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 [...]

[...] ts long enough to be graded as an official wager. Sports betting fans know that it is incredibly rare that these events get cut short. However, MLB betting is a totally different creature, and you have to know the rules that can, and often times, do end up voiding your bets. First off, be sure to check the rule at your individual sportsbook. Each book has slightly different rules at times and [...]

The Philadelphia Phillies are the clear favorite in the National League as pitchers and catchers report for the spring training kickoff. The Phillies were dominant in the regular season last year with 102 wins, five more than any other team, but got tripped up in the postseason by the hot Cardinals. They’ve now been bounced by the eventual champion in the playoffs the last three years [...]

With a competitive pointspread that's sure to interest both sophisticated and casual sports betting fans, Super Bowl betting really could be super this year. Sportsbooks opened the New England Patriots as 3-point favorites to beat the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Feb. 5. The total for the game is 55, another number that should draw action on both s [...]

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 [...]

The addition of Utah and Colorado has turned the Pac-10 into the Pac-12 and created a title game at the end of the season. Throw in USC's NCAA probation and the psychological impact it could have on Trojans players, and college football betting followers have much to consider this year. Teams are listed in predicted order of finish with 2010 records, returning starters (RS) - including kic [...]

The ACC sent nine teams to bowls last season, compiling a 6-3 record against the spread (ATS), results that will have college football betting fans re-evaluating the perception that the league is weak. Teams are listed in predicted order of finish with 2010 records, returning starters (RS) - including kickers - and returning lettermen (RL) in parentheses: ATLANTIC DIVISION FLORIDA STA [...]

Conference stalwarts Texas and Oklahoma are a combined 20-30-2 against the spread (ATS) the last two years, something college football betting aficionados will be checking this season. Teams are listed in predicted order of finish with 2010 records, returning starters (RS)--including kickers--and returning lettermen (RL) in parentheses: OKLAHOMA (12-2 SU, 8-6 ATS, 16 RS, 54 RL) By the [...]

Take Ohio State out of the mix and the remaining Big Ten teams are just 32-51-1 as home favorites the last two years, a development college football betting enthusiasts will watch closely this season. Teams are listed in predicted order of finish with 2010 records, returning starters (RS)--including kickers--and returning lettermen (RL) in parentheses: LEGENDS DIVISION NEBRASKA (10-4 [...]

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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