In last week’s Handicapper’s Notebook we mentioned that NFL favorites had covered an uncanny 58% of the games through Week 9 and predicted that it wouldn’t last. Sure enough, as if on cue, underdogs came out barking in Week 10, going 10-4 ATS with nine outright victories. That had many sportsbook directors in Las Vegas and…
Month: November 2016
Our 10-Star College Football “Lock of the Year” winner on Arkansas (+4) over Florida, 31-10, was a game Harry Bondi and his staff zeroed in on nearly six weeks ago. Looking at the two teams’ schedules, it was clear that the Gators, who had puffed up stats on both sides of the ball due to…
BY HARRY BONDI Using a “Lock” as a marketing tool is one of the oldest tricks in the book for sports services. There are plenty of dishonest touts out there (call me at 1-877-332-0077 to make sure you’re not using one, or thinking of joining one) and most of them schedule “Lock of the Year”…