The College Football season may be a long way off but Matt Fargo is already deep in study and will once again provide his take on each and every NCAA team. We start from the bottom and move up so keep checking in for more previews!

No. 116 Army Blac ...  read more

The College Football season may be a long way off but Matt Fargo is already deep in study and will once again provide his take on each and every NCAA team. We start from the bottom and move up so keep checking in for more previews!

No. 117 Utah ...  read more

Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview – A look at the upcoming week in baseball

Monday, June 30th

Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays 7:10 PM ET

Interleague play is done and we can turn our attention to some big league games this week starting with a great series getting underway Monday. Boston heads to Tampa Bay as the two meet for the first time since June 5th and th ...  read more

Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview – A look at the upcoming week in baseball

Monday, June 23rd

Arizona Diamondbacks at Boston Red Sox 7:05 PM ET

A battle of first place teams takes place on Monday. Arizona remains 3.5 games in front of the Dodgers in the National League West but it has been a struggle for the Diamondbacks. Since May 20th, Arizona is a dismal 11-21 ...  read more

The College Football season may be a long way off but Matt Fargo is already deep in study and will once again provide his take on each and every NCAA team. We start from the bottom and move up so keep checking in for more previews!

No. 118 Idaho ...  read more

The College Football season may be a long way off but Matt Fargo is already deep in study and will once again provide his take on each and every NCAA team. We start from the bottom and move up so keep checking in for more previews!

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Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview – A look at the upcoming week in baseball

Tuesday, June 10th

Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets 7:10 PM ET

The Mets looked to have gotten back in line after winning four of five games including a series win in San Francisco. However they were swept in San Diego in their four-game series and maybe even more disturbing was how t ...  read more

Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview – A look at the upcoming week in baseball

Monday, June 2nd

Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers 8:05 PM ET

Doug Davis makes his first trip back to Milwaukee this season to face his former club. This will be his third start since returning from cancer surgery and he will no doubt get a rousing welcome from Brewers fans. Davis ...  read more

Starting pitching is one of the biggest factors when lines are set in baseball but one thing not often taken into consideration is what side of the mound the pitcher is throwing from. Some teams have greater success against left-handed pitching than right-handed pitching and vice versa and it is important to take that into consideration when capping games. We have gone through over 25 percent of t ...  read more

Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview – A look at the upcoming week in baseball

Monday, May 12th

Houston Astros at San Francisco Giants 10:15 PM ET

Barry Zito makes his second start since returning to the rotation and he is still looking for his first win of the year. He is 0-7 but he is coming off a very solid performance last time out. The problem is not only him bu ...  read more

Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview – A look at the upcoming week in baseball

Monday, May 5th

Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers 7:05 PM ET

Boston took two of three against the Tigers in the first series meeting this year but this is not the same Detroit team. The Tigers are 13-8 since then and they are slowly climbing back into the American League Central. While Bost ...  read more

Matt Fargo’s Diamond Preview – A look at the upcoming week in baseball

Monday, April 28th

New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians

The Yankees took Game Three of this series on Sunday, avoiding a 0-3 hole in the four-game set as well as avoiding a four-game losing streak. The victory pushed New York back to .500 while it also snapped the Indians five-game winnin ...  read more

Eastern Conference Preview – Part 1
Washington Wizards vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

This is the third straight season that these two teams have met in the first round of the playoffs. Cleveland won both of the previous series’, first in six games in 2006 and then a sweep last season against an injury-riddled Washington team. The Wizards have added bulletin board material to thi ...  read more

Eastern Conference Preview – Part 2
Toronto Raptors vs. Orlando Magic

Orlando could be considered the Toronto of last season as it kind of came out of nowhere to wins its division. We know the Magic were going to be improved with the addition of Rashard Lewis but we weren’t sure how much. They started out very strong, winning 16 of their first 20 games before coming back d ...  read more

Baseball season is just under way and looking at some basic philosophies is important. Starting pitching and offense are the two things that people look at most when handicapping baseball but there is one aspect that is considered by some to be the most important and that is the bullpen. A shaky bullpen can kill a quality start and can erase a big lead given to them by the offense so if the bullpe ...  read more

It's that time of year again and everyone from the seasoned professional to the novice soccer mom with be filling out their brackets in search of the perfect ticket. Unlike last year, 2007-08 was an interesting regular season with very little switching of the top spots and at the end, it all remained the same. The top four in the Preseason poll were (1) North Carolina, (2) UCLA, (3) Memphis and (4 ...  read more

I did a similar article on Purdue a few weeks ago stating how no one expected the Boilermakers to be where they were and that was at the top of the Big Ten standings. Well, Wisconsin can also be grouped with Purdue. The Badgers were expected to be a top tiered team in the Big Ten but that was mostly due to the lower half of the conference expected to be pretty bad. Wisconsin established a team rec ...  read more

Xavier is an appropriate team to focus on this week as its final test of the season takes place on Thursday night at St. Joseph’s. The Musketeers conclude their season on Saturday at home against Richmond. Xavier, 25-4 overall, has won 11 straight games and 17 of its last 18 to basically run away with the regular season Atlantic Ten title. The Musketeers broke the school record for most regular se ...  read more

2007 Record 75 Wins 87 Losses - 4th American League West

2007 Money +$367 Moneyline ~ ($2,587) Runline ~ 68-80 Over/Under

2007 Review

After finishing third in the division for three straight seasons, the Rangers took a step back and came in last in the division in 2007. Inconsistency can sum up the Texas season. In 162 games, the starting lineup was different ...  read more

2007 Record 73 Wins 89 Losses - 4th National League East

2007 Money +$1,622 Moneyline ~ +$1,282 Runline ~ 72-79 Over/Under

2007 Review

It was a third straight non-winning season for the Nationals since coming over from Montreal but if any positive can come out of last season it was that they did not finish in last place in the National League East for the fir ...  read more

2007 Record 73 Wins 89 Losses - 4th National League Central

2007 Money ($1,781) Moneyline ~ ($2,320) Runline ~ 79-76 Over/Under

2007 Review

Houston should have been a player in the N.L. Central last season but after a decent 20-19 start, the Astros dropped 12 of 13 games and were never able to recover. The team was in the bottom half of the league in hitting, ...  read more

The Big East is currently ranked as the third toughest conference in the nation so any team near first place should feel pretty good about itself. That includes the Louisville Cardinals who are now only a half game out of first place, trailing Georgetown while clinging to a half-game lead over Notre Dame as well. The Cardinals host the Fighting Irish tonight in a game that will ultimately help dec ...  read more

2007 Record 72 Wins 90 Losses - 4th American League Central

2007 Money ($1,14) Moneyline ~ ($153) Runline ~ 70-81 Over/Under

2007 Review

It’s hard to believe the White Sox won the World Series just two years ago. After finishing with 99 wins in 2005, Chicago dipped to 90 wins the next year and missing the playoffs by five games. No one saw only 72 wins last y ...  read more

2007 Record 72 Wins 90 Losses - 5th National League Central

2007 Money ($1,525) Moneyline ~ (944) Runline ~ 88-68 Over/Under

2007 Review

After years of starting off the season with solid play, the Reds didn’t tease their fans last year as they started the year 31-51 which led to the firing of manager Jerry Narron. The good news was a finish of 41-39 which cou ...  read more

2007 Record 71 Wins 91 Losses - 5th National League East

2007 Money -$1,135 moneyline -2,334 Runline 90-62 Over/Under

2007 Review

The Marlins finished with a worse record for the 5th straight season so they did the typical Marlins solution and got rid of their two top veterans Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis. Back in 2006, many predicted well over 100 los ...  read more

We knew coming in that St. Mary’s was going to be a good team and possibly challenge Gonzaga for the West Coast Championship. We just weren’t sure how good. The Gaels finished 17-15 last season but they came into this year with four returning starters including six of their top seven scorers, 75 percent of their scoring offense and 80 percent of their rebounds from a year ago. The big concern was ...  read more

2007 Record 71 Wins 91 Losses - 5th National League West

2007 Money -$2,067 moneyline -1,414 Runline 72-84 Over/Under

2007 Review

Now that the Barry Bonds circus is over, the Giants can concentrate on winning baseball games and not having to deal with home run records and steroid allegations. He was a huge draw but this is a better team with him gone. The Gia ...  read more

2007 Record 70 Wins 92 Losses - 4th American League East

2007 Money -$1,896 moneyline +$475 Runline 82-73 Over/Under

2007 Review

2007 was yet another disappointment for Baltimore as the Orioles finished with a losing season for a franchise record 10th straight season. Only Tampa Bay had a worse pitching staff as the Orioles finished with a 5.19 ERA and they w ...  read more

Michigan St., Indiana, Ohio St. and Wisconsin came into the season being the four teams that were going to fight it out for the Big Ten title. While all four remain at the top of the standings, they are all looking up at a team that has no business sitting in first place. Or does it? Purdue is coming off a solid 22-12 campaign last year but it lost its two best players, David Teague and Carl Landr ...  read more

2007 Record 69 Wins 93 Losses - 5th American League Central

2007 Money -$108 moneyline -$664 Runline 63-88 Over/Under

2007 Review

The Royals lost 93 games last season and while it wasn’t a cause for jubilation, it was the first time in four years that Kansas City had not dropped at least 100 games. Now after four straight years in last place, it’s time to ge ...  read more

2007 Record 68 Wins 94 Losses - 6th National League Central

2007 Money -$1663 moneyline -$1639 Runline 83-70 Over/Under

2007 Review

Losing seasons are becoming the norm in Pittsburgh. After posting the worst record in the National League last season, the Pirates have now failed to finish .500 or better in 15 straight years which is just one year shy of the M ...  read more

2007 Record 66 Wins 96 Losses - 5th American League East

2007 Money -$1344 moneyline -$1694 Runline 82-72 Over/Under

2007 Review

It was once again another disappointing season for Tampa Bay who finished with the worst record in baseball for the second straight season. Part of the problem has been the struggles on the road as the Devil Rays have only 49 road ...  read more

This is one of those topics that can be hit or miss since turnovers are usually so unpredictable in the NFL. Interceptions are more likely to be determined or “called” but fumbles, while contagious throughout a season, can happen when least expected and vice versa. Turnovers play significant roles in every game and the Super Bowl is no exception. In the first 41 Super Bowls, teams that win the tur ...  read more

It’s pretty common knowledge in football that winning the rushing battle usually means winning the football game. That is the case throughout the regular season, the playoffs and ultimately, the Super Bowl. Obviously, picking which team is going to win the rushing battle is not the easiest of tasks since if it was, everyone would be likely winning money on sports’ most wagered-on game. Let’s do s ...  read more

This is a follow up to an article I put together last season prior to the Super Bowl and it was worth updating for this year. Quarterback mismatches are not very common in the Super Bowl but when they occur, it usually means victory for the favorite. A mismatch is based on opinion and these can be argued all day and this year’s version is right on the border. Eli Manning has stepped his game up hu ...  read more

One look at the Missouri Valley Conference standings makes you wonder what the heck is going on. Bradley, Wichita St. and Northern Iowa are all at the bottom half of the conference with losing records while 1st place is vacated by Illinois St. and Drake. The Redbirds were picked to finish middle of the pack while Drake was predicted to finish low and was even picked to end up dead last in the Vall ...  read more

Washington St. passed another test on Thursday as it went into USC and easily took care of the Trojans, moving its record to 14-0 on the season. To the novice college basketball follower, the Cougars came out of nowhere to be where they are now since they are not a household name and have been overshadowed for years by their in-state rival Washington Huskies. I am here to tell you this team is for ...  read more

At this point in the season, not many people would have thought Vanderbilt would be one of the six remaining undefeated teams in the country. But here are the Commodores, sitting at 14-0 with just one game remaining before the start of SEC action. Their final non-conference test comes on Saturday as they host Massachusetts, who comes in with a solid 11-2 record. From there, it is 16 straight confe ...  read more

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl - December 21, 2007

Florida Atlantic Owls 7-5 SU, 7-5 ATS
Memphis Tigers 7-5 SU, 6-4-1 ATS

Storyline

Troy was the big favorite to go back to the New Orleans Bowl but Florida Atlantic had a different plan in place as it celebrated its first Sun Belt Conference Championship and first ever bowl appearance ...  read more

PapaJohns.com Bowl - December 22, 2007

Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles 7-5 SU, 5-6 ATS
Cincinnati Bearcats 9-3 SU, 8-2-1 ATS

Storyline

Southern Mississippi will be playing its 10th bowl game in the last 11 years under head coach Jeff Bower who announced two weeks ago that he is stepping down after 17 years of leading the Golden E ...  read more

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl - December 20, 2007

Navy Midshipmen 8-4 SU, 4-7 ATS
Utah Utes 8-4 SU, 7-5 ATS

Storyline

The first bowl game to kick off the postseason will be an entertaining one. Navy is back at the Poinsettia Bowl for the second time in three years and this is a game it knew it would be playing way ba ...  read more

Inside the Boxscores is a weekly feature from Matt Fargo that has been widely recognized as one of the best summations in college football. He takes an in-depth look at each game and pulls out the most pertinent information that will help you handicap games in the future. College football is filled with quirky plays, misleading scores and surprise endings. Fargo takes you inside the action.

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Inside the Boxscores is a weekly feature from Matt Fargo that has been widely recognized as one of the best summations in college football. He takes an in-depth look at each game and pulls out the most pertinent information that will help you handicap games in the future. College football is filled with quirky plays, misleading scores and surprise endings. Fargo takes you inside the action.

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Inside the Boxscores is a weekly feature from Matt Fargo that has been widely recognized as one of the best summations in college football. He takes an in-depth look at each game and pulls out the most pertinent information that will help you handicap games in the future. College football is filled with quirky plays, misleading scores and surprise endings. Fargo takes you inside the action.

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Inside the Boxscores is a weekly feature from Matt Fargo that has been widely recognized as one of the best summations in college football. He takes an in-depth look at each game and pulls out the most pertinent information that will help you handicap games in the future. College football is filled with quirky plays, misleading scores and surprise endings. Fargo takes you inside the action.

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With the baseball regular season completed, it‘s time to go back and look at the results. My baseball releases went 187-197 on the year for a winning percentage of 48.7 percent. A dreadful season you say? Quite the contrary. Despite a winning percentage below 50 percent, the profits were large as we netted 44.44 Units during the season. This is not a result of winning massive units on a few plays ...  read more

Inside the Boxscores is a weekly feature from Matt Fargo that has been widely recognized as one of the best summations in college football. He takes an in-depth look at each game and pulls out the most pertinent information that will help you handicap games in the future. College football is filled with quirky plays, misleading scores and surprise endings. Fargo takes you inside the action.

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Inside the Boxscores is a weekly feature from Matt Fargo that has been widely recognized as one of the best summations in college football. He takes an in-depth look at each game and pulls out the most pertinent information that will help you handicap games in the future. College football is filled with quirky plays, misleading scores and surprise endings. Fargo takes you inside the action. MIAM ...  read more

Inside the Boxscores is a weekly feature from Matt Fargo that has been widely recognized as one of the best summations in college football. He takes an in-depth look at each game and pulls out the most pertinent information that will help you handicap games in the future. College football is filled with quirky plays, misleading scores and surprise endings. Fargo takes you inside the action.

...  read more

Inside the Boxscores is a weekly feature from Matt Fargo that has been widely recognized as one of the best summations in college football. He takes an in-depth look at each game and pulls out the most pertinent information that will help you handicap games in the future. College football is filled with quirky plays, misleading scores and surprise endings. Fargo takes you inside the action.

...  read more