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| **NFL G.O.Y. ALERT** Normally, Ben's BIGGEST PLAY OF THE ENTIRE SEASON comes later in the fall. However, this season, he got exactly what he was looking for in WK 3. Sunday @ 1pm ET! Gridiron DOMINATION cont! |
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MLB | Sep 18, 2018 Mets vs Phillies |
Phillies -175 at pinnacle |
Won $100 |
| Play Type: Premium | ||
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I'm playing on PHILADELPHIA (6*). The Mets took yesterday's opener. With Nola on the mound, expect the Phillies to return the favor this evening. Nola, who got the better of Matz less than two weeks ago at NY, is 6-1 (3.38 ERA) for his career against the Mets. Matz, meanwhile, is 0-2 wth a 4.58 ERA in four starts vs. the Phillies. Nola is 16-5 with a 2.42 ERA and 0.971 WHIP on the season and that includes a 9-2 record (Phillies are 12-3) at home. Matz, on the other hand, is 4-5 with a 4.60 ERA on the road. Phillies bounce back. |
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MLB | Sep 18, 2018 Rockies vs Dodgers |
Dodgers -190 at betonline |
Won $100 |
| Play Type: Premium | ||
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I'm playing on LA (6*). With all due respect to Freeland and the Rockies, this line could easily be higher. Kershaw has been extremely consistent for many weeks now. We won with him again last time out stating the following: "Kershaw has gone six or more innings in every start since late June. He hasn't allowed more than two earned runs in a start since mid-July. In fact, he's only lost once since late April. In 10 road starts, he's got a 2.08 ERA. Last time against the Cards, he struck out 10 without walking a batter, allowing only three hits, through nine complete innings. Expect him to get the better of Gomber, en route to a victory for the visitors." Off that victory, the Dodger ace is now at home, taking on Colorado, who he recently defeated and is 22-7 against for his career. Kershaw and co. keep rolling. |
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MLB | Sep 18, 2018 Cardinals vs Braves |
Braves -135 at pinnacle |
Lost $135.0 |
| Play Type: Premium | ||
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I'm playing on ATLANTA (8*). While the Cards took yesterday's game, the Braves will respond this evening. Sanchez, allowed just one run through six innings last time out. The Braves won 2-1. He's got a 2.76 ERA his last three starts. In nine home starts, he's got a 3.29 ERA and 1.077 WHIP. We played against Gomber last time out and he got rocked. He now has a 6.75 ERA and 1.812 WHIP his last three. Braves bounce back. |
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MLB | Sep 18, 2018 Angels vs A's |
OVER 8 -127 |
Won $100 |
| Play Type: Top Premium | ||
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I'm playing on LA/Oakland OVER the total (10* TOTAL OF WEEK). Skaggs, back from the DL, can't be too happy to see the A's. His last start (against any team) was against Oakland roughly five weeks ago. He last just 3 1/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs. The A's took him deep three times. Of course, that was actually an improvement on his previous start, his most recent on the road. In that one, pitching at Tampa, he gave up TEN earned runs in 3 1/3 innings. Thats 17 combined earned runs in 6 2/3 innings. Overall, he's 2-5 with a 5.32 ERA in eight career starts vs. the A's. Hendricks is just an "opener" and won't be around long. Four of his five starts, including each of his last three, have finished above the total. Expect some offensive fireworks, the final combined score finishing above the total. |
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MLB | Sep 18, 2018 Red Sox vs Yankees |
Yankees -135 at pinnacle |
Won $100 |
| Play Type: Premium | ||
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I'm playing on NY (8* BREAKFAST CLUB). While the Red Sox may come in as the hotter team, the Yankees bring the hotter starter to the table. Happ has allowed just a single run in his last two starts combined, a span of 12 complete innings. The Yankees won 5-1 and 7-2. Eovaldi, meanwhile, is 0-2 with an ugly 7.72 ERA his last three starts, allowing nine runs (eight earned) in 9 1/3 innings. While the Sox record in day games is admittedly pretty formidable, expect the Yanks to bounce back and draw first blood. |
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Age: 42 Background In "Outliers," Malcolm Gladwell asks the question: "What makes high achievers different?" Gladwell suggests that those at the top of their field have a number of similarities - that their upbringing (culture, family, what generation they came from, experiences) had much to do with their success. As a professional sports handicapper, Ben Burns is widely recognized as being "at the top of his field." A look at Ben's upbringing shows that he fits Gladwell's model to a tee. Exposed to the world of point spreads early and often as a child, Burns reached adulthood as the Internet was first beginning to explode, just as the first offshore sportsbooks were springing up. By that time he'd already spent thousands of hours learning and studying stats. From an early age it became apparent to family and friends that Ben wasn't a "typical" fan. At age 11, he was mentioned in a major newspaper (Toronto Star) for correctly predicting a high profile trade before the Major League Baseball trading deadline. (Winner of the contest got tickets to the All Star game.) Ben's father and uncles were always involved in a weekly NFL (ATS) pool. Some of Ben's earliest memories included that pool and his fascination with it. As soon as he was allowed to play, Ben demonstrated an uncanny ability to surprise the adults. Around this time, one of his uncles moved his casino business to the Caribbean. This was the environment which he came from. The caption underneath Ben's high-school graduation photo references Ben's love for betting on football. That's because he was famous throughout his school for annually winning the local football contest, along with the $1700 per year which was awarded to the champ. Coming of age right as the first sports books were coming online, Ben was fortunate to enjoy some success with his some of his early online sports betting endeavors. He did so well that the first shop he ever played at ended up refusing to take his hockey bets. Also, in the very early days of the Internet, Ben won an NBA playoff contest, put on by a company which was called NSS.net. The contest victory awarded him a trip for two to Las Vegas, $1000 cash, a limo at his disposal, free shows, hotel and live sports odds for a year. Not a bad prize for a kid in his early 20s. However, the bigger prize was that Ben was exposed to the world of "professional sports handicapping." Inspired by his personal success and encouraged by his peers, Ben first made his picks available to the public in 1998. Achievements in Handicapping/Sports Top Ranked NFL Handicapper From the years of 1998-2007, Ben's selections were independently documented at one of the Internet's earliest and most respected sports monitors, Big Guy Sports. During that time, Ben earned literally dozens of documented Top 3 finishes in football, basketball, baseball AND hockey, including numerous #1 titles. Competing against a field of 150 of the biggest names in the industry, he ranked as the #1 NFL handicapper in the existence of that sports monitor, in their All-Time rankings. No competing handicapping service ever came close to matching his NFL record. In fact, Ben also ranked as the #1 combined NFL/NCAA football handicapper. 10 Straight Super Bowl Winners A big part of the reason for Ben's #1 NFL titles was his annual success in the playoffs. He fared particularly well with his Super Bowl selections. In fact, from 1999-2007, he released 10 Super Bowl picks (3 Sides, 7 totals) and went a perfect 10-0. (All selections independently documented.) In the middle of that 10-0 streak, in the 2002-2003 season, Ben won with both the Bucs and the "over" the year that they beat the Raiders. That win was particularly sweet as he predicted that Tampa would win the Super Bowl in a number of national magazines, prior to the season even starting. Fantasy Legend Ben got pretty seriously into the DFS world in 2014 and 2015. Recently, he was featured as "The High Roller" in the 2015 documentary, "Living the Fantasy." A regular fixture at Fan Duel and Draft Kings live championship events, Burns has taken down 6-figure scores in football, basketball AND baseball. While many of the other prominent DFS players come from a poker background, two decades as a sports handicapper provide a unique perspective. Biggest Win of 2016 The year has just begun but Ben has already enjoyed some notable wins. His "Bowl Game of the Year," which happened to be a total (WVU/ASU "over") saw the teams combine for 85 points and 1196 total yards, all of them in regulation. Closing out the campaign with wins on Clemson AND the "over" in the championship game was also rewarding. Systems Used For Handicapping Bruce Lee noted: "Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style of system." Lee was known to talk about being shapeless, formless (like water) and ready to adapt to any situation. Likewise, Burns doesn't rely on any one particular methodology. Rather, he combines fundamental, technical and situational techniques, making use of any and all data, which he deems relevant to the situation. Ben does tend to pay particular attention to the 'situational' side of things. Among numerous other factors, this includes trying to determine when (and why) a team will be extra motivated ("pumped up") to play its best and also when a team may be ripe for a "letdown." Burns has a contrarian nature and this trait is often revealed in his selections. Betting Philosophy Ever adapting, Burns is just as likely to take points as he is to lay them. Over the years, he's played more "unders" than "overs" but that doesn't mean that he won't pull the trigger on an "over" when the time is right to do so. While many handicappers shy away from playing MLB/NHL favorites on the money-line, Ben has proven that one can be highly successful by doing so. For him, it’s all about value. If he can get a team at -130 that he likes and that believes should be -160, than that's a play.
Rating and Titles of Plays Ben uses a scale of 5-10 to show his level of confidence with each play. Plays may include "titles" in order to give users a better idea of what to expect. Some of those titles include: Personal Favorite - Strongest favorite (or pick'em game) in that sport for the day. Best Bet - Strongest underdog (or pick'em game) in that sport for the day, occasionally can be a total. Blue Chip Total - Strongest rated total in that sport/category for the day. Main Event - Big play which is featured on national television. Game Of The Week/Month/Year - Top rated side or total for that particular week/month/year. |