December College Hoops

We are about to enter one of the more interesting parts of the year in college basketball, with the new season just beginning to take a significant form. At this time of the year in college basketball, the schedule is a jumble. There is a smattering of semi-important pre-January conference games....

Tuesday Nov 28, 2006

published 647 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 23

Key Numbers: College Vs. the NFL

If you don't know what is meant by "key numbers" in football handicapping, you should. Because points tend to be "lumpy" in football - with the scoring involving bunches of more than one point at a time - there are some pointspreads that are more important than others,...

Wednesday Oct 25, 2006

published 681 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 21

Beware of the Buddha Mode

It's the middle of the college football season, one of my favorite times of the year as a handicapper. Most of the teams have taken on the primary form they will demonstrate for the rest of the season. Strengths and weaknesses have been revealed. Teams that are rolling toward likely bowl...

Wednesday Sep 27, 2006

published 709 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 19

The New Look of Newcomers in College Football

Because of several influencing factors in recent years, the landscape for newcomers in college football has changed substantially. First, a few years ago, the NCAA experimented by allowing teams, if desired, to add a 12th game to their schedules when there were enough weekends in the fall months....

Wednesday Aug 30, 2006

published 737 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 17

Grading the NFL Coaches

As promised in my last column on grading the NFL coaches, this time we'll take a look at the AFC. As always when it comes to coaches as a sports-betting factor, my caveat applies. A team's coach can be an edge, but he is not always the definitive edge versus the spread in team sports,...

Tuesday Aug 08, 2006

published 759 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 15

Grading the NFL Coaches

We all know that football is "king" when it comes to sports betting. Each season for the past few years, I have taken a look at the NFL coaches, giving them a grade that includes many intangibles. I always like to caution, however, that while coaching can be an edge, it is not always...

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