Devils at Rangers Game 2 NHL Preview (Doc's Sports | May 15/12)
Unfortunately, the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers players didn’t drop the gloves and brawl right after the opening faceoff of Monday’s Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals – the...
HP Byron Nelson Championship Betting (Matt Fargo | May 15/12)
The PGA Tour rolls into Texas this week for the HP Byron Nelson Championship from the TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. Irving has served as host city to the Nelson for...
NBA Playoff Journal (Tuesday, May 15) (Larry Ness | May 15/12)
Home teams finished the first round 29-15 SU but just 23-20-1 ATS. Unders began to separate themselves from overs, with 27 unders compared to just 17 overs (under bettors were plus-8.3 net...
NBA Playoff Journal (Monday, May 14) (Larry Ness | May 14/12)
This year's first round featured two sweeps (Thunder over Mavs and Spurs over Jazz) and with two others "going the distance." The Lakers and Clippers both opened 3-1 leads over the...
Teddy's Round 2 NBA Playoff (Ted Sevransky | May 14/12)
The opening round of the NBA Playoffs is already in the history books, and we’ve got some compelling matchups as Round 2 begins. Let’s take a whirlwind tour around the NBA, examining some...
Nuggets/Lakers Game 7 Preview (Doc's Sports | May 11/12)
Time to eat a little crow here. I thought the L.A. Lakers would put forth a huge effort in Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night in the Mile High City. I believed Kobe Bryant...
NBA Playoff Journal (Friday, May 11) (Larry Ness | May 11/12)
This year's first round has featured two sweeps (Thunder over Mavs and Spurs over Jazz), three more ending in six games, one headed for a Game 7 and tonight, the Grizzlies will try to...
Indiana Pacers-Miami Heat Series (Bryan Power | May 10/12)
As the first round of the NBA playoffs winds down, it never hurts to start looking ahead to Round 2. Although as of press time (Thursday) there are still four first round series left to be...
Grizzlies at Clippers Game 6 Preview (Doc's Sports | May 10/12)
For my money, easily the most entertaining first-round NBA playoff series has been the Western Conference matchup between fourth-seeded Memphis and the No. 5 Los Angeles Clippers, and they...
Braves at Cardinals Series Preview (Doc's Sports | May 10/12)
Backers of the St. Louis Cardinals owe the Atlanta Braves a giant thank-you card.
The 2011 Cardinals and Braves will be forever intertwined thanks to Atlanta’s epic September collapse...
MLB Power Rankings: Week of May 10th (Sean Murphy | May 10/12)
1. Texas Rangers -205 Josh Hamilton has hogged the headlines thanks to his four home run effort in Baltimore. Lost in the Rangers success is the terrific work from their bullpen, which...
NBA Playoff Journal (Thursday, May 10) (Larry Ness | May 10/12)
NBA Playoff Journal (Wednesday, May 9)
This year's first round has featured two sweeps (Thunder over Mavs and Spurs over Jazz), with all other series standing at 3-1 after four games....
NBA Playoff Journal (Wednesday, May 9) (Larry Ness | May 09/12)
All four contests on Tuesday night featured series in which one team held 3-1 leads and NBA playoff history tells us that only EIGHT teams have ever come back to win a best-of-seven series...
THE PLAYERS Championship Betting (Matt Fargo | May 08/12)
The PGA Tour heads back to Florida this week for the "Fifth Major", THE PLAYERS Championship. "THE PLAYERS" is capitalized for a reason since this is THE Championship for the PLAYERS and a...
NBA Playoff Journal (May 8) (Larry Ness | May 08/12)
The NBA expanded its first round playoff series from the best-of-five to a best-of-seven games back in 2003. That postseason did not see a single four-game sweep and two series "went the...
NBA Playoffs: Week 1 in Review (Lenny Del Genio | May 07/12)
Today is Monday May 7th, 2012 and we are more than one full week into the NBA postseason. Only one series has concluded thus far with the team most have winning the Western Conference...
Teddy's MLB Report: Runs, Red Sox (Ted Sevransky | May 07/12)
The first month of the baseball season has come and gone, and there is no shortage of interesting stories to discuss. This week, I’ll break down the two biggest surprise teams in early...
NBA Playoff Journal (Monday, May 7) (Larry Ness | May 07/12)
Here’s quick ‘Reader’s Digest’ version of what happened Saturday and Sunday in the NBA playoffs. Saturday began with Indiana ‘escaping’ with a 101-99 OT win in Orlando, opening a commanding...
NBA Playoff Journal (Friday, May 4) (Larry Ness | May 04/12)
Watching the Heat and Knicks last night, it’s hard to imagine that Stoudemire’s presence would have made much of a difference in the outcome. The Knicks did lead 40-36 at the half (had a...
Playoff Journal (Thursday, May 3) (Larry Ness | May 03/12)
The Spurs continued their dominating ways last night, using a 20-0 second quarter run to open up a 53-28 lead. All five starters scored in double digits (Parker led with 18) and the bench...
Playoff Journal (Wednesday, May 2) (Larry Ness | May 02/12)
The big questions heading into Tuesday night’s games were whether the Bulls could overcome the loss of Rose (for the rest of the postseason) and could the Celtics win in Atlanta without...
MLB Power Rankings: Week 5 (Guillermo Sanchez Perez | May 02/12)
The Texas Rangers stay at the top in our fifth power rankings of the MLB season. The Angels continue to fall but the Red Sox are back in the top 10 after putting an end to their early...
Kentucky Derby Handicapping Trends (Doc's Sports | May 01/12)
Over the years we’ve seen some trends hold up very well in the Kentucky Derby, while others haven’t been nearly as strong in recent years. Here’s a look at some of both kinds of Kentucky...
Breaking Down A Baseball Matchup - (Guillermo Sanchez Perez | May 01/12)
First of all, I will get started by saying: "There is no such thing as a guaranteed winning formula for sports handicapping." Throughout my career I have worked like a dog, allowing myself...
Playoff Journal (Tuesday, May 1) (Larry Ness | May 01/12)
The Knicks matched a franchise playoff low with 67 points in Game 1 but last night, scored 94 points on 49.4 percent shooting. ‘Melo bounced back from a 3-for-15 shooting performance in Game...
Wells Fargo Championship betting: (Matt Fargo | May 01/12)
The Wells Fargo Championship, formerly known as the Quail Hollow Championship, is the tour’s next stop this week and the drama continues from Charlotte as this is the final tuneup prior to...
Playoff Journal (Monday, April 30) (Larry Ness | Apr 30/12)
The 2012 NBA postseason opened with the Bulls beating the 76ers 103-91 but with just over 1 1/2 minutes left in that contest, Derrick Rose suffered a torn ACL and is out for the rest of the...
Teddy's NBA Playoff Weekend Recap (Ted Sevransky | Apr 30/12)
The NBA regular season was rather lackluster. TV ratings were mediocre at best and there was a legitimate absence of compelling story lines to draw casual fans into the fray. And frankly,...
The Battle Of Manchester (Guillermo Sanchez Perez | Apr 30/12)
North American Sports have their fair share of heated rivalries, such as the Red Sox - Yankees, and the Lakers - Celtics, but none of these compare to the passion of British soccer fans. The...
May Good Month Pitchers (Marc Lawrence | Apr 29/12)
MAY GOOD MONTH/BAD MONTH PITCHERS
By Marc Lawrence
The running of the Kentucky Derby each year signals MLB enters its 2nd month of play. And with it a handful of surprise teams take...
MLB Report (Saturday, April 28) (Steve Merril | Apr 28/12)
ROYALS at TWINS (Over 8 ½, -105) – 1:10 pm ET #969-970
Not an official play, but I would rate the Over as a light lean today.
The Royals and Twins continued their tradition of...
2012 Kentucky Derby Contenders (Doc's Sports | Apr 27/12)
This is a wide-open Kentucky Derby. I have been obsessively watching this race for three decades, and I can’t remember a race with more potential winners and fewer clear choices than we are...
NBA’s Second Season (Larry Ness | Apr 27/12)
The 2011-12 NBA season saw its start delayed until Christmas Day, because of a lockout. The regular season was “compacted” from 82 to 66 games and concluded Thursday night. However, one of...
Interview with Larry Ness (Larry Ness | Apr 27/12)
1) You're well known for your prowess at baseball Larry. How's the current season treating you so far?
Answer: MLB has always been my favorite sport to handicap and I've noted...
Interview with Lenny Del Genio (Lenny Del Genio | Apr 27/12)
Welcome aboard Lenny. We're very pleased to have you here. I'm curious, why did you choose now to join us?
Covers Experts is clearly the place to be and the opportunity to come...
NBA Playoff Payoff Team Trends (Marc Lawrence | Apr 27/12)
NBA PLAYOFF PAYOFFS
By Marc Lawrence
To the unsuspecting gambler, the NBA often times simply means 'Nothing But Agony'. To the informed, however, it represents a 'Nice...
NBA Power Rankings: April 26th (Sean Murphy | Apr 26/12)
1. San Antonio Spurs -10.7 The Spurs incredible depth was on display on Wednesday night in Phoenix. The 'big three' sat, but San Antonio still managed to keep its nine-game winning...
MLB Power Rankings: Week 4 (Guillermo Sanchez Perez | Apr 25/12)
Our fourth power rankings of the MLB season are mostly unchanged at the top, with Texas still leading the way. The Dodgers continue to climb while the Red Sox and Phillies continue to...
Zurich Classic of New Orleans betting: (Matt Fargo | Apr 24/12)
The PGA Tour heads to the bayou for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans from TPC Louisiana, the sixth straight year it has been the host course and seventh overall. This is the second to final...
NBA Playoffs: Who Has What it Takes? (Ted Sevransky | Apr 23/12)
It’s not unusual for a ‘middle of the pack’ baseball team to get hot at the right time and carry that momentum all the way to a World Series title, like the St Louis Cardinals did last...
Steve Merril's NBA Fullcourt (Steve Merril | Apr 23/12)
Houston Rockets
The Rockets have had their ups and downs over the past two weeks. Houston jumped into the #6 seed last week after winning four consecutive games, all on the road. But...
NBA Power Rankings: April 19th (Sean Murphy | Apr 19/12)
1. Miami Heat -10.7 The Heat have taken advantage of a rather light schedule, winning four straight games to strengthen their hold on the number one spot.
2. San Antonio Spurs -10.4...
UFC 145 Review (David Chan | Apr 17/12)
by David Chan
This is one of the more highly anticipated UFC's in recent memory, as the headline fight pits Rashad Evans vs. Light Heavyweight Champion Jon "Bones" Jones.
Since...
MLB Power Rankings: Week 3 (Guillermo Sanchez Perez | Apr 17/12)
Our third rankings of the season have Texas still leading the way. But watch out for a charge by the National League, with St. Louis and the L.A. Dodgers surging up the chart.
1 Texas...
Valero Texas Open betting: (Matt Fargo | Apr 17/12)
The tour leaves the southeast following a blowout victory from Carl Pettersson at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head and heads back to Texas at another difficult venue. The Valero Texas Open...
Steve Merril's NBA Fullcourt (Steve Merril | Apr 17/12)
Dallas Mavericks
The defending NBA champs have had a tumultuous season. The Mavericks are just 6 games over .500 (34-28 SU) with a losing record on the road at 13-18 after back-to-back...
NBA Late Season Notes & Quotes (Ted Sevransky | Apr 16/12)
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve offered some notes and quotes from around the NBA. The end of this hurried and abbreviated regular season is looming – the playoffs start next weekend....
NBA Power Rankings: April 12th (Sean Murphy | Apr 12/12)
1. Miami Heat -10.5 Despite dropping a pair against the Grizzlies and Celtics, I'll still give the Heat the benefit of the doubt while the Bulls continue to struggle.
2. Chicago Bulls...
NBA Over/Under Report (Bryan Power | Apr 12/12)
As we hit the final two weeks of the NBA regular season, most teams have around 10 games remaining on the schedule. For purposes of this article, I wanted to take a look at NBA totals and...
NHL Playoffs: A Competitive Opening (Ben Burns | Apr 11/12)
The first round of the NHL playoffs features no really large underdogs. Even the heaviest favorites are available at less than -220 to advance to the next round. This is quite rare. Often,...