The Ultimate College Football Bowl Handicapping Guide

Handicapping during bowl season is distinct from handicapping college football during the regular season. Teams take on unfamiliar matchups, there are different motivational factors in play, some teams have longer layoffs, and more. Our goal this season and every season is to help you prepare for betting on CFB bowl games and guide you toward… Read More »

Number of Times Top Two Teams Faced Off (#1 vs #2) in NCAA Football

Let’s take a break from handicapping college football and look back through history at the times the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in the AP poll faced off on the gridiron. For those that don’t know the AP Poll was started back in 1936. It’s basically the press’ version of their power rankings,… Read More »

The Ultimate College Football Handicapping Guidebook

Welcome to the most comprehensive NCAA football betting guide on the planet! We’ve compiled an exhaustive list of resources with one goal in mind: to help you win more of your wagers! There’s No Such Thing as Too Much Quality Information To be sure, you need to find quality information, however, we belive that the… Read More »

Guide to Betting Key Numbers in College Football

If you are familiar with betting on college football, you may have heard of key numbers on point spreads before. Key numbers are the most common final scoring margins in college football games.  For example, a final score of 35-21 would have a margin of 14 points. We’ve taken a look at every college football… Read More »

NBA Power Rankings

Power rankings are a tool that should be in every handicapper’s arsenal.  They provide you with a simple and basic predicted line on a game.  Some offer specific numbers whereas others just rank the order of the teams.  You can combine power rankings to come up with your own unique take on each team.  I… Read More »

True Home Field Edge in Pro Football Using Home/Away Scoring Margins

What is the home field edge really worth in the NFL?  You’ve probably heard many different answers from many different sources. Looking for just one number to tell you how much the spreads adjust? The public perception is that it’s roughly a field goal and that’s pretty close. A more exact number would be closer to 2.7-point… Read More »

How to Bet NBA Teasers: Playing the Top Legs

If you’ve bet the NBA for very long, you are probably familiar with teasers. Teasers are typically more popular in football, but that doesn’t mean they don’t give you an opportunity to make money when betting the NBA. For the uninitiated, teasers are basically parlay bets in which you get additional points on every line… Read More »

Major League Baseball Home Field Advantage For All 30 Teams

Every team gets an edge playing in front of the home crowd.  But, do you know exactly how much home field is worth for each MLB team?  If you simply look at the league average over the years, you’ll find playing in the friendly confines is worth about 0.15 runs.  That’s almost nothing. This is a little surprising. … Read More »

Expert MLB Handicapping Guide: How to Bet & Profit on Pro Baseball

Welcome to the biggest and best baseball handicapping guide on the planet. Trying to handicap the MLB is no easy task. That’s why we’ve assembled a comprehensive list of tools and resources to help you beat the sportsbooks! Handicapping Major League Baseball: Finding What Works & What Doesn’t Baseball is a sport of statistics, perhaps… Read More »

Understanding Correlated Parlays: How to Find & Profit in Each Sport

Many novice bettors are told to stick only to straight bets. That’s because they don’t do the work or research to make wise investments with teasers and parlays.  You too may have been told that parlay wagers are considered sucker bets. That’s not accurate at all. One time where they are a profitable proposition is… Read More »

Elite Sportsbook Review

On August 15, 2019 Elite Sportsbook Iowa was launched at Rhythm City Casino and was a huge success. Although, the mobile online sportsbook only opened towards the end of the month. Elite Sportsbook is an online sports betting provider with operations in Iowa and Colorado. Parent company Elite Casino Resorts, LLC is native to Iowa… Read More »

Barstool Sportsbook Review

David Portnoy founded Barstool Sports in 2003, a digital media company. The company’s two key investors are The Chernin Group and Penn National Gaming. Barstool Sportsbook is driven by iSport Genius, the same data supplier used by operators such as Flutter (FanDuel), DraftKings, Bet365, and 888 Sport. Barstool Sports officially entered the sports betting business… Read More »

Caesars Sportsbook Review

States Where Caesars Sportsbook is Legal Arizona Colorado Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan New Jersey Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Louisiana Is Caesars Sportsbook Legit? Caesars is one of the biggest names when it comes to gambling. Caesars was predominantly a casino site before and was among the main operators to launch an online sportsbook directly following… Read More »

PointsBet Sportsbook Review

In 2017 PointsBets was founded in Australia. PointsBet has since managed to work its way over to the US and has become one of the country’s leading sports betting sites.  PointsBet sportsbook was launched in the US in January of 2019, after signing a deal with Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford and has since become… Read More »

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