College Basketball Bracket Buster Weekend Preview
by Robert Ferringo - 2/15/2011

I've analyzed the last six years of the mid-February mid-major hoops orgy known as Bracket Buster Weekend to see if I could establish any useful betting angles or trends. Instead of working over every single "official" Bracket Buster game I squared my focus on the ones that featuring the mid-major conferences that were routinely wagered upon. That includes the Ohio Valley, Big West, Horizon, Missouri Valley, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Colonial, and Western Athletic. These are the key players and they constitute the primary games in the Bracket Buster schedule.

Keys to a Great Super Bowl Party
by Robert Ferringo - 2/2/2011

I don’t care about the food. I don’t care about the size of the television. I don’t care about the booze offered. If you want to have a kick-ass Super Bowl party you need to have one thing: a lot of gambling. The general public still, to a certain extent, frowns upon the idea of legalized gambling and views people like myself as degenerates operating on the fringe of the law. But on Super Bowl Sunday its as if every red-blooded, hypocritical American has the green light to get some action down.

Betting the Super Bowl Total
by Robert Ferringo - 1/28/2011

Prior to last year’s Super Bowl I questioned whether or not defense was allowed in the NFL playoffs anymore. After an unprecedented ‘over’ run throughout the 2010 playoffs, I was convinced that no one among the elite teams is capable of stopping anyone else on the elite teams when it mattered most.

10 Greatest Super Bowl Moments
by Robert Ferringo - 1/24/2011

One of the biggest draws of the Super Bowl for the general sports fan is the hope that they will witness one of the 10 greatest Super Bowl moments. Everyone wants to be part of something special and this game provides a canvas for some of the greatest moments in all of sports.

NFL Picks: Jets at Steelers Odds and Betting Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 1/21/2011

I think that the tone of the New York Jets speaks volumes about how this weekend’s game is going to go. The Jets are traveling to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers this Sunday in the AFC Championship Game. The game kicks off at 6:30 p.m. EST with the winner earning a trip to the Holiest of Holies – the Super Bowl.

NFL Picks: Packers at Bears Odds and Betting Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 1/19/2011

The last few weeks we’ve heard a lot of chatter about rivalries in the NFL Playoffs. Well, I got news for you: there are few better rivalries in the entire sports world than the Green Bay Packers versus the Chicago Bears. Maybe it is the 21 combined championships. Maybe it is the 48 combined members in the Hall of Fame. Maybe it is the tradition or the at-its-roots nostalgia that these two ancient Midwestern franchises conjure up.

NFL Picks: Packers at Falcons Odds and Betting Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 1/13/2011

There is no more coveted regular season prize for an NFL team than the No. 1 conference seed and the first-round bye and home field advantage it comes with. The logic follows that this paves the easiest path to the elusive, and ultimate, prize: a Super Bowl championship.

Seahawks at Bears Predictions and NFL Betting Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 1/13/2011

I will fully admit that I was wrong about the Seattle Seahawks last week. I didn’t think they had a prayer at beating New Orleans and not only was I stunned, but it also cost me money in the form of a wager on the Saints. Now, that said, I still think that this is the worst NFL playoff team that I have ever seen and that one week of them playing out of their minds doesn’t erase the pathetic play that this team put on film this season.

BCS National Championship Game Odds With Betting Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 1/10/2011

Lights. Camera. Action. And like it or not, but the BCS System is about to crown another college football National Champion. Full bragging rights will be claimed and history will be written at 8:30 p.m. tonight when No. 1 Auburn takes on No. 2 Oregon in what promises to be as fast-paced and high-flying BCS National Championship Game. The game will take place at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

NFL Picks: Packers at Eagles Odds and Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 1/6/2011

The NFL has the Green Bay Packers to thank for unleashing Michael Vick onto them this season. Now the Packers may reap the whirlwind. The Packers head to Lincoln Financial Field this weekend to take on Philadelphia in a Wild Card Playoff game. Kickoff is at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday and this is a rematch of a Week 1 matchup.

New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts Predictions and NFL Betting Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 1/6/2011

Time to put up or shut up. At the outset of this NFL season the New York Jets, and an obliging media, crowned Gang Green as one of the prohibitive Super Bowl favorites. The early result has been a backed-into Wild Card slot and an opening round shot at the defending conference champions.

Compass Bowl Predictions: Pitt vs. Kentucky Odds and Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 1/5/2011

So, do you want to coach the Pittsburgh Panthers in their bowl game? Apparently no one else wants the job, as the Panthers are set to take on Kentucky in the Compass Bowl at noon on Saturday, Jan. 8 in Birmingham. Despite the look of a program in disarray, the Panthers are actually favored to topple their SEC opponent.

Sugar Bowl Preview: Ohio State vs. Arkansas
by Robert Ferringo - 1/4/2011

The Buckeyes, the pride of the Big Ten, will take on Arkansas tonight at 8:30 p.m. at the Superdome in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. Despite its constant failure on the biggest stages and plenty of off-field controversy, Ohio State has an opportunity to win its record-tying sixth BCS bowl game. Arkansas, on the other hand, is playing in its first.

Orange Bowl Predictions: Stanford vs. Virginia Tech Odds and Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 12/31/2010

“How did they get in here?” I suppose that could be the sentiment toward either of this year’s Orange Bowl teams as both Stanford and Virginia Tech have to be considered somewhat of surprise participants in one of the sport’s most prestigious bowl games. However, they will meet at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 3, in the Orange Bowl and the winner will claim a BCS title (though not THE BCS Title) for its faithful fans and followers.

NFL Power Rankings Week 17
by Robert Ferringo - 12/30/2010

Up is left and down is right in Week 17. Teams you think have nothing to play for decide to let it all hang out. Teams that you think will be sharp in must-win situations come out and lay an egg. There is no certainty – as if there was any other week – and there is no rational way to explain a week that is one part exhibition, one part pre-bar and one part Super Bowl.

Rose Bowl Predictions: TCU vs. Wisconsin Odds and Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 12/30/2010

All we have heard for the last two years is how TCU and the other mid-major college football teams want a shot at the Big Boys for the Big Money. Well, this year the Horned Frogs are going to get a crack at one of the biggest boys on the block.

Pinstripe Bowl Predictions: Syracuse vs. Kansas State Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 12/28/2010

It has been nearly a half-century, 48 years to be exact, since there has been a postseason college football bowl game played in the Bronx. It only seems like it has been that long since the Syracuse Orange have played in any postseason bowl game.

Champs Sports Bowl Predictions: NC State vs. West Virginia Odds and Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 12/23/2010

No two conferences in the country catch as much flak as the ACC and the Big East. Sometimes the criticism is warranted and sometimes it‘s not. But, unfortunately, two of the best teams from both leagues won’t get a shot to prove themselves against the rest of the country because they will be slugging it out with one another.

Insight Bowl Predictions: Missouri vs. Iowa Odds and Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 12/23/2010

College football is, for all intents and purposes, a sick, twisted puppet show. It’s a mess. A disaster. It is a type of chaos that doesn’t exist anywhere else on the gambling frontier. The sport’s unpredictability is its trademark. And nowhere is this more evident than during the college bowl season.

NFL Power Rankings Week 16
by Robert Ferringo - 12/22/2010

Ho-ho-home field advantage is what I’m really honing in on this week, especially in the games featuring teams that are already eliminated from the playoffs. It’s Christmas weekend and think about which would be a more advantageous situation: waking up in your own bed, in your own house, with your family on Christmas Day to enjoy the holiday, or waking up in some random hotel and putting together a makeshift Christmas with your significant others because your 5-9 team is on the road this week?