Past Betting Articles

Bettors take a hit
The dogs woke up again last week as the favorites got bit hard, ending their short run at the top.

NFL Chalk Bettors Bankrolls Shrinking
It was another bad week for favorites bettors as the underdogs posted their second straight strong week during Week 7 of the NFL.

Wager on which NFL coach will be fired first
Pinnacle Sportsbook has released updated odds on who will be the first coach in the NFL to fired this football season.

Top 10 Gambler's Resolutions
Simon Noble from Pinnacle Sportsbook looks at the top 10 resolutions a gambler should have for this upcoming NFL season.
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MLB Baseball Wagering
Red-hot wagers, here! Get your red-hot wagers, here! Every year online sportsbooks are offering more and more wagering opportunities to people who want to bet on baseball. Let's take a look at some of those offerings.
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Ryder Cup Wagering
The best golfers from America and Europe face off this weekend in the 36th Ryder Cup. Despite boasting three of the top golfers in the world in Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk and of course Tiger Woods, the Americans are tagged as the underdog...

Bettors Take a Break to Reflect
The first Monday Night Football game of the regular season was this week. But you wouldn't know it by surfing the online betting forums.

Can You Pick Winners?
Free money or wager accounts are available at many sportsbooks if you have the knack for selecting winning football picks.

NFL Wagering Recap - Week 1
Week 1 of the NFL season went to the dogs. The so-called favorites turned out to be chumps against the spread in the opening week, which means if you bet solely on favorites on Sunday, your sportsbook account is probably hurting.

Lurking around betting forums akin to panning for gold
The "Lurker" is back with his report of the happenings on the posting forums around the web.

Time to Get Your Entries In!
We're closing in on the kick off of the 2006 NFL season and the time is running out for entering some of the free online football contests.

CFL Lines - Game Previews
It's all about rematches this week in the CFL. A week after the Labour Day Classic the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos collide again, as do the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Saskatchewan Roughriders also get another shot at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

NFL Game Picks
You know the guy in the office who has no clue about the games although he thinks he does..

Fantasy Football Player Matchups
NFL football fantasy experts can now get some action down on the player matchups at Pinnacle.
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College Football Wagering Lines
Online betting shop has posted game lines on the 2006 college football season's marqee match-ups.
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College Football Futures - Odds To Win National Title
Anyone who put down some money on the Oklahoma Sooners to win the 2007 BCS National Championship Game earlier in the summer probably isn't feeling too confident about that wager right now. The Sooners' dismissal of starting quarterback Rhett Bomar and offensive lineman J.D. Quinn damages the team's chances of capturing that title.
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NFL Player Props - Running Backs
The New Orleans Saints now have running back Reggie Bush under contract for the 2006 season, which puts an end to the rookie's holdout. So how much will the Saints use the former USC Trojan star during his first year in the National Football League?
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NFL Player Props - Quarterbacks
Itching for some NFL action? The sportsbooks have started to post the wagering lines on player props. This feature looks at the odds on the different proposition bets available on the quarterbacks for the 2006 NFL football season.
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NFL Week 1 Lines
"Down, set, hut one, hut-hut!" Are you missing the cadence of a quarterback's command to play some football? Well, you can already lay your money down for NFL Week 1 wagering, as the lines are out at various sportsbooks for NFL futures betting.
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CFL Week 11 Point Spreads
Here's a preview of the Week 11 CFL games and their wagering odds.
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NFL Preseason Report - Week 2 Review
The dogs took a bite out of bettors pockets in week one. However, the favs started cashing in last week.
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Preseason Football - Is it worth the Gamble?
Simon Noble is back with his take on the value of wagering on the preseason football.
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NFL Preseason Report - Week 1
Are the dogs barking? Are the sports books cleaning up? Get all that info and more in this week's report on the 2006 NFL preseason wagering.
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CFL Week 10 Point Spreads
Here's a preview of the Week 10 games CFl games and their wagering odds.
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Marcus Vick Future Bets
Betus.com has set the lines for a prop bet on what kind of trouble Marcus Vick will get into in his first season with the Miami Dolphins.
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Tiger Woods is a Huge Favorite to win the PGA Championship
After winning his last two tournaments which included a Masters victory, Tiger Woods is the betting odds favorite at Pinnacle Sportsbook.
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CFL Game Previews Week 9 Betting Odds
While the NFL is just getting started with preseason games this week, the CFL is almost halfway through the season entering Week 9 action up north. On Thursday night, B.C. and Winnipeg (with their identical 5-3 records) get things started. The Friday night game sees Saskatchewan and Edmonton both looking to rebound from tough losses. The Saturday doubleheader pits Toronto against Hamilton, and Montreal against Calgary.
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NFL Preseason Wagering Tips
If you've never wagered on the NFL preseason games you are missing out on padding your bankroll for the regular season. We've listed some things to look for before you place your bets.
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Bodog Baseball Wagers
How many different ways can a bettor place wagers on a Major League Baseball series between two teams at Bodog.com? All kinds of ways, if this weekend's lineup is any indication.
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MLB Future Bets
It's one thing to pick two games tonight and win both and pocket the cash. But how about projecting a season-long proposition? Full Story

Wager on the World Series - Now!
If you are itching for spring training to swing into full gear so you can place bets on baseball, you don't need to wait to wager on the Boys of Summer. There are plenty of future bets to wager on at My SportsBook.com which, not surprisingly, lists the Yankees as the favorite to win it all.
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2006 Belmont Stakes Wagering Preview
Brian Mulligan looks at Belmont Stakes field and gives us his race analysis and free pick..
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Preakness Wagering - Who To Bet On
Brian Mulligan gives his opinion on how the Preakness Stakes will unfold and his choice to be in the winner's circle. Full Story

Will Barbaro Win The Triple Crown
Pinnacle Sportsbook has posted the wagering lines on Barbaro winning the Triple Crown of horse racing.
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Pinnacle Taking Bets on The American Idol
Whether you're a fan of the American Idol show or forced to watch it with your wife/girlfriend you can make your viewing more interesting by laying future wagers on the winner or bet on who will eliminated next. Full Story

Kentucky Derby Future Odds
Churchill Downs released its Pool 2 Future Wagers lineup for the Kentucky Derby this past Tuesday. Wagering odds have been posted for nine new horses..
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Sharp Bettors' Action Is On College Hoops
Simon from Pinnacle Sportsbook is back with his views on how the sharp players are laying their action on college hoops.
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The Definitive prep
Outside of the Lexington, the Derby Trial and possibly the Withers, the last 2 major tune-ups before the Kentucky Derby are billed this week as the Arkansas Derby and the Blue Grass Stakes are renewed. The definitive preps in recent years have changed. Last year Giacomo used a 4th in the Santa Anita Derby as a springboard.
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Bookmakers monitor late-season Magic
Are the Orlando Magic going to make the playoffs this season? The answer to that question was a resounding 'No' just a short while ago, but a recent hot stretch by Florida's other NBA team has given them an outside shot at reaching the playoffs. And that means bookmakers..
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Tennis Wagering - Bet on the US Men's Clay Court Championships
Andy Roddick is the defending champion and is heavy chalk today to handle Paul Capdeville in the opening round of the US Men's Clay Court Championship.
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Best Bets For The Playoff Stretch Run
There are always a few extra wrinkles to consider when placing hockey wagers during the stretch drive. When handicapping games at this point of the season you have to be sure to do a little extra research. Who is still driving for a playoff spot? Who has fallen out of the postseason picture? Who has started to rest key players?
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Derby Fever Heats Up
The three major preps for the Kentucky Derby this Saturday are all carded at 9 furlongs and we are starting to separate the men from the boys. Chicago hopefuls will be vying in the Illinois Derby, Big Apple contenders will tune up in the Wood Memorial, and the Tinseltown tigers will slug it out in the Santa Anita Derby.
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Betting The Masters
The world's top golfers will be gunning for the legendary green jacket when the 70th Masters tees off this Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club. Golf bettors will also be gunning for something green this weekend. However, the green they're after is made of paper and is adorned with the pictures of presidents. Full Story

Betting line favors Mayweather vs. Judah
The IBF Welterweight title is on the line Saturday and if you're looking to bet on the weekend's biggest fight, you might have lucked into some excellent value. Of course, that depends on who you talk to and what you think is solid betting line value. Full Story

NBA Basketball Handicapping
Until a few of weeks ago, basketball critics were starting to openly question whether LeBron James had what it takes to carry the Cleveland Cavaliers into the playoffs. The Cavs had lost five straight and were slipping in the standings. Because James had struggled.. Full Story

NHL Hockey Handicapping
Just a week or so ago both the New York Rangers and the Buffalo Sabres were looking like strong contenders to win their respective divisions in the Eastern Conference. However, both teams have fallen on hard times recently, with the Rangers losing three straight games and the Sabres having been defeated five times in a row. Full Story

NHL Future Wagering
The Rangers lead their division, but the oddsmakers don't dig them as a serious contender for the Stanley Cup. Bodog.com lists the BlueShirts as 9:1 to win Lord Stanley's mug and that's not the best value as you look to get your bets down before the Stanley Cup playoffs begin in a few weeks. Full Story

MLB Player Prop Bets
Wager on who will be the home run champ, save leader or even if there will be a .400 hitter.. Full Story

Tiger Woods Golf Prop
Attention golf bettors! Golf's dominant player has gotten the attention of the oddsmakers at Pinnacle Sports again with a series of prop bets...
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Linemakers Favor Florida for the NCAA Title
Now you know why they call it March Madness.
The 2006 NCAA men's basketball tournament has been one for the ages; upsets, stunning comeback wins, buzzer-beating 3-pointers - you name it. Full Story

George Mason may be worth betting on
Hands up if you had the George Mason Patriots in the Final Four of your NCAA Tournament bracket. No one? Didn't think so. The Patriots have had one of the all-time great Cinderella runs this year, having won four straight games at the Big Dance over some serious competition. Full Story

Wager on the Florida Derby
One of the key Kentucky Derby preps goes this weekend where 11 three year olds will try to prove that they deserve a berth in this year's Derby. Full Story

Bet on March Madness - and during March Madness
By now, your bracket is likely busted to pieces, unless you are playing one of the ATS Bracket Buster games at .. Full Story

Bets On Nets Have Been Profitable
March is a month of madness in the basketball world. Most of the madness is confined to the NCAA, but it looks like a little Vin-sanity has spilled into the NBA.
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Betting Line On George Mason Plummets
Pinnacle Sportsbook originally set the future betting line to win the NCAA basketball championship on George Mason at 400 -1. A few wins later and a berth in the Final 4 and the Patriots have dropped to 6-1.. Full Story

Bet On Spring Baseball
It's the middle of winter, so how can you lays bets on the Boys of Summer? You don't need to be wagering on the World baseball Classic to get your baseball betting fix..
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Grabbing The Points In The Sweet 16?
Once a team starts stringing together some wins, it begins to get noticed and attracts the attention of the media hype machine. Once the hype machine shines the spotlight on a team, many bettors would say that any betting value the team had previously will have disappeared. Full Story

Bobcats Padding Bettors Bankrolls
Once a team starts stringing together some wins, it begins to get noticed and attracts the attention of the media hype machine. Once the hype machine shines the spotlight on a team, many bettors would say that any betting value the team had previously will have disappeared.Full Story

NHL Handicappers
If you've wagered on the Buffalo Sabres consistently throughout the 2005/06 season you've probably earned yourself a nice chunk of change. In the last year before the NHL owners staged their lockout, the Sabres had a mediocre 37-34-7-4 record and finished out of the playoffs and in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. Full Story

These dogs may be worth a wager
It's a given that there will be some big upsets in the first round of the NCAA tournament. However, picking which teams will pull off a straight up (SU) is extremely difficult. Picking heavy underdogs to cover, on the other hand, is bound to be more profitable, especially if you look at the trends.
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NCAA Basketball Wagering on NIT
It's where the bubbles burst for bubble teams who did not make it to the Big Dance.
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Handicapping Trends - Betting The Tournament
Pro handicapper Bradley Owen has listed the handicapping trends from the last 7 years of the Big Dance! A must read before filling out your tournament brackets!
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More May Be Bet This Week Than On The Super Bowl
Simon Noble thinks that the online wagering trends point to this year's college hoops tournament setting records for internet bets.
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March Madness Bracket Buster Pool
With March Madness right around the corner, why would you limit your betting and contest fun by simply playing a traditional bracket game?
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NBA bettors cashing in on Kings and Pacers
Regardless of the sport, it's not very often a player trade benefits both teams.
Typically, the player on one side of a trade will benefit their new team, while the player on the other side will have little effect if not hurt their new team. Occasionally, a trade will fail to benefit either team.
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Lines makers favor LSU, Florida, Tennessee
Those looking to place bets on the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament will find that the odds to win for each of the conference's teams are a bit different from sportsbook to sportsbook. Overall, though, it's No. 14 Tennessee, No. 16 Florida, and No. 17 LSU that are pegged as the tourney favorites.
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Kansas Padding Bankrolls
Back in December, it looked like it was going to be a long season for the Kansas Jayhawks. As it turns out, they were just getting warmed up. Kansas began the season losing four of their first seven games. Among those losses was an embarrassing 61-49 loss to Arizona at the Maui Invitational.
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NHL Hockey Wagering Notes
The Montreal Canadiens are quietly winning hockey games again, and they're doing in behind the goaltending of unheralded Cristobal Huet. And as a result, the Canadiens have managed to put themselves back into a playoff position in the Eastern Conference. Huet was outplaying starting goaltender Jose Theodore...
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Bettors Look To Smaller Conferences For Profits
Because they are less familiar to oddsmakers, some of the more obscure Division I colleges often end up logging interesting betting trends. Those trends frequently go hand-in-hand with unforeseen success. Let's take a look at a couple of these lesser known schools, some of which could end up in the Big Dance..
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Aladdin's Gold Four Years Later
If you've been lurking around the offshore betting industry for any length of time, the words Alladin's Gold will likely send shivers up your spine.
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Betting On The World Baseball Classic
As the World Baseball Classic (WBC) draws near, more and more of the world's top baseball players are choosing loyalty to their money rather than their country. Most of the players who've dropped out of the inaugural tournament have said the risk of injury is just not worth the reward.
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WBA Middleweight Title Fight Odds
Boxing fans and boxing bettors get some top middleweight action this weekend in Germany, where the local challenger is favored against the champion.
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Pro Basketball Handicapping
The NBA's Southeast Division currently contains three of the worst teams in the entire league - the Orlando Magic, the Atlanta Hawks, and the Charlotte Bobcats. That means being a fan of a Southeast team other than Miami, and to a lesser degree Washington, hasn't been paying off this season.
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Kentucky Derby Prep Races
It's taking a few extra days, but handicappers studying which horse to bet on for the Kentucky Derby will get a good look at one of the favorites this Saturday.
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College Basketball Handicaaping
One of the big topics of conversation in college basketball this season has been the unprecedented level of talent in the Big East. Because there is so much talent, the general feeling is that there could be a record number of Big East teams invited to the NCAA tournament this year. ...
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Football Betting Fix
It's been good to be an Austin Wranglers fan so far this season, as they're the only team in the Arena Football League that remains unbeaten after four weeks of play. However, fandom aside, it's been even better to be a supporter of the Dallas Desperados and lay bets on their ability to cover the spread....
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Wagering Odds for the Oscars
Everyone seems to get involved in an office pool for the Oscars, but how many actually lay bets on it? Would you rather pick 16 of 20 winners in your pool and have the movie nerd pick 18 and beat you?
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NCAA Basketball Betting
We all know Duke is winning and is arguably the best team in college basketball, yet again. At 24-1 straight up (SU) and 12-0 in conference play, the No. 2 Blue Devils have a stranglehold on the first place in the ACC. That's great if you're a passive hoops fan, one of the Cameron Crazies or Dick Vitale, but what if you're among the millions of Duke bettors?
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Saturday's Boxing Match-up Odds
Fernando Vargas has slimmed down for his fight against Sugar Shane Mosley, but oddsmakers see something else slim: the odds on Vargas winning.
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Olympic Hockey Wagering
It is becoming a national scandal in Canada, and it won't be long before someone calls for a governmental inquiry. Canada's men's hockey team, the defending gold medal champions, has lost two of its first four games at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy...
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Soccer Handicapping - Inter May Be The Play Today
There is a gulf in class between these two sides. Ajax are a shadow of their usual selves this season with a mediocre year in the Eredivisie. Most of their domestic results have been against bottom-dwelling clubs.
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Wager On The Kentucky Derby Prep Races
Betting on horses doesn't allow for short attention spans. There is no 162-game season; many of the names in the running for the Triple Crown will be put out to stud after maybe a dozen career races. You have to do your homework if you want to place a Kentucky Derby bet, which means you need to follow the results of the key stakes races...
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NASCAR - Daytona 500 Odds
The 2006 Nextel Cup Series season begins in earnest on Sunday when the drivers take to the track in the Daytona 500...
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Bet on welterweight champ Antonio Margarito
Antonio Margarito is the champ and doesn't seem to like all the talk about other welterweights in the division. He will try to back up his tough talk and you can bet on him this weekend when he takes on Manuel "Shotgun" Gomez at the Aladdin in Las Vegas....
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Little White Lies
The burning question on the minds of many sports fans across North America this week revolves around what knowledge hockey icon Wayne Gretzky had of the gambling ring currently rocking the NHL....
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NBA Best Bets
The Seattle SuperSonics may be second-last in the Western Conference standings, but they're first in the hearts of NBA betting aficionados across North America. The Sonics' prolific offense is putting up huge numbers on the scoreboard - they're second overall in the league averaging 102.3 ppg...
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Red Wings Padding Cappers Bankrolls
The Detroit Red Wings have been a friend to hockey bettors this season. Of course, that fact should come as no surprise - the Red Wings have consistently been one of the league's top teams for many years, thanks to a deep forward corps, strong defense, and steady goaltending. ...
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Hockey Handicapping - Olympic Best Bets
The 2006 Winter Olympics are upon us. And whether you want to call them the Turin Games or the Torino Games, Olympic handicappers speak one language...
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Louisville Overrated By The Linesmaker
Whether high or low, expectations can result in profitable trends for college basketball bettors. For instance, there were high expectations for Rick Pitino's Louisville Cardinals heading into this season...
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Bet On Olympic Events
Friday marks the opening of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, but since odds are now up at various books you can already start betting on the Olympics.
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Pro Basketball Handicapping
They may be one of the worst teams in the NBA in the overall standings, but for astute handicappers the Toronto Raptors have been an excellent pick this season.
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Bets on Nashville have been profitable
Have you been laying bets on the Nashville Predators at your preferred sportsbook this season? Then you're probably not a well-liked customer at that sportsbook. The Preds were pegged as a dark horse Stanley Cup contender prior to this season, and they have not disappointed...
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Educated guesses will take you only so far in sports betting
After watching the Super Bowl and witnessing a victory seemingly fly just past my outstretched fingertips, I began to ponder how much research I should really be putting into my plays.
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Black Sunday
It had all the markings of a financially disastrous déjà vu for bookmakers. Sunday's Super Bowl XL shaped up a lot like Super XIII, still reviled by bookies everywhere as Black Sunday..
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College Basketball Wagering
While everyone talks about the Big East being the best conference in college basketball, in this week's AP rankings there is another conference with more top-25 teams.
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NBA Wagers To Bank On
LeBron James is not only making fans happy, he's putting smiles on the faces of Cleveland bettors as they cash-in at the pay window on NBA wagering. As of Monday, the Cavaliers were 24-16-2 against the spread (ATS), which is the top ATS record in the NBA.
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NHL Bettors Cashing In
The Ottawa Senators have won quite a few more games than they've lost this season, and as a result they have one of the league's best records. So what would your record be if you had bet on the Senators every time they had been pegged as the underdog so far this year? ...
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NCAAB Top 25
There were some big changes in the Top 25 this week. The last three undefeated teams in the nation - Duke, Florida and Pittsburgh - all lost, causing a big shakeup in the Top 10. Duke gave away the No. 1 spot to Connecticut, as the Blue Devils fell to No. 2. The Gators, last week's No. 2..
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Moneyline or Pointspread?
Simon Noble from Pinnacle Sportsbook gives his insight on the value of laying moneyline bets versus point spread wagers for this year's championship game.
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NHL Power Rankings
Canada's two classic National Hockey League franchises were both soundly defeated on Saturday night, and both are now sitting outside of the Eastern Conference's playoff picture. The Toronto Maple Leafs were demolished 7-0 by the Ottawa Senators, with goaltender Ed Belfour allowing all seven of those goals on 41 shots.
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Public Vs. Private. Which sportsbooks are the safest?
The conversation started off innocently enough. In fact, the question asked on the 911 sportsbetting watchdog forum site is one seen quite often on watchdog sites.
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Watchdog site's dirty laundry
There's some seriously dirty laundry being around the legitimacy of a self-proclaimed independent watchdog site called Onlineplayersunion.
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NBA Power Rankings
The Detroit Pistons made a strong case to stay atop the Power Rankings this week when they demolished the San Antonio Spurs 83-68 on Thursday night. And down in Texas no less. ..
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You Can't Handicap Bad Refs
Simon Noble from Pinnacle Sportsbook reviews last week's football games and the wagering action on this week's games...
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Inside The Lines
Both of this week's NFL playoff games have seen a lot of public money being placed on the dogs...
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NBA Wagering Value
Talk about your highway robbery. There was plenty of moaning in Toronto this season about those losing Raptors, especially when they headed out on the road.
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You can't judge a sportsbook by its zip code
One of the biggest myths in the burgeoning world of offshore sports betting is that you can gauge the credibility of a sportsbook by where it's licensed..
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The Early Days Of Sports Betting
Simon Noble of Pinnacle Sports looks at the early days of sports wagering where the public action soley influenced the odds.
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Watch-dog sites - a dirty little secret
The hot topic of the week on the sportsbook watchdog posting forums actually stemmed from a news article. On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal uncovered one of the off-shore gambling world's dirty little secrets with an expose entitled: Online casino 'Watchdogs' sometimes have conflicts. Full Story

Late Season Football Totals
Simon Noble looks at how weather can play an important part in the under/over lines in late season football wagering. Full Story

Unconventional Marketing to Bettors
In the highly competitive business of luring clients away from other sportsbooks, companies are starting to come up with unconventional and downright non-traditional ways to make their outs appealing. Full Story

Bet on NFL, NBA, NHL, College Hoops
The Lurker is back with a view on what is being said in the sports handicapping forums around the web.
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Reduced Juice Sports Betting
You don't have to lay -110 on all football bets. A few top sportsbooks offer reduced juice as low as -104 on NFL sides! Full Story

Live In-Game NFL Betting
You can bet before kickoff. You can wager at half-time, but did you know that you can lay bets during NFL games? Full Story

Bet Games At Halftime, Lay Bets On Your Favorite Team
Simon Noble takes a look at halftime betting, 1st quarter wagers and more. Full Story

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