Beat the Odds
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College Football Week 2 Picks
The first couple of weeks are always the toughest as we haven’t seen many teams on film and in action. Expect a lot of fluctuation in your early season successes/failures, but...
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Beat the College Odds: Week One
Welcome back to “Beat the College Odds”, where I will be giving out a handful of quick plays for the College Football Season every week, starting….. NOW! Stanford -24 over San...
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Beat the College Odds: Michigan State -6.5 over Boise State
What an exciting time, as College Football is underway! A weekend where we have over 50 games to find a couple of winners and some value can be a daunting task....
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Beat the NFL Odds (Quick pick): St Louis Rams -1 over Baltimore Ravens
This quick pick will be short and sweet so you can be on your way… Week 4 of the preseason is where you see only backups, really. The starters may play...
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Beat the Proline Odds: NFL Preseason Week 3
Beat the Odds is back this week with a run-down of this weekend’s football action. For the purpose of this article I will use the odds appearing on Proline tickets and...
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Beat the Odds Preseason NFL: Tennessee Titans vs Arizona Cardinals
Line: Tennessee Titans -3 pts -$112 over Arizona Cardinals Welcome back to Beat the Odds, Preseason Edition. There is a definite strategy to betting pre-season football, and I’m going to break...
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Beat the CFL Odds: Ti-cats vs. Alouettes
Spread: Montreal Alouettes -4 over Hamilton Tiger-Cats This is the classic case of two teams going in opposite directions. The Tiger-Cats enter the contest with two straight losses and are fortunate...
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Historic Fort Erie Race Track Celebrates its 115th Year
The day is getting closer. The 115th thoroughbred racing season at Fort Erie Race Track is only a couple of weekends away. Opening day at the picturesque track is Sunday, May...
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The Build-up to the Kentucky Derby in Full Force!
The first Saturday in May is quickly arriving. It won’t be long before we see the garland of roses around the 2012 winner of the Kentucky Derby! It seems as though...
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Ontario Racing in Full Effect
With opening weekend of Woodbine racetrack in the past now, owners, trainers and jockeys can start collecting some money instead of handing it out to employees. It’s sometimes a very long...
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Stunned! -Stanley Cup Favorites Lose Game One
“Stunned!” This was the reaction of the hockey world as they watched both of the Stanley Cup favorites lose their opening games. Pittsburgh, who is a 4-1 favorite to win the...
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Bright Lights, Big City, BIG MONEY! The Dubai World Cup of Horseracing
Dubai – home of modern day miracles! An underwater hotel, the world’s tallest building, indoor snow oasis, (yes skiing in the desert) and many architectural phenomenons that are waiting to blow...
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A Return to the Good Ole Days
Racetracks in Ontario, and across North America, are facing tough challenges as the government is pulling the ripcord on the long time arrangement known as the Race Track & Slots programme. Slots...
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Derby Trail Rundown
There’s something to say about anything pretty; there’s pretty flowers, girls, pictures, landscaping, but I tell you this, I don’t call many horses pretty. Hansen on the other hand is something...
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Favorites Victorious!
If you got to watch the Risen Star Stakes from the Fairgrounds on Saturday you were not let-down! With some great race riding and bumping down the stretch, the heavily favored...
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Phantom Picks NHL – February 25, 2012
While the entire hockey world holds their breath in anticipation for trade deadline day, some very meaning full hockey is still being played. Playoff spots are changing hands the way jerseys...
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Phantom’s NHL Saturday Picks
We have an interesting scenario this week, as for the first time this year Saturday isn’t carrying the brunt off the load schedule wise. So this week Sunday is the new...
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A Newbies Guide to the Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby: the Run for the Roses! When it comes to horse racing it’s the Mack Daddy of them all, the dream of every breeder, owner, trainer, jockey and groom....
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Phantom’s Saturday NHL Picks – February 11, 2012
Things are getting started early this Saturday, as there are six afternoon games, and six evening games, all of which are going to be on your Saturday pool ticket. It looks...
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2011 – A Year of Records at the Tracks
Another year in the books, and race fans, it has been another very successful year! Okay, we didn’t have a triple crown winner in Canada or the States. And so what...












