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Matt Wiesenfeld

Matt Wiesenfeld has been handicapping games and espousing sports wisdom online for more than a decade, writing thousands of articles to help bettors understand and play the market. Matt loves to bet on, write about, and engage on MLB, the NFL, NBA, college football, and college basketball.

College basketball 2022-23 Pac-12 betting guide

The Pac-12 has quality at the top of the league. After that, there is a significant drop off but the league has shown that discounting their teams is often perilous.

College basketball 2022-23 Atlantic 10 betting guide

The A-10 is always a little underrated as a league. There are usually a few teams competing at the very top and teams like VCU and Davidson seem to always give teams all they can handle outside of the conference too. Adding Loyola-Chicago to that mix only makes this league that much stronger for hoops.

College football Week 10: Top 25 Betting Guide

The big game this week is Tennessee vs. Georgia, but we are also getting Alabama vs. LSU and lots more betting opportunities. Here is a look at the total schedule of top teams playing this weekend and where the best values lie. 

NFL Week 9 Mock Contest: Starting the back half of the schedule in good shape

For the most part, last week's results were not too shocking. Unless you are a Rams fan, as that team has fallen apart faster than any defending Super Bowl champ I can remember.

NFL Survivor Pool: Four wins in a row have things rolling

Now we are truly at the halfway point of the season, and we are on a roll with four wins in a row. Minnesota won with relative ease last week, pushing their home record to 4-0.

College basketball 2022-23 Big Ten betting guide

This season in Big Ten basketball, Indiana looks good, but there is not one team that truly stands out nationally and we can expect to see some pretty good parity.

No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 2 Tennessee: Can Tennessee win two 'Games of the Year?'

We had a feeling that Tennessee was on the upswing coming into the season. Then they beat Alabama a couple of weeks ago, in dramatic fashion, forcing us to consider that the Vols might just be the best team in the SEC.

College football Week 9: What we learned last week

The best thing we got from this past week of college football, and thankfully so, is the preservation of top teams like Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio State and Michigan as undefeated.

College basketball 2022-23 AAC betting guide

This is going to be a weird season in the AAC. For starters, Houston looks like it is going to dominate and win easily, and is priced accordingly.

College basketball 2022-23 ACC betting guide

ACC Basketball has always been a thing but times are definitely changing. The most obvious change is the retirement of Coach K at Duke, but with the talent they have flowing into the program it might not make much of a difference who is on the sidelines.

College basketball 2022-23 Big East betting guide

The Big East has a big question this season...and it is not about Creighton. The question is what do we expect from Villanova now that coach Jay Wright has retired?

College football Week 9: Top 25 betting guide

With all the angles available for this college football Saturday, the truly best game of the day is probably in Manhattan, Kansas ... of all the places.

NFL Week 8 Mock Contest: Back in the black after a winning week

Week 8 used to be the halfway point of the season for most teams, but now we are just almost there. Nevertheless, we had a winning week last week as we approach the turn.   

NFL Survivor Pool: And one more makes three

The thrill of Survivor Pools is the urgency they command. Yes, I acknowledge it took a little while to get going this year, but we have now picked winners three weeks in a row, using all of the same restrictions.

College basketball 2022-23 Big 12 betting guide

It is easy to make the statement that the Big 12 is the best college basketball conference. They have the past two champs in Baylor and Kansas, and even Texas Tech made it to the title game just a few years ago. Baylor looks primed for another season of great success but there is a lot of competition at the top. 

College football Week 8: Last week's lessons are this week's winners

This past week was pretty tame when it came to on field results. Sure it looked like Syracuse, not Clemson, might still be undefeated in the ACC. In the end, there wasn't much drama, but there are still plenty of lessons to be applied toward next week's bets. 

College football Week 8 Top 25 betting guide

Last week was a "major week" of college football action. That might have been the case even if it was just Tennessee beating Alabama for the first time in a generation. This week? Well, there's always wagering opportunities.

NFL Week 7 Mock Contest: Starting from scratch

Last week was not a great week as many favorites fell, which is a recurring theme this season. At least they were losing outright though, which for some reason stings less than missing a game by a half-point.

New Orleans Pelicans 2022-23 Betting Guide

Ever since Zion Williamson landed in the Big Easy, there has been some buzz about the Pelicans. This year, that buzz is louder than ever as he is expected to be on the court, joining a team that fought Phoenix pretty hard in the playoffs last spring.

Atlanta Hawks 2022-23 Betting Guide

A few seasons into his career and it is still not clear just what Trae Young is. Is he a budding Steph Curry, who can shoot his team to great heights?  Or is he just a player who is going to put up a lot of empty points over the course of his career?

NFL Survivor Pool: That's two in a row now

For those that are counting, that is now back-to-back winning weeks. That is still not enough to make up for earlier failures, but still a little bit helpful, even to just boost up a parlay or something.   

Toronto Raptors 2022-23 Betting Guide

Toronto does things a little differently than most other teams in the NBA. They are definitely all-in on versatility, trying to corner the market on guys 6'6" to 6'9".

Cleveland Cavaliers 2022-23 Betting Guide

Cleveland was ahead of schedule last season. They had one of the best rookies in the NBA and doubled down on defense, getting the Cavs back into the playoffs (er, play-in tourney).  Then this offseason they doubled down again in the form of acquiring an All-Star-level scorer to aid in their development.

College football Week 7: What we learned from a super wild weekend

What a weekend for college football. I was expecting to watch just a healthy, "normal" amount of action on Saturday, but have to admit I could not get away from the TV screen once the 3:30 window started.

Minnesota Timberwolves 2022-23 Betting Guide

Minnesota made the playoffs last season. That was good progress and then they made a major transaction this offseason as they try and maximize the current potential of an emerging talent group.