HANDICAPPER : Doug Knudson
Biography
To say that sports betting is in my blood is a gross understatement. As long as I can remember, I’ve always been interested in sports statistics and the process of predicting winners.
In grade school, I remember staying up all night figuring what situations worked and didn’t in predicting winners. I was given the name Jimmy the Greek Jr. for hitting a 4-team parlay cards – all before high school!
Reading books on sports betting never stopped. In high school, I developed my own Power Ratings for each team in the NFL and college football. I discovered what factors worked best for developing my Power Ratings then started to translate those Power Ratings to basketball teams.
I went to college in the Bay Area Majoring in Business – emphasizing in statistics and probability. I added several factors to my personal power ratings and also developed accuraye math models. The main reason you want to rely on numbers is to avoid being emotional – using instincts and recency bias lead sports handicappers to overreact.
During my junior year in college, I started a handicapping service and went public. I earned several Top 10 rankings at The Sports Monitor, including a few #1’s – all against some of the biggest names in the Industry.
I moved to Las Vegas in 1992 and continued to run my sports service. I was also affiliated with some of the biggest handicapper “Stables” in the country and made several radio appearances along the way.
I was offered a position at a prominent Sports Book on the Strip and soon became involved in creating and moving sports betting odds. Using my love and background with the mixture of statistics, probabilities and sports – I found a new love and decided to put my Sports Service on hold. During the two-plus decades of working for the biggest sports books and bookmakers in the industry, I have gotten to know several professional sports bettors. There was ONE common factor they all used – their own numbers. Some couldn’t name a player on most college basketball teams but labeled each team with a solid number and developed powerful lines to compare with.
Then the pandemic hit. After grinding numbers for the sports betting industry for 29 years, I decided to step aside and spend more time with family. I returned to my passion of handicapping sporting events. With the unparalleled experience I’ve gained on both sides of the counter – studying and tweaking my math models with weighting the factors that matter most – I decided to go public once more and share the wealth!
Free Picks
Awards & Highlights
Overall Record
League | WLP | Win % | Net Profit* |
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ALL LEAGUES | 14 - 10 - 0 | 58.33% | $2,830 |
NBA | 5 - 3 - 0 | 62.5% | $1,660 |
NCAAB | 9 - 7 - 0 | 56.25% | $1,170 |
*All games are graded at $1,000
Pick History
Pick | League | Game | Date | Pick | Score | Result | Units |
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NBA GAME OF THE DAY (15-8 RUN)! | NBA | Toronto Raptors vs Orlando Magic | 2024-03-17 | Toronto Raptors +13 (-112) | 96 - 111 | Loss | -$1,120 |
CONF USA GAME OF THE WEEK (26-15 GOW RUN)! | NCAAB | Florida Intl vs Sam Houston | 2024-03-13 | Florida Intl +7.5 (-110) | 59 - 78 | Loss | -$1,100 |
WESTERN CONF GAME OF THE WEEK (25-15 GOW RUN) | NBA | Golden State Warriors vs San Antonio Spurs | 2024-03-11 | Golden State Warriors -198 | 112 - 102 | Win | $1,000 |
ATLANTIC 10 GAME OF THE MONTH (67-37 GOM RUN) | NCAAB | Rhode Island vs Fordham | 2024-03-09 | Rhode Island +7 (-115) | 58 - 50 | Win | $1,000 |
CONF USA GAME OF THE MONTH (67-37 GOM RUN)! | NCAAB | Jacksonville State vs Sam Houston | 2024-03-09 | Jacksonville State +6 (-105) | 73 - 81 | Loss | -$1,050 |
ACC GAME OF THE MONTH (67-37 GOM RUN)! | NCAAB | Boston College vs Louisville | 2024-03-09 | Louisville +4.5 (-110) | 67 - 61 | Loss | -$1,100 |
SUMMIT GAME OF THE MONTH (67-37 GOM RUN)! | NCAAB | Denver vs UMKC | 2024-03-09 | Denver +4.5 (-110) | 61 - 60 | Win | $1,000 |
SOUTHWESTERN Game of the Month (67-37 GOM run | NCAAB | Prairie View A&M vs Texas Southern | 2024-03-09 | Prairie View A&M +10.5 (-110) | 78 - 93 | Loss | -$1,100 |
WESTERN ATHLETIC GAME OF THE MONTH (67-36 GOM | NCAAB | Seattle U vs Abilene Christian | 2024-03-07 | Seattle U -130 | 59 - 64 | Loss | -$1,300 |
NBA GAME OF THE DAY (75-58 RUN)! | NBA | Orlando Magic vs Charlotte Hornets | 2024-03-05 | Charlotte Hornets +8.5 (-112) | 101 - 89 | Loss | -$1,120 |