I have never been in a position to turn down $400,000 and I cannot fathom a time in a future in which I will ever be in that situation. But high stakes poker player and self-proclaimed “best bettor in the world” Sean Perry did just that. Unfortunately for him, that decision came back to bite… Read more »
After taking the week off last week, it was time to get back on the horse. One of the things that occurs during a long NFL season is that you begin to get a bit burned out. You’re not making the right decisions (as witnessed by the 2-4 record for Week 11 and Week 12)… Read more »
UPDATE: The Vikings lost on Monday night, so the record was not broken. Sportsbooks do not generally like it when the favorites win. Yes, their goal is to set a line so that the action is split on both sides, but the public still tends to like the favorites. Why? It’s just easier for casual… Read more »
We’re by the halfway pole with this Sunday’s 2023 NFL Week Ten schedule and, as such, we’ve got enough information to be able to make some designations. Who are the real contenders, the ones that we could easily see in the Super Bowl come 2024? Who are those that don’t quite reach that level? And… Read more »
We’ve reached the halfway point of the 2023 NFL season, and it has certainly been an entertaining one. Of course, we have some of the usual suspects that have risen to the top – Kansas City, Philadelphia, and San Francisco most notably – but there have been some surprises, also. Who would have conceived that… Read more »
If you have spent any time betting on sports, you have come to realize that it isn’t easy. You’re constantly trying to find the edge, that bit of information, that allows you to make a move that other bettors don’t. There’s a reason that it is called “grinding,” because you are literally trying to move… Read more »
When it comes to pretty much anything in life, the more information that you have, the better decisions you will make. This is especially true when it comes to sports betting and, in particular, the National Football League. One of those informational factors is injuries. Especially when dealing with concussions, which can take some time… Read more »
It is something that usually happens at least once in any sports season. There is that day when, as Dr. Peter Venkman put it in Ghostbusters regarding the pending arrival of Gozer the Gozerian, “Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together…Mass hysteria!” That was Week Seven in a nutshell for the National Football League in… Read more »
When it comes to sports betting, part of the trick is knowing when to break away from the pack – or the favorites – and pick up on the underdogs – otherwise known as the contrarian bet. Picking out these times to take the contrarian play is key to being able to maximize a play.… Read more »
It is one of the keys to any athletic endeavor…momentum. When you get on a roll, you do your best to stay on that roll. In the National Football League, that can be seen in teams who get off to a great start and try to carry that momentum deeper into the season. Such momentum… Read more »
One thing that you’ll notice about the National Football League is that point spreads normally do not get REALLY large. Usually, when you look at any line, it is going to be under a touchdown, if not under a field goal. The reason for this is that there is rarely a difference of more than… Read more »
After the debacle that was the third week of the season, we were able to turn things around a bit in the NFL Week Four results. But that is the way it works in any long-term activity, especially when it comes to sports betting. You’re not going to get everything you want, but sometimes you… Read more »
Just don’t bet on NFL games In light of a rash of gambling-related suspensions and the revelation that many players were not aware of or do not understand the league’s gambling rules, the NFL has amended its policies to clarify what is and is not allowed, along with specific punishments. In a memo from commissioner… Read more »
After the debacle last week that was the National Football League Week Three schedule, there’s one thing that all bettors must be reminded of. All these professional leagues, whether it is the NFL, the NBA, the Premier League, or even the Canadian Football League, would love it if their teams all finished with the same… Read more »
There are plenty of things you can say about Week Three for the 2023 National Football League season, and none of it would be good. It was an issue of up was down, left was right, cats and dogs living in sin…to say it was tumultuous would be a huge understatement. Just look at some… Read more »
In the world of sports betting, sometimes your greatest friend can be something that both bettors and books hate – the push. This is something we saw in the NFL Week Two picks, where the line set by the book – say -3 or -7 as to the spread or the rare case when the… Read more »
Hard-fought battle The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in Week 2 NFL action. It was to be expected, after all, the Niners were 7.5-point favorites. And fancy that, the oddsmakers had it dead on, as San Francisco won the game 30-23. All makes sense in this crazy world of ours.… Read more »
In sports betting, one of the biggest mistakes that can be made is that of overreaction. Especially early in a season, what you see isn’t necessarily the type of team that you’re going to get for the entire season. Thus, you must make sure that you don’t have a “knee-jerk” reaction to things that you… Read more »
If you caught our first-ever National Football League predictions for Week One last Sunday, you learned a fact really quick about sports betting – breaking even isn’t nice to do. To be able to make a profit out of sports betting, you MUST be able to win, preferably around a 60/40 clip, if not better.… Read more »
The NFL season begins tomorrow and with it, so does the season of raining money for sportsbooks. And Americans have their wallets open. According to a survey commissioned by the American Gaming Association (AGA), about 73.5 million Americans, or more than 25% of the adult population, plan to place a bet on the NFL this… Read more »
The NFL has suspended yet another player for violating the league’s gambling policy. On Monday, the league announced that Denver Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike has been banned indefinitely, which means for at least a full year. He is eligible to apply for reinstatement on July 24, 2024. The indefinite suspensions implies that Uwazurike bet… Read more »
With the influx of sports betting across the States of America, it was perhaps inevitable that there would be a crackdown on both professional and collegiate athletics regarding players, coaches, and management taking part in the activity. Earlier this week, the National Football League (NFL) suspended three more players indefinitely for violations of The Shield’s… Read more »
According to a report from ESPN, a “handful” the NFL is expected to suspend a “handful” of players for a year sometime this week for violating the league’s gambling policy. This comes on the heels of the league announcing that it is emphasizing the key points of said policy to players, and rookies, in particular.… Read more »
In light of a half-dozen players getting caught violating the league’s gambling policy in the last couple months, the NFL held a conference call on Tuesday to discuss said policy and player education. Specifically, the league laid out six key points, presented in slideshow format: Don’t bet on the NFL Don’t gamble at your team… Read more »
Unexpected cancellation required decisions to be made No person or company is ever happy when they are the target of a lawsuit, but DraftKings is really mad about a class action lawsuit filed by one of its customers in January. In a memorandum filed in US District Court in Massachusetts, DraftKings’ lawyers called for the… Read more »
