The NBA playoffs are closing in on the start of the championship series while MLB is getting ready to close out the second month of the regular season. Each and every day the oddsmakers continue to provide golden opportunities to cash in on all the games with the release of various player prop bets that are tied to all the action.

Betting player props can be a lucrative way to build your bankroll if you know how and where to look. This is far more easily said than done unless you get on board a money train known at Doc's Sports as The Prop Machine. This betting system utilizes a long-term approach to analyzing the value in players in terms of their current form verses their overall season averages. This leads to uncovering bad lines that either undervalue or overvalue a particular player in a particular matchup.

The results speak for themselves, with The Prop Machine generating an overall profit of $40,000 over the last year of selections for college football and the NFL, the NBA and MLB games. Last football season alone, The Prop Machine was up over $27,000 and it returned a profit of $15,500 for the 2013-14 NBA regular season. This is not a get-rich-quick scheme or a short-term fix for a bankroll that has gone south. Using Doc's Unit Betting System as its platform, The Prop Machine aims to deliver a long-term profit to its loyal customer base.

Last Week's Results

The Prop Machine stuck primarily with MLB player props last week and kicked thing off with a +$1,600 return on its first four selections. Despite the strong start, there is still a reason that betting on sports is called gambling. A rough patch of four straight losses against just one correct call led to a downward spiral that resulted in a $2,560 loss for the week on a record of 8-10.

This setback cut deep into the profit for this season's MLB selections, but this also makes it the perfect time to get on board for this week's picks. History has a tendency to repeat itself, and The Prop Machine has responded to a down week with some of its biggest paydays on record.

Future Trends

Recent performances oftentimes translate into future trends, so this becomes a very instrumental part of the handicapping process. The Toronto Blue Jays are suddenly the hottest team in baseball with a 12-2 record in their last 14 games. Leading the charge at the plate have been Edwin Encarnacion and Melky Cabrera.

When players start putting up big numbers, they can quickly get overvalued by the oddsmakers. The Prop Machine sees this happening with both of these Blue Jays' batters in light of some better pitching coming to town this week.

One trend that continues to pay dividends this MLB season is the "under 2" props for hits/runs/RBIs. The return has been +$4,680 on a record of 13-1 using Doc's Unit Betting System.

The Prop Machine Free Pick

The Prop Machine's free pick last week was the "over 13.5 total points" on Oklahoma City's Reggie Jackson in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against San Antonio. He came up just short with a total of 13 points.

The Prop Machine is still 6-2 in its last eight free picks for this article and ready to get back to its winning ways with this week's selection. Not to be deterred by last Monday's near miss, it is going with the "over 14.5 total points" (-115 Sportsbook.ag) on the Thunders' Reggie Jackson in Tuesday's crucial Game 4 showdown against the Spurs.

Be sure to check out The Prop Machine Insider's Page here on Doc's Sports website for a complete recap of their track record at picking props and making their clients profit.

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