For decades, fans have been filling out office pool brackets hoping to win the big prize. I remember growing up and filling out my dad’s office bracket which was always inevitably won by a woman in accounting who didn’t know one single team and picked based on cuteness of the mascot. While...
If you are a basketball fan, this is the most wonderful time of the year. Conference tournaments are in full swing this week, culminating with Selection Sunday on March 17th. Three of the top four #1 seeds appear to be locked in (Houston, UConn, Purdue) with the last likely to be decided between...
One thing I've learned in my lifetime is that time stops for no one. As years go by, it is amazing how certain sounds or smells can bring you back in time to a feeling from your childhood. Certain...
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No sport can match the tradition and pageantry of College Football, especially when it come to football betting. Whether it’s bleeding for cross-state schools with 100 year rivalries, or just tailgating all day in the sun, College Football fans are definitely one of a kind. Now, I didn’t go to a traditional college. I went to the University of Hard Knocks and then got my graduate degree at Gambling State. I missed the Saturdays with painted faces, fight songs, and cheer squads.
After an 82 game season that felt like two, the NBA Playoffs are finally here. The Lakers are out and upstarts like the Grizzlies are in. The 7-8-9-10 Play-In format worked as planned, leading to more meaningful games all the way to the end of the season. The Phoenix Suns finished with the league’s best record this year at 64-18 and have the lowest odds to win the championship at around +250. The defending champion, the Milwaukee Bucks, a 3 seed this year sit at +400. The Miami Heat are the number 1 seed in the East. The hottest team in the NBA might be the number 4 seed, the Dallas Mavericks. It honestly feels like as many as six to seven teams could hold up the Larry O’Brien trophy in June. NBA Playoffs: Defense for the Win Looking for a key factor when picking your future champ, well its cliché, but defense wins championships. Phrases only become cliches if they are true and this certainly holds true in the NBA. Fifteen of the last twenty-one NBA Finals have featured a match up of...
A tradition unlike any other…...Masters week is here! Without a doubt it is the best golf betting event of the year. And what would The Masters be without drama and this year we have it before anyone hits the first tee. Tiger Woods announced that not only is he playing, but he thinks he can win. Sportsbooks are already seeing major action on Tiger to win and make the cut. How To Bet On Golf Golf betting has been one of my most profitable endeavors in the last two decades. While betting on a player "To Win" gets the casual bettor excited, I have made my bread betting individual matchups and mixing in a Top 5 or Top 10 here or there. Last year we hit on a few Top 5s and finished Masters week 5-1. Betting on golf may seem simple but there are a lot of different options that bettors should understand. If you are playing matchups and futures you need to bet different amounts. I personally suggest 1.5-1.75% of your bankroll on matchups and .5-.75% on “To Win” and Top 5 or 10 bets. Golf...
The volume of wagering during March Madness supersedes any other sports betting event. There are a lot of narratives this year, but just because a team has a good story doesn’t mean they are a good bet. Yes, its Coach K’s last year, but does that mean Duke is destined to make a deep run? Or will they fold under that added pressure? Gonzaga was ranked #1 to start and to end the season – will they be able to complete the unfinished business of two recent Championship Game losses? With no truly dominant team out there, there are literally a dozen teams that I could see cutting down the nets. Betting The Underdogs There will be plenty of opportunities for positive expectancy wagers, so don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Historically, I have done extremely well in the first two rounds of the dance. I particularly like placing first half wagers on underdogs, for three reasons: 1) The first half is more of a pure number, because there aren’t garbage end of game fouls being...
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For die hard football fans, the last few months since the Super Bowl ended can feel like doing hard time. You can watch classic games on the NFL Network, or, if truly desperate, even try to stomach an XFL game - poor substitutes for sure. Well...
Every year after the NCAA Basketball Champion cuts down the nets, I head to the Southern US. After seeing some family in Florida, I was lucky enough to go The Masters and The RBC Heritage Open in Hilton Head, South Carolina. In addition to the...
When the confetti fell on the Connecticut Huskies and CBS played One Shining Moment, college basketball fans around the country realized their favorite time of year was over and that they would have to wait six months for the new season to begin. ...
While you all know by now that my allegiance lies with my bankroll, before I knew how to bet on sports, I had a love for one sport in particular as a kid growing up in New Jersey – baseball. My father was always a huge Yankees fan and some of my...
This years Men's NCAA Basketball has represented the name "March Madness" to its fullest. Never before have so many brackets been busted so early. An Elite 8 with Zero #1 seeds and a Final Four with no seeds higher than # 4, this year’s tournament...
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It’s Wise Kracks time! Jon Orlando and I lay it all on the line this week with valuable sports betting tips and commentary. This week's episode is one of those rare extended conversations where Jon picks my brain and taps into my decades of experience betting (and...
Welcome back for another episode of Wise Kracks sports betting podcast. This week’s episode has plenty of great sports betting conversation and insight with one of our biggest guests yet! Join Jon Orlando and me for one of our best shows to date. February is always an...
Wise Kracks is coming in hot this week with another episode of great sports betting tips and strategy! Jon Orlando and I have plenty of great topics to discuss this week, including my top 5 tips for bankroll management. What does Las Vegas look like in the current...
We are back for another episode of Wise Kracks, the podcast full of great sports betting tips and strategy. This week’s episode is an extended conversation between Jon Orlando and me about last week’s Super Bowl. Who knew the game would go the way it did? The Kansas...
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