<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>StatFox Sports Betting News</title><link>http://www.statfox.com</link><description>Sports news for professional handicappers</description><language>en-us</language><item><title>Sunday MLB mismatches in Philly, L.A.?</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5287.htm</link><pubDate>07/04/2009</pubDate><author>Steve Makinen  smakinen@statfox.com</author><description><![CDATA[Forget the pitching matchups, forget how two the series’ have gone so far, Sunday’s games in Philadelphia, where the Phillies host the Mets, and in Los Angeles, where the Angels wrap up a 4-game set vs. Baltimore, are mismatches. Why you ask? How about for no other reason than that the Phillies and Angels play well on Sunday, and the Mets and Orioles do not. Enough said. Read on for more details about these discrepancies as we analyze the Sunday records of all <A href="http://www.statfox.com/mlb/teamreport~sortby~team.htm">30 Major League teams</A>.]]></description></item><item><title>Top MLB Weekend Power Trends 7/3-7/5</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5288.htm</link><pubDate>07/03/2009</pubDate><author>Steve Makinen  smakinen@statfox.com</author><description><![CDATA[Major League Baseball reaches its halfway point of the 2009 season this weekend, and with the 4th of July holiday upon us, the sport will celebrate our Independence with a full slate of games. While the action doesn’t match any division leaders, or current playoff teams versus one another, there are still several intriguing series’ in which chasing clubs will be trying to make up key ground in various races. We’ll look a bit closer at some of those pairings. All three days this weekend will offer numerous baseball betting opportunities, so get prepared by utilizing our weekly <A href="http://www.FoxSheets.com">Top StatFox Power Trends</A> feature. You’ll find that at the conclusion of this piece.]]></description></item><item><title>June was lowest scoring MLB month since pre-97</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5283.htm</link><pubDate>07/01/2009</pubDate><author>Steve Makinen  smakinen@statfox.com</author><description><![CDATA[Sometimes a hunch can really amount to something. In studying some of the baseball numbers this week, it dawned on me that something was amiss. It seemed as if there was way more lower scoring games than usual, so I dug into the numbers and looked for answers. As it turns out, my hunch was correct, as according to the <A href="http://www.statfox.com/mlb/teamreport~sortby~team.htm">StatFox Database</A>, the month of June 2009 will go down on record as the lowest scoring regular season month in baseball since at least 1997. Not coincidentally, June also produced the most UNDER results on total bets in that span as well. Does it mean anything going forward?]]></description></item><item><title>Daytona &amp; NASCAR fireworks go hand-in-hand</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5286.htm</link><pubDate>07/01/2009</pubDate><author>Steve Makinen  smakinen@statfox.com</author><description><![CDATA[It’s grown a reputation by different names than the Coke Zero 400, but Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona is always one of the best on the yearly schedule. This race is how NASCAR honors Independence Day weekend, and it is well-recognized for fireworks both on and off the track. The combination of night racing, superspeedway action at the circuit’s most famous track, and holiday pageantry make the Coke Zero 400 “must-see TV” and one of NASCAR’s most prestigious events. On top of all that, seven different winners have won the last seven races at Daytona, making Saturday a wide-open event.]]></description></item><item><title>Month of July Good &amp; Bad Pitchers</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5284.htm</link><pubDate>07/01/2009</pubDate><author>Marc Lawrence  </author><description><![CDATA[In keeping with our game plan of acknowledging good pitchers and avoiding bad pitchers during their GOOD and BAD months of the season, below is the list of arms to watch throughout the month of July.  Note that the W-L records are those of the team in which the listed pitcher started over the previous three seasons.]]></description></item><item><title>Bullpens separating MLB good from bad</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5279.htm</link><pubDate>06/30/2009</pubDate><author>Steve Makinen  smakinen@statfox.com</author><description><![CDATA[With the frequency of wins and losses changing hands in the late innings at a seemingly all-time high in Major League Baseball, it’s more important than ever for a manager to have a solid bullpen to turn to. In that same breath, it’s also crucial for the baseball bettor to know which bullpens are firing on all cylinders and which ones are not. On a daily basis this is hard to gauge, but as is the case with most statistical observation, the cream tends to rise to the top over the long haul, and vice versa. So which bullpens are the best in 2009, and which stats regarding relief pitching have meant the most in the eyes of baseball bettors? Take a look at the numbers three months into the season.]]></description></item><item><title>2009 StatFox Edge Annual goes to press</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5276.htm</link><pubDate>06/29/2009</pubDate><author>  webmaster@statfox.com</author><description><![CDATA[Seven years can go by so quickly. In getting ready for the release of the <A href="http://www.statfox.com/store/">2009 StatFox Edge Football Annual</A>, it dawned on us that this is the seventh year of our preseason football publication. Man it goes by fast. It seems like just yesterday that we took on this worthy endeavor. Still, each successive year it seems more worth it, as our legion of loyal readers continues to grow. For this we are thankful, and our hope in repaying you is that you’ll find this year’s Edge to be THE Ultimate Handicapping Resource. We’ve jammed a ton of key handicapping information into 136 pages. Order yours today by visiting the StatFox Store.]]></description></item><item><title>Stampeders repeat gets bettor odds</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5278.htm</link><pubDate>06/29/2009</pubDate><author>  </author><description><![CDATA[Power in the CFL seems to reside in the West again as the 2009 season opens up. Calgary is the defending Grey Cup champion and begins defense of that title on Wednesday night at home against Montreal. Oddsmakers have made the Stampeders the early favorite to repeat. Stick with StatFox all season long for the best in CFL betting information, including matchups, team reports, and more.]]></description></item><item><title>WNBA Top Weekend Systems and Trends</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5274.htm</link><pubDate>06/26/2009</pubDate><author>  webmaster@statfox.com</author><description><![CDATA[Indiana comes into the weekend tied for first place in the Eastern Conference with 4-2 record and is 4-2 against the spread and 4-2 OVER this season. Detroit has a similar layout of numbers, just not a nice. The Shock is a shocking 1-4 SU and ATS and has played OVER just once in five contests, being the league’s lowest scoring team. Phoenix and Minnesota playing OVER the number is not surprising, however to see Chicago at 6-1 OVER, that is news.]]></description></item><item><title>What College Football Teams have Courage?</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5260.htm</link><pubDate>06/23/2009</pubDate><author>Doug Upstone  dupstone@statfox.com</author><description><![CDATA[With the advent of the 12th game added to college football schedule in 2006, it was reported by the NCAA, this was designed to create more interesting non-conference conflicts. Well, like any government bureaucracy, the plan was short-sighted, not thought all the way through and turns out to be nothing like it was intended to be. Most BCS universities used this opportunity to add a home game as revenue builder and brushed up on geography, trying to Google locations of FCS schools that could use cold hard cash and would not mind trading a loss for green-backs. (2009 StatFox Edge Football Annual available June 29)]]></description></item><item><title>Talbot’s 2 lift Penguins to Stanley Cup title</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5233.htm</link><pubDate>06/15/2009</pubDate><author>  </author><description><![CDATA[Slide over Super Mario and make room on the Stanley Cup for a new batch of Pittsburgh Penguins. Max Talbot scored two second-period goals, and the Penguins overcame the loss of captain Sidney Crosby to beat the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in Game 7 and win the Cup on Friday night. Instead of the Red Wings becoming the NHL’s first repeat champion since winning titles in 1997 and 1998, this turned into a Penguins party. The last time Pittsburgh was crowned champion, in 1991 and ’92, it was captained by owner Mario Lemieux.]]></description></item><item><title>Kobe Bryant leads Lakers to 15th NBA title</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5232.htm</link><pubDate>06/15/2009</pubDate><author>  </author><description><![CDATA[Kobe Bryant jumped and punched the air. He did it again, seven years of pent up frustration freed in a fit of joy. This was the one he wanted more than all the others. The one to top them all. One year after failing miserably in the finals against Boston, Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers found redemption. They finished a season they felt was theirs with a 99-86 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night in Game 5 to win the 15th NBA title in franchise history.]]></description></item><item><title>StatFox 2009 College Football Preseason Top 25</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5215.htm</link><pubDate>06/08/2009</pubDate><author>  webmaster@statfox.com</author><description><![CDATA[With the <STRONG><EM>2009 StatFox Edge Football Annual</EM></STRONG> due to be out at the end of the month, we have decided to build the anticipation with the release of our Preseason Top 25. Not surprisingly, Florida, a program that has won two of the last three national championships, is StatFox's choice to become college football’s first repeat national champion since Nebraska in the mid-1990s. Stay tuned to the site for more on the <STRONG><EM>Edge</EM></STRONG> release in the coming weeks, but for now, enjoy our look at some of this year's expected top teams.]]></description></item><item><title>FoxSheets MLB Key Betting Systems Update</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5204.htm</link><pubDate>06/03/2009</pubDate><author>Steve Makinen  smakinen@statfox.com</author><description><![CDATA[In the continuing series of tracking the key data on the FoxSheets, I’m here to reveal the Top 20 systems that are generating profits in 2009. The goal of this exercise is to answer the age-old question from members …what wins most on the FoxSheets? These systems cover the entire season from opening day through June 2nd, and the highlight of this release is the meteoric rise of success of angles featuring teams with the better Bullpen WHIP statistic. If you’re surprised by this, it makes one of us, as anyone who has followed my own baseball handicapping articles on StatFox knows my affection for that most important stat.]]></description></item><item><title>It's lucky season #13 for the WNBA in 2009</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5206.htm</link><pubDate>06/03/2009</pubDate><author>  webmaster@statfox.com</author><description><![CDATA[The WNBA embarks on its 13th season, and for 2009, 13 teams will be vying for the title. The Detroit Shock return as champs and from all indications seem capable of defending that title, but L.A. seems a more trendy pick. StatFox will of course have the betting action once again covered for every game of WNBA season on both StatFox.com & FoxSheets. Here's a look at the season with some previews and predictions.]]></description></item><item><title>ESPN-ABC 2009 College Football Schedule Loaded</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5189.htm</link><pubDate>05/28/2009</pubDate><author>Steve Makinen  smakinen@statfox.com</author><description><![CDATA[ABC, along with ESPN, recently announced its college football national TV slate for the season and it’s loaded with plenty of big games from what promises to be another thrilling season. Most of the nation’s top teams will be on the networks at one time or another, and if not, you will surely find them on CBS, FOX, or even Versus. Here’s a look at the ABC/ESPN schedule along with a few comments of some of the games. Be sure to stay tuned to the site for more season preview info to come, plus info on how you can get your hands on this year’s StatFox Edge Football Annual, due out at the beginning of January!]]></description></item><item><title>NFL Schedule – Exciting and Sometimes Meaningless</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~5027.htm</link><pubDate>04/15/2009</pubDate><author>Doug Upstone  dupstone@statfox.com</author><description><![CDATA[If you own a business or are in the marketing department of your work place, if you have any extra cash to play with (unlikely I understand), you might want to consider hiring somebody who has worked for the National Football League. Late Tuesday, the NFL released it schedule and by the way the NFL pages on various websites were flooded with information and people commenting, plus the way radio talk shows were hit with calls and reactions, you would have thought E’s “The Girls Next Door” were going to have an episode without clothing.]]></description></item><item><title>Capping for 2009-10 College Hoops</title><link>http://www.statfox.com/statfoxnews/news~articleid~4994.htm</link><pubDate>04/07/2009</pubDate><author>  webmaster@statfox.com</author><description><![CDATA[With North Carolina cutting down the nets in Detroit, the <A href="http://www.statfox.com/cbb/teamreport.asp?sortby=team">2008-09 college hoops seaso</A>n is history and what can happen next season keeps alumni contributing to their school’s athletic fund and dreaming of sitting behind the team bench in next year’s Final Four. For the sports bettor, it is never too early to start looking at next year in college hoops.  With so many teams and players and coaches moving to a new program, college hoops requires the most preseason handicapping preparation of all sports.]]></description></item></channel></rss>