NBA Final’s Stats, Props, Numbers, and Prices

Hey sports fans, as you all know I am the best NBA post-season ‘capper in the world. I am 53-30 the L2 NBA Playoff campaigns, including a 5-2 mark in LY’s Finals. You can get all my winners right here, individually or take advantage of my NBA FINALS DISCOUNTED PKG for only $69. You will receive each and every NBA Finals Winner that I have for less than the price of lunch. Tuesday, May 31st brings us Game 1 of the 2011 NBA Finals between the West’s #3 seed, Dallas Maverick’s... 

NBA Finals Fever!

Say, what happened to the Celtics, Lakers and Spurs? 2011 was supposed to be the year when all the old fogies advanced in the NBA playoffs. Instead, young teams from Memphis, Miami, Chicago, Atlanta and Oklahoma City pulled many surprises, so this postseason appears to be “The Year That the Torch was Passed.” Unless you’re a Dallas Mavericks fan. The thirty-something Mavericks, a No. 3 seed, pulled some surprises of their own to advance to the NBA Finals. Despite the site of 26-year old Jose... 

2011 NBA Finals Historical and Statistical Analysis

In the 2010-11 regular season, The Heat finished one game better than Dallas. From 1947 through the 2011 NBA third round, when NBA teams finished one game better than their best-of-7 playoff series opponents , they have posted a 16-17 (.485) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. This is the 25th best-of-7 playoff series for the Dallas Mavericks, and the 19th for the Miami Heat. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, Dallas has a 11-13 overall series record, a 0-1 Finals-round... 

2011 NBA Final’s Breakdown

Well sports fans, as another NBA campaign comes to a close, we must talk about what has changed this past season. For starters, both the Celtic’s and Laker’s are watching the Championship on TV instead of being in it. So are the Spur’s. The talented and athletic Bull’s and Thunder certainly made a respectful run at it. But lack of post-season experience proved fatal. And the dream partnership of Carmelo and Amare are still in need of another major talent. Maybe Chris Paul? The regular season... 

Betting Baseball Totals

When analyzing baseball totals, weather can be even more important than stats and starting pitchers. This particular baseball season has seen terrible weather in the northeast, with ten times as many rain outs already as we saw all of last season. This week the Tigers and Red Sox played a game at Fenway where the weather was cold, drizzly and the wind was blowing in. Final score: 1-0.On the same night, a little further south, it was cool in Baltimore as the New York Yankees survived a very scary... 

MLB Handicapping: Lean Toward Big Dogs More than Big Chalk

April and May means that many novice sports bettors may look at the matchups and lean toward ace pitchers and lay the big price. But let me say four words to you: Do not do it. Baseball is unique from football and basketball in that there is no point spread. Instead you bet merely on which team will win the game and this translates into a money-line wager. When betting baseball, most professional handicappers look for prices that are close to even money (for example, -120, -135 favorites or +105,... 

MLB Betting: The Importance of Defense in Baseball Handicapping

When is the last time you sat down and analyzed a Major League Baseball team’s defense? The answer is likely either a long time ago or never. The average sports bettor thinks a lot about defense when analyzing a football or basketball game, but I’m convinced that most people don’t think nearly enough about defense when it comes to baseball. It may not mean as much as the starting pitching matchups, but in a sport where many games are decided by a run or two, defense is definitely worthy of... 

MLB Updated Odds to Win the World Series

MLB Updated Odds to Win the World Series as of 5/18/11 As we pass about one quarter of the regular season in baseball, we have seen some surprises. As of print on 5/18/11, here is a run down of what’s what in the MLB. The AL East is bunched up as 2 ½ games separate Tampa Bay, New York, Boston, and Toronto. The AL Central has the Indian’s starting to run away with the division at 26-13, 5 games ahead of the 2nd place Tiger’s. Pre-season favorite, Minnesota is dead last, 13 ½ games back. The... 

NFL Odds: Props Predictions for 2011 Defensive Rookie of the Year

Since we may not see any NFL transactions for months, depending on a June 3 court hearing on the lockout, and with the draft still fresh in everyone’s memory, let’s take a look at one of the few NFL player props out so far this year: the 2011 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (check back at Doc’s for a story on the Offensive Rookie of the Year as well). WagerWeb lists three players as the early favorites at +500: Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller (taken No. 2 overall), Arizona Cardinals cornerback... 

NBA Playoffs Betting: Beware of Blowouts

The NBA playoffs are in full swing, which means overall the better teams are battling each other. This is different from the regular season when many nights great teams are playing bad teams and bad teams are playing worse one. Astute sports bettors should pay very careful attention to blowouts. For instance, after losing Game 1 114-101 at home, the Thunder bounced back and topped Memphis, 111-102 the next game, covering as six-point chalk. The Lakers blew out the Hornets in Game 3, 100-86, then... 

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