High-Profile MLB Teams Providing Considerable Value for Contrarian Bettors May 17, 2012 No Comments
When Albert Pujols signed a ten-year deal with the Angels this offseason worth a whopping $254 million, fans and analysts alike forecasted that Los Angeles would cruise to the top of the AL West standings. Ditto for Prince Fielder who, after signing a nine-year, $214 contract with Detroit, figured to team with Miguel Cabrera for the best one-two punch in baseball.
Pujols has hit just two home runs, and the Angels are already seven games back of the Rangers with a 17-21 record. On the flip side, the Tigers are a game below .500 despite respectable production from their new first baseman (.293, 5 HR, 20 RBI). In fact, both of these teams have been amongst the best teams in baseball to bet against.
We’re now over a month into the season and five teams’ early-season struggles have provided significant value for contrarian bettors.
Do NBA Teams Really Play Better Defense in the Playoffs? May 11, 2012 No Comments
Throughout the regular season, NBA highlights are dominated by dunks, buzzer-beaters and the obligatory JaVale McGee “Bonehead Play of the Day.”
Sometimes a ferocious rejection gets sprinkled in, but for the most part, highlights focus on offense. Do you remember the last time Sportscenter’s Top 10 included a fundamentally sound boxout or some solid help defense? I didn’t think so.
While offense rules the regular season, the perception among fans is that once the playoffs begin, teams turn up the defensive pressure. We’ve all heard it before, defense wins championships, right?
But is that perception a reality? We looked back in our archives to answer the question, Do NBA teams really clamp down defensively once the Larry O’Brien Trophy is within reach?
Who is the New Favorite Among Bookmakers to Win the World Series? May 9, 2012 No Comments
We’re just over a month into the 2012 MLB Season and there have already been more surprises than an M. Night Shyamalan movie. As a result, bookmakers have reacted by moving one team to a 19/4 favorite to win the World Series.
Sports Investing Index +6.3% in April, Now +14.4% in 2012 May 8, 2012 No Comments
Sports Insights’ Sports Investing Index finished the month of April at +6.3%, improving the index to +14.4% in 2012, as of 4/30/12.
Who are the Real Winners from the 2012 NFL Draft? April 30, 2012 No Comments
With the 2012 NFL draft in the books, experts and pundits will spend the next several weeks debating the winners and losers.
While analysts hand out grades and debate sleepers and busts, which three teams have bookmakers identified as the real winners from last week’s NFL Draft?
