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Tom Freese: NBA Handicapping Tips

NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE NBA, by Tom Freese

(12-24-2008)

The Boston Celtics are off to their best start in the history of their storied franchise going 27-2 to start the season. That includes a current streak of 19 straight wins. Last year on their way to their 17th NBA Championship all the talk was about the ‘Big Three’ of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen.  

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Free Week 17 NFL Predictions

The NFL Double Take

Week 17 offers our Sportsbook.com writers one last chance to provide our members with winning picks, and a shot at redemption after each stumbled last week.

Each writer went 1-3 against the spread (ATS) last week, a rare miss as both have had profitable seasons. Cras is 34-27-3 going into this weekend’s action while Mike is 33-28-3.  

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Week 17 NFL Game Previews – ATS Trends

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Look no farther. We’ve got all the previews, for every NFL game coming up in Week 17 of the NFL Season

Top matchups on tap for Week 17 include: New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills – New England has won 10 straight meetings between these divisional rivals.  Denver Broncos @ San Diego Chargers – The winner of this game will take the AFC West crown and earn the right to take on the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the playoffs. The loser will be eliminated from the post-season.  

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Free Week 16 NFL Predictions

THE NFL DOUBLE TAKE

Sometimes they agree, sometimes they disagree; this week it’s a bit of both.

We had our writers break down four of the biggest Sunday afternoon matchups and here’s what they came up with.

If you like to ride the hot picks, Cras is 7-1 against the spread (ATS) with his Double Take selections over the past two weeks. For the season, he’s 33-24-3 while Mike is 32-25-3.  

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Week 16 NFL Game Previews – ATS Trends

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Top matchups on tap for Week 16 include: An AFC south matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday Night Football. There’s a Saturday NFL game this week when we see the Dallas Cowboys battle the Baltimore Ravens. On Sunday Night Football the winner of the big game between the Panthers and the Giants will grab command of the NFC Conference, and on Monday Night Football the underachieving Green Bay Packers fly to Chicago to play the Bears…    

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Free Week 15 NFL Predictions

THE NFL DOUBLE TAKE

Our writers continue to pad your pockets with winning picks on Sunday.

Last week it was Cras with a perfect 4-0 week against the spread (ATS) and now each writer enters Week 15 with more than respectable 30-23-3 records.

Here’s how they break down four of this week’s intriguing matchups:  

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Week 15 NFL Game Previews – ATS Trends

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Top matchups on tap for Week 15 include: The New Orleans Saints flying up to COLD Chicago to play the Bears on Thursday Night Football. On Sunday Night Football the Giants tackle the Cowboys in Dallas, and on Monday Night Football the Pathetic Browns travel to Philiadelphia to play the Eagles…  

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Big Al: Week 15 NFL Handicapping Tips

Late Season NFL Adjustments

The Kansas City Chiefs aren’t going to make the playoffs and have had a train wreck season. This wasn’t unexpected. A local writer for the KC Star pointed out, “The Chiefs aren’t built to win football games. They’re built to be $32 million under the salary cap while Arrowhead Stadium undergoes renovation.”  

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Free Week 15 NFL Gambling Picks

NFL Fearless Free Picks Week 15

The Week 14 NFL Odds and Lines laid to rest any doubts about the Colts, Titans and Steelers being the cream of the crop in the AFC. Now we have three legitimate contenders to the crown in the AFC and it could all boil down to this final week for the rest of the under card.  

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Free Week 14 NFL Predictions

THE NFL DOUBLE TAKE

Week 13 was the first in many in which one of our guys didn’t pull out a profitable Sunday.

Each Sportsbook.com writer went 2-2 against the spread (ATS) with last weekend’s picks and that leaves Mike with a 29-21-3 record this year and Cras at 26-23-3.

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Free Week 14 NFL Gambling Picks

Week 14 NFL Fearless Free Picks

The Week 14 odds and lines are here, and it’s time to make up for the losses that Philadelphia and the New York Jets suckered you in to. If the Thanksgiving sports betting weekend taught us anything, it’s that we still know very little about this NFL betting season. It’s been a crazy year, but Week 14 should make things a bit easier on the betting maniacs out there. Let’s get to the preview!

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Week 14 NFL Game Previews – ATS Trends

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Top matchups on tap for Week 14 include: As Mike & Mike from ESPN are calling Thursday Night Football this week “The NFL Europe Championship” between the Oakland Raiders and the San Diego Chargers. On Sunday Night Football the Redskins battle the Ravens, and on Monday Night Football the Bucs travel to Carolina to play the Panthers…  

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Free Week 13 NFL Predictions

THE NFL DOUBLE TAKE

If you’re riding the hot hand, you’ve had some big weeks of late.

In his Double Take picks, our own Sportsbook.com writer Mike is an impressive 9-3 against the spread over the last three weeks. That’s improved his season record to a very impressive 27-18-3. Cras has struggled in recent weeks but is still a profitable 24-21-3.

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Black Friday College Football Picks

NCAAF: BLACK FRIDAY’S BEST BETS

With 12 games on the schedule, the Statfox Forecaster was put to work for a special Black Friday edition of college football.

Forget hitting the malls and hit Sportsbook.com for a complete list of odds on the Live Odds page and catch action on the tube all day long.

Here’s a quick look at a few of the games on tap for Friday.

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College Football Expert Predictions – Week 14

NCAAF: CONFERENCE TITLES ON THE LINE

The Pac 10 Championship is up for grabs and so are spots in the ACC and Conference USA title games.

We had the Statfox Forecaster predict the outcomes for three key games on Saturday.

Here’s a look at the three games, along with some key betting tips to consider.

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Week 13 NFL Game Previews – ATS Trends

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Top matchups on tap for Week 13 include: Three Thanksgiving Day football games starting with the Titans visiting the Lions. The Seahawks tackling the Cowboys, and the night cap on the NFL network sees the Arizona Cardinals vs. the Philadelphia Eagles. On Sunday Night Football the Bears battle the Vikings, and on Monday Night Football the Jaguars travel to Houston to play the Texans…