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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.

Monday FREE PLAY Bet Card

Grinded out a profit yesterday going 3-2 +$110, back at it tonight with one free play below, ENJOY!! My FREE play record is below, as always, by sport, TOP FREE play and star rating 1* = $100  TOP FREE PLAY 2015 –  58-53-3 (52.2%) (+$249) TOP FREE PLAY 2014 – 88-83-3 (51.4%) (+$1782) MLB YTD 28-35-6 (44.4%) (-$1205)  CFL YTD 1-0 (100%) (+$300) 2015 YEAR-TO-DATE * - ($) August: 1* 6-8 (42.8%) -$170 3* 1-0 (100%) +$300 July: 1* 7-2-2 (77.7%) +$506 2* 2-1 (66.6%) +$180 3* 0-1 (0%) -$300 June: 1* 1-6 (14.2%) -$515 3* 0-2 (0%) -$699 MAY: 1* 4-11-1 (26.6%) -$742 April: 1* 14-6-3 (70%) +$987 March: 1* 16-20 (44.4%) -$444 February: 1* 10-9 (52.6%) +$34 January: 1* 23-19 (54.7%) +$501 All lines courtesy Pinnacle Sports (unless stated) TOP FREE play in BOLD MLB: Orioles/Mariners UNDER 7.5 -120 (sportsbook) risking $120 to win $100  PREMIUM PICK RESULTS can be always found here at Handicapperwatchdog.com Good luck to all tonight and enjoy the games!!

By |August 10th, 2015 6:13pm|Free Picks, MLB Picks|0 Comments

September Football Betting Mistakes & NFL Preseason Money Making Situations

September is just around the corner, the best of months for most of us as FOOTBALL is finally here!!  Most bettors have returned after a summer of relaxing and ready to fire at anything and everything.  They have pockets full of hard earned cash and come in with guns a blazing.  Mistake #1.  Really September football betting should be bet with caution.  Most gamblers rush into September letting their stack ride on one game.  Mistake #2.  Set yourself up a bankroll, doesn't matter what size it is $200, $500 or $2000.  Early on it's easy to get ahead of yourself and have more than what you want on the table at once.  Mistake #3.  Control your unit sizes and don't bet what you can't afford to lose.  Wagering sizes I suggest should be 2-5% of your bankroll not 50%-75% of it.  Long term success will come with having a plan and controlling your unit sizes.  Scared money don't make money is something you have probably heard of before. Mistake #4, I don't believe in this saying, it was probably made up by the sportbooks that want your money.  Smart money makes money is what I believe.  You don't want to put yourself in a hole early on in the football season.  All the hype is here football is getting closer, everyday you see a tweet on twitter with how many days are left to kickoff in NFL and NCAAF, just be smart and don't let all the hype make you make the wrong decisions with your hard earned money. Betting Tip: September betting can be hard sometimes because there are basically no emotional letdowns in the first four weeks.  By October, November and December you [...]

By |August 9th, 2015 5:54pm|Free Picks, NCAAF Picks, NCAAF Strategy, NFL Picks, NFL Strategy|0 Comments

Sunday FREE PLAY Bet Card

1-1 yesterday, but cashed by rare free 3 unit CFL play on the Riders.  Let's keep it going, still work to do........... My FREE play record is below, as always, by sport, TOP FREE play and star rating 1* = $100  TOP FREE PLAY 2015 –  58-52-3 (52.7%) (+$349) TOP FREE PLAY 2014 – 88-83-3 (51.4%) (+$1782) MLB YTD 25-33-6 (43.1%) (-$1315)  CFL YTD 1-0 (100%) (+$300) 2015 YEAR-TO-DATE * - ($) August: 1* 3-6 (33.3%) -$280 3* 1-0 (100%) +$300 July: 1* 7-2-2 (77.7%) +$506 2* 2-1 (66.6%) +$180 3* 0-1 (0%) -$300 June: 1* 1-6 (14.2%) -$515 3* 0-2 (0%) -$699 MAY: 1* 4-11-1 (26.6%) -$742 April: 1* 14-6-3 (70%) +$987 March: 1* 16-20 (44.4%) -$444 February: 1* 10-9 (52.6%) +$34 January: 1* 23-19 (54.7%) +$501 All lines courtesy Pinnacle Sports (unless stated) TOP FREE play in BOLD MLB: Got a lot of plays on the board today.  Sundays to me are one of the more profitable days of the week for baseball as more situations come into play for me, let's cash in on these plays, GOOD LUCK to all, ENJOY!! All these totals fall into the series finale theory up here (MLB money making situation # 3) Padres RL -1.5 +142 (pinny) risking $100 to win $142 - Phillies run will end today, Williams is a perfect road fade - 0-6 with a 8.01 ERA and 1.90 WHIP in nine road starts this season.  Coming off a surprising 1 run outing against the Dodgers, regression after that game will set in today.  Cashner only has two wins at home but owns a 3.62 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in San Diego this season.  Cashner has an incredible 1.25 ERA in eight appearances [...]

By |August 9th, 2015 11:12am|Free Picks, MLB Picks|0 Comments

Saturday FREE PLAY Bet Card

Small 2-0 sweep last night with my 2 MLB totals.  Let's keep it going, still work to do........... My FREE play record is below, as always, by sport, TOP FREE play and star rating 1* = $100  TOP FREE PLAY 2015 –  57-52-3 (52.3%) (+$49) TOP FREE PLAY 2014 – 88-83-3 (51.4%) (+$1782) MLB YTD 25-32-6 (43.8%) (-$1215)   2015 YEAR-TO-DATE * - ($) August: 1* 3-5 (37.5%) -$180 July: 1* 7-2-2 (77.7%) +$506 2* 2-1 (66.6%) +$180 3* 0-1 (0%) -$300 June: 1* 1-6 (14.2%) -$515 3* 0-2 (0%) -$699 MAY: 1* 4-11-1 (26.6%) -$742 April: 1* 14-6-3 (70%) +$987 March: 1* 16-20 (44.4%) -$444 February: 1* 10-9 (52.6%) +$34 January: 1* 23-19 (54.7%) +$501 All lines courtesy Pinnacle Sports (unless stated) TOP FREE play in BOLD MLB: Early play (may have a late game play posted for later):  Yankees ml +145 (sportsbook) risking $100 to win $145 - This number is now in the range to fire on the home team here.  Price had an outstanding opening for the Jays and hence this number has sky rocketed up with the public seeing that and knowing that the Jays have won six straight.  Price has actually got rocked the last two trips to the mound at Yankee Stadium being tagged for eight runs each game and failing to make it past the third in both outings.   Over the last two seasons Price vs. the Yankees - 7.59 ERA, Opponent BA .361 and has averaged only 5 and a third innings of work.  New York is 8-1 straight up versus LHP since the all-star break and have put on more runs against lefties this year than any other team.  Yankees have Nova on the bump [...]

By |August 8th, 2015 11:07am|Free Picks, MLB Picks|0 Comments

Profitable CFB Betting Situations

Betting college football does have a few similarities to betting the NFL, but overall is a very different animal than betting the NFL.  Top college players graduate each year and teams are completely different from season to season with totally different personalities.  Throw all team trends out the window, they are useless in CFB and even historical trends as well.  When it come to college football handicapping, thinking outside the box is the way to profit all season long. A few profitable College Football Betting situations and my winning theory's to look for during the season: 1.  Revenge This is one of the similarities to the NFL and if used correctly it can be very profitable.   The revenge card has been really bastardized by handicappers, but when used in the right circumstance it can be profitable.  I look over the schedule each week and see if any team lost to that team a season ago, that had their worst loss.  A loss so bad it was embarrassing and humiliating that the losing team can not forget.  Remember though, in college football teams are different each season and if the QB isn't the same or head coach left, it's a pass for me.  I look for this spot and PLAY ON the loser of last year's game in the rematch. 2.  Let-Down spots This applies to later on in the season and not in September.  Later in the season teams are more likely to have mental and emotional breakdowns as the grind to the season is in full swing.  Games are played against conference teams and school rivals are big games for these kids and teams coming off huge wins will more than likely be [...]

By |August 7th, 2015 6:15pm|Betting Strategy, NCAAF Strategy|0 Comments