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Makinen: March Madness Sweet 16 trends
It’s fortunate that the NCAA tournament gives us a few days off in between the second round and Sweet 16 games as I’m not...
Makinen: MLB team tendencies for 2023
We are nearing Opening Day of the 2023 Major League Baseball season, so savvy baseball bettors rejoice. Those who bet this sport religiously...
Makinen: March Madness Second Round matchup trends
After an amazing two days of first-round games in the NCAA tournament, the action continues with the second-round games starting...
Makinen: March Madness First Round matchup trends
Continuing my series on qualifying all of the trends I posted in my Round-By-Round and Conference articles in the VSiN Tournament Betting Guide...
Makinen: First Four matchup trends
Hopefully, you were able to download both of VSiN’s tournament guides, which were released on Monday. If not, make sure you do so....
Makinen: Shared statistical traits of NCAA tournament upset, Cinderella, Final Four and Championship teams
Selection Sunday presents 68 deserving teams the opportunity to begin their quest for college basketball’s most prestigious team...
2023 NCAA tournament betting trends by conference
For a variety of reasons, whether it's matchups, motivations, or perceptions, the simple fact is that certain conferences match up well...
2023 NCAA tournament handicapping round by round
Those of you who have followed my work understand that I love to dig into historical data for all the special sporting events on the calendar,...
Makinen: College Basketball power conference tourney betting trends
Over the course of the last week and a half, I’ve been running a three-part series covering some of the key betting data available...
Makinen: College Basketball later mid-major conference tourney betting trends
Last week, I introduced the first of a three-part series on key betting data for college basketball conference tournaments. In it, I covered...
Pennzoil 400 betting preview
There are certain races on the NASCAR annual schedule that command more attention from the betting markets than others. Obviously,...
Makinen: College Basketball mid-major conference tourney betting trends
The madness of March encompasses the entire month of great basketball action and not just the NCAA tournament, and the opening...
Makinen: NBA true home and road performance
I’ve always believed that some of my football analysis is foundational enough that it easily converts to other sports. With that in mind, one of...
Makinen: College Basketball's best and worst late-season power conference teams
There seems to be a consistent level of performance that has developed for certain programs with certain coaches among the power conference teams in college...
Makinen: College Basketball road performance forecasts tourney prospects
Now that the Super Bowl game has come and gone, college basketball usually takes center stage in wagering circles for a lot of bettors. Hopefully, they’re...
Daytona 500 best bets and NASCAR season preview
The 2022 NASCAR season was a crazy unpredictable ride, thanks in large part to the introduction of the “Next Gen” car that was mandated for...
Makinen: Super Bowl Betting Trends and Systems
This year’s Super Bowl will be the 57 th in the series, and the game seemingly gets bigger every year, at least according to the size of the TV...
Makinen: 10 top betting systems for the high-scoring modern NBA
All sports undergo waves of changes involving style or pace of play, rule modifications, and other tweaks. These lead to ever-changing expectations in...
Forecasting Super Bowl LVII score and individual stats prop options
Super Bowl Sunday, particularly for the most active of bettors, has become widely known as a day to take advantage of a ton of prop betting options that...
Makinen: College Basketball Rematch Betting Trends
I got a lot of traction from an article I put together around mid-season that detailed the key stats, trends, and systems regarding NFL rematches. With...
Makinen: NBA Schedule Scenarios produce betting opportunities
Late last week, I posted an article about some scheduling scenarios in the NHL that were producing noteworthy profits for bettors. In just an hour, I...
Makinen: NFL Conference Championship Playoff Trends
Over the last two weeks, I have compiled the trends from both the Wild Card Round and Divisional Rounds of recent NFL playoffs. In the Wild Card Round,...
Makinen: NHL Schedule Scenarios are an important betting ingredient
In most daily sports, a team’s rest and the routines regarding scheduling play an important role in how well they play from day to day. Naturally,...
Makinen: NFL Divisional Round Playoff Trends
Last week, I started my annual NFL playoff series by looking at the trends of the recent year by digging into the wild card round. I revealed a number...
Makinen: Using Shared Statistical Traits Analysis to spot college basketball title contenders
While tooling around the VSiN website last week and reading some of my colleagues’ pieces, I came across an article from Aaron Moore entitled ...
Makinen: Betting opportunities in lopsided college basketball head-to-head series
Every team in every league has opponents that, for one reason or another, they match up better or worse against. It can be because of strength, size,...
Makinen: NFL Wild Card Playoff Betting Trends
Another NFL season is in the books, and we look ahead to a month of great playoff action. Over the last five years for VSiN, I have dedicated my NFL features...
Shared traits of recent Super Bowl teams: NFL playoffs edition
One of my favorite things to do at the conclusion of the NFL’s regular season is to update my analysis of the shared traits of past Super Bowl teams...
A key trend for every Week 18 NFL game
We’ve reached the final week of the NFL’s 2022-23 regular season schedule. Like most years, the 16 divisional matchups lined up for Saturday...
Uncovering key trends for TCU-Georgia national title game
Monday’s College Football Playoff national title game between TCU and Georgia is one of the most unusual matchups the playoff system has produced,...
College basketball power rankings for the new year
With the 2022-23 college football bowl season in the rearview mirror, many bettors and fans will turn their full attention to the hoops season, which...
NFL Strength Ratings update: Six title contenders separate from the pack
The longevity of a 17-game NFL schedule has the innate ability to separate the true contenders from the pretenders. After 15 games for each team, it’s...
Countdown to kickoff for NFL Week 17: Top trends and systems info
A couple of weeks ago I put together an article recalling all of the trend and system information I’ve compiled this season that was in play for...
Best NHL post-Christmas handicapping angles
It can be argued that the NHL season is split into four parts—the early season which leads into the Christmas break, the short period between the...
Best NBA Christmas Week handicapping angles
A couple of years ago, the NBA started its season on Christmas Day. I’m sure there are fans and bettors alike that would make this a holiday wish...
Makinen: Betting the final three weeks of the NFL regular season
Consider these 14 betting systems based on the final three weeks of recent seasons The NFL truly hits the stretch run with games spanning...
Makinen: Seven motivational factors for betting bowl games
Seven motivational factors for betting bowl games If you’ve been with VSiN in any bowl season since our initial Bowl Guide back in 2017,...
Hot or not? College football bowl team trends
Continuing my series of top trends for college football bowl season, I’m looking at the betting angles that have formed on the bowl teams as they...
Top College Football Conference Bowl Game Tendencies
In the recently released 2022 VSiN College Bowl Guide , I went into depth explaining the different motivational factors that can play a role in how a...
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