Sunday was outstanding. Top Level winner in the NFL with the Eagles, and a 2-0 sweep on the big stuff in baskets with Michigan and Stanford. I really love the start of full-blown conference play in college basketball as I get to put my philosophy and scheduling dynamics to full use. This is the time of the season where it’s possible to really clean up.

I’ve got one of my Sawbuck Special on tap for Monday. It’s a solid service play that I’ve decided to back up with a strong guarantee. Call 1-800-231-5547 and score this side for just $10. It has to get the cash or my next five Sawbuck Specials will be FREE!

Old Dominion is not especially good this year, but they’re still better than William & Mary and I like the spot for the Monarchs. ODU was on the wrong side of a one-point decision Saturday at Georgia State, and they’ll want to at least salvage a split of their weekend road trip. Plus, this is the opponent that sent them home early in last season’s CAA Tourney. The number isn’t too hefty, so I’ll back Old Dominion for my Monday free opinion.

Pretty good day for me overall on Saturday. 8-5 overall in college basketball, and I won my two NBA plays. That’s 10-5 altogether, so I guess “pretty good” is a bit of an understatement.

But personally, I think it’s a good thing to never be satisfied. And if you happen to be paying someone for betting advice, I hope they maintain that same attitude. The day I am completely pleased is the day I’d better find another line of work. While I completely understand that it’s impossible to win ‘em all, I fully expect to win every wager I make going in.

That includes an Under the Hat play I’ve got on tap today, which I’m guaranteeing will get the money. That’s got to be the case, or the next two weeks of my Action plays are FREE. Just $25 for this play, so make sure and take advantage at 1-800-231-5547.

Free opinion for Sunday is Cal plus the small spot as they host Arizona State. Second game of the NoCal journey for the Sun Devils, and I think they could bounce some off the awesome effort at Stanford. Mike Montgomery is doing a phenomenal job already with the Golden Bears, who are playing about as fundamentally sound ball as any team you’ll see. Evidently, the ex-Stanford wizard didn’t lose his touch while dealing with NBA players. This should be a terrific game, but I will lean to Cal to steal a close win.

Friday goes into the books as one of those what could have been days. The football was perfect. Top Level plays on Ole Miss and Kentucky and I also backed Utah. But the baskets were extremely unkind. My best bet in the NBA was Atlanta, and they blew a 20 point lead en route to an overtime loss to New Jersey. My top college play was Syracuse, and the Orange inexplicably squandered most of a 16 point halftime lead and failed to cover in their win at South Florida. I did win a rare Information Play on Northern Arizona, but it turns out to be no more than a good day overall, instead of what should have been something phenomenal.

In any event, I feel as though I’m nailing right sides all over the place, so I won’t complain too loudly. Better to go to sleep with the knowledge that the analysis was solid, and as long as that continues the results will take care of themselves.

I’ve got a nifty little special for Saturday that even small players should jump in on. Five college basketball plays for only $5. Just make one phone call to 1-800-231-5547 and you’re in!

Free opinion is UMass to upend Vanderbilt. Interesting number on this one. The Minutemen are only 5-7 and just got trashed at Houston, yet they were installed as home chalk against the 10-3 Commodores. The oddsmakers have set the number where they seem to be encouraging action on what would appear to be a superior Vanderbilt squad. When I see that, my instincts tell me to go the other way, so that’s what I’ll do by tabbing Massachusetts to notch the win and cover.

Mixed bag to start 2009. Nice wins by Iowa and Nebraska but lost the Penn State play. An interesting side note. Teams outrushing their bowl opponent by a 2:1 or greater margin were 10-0 going into the Penn State-USC contest. Now they’re 10-1 as the Lions won the ground game 137-61. The difference in this game were a series of crucial first half error by Penn State that cost them dearly, along with the fact USC QB Sanchez was absolutely great in this game. I almost got incredibly lucky late with the Lions, as they had a man open in the end zone on the game’s final play but the connection wasn’t there.

One hoop release, on Western Kentucky, and that was an easy winner, and the baskets are where the money is right now. I have a terrific offer for the month of January that should put substantial profits in your pockets. $30 for all my Action plays for the entire month. Look for about 60 of these plays over the course of the month, which therefore works out to around half a buck per selection. 1-800-231-5547 gets you going with a pair of solid calls on tonight’s card.

Free opinion is Arizona State to upend Stanford in what should be a corker of a Pac-10 battle. I like what Dawkins has done with the Cardinal to date, but this is his first big game as a head coach and I’ll have to fade him here as ASU looks to me to be the slightly superior entry right now.

Happy New Year to everyone. Here’s hoping your 2009 is one filled with good health and prosperity.

I ended 2008 on a nice note. I managed to win my two best bowl plays on Wednesday with Houston and Vanderbilt. The baskets were outstanding, as I had Top Level plays on Drake and Utah and a strong side on Akron, as well as a winner on Orlando, my only NBA call for the day. The only misfires on the day were small plays. And, of course, there was the free opinion loser. Those sure haven’t been good. Please bear in mind that the free plays are NOT actual service selections. They’re simply games where I have a lean to one side. Obviously, I wish they were doing better, but even when they’re running hot, I would not put a great deal of stock into these comp releases.

That brings up an interesting question that was posed to me by one of the readers. He asked why I bother with them if they’re basically just guesses, and that’s a fair question that rates a reply. The answer is twofold. One is fairly obvious. Posting a free play gets views, and that allows me an opportunity to promote my real plays to more potential customers at no cost other than the time invested in writing this blog. That’s simply good business.

The other reason is that come baseball season, I’ll get into some pretty serious talk about what is by far my favorite sport (not for betting necessarily, but as a fan) and I’m hoping we’ll be able to generate some solid baseball discussion in this blog. Hard core baseball fans are a different breed. We follow our favorite game 24/7, 365 days a year and none of it ever feels like work. As an example, I know what I’ll be doing at 3PM Pacific time on New Year’s Day. While most folks will be zeroed in on the Rose Bowl, I’ll be tuned into Cox Cable Channel 314 for the official debut of the MLB Network. (Okay, I’ll also have an eye on the Rose Bowl. It’s my Bowl Game of the Year, and I’m not about to ignore that!)

Speaking of that Bowl Game of the Year, it is indeed the Penn State-USC Rose Bowl clash, and I’m very confident that this big play will again prove to be a convincing winner. I’ve had a really nice run over the years on this play, and I made up my mind that this would be “the game” for the this bowl season as soon as I knew that the Nittany Lions would be dueling the Trojans. If you’d like to get the game, it’s at DBS right now for $30, and that’s payable only upon the selection winning.

The free opinion for New Year’s Day is a college basketball game, and I have to confess that I’m mystified as to why they’re playing any college basketball on the holiday. Who in the world is planning on showing up on January 1st to watch Youngstown State tangle with Detroit? But they’re playing, and there’s a number on the game, and I think the road team has a decent shot to hang in here. Detroit’s best player, Xavier Keeling, is out and a valuable backup is also questionable. It’s not like the Titans are a powerhouse blessed with quality depth, so I suspect they will be hard pressed to cover eight points, even against a stiff like Youngstown. So I’ll lean to the dog.

I want to offer thanks to everyone who’s followed this blog since it got revved up, and I definitely appreciate the feedback, positive or negative. I like the positive a lot better (duh), but I don’t have a problem with constructive criticism, and I’ll continue to try and reply personally when I can. Again, Happy New Year and let’s hope it’s an awesome ‘09 for all of us!

DC

Terrific results again on Tuesday for the most part. I split two my big college basketball plays, but also nailed a Top Level NBA selection on the Hawks and also won another high end NHL play. Everyone ignores the NHL, which makes no sense to me from a wagering standpoint. I could not care less whether or not I “like” a particular sport if I can make money betting it. Personally, you would have to pay me to watch NASCAR. But I have a good friend who is completely into that sport and excels at matchup wagers. I’m happy to bet his plays, because he has an edge and wins consistently. I still don’t watch the races, I just enjoy the profits.

So it absolutely boggles my mind at the refusal of even some of my best and longest standing customers to play the hockey picks. The excuse is generally the lines of “well, I don’t follow the NHL” or something similar. Well, I do and I beat the league every year. Bottom line is that one is not required to watch the games if they don’t want to. Just play the 2-4 strong opinions I have each week and reap the dividends.

Okay, enough with the hockey rant. On a more popular front, I won again with my Tuesday bowl plays. Lost the Reno pick, won Rice and Oregon. Probably got a little unlucky with the Nevada QB injury as it killed their running game. Had Kaepernik (sic?) not sprained the ankle, I believe Nevada would have won this game. On the flip side, I think I got very fortunate with Oregon as the Bryant injury absolutely devastated the Oklahoma State offense. He hurt his knee after already grabbing nine passes and Oregon had no way to slow him down. Bryant played on the bum knee, but wasn’t close to the same as he was hurting and the Cowboys had little without him. Rice was obviously easy, so 2-1 was the right result for the day in my estimation. By the way, Oregon was the Sawbuck Special so those of you who spent the ten bucks got rewarded again.

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Free opinion is in college hoops. Southern Illinois is shooting bricks at an alarming rate, but here they’re at home and laying kind of a soft number to a mediocre Northern Iowa team. I’ll go ahead and opt for the Salukis to get the win and cover.

I’ve made a nice living hammering the bowls over the years, and this season is proving to be no exception. 2-0 Monday with NC State holding on to get the money against Rutgers, and a never in doubt winner on Northwestern against a less than inspired Missouri entry.

College hoops were okay, and just missed being great. Winners with Niagara and Fresno State, but Belmont coughed up a massive halftime lead and lost by by three to Santa Clara. Lost my only NBA play when Memphis crashed in OT at Minnesota, won my only NHL call on Colorado.

Tuesday’s card is flat out loaded. I’ve got a whopping five Top Level selections on this card. One in the NBA, two in college b-ball, one in the NHL, and another on one of the Bowl games. I’ve also got a strong call in the Holiday Bowl battle between Oregon and Oklahoma State, and that’s my Tuesday Sawbuck Special. Make the call to 1-800-231-5547 and grab yet another winner for only ten bucks!

Free opinion is in college baskets, where UC-Davis is laying a huge number to Dartmouth. The Big Green can’t play, but Davis has never laid a number this big since joining the big board. In fact, they’re 0-4 lifetime as home chalk. As lousy as the Brain Chain invader is, almost any team is worth a look on line value after a game where they shoot 21% from the field as the Big Green did against Air Force. The home team probably wins outright, but I think Dartmouth has a decent shot at covering the inflated number.

I enjoyed a great weekend in football, cleaning up in the NFL on Sunday after sweeping my 3-Team Bowl Parlay of the Year on Saturday. The Sunday winners included a laugher on my Sawbuck Special, as the Steelers crushed the hapless Browns.

There are still 22 Bowl games remaining and that’s a chance to earn some monster profits, as most of my strongest opinions are still on tap. Call me today at 1-800-231-5547 and I’ll get you the rest of my Bowl Package for only $19.95, and that will include my forthcoming Bowl Game of the Year. It’s a great offer, so make sure and take full advantage by calling right away!

Free opinion for Monday is in college basketball. Tennessee Tech already owns a win over UL-Monroe, having demolished them by 38 earlier this season. The Warhawks figure to make it closer in the rematch as they get to play hosts this time, but I don’t see them being able to completely reverse that first result enough to win the game. With the number where it is, that’s pretty much what they’ll have to do, and I have the Golden Eagles grading out as the substantially better team. I’ll go with Tennessee Tech minus the small spot to complete the sweep.

Really good Saturday, as I swept the three bowl games with North Carolina, Florida State and Miami. Also nailed my NBA Game of the Month with Portland and had another strong call that worked out well as Orlando blasted the Timberwolves. Split my two NHL calls, and I’m still waiting on my one strong college b-ball play, which was the late game between Colorado State and Hawaii.

I’ve got another of my Sawbuck Specials going Sunday in the NFL. Pretty easy winner with last week’s play on the Bengals, and I look for a blowout on this release. Call 1-800-231-5547 and it’s yours for only $10.

Free opinion will be the Saints. Home teams in the NFC South have been the nuts all year, and with Brees having a chance at the record books, I don’t see New Orleans mailing this one in. Carolina obviously needs it more, but the Panthers are vulnerable to a hangover off that very tough OT loss to the Giants. I’ll back the Saints to grab the win.

Is there any such thing as inside information? Generally speaking, no. Almost everything is public these days thanks to the Internet, and there are no more secrets for the most part. But sometimes there is info that isn’t generally known, simply because it doesn’t get publicized. That’s the case on one of tonight’s NBA games. Make no mistake, this is not true inside information. But I can guarantee most pro hoops bettors aren’t aware of it. I am, and I’m taking full advantage by using this info as the impetus for my NBA Game of the Month. The game is available for $50 at DBS or simply call 1-800-231-5547. Considering the info plus the game situation, I think this is one of the best spots we’ll see all season, so make sure and cash in!

Free opinion for Saturday is West Virginia plus the points at Ohio State. Have to figure this one will be physical and tightly contested. I’m never averse to taking points with a representative Big East team out of conference, so I’ll grab the spot with the Mountaineers this evening.