Category: Betting Guides

Point spreads and moneylines are two of the most common ways for people to bet on an NFL football game every week. For first-time bettors, […]

If you’re new to the world of sports betting, it can sometimes feel like people are speaking a completely different language when referring to their […]

We were the first to put searchable sports databases on the web in 1996 and we are revamping them again. The changes to the database […]

Many sportsbooks offer bettors the option to buy points on point spread bets in football and basketball. Buying points allows you to give away fewer points […]

Taking a good hard look at underdogs before placing a bet on any favorites is a good habit to adopt. Often the public’s adoration for […]

Odds are, if you are sports bettor, or just a sports fan who makes occasional bets, you’ve seen ads promoting the handicapper who always win […]

Key numbers are the most common margins of victory in football and basketball, which also makes them the most desired point spreads by bettors wagering […]

Bettors who limit themselves to just one book, and don’t take the time to line shop, often cheat themselves out of potential profits in both […]

Sportsbooks offer all kinds of events to bet on all year long. September brings NFL and college football that runs through January; October brings the […]

Football and basketball bettors know only too well how tough the point spread can be to beat on a week-to-week basis. Sometimes you may like […]

Betting on futures such as who will win the AFC East division title, the Super Bowl, or the College Football Playoff Championship Game continues to […]

There are only 30 teams in the NBA and MLB, 31 in the NHL and 32 in the NFL. That makes these major sports a lot easier for sportsbooks […]

When handicapping sports, the amount of rest and energy a team or athlete has heading into a game or event should be considered as a […]

After oddsmakers release their opening lines at sportsbooks, the betting public almost immediately reveals which side of the number they like more and moves them […]

Understanding how point spreads work is essential in order to be a successful bettor. But thinking like an oddsmaker and setting your own lines before […]

In the long run, sportsbooks make their money with the juice or “vig” they charge for betting on each and every sporting event. When you […]

The Zig-Zag Theory is a betting system many handicappers follow that applies to all NHL and NBA best-of-seven playoff series that use the 2-2-1-1-1 format. […]

Successfully betting on games and being able to consistently pick winners is obviously important. But in the long run, the most important aspect to making […]

Football bettors, office poolies and pick’em game contestants have plenty of stats and resources at their fingertips — but how many of those stats or trends […]

As live betting continues to become a much bigger phenomenon in the United States featuring more and more American sports after Europeans made it popular […]