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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.

2016 CFB Betting Preview

Welcome to my annual college football betting preview. I am going to keep the same format as last year as I will be examining it from a bettors perspective and not just previewing each conference and team. There are a lot of schools in college football and I do my homework and study the scheduling to find the best situations to move with and attack against as the season rolls on. In college the turnover of players is high as players get drafted, graduate and transfer schools. Coaching changes and player transfers have happened and I compile all this information to find the best spots and numbers. For the average bettor it can be overwhelming to go through and research every team and league before and during the college football season. My advice, and I did this when I was first starting out, was to concentrate my time on one conference. Know every team, player and coaching staff for that conference and study only the schedules and history of that one conference. Research and read the local papers of these schools, check out their social media pages, get to know every detail there is to find information that might not be factored in the line to find you that edge. A win is a win doesn’t matter from what conference and if you concentrate on just one conference chances are you will benefit better during the season. To stat collecting data I use cfbstats.com to gather information from the previous year. Profitable Betting situations to look out for this year: Also up here is my list of CFB Profitable Theory’s that I look for every week during the season New to the team: Works like [...]

By |August 7th, 2016 1:18am|Free Picks, NCAAF Strategy|0 Comments

Derek Saturday Investment

Been a very rough 2 days and this is why I stress bankroll management so much.  I put my money in spots I expect a return and it hasn't happened the past two days.  I am not upset about the loses because I played the spots/situations I would normally play.  It's a grind and the key is to not get frustrated over losses.  This isn't the first time I have been put in this type of situation and it won't be my last.  I always keep following my spots/strategies that keep up my returns.  I moved on this game yesterday before my rough night, for those willing to grind past two losing days with me. 2016 Total Overall Units +121.66 2015 Total Overall Units 481-433 (52.6%) +197.09 Units DBB (Drock Best Bet) in BOLD 2016 – 96-79-3 (54.8%) +53.20 units August – 0-2 (0%) -10.20 units July – 8-4 (66.6%) +15.07 units June – 8-11 (42.1%) +5.54 units May – 17-11 (60.7%) +16.58 units April – 16-11-2 (59.2%) +13.17 units March – 16-13 (55.1%) +11.51 units February – 17-11 (60.7%) +10.2 units January – 14-16-1 (46.8%) -12.16 units 2015 DBB– (138-121-4) overall (53.2%) +71.69 units 2014 DBB– (43-35-4) overall (54.5%) +38.23 units 10* GOY (all time) – 5-0-1 (100%) +50 units CFL: Kickoff 7pm EDT GM 127 Edmonton Eskimos +4 -110 (Sportsbook) risking $440 to win $400 GM 127 Edmonton Eskimos ml +157 (Sportsbook) risking $200 to win $314 The defending champion Edmonton Eskimos haven't looked so good this season. They come in struggling to hold opponents out of the end zone giving up 30 and 37 points at home the past two weeks as 5 and 9.5 point favs losing both straight up. But, [...]

By |August 6th, 2016 1:17pm|Free Picks|0 Comments

Derek Friday Investment

Losing night last one, but it does happen and that's why I can't stress it enough about bankroll management and not losing your shirt about a losing day.  I continue to look for my spots and just so happens two great spots are on the board tonight in MLB.  Let's continue proper bankroll management and make some money tonight. 2016 Total Overall Units +131.86 2015 Total Overall Units 481-433 (52.6%) +197.09 Units DBB (Drock Best Bet) in BOLD 2016 – 96-78-3 (55.1%) +58.40 units August - 0-1 (0%) -5.0 units July – 8-4 (66.6%) +15.07 units June – 8-11 (42.1%) +5.54 units May – 17-11 (60.7%) +16.58 units April – 16-11-2 (59.2%) +13.17 units March – 16-13 (55.1%) +11.51 units February – 17-11 (60.7%) +10.2 units January – 14-16-1 (46.8%) -12.16 units 2015 DBB– (138-121-4) overall (53.2%) +71.69 units 2014 DBB– (43-35-4) overall (54.5%) +38.23 units 10* GOY (all time) – 5-0-1 (100%) +50 units MLB: First Pitch 7:10pm EDT GM 925 Mets ml +109 (pinnacle) risking $300 to win $327 "game after the win streak is lost" strategy move First Pitch 10:10pm EDT GM 930 Dodgers ml -130 (pinnacle) risking $520 to win $400 Just an absolute horrible spot for the Red Sox tonight, coming off a 4 game series against Seattle with an 11 inning outing last night, travel back to LA for their 9th straight game on their west coast road trip.  18th straight consecutive game and 21st in 22 days since the All-star break.  This LA series I am looking to attack against Boston with this being many consecutive days of playing, plus a long west coast road trip with a divisional New York Yankees series looming on deck at home. [...]

By |August 5th, 2016 10:20am|Free Picks|0 Comments

Derek Thursday Investment

Another winning month in July making it 16 straight and going for number 17.  I approach every month the same and wait for the right time to react.  I take my losses and move on to the next day.  If your sweating over a loss then your wagering too much of your bankroll.  Can't emphasize it enough about proper bankroll management.  Good luck to all, football season is fast approaching, I will have previews up available to read and refer back to, let's have another great profitable month!! 2016 Total Overall Units +138.86 2015 Total Overall Units 481-433 (52.6%) +197.09 Units DBB (Drock Best Bet) in BOLD 2016 – 96-77-3 (55.4%) +63.40 units Augest - 0-0 (0%) 0 units July – 8-4 (66.6%) +15.07 units June – 8-11 (42.1%) +5.54 units May – 17-11 (60.7%) +16.58 units April – 16-11-2 (59.2%) +13.17 units March – 16-13 (55.1%) +11.51 units February – 17-11 (60.7%) +10.2 units January – 14-16-1 (46.8%) -12.16 units 2015 DBB– (138-121-4) overall (53.2%) +71.69 units 2014 DBB– (43-35-4) overall (54.5%) +38.23 units 10* GOY (all time) – 5-0-1 (100%) +50 units MLB: First pitch 8:10pm EDT GM 969/970 Jays/Astros OVER 8 -125 (pinnacle) risking $500 to win $400 This move fits a system/strategy move that I use for MLB totals up here...theory number 3 GM 970 Astros ml +130 (Sports Interaction) risking $200 to win $260 Yes this is a real line and is the true value of shopping for the best line as it's mostly +103 Buy low sell high theory    

By |August 4th, 2016 6:42pm|Free Picks|2 Comments

Derek Friday Investment

2016 Total Overall Units +132.66 2015 Total Overall Units 481-433 (52.6%) +197.09 Units DBB (Drock Best Bet) in BOLD 2016 – 95-77-3 (55.2%) +61.40 units July – 7-4 (63.6%) +13.07 units June – 8-11 (42.1%) +5.54 units May – 17-11 (60.7%) +16.58 units April – 16-11-2 (59.2%) +13.17 units March – 16-13 (55.1%) +11.51 units February – 17-11 (60.7%) +10.2 units January – 14-16-1 (46.8%) -12.16 units 2015 DBB– (138-121-4) overall (53.2%) +71.69 units 2014 DBB– (43-35-4) overall (54.5%) +38.23 units 10* GOY (all time) – 5-0-1 (100%) +50 units CFL: Kickoff 7pm EDT GM 304 Alouettes -1 -110 (Bet365) risking $220 to win $200 People who bet on sports make the mistake of betting based on what happened the last game and that’s what’s going to happen again the very next game. Montreal can't play any worse than it did last week and when a team looks bad one week and now two weeks, I expect the leaders to step up and perform.  Looking back, Montreal has been unfortunate to run into bad spots the past two weeks.  First they come off their bye and catch an angry Hamilton team off an upset loss as a 9.5 point favorite. Then, go to Toronto this past week and have to catch the Argos hungry for their first home win in there new building.  Now, they get a Roughrider team fresh off an upset home win against a very good Redblacks team, Letdown spot.  Montreal is playing with only 3 days rest, but I think it should work out better for them as Monday's loss should still be fresh on their minds and they had 2 weeks off just 14 days ago.  Don't make the mistake [...]

By |July 28th, 2016 11:37pm|Free Picks|0 Comments