Newsletter Tracking updated through January 29, 2023 from Mendoza Line - Final newsletter update for the season
**Just a few final NFL updates for the newsletters that had Championship plays**
Not every newsletter gets posted every week, and I'll try to note when the record doesn't include every week of the season.
Another note is that the grading is based on the line indicated in the newsletter at the time of publication, not the closing line. Many of these newsletters will claim a win against the best available line as it moves throughout the week, but these records reflect the outcome against the line they were willing to make a play on in their newsletter.
Marc Lawrence's Playbook NCAA
5* (8-4-1)
4* (8-5-0)
3* (8-5-0)
Upset pick (9-10-0)
Betcha Didn't Know (11-7-1)
Awesome Angle (9-10-1)
Incredible Stat (7-10-1)
Marc Lawrence's Playbook NFL
5* (9-8-1)
4* (8-8-2)
3* (7-9-2)
Pointwise NCAA
1* (11-16-0)
2* (6-7-1)
3* (8-5-1)
4* (10-17-0)
5* (14-11-1)
Pointwise NFL
2* (0-1-0)
3* (6-10-1)
4* (14-22-1)
5* (22-14-0)
Power Sweep NCAA
4* (5-12-0)
3* (14-21-1)
2* (21-16-0)
Underdog Play of the Week (9-3-0)
Tech Play of the Week (7-1-0)
Revenge Play of the Week (3-8-0)
Situational Play of the Week (3-5-0)
Series Play of the Week (4-6-0)
Power Sweep NFL
4* (8-11-0)
3* (10-11-0)
2* (10-10-1)
4* Pro Angle (2-13-0)
3* o/u play (11-7-0)
Powers' Picks NCAA
3* (12-7-1)
2* (28-22-0)
1* (20-13-1)
Powers' Picks NFL
4* (0-0-0)
3* (1-3-0)
2* (27-14-1)
1* (6-12-0)
Sports Reporter
NCAA Super Best Bets (0-0-0)
NCAA Best Bets (33-20-0)
NFL Super Best Bets (0-0-0)
NFL Best Bets (12-20-2)
Red Sheet
90* (0-1-0)
89* (13-13-0)
88* (24-27-0)
Winning Points
NCAA 4* (10-4-0)
NCAA 3* (8-6-0)
NFL 4* (5-13-0)
NFL 3* (6-10-2)
Victor Kings's Totals Tipsheet
3* (10-22-0)
2* (10-12-0)
Team Total of the Week (10-8-0)
Power Plays
NCAA 4.5* (16-24-1)
NCAA 4* (33-37-0)
NFL 4* (8-10-1)
Gold Sheet
NCAA Key Releases (36-22-0)
NFL Key Releases (36-32-0)
ITPB
NCAA (33-46-1)
NFL (14-16-0)
**Just a few final NFL updates for the newsletters that had Championship plays**
Not every newsletter gets posted every week, and I'll try to note when the record doesn't include every week of the season.
Another note is that the grading is based on the line indicated in the newsletter at the time of publication, not the closing line. Many of these newsletters will claim a win against the best available line as it moves throughout the week, but these records reflect the outcome against the line they were willing to make a play on in their newsletter.
Marc Lawrence's Playbook NCAA
5* (8-4-1)
4* (8-5-0)
3* (8-5-0)
Upset pick (9-10-0)
Betcha Didn't Know (11-7-1)
Awesome Angle (9-10-1)
Incredible Stat (7-10-1)
Marc Lawrence's Playbook NFL
5* (9-8-1)
4* (8-8-2)
3* (7-9-2)
Pointwise NCAA
1* (11-16-0)
2* (6-7-1)
3* (8-5-1)
4* (10-17-0)
5* (14-11-1)
Pointwise NFL
2* (0-1-0)
3* (6-10-1)
4* (14-22-1)
5* (22-14-0)
Power Sweep NCAA
4* (5-12-0)
3* (14-21-1)
2* (21-16-0)
Underdog Play of the Week (9-3-0)
Tech Play of the Week (7-1-0)
Revenge Play of the Week (3-8-0)
Situational Play of the Week (3-5-0)
Series Play of the Week (4-6-0)
Power Sweep NFL
4* (8-11-0)
3* (10-11-0)
2* (10-10-1)
4* Pro Angle (2-13-0)
3* o/u play (11-7-0)
Powers' Picks NCAA
3* (12-7-1)
2* (28-22-0)
1* (20-13-1)
Powers' Picks NFL
4* (0-0-0)
3* (1-3-0)
2* (27-14-1)
1* (6-12-0)
Sports Reporter
NCAA Super Best Bets (0-0-0)
NCAA Best Bets (33-20-0)
NFL Super Best Bets (0-0-0)
NFL Best Bets (12-20-2)
Red Sheet
90* (0-1-0)
89* (13-13-0)
88* (24-27-0)
Winning Points
NCAA 4* (10-4-0)
NCAA 3* (8-6-0)
NFL 4* (5-13-0)
NFL 3* (6-10-2)
Victor Kings's Totals Tipsheet
3* (10-22-0)
2* (10-12-0)
Team Total of the Week (10-8-0)
Power Plays
NCAA 4.5* (16-24-1)
NCAA 4* (33-37-0)
NFL 4* (8-10-1)
Gold Sheet
NCAA Key Releases (36-22-0)
NFL Key Releases (36-32-0)
ITPB
NCAA (33-46-1)
NFL (14-16-0)
Marc Lawrence's Star-Rated Basketball Newsletter College Best Bets Record
8-4 so far against the spread
From Issue 1:
3* Best Bet - 1/7 - Oklahoma +4 1/2 over Texas Tech, Final Score Oklahoma 68 Texas Tech 63 - WIN
5* Best Bet - 1/10 - Virginia -4 1/2 over North Carolina, Final Score Virginia 65 North Carolina 58 - WIN
4* Best Bet -- 1/11 Tulane -3 1/2 over SMU, Final Score Tulane 97 SMU 88 -WIN
From Issue 2:
4* Best Bet -1/14 Kentucky +10 1/2 over Tennessee, Final Score Kentucky 63 Tennessee 56 - WIN
5* Best Bet - 1/16 Michigan State +4 1/2 over Purdue, Final Score Michigan State 63 Purdue 64 - WIN
3* Best Bet - 1/18 Seton Hall +5 1/2 over Connecticut, Final Score Seton Hall 67 Connecticut 66 - WIN
From Issue 3:
5* Best Bet - 1/21 UCLA +2 1/2 over Arizona, Final Score UCLA 52, Arizona 58 - LOSS
4* Best Bet - 1/23 Duke +2 1/2 over Virginia Tech, Final Score Duke 75 Virginia Tech 78 - LOSS
3* Best Bet - 1/25 Auburn -3 1/2 over Texas A&M, Final Score Auburn 63 Texas A&M 79 - LOSS
From Issue 4:
3* Best Bet - 1/28 Dayton -8 1/2 over Richmond, Final Score Dayton 86 Richmond 60 - WIN
4* Best Bet - 1/29 Michigan State + 8 1/2 over Purdue, Final Score Michigan State 61 Purdue 77 -LOSS
5* Best Bet - 1/31 Kansas -8 1/2 over Kansas State, Final Score Kansas 90 Kansas State 78 - WIN
Odds used are closing odds from scoresandodds
8-4 so far against the spread
From Issue 1:
3* Best Bet - 1/7 - Oklahoma +4 1/2 over Texas Tech, Final Score Oklahoma 68 Texas Tech 63 - WIN
5* Best Bet - 1/10 - Virginia -4 1/2 over North Carolina, Final Score Virginia 65 North Carolina 58 - WIN
4* Best Bet -- 1/11 Tulane -3 1/2 over SMU, Final Score Tulane 97 SMU 88 -WIN
From Issue 2:
4* Best Bet -1/14 Kentucky +10 1/2 over Tennessee, Final Score Kentucky 63 Tennessee 56 - WIN
5* Best Bet - 1/16 Michigan State +4 1/2 over Purdue, Final Score Michigan State 63 Purdue 64 - WIN
3* Best Bet - 1/18 Seton Hall +5 1/2 over Connecticut, Final Score Seton Hall 67 Connecticut 66 - WIN
From Issue 3:
5* Best Bet - 1/21 UCLA +2 1/2 over Arizona, Final Score UCLA 52, Arizona 58 - LOSS
4* Best Bet - 1/23 Duke +2 1/2 over Virginia Tech, Final Score Duke 75 Virginia Tech 78 - LOSS
3* Best Bet - 1/25 Auburn -3 1/2 over Texas A&M, Final Score Auburn 63 Texas A&M 79 - LOSS
From Issue 4:
3* Best Bet - 1/28 Dayton -8 1/2 over Richmond, Final Score Dayton 86 Richmond 60 - WIN
4* Best Bet - 1/29 Michigan State + 8 1/2 over Purdue, Final Score Michigan State 61 Purdue 77 -LOSS
5* Best Bet - 1/31 Kansas -8 1/2 over Kansas State, Final Score Kansas 90 Kansas State 78 - WIN
Odds used are closing odds from scoresandodds
Brad Powers Update
Super Bowl Early Thoughts:
No newsletter this week. It will come out Next Wednesday at 3pm ET.
We will wait until the prop market becomes widely available.
I did bet Philadelphia +1.5 and UNDER 51 on the Sunday openers but I was just anticipating market moves at that point.
I'm waiting on the Kansas City injury report to clear up. There is a chance I'll be on the Chiefs.
Why are you no longer doing the Powers' Picks Newsletter next year?
I'll dive more into this in next week's issue but it mainly comes down to it takes too much time for too little of money. I am betting more and more every year and that is where I want to focus my time.
I will still be do a CFB preview with all the season win total, game of year, futures bets, etc. I will also do a weekly power ratings report with logs and a few other things (more on that later).
College Basketball Note:
I'm not doing College Basketball right now. In fact, I'm not doing any regular season college hoops. I'm always behind the "CBB only" guys and I don't think I'm extremely positive EV when handicapping it in January and February. I will handicap the conference tournaments and the Post-season Tournaments. I like to originate. I don't want to pass off other people's work as my own. I'm a football first and foremost guy.
If you have money and time, Right Angle Sports (RAS) and Dr. Bob are a few services/cappers to check out among many others. If you want to handicap College Hoops yourself, obviously KenPom.com, BartTorvik.com and ShotQuality.com are good resources.
NFL Records (YTD):
VIP 37-28-1 +6.275 units
Leans: 84-90-7
VIP Playoff: 2-2 +0.1 units
Playoff Leans: 5-3
Prop Leans: 3-1
Preseason Leans: 6-4
Newsletter: 33-24-1 +12.7 units
Playoff Newsletter: 5-5 +0.2 units
Best of luck,
Brad
Super Bowl Early Thoughts:
No newsletter this week. It will come out Next Wednesday at 3pm ET.
We will wait until the prop market becomes widely available.
I did bet Philadelphia +1.5 and UNDER 51 on the Sunday openers but I was just anticipating market moves at that point.
I'm waiting on the Kansas City injury report to clear up. There is a chance I'll be on the Chiefs.
Why are you no longer doing the Powers' Picks Newsletter next year?
I'll dive more into this in next week's issue but it mainly comes down to it takes too much time for too little of money. I am betting more and more every year and that is where I want to focus my time.
I will still be do a CFB preview with all the season win total, game of year, futures bets, etc. I will also do a weekly power ratings report with logs and a few other things (more on that later).
College Basketball Note:
I'm not doing College Basketball right now. In fact, I'm not doing any regular season college hoops. I'm always behind the "CBB only" guys and I don't think I'm extremely positive EV when handicapping it in January and February. I will handicap the conference tournaments and the Post-season Tournaments. I like to originate. I don't want to pass off other people's work as my own. I'm a football first and foremost guy.
If you have money and time, Right Angle Sports (RAS) and Dr. Bob are a few services/cappers to check out among many others. If you want to handicap College Hoops yourself, obviously KenPom.com, BartTorvik.com and ShotQuality.com are good resources.
NFL Records (YTD):
VIP 37-28-1 +6.275 units
Leans: 84-90-7
VIP Playoff: 2-2 +0.1 units
Playoff Leans: 5-3
Prop Leans: 3-1
Preseason Leans: 6-4
Newsletter: 33-24-1 +12.7 units
Playoff Newsletter: 5-5 +0.2 units
Best of luck,
Brad
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Update: Marc Lawrence's Star-Rated Basketball Newsletter College Best Bets Record
9-6 so far against the spread
From Issue 1:
3* Best Bet - 1/7 - Oklahoma +4 1/2 over Texas Tech, Final Score Oklahoma 68 Texas Tech 63 - WIN
5* Best Bet - 1/10 - Virginia -4 1/2 over North Carolina, Final Score Virginia 65 North Carolina 58 - WIN
4* Best Bet -- 1/11 Tulane -3 1/2 over SMU, Final Score Tulane 97 SMU 88 -WIN
From Issue 2:
4* Best Bet -1/14 Kentucky +10 1/2 over Tennessee, Final Score Kentucky 63 Tennessee 56 - WIN
5* Best Bet - 1/16 Michigan State +4 1/2 over Purdue, Final Score Michigan State 63 Purdue 64 - WIN
3* Best Bet - 1/18 Seton Hall +5 1/2 over Connecticut, Final Score Seton Hall 67 Connecticut 66 - WIN
From Issue 3:
5* Best Bet - 1/21 UCLA +2 1/2 over Arizona, Final Score UCLA 52, Arizona 58 - LOSS
4* Best Bet - 1/23 Duke +2 1/2 over Virginia Tech, Final Score Duke 75 Virginia Tech 78 - LOSS
3* Best Bet - 1/25 Auburn -3 1/2 over Texas A&M, Final Score Auburn 63 Texas A&M 79 - LOSS
From Issue 4:
3* Best Bet - 1/28 Dayton -8 1/2 over Richmond, Final Score Dayton 86 Richmond 60 - WIN
4* Best Bet - 1/29 Michigan State + 8 1/2 over Purdue, Final Score Michigan State 61 Purdue 77 -LOSS
5* Best Bet - 1/31 Kansas -8 1/2 over Kansas State, Final Score Kansas 90 Kansas State 78 - WIN
From Issue 5:
3* Best Bet - 2/4 Clemson -1 1/2 over Miami, Final Score Clemson 74 Miami 78 - LOSS
4* Best Bet - 2/5 Houston -11 1/2 over Temple, Final Score Houston 81 Temple 65 - WIN
5* Best Bet - 2/8 Seton Hall +3 1/2 over Creighton, Final Score Creighton 75 Seton Hall 62 - LOSS
Odds used are closing odds from scoresandodds
9-6 so far against the spread
From Issue 1:
3* Best Bet - 1/7 - Oklahoma +4 1/2 over Texas Tech, Final Score Oklahoma 68 Texas Tech 63 - WIN
5* Best Bet - 1/10 - Virginia -4 1/2 over North Carolina, Final Score Virginia 65 North Carolina 58 - WIN
4* Best Bet -- 1/11 Tulane -3 1/2 over SMU, Final Score Tulane 97 SMU 88 -WIN
From Issue 2:
4* Best Bet -1/14 Kentucky +10 1/2 over Tennessee, Final Score Kentucky 63 Tennessee 56 - WIN
5* Best Bet - 1/16 Michigan State +4 1/2 over Purdue, Final Score Michigan State 63 Purdue 64 - WIN
3* Best Bet - 1/18 Seton Hall +5 1/2 over Connecticut, Final Score Seton Hall 67 Connecticut 66 - WIN
From Issue 3:
5* Best Bet - 1/21 UCLA +2 1/2 over Arizona, Final Score UCLA 52, Arizona 58 - LOSS
4* Best Bet - 1/23 Duke +2 1/2 over Virginia Tech, Final Score Duke 75 Virginia Tech 78 - LOSS
3* Best Bet - 1/25 Auburn -3 1/2 over Texas A&M, Final Score Auburn 63 Texas A&M 79 - LOSS
From Issue 4:
3* Best Bet - 1/28 Dayton -8 1/2 over Richmond, Final Score Dayton 86 Richmond 60 - WIN
4* Best Bet - 1/29 Michigan State + 8 1/2 over Purdue, Final Score Michigan State 61 Purdue 77 -LOSS
5* Best Bet - 1/31 Kansas -8 1/2 over Kansas State, Final Score Kansas 90 Kansas State 78 - WIN
From Issue 5:
3* Best Bet - 2/4 Clemson -1 1/2 over Miami, Final Score Clemson 74 Miami 78 - LOSS
4* Best Bet - 2/5 Houston -11 1/2 over Temple, Final Score Houston 81 Temple 65 - WIN
5* Best Bet - 2/8 Seton Hall +3 1/2 over Creighton, Final Score Creighton 75 Seton Hall 62 - LOSS
Odds used are closing odds from scoresandodds
Recap
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Marc Lawrence's Playbook Basketball February 4-10.pdf
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Pointwise Super Bowl.pdf
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Power Sweep Super Bowl.pdf
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Brad Powers' Super Bowl Issue.PDF
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Sports Reporter Super Bowl Issue.pdf
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VSiN Intro to Big Game Betting Guide
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VSiN Big Game Betting Guide
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VSiN Intro to Big Game Betting Guide - Super Bowl #1.pdf
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VSiN Big Game Betting Guide
VSiN Big Game Betting Guide - Super Bowl #2.pdf
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