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Connect to a Sports Betting Data Analytics Provider

June 29, 2018 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, MLB Betting, NBA Betting, NFL Betting, Sports Betting, Sports Betting Systems

Sports data analytics are the present and future of professional sports teams and the sports bettor. Any team that does not apply them is at a competitive disadvantage. By contrast, sports bettors are realizing the importance of using analytics for their NFL, NBA and MLB picks. The analytics trend is not a fad but a […]

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Should Major League Sports Take an Integrity Fee?

March 20, 2018 / by Zoey Shopmaker / MLB Betting, NBA Betting, Sports Betting

It’s March 2018. All eyes are on the highest court in the land. In the coming weeks, the United States Supreme Court is expected to hand down a ruling in a case that will have monumental ramifications across the country—Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, (formally, Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association). Here’s the timeline, if […]

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Celtics Change Their Fate, Lead Series 3-2

April 26, 2017 / by Zoey Shopmaker / Articles

In a stunning reversal of fortunes, the Boston Celtics have come back from an 0-2 deficit against the Chicago Bulls. It started with Game 3 in Chi-Town, where four of the Celts’ starting five scored in double digits while Jimmy Butler shot 7-21 from the floor, missing all four of his attempts from three. After mounting […]

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Bulls Threatening To Bury Celtics Early

April 18, 2017 / by Zoey Shopmaker / NBA News

As I write this, the Bulls are holding a substantial lead against the top-seeded Celtics in Game 2 of their first round series matchup. By the time I’m done, they will have secured a 2-0 lead in the series. This comes on the heels of a surprising Game 1, which Chicago won 106-102. After a late […]

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Russell Westbrook Making History

March 30, 2017 / by Zoey Shopmaker / NBA News

To Aristotle, ‘perfection’ meant ‘completion’, nothing to add or subtract. It meant that the ultimate good consisted in the full attainment of an individual’s natural functioning. When Russell Westbrook stepped onto the court on March 22 for his pre-game ritual, perfection was not a word in his mind; it wasn’t even an idea. He was, like […]

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Texas Bathroom Bill Draws the Ire of NFL and NBA

February 21, 2017 / by Zoey Shopmaker / NFL News

Something interesting is happening right now in the world of Texas sports. For the past couple years, the issue of transgender rights has taken center stage in the sociopolitical arena. Naturally there has been considerable backlash against this push for greater trans visibility and inclusion. One such issue has had to do with bathrooms; whether […]

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NBA Trade Deadline Rumors and Truths

February 15, 2017 / by Zoey Shopmaker / NBA News

We are officially eight days from the NBA trade deadline. As it approaches, teams are looking to make the moves crucial to their success this season. For some it means a playoff push; for others adding depths; and for others, still, it means freeing cap space for the coming year. There has been a lot of […]

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Miami Heat, Red Hot

February 9, 2017 / by Zoey Shopmaker / NBA News

Twelve games ago, the Miami Heat were 11-30. Their chances of a playoff push appeared dim and out of reach. Pat Riley was talking about rebuilding; about finding his young core; injuries were racking up, among them Justise Winslow and Chris Bosh; not to mention they’d lost ten of their last eleven. But that was […]

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San Antonio Spurs Looking Red Hot

January 13, 2017 / by Zoey Shopmaker / Articles

Down in the Southwest Division of the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs are looking red hot as we approach the halfway mark. While the Rockets keep nipping at their heels the Spurs have managed to stave them off and maintain a record of 30-8. They’re currently the second best team in basketball behind the Warriors, ahead of the Cavaliers. […]

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