As Favorites in the NFL are on a 21-9 ATS run the last 2 weeks, I figured it was a good time to share some team notes and trends after the first 4 games of the season.

Baltimore 3-1 OVER, if the total is reasonable, the Ravens look like an Over team. The Ravens defense is good vs the run, but opponents offenses can pass on Ravens weak DB's. Baltimore's offense can run and pas ...  read more

September 19, 2009 by charliescottsports

Boxing Mayweather/Marquez- Old time handicappers Bob McCune and Lem Banker’s advice on handicapping Vegas fights was always, if one boxer has an opportunity for another big pay day for himself and Vegas with a win, Bet on him ! In this case if Mayweather wins, he probably gets Pacquiao and a big pay day next.

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TENNESSEE TITANS

2008 S/U 13-3 ATS: 12-4 O/U 7-9

2008 Spread Fact: 3-0 as a Favorite of -8 or higher

2008 Spread Fact: 3-0 as an Underdog

2008 Total Fact: 7-4 Under Totals of 39.5 or less

2009 Season Win total: O/U 8.5

Fantasy Tip: RB Chris Johnson emerged as both a running and passing threat last year and was the Titans be ...  read more

This is a portion of the Saints write up from CHARLIE SCOTT SPORTS 2009 PRO FOOTBALL ANNUAL that goes on sale at the Gamblers Book Club this week.

2008: S/U: 8-8 ATS:11-4-1 O/U: 10-5-1

2008 Spread Fact: 7-1 ATS as a Favorite

2008 Spread Fact: 6-1 ATS at Home (Dome team)

2008 Total Fact: 5-1 Over with totals of 50 or higher

2009 Season Win Total: O/U ...  read more

U Conn What they do well: Has 2-3 future first round NBA Draft picks. Can shut down opponents on defense. Their defense creates fast breaks for the offense.

Questions: Struggles at times to score in half court offense. Can anybody besides AJ Price shoot from outside ? Will they miss PG Dyson in a close game ? Free Throw shooting ? Bench depth ?

Michigan St The Ho ...  read more

It took a while, but we finally got to see some well played College Basketball games.

Louisville- They looked flat or hungover in Sunday’s loss to Michigan State. Head Coach Tom Izzo out -coached Pitino and showed why he is one of the best in the business. Michigan St/Kansas on Friday was as well- played and well-coached as any game that I can remember.

In Louisville ...  read more

As we approach March Mayhem tip off, our brackets are filled out, and we're sure we have isolated this Year's Davidson. Have you noticed that when the media hypes the NCAA Tournament, it highlights the upsets of the George Masons,Vermonts, and Davidsons? The media doesn't say much about #1 seeds blowing out #16 seeds. The general public loves the David beats Goliath story.

So I wen ...  read more

As Conference Tournaments begin, keep in mind two important handicapping factors for Conference Tournament play. One is team motivation, for some teams ( Louisville) they might be better off losing in the first game of the Big East Tournament and getting a week off to rest before the NCAA Tourney starts, than having to play 3 consecutive games to win the Big East. Can you remember who won l ...  read more

Here's some thoughts and Notes from this past weekend's NCAAB Feb 7-8.

Syracuse Have lost on the road and lost 4 out of their last 5 s/u and ats.

Villanova Can play at whatever pace opponent wants to play at, fast (Marquette Tuesday) or 60-61 loss to Louisville.

Georgetown Since Jan 3 1-9-1 ATS.

Seton Hall Plays organized streetball, plays ...  read more

As the media hype winds down for Super Bowl 43, everyone and anyone has an opinion on which team will cover the spread between the Steelers and Arizona. The squares say, "I love AZ !" The dog has covered 3 of the last 5 Super Bowls, but the dog has won straight up just once in those last five Super Bowls. However, that one win was last Years' Giants upset over the undefeated NE Patriots. Kee ...  read more

Jets - Have scored on their opening drive six games in a row, helping them to 5 consecutive Overs, 5 S/U Wins and 4 Wins ATS in a row.

Browns - Go back to QB Anderson as Brady Quinn is out for the season.

Patriots- 38 straight wins, when leading at half time. Defense Can’t Stop the Pass, No Pass Rush made Dolphins QB Pennington look like Peyton Manning. Offense ...  read more

The highly irregular hijinks in the final seconds of the Chargers/Steelers game last Sunday open the door a little wider for doubts and discussions of NFL officiating. While NBA Ref Tim Donagy is still fresh in fans minds. There are two possible explanations, one or more of the game officials did not want the Steelers to cover the spread, or this was just the latest example of terrible ...  read more

College Football

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I know this is a NFL blog, but it would be wrong not to mention the Oregon st upset special over USC last night. It's one thing for a team to lose, it happens in sports, but to lose the way USC did losing the line of scrimmage battle , getting out rushed by over +100 yds. This is what makes NCAAF great, less than 2 weeks ago USC beat up Ohio st like a little brother, and now last night the sa ...  read more

I would like to start off this week by asking the media (ESPN) to get a clue before they speak.At the end of the Fla/Miami game when Fla. coach Urban Meyer elected to kick a field goal instead of taking a knee, thereby running out the clock, Kirk Herbstreet said that Meyer was doing so (adding points to the board) for recruiting purposes and Brent Musberger, who has been known to place a wager ...  read more

I'll start out by stating, that although we are barely through the first week of NCAA football, I'm already sick and tired of ESPN analyst Lou Holtz. I will call last weekend's NCAA only football card week 1A and next week will be NFL & NCAA week 1.

California Sophomore RB Best highly recruited and can play. There shouldn't be a QB controversy; Riley should be the starting QB fo ...  read more

Now that the Brett Favre circus has moved from Green Bay to New York, let's take a look on how the move effects Football bettors. In late July the media brought us the Brett Favre/Packers soap opera 24 hours a day and now it has moved to New York, the media capital of the world.

How does the Brett Favre media saga effect football bettors ? The answer is public overreaction. When the Jet ...  read more

2007 S/U: 4-12; ATS: 6-10; O/U: 10-6

2007 SPREAD FACT: 0-4 ATS AS A FAVORITE

2007 SPREAD FACT: 2-6 ATS @ HOME

2007 TOTAL FACT: 6-2 OVER ON THE ROAD

2007 TOTAL FACT: 7-3 OVER TOTALS 40 OR LESS

OFFENSIVE ANALYSIS:

Although the Raiders offensive stats in 2007 are not spectacular, if given the chance Head Coach Lane Kiffin ha ...  read more

CAROLINA PANTHERS

2007 S/U 7-9; ATS 8-8; O/U 6-10

2007 SPREAD FACT:: Covered Final 3 Games of 2007 season

2007 SPREAD FACT: 2-0 as a Road Favorite

1-3 as a Favorite at Home

2007 TOTAL FACT: Totals Line 39 or Higher 7-0 Under Totals- 6-2 Under at h ...  read more