Philasdelphia Phillies, Contenders or Pretenders, by Tom Freese
The 2007 Philadelphia Phillies won the NL East last year not so much by how well they played, but how poorly the New York Mets played.
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Tom FreeseCreated: 2008-05-09
MLB Umpires
It is quite surprising that some umpires not only have home and road dichotomy's, a surprisingly high number also have 'Over' and 'Under' tendencies.
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Alex Smart SportsCreated: 2008-05-07
WE'RE TALKIN' BASEBALL: HURRICANE BILL'S WEEKLY REVIEW
It was yet another "under-whelming" week as underdog and under players once again showed a nice profit. That makes 4 out of 5 for underdog players and 5 out of 5 for under players. The details are all in this week's report.
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Hurricane Bill SportsCreated: 2008-05-06
Home Court Dominance and Physical Play
Home court has been the theme of these NBA Playoffs. Frenzied crowds and inspired play, not to mention favorable calls by the refs, have all combined give the home teams a significant edge. The Hawks/Celtics series was the poster child, with the home team going a perfect 7-0 SU/ATS.
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Dave CokinCreated: 2008-05-05
TWO FOR THE MONEY
NBA Round Two Betting Tips
It's on to Round Two of the NBA playoffs and with it a myriad of new handicapping strategies. And with that it's important to remember that each round of post-season play takes on a personality of its own.
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Marc LawrenceCreated: 2008-05-03
Earlyl Round 2 NBA Playoff Magic
This stage of the post-season can be a little tricky. The First Round tends to be somewhat predictable with a couple of the league’s bottom-feeders on the court. That’s not the case in the Conference Semi-Finals.
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Tom StrykerCreated: 2008-05-03
NBA PLAYOFFS - SECOND ROUND OPENERS
Teams who reach the second round are either annoyed or overjoyed. They could be annoyed because it took so long to get here or they could be overjoyed because they finally got here. But, we’re not going to try to figure out which Oyed the team is. We’re simply going to look at the opening games of second round action since the 1991 playoffs and see if there is anything worth remembering about them. Surprisingly, there is and I found almost all of it.
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Tom ScottCreated: 2008-05-02
WANG-tastic
Chien-Ming Wang has for the last two plus seasons been over shadowed not by performances or results, but by two other starters that have been given more air time on ESPN.
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Alex Smart SportsCreated: 2008-04-30
Sunshine State Bullpens Lead Baseball
Relief pitching is often an underrated aspect of baseball handicapping but it is no coincidence that some of the top money teams in baseball through the first month of the season are also among the leaders in bullpen ERA. The two teams in Florida are a big surprise to currently be ranked as the top two bullpens in baseball based on ERA and the Marlins and Rays may be more than just April upstarts.
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Nellys SportslineCreated: 2008-04-30
NBA - TRENDS FOR GAME FOUR FORWARD OF ROUND ONE
The first round of the NBA playoffs are underway with all the opening games of each series having been played over the two days of the weekend. As of writing, game two's are taking place, so this allows me the opportunity to share with you angles and trends that will be pertinent for later games in the first round.
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Alex Smart SportsCreated: 2008-04-23
Questionable 3-0 MLB Starters?
Most people recognize that 'Wins' is a somewhat overrated statistic for determining the quality of starting pitchers but baseball side bettors are not necessarily looking for the best statistical pitchers, just pitchers that help teams win. Every year several pitchers start the year strong with wins in April and it can be easy to put too much stock into the early season results. Here is our analysis of some of the starters off to 3-0 starts in the first three weeks of the season.
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Nellys SportslineCreated: 2008-04-21
'All SYSTEMS are GO' for the NBA Playoffs!
The NBA's 'second season' begins on Saturday (4-18-08) and when it comes to the Playoffs.... it's 'GOOD to be the KING"! Preliminary handicapping in the Playbook NBA database has revealed some great ATS Systems for ROUND ONE and for the ENTIRE Playoffs. Most of these numbers apply in the first round... but SAVE the rest for down the road. Courtesy of KING CREOLE!
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King CreoleCreated: 2008-04-18
How to use MLB ERA & WHIP as Part of the Handicapping Process
When handicapping baseball, bettors have a vast array of statistics at their disposal. The first thing that jumps out at a bettor is either a player's batting average or a pitcher's ERA.
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Alex Smart SportsCreated: 2008-04-15
Young Pitchers to Watch
In the 2006 season several rookie pitchers posted great numbers and paid out big money to backers with great results. Justin Verlander, Francisco Liriano, and Jered Weaver were the three rookie goldmines that tore up the American League that summer. In the last two seasons a lot of attention and expectation has been placed on young pitchers with great projections with hopes of creating a similar run.
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Nellys SportslineCreated: 2008-04-15
2008 NHL Playoffs
The second season of pucks starts this week and it wasn't until the final weekend of the regular season that the final places and pecking order were resolved.
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Alex Smart SportsCreated: 2008-04-08
American League Predictions: by Great Lakes Sports
Welcome to the start of the Major League Baseball season, as we have just finished the first week of the regular season. We here at Great Lakes Sports will give you are predictions on who we will think be the favorites in the American League to go to the World Series, and as always good luck from Great Lakes Sports.
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Great Lakes SportsCreated: 2008-04-06
The Quest for the Cup in 2008
Early April is a time for bold predictions as MLB gets underway and spring brings hope eternal. In the NHL it can be seen much the same way as there will soon be 16 teams battling it out and all believing that they are the ones destined to hoist the Cup. That said, it's time to jump right into the predictions!
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Scott RickenbachCreated: 2008-04-03
MLB Futures: 2008 Win Totals: Part 1
A few surprising numbers appear on this season’s board and a closer look there reveals that there could be some value in these numbers! Below is a review of a couple of 2008 Win Totals for the upcoming MLB season that command some attention!
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Scott RickenbachCreated: 2008-03-25
MLB – Money Line vs Run Line
The start of the MLB season signals the start of the warm spring and summer season . This week the 2008 MLB season gets underway in Tokyo when the defending World Champs Boston play two games against the Oakland A's (March 25 and 26).
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Alex Smart SportsCreated: 2008-03-24
