Steve Makinen

    As one of the original founders of StatFox, Steve Makinen has been in the business of sports betting and data analysis for almost 25 years now. In his time in the industry, Steve has worked in a variety of capacities on both sides of the betting counter, from his early days of developing the StatFox business, to almost a decade of oddsmaking consulting for one of the world's leading sportsbooks, to his last seven years as Point Spread Weekly and Analytics Director with VSiN. Steve has always believed that number crunching and handicapping through foundational trends and systems is the secret to success and he shares this data with VSiN readers on a daily basis for all of the major sports.

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    Introducing the College Basketball Game Grade Forecast Rating

    A New Statistic to Handicap College Basketball Games Using my four sets of strength ratings to fill out my 2023 NCAA tournament brackets, it occurred...

    NCAA Tournament Round-By-Round Betting Trends

    NCAA Tournament Round-By-Round Betting Trends The NCAA Tournament is a three-week event that has grown into a far bigger phenomenon than anyone probably envisioned. The...

    NCAA Conference Tournament Trends: Power Six

    Power Six Conference Tournament Betting Trends Last week, I introduced the first of a three-part series on key betting data for the college basketball conference...

    NCAA Conference Tournament Trends: Late Mid-Majors

    Late Mid-Majors Conference Tourney Betting Trends Last week, I introduced the first of a three-part series on key betting data for the college basketball conference...

    College Basketball Conference Tournament Betting Trends: Mid-Majors

    College Basketball Conference Tournament Betting Trends: Mid-Majors The madness of March encompasses the entire month of great basketball action and not just the NCAA tournament,...

    College Basketball Power 6 Conference Late-Season Handicapping

    Finding Advantages in Betting Late-Season Power 6 Games I’ve always been a believer that the last 2-3 weeks before any league or level postseason are...