Stats are one thing, but something that doesn't show up in the NBA stat column is changes that take place. Coaching changes, injuries, strategic shifts, all of these things can alter the performance of a team, both straight up and against the numb...
The NFL took 17 weeks to narrow its playoff field to 12 and now will play an 11-game postseason to determine its champion. The New England Patriots will try and become the first team to ever win three Super Bowls and join the Green Bay Packers as ...
So it begins, the ending of the NFL season with plenty of good teams playing at this time of the year, and I mean that sincerely. Not one team playing in the Wildcard rounds got here by accident or backed their way in. You have New York, a Super B...
I write about college football with quasi-regularity, and am encouraged by my boss, the intrepid (and brilliant handicapper) Brian Gabrielle, not to place bets or make picks on games that involve teams I c...
Las Vegas bookmakers say Indianapolis and New England remain the teams to beat in Super Bowl XL, but bettors love Lovie and his marauding Chicago Bears.
"We have a good price on the Bears (6 1/2 to 1 to win the NFC) and we're getting a lot o...
The NFL regular season ended last weekend with 11 teams finishing with at least 11 wins, the most in any single year since the league adopted a 16-game schedule in 1978. The 10-6 KC Chiefs became just the 4th 10-win team not to make the playoffs s...
The game of Poker has taken the world by storm in recent years. Although it has always been an exciting card game, lately it has gained mounting popularity and has shown us through tournaments such as "The World Series of Poker" that even an avera...
Until you become a consistent winning online poker player, your main concern should be developing a strong set of starting hand standards and learning how to play those cards properly. However, once you reach the next level of your poker game you ...
Las Vegas can be found in the western United States and is located in the state of Nevada. Las Vegas, Spanish for 'The Meadows', was originally discovered in 1829 by a party of explorers led by Antonio Armijo, a Mexican trader searching for a rout...
When you break out the 52-card deck and deal a hand of 3-card poker, the first strategy you need is a firm understanding of the rules. Rather than competing against other players, you are competing against the dealer. You need a better hand than t...
Most players know the fact that they have to be aware of the odds or the game when it comes to draws. You have surely had opponents that many times exaggerate the way they are plating their draw hands. If you consider yourself to be like that, the...
This article is strictly referring to online poker games. It has nothing to do with reading the players. You can read here about some moments in the game when it is likely for others to bluff.
The money to be gained or lost in a home game tends to mean next to nothing and everyone almost always plays every hand to the end. Add in to that, dealer's choice & the ever popular "wild cards" and you have a recipe for gambling on your hand, n...
Most apprentices are capable of breaking a horse fast, which is great in sprint races, and the majority of their wins are usually accomplished under such circumstances. However, in route races (distance of longer than 1-1/8 miles) they usually do ...
Is gambling better than sex? Some people equate money to power. Money can give you a lot of power. But it can also strip you of the power if you lose it. Some gamblers would rather gamble than have sex. Not me, I want it all.
If you want to begin gambling at any one of the online casinos found on the Internet, there are a few things you should be made aware of. For one thing, not all online casinos are created equal—not only do casinos differ in terms of rules and regu...
The young and the old relish it, it governs the game with its different numbers, and it declares the winner who bags the business- 'Dice', the most significant element of a game. Dice is the life of each dice game but players hardly throw any atte...
Betting on sports is perhaps as old as the various games themselves. Millions of people have made huge money out of betting on sports. Possibly no game is left virgin of betting. All games have bookies and wages attached to them. Alike is the case...
KNOW THINE ENEMY; KNOW THYSELF
The more poker you play, the better you will become at identifying certain types of players. Though it's no guarantee of complete success, once you have an understanding of how a player approaches the game, you will...
