By Razor Sharp Sports
We have just past the quarter pole of the Major League Baseball Season. In a season that goes 162 games we still have plenty of baseball to be played but you can see how things are shaping up by looking at how things start. Everyone talks about how the run in September makes all the difference to who wins the races, but if you fall apart in April and May, you might be so far out of the race that you have nothing to play for. With that being said, who have been the players that have starred so far. Lets give out our First Quarter Sharpies!
by Jim Feist
April and May means that many novice sports bettors may look at the matchups and lean toward ace pitchers and lay the big price. But let me give you three words of advice: Don’t do it. Baseball is unique from football and basketball in that there is no point spread. Instead you bet merely on which team will win the game and this translates into a money-line wager.
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By Mike Wynn Sports
Last week we took a look at the on going trends in the American League and now it’s time to take a look at National League trends for the season and the trends for the series for the weekend ahead.
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by Jim Feist
The 2013 NBA playoffs are in full swing, which means overall the better teams are battling each other. This is different from the regular season when many nights great teams are playing bad teams and bad teams are playing worse one. Astute sports bettors should pay very careful attention to blowouts. Read the rest of this entry »
By Mike Wynn Sports
Time to take a look at the American League trends that have developed so far this season. As I stated in the National League trend report a while back there are a ton of ways to handicap baseball and in this report we’ll take a look at a few like road/home, day/night and teams versus right and left hand pitching to name a few.
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By Razor Sharp Sports
When it comes to baseball there are so many factors that come into play in handicapping. Of course we have the teams themselves, starting pitchers, the home field, the weather, & being outdoors or in a dome. One of the most overlooked factors that can play a very big factor in the game is the home plate umpire. Each umpire has their own strike zone and that can truly effect the hitting and runs scored in a game. If you like playing baseball totals, the home plate umpire should be one of the first things you take a look at before you make a over/under play. We are just over a month into the regular season and we have gotten a pretty good look at the umpires. Most of them have been behind the plate at least 4 or 5 times already. So I took at look at the numbers and have a list of the best Over umps and best Under umps. When I took a look at these numbers, I only used umpires that had been behind the plate at least 4 times this year. So which ones top the lists?
by Jim Feist
More than any other sport, baseball is a game of patience. It’s not how you start, but where you finish, and with a 162-game regular season, there is a LOT of baseball left. Did your team get off to a bad start? Well don’t panic. There is plenty of time to make adjustments and turn things around. Did your team get off to a hot start? Don’t start making World Series reservations just yet. Read the rest of this entry »
By Razor Sharp Sports
At the start of the season, we almost didn’t have a season. The NHL was in a lockout and it really looked like the 2012-13 season was going to be for not. the sides wer so far away and nothing was getting closer. Somehow the pressure of both sides losing money forced them back to the table and got something worked out. We had an abbreviated season, but one thing that didn’t change was the playoff format and if I had to guess the playoffs won’t change much either. I expect plenty of hard hitting, face paced action and when all is said and done, whether your team is a #1 seed or a #8 seed, it will really not matter much at all. As we have seen over the past few seasons, all you need to do is make the playoffs and then get hot to take home Lord Stanley’s Cup! Let’s take a look at how things ahave played out the last few year and try to come up with idea of how the 2013 playoffs may play out.
by Jim Feist
As the NBA playoffs roll on, handicappers should take careful note of how teams did against each other during the regular season. Examine head to head matchups individually and as a group. Does one team dominate another? If so, are the reasons for this, or was it merely a fluke during the long grind of the 66-game schedule?
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By Razor Sharp Sports
The NFL kicks off their 2013 NFL Draft on Thursday night. I absolutely love this event. I don’t know what it is, the selection process or is it that it just puts the NFL back on the center stage and I need my football fix. Either way, I will watch pretty much the entire 1st day and most of the second. Even the third day, where champions are built, may not have the names that you recognize, but I will still keep at least one eye on the TV for most of that. Taking a look at this year’s draft and it isn’t a “Sexy” draft, but down the road we may see that it as a very good one. We won’t see alot of players from the Offensive talent positions going early. As a matter of fact, as you look at my 1st Round Mock Draft, you will see just 5 talent spots from the offense. I have 1 QB in Geno Smith going at #13 and a handful of WRs. I don’t see a RB going in the 1st round. Eddie Lacy could sneak into the 1st round if someone makes a move up by trading to get the top Running Back. So who will get who? Let’s take a look.