McCoy Increases Heisman Chances on Thanksgiving Day

Longtime rivals Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies battled it out on Thanksgiving allowing quarterback Colt McCoy to shine on the field. Colt McCoy may have advanced his position in the race for the Heisman trophy during tonight’s performance. The senior hurled 4 touchdown passes, scored another after a 65 yard run up the middle, and completed 24 of 40 passes for 304 yards. In this 44th win as starting quarterback, McCoy ran for a career high 175 yards on 18 carries. The national championship... 

Iverson Calls It Quits after 13 Years in NBA

The 10 time NBA All-Star Allen Iverson has retired from the NBA after a leave of absence and only three games of participation this season. Following his leave for personal matters, the 6 foot shooting guard was waived from the Grizzlies after entering the season with a career average of 27.1 points that ranked 5th of all time. Prior to taking time off on November 7th, Iverson expressed his dissatisfaction as a bench player after signing a year long contract with Memphis. Unfortunately for this... 

NFL Playoff Picks: Who’s in and Who’s Out

There are several NFL teams that are in a position to either fold up or step up in the home stretch of the season. This is the time of year when making NFL picks can be very profitable. It takes a keen eye to differentiate between the teams that have playoff potential and the ones that don’t. If you have enough knowledge of football handicapping you will have the ability to take advantage of several point spreads in the upcoming weeks. Here is a look at which teams are on the proverbial “bubble”,... 

College Basketball Picks: The Best Chance to Win ATS

The NCAA basketball season in under way. College basketball gives the sports gaming community the best chance to be successful. I have found over the course of my 15 years as an expert handicapper, that betting on college hoops gives you the best opportunity to find winning picks. There are so many teams playing at different levels in NCAAB. Many people don’t realize that the more games that are on the board, the better chance you have of finding a line discrepancy or value for your bet. This is... 

Sports Handicapping 101: Don’t bet on Bad Teams

Don’t bet on bad teams! This may seem like an amazingly obvious statement in regards to making sports picks, but you’d be surprised how many people do it. Saying to not bet on bad teams doesn’t imply that you should never take underdogs in a match-up. I actually recommend taking underdogs because many favorites have inflated point spreads. This in-turn gives the people that have bet the underdog an advantage against the spread. What I mean is to not bet teams that have a knack for making mistakes... 

NFL Week 9 Power Rankings

We have just passed the half way mark in the NFL season and the teams to beat are the New Orleans Saints, Indianapolis Colts and the Minnesota Vikings. No one has been able to stop Drew Brees, Peyton Manning or Brett Favre this season and its because they have the weapons around them to excel. Lets hope that they can keep winning in January when it counts. November is here and this is when we separate the real contenders from the pretenders. Here are my NFL Week 9 Power Rankings: New Orleans... 

NFL Week 9 Preview – Cowboys and the Eagles

Going into Week 9 in the NFL only a few things are certain.  First, the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts are the two best teams in the NFL…for now.  Second, that both teams from New York, the Giants and the Jets, were overrated by NFL fans after three weeks.  Third, that the Dallas Cowboy and Philadelphia Eagles are the class of the NFC East. The reason that I point out how good the ‘Boys and Eagles are is because going into this NFL season the power division was the NFC East.  The... 

San Diego Chargers vs. New York Giants

Game-day:  11/8/2009 Kick-off:  4:15 pm EST The New York Giants are in trouble.  After winning their first three games to start the 2009 NFL Season, the Giants have gone 0 and 3 and it’s been a bad 0 and 3 at that. The New Orleans Saints exploited them for 48 points in an ugly 48 to 27 loss.  The Arizona Cardinals upset them at home as 9 point favorites 24 to 17.  Then, just this past Sunday, the G-Men were hammered by the rival Philadelphia Eagles 40 to 17 as 1 point underdogs. In all three... 

NFL Week 9 Expert Picks

NFL Week 9 is here with 2 undefeated teams left. The New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts. And based on their matchups it would seem that they will go undefeated for at least one more week. The Vikings are on a bye week. The Broncos host the defending Superbowl Champions. A surprisingly strong Miami squad visits New England this week. The Bolts and G-Men face off. These are the top 5 games in week 9. Here are my NFL Week 9 Expert Picks: Arizona 4-3 (Road: 3-0) 1:00pm ET Chicago 4-3 (Home: 3-0)... 

College Football Betting – Ohio State at Penn State

NCAA College Football Betting Ohio State Buckeyes (7-2 SU & ATS) at Penn State Nittany Lions (8-1 SU, 4-4 ATS) Saturday, November 7 – 3:30 PM ET BetUS NCAA College Football Betting Odds: PENN STATE -3.5, Total 39.5 Here are some of the NCAA college football betting trends as they relate to this matchup: OSU has seven of its last eight games OSU has won six of its last seven games SU OSU has covered seven of its last eight road games OSU has won 19 of its last 23 road games SU ... 

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