When creating profitable NCAAF Picks there are all sorts of trends and angles to consider. Obviously some are just supposed "experts" just flapping their gums and others are bonafide NCAAF Picks information. Over this past week I was looking at Week 4 NCAAF Picks teams who were coming off a bye week to see if that really helped or hurt their changes of making us money. After much searching, ...  read more

It's Week #1 of the NFL season and with it brings a plethora of NFL Picks activity. There are a number of ways to analyze this weeks NFL Picks and you'll see as many articles as there are approaches. With today's NFL Picks article I am focusing on Week #1 NFL Picks Trends and Angles. It is not just enough to use these as a way of betting but one in a number of approaches to use with today's ...  read more

The Preseason is winding down and the juices are flowing for the start of the NFL Picks regular season. While the off season and preseason is spent honing our NFL Picks strategies for the year, it's an interesting angle to look at what NFL Picks teams historically start out the season making money.

It is with that thought where I pinpointed NFL Picks teams who have a winning ATS record ...  read more

The NBA Picks season is in the latter half of the year and it's this time of the NBA Picks year that I look for some solid betting trends that we can capatilize on. So, as I poured through the piles of betting trends and angles I discovered a profitable NBA Picks betting angle! Although the general public tends to lean towards the NBA picks favorites there are some spots where that could be dr ...  read more

It's the day of the Super Bowl and every self-proclaimed NFL Picks "expert" is coming out of the woodwork to tell you exactly who is going to win the Super Bowl! Some you probably never even heard from during the NFL Picks reqular season. While there is certainly a plethora of "Experts" out there the fact remains that the art of NFL Picks handicapping doesn't, or shouldn't, change just becaus ...  read more

The NBA picks season is a long one and takes a full time effort to keep abreast of the continious changes to ensure that you have a profitable NBA picks season. Looking up and down the NBA Picks leaderboard you can certainly see the "Haves" from the "Have Nots". There are a number of NBA picks teams that you know don't have a snowball chance of winning. Particularly any NBA picks teams who a ...  read more

In the beginning of NFL Picks Championships it was a virtual lock that #1 seed would be hosting the NFL Picks Championship game as they did 21 of 26 times. However in the Last 12 NFL Picks games they have hosted only 5 (including this weeks NFL picks action).

With those changes it has changed the way to handicap the NFL Picks Championship games. Home teams are 22-14 SU and 17-18 ATS i ...  read more

In what is one of the best NFL Picks Playoff contests this weekend the Baltimore Ravens Travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers. This will promises to be another defensive battle. In seven match-ups over the past three seasons, neither team has topped 23 points, and five of the games have been decided by a field goal.

The last time these two NFL Picks teams met in the playoffs it w ...  read more

I have said it many times in the past that successful handicapping is more than just looking at numbers and tracking trends. A truely successful handicapper is one that not only looks at the numbers but takes into account any and all other variables that pertain to the game, whether they be matchup angles, injuries, weather, rest, etc. However, that is not to discredit the NFL Picks technical ...  read more

It's that time of the week again with I scan the list of NFL Picks games in Wee 14 looking for some of the best techinical ATS winning angles. Last week in this column our NFL Picks technical angles went 0-3 but have been a very respectable 6-3 over the past three weeks of NFL picks. As I caution that proper handicapping of NFL picks involves more than just techinical angles they can give us a ...  read more

The challenge with NFL Picks during the season is that bookmakers are constantly making adjustments to that the betting public doesn't gain an advantage. This simple issue is one of the main reasons that winning NFL picks are generated by several different aspects and not just one. However, in a bit of a contradiction, over the past two weeks I have published NFL picks utilizing only technica ...  read more

Last Sunday I published my first NFL Picks Weekly Techinical Angle plays. These NFL Picks were strickly based on techinical handicapping angles that I found to be the most relevant of the day. As I normally do this time of the year each week, until the end of the NFL Picks season, I will publish three top techinical angles. Keep in mind that there is more to successful NFL Picks handicapping ...  read more

There are many ways to handicap NFL Picks during the season. The most successful ways center around taking all aspects of the NFL Picks game into account, whether it be injuries, weather, trends, matchups, etc. However, there are others that profess that Technical Angles are the most profitable way to generate winning NFL picks. Keeping that in mind, let's take a look at some of the stronger ...  read more

It's the first full weekend of real NFL Picks action and with it comes a plethora of "experts" to tell you how to wager your hard earned money. I have found through the years that with all of this NFL Picks talk a true way to properly pick NFL winners is to look at historical trends and angles. Although handicapping needs to take in more than just these angles it can give us an idea of where ...  read more

The more you read about trends and angles the more you can get confused with making a profitable NFL pick. Over the years I have been successful in utilizing trends and angles as a part of my NFL picks handicapping arsenal. One such slant on these trends that has been useful is that of the head coaches. Yes, the players are the ones who ultimately excute the coaches NFL picks game plan but i ...  read more

Over the course of the last few NFL Picks years there has been much talk about parity. In fact, for the most part, if you were a bettor who just loved to wager on the favorites you would have drained your NFL Picks bankroll and made your book maker very happy. However, this season has seen the reversal of fortunes. So much for parity as the NFL Picks favorite has dominated this season. With ...  read more

The College Football begins their NCAAF Picks season this week and with it comes a plethora of opportunities for profitable bets. One of the problems however, is that with so many teams how do you actually pinpoint opportunities for NCAAF picks profits? One way that I have routinely done this and created profits is to go into the season with a plan. One way is to understand the trends of how ...  read more

The NFL Picks preseason swings into it's second week of action with two games last night and the remainder today and this weekend. Last week saw some strong trends go by the wayside as the Giants, Titans, and Bills all won both SU and ATS which was contrary to a combined 7-25-1 ATS NFL Picks preseason Week 1 angles. That is why it's very important to understand all aspects of handicapping the ...  read more

It's about that time of the year where everyone is chomping at the bit to get some action down on NFL picks. For those of us in that boat it's only a little more than a week when we get our chance with the NFL Picks Hall of Fame game next Sunday, August 9th. Although you'll certainly here all about the pros and cons about betting the NFL Picks preseason, the fact remains, that if you can effe ...  read more

In a previous article I outlined the NFC final standings as well as their entrant into this seasons NFL Picks Super Bowl. So, not to leave out the American Conference it's time to look at who is going to end up at the top of the heap and join my NFL Picks NFC representative (the Bears) in the Super Bowl. You might see some surprises as you make your way down the list. Let's take a look at wh ...  read more

The start of NFL Picks training camps is right around the corner with the NFL Pre-Season beginning in less than 3 weeks! While technically true that every team has a shot at the NFL Picks Vince Lombardi Trophy in September the fact remains that some will just be entertaining pipe dreams. The NFL for the most part has created extreme parity making it an interesting challenge in identifying wha ...  read more

Sure, baseball season is in full swing but let's admit it, we just can't wait for the NCAAF Picks season to start! Although, baseball continues to be calls "American's Pastime", no one can argue that the football picks season is the most favorite time of the year. It won't be long before the old pigskin is flying and we're writing here discussing how wrong the structure of the NCAAF Picks BCS ...  read more

Although much has been written about what angles to use for profitable MLB Picks betting most of these articles focus on the pitching. It is a fact that pitching is 90% of the MLB Picks game there are also other profitable ways at which to look at an MLB Pick. One such way, that I believe is somewhat overlooked, is the impact of the umpire on the outcome of an MLB Picks game. Specifically, t ...  read more

Although most folks are thinking about that summer vacation and the hot weather that is either present or around the corner, football picks experts are turning their attention to the upcoming NFL Picks season. This month marks the beginning of NFL Picks training camp followed by the Pre-Season. Although there are many arguments whether or not to wager on the pre-season it's still prudent to u ...  read more

It's not yet official NFL Picks football season yet but it's never too early to understand some developments that could affect your profitable betting angles for this season of NFL Picks action. Although many experts continue to be wrong when it actually comes down to what really happens during the NFL Picks season it does create some interesting information and discussion. Much has been writ ...  read more

If you ask many "experts" they will tell you that MLB Picks is the easiest sport in which to make money. That's rather amusing since 90% of all bettors actually lose money. Looking deeper into these so called experts they will also tell you that the best way for profitable MLB Picks is to grab the small favorites. Considering that even the best teams win only 60% of the time, betting on any ...  read more

The MLB Picks Baseball season is a long one and because of that teams go into both winning and losing slumps. While following these MLB Picks trends can certainly be a road to profits there are a number of other trends and angles that can help in winning MLB Picks as well. With team matchups being 90% pitching it's important that in selecting and MLB Pick that you understand that impact. Bec ...  read more

The Lakers roll into the NBA Picks finals for the 30th time in their franchises history. In addition, coach Phil Jackson will be making his 12th appearance. The Lakers will be gunning for their 15th NBA Picks titles in their history as they play game 1 versus the Orlando Magic. If the Lakers can pull this off it will give Phil Jackson his 10th NBA Picks ring, which would put him atop the coach ...  read more

After an injury plagued year of NFL Picks in Washington, Jason Taylor, decided that it was best to take his dancing show back to Miami. Taylora $1.5 million, one-year contract yesterday with the Miami Dolphins. Taylor is being reunited with a team that he played and NFL Picks 11 seasons. At first blush it appeared that Taylor was going to go to the Patriots but he did a "two step" past them ...  read more

As the MLB News tries to cleanse itself of drus use it continues to have star after star get caught using banned substances. The lastes culprit was Manny Ramirez and now Roger Clemens, after already being accused of streroid use, decides that he can't keep his mouth shut. Sure he uses the excuse that he needed to speak out because of the release of a MLB News books today about his use of ster ...  read more

In another tale in the sage of Manny Ramirez goes to Hollywood, it was annouced that the LA Dodgers MLB Picks slugger has been suspened by Major League baseball for 50 games because of taking a baned susbstance. However sources are saying that substance Manny is being accused of taking is not a susbstance commonly used for performance enhancing (at least not on the MLB Picks diamond). Accordi ...  read more

The Houston Rockets look to take the upstart Portland Trail Blazers to school tonight in game one of the NBA Picks Playoff series. One focus of the Rockets will be Brandon Roy who is averaging 22.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game this NBA Picks season. He's had 55 games with 20 or more points, and 12 with 30 or more. The duties to stop Roy is going to the duo of Ron Artest and S ...  read more

The MLB Picks baseball season rolls into it's second full week of action and as is typically the case has started with a few surprises. In the American League East both of the front runners (Red Sox and Yankees) sit towards the bottom of the MLB Picks division with Baltimore and Toronto at the top. Although it's early and certainly not a reason to panic it will be interesting to see if it hol ...  read more

Today the College Basketball Picks world looks to the Final Four teams left in the Tournament. When looking at the trends of all final four and championship games played since 1996 it shows that favorites are 25-14 SU and 20-19 ATS (15-10 SU and 12-14 ATS in the Semis and 9-4 SU and 8-5 ATS in the Championship Game). Analysing this part of the NCAAB Picks season there are certainly some situa ...  read more

The College Basketball Picks season has whittled itself down to the Final Four teams when Uconn takes on Michigan State and Villanova looks to upset North Carolina. Both of the #1 seeds come into this weekend of Final NCAAB Picks listed as the favorite. Historically the #1 seeds have been a profitable endeavor as they are 7-3 ATS the last 10 NCAAB Picks. The #3 seeds (Villanova) have also be ...  read more

Tickets to the Final Four have been punched and two of the finalists come from, what some acknowlegde as the Power Conference of NCAAB Picks, the Big East. Between now and the actual games you'll be able to read all sorts of articles about who is going to make a profitable NCAAB Pick. Handicapping the final games is all about matchups, motivation, injuries, and historical perspectives. Althou ...  read more

It's a tough road to the Final Four of the NCAAB Tournament Picks and as history has shown there is a big difference between getting to that point in the tournament and winning it all. Through all of the data and information that is out there does historical data and trends tell us anything about who will be crowned this years NCAAB Tournament Picks Champion? Well, let's take a look at the wh ...  read more

"March Madness" is in full swing as the NCAAB Picks Elite 8 kicks off today with the East and West Regional finals. Although last night produced some minor surprises the fact of the matter is that all #1 seeds are still alive to make it to the final four! So now we're down to the final 8 contestants of the tournament. In identifying profitable NCAAB picks it's important to look at trends and ...  read more

March Madness of College Basketball Picks is in full swing with the third round beginning this week (affectionately called the Sweet 16). The lack of major surprises in the second round of the NCAAB Picks tournament has now produced, for only the first time, only two teams lower than a 4 seed advancing to the Sweet 16. Purdue and #12 seeded Arizona hope to make it 23 out of 25 years that a hi ...  read more

The "Big Dance" is now down to 32 teams and it's time to move to the second round of NCAAB Picks. Although the first round didn't produce as many NCAAB Picks surprises as usual it did give some of the big boys a scare and produce a huge upset with Cleveland State crushing Wake Forest. So, as we move into the second round to get down to the Sweet 16 next weekend let's take a look at second rou ...  read more

The NCAAB Picks regular season is complete and now all focus turns to arguably the most watched sporting events, outside of the Super Bowl, in the land. The 2 1/2 weeks that we call March Madness generates more betting action than any other sporting event(s). Along with the team of 64 comes numerous NCAAB Picks opportunities and profits. To get us started I broke out some key trends for the ...  read more

It's NCAAB Picks College Tournament time and with it comes numerous Bracket Contests. Everywhere you turn there's articles and opinions to help you make winning NCAAB Bracket Picks. Most of these center around seed position and how they have faired over the course of time. Although one would like you to believe that seeding position helps in winning these contests the fact of the matter is t ...  read more

If you have been around NBA Picks betting circles long enough you'll he a ton of handicappers talk about an NBA team looking ahead to their next game? The “look ahead” angle seems to be blamed more than any other situation for a team’s loss or poor effort. So the question really becomes, does the influence of the “look ahead” really create NBA Picks profits or is it all just a bunch of talk? read more

It has been written many times in the past that the majority of bettors do not make money with their NBA picks. Because of this you have many "experts" who make a living touting that if you generally go against the public that you'll create profitable NBA picks! So, as I usually do, I decided to take a look at last weeks (3/2 to 3/8) NBA Picks action to see if in fact we could have created so ...  read more

The NBA season is a long one and there are certainly a number of angles that tend to work over the course of the season with looking for an NBA Picks advantage. For years a number of "experts" hung their hat of fading teams playing their second of back to back games on the road. That was certainly an profitable NBA picks angle for a while but like anything else the book makers caught up to th ...  read more

The All Star Break is in the past signaling the "second half" of the NBA Picks season. Like any season in the past, the first part has brought both surprises (Atlanta) and disappointments (Phoenix) of NBA Picks. However, even though we might have had an advantage in NBA Picks early in the season the odds makers have a tendency to even the score out making the necessary adjustments to the numb ...  read more

The NCAAB Picks season is coming down the stretch and with that comes the battle for league tltles and/or a push for the conference post season tournaments. Still more are on the "bubble" in qualifying for the "Big Dance" in the NCAAB Picks tournament. In addition, there are other teams that are fading late in the season and could present an opportunity for a profitable pick dow the stretch. ...  read more

The NBA season is a long one and because of this presents a number of NBA Picks angles through the year. Some prescribe to the back to back game scenerio betting where they fade a team playing for the second night in a row! Other's look to capatilize on teams playing their last game of a long road trip (more than 5 games) as an angle to play against. In this article I decided to through anot ...  read more

This year’s Super Bowl seems to be just another game as it can't compete with all the hpye from a year ago when New England and the New York Giants hooked up with all the buzz surrounding a perfect season. But don't let this year's matchup fool you as it too has some interesting stories. First off we have a team (Arizona) who had not won a playoff since 1947. On the other side of the field Pi ...  read more

Certainly you can read a plethora of articles on the advantages or disavantages of betting road teams with NBA picks. In fact, manay an "expert" handicapper has claimed large winning percentages in focusing just on road teams. Just like anything else in the handicapping world, there are some exagerated claims with trends and angles of any types. However, if you utilize all of the information ...  read more