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Speculating Sports May 6, 2010 |
First and foremost before I continue with this article, note that the title says the two most important sports handicapping keys, not sports betting keys. Sports betting and sports handicapping are two different topics. A person can be a very good sports bettor without being a good sports handicapper and vice versa. With that being said, if you follow and understand these two keys, then you wil ...
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WINNING BASEBALL HANDICAPPING STRATEGIES |
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Speculating Sports Apr 30, 2010 |
For the last few years baseball has been a sport that has been the most difficult for me to handicap. I have been able to make a profit almost every season in both pro and college football and basketball, but baseball has caused me to toss the remote at the television more than I usually. However, there is a reason why you should read this article. I have learned from my mistakes over the last ...
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Thursday's MLB Thoughts and Leans - FREE MLB PLAYS |
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Speculating Sports Apr 22, 2010 |
Here are my MLB thoughts and leans for Thursday April 22nd.
In the Detroit/Anaheim game, I really have no lean on the side. I think the game will be close and will come down to which starting pitcher plays better or which bullpen comes through. Verlander and Saunders are both quality pitchers who are in about the same current form. Both line-ups are hitting about the same as well. I could s ...
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Friday's MLB Thoughts and Leans - Free Plays |
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Speculating Sports Apr 16, 2010 |
I really wanted to find an excuse to take Texas +192 at the NY Yankees today, but I just couldn't bet against Sabathia. C.C. pitched great in his last game and almost threw a no-hitter. Texas doesn't have much experience against him, and they don't hit lefties as well. Plus they are a little banged up. However, the Yanks haven't faced young lefty C.J. Wilson, who looked great in his first star ...
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL QUICK HITTERS - September 3rd |
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Speculating Sports Sep 3, 2009 |
Knowing several of the small stories is critical to having success in the first week of college football. Also, these keys may prevent potential pitfalls that a bettor otherwise may not know about. Let’s take a look at some of the recent news stories that may have an impact on a team you are looking to back/fade in the next few weeks.
DUKE BLUE DEVILS – The Blue Devils have had to deal wit ...
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THE SQUARE SHARP THEORY |
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Speculating Sports Sep 1, 2009 |
A few weeks ago I had a chance to sit in on a meeting of some of the sharpest sports bettors/handicappers in the world. I’m not afraid to admit when someone is a better bettor than me, so I’ll admit that these guys knew more than I did when it comes to actually betting on sports. However, there is a difference between betting and handicapping, and I felt like I wasn’t too far behind these guys w ...
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NFL QUICK HITTERS - AUGUST 23RD |
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Speculating Sports Aug 23, 2009 |
The average football fan and bettor doesn’t pay attention to the preseason, as they feel that these so-called meaningless games have no bearing on the outcome of regular season games. However, they are dead wrong, as there are things to be taken from most preseason games. Here are some quick pieces of information that I have noticed up through Saturday August 22nd.
DALLAS COWBOYS – Their f ...
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A UNIQUE AND WINNING APPROACH TO NFL PRESEASON HANDICAPPING |
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Speculating Sports Aug 16, 2009 |
The internet is flooded with articles about why you should bet on the NFL preseason and how to do it successfully. Most of them state the same generic stuff like look at the quarterback rotations of each team, bet on first year head coaches, and take the under in the first week of the preseason. However, blindly following all of those ideas last year would have left you with a winning percentag ...
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ARE THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES GOING TO BE THE LAST TEAM LAUGHING? |
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Speculating Sports Jun 26, 2009 |
The biggest sports radio topic this morning was the Minnesota Timberwolves drafting three point guards in the 1st round. Minnesota’s general manager, David Kahn, got dragged through the mud by various sports media outlets, specifically for taking Spain’s Ricky Rubio and Syracuse’s Johnny Flynn with back-to-back picks, as they traded away Ty Lawson, the 18th pick, to Denver. However, does Kahn a ...
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NBA Finals Game 1 and Series Preview |
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Speculating Sports Jun 1, 2009 |
This series is a very interesting match-up between two teams that have brought questionable efforts at times in the playoffs. They played each other twice this season, once in December and once in January. Orlando won both games, one at Los Angeles, and one at home. However, Jameer Nelson was a very key contributor in both games, so his absence could hurt the Magic’s chances. There are rumors ...
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HOW THE NBA PLAYOFFS REPRESENT THE REST OF SOCIETY |
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Speculating Sports May 13, 2009 |
First and foremost, this article should be read for entertainment purposes and shouldn’t be used to determine which teams to make for your 10 billion star, game of the year bets. As I pondered which teams will cover the spread, I started to notice that several of these teams resemble people in society. Let’s take a look at which teams represent people that you and me run into every day.
LOS AN ...
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HANDICAPPING EARLY SEASON BASEBALL BY EVAN ALTEMUS |
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Speculating Sports Apr 10, 2009 |
Handicapping early season baseball requires a slightly different approach from the rest of the season, as well as a unique approach from any other sport. Baseball also has a vast amount of information available, much more than any of the other three major sports. In fact, successful baseball wagering requires bettors to know pitching match-ups, streaks/trends, line-up changes, travel situations ...
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The Long and Winding Road to the Final Four |
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Speculating Sports Apr 2, 2009 |
After over four months of basketball, the Final Four is finally here. Villanova, North Carolina, Michigan State, and Connecticut all experienced ups and downs throughout the season on their way to Detroit. Let’s take a look at their past performances to see if there is anything that may help in handicapping these final games.
North Carolina started the season as the #1 team in the country, bu ...
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Contrarian View on the NCAA Tournament 1st Round |
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Speculating Sports Mar 16, 2009 |
I’m a big believer in looking at the past in order to predict the future, so I decided to take a look at last year’s 1st round games. One surprising trend was that favorites went 21-10 against the spread and #1 and #2 seeds were 5-3 against the spread as well. One game had a spread with a pick ‘em spread, which is why there are only 31 games being looked at here. My theory is that the betting ...
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WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT ACTION |
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Speculating Sports Mar 12, 2009 |
Thursday was the first day for conference tournament action from the biggest conferences in the NCAA. There were some interesting results from those games, but they were not as surprising as you might think. Let’s take a look at how we can use these outcomes to help predict what will happen in the NCAA tournament, when it matters the most.
First and foremost, several bubble teams struggled ov ...
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MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BUSTERS |
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Speculating Sports Feb 27, 2009 |
Every season so-called college basketball experts make their predictions of which lesser known teams will shock the public and make a deep tournament run. However, there are some key components that these teams must have. Let’s take a look at which smaller schools have the potential to wreck tournament brackets.
First and foremost, Cinderella teams must have excellent guard play, specifical ...
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THE REAL MARCH MADNESS BUBBLE TEAMS |
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Speculating Sports Feb 22, 2009 |
With the year round college basketball analysis on television, the speculation about which teams are on the bubble starts even before conference play kicks off. Numerous experts have lists of teams which need to finish strong in order to get into the big dance. Let’s take a look at the real bubble teams.
The following teams will arguably be battling for about 15 at-large spots after the stron ...
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TEAMS TO BACK/FADE IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE NBA SEASON |
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Speculating Sports Feb 17, 2009 |
There are several teams poised to make strong second half runs, while other teams are destined for continued problems for the rest of the year. It is critical to know the situations of teams after the all-star break. Let’s take a look at some teams to back or fade in the second half of the NBA season.
CHARLOTTE – Larry Brown has done a tremendous job of turning around the Bobcats. Charlotte ...
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A UNIQUE APPROACH TO COLLEGE BASKETBALL HANDICAPPING |
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Speculating Sports Feb 12, 2009 |
When analyzing college basketball games, people look at common statistics such as shooting percentages, rebounding, turnovers, etc, but there is much more to handicapping basketball than stats. One of the common mistakes that the average bettor makes is to just think in terms of who is going to win or lose a given game, yet their wager is almost always on the point spread. Let’s take a look at ...
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NFL SEASON OVER/UNDER TEAM WIN TOTALS |
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Speculating Sports Sep 4, 2008 |
This article is going to discuss the best NFL season team win total wagers available. For the reader’s reference, I am using the win totals posted at Oddsmaker.com. The first thing I looked at was last season’s record and then compared the strength of schedule to this year’s strength of schedule. Look at their schedule of last season. They feasted on Kansas City, Detroit, Oakland, St. Louis, a ...
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NFL PRESEASON KEYS – Evan Altemus (Speculating Sports) |
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Speculating Sports Jul 31, 2008 |
NFL PRESEASON KEYS – Evan Altemus (Speculating Sports)
The betting public will tell you to stay away from betting preseason NFL, but they are mistaken as usual. Preseason games are like handicapping any other sport. Once you figure out what it takes to consistently pick winners, just keep following your model. The reason why people are mostly unsuccessful picking winners before the NFL regu ...
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U.S. Open Wagering Opportunities |
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Speculating Sports Jun 11, 2008 |
U.S. Open Wagering Opportunities
Evan Altemus
After looking over the various proposition wagers available for the U.S. Open this weekend, there are a number of significant opportunities worth taking a look at. First and foremost, Tiger Woods is overvalued in every wager possibility involving him. He is coming off of surgery to his left knee. Woods hasn’t played competitively in about two mont ...
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BASEBALL HANDICAPPING 101 |
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Speculating Sports Jun 4, 2008 |
BASEBALL HANDICAPPING 101 - Now that the baseball season has been going on for almost two months, let's discuss some baseball handicapping keys to help your bankroll. First and foremost, in order to have success betting baseball you must focus on trends. These trends include everything from winning/losing streaks, hot/cold pitchers, and hitting. However, these trends must be looked at deeper in or ...
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