A simple truth of sports betting is that it's the superior bettors who succeed, not the most competent handicappers. So, while it may be difficult to contain the snickering when someone says they have a handicapping system, a bit more respect must be shown to those who apply a system to betting.   Often broadly defined as "money management," any good betting system involves r

Say good-bye to Allen Iverson.         Word is the Sixers are saying that Allen Iverson will not return to the team this season, and it’s hard to imagine any scenario in which Iverson would be with Philadelphia when training camp opens next October. The former MVP has been on personal leave, reportedly to care for his ill daughter, but The Answer must ha

Not quite out of the Woods yet       Tiger finally talks. Or does he?       The world’s best-known athlete at long last tells the people who have lined his pockets what is going through his mind, and what he is now going through in rehab as he begins the process of repairing his marriage, his relationship with previously adoring fans an

Oklahoma City a cover machine on the road      What is the absolute best bet in the NBA this season?      Cleveland on the money line? Nope      Lakers on the money line at home?      Taking the over on Grizzlies games?      All money-makers, to be sure, but the best way to cash this

NBC, along with TV affiliates USA, MSNBC and CNBC, will devote 435 hours of original coverage to the Olympic Games in Vancouver, Feb. 12-28, but it remains an open question whether Winter Olympics betting will come anywhere near matching the peacock network's depth, intensity and dedication to the international sporting event.   Sportsbooks operators certainly are doing their part. In fact,

Early Super Bowl odds, and comments: (Odds courtesy of Las Vegas Hilton) Indianapolis 6/1 Overvalued – Too dependent on one player not getting hurt. San Diego 8/1 Overvalued – Groundhog Day every playoff season. Time to move on without Tomlinson. New England 10/1 Overvalued – Too many defensive issues. Belichick’s history after rough seasons is to bring in lo

Chargers are itching to erase playoff past     If momentum is what you crave, the Chargers are your guys. Of the Elite 8 remaining in the playoffs, none of the Super Bowl wannabees has a bigger head of steam than San Diego does. The Chargers have not lost a game since Oct. 19, and they have the pelts and mounted heads of 11 consecutive opponents in their game room.   

Patriots have Brady, Belichick...and lots of concerns       Regardless of whether you like or dislike Bill Belichick, regardless of whether you think SpyGate was blatant cheating or something that every team in the league has done, regardless of whether you are tired of Tom Brady and Giselle and their tabloid lifestyle, say this about the New England Patriots – it

Phillips’s future on the line on Sunday      For Wade Phillips, the magic number is two. Two more wins and he gets to keep his job. One loss in either of the next two games and Jerry Jones hands Phillips a pink slip and sends him into the Texas desert.       Dallas will win the NFC East with a win over the Eagles on Sunday in what would be a

There's no sure path to victory for the sports betting enthusiast but abiding by a few well-chosen New Year's resolutions could lead to greater success in 2010:   I resolve to never bet more than I can afford to lose.   I resolve to understand that sports betting is a continuous process and that how I do for a day, a week or a month isn't as important as how well I do for the long ru