Armed with the full 2012-13 NFL schedule, which teams are sportsbooks favoring to make next season’s playoffs?

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The New England Patriots opened as a 3.5-point favorite at the market-setting Cris sportsbook but, according to Sports Insights’ NFL Betting Trends, is currently receiving just 43% of all spread bets. With the public pounding the G-Men, the line has dropped to -3 (-105). Undoubtedly, the public is impressed by the Giants performance in recent weeks — specifically their 37-20 shocker over the Packers and their thrilling overtime victory against San Francisco.  Continue Reading...

With Super Bowl Sunday just days away, fans across the nation are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to kick back with friends, enjoy some tasty snacks, down a few libations and watch the world’s best athletes on the biggest stage.

Of course, many fans need a rooting interest in the game – especially if their team has been eliminated from contention. Some fans will pick against the spread while others will buy a few squares and hope to get lucky. However for many fans, there is no thrill greater than recklessly making prop bets throughout the game. And who can blame them? Prop bets gives fans a vested interest in everything from the pre-game coin flip to the post-game festivities.  Continue Reading...

As a re-match of one of the most exciting Super Bowls in recent history, this weekend’s showdown between the Giants and Patriots promises to be a heart-pumping, high-scoring, edge of your seat affair. However, our job here at SportsInsights is to find value and study historical betting trends — not get caught up in the hype and excitement.

While studying this game in addition to previous Super Bowl data, a few interesting trends have emerged. The most obvious is the change in betting behavior from the general public. Typically square bettors love to pound favorites during the regular season; however Super Bowl bettors have skewed towards the underdogs.  Continue Reading...

In this weekend’s sports update, we’ll take a quick look at the Super Bowl — but focus on basketball.  The NHL is at its All-Star break, so it’s also a good time to take a mid-season review of hockey’s performance.  First, in college basketball:  Continue Reading...

• The heaviest-bet game in NCAAB is the Marquette-Villanova game.  This game is also showing lopsided betting action, with visiting Marquette, a slight favorite, collecting almost three out of four bets.  Please visit Sports Insights to see if this game triggers a play by one of our systems.