HANDICAPPER : Doug Knudson

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!

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Awards & Highlights

Overall Record

LeagueWLPWin %Net Profit*
ALL LEAGUES14 - 10 - 058.33%$2,830
NBA5 - 3 - 062.5%$1,660
NCAAB9 - 7 - 056.25%$1,170

*All games are graded at $1,000

Pick History

PickLeagueGameDatePickScoreResultUnits
NBA GAME OF THE DAY (15-8 RUN)!NBAToronto Raptors vs Orlando Magic2024-03-17Toronto Raptors +13 (-112)96 - 111Loss-$1,120
CONF USA GAME OF THE WEEK (26-15 GOW RUN)!NCAABFlorida Intl vs Sam Houston2024-03-13Florida Intl +7.5 (-110)59 - 78Loss-$1,100
WESTERN CONF GAME OF THE WEEK (25-15 GOW RUN)NBAGolden State Warriors vs San Antonio Spurs2024-03-11Golden State Warriors -198112 - 102Win$1,000
ATLANTIC 10 GAME OF THE MONTH (67-37 GOM RUN)NCAABRhode Island vs Fordham2024-03-09Rhode Island +7 (-115)58 - 50Win$1,000
CONF USA GAME OF THE MONTH (67-37 GOM RUN)!NCAABJacksonville State vs Sam Houston2024-03-09Jacksonville State +6 (-105)73 - 81Loss-$1,050
ACC GAME OF THE MONTH (67-37 GOM RUN)!NCAABBoston College vs Louisville2024-03-09Louisville +4.5 (-110)67 - 61Loss-$1,100
SUMMIT GAME OF THE MONTH (67-37 GOM RUN)!NCAABDenver vs UMKC2024-03-09Denver +4.5 (-110)61 - 60Win$1,000
SOUTHWESTERN Game of the Month (67-37 GOM runNCAABPrairie View A&M vs Texas Southern2024-03-09Prairie View A&M +10.5 (-110)78 - 93Loss-$1,100
WESTERN ATHLETIC GAME OF THE MONTH (67-36 GOMNCAABSeattle U vs Abilene Christian2024-03-07Seattle U -13059 - 64Loss-$1,300
NBA GAME OF THE DAY (75-58 RUN)!NBAOrlando Magic vs Charlotte Hornets2024-03-05Charlotte Hornets +8.5 (-112)101 - 89Loss-$1,120

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