2014 Kentucky Derby Post Positions: Handicapping and Analysis
by Robert Ferringo - 5/1/2014

There are generally very few winners in the Kentucky Derby post draw – only losers. However, Derby favorite California Chrome had a stellar day on Wednesday and has tightened his grip on the Horse To Beat title heading into this weekend’s big race.

Connecticut Huskies vs. Florida Gators Free NCAA Picks with Odds & Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 4/3/2014

This game is a rematch of a fantastic regular-season matchup on Dec. 2. The Huskies won that game 65-64 thanks to some incredible last-minute heroics from Shabazz Napier, including a four-point play with 33.5 seconds left and a game-winning jump shot as time expired.

Wisconsin Badgers vs. Kentucky Wildcats Free NCAA Picks with Odds & Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 4/3/2014

Kentucky began the season ranked No. 1 in the country and was touted as having the Greatest Recruiting Class of All Time. Of course, both of those claims were absolutely hysterical as the Wildcats were neither the best team in the country nor the top crop of freshmen in college hoops history.

MLB Handicapping: Atlanta Braves Have Lots of Questions Heading into Season
by Robert Ferringo - 3/26/2014

Last winter was one of the mildest on record in many parts of the country. Snow was sparse. Cold was transient. And jokes about global warming were freely flowing. Flash-forward to this winter, still ongoing in many parts of the country no matter what that drunken groundhog has to say about it. This winter has been a frozen hellscape of twisted ice and shattered dreams. It has been a frozen nightmare of apocalyptic doom, with humans caught in the crossfire of the sky’s unrelenting assault on the ground.

2014 AL Central Picks with MLB Betting Odds and Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 3/25/2014

The American League Central has established itself as the new Weakest Division in Baseball. The Detroit Tigers are head and shoulders above a group that can best be described as inconsistent, underperforming and overmatched.

2014 AL West Picks with MLB Betting Odds and Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 3/20/2014

When people talk about the most heated division rivalries in baseball, they will quickly rattle off the obvious feuds: Red Sox-Yankees, Dodgers-Giants, and Reds-Cardinals. But if you are looking for an area featuring an underrated amount of animosity, look no further than the American League West.

2014 AL East Picks with MLB Betting Odds and Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 3/19/2014

If I were MLB commissioner for a day, the first thing that I would do is shuffle up all of the divisions. Actually, I would institute a rule where every year all of the divisions are determined by a blind draw, essentially reshuffling the deck every season.

2014 March Madness Bracket Picks: Midwest Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/19/2014

Wichita State, Michigan, Duke and Louisville are four of the best teams in the country and among the favorites to cut down the nets in Dallas at the Final Four. And while the seeding of these four juggernauts has caused plenty of babbling from the bobblehead media this week, the reality is that it matters less what order they are presented in than it does what order they finish in.

2014 March Madness Bracket Picks: West Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/19/2014

Top seed Arizona is a tough, physical, defensive-oriented team. They want to lock people up and get in their faces with a hard-nosed man-to-man. Second-seeded Wisconsin is a team whose offensive flow and execution can carve up opponents. Sure, they can defend. Like Arizona can score. But the Badgers are a soft, skilled team that wants to get hot and hit jumpers for a full 40.

2014 March Madness Bracket Picks: East Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/18/2014

The East Regional of the NCAA Tournament could be considered the No Respect Region. Top-seed Virginia was given the No. 1 slot by default, and not many analysts in the country think that the Cavaliers have a realistic shot at winning a national title. The same can be said about Villanova, a team that was seemingly dismissed after their last-second upset loss in the Big East Tournament, despite the fact that only three teams in the nation have beaten the Wildcats this year.

2014 March Madness Bracket Picks: South Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/18/2014

I don’t know if any region has as much boom-or-bust potential as the South Region of the NCAA Tournament. This bracket boasts four programs – Florida, Kansas, Ohio State and Syracuse – that have dominated March in recent seasons. Add in a traditional power like UCLA and a traditional spur like VCU, and the South is stacked with proven commodities.

2014 Big Ten Tournament Picks and College Basketball Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 3/12/2014

This league has cannibalized itself for the past two months, and no true powerhouse has yet to emerge from the Midwest. However, one way or another someone is about to catch fire and cut down the nets in Indianapolis this weekend. And you can bet that whichever school emerges will be vaulted into the national spotlight heading into next week’s NCAA Tournament.

2014 ACC Tournament Picks and College Basketball Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 3/12/2014

Perhaps no conference in the country, save the American Athletic, is as fundamentally disparate as the ACC this year. This conference is a clear case of the basketball haves and have nots, and it has made for some ugly hoops this year in one of the nation’s most prestigious conferences.

2014 AAC Tournament Picks and College Basketball Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 3/11/2014

There wasn’t a more lopsided league in the country than the American Athletic Conference this season. The top five teams in the league went 66-24 in conference play, and the bottom five teams combined for just four wins against the top-tier teams in the AAC this year.

2014 Big East Tournament Picks and College Basketball Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 3/11/2014

This isn’t the Big East Tournament. They can call it the Big East Tournament. They can pretend that this week’s bracket is building on the hallowed past of college basketball’s best conference. And They can act as if there is nothing pathetic and unjust about watching the powerhouse teams from the old Big East plying their trade in other league tournaments this week. But I know the truth.

2014 Mountain West Tournament Picks and College Basketball Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 3/11/2014

The Mountain West always holds one of the most entertaining and intriguing conference tournaments in the country. Even though this has been a relatively down season for the MWC, there is still no shortage of storylines for this league as it prepares to crown a champion.

2014 NL West Picks with MLB Betting Odds and Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 3/11/2014

Los Angeles is one of the strongest favorites to win their division of any team in the Major Leagues. Emboldened by a $7 billion television contract last year, the Dodgers have been on a whirlwind two-year spending spree. And unlike some teams in recent years – I’m looking at you Marlins and Blue Jays – the Dodgers have spent wisely, made savvy trades, and built up one of the top rosters in baseball.

2014 NL East Picks with MLB Betting Odds and Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 3/11/2014

The Dodgers will dominate the National League West. The Cardinals will control the National League Central. But as the Major League season readies itself for launch, one of the biggest questions in the Senior Circuit is which team is the front-runner in the National League East?

2014 NL Central Picks with MLB Betting Odds and Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 3/11/2014

Once the laughingstock of the National League, the NL Central has become the deepest and most talented division in the Senior Circuit. Three teams won 90 or more games in 2013, and I suspect that this summer’s division race will be another three-team dogfight between St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.

2014 SEC Tournament Picks and College Basketball Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 3/10/2014

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: when it comes to college basketball the SEC is one hell of a football conference. Conference realignment has forced many conferences to be leaner and denser with quality college hoops action. The Big 12, Big East and the newly-formed American Athletic Conference are each perfect examples of the trend in action. However, the SEC appears to be regressing and is as bloated and sloppy as it has ever been.