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About Derek

Derek is a professional sports handicapper. He's posted winning seasons every year since 2007 and in 2013 he launched drocksports.com with the goal of teaching others how to make money betting on sports.

Betting Favorites Early, Underdogs Wait Middle Possible

This is a simple strategy to use in any sport.  Lines are often made right away after a team's last game is played.   Say the line opens up -3 for the Dallas Cowboys on Monday, well the Cowboys are a public betting team and if you like them against the spread the next week you should take that line ASAP because once Sunday comes around it could be at -4 or -4.5 and your not getting the best number.  Now if you like the underdog the next week just sit back and let that Cowboy line keep going up and jump on it just before kick off.  This betting strategy is very profitable and works best on your public teams (ie. Heat, Cowboys, Packers, Bears, Thunder etc.) getting public money on them all week or all game day leading up to game time.  Betting Favorites early also can open up hedging opportunities with a middle possible depending on how much a line will move during the week/day and can increase profits along the way.

By |May 21st, 2016 12:50am|Betting Philosophy, Betting Strategy, NFL Strategy|0 Comments

Reverse Line Movement

This is a must for every handicapper to know.  If you notice here on vegasinsider.com they have bet percentages there on moneyline, spread and OVER/UNDER for each sport.  They have what the line for the game opened at and what the current line is at. What to look for is: for instance the Heat open at -7 for the game and there is 74% of the betting market on them but the line went from -7 to -6 with only 26% of the bets coming in on the other team you have to wonder why did the line move the opposite way?  Well there is sharp money and there is public money.  Since the Heat are a public team they are almost always bet on by the public that`s why there is 74% of the betting market on them.  So with the line moving to -6 there is sharp money moving that line which tells you that they know something the public doesn`t.  This is a tell we use to make our moves everyday and this is an excellent strategy to profit from over time.  This is an absolute must to research before you make your wager.

By |May 18th, 2016 10:12pm|Betting Philosophy, Betting Strategy|0 Comments

Monday NBA FREE Pick

NBA YTD 3-3 (50%) +$132 Tip off 8:05pm EDT GM 712 Pelicans +4.5 -103 (pinnacle) risking $103 to win $100 Bulls officially eliminated from the playoffs, so I expect low team moral as they have nothing to play for on the road tonight.  They are coming off a very nice win on Saturday night against the Cavs as they left their fans something to be cheer about.  With the Bulls being eliminated now, they have shut down key players tonight and I don`t see them being motivated at all to play the Pelicans.  They had their big game on Saturday and could see a letdown tonight.  Pelicans are just playing freely right now, but can go out on a winning note and give their hometown fans something to cheer about for next season, as this is their home finale tonight.  Pelicans keep this close and could possibly win this one SU.

By |April 11th, 2016 6:18pm|Free Picks, NBA Picks|0 Comments

Thursday CBB Free Pick

CBB YTD Free Pick record 4-3 (57.1%) +$70 Tip off 9:30pm EDT GM #755 Mississippi St ml +118 (pinnacle) risking $100 to win $118

By |March 10th, 2016 6:21pm|Free Picks, NBA Picks|0 Comments

Wednesday CBB Free Pick

CBB YTD Free Pick record 3-3 (50%) -$30 Tip off 9:30pm EDT GM #526 Virgina Tech +5 -110 (SB) risking $110 to win $100  

By |March 9th, 2016 6:20pm|Free Picks, NBA Picks|0 Comments