The most important decision facing football betting fans each weekend is whether to take or lay the points. On the other side of the counter, the most critical determination for sportsbooks is if and when to move that number. Occasionally, these two disparate but linked disciplines conspire to offer bettors the potential for a wagering windfall. Most sportsbooks will move a football line [...]

If you’re brand new to sports betting, you might not be familiar with some of the terms and phrases that get thrown around in this industry. These words have specialized meanings, and there are no two words more meaningful to handicappers than sharps and squares. On the surface, the difference between the two groups is obvious. A sharp bettor makes smarter decisions than the squares who pop [...]

Baseball Betting Rules Unfortunately, when you bet on baseball, this isn't like betting on a basketball game or a football game. All that you have to worry about in those sports are whether the game is played on time, whether it is played at the right venue, and whether it lasts long enough to be graded as an official wager. Sports betting fans know that it is incredibly rare that these even [...]

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For most practitioners of college football betting, the process of choosing a wager comes down to an assessment of raw data and human qualities, a mixture of science and art. But what if imponderable emotional factors such as motivation and revenge and were eliminated from the wagering equation and bet selection became nothing more than a matter of pure science? With that in mind, let&rs [...]

[...] 13 in the role of underdogs the last 11 seasons. Sports Betting Angle: Oregon has covered six straight games the week before playing USC. Bets and Pieces: The Ducks have covered seven of their last nine games versus Stanford. STANFORD (12-1 SU, 8-4 ATS, 11 RS, 55 RL) By the Numbers (2000-2010) SU: 59-70 ATS: 69-56-2 HF: 19-12 HD: 18-15 AF: 9-5-1 AD: 22-23-1 Sportsbook Buster: [...]

[...] just 25-35 as a home favorite the last 11 years. Sports Betting Angle: Florida State has covered four straight visits to Duke. Bets and Pieces: FSU has covered seven of its last nine at home versus Maryland. MARYLAND (9-4 SU, 8-4 ATS, 14 RS, 48 RL) By the Numbers (2000-2010) SU: 80-56 ATS: 68-60-1 HF: 20-18 HD: 13-12 AF: 10-9 AD: 21-17-1 Sportsbook Buster: The Terrapins have cov [...]

[...] 0-2 ATS within the Big 12 the last five seasons. Sports Betting Angle: Oklahoma has covered six in a row against state rival Oklahoma State. Bets and Pieces: The Sooners have covered seven of their last eight visits to Baylor. TEXAS A&M (9-4 SU, 7-5 ATS, 18 RS, 60 RL) By the Numbers (2000-2010) SU: 72-63 ATS: 57-71-2 HF: 24-30 HD: 12-9-2 AF: 10-10 AD: 9-25 Sportsbook Buste [...]

[...] just 7-11 as road underdogs the last 11 seasons. Sports Betting Angle: Nebraska is 6-1 as a favorite of more than 10 points versus Big Ten opponents. Bets and Pieces: The Huskers have covered three in a row against Michigan State. MICHIGAN STATE (11-2 SU, 6-6 ATS, 13 RS, 50 RL) By the Numbers (2000-2010) SU: 71-664 ATS: 56-72-5 HF: 20-31-1 HD: 7-10-3 AF: 10-12-1 AD: 17-16 Sport [...]

Buying Points Most online sportsbooks will allow bettors to buy points on NFL, CFB, NBA & CBB games. There are many times when a sports bettor will lose a game by one half of a point so they might be more inclined to buy a point the next time around. Buying points usually cost 10 cents for each 1/2 point you buy unless you are buying off the number 3 or 7 which are the most common winning

Betfair Voices Support For European Version Of Poker Players Alliance Aimed At Sports Bettors With final decisions yet to be made on the Lisbon treaty in Europe, the gambling community has launched an online petition, which, if successful, will become one of the first citizens’ policy proposals. The treaty includes the 'Citizens Initiative', which states that a pe [...]

Bodog Provides Best Bang For Buck Bodog's player benefits are a pretty well kept secret, probably because the site suspended US television advertising in early 2008. Bodog management has advised us that TV advertising will be back in 2009, which might mean the end of online poker's best player bonuses. Who knows - in the meantime, there is no better value [...]

The House Financial Services Committee approved the Payments System Protection Act or H.R. 6870 late Tuesday with a 30-19 vote. According to a press release by the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, "the enactment of the bill will have the practical impact of delaying implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) regulations through a process desi [...]

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