2014 Big 12 Tournament Picks and College Basketball Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 3/10/2014

As many as eight of the 10 teams in the Big 12 Conference could find themselves in the NCAA Tournament next weekend. As such, this week’s Big 12 Tournament could be considered a preview of next week’s Big Dance rather than just a settling ground for a few regional scores.

2014 Pac-12 Tournament Picks and College Basketball Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 3/10/2014

College basketball bettors in Las Vegas are going to have front row seats – literally – to one of the best conference tournaments in the country this week when the Pac-12 tournament gets underway. The Pac-12 Tournament begins Wednesday, March 12. It is being held in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and the champion will be crowned on Saturday.

College Basketball Handicapping: My Worst Players in the Nation List
by Robert Ferringo - 3/7/2014

This week I filled out my ballot for selecting college basketball All-Americans as well as offered my vote for National Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year. It’s difficult every year, but I feel pretty confident with my selections.

2014 Missouri Valley Tournament Basketball Picks with Odds and MVC Predictions Doc's Sports
by Robert Ferringo - 3/4/2014

It’s time to dance. The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament begins this Thursday and marks the beginning of one of the most frenetic and enjoyable times on the sports calendar. Arch Madness will take place from March 6 to March 9 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, with the winner earning the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA Basketball Betting: Handicapping Saturday’s College Schedule
by Robert Ferringo - 2/28/2014

Conference championships, undefeated seasons, and critical league and NCAA Tournament positioning is on the line this weekend as we head for the biggest day on the weekly college basketball docket. There is a host of big games on the schedule for Saturday. Wichita State’s is attempting a perfect regular season.

College Basketball Betting: Handicapping NCAA Senior Nights
by Robert Ferringo - 2/27/2014

Emotion is one of the most prominent factors in handicapping college basketball. It is also one of the most difficult to assess for gamblers and analysts because it is next to impossible to predict how 19- and 20-year-old kids are going to respond to pressure and rapid combinations of joy, sorrow, excitement, and fear.

NCAA Basketball Handicapping: Wichita State Legit Title Contender
by Robert Ferringo - 2/27/2014

One of the biggest debates in college basketball right now involves the Wichita State Shockers. Most basketball analysts are fighting over their ranking and potential seeding for the NCAA Tournament, while basketball bettors are wondering what value the Shockers have as a national title contender.

College Basketball Betting: Best Games to Wager on This Weekend
by Robert Ferringo - 2/20/2014

The Basketball World will be focused on three of the biggest games of the year this weekend. First, Syracuse heads to Cameron Indoor for a revenge matchup with Duke at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Then at 7:30 p.m. Kansas will take on Texas in a game that can all but lock up the Jayhawks’ 1,000th Big 12 championship in a row. Finally, Sunday afternoon Michigan State heads to Ann Arbor for a matchup with archrival Michigan with first place in the Big Ten on the line.

College Basketball Handicapping: Conference Rankings
by Robert Ferringo - 2/12/2014

I still hate the fact that the classic Big East has been dismantled in college basketball. But the one silver lining of having my beloved Syracuse Orange head to the ACC was that I knew they would absolutely demolish this pathetic, overrated, candy-ass conference.

Super Bowl Tips: Betting In Las Vegas Sportsbooks
by Robert Ferringo - 1/31/2014

Raphael Esparza was a Vegas sportsbook manager for over 15 years. He has seen it all when it comes to Super Bowl weekend. He has a few tips for anyone coming to town for the weekend and looking to get down on The Big Game:

Super Bowl Betting: Year-By-Year Vegas Sportsbook Profit
by Robert Ferringo - 1/31/2014

Everyone knows that when it comes to gambling The House Always Wins. However, we now have empirical proof that, in regards to the Super Bowl – the biggest sports betting event in the country – The House doesn’t always win.

College Basketball Betting: Saturday Odds and Analysis
by Robert Ferringo - 1/31/2014

Below is a look at five games that aren’t in the same stratosphere as the SU-Duke game in terms of hype and national exposure. But these five games are each critical in their own way, involving teams either battling for conference championships or fighting to earn their way into the NCAA Tournament discussion.

College Basketball Betting: Saturday Odds and Analysis
by Robert Ferringo - 1/24/2014

Saturday is money day in college basketball. The games start at 11 a.m. on the East Coast and run well past midnight. In between is the overwhelming action of a thousand whistles, winners and those “what-the-hell-happened” moments that make college hoops such a spectacle each winter.

College Basketball Handicapping: Why Duke is Struggling
by Robert Ferringo - 1/13/2014

Duke’s demise would normally lead to glee for the overwhelming majority of college basketball fans, myself included. The Blue Devils are smug villains and the most reviled program in the country. But while their shaky start in the ACC should be the source of great enjoyment, I instead find myself annoyed that a team I projected No. 1 in the country in my preseason power rankings is faltering.

NCAA Tournament Picks and Field Predictions, Jan. 8
by Robert Ferringo - 1/8/2014

For most college basketball programs in the country, a successful season comes down to just one thing: making it to the NCAA Tournament. Every team starts the season hoping for an invite to The Big Dance, and while there can be only one National Champion, most schools consider a slot in the Field of 68 and a chance at cutting down the nets as a victory in and of itself.

NFL Power Rankings – Week 17
by Robert Ferringo - 12/23/2013

I almost had to do a double take on Sunday. For a minute there I thought I was watching real, live football. There was hitting and defense, and each game was not some free-for-all shootout. It was glorious. Not so glorious was getting caught with my hand in the totals cookie jar. The past two seasons the scoring faucet shut off much earlier than Week 16.

NFL Power Rankings – Week 16
by Robert Ferringo - 12/17/2013

Like I touched on last week, defense has essentially been outlawed in the NFL. And right now bettors are almost blindly betting on every game to beat the posted total. The books are scrambling to adjust. But they know that this week features a host of what are essentially playoff games, which are usually lower-scoring. The books are caught in the middle of the road. And the freight train that is NFL scoring just keeps bearing down on them.

NFL Power Rankings – Week 15
by Robert Ferringo - 12/10/2013

Well, I was right and I was wrong last week in saying that weather would be a major factor in Sunday’s games. While the snow and the cold made for some incredible television – and the elements seemed to heighten the drama exponentially – the weather really didn’t slow down any of the offenses playing this past weekend.

NFL Power Rankings – Week 14
by Robert Ferringo - 12/3/2013

Weather will be a major factor this week in the NFL as we have several dome teams heading out into the elements in some of the key games this weekend. Indianapolis heads to Cincinnati. Detroit will travel to Philadelphia. Baltimore hosts Minnesota. And Dallas will head up to Chicago on “Monday Night Football”. The temperature should be at or below freezing in all four of those games and wind, snow, and rain could all be major factors.

NFL Power Rankings - Week 13
by Robert Ferringo - 11/26/2013

Every week we keep waiting for some teams to separate themselves from the pack in the NFL Playoff picture. But every week it seems like all things do is get more muddled. Over half of the teams in the NFL are still in the playoff hunt, and 22 of 32 teams are either at or within one game of .500. Parity rules. But this is also the time of the year when those overlooked teams on the bottom rungs of the NFL hierarchy can be moneymakers for bold bettors.