Boston and Tampa Bay played a home and away series over this past week, and the home team dominated going a perfect 6-0. The Devil Rays won the three games at Tropicana Field by a combined score of 10-5 with every game going under the total. The Red Sox won the three games at Fenway Park by a combined score of 26-10 with every game going over the total. Both Clay Buchholz and J ...  read more

Who is more important, the coaches or the players? That debate has been ongoing forever in the world of sports. I have a very strong opinion on this subject, and my reasoning is strictly based on the results that I have tracked when focusing on spread results. To be honest, if I wasn’t a handicapper and a bettor, I’d view this subject as irrelevant. A casual fan could care less, and basical ...  read more

The 55th annual ACC men’s basketball tournament will begin on Thursday, March 13th and run through Sunday, March 16th. This year’s tournament will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina with all games being played on the home floor of the Charlotte Bobcats. All 12 ACC teams will participate with the top 4 seeds, North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, and Virginia Tech getting a bye in the first round.< ...  read more

1. Charles Barkley is one of us. He likes to bet sports just like you and me. And he’s infamous for his big win on the Patriots in Super Bowl 36. Rumor has it Sir Charles cost a bookmaker to lose his job at the Mandalay Bay after the big score. Saturday night during TNT’s coverage of the Slam Dunk and 3-point shooting contest, Reggie Miller asked Charles who he had in this year’s Sup ...  read more

Belmont Stakes 139, Saturday June 9, 2007 Race 11 @ Belmont Park Post Time: 6:25 PM EST

Attached is a pdf of my speed ratings. My top 3 rated for the Derby finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd with the tri paying $440. The speed ratings once again finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the Preakness in two of the three categories. Not much to brag about as the tri paid just $50. We did hav ...  read more

Preakness Stakes 132, Saturday May 20, 2006 Race 12 @ Pimlico Racecourse Post Time: 6:09 PM EST

Attached is a pdf of my speed ratings. My top 3 rated for the Derby finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd with the tri paying $440. We missed the boat on that one, but like I mentioned in the Derby report, there are a lot of other factors besides the fastest horse that wins these races. S ...  read more

Shall we just call it the Todd Pletcher Derby? Pletcher makes-up 25% of the field as he will send out five of twenty runners in Saturday’s 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby. Pletcher has never won the Derby despite saddling 14 runners since 2000. Pletcher is the most prominent trainer in the country, and if you were to look at his daily entrants across the country, most of those runners go ...  read more

With the NFL Playoffs set to start on Saturday, many wagering opportunities exist. Propositions have come full circle, and are now offered on just about every game played. The most popular prop choice is also the easiest to make. Betting a team to win the Super Bowl at set odds is the way most bet the futures market, but are they short-changing themselves on the expected payout? Let's examine a ...  read more

It’s that time of year when weather plays a huge role in the outcome of many games. By paying attention to the weather reports around the country, you can benefit in a couple of ways. First, if potential bad weather is being reported early in the week, you might want to take a look at the total. By taking a lead on the number, it sets you up in a great situation if the weather report turns o ...  read more

In the Winner’s Circle: That’s where we were when the Breeders’ Cup wrapped-up its 8 race program. It was another successful horse racing package for Matty B Sports. A $2 bettor playing all my recommendations would have risked just a total of $80 over the entire card. At the end of the day, that $80 turned into $514.00. For every $2 risked, you earned $12.85 for a whopping 600% prof ...  read more

The early mornings at Churchill Downs have been very busy as preparations for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships are well underway. Most of the contenders are already on the grounds putting in their final preparations with a few preferring to stay home in New York and California until the last possible minute. Not all horses take to certain racing surfaces, so the preference of many traine ...  read more

Who is more important, the coaches or the players? That debate has been ongoing forever in the world of sports. I have a very strong opinion on this subject, and my reasoning is strictly based on the results that I have tracked when focusing on spread results. To be honest, if I wasn’t a handicapper and bettor, I’d view this subject as irrelevant. A casual fan could care less, and basically ...  read more

It's Not Over Till It's Over “It’s not over till the fat lady sings.” How many times have you heard that one? It’s one of those annoying clichés, but when the results of a particular game go our way after not looking so good we find ourselves repeating that particular line. We’ve all had results that either seemed to be sure winners or dead losers turnout the other way. The b ...  read more

The New NFL: The NFL is (was) a league that separated itself from the other major sports because of parity. “On any given Sunday” was a widely recognizable phrase that depicted what would transpire during each week of the regular season. The times are changing, and last year’s favorite dominated spread results might be the beginning of the end of parity. The difference between ...  read more