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Handicapping MLB Stats: Jim Feist Hot and Cold Streaks!

MLB Baseball Betting Tips – Hot and Cold Streaks!

Baseball is a game of stats and streaks. The Red Sox started this season 2-10 and had all kinds of problems with pitching, injuries and an ice cold offense.

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Jim Feist Thanksgiving Week Handicapping Tips

Turkeys, Turnovers and Upsets!

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Jim Feist

It’s Thanksgiving week, which means the middle of the NFL campaign while winding down the college football regular season.

Late season college football means heated races for conference titles and bowl berths, plus rivalries that span decades. These games can have far more importance for players than September/October clashes. Oklahoma/Ok-State, USC/UCLA, Florida/Florida State, Georgia/Georgia Tech and Auburn/Alabama bring out extra intensity and emotion.

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Jim Feist NFL Pre Season Handicapping Tips

NFL Preseason Betting Tips

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Jim Feist

It may be HOT and many folks are still on vacation, but August kicks off the best time of the sports betting calendar: Football season! Competition on the field won’t be as intense as September, of course, as wins aren’t as important as evaluating young talent and trying to keep players healthy. However, there will be betting lines available on preseason pro action and it’s possible to cash winning tickets.

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Jim Feist’s CBB Betting Tips (Feb. 17th)

College Hoops Takes Center Stage

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Jim Feist

The SEC has a bunch of teams that are loaded with talent, depth and athleticism.

Kentucky won the national championship in 1998, Florida knocked on the door in 2000 getting to the title game against Michigan State, the won it all with back-to-back titles.

Here’s a look at some of college basketball’s best teams in the SEC.

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Jim Feist’s CBB Betting Tips (Feb. 12th)

College Hoops Takes Center Stage

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Jim Feist

With the Super Bowl in the rear view mirror, the next big event on the sports stage is college basketball’s season-ending tournaments.

Since 1997, college basketball’s national champion has come from several different conferences: the Pac 10 (Arizona), SEC (Kentucky and Florida), Big 10 (Michigan State), the ACC (Duke, Maryland, North Carolina), Nig 12 (Kansas) and the Big East (UConn, Syracuse).

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Feist Super Bowl XLIV Handicapping Tips

Super Sunday!

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Jim Feist

The top two seeds in both conferences have made it to the Super Bowl. That’s not the norm, as it hasn’t happened since 1993. The Colts are looking for their second Super Bowl title in four seasons while the Saints make their first trip to the big game. For those examining expert football picks, back in August the Colts were 8-to-1 to win the Super Bowl while the Saints were 18-to-1.

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Jim Feist’s Divisional Playoff NFL Betting Tips

NFL Playoff Time!

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Jim Feist

As the playoffs begin, those who earned the top two seeds in each conference have a key edge, as they get a bye the first week while watching the others duke it out. Sitting at home this past weekend were the Saints, Vikings, Colts and Chargers. A year ago the favorites to win the 2010 Super Bowl were the Patriots at 6-to-1, the Steelers at 7-to-1, the Colts at 8-to-1 and the NY Giants at 8-to-1.

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Feist’s Bowl Gambling & Handicapping

Bowl Bonanza!

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Jim Feist

As 2009 draws to a close, we find ourselves smack in the middle of the bowls. You shouldn’t be bowled-out, either, as they build to the crescendo that is the Texas/Alabama showdown for the national title.

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Jim Feist’s 2009/10 Bowl Game Betting Tips

Late December: The Best Time for Bowling!

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Jim Feist

As 2009 draws to a close, we find ourselves smack in the middle of the bowls. You shouldn’t be bowled-out with football picks, either, as the bowls slowly build to the crescendo that is the Texas/Alabama showdown.

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Jim Feist’s Week 15 NFL Betting Tips

NFL Juggernauts and Fading Has Beens

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Jim Feist

Looking at NFL streaks, two things stand out in 2009: The Saints and Colts. It was quite a story two years ago when the Patriots were trying to march through the NFL regular season at 16-0 as it hadn’t happened in 35 years. Now, just two years later, a pair of teams are threatening to do it!

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Jim Feist’s Week 14 NFL Betting Tips

The Overlooked Edge: Football Depth

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Jim Feist

Depth is such an essential element of success in pro and college football, and one that is easily overlooked. Big college programs have this as a huge advantage over small schools. Because of injuries, Oregon had to use backup QB Nate Cost in the middle of the season, and he played well in a win over UCLA.

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Jim Feist’s Week 13 CFB Betting Tips

Turkeys, Turnovers and Upsets!

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Jim Feist

It’s Thanksgiving week, which means the middle of the NFL campaign while winding down the college football regular season. Late season college football means heated races for conference titles and bowl berths, plus rivalries that span decades, all of which can influence college football predictions. These games can have far more importance for players than September/October clashes.

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Jim Feist’s Week 11 NFL Betting Tips

Pro Parity and 20 Point Blowouts

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Jim Feist

For years, pro football has been the sports leader when it comes to parity. Pete Rozelle was credited with, “On any given Sunday any team can beat another.” You say, “Wait a minute — the Saints and Colts started 16-0 SU/11-5 ATS. Where’s the parity?” How about four wins by the Colts of 4 points or less? They didn’t lose a game in the first half of the season, but were far from dominant.

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Jim Feist’s 2009 World Series Gambling Tips

Wagering on the World Series

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Jim Feist

October memories glare the brightest in baseball lore. Bobby Thompson’s 1951 home run, Don Larsen’s perfect game in Game 5 of the ’56 Series, Bob Gibson’s 17-strikeouts in Game 1 ’68, Carlton Fisk’s home run in ’75, Kirk Gibson’s blast in ’88, Joe Carter’s Series ending three-run homer in 1993.

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Jim Feist’s Week 7 NFL Betting Tips

The Value of Run Defense

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Jim Feist

Like a giant leak on a sinking ship, one of the first signs of a poor pro football team is weak run defense. Stopping the run is essential to building a championship team. Who won the Super Bowl in January? The Steelers, a team with the No. 1 overall defense, including No. 2 against the run. In 2007, the eventual champion NY Giants were No. 8 against the run.

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Jim Feist’s Week 6 NFL Betting Tips

Turnovers Can Turn the Tide

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Jim Feist

A recent Monday night football game saw Brett Favre battle his old team, Green Bay. Favre was the story, with a terrific performance, but young QB Aaron Rodgers put up some sizzling numbers, with 384 yards and 2 TDs. Impressive.

Did they win? Or cover? No, as Minnesota won 30-23.

The most obvious explanation and it’s obvious: 2 turnovers. Turnovers are one of the most basic fundamentals of winning football, both straight up and against the number when analyzing football picks.