In last week’s issue we talked about teasers. The Monday Night Football game was a good example of a game that was good for the house on teasers as it finished more than 7 points off the total and the spread. This week I want to discuss how best to take advantage of different lines … Read more
The Super Bowl is still a couple of months away, but the holidays are here and so is college bowl season! As a bookmaker, I am thrilled with how many bowl games there are, but as a fan!.not so much. The New Orleans Bowl this week featured a North Texas team that won 7 games … Read more
I was lucky enough to have been recently invited to participate in a night school class on sports wagering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Las Vegas is one of my favorite cities and getting to talk about sportsbetting with a large group was a lot of fun; a big thanks to those … Read more
Michael Phelps, Lance Armstrong, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Ichiro Suzuki, Vijay Singh, the Boston Red Sox – there have been some pretty amazing stories to come out of the past year. In this week’s issue I was going to cover the year’s best games, but I thought I’d better wait and see how things unfold … Read more
Curses, charges, flying chairs and wild controversies. Miracle comebacks, Olympic heroes and football gods. For sports fans and sportsbooks, it has been one of the biggest years for sports in recent memory. With that in mind, I give you my thoughts on the year that was 2004. Some of these will appeal to every sports … Read more
A couple of weeks ago I said that I would dedicate an upcoming issue to answering your questions and I want to thank everyone for taking the time recently to drop me a few lines. Your emails are always appreciated (and read!). Hey Rob, I have been gambling on all types of sports for the … Read more