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ESPN Headlinesby Jim Feist The best time of the sports calendar is here, the opening week of the pro football campaign! There are mountains of stats and angles available for sports bettors to digest from this season and years past. Information certainly is a huge key when analyzing games and point spreads. Sometimes it can seem [...]
If you’re looking to maximize your payouts and minimize your losses (i.e. hedge your bets), a strategy you may want to consider is middling your bets. “Middling” is when you place bets on both sides of a betting spread. In order to middle, the difference in a betting spread has to be wide enough that [...]
Here are the 2010 NFL Regular Season win total odds at five of the top online sportsbooks. Click on any link to place a bet at the book of your choosing. Arizona 7.5 -130o 8 +110o 8 +110o 7.5 -135o 8 +120o +100u -140u -140u +115u -140u Atlanta 9 -175o 9 -115o 9 -115o [...]
by Jim Feist The pro football season kicks off next week when the Vikings travel to the Saints in a rematch of the NFL Championship thriller. Here is a look at some of the best of the NFL, and remember that the AFC has won 9 of the last 13 Super Bowls. Ravens (10-8 SU, [...]
by Big Al McMordie Week 3 of the preseason is on deck and that’s the time many coaches use their starters the most, playing three quarters as if it’s a real game. However, not all coaches do this. It’s essential to keep tabs on all the shifts and changes, as preseason football is loaded with [...]
Rosters league-wide must be to 75 players by Aug. 31 and rosters go to 53 players on Sept. 4 Thursday Games: Bills at Lions (-5, 38-) The Bills (2-1 SU/ATS) have had a tough preseason as Bills camp has been far more physical under Chan Gailey, who took over as coach in January. Unlike Dick [...]
It may be HOT and many folks are still on vacation, but August kicks off the best time of the sports betting calendar: Football season! Competition on the field won’t be as intense as September, of course, as wins aren’t as important as evaluating young talent and trying to keep players healthy. However, there will [...]
Frustration and failure can prove excellent motivating factors in sports. We see quality teams get beaten badly all the time, then bounce back the next game with a terrific performance with an easy win. This can also take place with teams that are off disappointing seasons. It may seem a distant memory now, but the [...]
Football head coaches get all the glory, but top assistants can be extremely important in a team’s success or failure. Offensive and defensive coordinators have great influence on game plans and a unit’s effectiveness. There was no better example than former NY Giants’ defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, now with the Rams. He came over from [...]
2010 NFC North Preview by Jim Feist The NFC North finds the angry Vikings looking for a return trip to the NFC Championship game, with the Packers close behind, with the rebuilding Bears and Lions at the bottom. 2010 Minnesota Vikings (13-5 SU, 11-6-1 ATS in 2009) Some franchises just appear snakebitten, at least until [...]
