By Adam Meyer
Posted 10/24/2009 at 02:39 PM

"A day at the Bank" (with apologies to the Marx Brothers) So, Groucho is in bed with the ship Captain's wife. The captain walks in on them and Groucho says...."now before you jump to any conclusions, are you going to believe what you see, or what I'm about to tell you?" Here's the point. There are dozens of sports handicappers out there that will tell you anything you want to hear to get your business. I'll make this easy. A quick trip to Vegasinsider.com will explain everything. They publish the current results of the leading handicappers in the world. So far this year, I have hammered the NFL with a 23-12-1 record. I'll do the math for you. 65.7% win rate. I can't pay them to publish that. It's just the way it is. Now if you keep clicking on the names on the list, you're not going to find anyone who hits a winning percentage like that on a CONSISTENT basis. I've been hovering around 70% win rate for the last 20 years. Research, up-to-the-minute information, intelligent money management, and unmatched customer service. It's about results, not hype, not promises. And the results speak for themselves. So just take the common sense approach when choosing your sports consultant. Most handicappers want you to believe they'll make you money. But remember, in the middle of the word believe…is lie... Look it up it for yourself. See you at the bank.

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By Adam Meyer
Posted 10/19/2009 at 01:42 PM

Performance enhancing… As if picking games on an even playing field isn't tough enough, I always wonder if I'm at a disadvantage not knowing who's on what. It's disturbing to me. I'm a purist. I look at numbers, past-performance, and analytics. In my personal life, I train with a personal trainer, and have rebuilt myself the right way. The only thing I take after a session…is an ice pack. I'm not getting any younger. I don't like cheaters, in any arena. As a student of sports and sports handicapping, I always wonder if it would have been easier to make picks in earlier days…when everything at least appeared to be what it was. I never saw any headlines in the archives like…"The Babe tests positive for burgers" or "Mantle tests positive for beer". These guys and their teammates did it the old-fashioned way…hard work. They played hurt, not like the box office athletes we see today. Actually, I can't even comprehend what Killebrew would have been like on human growth hormones. There wouldn't have been a stadium that could hold him. The problem is, it's like a runaway train right now. Athletes are glorified and insanely compensated based on performance. Kids look at them and want to be just like them…"no matter what". Unfortunately, "The Natural" was a fantasy. I don't think we can leave it up to the coaches. Even in high school, they are under pressure to win...period. It comes back to values, and they begin at home. Fathers, tell your sons and daughters, it isn't if you win or lose, it's how you live your life.

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