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Back to the Futures: NFC Playoff Picture Only Getting Fuzzier
by Ricky Dimon - 12/27/2012

With one week to go in the NFL regular season, the six AFC playoff participants and all four division winners have already been determined. With a streaking Denver squad hosting Kansas City in Week 17, its No. 1 seed is all but assured, and the odds have acted accordingly.
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This Year in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 12/27/2012

D – Disney World. There may have been nothing more unintentionally funny than the Eli Manning “I’m going to Disney World” commercial from February. Manning is likely the first Super Bowl MVP to literally be more excited about going to an amusement park than winning a Super Bowl.
Read more about Sports Betting A-Z.

Weekly Q&A with Doc’s Sports Expert Handicapper Vegas Sports Informer
by Doc's Sports - 12/26/2012

Doc’s Sports Service remains one of the top companies in the sports selection service industry because of our ability to provide our loyal customers a continual stream of winners over the course of the past 41 years. We have gone to great lengths to forge a relationship with some of the top handicappers in the game, and one of the best around over the past five years has been the Vegas Sports Informer. He has a proven track record of picking winners in a number of different sports year in and year out because of his unique ability to combine a talent for breaking down matchups with 15 years experience working behind the counter of one of the biggest books in Las Vegas.
Read more about Weekly Q&A with Vegas Sports Informer.

Case of the Tuesdays: Blue Christmas in New York
by Ricky Dimon - 12/25/2012

That the New York Jets missed the playoffs is hardly a surprise. But the Big Apple having not a single postseason participant this year? That is a concept that was — and still is — hard to believe. Barring a Christmas miracle, however, it is a week away from becoming a reality. The Giants, assuming they are left on the outside looking in, will become the second NFL franchise to miss the playoffs one season after winning the Super Bowl three different times (the G-Men have already done it after winning both XXI and XXV).
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Weekly Q&A with Doc’s Sports Expert Handicapper Vegas Sports Informer
by Doc's Sports - 12/19/2012

For well over 40 years Doc’s Sports Service has been one of the top companies in the sports selection service industry. In an effort to provide our loyal customers a continual stream of winners, we have forged relationships with some of the top handicappers in the game. One of those top performers for over four years now has been the Vegas Sports Informer. His consistent success year in and year out at picking winners in a number of different sports can be attributed to the ability to combine a unique talent for breaking down matchups with 15 years experience working behind the counter of one of the biggest sportsbooks in Las Vegas.
Read more about Weekly Q&A with Vegas Sports Informer.

Back to the Futures: Mile High on a High after Ideal Weekend
by Ricky Dimon - 12/18/2012

Everyone assumed that it would take a while for Peyton Manning to find his rhythm and for the Denver Broncos to gel. But nobody could have anticipated the extent to which it has become a tale of two seasons in the Mile High City. Once 2-3, the Broncos are now 11-3 and in position for the No. 2 seed (and a first-round bye) in the AFC.
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Case of the Mondays: Bucs, Giants Play Hot-Potato with the Football
by Ricky Dimon - 12/17/2012

Combined, the Bucs and Giants had as many turnovers on Sunday as Pittsburgh had in one game earlier this season. That doesn’t sound so bad at first mention…until you remember that said number is eight! Tampa Bay (five giveaways) and New York (three) were among three teams that did not score a single point yesterday. And that doesn’t even begin to cover all of the pathetic displays in Week 15 (Lions, anyone?).
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Weekly Q&A with Doc’s Sports Expert Handicapper Vegas Sports Informer
by Doc's Sports - 12/11/2012

Doc’s Sports Service has been one of the top companies in the sports selection service industry for over 40 years primarily because we have been able to offer picks from some of the best handicappers in the game. For the past four years one of our top performers has been has been the Vegas Sports Informer. He has risen to the top of the industry by combining the unique ability to successfully break down matchups along with 15 years experience working behind the counter of one of the biggest books in Las Vegas. This insider’s edge has enabled The Informer to provide a steady stream of winners in a number of different sports for quite some time now.
Read more about Weekly Q&A with Vegas Sports Informer.

Back to the Futures: Brady Bunch Sends a Monday Night Message
by Ricky Dimon - 12/11/2012

Proud franchises became even prouder over the course of the last week. Perennial Super Bowl contender New England cemented itself as the favorite for the Lombardi Trophy. Oklahoma City and San Antonio have won a combined 13 consecutive games. Manchester City held off its little brother to take a commanding lead in the Premier League. And the Dodgers are making no secret about their willingness to spend whatever it takes to secure another world championship.
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Case of the Mondays: ‘Skins Catch a Break
by Ricky Dimon - 12/10/2012

For one fleeting moment, it looked like our nation’s capital was going to be saddled with a case of the Mondays that would be the standard by which all past, present, and future cases of Mondays would be judged. With the Redskins already trailing Baltimore 28-20 in the final minutes, RGIII suffered what looked like a serious leg injury. Instead of an unmitigated disaster, Kirk Cousins led the team to a critical comeback win and the MRI mercifully came back negative.
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Weekly Q&A with Doc’s Sports Expert Handicapper Vegas Sports Informer
by Doc's Sports - 12/4/2012

Doc’s Sports Service has gone to great lengths to provide its loyal customers access to some of the top handicappers in the sports selection industry, but we really hit the jackpot a little over four years ago with the addition of the Vegas Sports Informer. For the past 15 years VSI has been honing his handicapping skills in the Mecca of the sports gaming world. One of the main benefits of this experience has been his ability to combine a unique skill of breaking down matchups with a wealth of knowledge gained from working behind the counter of one of the biggest books in Las Vegas. The result has been a solid track record of consistent winners in a number of different sports.
Read more about Weekly Q&A with Vegas Sports Informer.

Back to the Futures: Here’s Johnny!
by Ricky Dimon - 12/4/2012

Heisman Trophy odds fluctuated wildly throughout college football’s regular season, with Geno Smith achieving borderline lock status after just a few games before Collin Klein assumed a similar mantle midway through the 2012 campaign. Now it’s Johnny Manziel out in front, as he has been since turning the Tide last month. Saturday’s proceedings in New York are expected to be a coronation of the freshman phenom, but stranger things have happened….
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Case of the Mondays: Singing the Annual BCS Blues
by Ricky Dimon - 12/3/2012

Has any unbiased observer ever felt good the Monday after the BCS selections? It never ends well, and it certainly didn’t this year. Northern Illinois is in a BCS game. Louisville is in the Sugar Bowl instead of the Orange Bowl. Georgia isn’t anywhere to be found in BCS games. Neither are three other teams in the Top 10 of the BCS rankings.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 11/29/2012

A – Autographs. After Denver's win at Kansas City on Sunday, Peyton Manning was asked for autographs and photo-ops – by two Kansas City Chiefs! And these weren’t just a couple clipboard holders asking Manning for some souvenirs, these were Jamaal Charles and Dwayne Bowe, the only two Chiefs worth a damn in fantasy football.
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This Week in NFL Betting by the Numbers
by Ricky Dimon - 11/29/2012

Only five weeks remain in the NFL’s regular season. For some, that’s good news. For others, that’s great news. It’s a good thing for leaders of every AFC division other than the South (New England, Baltimore, and Denver) and Atlanta in the NFC North. All four of those teams can mathematically clinch division titles. It’s a great thing for cellar-dwellers like the Chiefs and Eagles, who can begin their driving-range sessions and start setting up tee-times.
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This Week in College Football Betting by the Numbers
by Aaron Smith - 11/29/2012

It’s Championship Week in college football for quite a few teams across the country. We already know of one team that will be in the National Championship Game, but the second team remains undecided. The winner of the SEC Championship Game seems to be a shoe-in for the spot. A few weeks ago the SEC looked like it would be left out, but now many predict a seventh straight BCS Champion from the SEC.
Read more about This Week in College Football Betting by the Numbers.

Weekly Q&A with Doc’s Sports Expert Handicapper Vegas Sports Informer
by Doc's Sports - 11/27/2012

Doc’s Sports Service has been offering winning selections from some of the best handicappers in the sports gaming industry for over 40 years. One of our top performers over the last four years has been the Vegas Sports Informer. He has been able to combine his unique talent of breaking down matchups with 15 years experience working behind the counter of one of the biggest sportsbooks in Las Vegas to build a solid track record of providing consistent winners in a number of sports. Working in the undisputed sports gambling capital of world gives VSI an insider’s edge that is hard to duplicate outside the confines of the Las Vegas Strip.
Read more about Weekly Q&A with Vegas Sports Informer.

Back to the Futures: College Football Picture Clearing Up
by Ricky Dimon - 11/27/2012

And then there were three. The BCS National Championship is all down to three teams, just as the Heisman Trophy race has been narrowed down to three players. Manti Te’o is still in the hunt for both pieces of hardware, but he’ll have to take down the SEC Champion for one and surpass a stud SEC quarterback for the other.
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Case of the Mondays: Slip-sliding Away from Title Contention
by Ricky Dimon - 11/26/2012

They say one is the loneliest number. That may be true, but not when it comes to the BCS standings. The number is three; just ask the Florida Gators. They picked up another big win on Saturday, but they are third in the rankings, and that’s where they’ll remain when the championship matchup is determined. Although no fault of their own (aside from that turnover fest in an October loss to Georgia), the Gators could not have been feeling good when they woke up on Monday.
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Back to the Futures: BCS Odds on a Rollercoaster Ride
by Ricky Dimon - 11/21/2012

Turn away for one second and you will no doubt miss a significant, BCS-shaking development on the college football field. The National Championship odds fluctuating more frequently than Nicki Minaj’s wardrobe. For now, Alabama has returned to favorite status with Notre Dame second. For now….
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 11/21/2012

B – BCS. The combination of Kansas State losing to Baylor and Oregon losing to Stanford led a group of Alabama fans to celebrate (where else) in a Waffle House parking lot. The impromptu fracas was caught on tape and immediately went viral north of the Mason Dixon line. Not only do the Crimson Tide have renewed BCS Championship hopes, but they were also in close proximity to biscuits and gravy,. What's not to celebrate?
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Weekly Q&A with Doc’s Sports Expert Handicapper Vegas Sports Informer
by Doc's Sports - 11/20/2012

Doc’s Sports Service has always prided itself in offering selections from some of the top handicappers in the sports gaming industry. The Vegas Sports Informer became a part of that elite group a little over four years ago and has been able to put his 15 years experience working behind the counter of one of the biggest sportsbooks in Las Vegas to good use when it comes to picking winners. He understands this business from the inside out and has been able to successfully use this insider’s edge to win consistently over the years in a number of different sports.
Read more about Weekly Q&A with Vegas Sports Informer.

Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 11/20/2012

This football season’s rollercoaster ride took a major turn upwards this past weekend with a 6-3 record that resulted in a final tally of +15 Units. We hit on all three of our top selections, and I finally got a grip on the Big Ten Conference; going 2-0 for +10 Units in games that were never in doubt.
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Case of the Mondays: Not-So-Mighty Ducks, Not-So-Wild Cats
by Ricky Dimon - 11/19/2012

A hard-to-believe weekend of college football saw Stanford go Duck hunting, a Baylor crowd storm the field, and Alabama fans riot in the streets after beating none other than Western Carolina. After all, you can’t fault those teams for reveling in the downfalls of Oregon and Kansas State.
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Weekly Football Betting Public Action Report
by Trevor Whenham - 11/16/2012

The down cycle for the Public Action Report continued last week. Only a late rally by Virginia against Miami that earned a push avoided an 0-4 ATS weekend. The fundamentals behind this report have proven sound over the years, so this current month of frustration is just a reminder of how hard sports betting can be, and how important it is to maintain a long-term view when the short term sucks.
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Weekly Q&A with Doc’s Sports Expert Handicapper Vegas Sports Informer
by Doc's Sports - 11/13/2012

Doc’s Sports Service works with a number of top-notch handicappers, but the one that has the inside track at the sports gambling capital of the world is the Vegas Sports Informer. He has been making selections for us for more than four years now; relying heavily on 15 years experience working behind the counter of one of the biggest sportsbooks in Las Vegas. He understands this business from the inside out and has been able to successfully use this edge to win consistently over the years in a number of different sports.
Read more about Weekly Q&A with Vegas Sports Informer.

Sharpe Pointers for Football Betting (Plus Free Picks)
by Jason Sharpe - 11/13/2012

Betting on and winning at college and pro football can be a very tough task for those who don’t work full time at it. I spend the entire week researching teams and game matchups, trying to uncover any edge. I will try and share some of my “tricks of the trade” and also offer other insights when it comes to beating the football betting market.
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Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 11/13/2012

Coming off a huge +20 Unit week, we felt confident the success was going to continue into Week 11 of the college football season, but it was not meant to be. We have had rough weeks before at Doc’s Sports Service with our football selections, and unfortunately we have to add last week to the list. The highlight of the week was the correct call on a 5-unit play on Nebraska’s come-from-behind victory over Penn State as a seven-point home favorite. It took a very late field goal by the Cornhuskers to cover the spread, so we even had to sweat that one out.
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Back to the Futures: Johnny Football Opens Door for Optimus Klein
by Ricky Dimon - 11/13/2012

With college football heating up down the regular-season stretch and college basketball in the midst of its season-opening, 24-hour marathon, a smorgasbord of betting opportunities is being bestowed upon sports enthusiasts. Is Alabama done on the gridiron? Can North Carolina be as good as it once was on the hardwood? We’re about to find out….
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Case of the Mondays: The Tide Turns on CFB Undefeateds
by Ricky Dimon - 11/12/2012

It was a rough week in football for what we thought were really good teams. The 1972 Dolphins can sip champagne after previously 8-0 Atlanta went down. Fellow NFC titans Chicago (mustered six points against Houston), New York (dropped a stinker in Cincinnati), and San Francisco (tied with St. Louis) also floundered.
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Weekly Football Betting Public Action Report
by T.O. whenham - 11/8/2012

It has been a frustrating time for the Public Action Report the last few weeks, and that frustration certainly continued last weekend. Things looked strong in early action on Saturday, but the right teams faded at the end of their games, and the later games were just plain ugly. In the end it was a 2-5 ATS weekend. If sports betting didn’t regularly test your patience and faith then everyone would do it, though, so all we can do is keep on keeping on. At 24-28 ATS all is not lost for the year — a couple of strong weeks and we are right back where we want to be. There are four games that fit the criteria this week — three in college football, and one in the NFL.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nichloas Tolomeo - 11/8/2012

A – Appropriate. Colorado has legalized marijuana. The Denver Nuggets now have the most appropriate team name. The state of Washington also legalized marijuana. The Seattle SuperSonics are now going to move back to the state and be renamed the SuperChronics.
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Back to the Futures: Manning Brothers Super Bowl Odds Have Value
by Ricky Dimon - 11/7/2012

The National Football League may not be a crapshoot like Major League Baseball or the NHL, but it’s also not college football (where the SEC Champion automatically wins any BCS title ever invented) or the NBA (where you can pick the champ from either Miami, Oklahoma City, or the Lakers).
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Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 11/6/2012

It is a sure sign that November has arrived when it seems like, overnight, October turns into December-like weather with cold winds and snow flurries in the air. Over the years this has always been my favorite month of the year to handicap, and if last week’s results are a sign of things to come, then we are in for a monster month. It was a slump-buster to say the least with a 7-3 record that left us up 20 units for the weekend. This simply means that our $100 bettors walked away with a profit of $1,880.
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Weekly Q&A with Doc’s Sports Expert Handicapper Vegas Sports Informer
by Doc's Sports - 11/6/2012

When looking for a consistent winner, many of Doc’s faithful have turned to the Vegas Sports Informer over the past four years to get their selections for the week in a number of different sports. What gives VSI his winning edge is the ability to utilize a keen insight in the world of sports gaming from behind the counter of one of the biggest books in Las Vegas; the undisputed gambling capital of the world.
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Case of the Mondays: As Colts Persevere, Redskins Quit
by Ricky Dimon - 11/5/2012

It’s that time of year when football teams are starting to be left for dead. The top college contenders mostly stayed alive, with all four BCS leaders managing to pull out clutch victories. In the NFL, the same cannot be said for many playoff hopefuls. Among those losing critical games in Week 9 and fading from the picture were Arizona, Cincinnati, Dallas, Miami, Minnesota, and Washington.
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Weekly Football Betting Public Action Report
by Trevor Whenham - 11/2/2012

Last week there were just four games that fit the criteria of the Public Action Report. They wound up going 2-2 ATS. That brings the season total to 22-23 ATS. This week we look to get back on track with a busy week. There are five college football games and two more on Sunday from the NFL.
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Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 10/30/2012

It is hard for me to believe that the college football season just wrapped up its ninth week of action, but I am getting excited for a remarkable finish down the stretch. Doc’s Sports posted another sub-.500 finish this past Saturday with a 2-3 record on our top plays, including our highest-unit play on Oklahoma. We had the Sooners fired up at home to lay a beating on Notre Dame. And while they were able to move the ball up and down the field, it only led to an early 3-0 lead, and that is usually a recipe for disaster.
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Weekly Q&A with Doc’s Sports Expert Handicapper Vegas Sports Informer
by Doc's Sports - 10/30/2012

The Vegas Sports Informer has been part of the winning handicapping team at Doc’s Sports Service for over four years now with his expert selections for a number of different sports. He has also been able to provide some keen insight into what it is like behind the counter in the center of the universe when it comes to wagering on sports.
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Back to the Futures: Thunder Rolls as Third Favorite Without Harden
by Ricky Dimon - 10/30/2012

Why wait? The NBA sure didn’t. With the regular season on the immediate horizon, the league (or, more specifically, the Thunder and Rockets) went ahead and created some rim-rattling buzz. Oklahoma City sent one of its own Big 3, James Harden, to Houston for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, and multiple first-round draft picks.
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Case of the Mondays: NFL Coaches on the Hot Seat
by Ricky Dimon - 10/29/2012

It was a rough week on the field for the NFL. There weren’t that many exciting games and the losing teams of the week stole headlines from the winners. Philadelphia got clobbered by Atlanta and the undefeated Falcons were a non-story. The Jets laid an egg against Miami and the Dolphins received no credit whatsoever. The Giants held off Dallas to improve to 6-2, and the only question afterward was whether or not the Cowboys are finished.
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Weekly Football Betting Public Action Report
by Trevor Whenham - 10/26/2012

The thing about sports betting is that sometimes there are going to be weeks in which you feel like everything seems right — you are on the right teams and you are going to do just fine — and you really, really aren’t. Last week was a week like that for the Public Action Report. In a very big way.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 10/26/2012

A – Angel Pagan. Angel Pagan stole a base during Game 2 of the World Series. And thanks to a promotion by Taco Bell, it meant free Doritos Locos Tacos for everyone. That’s just what this country fucking needs, more people scarfing down free Taco Bell.
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Back to the Futures: Optimus Klein Transforms Heisman Odds
by Ricky Dimon - 10/25/2012

It doesn’t take a long time for futures odds to be turned upside down; not when you have quarterbacks like Collin Klein, Eli Manning, and Aaron Rodgers on the scene. Just a few weeks ago, Geno Smith looked like a lock for college football’s biggest individual award. Now it’s Klein who has a stranglehold on the thing. As for those who play on Sundays, a trio of Super Bowl favorites cannot be happy to see a pair of all-too-familiar intruders join them at the top of the heap.
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Weekly Q&A with Doc’s Sports Expert Handicapper Vegas Sports Informer
by Doc's Sports - 10/23/2012

The Vegas Sports Informer has been providing Doc’s Sports Service with his expert sports picks for over four years now. He has also provided some keen insight into what it is like behind the counter at the Mecca of the sports gambling world.
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Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 10/23/2012

As promised, we released our Big Ten Game of the Year last week. And while I still honestly believe that it was the right time to move on this game, we did not get the anticipated result we were looking for. Ohio State showed all the signs of putting on an offensive show against Purdue, but instead decided to take the week off.
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Case of the Tuesdays: Ravens As We Knew Them May Be No More
by Ricky Dimon - 10/23/2012

It did not take long to find out how Baltimore would get by without injured defensive stars Ray Lewis and Lardarius Webb. How about a 43-13 shellacking at the hands of Houston? Granted, the defense wasn’t entirely culpable for Houston’s onslaught, but the whole team performance was dreadful and disheartening. The Ravens have plunged to +2000 to win Super Bowl XLVII.
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Weekly Football Betting Public Action Report
by Trevor Whenham - 10/18/2012

Last week was a perfect example of why I love the Public Action Report. First, the record — a solid 3-1 ATS mark to bring the season mark to 19-14 ATS. That’s nicely profitable. More significantly, though, all three of those teams that covered — the Browns, Seahawks and Tulane — were outright winners as underdogs, and Tulane won as 17.5-point underdogs. Again we keep spotting these underdog winners that can be useful in so many different ways for creative bettors.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 10/18/2012

B – Bronx Broads. After being benched in Game 2 of the ALCS, Alex Rodriguez was still trying to score. Witnesses eyed ARod chatting up a few broads who were maybe a 5 or a 6 on a good day. According to the New York Post, Rodriguez attached a note to a baseball asking for the girls’ number and tossed it to them. The women obliged and tossed the ball back, making this the first time Rodriguez did not strike out in the playoffs.
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Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 10/17/2012

I’m sure you are familiar with the old saying “you can’t win them all “. Well, that pretty much sums up our picks from last week as nothing went our way on Saturday and our top college play of the week ended up way off the mark. The one thing we can hang our hat on was our correct call on the NFL game of the week with St. Louis. While we never like to head into a big weekend like the one with have planned coming off a down week, we also have not been successful in the sports selection business for over 40 years by resting on our laurels.
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Weekly Q&A with Doc’s Sports Expert Handicapper Vegas Sports Informer
by Doc's Sports - 10/16/2012

The Vegas Sports Informer is now in his fifth year of providing picks for Doc’s Sports Service; utilizing over 15 years experience handicapping games, with much of that time spent working under the bright lights of The Strip in Las Vegas. It is the “exclusive information” that can only be gained from working in the sports gambling capital of the world that gives the Informer a proven winning edge.
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Back to the Futures: Yankee Implosion Impacts World Series Odds
by Ricky Dimon - 10/16/2012

Two of the biggest names and most well-respected leaders in sports are gone for 2012 (and maybe beyond). But that’s just about where the similarities end between Ray Lewis’ Ravens and Derek Jeter’s Yankees. The Ravens are still 5-1, tied with Houston for the best record in the AFC, and leading their division by two games. The Yankees, on the other hand, are 0-2 in the ALCS and facing three straight games in Detroit.
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Case of the Mondays: Our Nation’s Capital in Mourning
by Ricky Dimon - 10/15/2012

Felix Baumgartner had a good weekend. Not only did he jump from space, but he also lived to tell about it! Baumgartner took the plunge off his capsule from 128,100 feet up in the air, approximately 24 miles. Initial estimates show the Austrian daredevil as having reached a maximum speed of 833.9 mph, which amounts Mach 1.24… ….Hey, that’s just about the speed at which the New York Yankees are exiting the 2012 MLB playoffs!
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Weekly Football Betting Public Action Report
by Trevor Whenham - 10/12/2012

It was a mixed week for the Public Action Report last week. We had three covers in six games, including nice outright underdog winners in Navy (+8) and the Dolphins (+3). Two of the losses, though — Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State and the Jaguars vs. the Bears — were just massacres. The third — Illinois +13.5 at Wisconsin — only fell short thanks to a meaningless late touchdown by the Badgers. The 3-3 ATS record brings us to a still-profitable 16-13 ATS on the season.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 10/10/2012

A – Aaron Murray. Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray returned to his apartment after an embarrassing 35-7 loss at South Carolina to find it had been egged and rolled with toilet paper. Murray was a horrendous 11-for-31 for 109 yards with an interception in the blowout loss. Of course, Murray shares the place with linebacker Christian Robinson, so perhaps the dairy and toiletry products were meant for him.
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Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 10/9/2012

Anyone that climbed aboard Doc’s Sports’ bandwagon last week enjoyed one heck of a ride with a 5-2 record that produced a return of +11 units, or $1,010 on $100 per-unit wagers. We went with Ohio State as our Top Play of the Week. And while it was a shaky start at first, the Buckeyes lived up to expectations by turning on the jets towards the end of the first half and keeping their foot to the floor until the final gun to cruise past Nebraska, 63-38, as 2.5-point home favorites.
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Football Futures: Geno beats Bevo, Still on Course for Heisman
by Ricky Dimon - 10/9/2012

It was a relatively tame NFL weekend by the league’s lofty standards. Sure, the Colts-Packers thriller was entertaining and emotional, but Week 3 gave us about six games on par or even better than that one. Sunday featured blowout after blowout, to the extent that even Las Vegas didn’t have to do much breath-holding. Only one game was covered by fewer than three points (the Eagles were four-point underdogs in Pittsburgh and lost by just two).
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Case of the Mondays: Nobody Has it Worse than Braves and Bills
by Ricky Dimon - 10/8/2012

Sure, some teams had a nice weekend. The Cincinnati Reds? Absolutely. College football teams that call one of the two Carolinas home? For sure. Many others, however, did not enjoy the same elation. The Atlanta Braves and Buffalo Bills often find themselves in the same sentence, and not for a good reason. Both franchises make losing championships look as routine as putting on socks (perhaps that belongs in past tense, since neither team plays in championship games anymore).
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Weekly Football Betting Public Action Report
by Trevor Whenham - 10/5/2012

Last weekend was a perfect example of why I love the Public Action Report so much. It went a very nice 5-1 ATS to bring the season total to a nicely profitable 13-10 ATS. It was successful with a full range of teams — from very significant underdogs to a pretty solid favorite. It was another weekend that proves that you can learn a whole lot just from looking at what other people are doing.
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Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 10/2/2012

We came into Week 5 of the college football season fresh off a 5-3 performance the weekend before that left us +11 units. This had us fired up to release our “College Game of the Year” for this past Saturday night’s Wisconsin at Nebraska game. Having been in the sports selection industry for well over 40 years, I have picked my fair share of winners.
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Weekly Football Betting Public Action Report
by Trevor Whenham - 9/28/2012

We got lucky last week. We ended up just 2-2 against the spread on the four games highlighted in the Public Action Report. That’s a small loss thanks to the juice, but it could have been much worse if it weren’t for the replacement refs — Seattle was one of the teams identified in the report, so their botched call was our win. That brings us to 8-9 ATS on the year. That’s not where we want it to be yet, but the report has generally heated up as the season has progressed.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 9/26/2012

A – Alabama. John L. Smith has officially fallen off the wagon. And his rocker. The Arkansas coach is now 1-3, and during a recent press conference he mistook Arkansas for Alabama. Smith said, "Don’t give up on us. It's our program, it's a state of Alabama program." Smith probably wishes it was; No. 1 ranked Alabama pasted the Razorbacks 52-0 two weeks ago. With Smith at the helm, Razorback fans are likely razor blade fans right about now.
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Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 9/26/2012

Last week brought on another round of games in both college football and the NFL, as well as another winning performance by Doc’s Sports Services. We went 5-3 last week on our featured selections and ended-up +11 units, making this one of the best starts ever in over 40 years of handicapping the games. When it comes to our top plays, we are now boasting a sterling record of 9-1, which puts us at or near the top of the football handicapping industry.
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Weekly Football Betting Public Action Report
by Trevor Whenham - 9/20/2012

It wasn’t a perfect week last week for the Public Action Report. In fact, going 2-3 is a long way from perfect. The brightest spot from the report is that the Seahawks stood out as a pick against the Cowboys as underdogs, and they cruised to a convincing 20-point win. It’s interesting to note that Seattle shows up on the report again this week, so the public clearly doesn’t like that team as much as smart money seems to. In the first two weeks the Report has now gone 6-7 ATS, so it is taking a while to warm up as it has in the past.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 9/20/2012

A – Apathetic. The Jay Cutler is smoking Tumblr is slowly taking over the Internet. The site is a compilation of pictures of Cutler, who the site calls the most apathetic looking athlete in the history of sports, with a cigarette photoshopped in his mouth. At first glance it looks like Cutler is really smoking a cigarette. That is how much it looks like he doesn’t give a shit. Cutler is to quarterbacks what Jim Caldwell and Art Shell were to coaches.
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Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 9/19/2012

The new football season is only a couple of weeks old and we have already seen some shocking results on the field. There have been no surprises here at Doc’s Sports Services as we are off to another strong start with our football picks in our 41st season of handicapping the games to provide proven winners on a weekly basis.
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Weekly Football Betting Public Action Report
by Trevor Whenham - 9/14/2012

It was only an average week for the Public Action report in the opener. After all the dust settled we ended up at 4-4 ATS. Despite that, though, the week showed another major area of potential for this report. Three of the four teams that covered also won outright as underdogs.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 9/14/2012

A – Al Pacino. Al Pacino will reportedly play Joe Paterno in an upcoming movie about the former Penn State coach. Not sure who will get stuck with the god awful role of Jerry Sandusky, but I will be highly upset if Mike McQueary is played by anyone besides Carrot Top.
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Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 9/11/2012

The new football season is only a couple of weeks old and Doc’s Sports Services is already off to a fast start with a 6-2 record last weekend that left us +18 units utilizing our Unit Betting System. The first of two big plays last weekend was six units on Oregon State as a seven-point underdog at home against Wisconsin. The Beavers came through with a 10-7 straight-up win. Turning to Week 1 in the NFL, we went with five units on San Francisco as a five-point road dog over Green Bay. The 49ers went on to pull off the 30-22 upset in one of the hardest places in the world to win on the road.
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Weekly Football Betting Public Action Report
by Trevor Whenham - 9/7/2012

The time has come for another year of my favorite little project — the Public Action Report. For the next 12 weeks or so we will be on the lookout for a very specific type of game in college football and the NFL. You can’t typically find out how much money has been bet on each side in a game at the sportsbooks. What you can find out, though, is the percentage of bets that have been place on each side.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 9/5/2012

A – Alexander, Elton. A sports reporter with the Cleveland Plain Dealer actually predicted a Rutgers/Alabama college football National Championship Game. Elton Alexander and other sports reporters put their predictions in print for a respectable newspaper. What makes it even odder is that Alexander seemed to take chalk with everything else, picking Nebraska to win the Big Ten, Florida State to win the ACC, Matt Barkley to win the Heisman and Alabama to win the National Championship. But he picked Rutgers to face Alabama in the National Championship! His two colleagues, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Livingston, didn’t even have Rutgers winning the awful Big East.
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Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 9/4/2012

The first week of the new college football season is now in the record books after Virginia Tech’s dramatic 17-14 overtime win over Georgia Tech as a 7.5-point home favorite this past Monday night. We learned a few things along the way, but having been in the football handicapping business for over 40 years, I would caution you on reading too much into the Week 1 results.
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Fourth Down and Inches: Doc’s Weekly Football Betting Report
by Doc - 8/27/2012

It’s the start of another college football season, which means there are some golden opportunities out there this week to make some serious cash. While there are several games that I like this week, I am going to focus my attention on three key matchups that literally jump off the page as my most solid plays of the week.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 8/22/2012

B – Brett Favre. Brett Favre began his high school coaching career with a bang, as his team, the Oak Grove Warriors, ran up the score on the Sumrall Bobcats, 64-6, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, last week. Favre is an assistant coach with the team. Apparently nobody told ESPN about this game or else I'm sure they would have aired it and Rachel Nichols would have been on the sideline.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 8/9/2012

A – Americans. When is it okay to cheer against the USA in the Olympics? During women’s beach volleyball. For all the success that Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Jennifer Kessy and April Ross have achieved, they leave plenty to be desired in the looks department. The same cannot be said for Czech beauties Markéta Sluková and Kristýna Kolocová, Spain's Elsa Baquerizo and Italy’s Marta Menegatti. The bombshells were unfortunately eliminated by one of the American teams during the Olympics, but hopefully you were able to DVR their matches.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 6/28/2012

A – Alessandro Diamanti. As Italian soccer player Alessandro Diamanti lined up to take a potential game-winning penalty kick against England in the Euro quarterfinals, an English fan behind the net completely exposed himself. Here in the states, crazy fans don Speedos at Duke games to distract free throw shooters. Over in Europe the Englishman literally went “balls out” and stood there helplessly as Diamanti buried the penalty kick and sent Italy to the semifinals while England went home.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 6/18/2012

A – Arrests. In the most telling sign that nobody gives a shit about hockey, the Los Angeles Police Department reported only six arrests after the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup. No word on if those fans even watched the game or if they were just standard Los Angeles Monday night arrests. The six "rioters" were about 40,000 less than when the Lakers won the NBA Finals and probably even fewer than any future Los Angeles Sparks WNBA title celebration.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 6/7/2012

A – Amare Stoudemire. Amare Stoudemire was spotted courtside at Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals with his new fiancé, Alexis Welch, but without sleeves. Stoudemire donned an epic denim sleeveless jacket to attend the game. If someone would have told me in January Stoudemire would be at the Eastern Conference finals with no sleeves on, I would have assumed the Knicks traded him to a decent team.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 5/17/2012

A – Amare Stoudemire. Amare Stoudemire is taking his talents to South Beach. He won't be joining Bosh, James and Wade on the basketball court (probably just in South Beach clubs), but rather Stoudemire will enroll in the University of Miami aka “The U”. Stoudemire will pursue a bachelor's degree in general studies and try to become the first college graduate to have missed a day of work because of punching a fire extinguisher enclosure.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 5/10/2012

B – Bodemeister. Bodemeister led the 2012 Kentucky Derby from start to near finish. He choked down the stretch and was edged by I’ll Have Another. If Bodemeister races in the Preakness Stakes, they should look into changing his name to LeBronmeister.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 5/3/2012

A – Amare. Amare Stoudemire was not hitting the glass during Game 2 against the Miami Heat, but after the game he was able to hit a glass case surrounding a fire extinguisher, with his left fist. The blood stains on the American Airlines Arena locker room was not the only damage done by the punch heard round South Beach, Stoudemire was also ruled out for Game 3.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 4/27/2012

A – Awfulness. The band everyone loves to hate, Nickelback, and the team everyone loves to hate, the Philadelphia Flyers, joined forces on stage at a recent Nickelback concert. The Flyers yucked it up on stage and launched t-shirts to the sparse crowd . The Flyers had to feel right at home performing in front of so few fans.
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Weekly Sports Betting Hot/Cold List
by Nolan Sinclair - Strike Point Sports - 4/5/2012

Crack! Safe! Strike three! Yes folks, its here. Baseball season is upon us, and in this writer’s opinion it couldn’t have gotten here soon enough. The NCAA Tournament didn’t do enough to cure my sports appetite, my three-month bender following the Giants Super Bowl victory has worn off, and the Barclay’s Premier League is slowly coming to a close. I know many of you don’t enjoy the latter, but I urge you to pop a Guinness and enjoy some futobl.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 3/31/2012

A – Asian Apology. Jeremy Lin, the subject of the now infamous "Chink in the Armor" headline, reached out to unemployed former ESPN editor Anthony Federico, who came up with the headline that got him canned. Lin and Federico had lunch and discussed Christian values and racial slurs.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 3/21/2012

B – Big Ten. The Big Ten has four teams in the Sweet 16: Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State and Wisconsin. They are 9-2 overall in the tournament. Plenty of props have been given to the Big Ten, so let’s roast the Mountain West instead. Its four representatives somehow managed to win only one tournament game (and against a No. 12 seed at that).
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 3/9/2012

A- Arizona Cardinals. Moments after news broke that the Indianapolis Colts were parting ways with Peyton Manning, oddsmakers updated their odds of Manning's next destination. Manning taking his talents to the Arizona desert became the favorite at +250 just ahead of Miami (+300) and Washington (+400), while retirement was listed at +500.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 3/1/2012

T – Tim and Taylor. In a match made in ESPN, CMT and alliteration heaven, Tim Tebow took Taylor Swift to Toscanova for dinner. Somehow this event did not bring the ESPN bottom line to a screeching halt. The jesus-loving duo met at a pre-Oscars party and went to dinner but obviously didn’t have premarital sex.
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Weekly Sports Betting Hot/Cold List
by Nolan Sinclair - Strike Point Sports - 2/28/2012

Is it just me or do we need to do away with all professional all-star games? It seems as though they just keep getting worse and worse. The NFL Pro Bowl is an absolute joke. The MLB All-Star Game is awful as the fans just continue to vote in guys like Derek Jeter. And as we saw on Sunday the NBA All-Star Game is just a bad pick-up game.
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Weekly Sports Betting Hot/Cold List
by Nolan Sinclair - Strike Point Sports - 2/21/2012

Can you smell it? Spring is getting closer and closer. BracketBuster week has come and gone, pitchers and catchers are reporting, and that bastard groundhog was ripped from his comfortable hole in the ground in rural Pennsylvania. This is a great time of year for sports buffs.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 2/19/2012

A – Amasian. Jeremy Lin has been cat nip to pun-loving newspaper copy editors. After Lin drilled a three pointer with 0.5 seconds left to knock off the Canadian Raptors, the New York Post topped everyone with their headline, “Amasian.”
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Weekly Sports Betting Hot/Cold List
by Nolan Sinclair - Strike Point Sports - 2/16/2012

Thank goodness for Jeremy Lin. Yes, I know that the hype may be more than deserved, but he has definitely made the NBA relevant during the downtime following the NFL season. New York could be suffering from a serious hangover following the drunken stupor of the Giants Super Bowl victory, but Lin is the perfect remedy.
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This Week in Sports Betting, A-Z
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 2/9/2012

B – Butterfingers. Eli Manning got to go to Disney World, Wes Welker got 900 butterfingers dropped in Boston’s Copley Square in his honor with a note reading, “Thank you Wes Welker.” Welker is receiving a lot of heat for his critical dropped pass in the waning moments of Super Bowl XLVI. Pawngo.com took credit for the stunt and the company was promptly fined for illegal dumping. Welker was not fined for the dropped pass, by the way.
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Weekly Sports Betting Hot/Cold List
by Nolan Sinclair - Strike Point Sports - 2/8/2012

Oh my, that was some Super Bowl! Eli Manning and company foiled the Patriots yet again, just as Scooby and Shaggy do to Old Man Whithers each and every episode. I can hear Tom Brady now; “I would have won that Super Bowl if it wasn’t for that Eli, and Victor Cruz too.”
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