There are some sports betting experts that have said from the beginning of the season that the Chicago White Sox will win the American League Central. Even the haters are on board now. Chicago completed a three-game sweep of the AL East-leading New York Yankees on Wednesday night to climb to 68 wins, still two better than the Detroit Tigers for first place in the division. Chris Sale struck out 10 … [Read more...]
NFL Betting – Jets Crash at Home
Carolina Panthers @ New York Jets – Sunday August 26, 2012 9:00PM EST The New York Jets brought in Tim Tebow to help speed up the Jets' offense and inspire starting quarterback Mark Sanchez to work harder. The betting experts did not understand the move because it did not make sense for several reasons. The first reason is that Mark Sanchez' problem is not his work ethic, it is his … [Read more...]
NFL Betting – How Bad are Things in Pittsburgh?
Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers – Sunday August 19, 2012 8:00PM EST The Pittsburgh Steelers' offense is currently playing its own version of "Last Man Standing." Running back Rashard Mendenhall looks like he has finally run his course with the Steelers as reports of lingering injuries are keeping him off the practice field. The NFL betting experts are hearing murmurs that … [Read more...]
NFL Betting – Observations After Preseason Week 1 in the NFL
The sportsbook experts are always divided on the importance of preseason games as applied to regular season performance. While it is difficult to project how a team will perform in the regular season after seeing only one preseason game, there are some observations that can be made which will provide a lot of value to the online football betting world. Andrew Luck and RG3 For … [Read more...]
MLB Betting – Athletics’ Perseverance Gives Them Solid Value As Potential Playoff Team
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim shelled out $331.5 million in payroll over the summer on free agent contracts to Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson. That is over $280 million more than the Oakland Athletics’ payroll for the entire 2012 season. Ironically, it was Oaklandthat outslugged the Angels in a 9-8 win in front of 21,150 screaming fans on Wednesday night, taking two of three from their AL West … [Read more...]
NFL Betting – Two of the Top Teams in the League Collide in Preseason Football
Thursday August 9, 2012 – New Orleans Saints @ New England Patriots It almost seems cruel that the NFL would schedule a preseason game for the New Orleans Saints on Sunday for the Hall of Fame game and then schedule the team again for that Thursday. It wouldn't be so bad if the Saints didn't have to play the New England Patriots on Thursday. Needless to say, the betting websites are not … [Read more...]
NFL Betting – The San Francisco 49ers Take the Next Step
The 2010 season had to be frustrating for former San Francisco49ers head coach Mike Singletary because he could see that he had a talented football team. The only thing the football betting world could not figure out is what the 49ers were supposed to do at quarterback. It was obvious that Singletary wanted his offensive scheme to work and he would keep cycling quarterbacks in and out of the … [Read more...]
NFL Betting – The Epic Adventure of the New Orleans Saints
The online betting experts are still expecting the New Orleans Saints to win the NFC South despite the off-season turmoil the team has experienced and the resulting loss of personnel. Head coach Sean Payton is gone for the season, veteran linebacker Jonathan Vilma is gone for the season and assistant coach Joe Vitt is gone for the first few games of the season. Vitt will be coaching the team … [Read more...]
MLB Betting – Athletics Only Growing Stronger With Confidence
The Oakland Athletics have surprised the online sports betting world with their play in July, recording the best record in a single month throughout July to climb in to the American League playoff race. Even more impressive than the level of success they have achieved over the last 25 days is the fact thatOakland may actually be improving with every passing week. The Athletics pushed their July … [Read more...]
NFL Betting – Romeo Has Come to Kansas City
The last good decision the Kansas City Chiefs made was when it confirmed that Romeo Crennel was the team's new head coach. The best online betting sites were a little bit surprised by the reaction that Chiefs' players had when former head coach Todd Haley was fired. The locker room pretty much said that they were glad to see Haley go. Judging by the way the team responded to Crennel with much … [Read more...]