http://www.docsports.com/xml.rss News and information for Doc's Sports en-us Copyright Doc's Sports 2012 2013-05-19T19:01:28-05:00 Doc Sports Handicapping http://www.docsports.com/2013/red-phillies-picks-odds-mlb-series-predictions-832.html Two teams stalking their respective division leaders will lock horns in the City of Brotherly Love this weekend as Cincinnati takes a six-game winning streak to Philadelphia for a set against the Phillies. The Reds, currently with the second-best record in the National League, have pulled back-to-back sweeps to get within 1.5 games of St. Louis. http://www.docsports.com/2013/red-phillies-picks-odds-mlb-series-predictions-832.html http://www.docsports.com/2013/preakness-stakes-betting-handicapping-preview-022.html How many horses line up for the Preakness Stakes can tell you a lot about how the trainers and horse folk view the Kentucky Derby winner. For instance, in 2007 just eight horses came out to test Derby winner Street Sense, and in 2008 there were just 11 horses ready to run at Big Brown. Both of those horses were so well respected that they scared away most competition in the second leg of the Triple Crown. http://www.docsports.com/2013/preakness-stakes-betting-handicapping-preview-022.html http://www.docsports.com/2013/preakness-stakes-predictions-411.html We are on the verge of the second jewel in this year’s Triple Crown. It has shaped up as an interesting challenge. Six horses carry on down the trail after the Kentucky Derby, including heavy favorite Orb. They are joined by three new entrants — wise-guy choice Departing, inexperienced Bob Baffert-trainee Govenor Charlie, and major longshot Titletown Five. http://www.docsports.com/2013/preakness-stakes-predictions-411.html http://www.docsports.com/2013/college-basketball-odds-win-national-championship-047.html The college basketball offseason isn’t nearly as sexy as the down time between the major professional sports. But with players leaving early for the NBA Draft, the transfer carousel, some last-minute recruiting commitments, and off-court arrests and suspensions impacting rosters across the land, there is no shortage of storylines as the deck gets reshuffled each summer in one of the most wagered on sports in the nation. http://www.docsports.com/2013/college-basketball-odds-win-national-championship-047.html http://www.docsports.com/2013/andrew-wiggins-to-kansas-props-odds-predictions-499.html I will give college basketball rankings services credit in that they are usually pretty accurate on which players are going to be stars, while it's way more hit-and-miss in college football for obvious reasons. But the fawning over Wiggins it's almost ridiculous. The ironic thing is that he's been the top-rated recruit in the Class of 2013 only since October. http://www.docsports.com/2013/andrew-wiggins-to-kansas-props-odds-predictions-499.html http://www.docsports.com/2013/week-in-mlb-baseball-betting-by-the-numbers-039.html At the last installment of this report, the Boston Red Sox were in first place in the AL East. Baseball is a long season, but that doesn’t mean things can’t change quickly. Fast forward to this week, and the Red Sox are three games behind the red-hot New York Yankees. http://www.docsports.com/2013/week-in-mlb-baseball-betting-by-the-numbers-039.html http://www.docsports.com/2013/preakness-stakes-pace-scenarios-775.html The pace scenario for the Preakness in 2013 seems to be reasonably straightforward. Of course, the same could have been said for the Kentucky Derby, and one horse blew it all to pieces. Palace Malice, one of the five Todd Pletcher horses in that race, was probably sent to the front early to keep the pace honest for Verrazano and Revolutionary behind. http://www.docsports.com/2013/preakness-stakes-pace-scenarios-775.html http://www.docsports.com/2013/back-futures-513.html The stars appear to be aligning for Orb to become the 34th horse to win both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness and put himself one Belmont win away from the Triple Crown. Saturday’s field in Baltimore is down to nine, although Orb could get some competition from Departing, Goldencents, and Itsmyluckyday. And speaking of being one win away, both the Spurs and Grizzlies are just that. The Western Conference Finals could be set as early as Thursday. http://www.docsports.com/2013/back-futures-513.html http://www.docsports.com/2013/fresh-horses-preakness-stakes-890.html You might think that picking a horse to win the Preakness that didn’t run in the Kentucky Derby would make sense. After all, the Derby is a truly brutal test for horses, and the two-week rest following that race is far less than horses are used to now. While there seems to be logic there, history has not proven that to be the case. In the last 29 years of the Preakness, we have seen just three horses that won without having run in the Derby. http://www.docsports.com/2013/fresh-horses-preakness-stakes-890.html http://www.docsports.com/2013/nba-handicapping-can-any-team-match-up-with-miami-heat-074.html The Miami Heat have the look and feel of a team that is marching toward the inevitable — a second championship in the LeBron James era. Miami has laid waste to every team it has faced over the last 40 or so games, and even when they took a knockout blow to the face by losing Game 1 at home to the Chicago Bulls, they simply shrugged it off and dominated the series. http://www.docsports.com/2013/nba-handicapping-can-any-team-match-up-with-miami-heat-074.html