2015 Baylor Bears Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/9/2015

I felt that Baylor was a bit of fool's gold last year. I admit that Bryce Petty led an absolutely devastating offense that averaged nearly 50 points per game. And the defense was a little stronger than even its numbers suggest. However, Baylor only played four decent teams or tricky games last year - TCU, at West Virginia, at Oklahoma and versus Michigan State. They lost two of those games, and a third, against TCU, they won by just three points. Further, Baylor won 11 games in 2013, and that too was against a cupcake schedule.

2015 Oklahoma Sooners Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/9/2015

Bob Stoops sees the writing on the wall in Norman. He knows that 8-5 seasons are unacceptable around those parts, so he made some offseason changes, most notably bringing in a new offensive coordinator to install a version of the Air Raid offense and adding a new starting quarterback to run it. The hope is that all this adds up to a big season and a vault back to the top of the Big 12.

2015 Kansas State Wildcats Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/9/2015

Don't bet against Bill Snyder. You just don't do it. Snyder is one of the best coaches in college football history, and he has been one of the best against the spread coaches in the sport over the last five years. This year's team doesn't look promising. But since Snyder acquires a lot of talent via junior colleges, this is always a team ready to exceed expectations.

2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/9/2015

Kliff Kingsbury's second year was a big step back after a solid 2013. But now the question is whether the Red Raiders are ready to leap back into the top tier of the league or if they are still punching over their weight class in a loaded Big 12.

2015 West Virginia Mountaineers Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/9/2015

I was on top of West Virginia going 'over' their season win total last year. Dana Holgorsen's squad quietly showed some progress and didn't take a bad loss on the season. They even played a bit of spoiler by knocking off Baylor. But, regardless, this season feels like a bit of a last stand for Holgorsen. He's reportedly a generally unlikeable person and hasn't been embraced by the Mountaineer faithful. And anything short of a breakout season could spell the end of his five-year run in Morgantown.

2015 Iowa State Cyclones Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/9/2015

Paul Rhodes has kept Iowa State respectable for as long as he could. But the fact is that this program needs some new blood. They are coming off an ugly two-win showing last year, and with just 11 starters back I don't see a lot of upside this season. Iowa State has just one returning starter in the front seven on defense.

2015 Kansas Jayhawks Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/9/2015

I had the Jayhawks pegged last year, predicting that they would be more competitive (they almost knocked off TCU and Oklahoma State) but that they wouldn't make it to four wins. I feel even more confident this season predicting the Jayhawks to be one of the worst teams in any major conference in the country.

2015 TCU Horned Frogs Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/8/2015

I don't care what anyone says: TCU got screwed. The Horned Frogs were snubbed from the college football playoffs last year in favor of a team from the pathetic Big Ten. The politics of the decision to exclude TCU have been discussed ad nausea in the national press. But one thing is certain: this year's team will be using last year's snub as serious motivation this fall.

2015 Belmont Stakes Post Positions with Expert Betting Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 6/4/2015

The question everyone wants answered concerning this weekend's Belmont Stakes is if American Pharoah can win the Triple Crown. Maybe the question they should be asking is whether or not it will be good for horse racing if he does win the Triple Crown. The 147th Belmont Stakes will take place at 6:50 p.m. on Saturday, June 6. The race will take place at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Television coverage of the event can be found on NBC.

MLB Betting Advice: Under-the-Radar Teams to Wager on
by Robert Ferringo - 5/28/2015

Gauging value is critical to success in baseball betting. It isn't enough to know which are the best teams and who are the best pitchers. Baseball is one of the few sports that doesn't have a spread to compete with. Which means that risk-management and bankroll discipline are crucial for any wannabe summer profiteer.

MLB Betting Tips: Hottest Baseball Teams for Wagering
by Robert Ferringo - 5/28/2015

Momentum is monumental in Major League Baseball betting. Every team, from the 100-game winners to the 100-game losers, goes through hot streaks and cold streaks during the course of a 162-game season. And understanding who's hot and who's not is a key aspect to making money during the summer home run season.

How New Extra Point Rules will Affect NFL Betting
by Robert Ferringo - 5/22/2015

I understand that The Powers That Be running the National Football League hate sports gamblers (well, some sports gamblers), but this is getting ridiculous. A cavalcade of rule changes over the past several years has warped the game and forced football bettors to stay on their toes. But the NFL's latest alteration is one that has a lot of pros shaking their heads.

MLB Handicapping: Why Bats are Getting Hot Again
by Robert Ferringo - 5/22/2015

Guess what: MLB hitters don't suck anymore. Well, let's just say they suck less. If there was ever any question to the extent steroids impacted Major League Baseball, they were answered with the pathetic offensive performances of the past two seasons. Scoring dipped to levels not seen since the Bush presidency - the FIRST one - and the game had become painful to watch on a daily basis.

2015 Preakness Stakes Post Positions with Expert Betting Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 5/14/2015

I felt heading into the Kentucky Derby that this was the fastest, deepest, most talented crop of three-year-olds that I've seen in a decade. So it makes sense that this year's Preakness Stakes features one of the most competitive fields that we've seen in Pimlico in some time.

NBA Expert Handicapping: What Lies Ahead for Golden State and Atlanta
by Robert Ferringo - 5/13/2015

Two days ago the Atlanta Hawks and Golden State Warriors were on the road, on the ropes, and on the outs with the NBA betting public. But both teams tallied dominating victories in their respective playoff series and have vaulted themselves back into the pole position in the Eastern and Western Conferences, respectively.

2015 NFL Draft Grades
by Robert Ferringo - 5/4/2015

The 2015 NFL Draft will be defined by the careers of the top two picks, Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota. The two quarterbacks are tasked with revitalizing two feeble franchises – immediately – and spent the weekend basking in praise and promise from every football analyst from Seattle to South Beach.

2015 Kentucky Derby Post Positions and Expert Betting Tips
by Robert Ferringo - 4/30/2015

I’m not sure what they are feeding horses these days (HGH?), but it seems as if each year the Kentucky Derby field is getting better and better. Last year’s field was one of the fastest that I recall leading up to Derby Day. And this year’s crop of three-year-old horses may be the deepest that we’ve seen in the past decade.

2015 NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions: South Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/18/2015

The teams down South are completely combustible. Duke, Gonzaga and Iowa State have each experienced early-round flameouts in recent NCAA Tournaments and could all be vulnerable. And even after four months it’s tough to get a read just how good Utah, Georgetown and SMU are relative to top-tier teams in other conferences. Mix in the fact that no other region has as many double-digit seeds poised for potential upsets and the South Region is a powder keg ready to blow up many a bracket.

2015 March Madness Bracket Picks: West Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/17/2015

Every year there is clearly one NCAA Tournament region that can be considered The Region of Doom (which would be college basketball’s equivalent to the World Cup’s Group of Death). This year the Region of Doom is clearly the West, with two legitimate national title contenders and a host of supremely talented boom-or-bust squads lurking throughout the pods. I think that this is the most difficult bracket in the tournament to predict. But it could also end up being the most entertaining.

2015 March Madness Bracket Predictions: East Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/17/2015

It’s dйjа vu all over again for Villanova and Virginia. Just one season ago they were the top two seeds in the East Region, with Virginia earning the top slot. Flash-forward a year and they are once again: the top two teams in the East and the favorites to advance. However, they are both hoping that things go a little better this time around as Villanova failed to survive last year’s opening weekend and Virginia couldn’t do better than the Sweet 16.