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 | 33 - 26 - 0 | 55.93% | -$1,803 |
NBA | 14 - 10 - 0 | 58.33% | $2,750 |
MLB | 19 - 16 - 0 | 54.29% | -$4,553 |
*All games are graded at $1,000
Pick History
Pick | League | Game | Date | Pick | Score | Result |
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AL EAST ENCOUNTER (16-10 MLB RUN)! | MLB | New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles | 2022-05-17 | Baltimore Orioles +1.5 (127) | 5 - 4 | Win |
NL EAST COMBAT (16-10 MLB RUN)! | MLB | Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins | 2022-05-17 | Washington Nationals +1.5 (-145) | 1 - 5 | Loss |
NL ATTACK | MLB | Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers | 2022-05-15 | Los Angeles Dodgers -135 | 4 - 5 | Win |
SEMIFINAL MAYHEM (7-2 PLAYOFF RUN)! | NBA | Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns | 2022-05-15 | Phoenix Suns -6.5 (-105) | 123 - 90 | Loss |
NATIONAL LEAGUE ASSAULT (14-9 MLB RUN)! | MLB | Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers | 2022-05-14 | Los Angeles Dodgers -179 | 8 - 3 | Loss |
INTERLEAUGE ATTACK (14-9 MLB RUN)! | MLB | Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies | 2022-05-14 | Colorado Rockies -149 | 4 - 10 | Win |
INTERLEAUGE COMBAT (14-8 MLB RUN)! | MLB | Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies | 2022-05-13 | Colorado Rockies -133 | 14 - 10 | Loss |
SEMIFINAL BLOODBATH (171-147 NBA RUN)! | NBA | Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks | 2022-05-13 | Boston Celtics +1.5 (-110) | 108 - 95 | Win |
10* NBA GAME OF THE DAY (123-98 (10*) RUN | NBA | Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors | 2022-05-13 | Golden State Warriors -8 (-110) | 96 - 110 | Win |
Interleague Struggle! | MLB | Boston Red Sox vs Atlanta Braves | 2022-05-10 | Boston Red Sox +1.5 (-170) | 9 - 4 | Win |