BLOG
The League Championship round wrapped up this week, and it set up the World Series matchup nobody outside Tampa and Milwaukee saw coming back in spring: the Rays and the Brewers, two franchises that have combined for zero championships, meeting Friday night in Milwaukee for Game 1. Whoever wins this one becomes a first-time champion. […]
Seven weeks into the NFL season and one Saturday deep into the meat of the college football schedule, the picture is starting to come into focus — and not every team likes what it’s showing. Here’s what our team is watching this week on both sides of the ball. NFL: A Shakeup at the Top […]
Ask a bettor how their season is going and they’ll usually tell you their record. Ask a sharp bettor the same question, and more often than not, they’ll tell you their closing line value instead. There’s a reason for that gap, and understanding it is one of the more useful shifts a bettor can make […]
The League Championship Series round is in full swing, and both matchups have delivered exactly the kind of drama that makes the postseason different from the regular grind. Our team’s been tracking both series closely, and this week gave us a lot to unpack — a potential upset of historic proportions in the National League, […]
Six weeks into the NFL season and eight into college football, and both sports handed us a lot to unpack this week — a pair of starting quarterbacks banged up on the same Monday night, a trade that nobody expected to actually happen, and a new No. 1 in the college football rankings for the […]
Thank you to everyone who answered our survey. Here is what you told us, what we’re doing about it, and a first look at the new ScottsPicks.com.
You hit a rough week and start questioning every pick you make. You hit a hot week and suddenly feel like you’ve figured something out. Neither reaction is wrong to feel — but neither one is backed by enough information to act on, and that gap is one of the most common ways bettors talk […]
The Division Series round is almost in the books, and the postseason picture is mostly set. Three teams have already punched their ticket to a Championship Series, and the fourth spot comes down to one more game tonight in Chicago. Here’s what our team is watching as the bracket tightens up. Rays Sweep the Yankees […]
Six weeks into the NFL season and seven into college football, and both sides of the sport are finally separating the real contenders from the pretenders. Our team has been tracking the injury reports, the upsets, and the line movement that come with them, so here’s what’s actually shaping this week’s slate — and why […]
A line moves half a point and suddenly it’s everywhere — betting Twitter, group chats, a push notification from your sportsbook app. Line movement gets treated like a signal straight from the sharps, a secret code only insiders can read. It’s worth paying attention to, but not for the reason most casual bettors think. A […]
October baseball is officially here, and the opening weekend did not waste any time separating the sharp teams from the shaky ones. Four Wild Card Series got underway, two of them ended in sweeps, and by Saturday the Division Series bracket will be set. Here’s what our team is watching as the postseason shifts into […]
We’re six weeks into the college football season and heading into NFL Week 6, and both boards look a lot different than they did in September. On the pro side, the injury report has turned into one of the biggest line-movers of the year. On the college side, the unbeaten teams are finally starting to […]
Every bettor has had this moment: a pick doesn’t hit, and within minutes there’s an urge to find another game — any game — to make it back before the day ends. That instinct has a name. It’s called tilt, and it’s one of the most predictable ways a single bad day turns into a […]
The regular season is down to its final week, and our team has been tracking a playoff picture that’s finally starting to take real shape. Six teams have already punched their tickets, five more could clinch in the coming days, and one of the tightest wild-card races in recent memory is still up for grabs […]
Three weeks into the NFL season and four into college football, the picture is starting to sharpen. Some teams that looked shaky in August are playing like contenders, a couple of preseason names are already fading, and the injury report is shaping a handful of Sunday’s storylines as much as the matchups themselves. Here’s what […]
