Scott Shapiro
Scott has been handicapping sports and horse racing since he was a teenager in New Jersey. He focuses on pro football, college basketball, Kentucky racing and golf. You can find Scott on Twitter (@scottshap34), watch him on the Churchill Downs simulcast show and hear his thoughts on the “Who Do Ya Like Podcast,” which can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Google Podcasts.
Scott Shapiro's 2021 Arnold Palmer Invitational preview
TwinSpires golf analyst Scott Shapiro previews this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.
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Scott Shapiro's WGC-Workday Championship preview
TwinSpires Edge analyst Scott Shapiro previews the first World Golf Championship event of 2021.
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Scott Shapiro's Genesis Invitational Preview
Analyst Scott Shapiro previews the best field of the year so far on the PGA Tour at the Genesis Invitational in Pacific Palisades, CA.
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Scott Shapiro's Pebble Beach Pro-Am preview
TwinSpires golf analyst Scott Shapiro shares his top plays for the 2021 Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
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Shapiro's Super Bowl LV preview: Can the Chiefs repeat?
TwinSpires NFL analyst Scott Shapiro analyzes Sunday's Super Bowl LV between the Kansas Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Shapiro's NFL Championship Weekend picks
Analyst Scott Shapiro breaks down his thoughts on the NFC and AFC title games from a wagering perspective.
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Shapiro's Sunday NFL Divisional Round picks
BetAmerica football analyst Scott Shapiro offers his best bets for Browns vs. Chiefs and Buccaneers vs. Saints on Sunday, Jan. 17.
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Shapiro's Saturday NFL Divisional Round picks
BetAmerica football analyst Scott Shapiro shares his betting advice for Saturday's NFL Divisional Round games.
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Shapiro's Sunday NFL Wild Card picks
BetAmerica football analyst Scott Shapiro breaks down all three of Sunday's NFL Wild Card games.
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Shapiro's Saturday NFL Wild Card picks
Veteran NFL analyst Scott Shapiro shares his best bets for all three of Saturday's Wild Card games.
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Shapiro's Week 16 NFL picks: Rams bounce back in huge game in NFC West
BetAmerica football analyst Scott Shapiro shares his top three picks for Week 16 of the 2020 NFL season.
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Shapiro's Week 15 NFL picks: Browns in flat spot against Giants
BetAmerica analyst Scott Shapiro offers his top three picks for Week 15 of the 2020 NFL season.
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Shapiro's Week 14 NFL picks: 49ers will take down Washington
BetAmerica football analyst Scott Shapiro shares his top three picks for Week 14 of the 2020 NFL season.
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Shapiro's Week 13 NFL picks: Raiders will bury the Jets
BetAmerica analyst Scott Shapiro dives into the Week 13 NFL games he likes most from a betting perspective.
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Shapiro's Week 12 NFL picks: Bills, Chargers shoot it out in Buffalo
BetAmerica analyst Scott Shapiro takes a look at the Week 12 NFL games he likes most from a betting perspective.
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Shapiro's Week 11 NFL picks: Patriots will make it two in a row
BetAmerica football analyst Scott Shapiro shares his top three picks for Week 11 of the 2020 NFL season.
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Shapiro's Week 10 NFL picks: Rams will top division rival Seahawks
BetAmerica analyst Scott Shapiro shares his top three bets for Week 10 of the 2020 NFL season.
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Shapiro's Week 9 NFL picks: Bucs will handle Saints
BetAmerica analyst Scott Shapiro shares his top three picks for Week 9 of the 2020 NFL season.
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Shapiro's Week 8 NFL picks: Ravens will take control of AFC North
BetAmerica analyst Scott Shapiro shares his top three picks for Week 8 of the 2020 NFL season.
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Shapiro's Week 7 NFL picks: Patriots D will pave way to victory
BetAmerica analyst Scott Shapiro shares his top three picks for Week 7 of the 2020 NFL season.
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Shapiro's Week 6 NFL picks: Cowboys will rally around Dalton
BetAmerica analyst Scott Shapiro shares his top three picks for Week 6 of the 2020 NFL season.
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Shapiro's Week 5 NFL picks: Offenses won't have things so easy in Cleveland
BetAmerica analyst Scott Shapiro shares his top three picks for Week 5 of the 2020 NFL season.
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Shapiro's Week 4 NFL picks: Cardinals, Murray will bounce back
BetAmerica analyst Scott Shapiro offers his three best bets for Week 4 of the NFL season.
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Shapiro's Week 3 NFL picks: Washington will make life miserable for Mayfield
BetAmerica analyst Scott Shapiro offers his three best bets for Week 3 of the NFL season.
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Shapiro's Week 2 NFL picks: Brady, Bucs take it to hapless Panthers
BetAmerica analyst Scott Shapiro offers his three best bets for Week 2 of the NFL season.
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Shapiro's NFL Week 1 picks: Cardinals will keep it close against 49ers
BetAmerica handicapper Scott Shapiro delivers his best bets for Week 1 of the NFL season.
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Scott Shapiro's BMW Championship preview
The PGA Tour moves to Olympia Fields this week, after one of the most dominant performances in recent memory by Dustin Johnson.
Golf
Scott Shapiro's Northern Trust preview
The top 125 golfers in the FedEx Cup Standings tee it up this week in the Northern Trust at TPC Boston.
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Shapiro's early Pick 5 analysis for Alabama Day at Saratoga
BetAmerica handicapper Scott Shapiro previews the first five races on Alabama Stakes Day at Saratoga.
Racing
Scott Shapiro's Wyndham Championship preview
Webb Simpson and Brooks Koepka sit atop the BetAmerica outright market for this week's Wyndham Championship.
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Shapiro's early Pick 5 analysis for Travers Day at Saratoga
Five stakes events, including the Travers (G1), headline a massive day at Saratoga on Saturday, but there is also a competitive early Pick 5 offered over the first five races.
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Scott Shapiro's PGA Championship preview
The first major of the 2020 season is finally here, and Scott Shapiro has you covered with his best plays.
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Shapiro's Saturday early Pick 5 analysis at Saratoga
A big day of racing in upstate New York gets started with an early Pick 5 that includes two strong maiden special weight events, a pair of races over the turf, and the Personal Ensign (G1).
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Scott Shapiro's WGC-St. Jude preview
Forty-five of the world's top 50 golfers are set to tee it up Thursday at the WGC-St. Jude in Memphis.
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Shapiro's Saturday bankroll builder for Vanderbilt Day at Saratoga
The return of Sistercharlie headlines an early Pick 4 sequence on Saturday afternoon in upstate New York.
Racing
Scott Shapiro's 3M Open Preview
Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, and Tony Finau headline the field for this week's 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities.
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Shapiro's Saturday bankroll builder at Saratoga
The early Pick 4 on Saturday at Saratoga includes the return of Decorated Invader in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes.
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Scott Shapiro's Memorial Tournament preview
BetAmerica handicapper Scott Shapiro offers his expert picks for the Memorial Tournament.
Golf
The most difficult courses on the PGA Tour
It was a difficult task to compile a list of the five toughest courses on the PGA Tour, but we gave it a shot.
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Scott Shapiro's Players Championship preview
A loaded field is set to tee off on Thursday at the Players Championship, led by defending champion Rory McIlroy. Scott Shapiro has sized up the competition and offers his picks for this eagerly anticipated tournament.
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Scott Shapiro's Saturday college basketball preview
The last Saturday of the regular season offers college basketball bettors a number of big-time matchups, before most conference tournaments kickoff next week.
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Scott Shapiro's Arnold Palmer Invitational Preview
The second leg of the Sunshine State swing features a much stronger field where the winning score will certainly be significantly higher than last week in Palm Beach Gardens. However, there is still lots of trouble to be found at Bay Hill Club and Lodge.
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Scott Shapiro's Saturday college basketball preview
Selection Sunday is just 17 days away, and the conference tournaments are even closer, but first there are a slew of important Saturday contests that will help determine who is in, who is out, and who goes where.
College Basketball
Scott Shapiro's Honda Classic preview
After a thriller in Mexico City, the PGA Tour moves to Florida for the first of four events in the Sunshine State over the next several weeks. The Honda Classic offers professional golfers one of the more challenging courses they will encounter all year.
Golf
Scott Shapiro's Saturday college basketball preview
Kansas at Baylor highlights a loaded Saturday slate in the world of college hoops, but there are better wagering opportunities elsewhere.
College Basketball
Scott Shapiro's WGC-Mexico preview
After a strong series of tournaments in California, the PGA tour takes a quick stop in Mexico for the WGC-Mexico Championship before heading to Florida for a month run that includes the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
Golf
Scott Shapiro's Saturday college basketball preview
We are 30 days away from Selection Sunday, and there is so much still on the line. There is a plethora of important matchups in college hoops on Saturday, which will impact who gets into the NCAA Tournament and seeding.
College Basketball
Scott Shapiro's Genesis Invitational preview
The Genesis Invitational easily offers golf fans the strongest field of the year.
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Scott Shapiro's Saturday NCAA basketball preview
The first weekend in February not only features the biggest football game of the year, but also a plethora of key conference matchups in college basketball.
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Scott Shapiro's Super Bowl LIV preview
After a disappointing set of results in the conference championships and plenty of time for buildup, the Super Bowl is upon us. The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs will play for the right to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy in Miami on Sunday night.
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Scott Shapiro's Phoenix Open preview
The PGA tour moves east to the Sonoran Desert this week for one of the more entertaining events on the calendar.
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Scott Shapiro's NCAAB Saturday preview
There is a loaded slate of college basketball action Saturday, headlined by the 2020 Big 12/SEC Challenge. Here is a breakdown of three of the weekend’s most compelling matchups.
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NFL: Offseason projections for the Packers and Titans
Immediately after a team is eliminated from the playoffs, it’s time for the front office to think about what went wrong and how to fix it in the offseason. So what should the Green Bay Packers and Tennessee Titans do to make a run at the Super Bowl next season?
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Scott Shapiro's Farmers Insurance Open preview
After a pro-am event in the Coachella Valley won by longshot Andrew Landry, the "West Coast Swing" of the PGA Tour will heat up this week with a trip to beautiful Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego.
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Scott Shapiro's AFC Championship Game preview
These two AFC squads will face off for the second time this season, after a high-scoring thriller in Nashville on Nov. 10, when both teams struggled to stop the opposing offense's strength. The team that can reverse course Sunday is likely to earn a berth to Super Bowl LIV.
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Scott Shapiro's NFC Championship Game preview
The top two seeds in the NFC will meet for the second time this season, when the Packers head west to take on the 49ers for the right to play in Super Bowl LIV.
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Offseason projections for the NFL's Divisional Round losers
Immediately after a team is eliminated from the playoffs, it's time for the front office to think about what went wrong and how to fix it in the offseason. What should the teams that lost in the Divisional Round do to make a Super Bowl run next season? Here are my thoughts.
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Scott Shapiro's Sunday NFL Divisional Round preview
Points were at a premium in the NFL Wild Card Round, as all four games went under the total. Saturday’s Divisional Round games may be similar, but the scoreboard should light up a bit more Sunday.
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Scott Shapiro's Saturday NFL Divisional Round preview
After a Wild Card round where road teams had major success and points were hard to come by, football fans will get their first postseason look at the best teams from the regular season.
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Offseason projections for the NFL's Wild Card losers
Immediately after a team is eliminated from the playoffs it is time for the front office to think about what went wrong and how to fix it in the offseason. Here are Scott Shapiro's thoughts on what the four teams that lost in the Wild Card round will attempt to do to make a run at the Super Bowl next year.
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Scott Shapiro's NFC Wild Card preview and picks
The Sunday portion of the Wild Card round features a pair of NFC tussles, after what is hopefully a duo of thrilling AFC playoff games to start the 2020 NFL action.
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Scott Shapiro's AFC Wild Card preview
Pigskin fans have become accustomed to an AFC and NFC tilt on both days of the Wild Card round, but not this year. Instead, the American Football Conference will be featured on Saturday and the National Football Conference will take center stage on Sunday afternoon. Scott Shapiro weighs on the two AFC contests that get the 2020 NFL Playoffs rolling.
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Scott Shapiro's Week 16 NFL Six Pack
This week's featured NFL games include Cardinals-Seahawks, Packers-Vikings, Cowboys-Eagles, Lions-Broncos, Saints-Titans and Bears-Chiefs.
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Scott Shapiro's NFL Saturday preview
The Thursday night action is through for 2019, but Week 16 offers NFL fanatics a juicy trio of games on Saturday.
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Scott Shapiro's Week 15 NFL Six Pack
BetAmerica analyst Scott Shapiro takes a deep dive on Patriots-Bengals, Bears-Packers, Jaguars-Raiders, Rams-Cowboys and more.
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Scott Shapiro's Thursday Night Football preview: Jets at Ravens
After a week of action that saw one of the most entertaining games of the year in New Orleans and some extremely poor officiating throughout the league, NFL fans get a mismatch on paper to kick off Week 15.
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Scott Shapiro's Week 14 NFL Six Pack
We are at the quarter pole in the 2019 National Football League season, and as they turn for home, it is Lamar Jackson and the Ravens who are the current favorites (+250 on BetAmerica) to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
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Scott Shapiro's Thursday Night Football preview: Cowboys at Bears
The Bears and Cowboys still have four games to make up for their subpar campaigns and can still make the playoffs, but they need to right the ship Thursday.
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Scott Shapiro's Week 13 NFL Six Pack
The bye weeks are over, so even with a trio of games on Thanksgiving there are plenty of options to choose from on the Week 13 Sunday slate. Here are the six games Scott Shapiro likes most.
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Scott Shapiro's Thanksgiving NFL preview
Football fans will get three NFL games to feast on in 2019, including a clash between the Bears and Lions, a crucial matchup with the Bills and Cowboys and a revenge game between the Saints and Falcons.
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Scott Shapiro's Week 12 NFL Six Pack
A pair of high-level, prime-time games, as well as a couple late-afternoon contests between Super Bowl contenders highlight the Week 12 slate in the NFL.
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Scott Shapiro's Thursday Night Football preview: Colts vs. Texans
A crucial game in the AFC South, between the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans, will get the Thursday Night Football spotlight this week.
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Scott Shapiro's Week 11 NFL Six Pack
Week 10 was arguably the most entertaining and captivating slate of games from an enjoyable 2019 NFL season. We got a bit of everything—upsets, nail biters and an overtime thriller between two of the best teams in the NFC to close the week. Hopefully the excitement will continue this weekend.
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Scott Shapiro’s Thursday Night Football preview: Browns-Steelers
Week 11 commences with an AFC North clash between the surging Pittsburgh Steelers and the disappointing Cleveland Browns. Both teams head into the weekday affair off tightly contested home victories Sunday afternoon.
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Scott Shapiro's Week 10 NFL Six Pack
Week 10 of the NFL season features plenty of quality matchups and BetAmerica analyst Scott Shapiro is ready to take a run at them.
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Scott Shapiro's Thursday Night Football preview: Chargers-Raiders
The Chargers are a hard team to figure out at times, but like last year, they could be poised for a big run over the second half of the season. They will not get star safety Derwin James back into the lineup yet, but they are getting healthier i ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 9 NFL Six Pack
More than half of the league has reached the midway point in their 2019 NFL season and we have learned a lot. The Patriots and Saints are once again among the elites, Kyle Shanahan is a really good football coach, Aaron Rodgers is back as a legitimate MVP candidate and the Bears wish they did not trade up to get Mitchell Trubisky in the 2017 draft. Hopefully the second half of the campaign is as entertaining as the first half.
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Scott Shapiro's Thursday Night Football pick: 49ers vs. Cardinals
Scott Shapiro turns his powers of prognostication toward Thursday night's slate between the undefeated San Francisco 49ers and Kliff Kingsbury’s Arizona Cardinals. Find out who he likes in this NFC West showdown.
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Scott Shapiro's Week 8 NFL Six Pack
Week 8 may feature a number of potential mismatches and some questions about starting quarterbacks, but that doesn't mean money can't be made.
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Scott Shapiro's Thursday Night Football preview: Redskins-Vikings
Although this week's Thursday-night game looks like a mismatch, can the Washington Redskins play well enough to compete in Minnesota against the Vikings?
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Scott Shapiro's Week 7 NFL Six Pack
With the Dolphins, Redskins and Jets playing teams likely to make the playoffs, there are a few large spreads in Week 7, but for the most part there are a slew of evenly matched games to sink our teeth into.
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Scott Shapiro's Thursday Night Football preview: Chiefs-Broncos
The Week 7 NFL slate kicks off Thursday night, with an AFC West battle between the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos.
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Scott Shapiro's Week 6 NFL Six Pack
Scott Shapiro has his Six Pack of NFL selections ready for Week 6. He carries a strong 22-15 record ATS into a solid week of action.
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Scott Shapiro's Thursday Night Football preview: Giants-Patriots
Can the Giants, with a number of injuries on offense and deficiencies on defense, hang with the heavily favored Patriots in Foxborough on Thursday night?
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Scott Shapiro's Week 5 NFL Six Pack
An afternoon loaded with 1 p.m. ET games and a number of intriguing inter-conference contests awaits pigskin fans Sunday in the NFL. Scott Shapiro aims to stay hot after strong performances in Week 3 and Week 4.
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Scott Shapiro's Thursday Night Football preview: Rams at Seahawks
Week 5 of the NFL season gets rolling with a contest between NFC West rivals that both enter the Thursday-night matchup with just one loss.
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Scott Shapiro's Week 4 NFL Six Pack
A challenging slate of games, including a number of divisional matchups, awaits us in the Week 4 of the NFL season. Here is the Week 4 NFL Six Pack.
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Scott Shapiro's Thursday Night Football preview: Eagles at Packers
Scott bounced back with a 5-2 record against the number in Week 3. He is hoping to keep the good times rolling starting Thursday night, when the undefeated Packers host Carson Wentz and the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Scott Shapiro's Week 3 NFL Six Pack
I may end up paying the price by endorsing teams that are unlikely to win a ton of games, but hopefully a few squads that are being dismissed by the public can turn things around in Week 3.
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Scott Shapiro's Thursday Night Football preview: Titans at Jaguars
The Titans and Jaguars both come into Week 3 off of tough losses to divisional foes. It may be extreme to call a game in Week 3 a must-win, but the Jaguars can't afford to start the season 0-3 and the Titans will be up against it they lose their first two divisional contests.
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Scott Shapiro's Week 2 NFL Six Pack
An extremely entertaining opening NFL Sunday that featured a number of lopsided scores, but also a couple thrillers, got the 2019 season rolling. A slate loaded with 1 p.m. ET starting times and a number of road favorites awaits pigskin fans in Week 2.
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Scott Shapiro's Thursday night NFL preview: Tampa Bay at Carolina
The second week of action gets rolling with an NFC South contest between teams that got their campaigns started with a home loss. However, one squad played well in defeat, while the other was sloppy and unimpressive.
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Monday Night Football preview: Texans-Saints, Broncos-Raiders
Football fans are in for a treat on Monday night with a Week 1 doubleheader to finish off the opening week of action in the National Football League. Scott Shapiro digs into the odds and offers his thoughts on Texans vs. Saints and Broncos vs. Raiders.
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Scott Shapiro's Week 1 NFL Six Pack
Last year Scott Shapiro provided readers with a four pack of games each weekend, but in 2019 he will ramp things up and chat about the six contests he feels most strongly about.
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Thursday night NFL preview: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
Thursday is one of the greatest days of the year—the start of the National Football League season. A good one gets things started, as Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers travel south to take on their longtime rival, the Chicago Bears.
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Scott Shapiro's NFL futures plays
Whether you want to take a shot with a team to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy, would rather take a stand on who will be MVP or simply want to select a team to go over or under its win total, time is running out to wager on those props at BetAmerica.
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Travers Day at Saratoga with Travis Stone
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the BetAmerica Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in the voice of Churchill Downs, Travis Stone. Travis and Scott chat about the 2019 summer meeting at Saratoga and then dive head first int ...
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Thursday Night NFL Preseason Preview: Giants at Bengals
Much like last week, preseason games will be spread over several days. The action begins Thursday night with six contests, including a clash in Queen City between the Giants and the Bengals.
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: The NFL, the Travers Stakes, and this Saturday at the Spa with James Scully
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast, Scott Shapiro welcomes in James Scully to talk about the National Football League, next weekend's Travers Stakes, and this Saturday's late Pick 5 at Saratoga. James gives Scott his team to fade in the NFL, as well as two squads he expects to exceed expectations in 2019.
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Thursday Night NFL preseason preview: Jets at Falcons
The second full week of the 2019 NFL preseason gets rolling Thursday evening, with five games on tap, including a matchup in Georgia between the Falcons and the Jets.
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Saturday at Saratoga with 2012 NHC Champion Michael Beychok
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the BetAmerica Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in longtime handicapper and 2012 NHC champion Michael Beychok. The guys chat about Michael's trip to Saratoga, his style of handicapping a ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Whitney Day at Saratoga With Optix EQ's John Doyle
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the BetAmerica Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in 2011 NHC Champion and co-founder of OptixEQ, John Doyle, to chat about Saturday's late Pick 5 sequence at Saratoga. Scott and John disc ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Jim Dandy and Vanderbilt Day at Saratoga with Brisnet's Ed DeRosa
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the BetAmerica Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in Brisnet's Ed DeRosa to chat about the three-year-old picture, the Jim Dandy Stakes, the Vanderbilt, and the late Pick 5 on Saturday at S ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: The Open Championship Preview with Garett Skiba
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the BetAmerica Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes back in Garett Skiba to discuss the final golf major of 2019, the Open Championship. Scott and Garett discuss their methodology for handic ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Opening Day at Saratoga with NYRA's Andy Serling
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the BetAmerica Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in the New York Racing Association's TV analyst and handicapper Andy Serling. Scott and Andy discuss some of the most impressive performan ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: The Super Bowl Futures Market with Kenny Schmitt
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the BetAmerica Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in Kenny Schmitt from fbwinners.com to break down BetAmerica's Super Bowl Futures market. Scott and Kenny start at the top of the board wi ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: An Initial Look at the 2019 NFL Season with Holden Kushner
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the BetAmerica Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in Holden Kushner to take an initial dive into the National Football League. Scott and Holden discuss how they handicap the NFL a month ou ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: U.S. Open Preview at Pebble Beach with Garett Skiba
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the Bet America Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes back in sports and racing handicapper Garett Skiba. Scott and Garett discuss their approach for analyzing the 2019 U.S. Open, which playe ...
Golf
Wagering on the Belmont Stakes with different budgets
This year’s Belmont Stakes (G1) will not get attention from the national media that the 2018 rendition did as Justify chased racing immortality, but it is still an intriguing final leg of the Triple Crown.
War of Will, off of his victory in the P ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Belmont Stakes and Met Mile Preview with OptixEQ and Brisnet's Emily Gullikson
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the BetAmerica Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in handicapper Emily Gullikson to chat about Saturday's stakes laden card at Belmont Park. Scott and Emily take a deep dive into the Belmo ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Early Belmont Stakes and MLB Discussion with Gino Buccola
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the Bet America Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in the host of the That's What G Said Podcast, Gino Buccola. Scott and Gino take an early glance at the Belmont Stakes and what should be ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: A Chat With Longtime Professional Sports Bettor Alan Denkenson
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the BetAmerica Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in professional sports bettor Alan (Dink) Denkenson to chat about how he got into gambling on sports and why it is much more difficult to t ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: PGA Championship Preview with Garett Skiba
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the BetAmerica Radio Network, host Scott Shapiro welcomes back golf analyst Garett Skiba to chat about the second major in Farmingdale, New York. Scott and Garett take a quick look back at th ...
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How to Bet the Kentucky Derby on Different Budgets
Last year’s “How to bet the Kentucky Derby on Different Budgets” was well received, so I figured I would run it back for the 2019 Run for the Roses.
After much deliberation I have landed on 2-year-old champion #16 Game Winner as my key horse an ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Kentucky Derby Analysis With Churchill Downs' Travis Stone
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the Bet America Radio Network, host Scott Shapiro welcomes in the voice of Churchill Downs Travis Stone. Scott and Travis discuss how the draw on Tuesday morning impacted the potential race s ...
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Shapiro's Top Contenders Eight Days Out From the 2019 Kentucky Derby
We are eight days away from the 2019 Kentucky Derby, and you can feel the excitement in the air more and more each morning at legendary Churchill Downs. With half of the field still to arrive in Louisville over the next few days, it is far too early ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Kentucky Derby Chat With VSIN's Ron Flatter
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the Bet America Radio Network, host Scott Shapiro welcomes in the Vegas Stats & Information Network's Ron Flatter. Ron dives into the role Quirin Speed Points have played in the Kentucky ...
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How to Bet the Each Way (E/W) Market & Win at the 2019 Masters
The most prestigious golf tournament of the year starts on Thursday at Augusta National. Betting on golf is extremely fun and there are several ways to wager on the Masters, but one of the best value options is the BetAmerica Each Way (E/W) Market. ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: A 2019 Masters Preview With Garett Skiba
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the Bet America Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in the incredibly successful sports and racing handicapper Garett Skiba. Garett discusses his golf handicapping methodology, how much cou ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Final Four Memories and National Semifinals Analysis With Dan Cronin
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the Bet America Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in hoops guru and brother of University of Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Mick Cronin, Dan Cronin. Scott and Dan relive some of their fav ...
College Basketball
Scott Shapiro's NCAA Midwest Sweet 16 Picks
Sweet 16 Midwest Region Picks
The eight-game slate on Thursday and Friday is extremely attractive, and the two games in Kansas City are no exception. The four best teams in the bracket moved on after the first week of the NCAA tournament , inclu ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Analysis with Longtime Las Vegas Sports Handicapper Dave Cokin
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the Bet America Radio Network. Scott Shapiro welcomes in sports handicapper and host of the Las Vegas Sportsline on ESPN Radio in Vegas, Dave Cokin. Scott and Dave analyze each of the Sweet 1 ...
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Scott Shapiro's NCAA Midwest Picks for the Round of 32
A classic David and Goliath matchup gets the weekend action started in a Midwest region that saw just one upset in the Round of 64.
Saturday and Sunday offer hoops fanatics four excellent matchups with the winners heading to the Sprint Center in K ...
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Scott Shapiro's NCAA Midwest Picks
The Midwest Region is loaded this year, including blue bloods North Carolina and Kentucky at the top.
The Tar Heels and Big Blue Nation will have their work cut out for them though with teams like Houston, Auburn, and Iowa State amongst those c ...
College Basketball
Who Do Ya Like Podcast: NCAA Tournament Selections and Analysis With Greg "Hoops" Peterson
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the Bet America Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in Greg "Hoops" Peterson to discuss who they like to make the Final 4. They also break down some of the round of 64's most intriguing matc ...
College Basketball
Who Do Ya Like Podcast: College Basketball Championship Week Discussion With VSIN's Matt Youmans
On this week’s episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast over the Bet America Radio Network, Scott Shapiro welcomes in VSIN’s senior editor and host Matt Youmans to chat Championship Week in college hoops. Scott and Matt break down the ACC, Big Ten, Big ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: March Madness Discussion With Jason Ziernicki
On this week’s episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast on the Bet America Radio Network, Jason Ziernicki joins host Scott Shapiro to discuss who they like moving forward in college basketball as the NCAA tournament and March Madness approaches. Scot ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: Major League Baseball Preview With Co-Host of the Mike Abadir Show, Gino Buccola
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast (click to subscribe via iTunes) on the Bet America Network, co-host of the Mike Abadir Show Gino Buccola joins Scott Shapiro to preview the MLB season. With Opening Day less than a month away, S ...
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: NCAA Basketball Chat With Bet America's James Scully
The debut episode of Scott Shapiro's Who Do Ya Like Podcast drops on the Bet America Radio Network and with it some knowledge from BetAmerica.com analyst James Scully, who joins Scott on the premier to discuss College Basketball. There are many ways ...
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[VIDEO] - Scully and Shapiro Discuss Super Bowl Betting Strategies
There's a reason that there are so many Super Bowl betting strategies out there. Simply put, you won't find a game with more historical betting statistics in all of sports betting. The question is whether or not you should treat the Super Bowl a mutu ...
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[VIDEO] - Scully & Shapiro Discuss Crazy Super Bowl Line Movement
In what has been a somewhat unprecedented event, the public and the oddsmakers have been bullying the Super Bowl spread since it opened at LAR -1.0. Almost immediately, the line rushed towards the Patriots and has been hovering around NE -3.0 through ...
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Scott Shapiro's NCAA Hoops Analysis- Saturday January 26th
The Big 12/SEC Challenge and some important tussles in the Big 10 and Atlantic Coast Conference highlight a busy final Saturday of January in NCAA hoops.
Here are my thoughts on a few of the day’s most intriguing matchup: (Note - Picks will be a ...
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Scott Shapiro's AFC Championship Game Analysis - New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs
One would think an experienced team like the Pats would be able to get the job done on the road, but that was not the case in 2018. New England was 8-0 in Gillette Stadium during the regular season, but was just 3-5 away from home. Furthermore, it w ...
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Scott Shapiro's NFC Championship Game Analysis- Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints
Much like Los Angeles, the Saints were clicking on all cylinders offensively in their Week 9 outing in the “Big Easy.” They put up 35 points in the first half, were 7 of 12 on third downs and were 5 for 5 in the red zone that Sunday afternoon. Howev ...
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Scott Shapiro's NFL Playoff Selections and Analysis- Sunday's Divisional Round
The second doubleheader in the National Football League divisional round playoffs gets rolling at 1:05 p.m. EST on Sunday. Much like with Saturday’s twin bill, I am going to attempt to buck the trend of favorites doing well in this round by backing ...
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Scott Shapiro's NFL Playoffs Selections and Analysis- Saturday's Divisional Round
After a Wild Card round that was kind to those who backed underdogs, another great slate of playoff games is on tap this weekend in the National Football League.
History suggests that relying on dogs to get the job done in the divisional round bo ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 16 NFL 4-Pack
I am hopeful to close out the 2018 regular season in style with this being the final “NFL 4-Pack” write up of the year. I will be off during the squirrelly Week 17, but back to share my thoughts once the playoffs commence. In the meantime, be sure t ...
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Scott Shapiro's NCAA Hoops Analysis- Saturday December 22nd
Conference play is getting close, but a number of top-tier programs are looking for a resume builder to end 2018.
Here are my thoughts on a few of Saturday’s biggest games in college hoops. (Picks will be added when spreads come out on Friday ev ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 16 Saturday Night Analysis- Ravens at Chargers
Much like in Week 15, there are two games on tap on Saturday in the National Football League. Both contests have playoff implications, but in reality, only the AFC confrontation between the Baltimore Ravens and the Los Angeles Chargers is likely to ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 15 NFL 4-Pack
A challenging weekend of games in the NFL follows a thriller between the Chargers and Chiefs on Thursday night. Here is my Week 15 NFL 4-Pack Indianapolis Colts (-3) vs Dallas Cowboys The first-place Cowboys head north to Lucas Oil Stadium after ...
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Scott Shapiro's NCAA Hoops Analysis- Saturday December 15th
After a slow week on the hardwood, things pick back up this weekend in college basketball as a number of top-tier schools look to pick up key out of conference wins before 2018 concludes.
Here are a few games I will have my eye on this Saturday: ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 15 Thursday Night Analysis- Chargers at Chiefs
A big one in the AFC West between two of the league’s best teams starts the antepenultimate week of action in the National Football League.
The Los Angeles Chargers enter Week 15 with an 11-2 record, but will need things to go their way over the ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 14 NFL 4-Pack
After a one-sided Thursday night game dominated by Derrick Henry and the Titans to start off a week full of divisional battles, a plethora of meaningful games are on tap this weekend in the National Football League.
Here is my Week 14 4-Pack: ...
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In-State Rivalries Headline a Full Slate of Games on the Hardwood on Saturday Afternoon- Scott Shapiro's NCAA Hoops Analysis
A plethora of intriguing out of conference contests, including a number of in-state rivalries, headline a solid slate of games on the hardwood Saturday afternoon.
Here are my thoughts on a few of the bigger games on December 8th in NCAA Basketba ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 14 Thursday Night Analysis- Jaguars at Titans
Divisional matchups are the theme in Week 14 in the National Football League with 7 of the 16 games pitting pit teams that have already played each other this season. The first of these such games is on Thursday Night in Nashville where the Tennesse ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 13 NFL 4-Pack
Week 13 got started with one of the best defensive efforts of the season as the Dallas Cowboys ran their record to 7-5 with a 13-10 victory against the New Orleans Saints. A number of meaningful games highlight a full slate in the National Football ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 13 Thursday Night Analysis- Saints at Cowboys
The bye weeks are behind us meaning each squad in the National Football League has just five games left on their 2018 schedules. Some teams have little left to play for given poor performances more times than not through the first 11 games, but two ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 12 NFL 4-Pack
After a trio of games on Turkey Day, a slate without the Saints, Rams and Chiefs awaits us on Sunday. There are still plenty of meaningful games on tap though.
Here is my Week 12 NFL Sunday 4-Pack: Minnesota Vikings (-3.5) vs Green Bay Packer ...
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Scott Shapiro's Thanksgiving Day NFL Thoughts and Selections
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I am still catching my breath from the shootout in the Coliseum where the Los Angeles Rams outdueled Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the highest scoring contest in Monday Night Football history 54-51.
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Scott Shapiro's Week 11 NFL 4-Pack
Week 11 got off to a strong start in Seattle on Thursday night as the home team came out on top in a tight one 27-24. I am really looking forward to a strong slate of games this weekend.
Here is my Sunday 4-Pack:
Philadelphia Eagles at New Or ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 11 Thursday Night Analysis- Packers vs Seahawks
Week 11 starts Thursday night in Seattle with an important NFC battle between two teams that need to get hot to make the playoffs.
The Packers got back to .500 on Sunday with a home win against a subpar Dolphins team led by backup quarterback Bro ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 10 NFL 4-Pack
It was nice to win an easy one on Thursday night as the Steelers offense was way too much for Carolina to handle in a 52-21 rout at Heinz Field. Hopefully, I can keep things rolling on Sunday.
Here is my Week 10 NFL 4-Pack! Dallas Cowboys (+7 ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 10 Thursday Night Analysis- Panthers vs Steelers
Week 9 saw one of the best Sunday’s this decade for the public. Unfortunately for me it took a Monday night cover by Tennessee for me to avoid my first 0 and 4 weekend of the NFL season.
After lackluster games on Thursday night over the past seve ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 9 NFL 4-Pack
It is hard to believe we are nearly halfway through the season, but it is onto Week 9 in the National Football League after going 2-2 with my Week 8 4-Pack.
A solid set of games is on tap, including a clash between arguably the league’s two bes ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 8 NFL 4-Pack
The 2018 NFL season got off to an entertaining start on Thursday night as the Texans made it five straight wins with a 42-23 trouncing against the Dolphins. After treading water last Sunday and endorsing the wrong side to start the week I am hopeful ...
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The First Place Texans Host the Dolphins to Get NFL Week 8 Started
Week 8 commences with a battle of 4-3 teams on Thursday night in Houston. The first place started off 0-3 and head coach Bill O’Brien was on the “hot seat,” but quite a bit of good fortune and a season-best performance against division rival Jackso ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 7 NFL 4-Pack
A solid slate of games is on tap this Sunday in the NFL after a terrible performance from the Arizona Cardinals to start Week 7 NFL on Thursday Night.
Here is my Week 7 NFL 4-Pack:
Jacksonville Jaguars (-5.5) vs Houston Texans
The AFC Sou ...
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Broncos Travel to Arizona to Kick Off Week 7 in the National Football League
Week 7 kicks off in the National Football League with a matchup that is unlikely to produce a result that impacts the playoff picture, but is important for a pair of head coaches that are having a tough go at it in 2018.
Vance Joseph and the got ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 6 NFL 4-Pack
Following a dominating 34-13 win from the defending champion Eagles we head to a challenging Sunday slate in Week 6 NFL action.
Here is my Week 6 NFL 4-Pack:
Chicago Bears at Miami Dolphins (O/U 42)
The Bears come off their bye week feel ...
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Eagles Head Up the Turnpike To Take On Last Place Giants
Through five weeks the NFC East has been the worst division in football, but that has created an extremely important matchup between two teams with losing records on Thursday Night in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Week 6 kicks off as the Super Bow ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 5 NFL 4-Pack
Week 5 got started in Massachusetts on Thursday night as a Colts team without several key players showed some fight, but in the end were unable to keep up with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
Time to look to Sunday and my Week 5 NFL 4-Pac ...
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Colts head to New England to kickoff Week 5 in the NFL
The first quarter of the NFL season is in the books.
Week 5 gets started on Thursday night as Andrew Luck and the head east to Foxborough to take on the defending AFC champion .
The Colts lost another tough one last Sunday after head coach Fr ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 4 NFL 4-Pack
Week 4 NFL Picks - by Scott Shapiro
After a highly entertaining Thursday Night tussle to start Week 4, a full slate of games, including a pair of AFC divisional battles on Sunday and Monday night, are on the horizon. Hopefully I can keep things g ...
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Vikings Look to Bounce Back on Thursday Night Against Undefeated Rams
After a chaotic Week 3 in the National Football League the Week 4 action gets started on Thursday evening as the travel to Los Angeles to take on Sean McVay and the undefeated Rams.
On paper, the Vikings had a layup last Sunday as 17-point home ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 3 NFL 4-Pack
After splitting the 4 games in my Week 2 4-Pack, but losing both of my 2-unit plays with Pittsburgh and the Giants, I'm back with my Week 3 NFL picks. I will roll with a slight home favorite, a total that looks too low to me and two desperate teams ...
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Browns Favored Over Jets in Week 3 Thursday Night NFL Battle
Week 3 action in the NFL gets started on Thursday night as rookie quarterback Sam Darnold and the Jets head to First Energy Stadium to take on Hue Jackson and the Cleveland Browns.
The Jets got off to a great start to the season with a 48-17 wi ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 2 NFL 4-Pack
Week 2 got rolling on Thursday evening in Cincinnati as the Bengals jumped out to a 21-0 lead on three A.J. Green touchdown grabs and held on to win 34-23. As usual, a full slate of NFL games is on tap for Sunday afternoon.
Here is my Week 2 4-Pa ...
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AFC North Battle Kicks Off Week 2 Action in the NFL
Week 2 kicks off on Thursday evening with an AFC North slugfest between the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals.
The were not tested in Week 1 as they cruised to an easy victory against Nathan Peterman and the hapless Buffalo Bills. J ...
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Scott Shapiro's Week 1 NFL 4-Pack
After a low scoring tussle that came down to the final play on Thursday night, the majority of the National Football League teams get their season started on Sunday.
Here is my Week 1 4-Pack: Minnesota (-6.5) vs San Francisco
The defense ...
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Rematch of NFC Divisional Round Game Gets Things Started in Thursday Night Opener
The 2018-2019 NFL regular season kicks off on Thursday night as the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles host the Atlanta Falcons.
These two teams met last year in the Divisional round and it came down to the final play. Matt Ryan was unable to ...
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Price Horses to Consider on the Travers Day Card at Saratoga
Logical horses are likely to win the majority of Grade 1 events at Saratoga on Saturday afternoon, but it is also possible that the “graveyard of favorites” will produce a longshot or two on the Travers Stakes Day card.
Here are a few runners tha ...
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How to Bet the Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes
The first graded stakes race on the Travers Day card is the H. Allen Jerkens Stakes (G1.) The event formerly known as the King’s Bishop Stakes is contested at seven furlongs over the main track.
The field is led by the impressive winner of the Dw ...
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Del Mar Handicap Gets the Stakes Action Started on Pacific Classic Day
The first of three graded stakes races on the Pacific Classic Day card is the Grade 2 Del Mar Handicap.
Trainer Phil D’Amato has won 3 of the last 4 renditions and looks to make it back-to-back wins in the event after Hunt got to the wire first i ...
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Late Pick 4 Analysis for Pacific Classic Day at Del Mar
If Accelerate runs his race off a near three-month break he is going to be very tough to beat in Saturday’s one-million-dollar Pacific Classic (G1) at .
The five-year-old possesses tactical speed that should allow jockey Joel Rosario to have him ...
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Stormy Liberal Headlines Strong Group in Friday's Green Flash Handicap at Del Mar
Understandably the Green Flash Handicap will not get the attention that the graded stakes races will receive on Pacific Classic Day at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, but the five-furlong event over the sod drew an extremely strong group of turf spri ...
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How to Bet the Rancho Bernardo Stakes on Sunday at Del Mar
The final graded stakes race of the week at is the Grade 3 Rancho Bernardo Handicap.
The six-and-a-half-furlong event over the main track drew a compact field of 6 led by last year’s winner #4 Skye Diamonds . The five-year-old mare put forth a ...
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Playing the Early Pick 4 Around Instagrand in the Best Pal Stakes
Saturday’s feature “Where the Turf Meets the Surf” is the Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes. The six- furlong dash over the main track drew a compact group of 5 two-year-olds led by heavy favorite #1 Instagrand .
Oxo Equine spent $1.2 million dollars on I ...
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Solana Beach Stakes Headlines Friday Twilight Card at Del Mar
The stakes action for the week at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club commences with the $150,000 Solana Beach Stakes. The one-mile event for California Bred or California Sired Fillies and Mares drew a solid field of 9 that includes the second, third, fo ...
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A Pair of Maidens In With Significant Chance in Sunday's Sorrento at Del Mar
The second of two graded stakes events on tap for Sunday’s card at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club is the Grade 2 Sorrento Stakes for two-year-old fillies.
The 2018 rendition is a challenging one for handicappers as 7 of the 10 fillies entered come ...
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Defending Champion Cambodia the One to Beat in Saturday's Yellow Ribbon Handicap at Del Mar
As usual the Grade 2 Yellow Ribbon Handicap conducted at a mile and a sixteenth over the sod drew a solid field of fillies and mares.
The $200,000 event is not only a challenging part of the late Pick 4 on Saturday afternoon “Where the Turf Meets ...
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Daisycutter Handicap Headlines Friday Twilight Card at Del Mar
The Friday feature at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club is the $75,000 Daisycutter Handicap run at five furlongs over the Jimmy Durante Turf Course.
This year’s rendition of the Daisycutter drew a competitive group of 9 led by 2-1-morning line favorit ...
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American Pharoah's Sister Headlines Three Strong Maiden Races Saturday at Del Mar
Maiden special weight events are not for everyone, but they are some of my favorite races to handicap, especially at the boutique summer meetings in California and New York.
A trio of protected non-winner races are a part of the ten-race card on ...
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Late Pick 4 Analysis for Saturday Afternoon at Del Mar- July 28th
The second Saturday of the 2018 Del Mar summer meeting offers racing fans several great wagering opportunities, including a late Pick 4 that commences in Race 7 with the $150,000 California Dreamin and concludes with a maiden special weight event ov ...
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Real Good Deal Stakes Headlines Friday Twilight Card at Del Mar
The weekend stakes action gets started at 6:30 PM Local Time on Friday evening at Del Mar with the $150,000 Real Good Deal Stakes for California-Bred or California Sired three-year-olds.
The seven-furlong dash over the main track drew a group of ...
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A Pair of Turf Stakes Races Headline Sunday Card at Del Mar
The first week of the Del Mar Summer meeting concludes with a pair of two-turn stakes races run over the Jimmy Durante Turf Course.
The feature is the Grade 2 Eddie Read is for three-year-olds and upward and is conducted at a mile and an eighth. ...
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Del Mar Late Pick 4 Analysis- Saturday July 21st
The first Saturday afternoon late Pick 4 of the 2018 Del Mar summer meeting is a good one.
The four-race sequence that commences in Race 7 and concludes with the finale in Race 10 gets rolling with the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap followed by an ex ...
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How to Bet the Osunitas Stakes at Del Mar
The stakes action continues on Friday afternoon at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club with a competitive and challenging rendition of the $75,000 Osunitas Stakes on tap.
The mile and a sixteenth restricted event for fillies and mares is headlined by t ...
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How to Bet the Oceanside Stakes on Opening Day at Del Mar
The Oceanside Stakes may not be a graded event, but as usual the restricted $100,000 contest drew a strong field of three-year-old colts looking to get the summer meet started with a visit to the Del Mar winners’ circle.
The pace in this year’s ...
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How to Bet the Grade 2 Suburban
The New York Racing Association has put together a strong stakes laden card this Saturday afternoon that includes five-graded stakes races over the 11-race slate.
The Grade 1 and the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks attracted world class fields and will rec ...
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Saturday Late Pick 4 Analysis at Los Alamitos
Tomorrow marks the first of three Saturday afternoon cards at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California before the Southern California circuit heads south to Del Mar.
The 9-race slate does not include graded stakes action like the next tw ...
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Closing Day Spot Plays at Santa Anita Park
Sunday is Closing Day at Santa Anita Park and that means mandatory payouts in all pools.
The Pick 6 will get the most attention by far given the three-day $821,858 carryover, but the early Pick 5 is always an attractive option with the low 14% ta ...
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How to Bet the Stephen Foster Handicap
An excellent 11-race card is on tap on Saturday for the second “Downs After Dark” this spring at legendary .
Five graded stakes events are slated over the course of the evening headlined by the Grade 1 .
The mile and an eighth race for thr ...
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Where Justify Ranks Amongst Top Three Year Olds This Century
After an amazing stretch that began with a maiden special weight victory at Santa Anita in mid-February and concluded with a wire-to-wire one and three-quarter length win in the last Saturday it is clear that Justify is having one of the greatest t ...
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Shapiros' Fair Odds Line for the 150th Running of the Belmont Stakes
Last week I did a preliminary Fair Odds line for the 150 th running of the , but after further research and the post-position draw here is my final rendition:
#1 Justify (Even money) - The undefeated dual Classic winner obviously has a ton goi ...
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Thursday Afternoon Spot Plays at Belmont Park
Thursday afternoon starts the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival in Elmont, New York.
The New York Racing Association has a massive three days of thoroughbred racing in store headlined by attempt at history in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.
With ...
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Spot Plays for "Downs After Dark"
The first “Downs After Dark” card of 2018 is on Saturday in Louisville and the racing office at put together an extremely strong 11-race card that is headlined by the Grade 3 Aristides run at six panels over the main track.
There are several race ...
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How to Bet the Beholder Mile
Saturday’s feature at is the $400,000 Grade 1 Beholder Mile.The race named for the star Richard Mandella trainee only drew a field of six, but it does not lack star power given the presence of Unique Bella, Vale Dori and Paradise Woods.
Don Albe ...
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Shapiro's Fair Odds Line for the Belmont Stakes as of May 30th
In just ten days dual classic winner Justify will attempt to make history and become the second Triple Crown winner this century for Hall of Fame trainer .
It is hard to believe that this son of Scat Daddy has accomplished so much in such a short ...
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How to Bet the Gold Cup at Santa Anita
takes center stage on Saturday afternoon as “The Great Race Place” offers racing fans three graded stakes events headlined by the $500,000 Grade 1 Gold Cup.
The fifth race on the nine-race card concludes the early Pick 5, and gets the late seque ...
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Horses to Consider for Thursday's Pick 6 Carryover at Santa Anita
A challenging set of results to conclude the action at Santa Anita Park on Sunday led to a Pick 6 carryover of $63,301 heading into Thursday afternoon.
The eight-race card features four maiden events, including a pair of $40,000 maiden claimers d ...
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Finding Value in an Unexpected Place
Being a profitable horseplayer not only takes proper preparation in the days leading up to a card, but also requires paying attention to detail in the minutes leading up to a race.
One thing that can get overlooked amid time spent on handicapping ...
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Attacking Saturday's Late Pick 5 Carryover at Churchill Downs
No one connected on Friday’s Late Pick 5 at , so that means a carryover of $26,498 into Saturday’s sequence that commences in Race 7 and concludes with the finale in Race 11.
Here are my thoughts on each of the 5 races: Race 7:
There does ...
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Bankroll Builders for Friday and Saturday at Pimlico
In addition to the plethora of stakes races at during weekend, there are also a number of competitive races on the Friday and Saturday undercard that offer horseplayers a chance to build their bankroll before the graded stakes events get rolling l ...
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How to Bet the Black-Eyed Susan/Preakness Stakes Daily Double
The biggest racing weekend of the year in Maryland is upon us and that means the Grade 2 $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes on Friday followed by the Grade 1 $1.5 million dollar on Saturday afternoon.
In addition to all of the wagering opportuniti ...
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How to Bet the Peter Pan/ Man o' War Double at Belmont Park
The action in New York heats up on Saturday at Belmont Park as a stakes-laden card is headlined by the $700,000 Grade 1 Man o’ War.
The all-stakes Pick 4 that commences in Race 8 with the $150,000 Runhappy Stakes will be an extremely popular hori ...
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Shapiro's Thoughts and Suggested Wager for Friday's Pick 5 Carryover at Churchill Downs
I failed to take advantage of the six-figure Pick 6 carryover with a mandatory payout yesterday at Churchill Downs, but hopefully I can make up for my subpar handicapping on Thursday evening with a strong effort in the late Pick 5 on Friday.
No o ...
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A Few Horses to Consider for the Thursday Pick 6 Carryover at Churchill Downs
Thanks in large part to the upset victory by Funny Duck in Saturday’s Pat Day Mile there is a Pick 6 carryover of $385,132 with a mandatory payout on Thursday at legendary Churchill Downs .
The six-race sequence commences in Race 3 and concludes ...
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Shapiro's Fair Odds Line for the 2018 Kentucky Derby
Today is the day. At 6:48 ET the anticipation ends and the gates open for the 144th Kentucky Derby .
With less than 12 hours before the big race there is little work left to be done. It is now in the hands of the racing gods.
With that being ...
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Shapiro's Approach to the Oaks/Derby Double
The two biggest races of the year at make up a Daily Double sequence that commences with the one-million dollar Grade 1 Longines Kentucky Oaks on Friday and concludes with the world-famous Kentucky Derby sponsored by Woodford Reserve on Saturday ...
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Shapiro's Final Verdict: Kentucky Derby 2018
We are just a few days out from the world-famous Kentucky Derby set to go to post at 6:50 local time on Saturday evening.
The first leg of the Triple Crown has been as enjoyable as ever to analyze starting months ago given the talented crop set t ...
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Starting the Meet With a Bang: Opening Night at Churchill Downs
On Saturday night, I will enjoy my first ever Opening Night card at the home of the world famous Kentucky Derby.
The last time I spent time during live racing at was several years ago on a cross-country trek from Asheville, North Carolina to Sou ...
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Closing out the Keeneland Meet Strong- Late Pick 5 Analysis
It is Closing Day at and that means that all pools are mandatory payouts, including the late Pick 5 that commences in Race 6.
Horses that possess stamina will be on display on Friday in Lexington as all five races are conducted at least two turn ...
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Shapiro's Fair Odds Line for the Kentucky Derby as of April 25th
We are just 10 days away from one of the more fascinating Kentucky Derby’s in recent memory. This year’s group of colts is as top heavy and strong as I can recall.
I am unlikely to be involved in the Win pool unless my opinion on a top choice bec ...
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Poll Vault: Unlocking the Secrets of Shapiro's Derby Top 10
Racing fans tend to be some of the most opinionated folks I know and at no time is that more obvious than the days and weeks leading up to North America’s most prestigious race.
Handicappers use a number of methods to communicate those opinions, b ...
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Spot Plays for Wood Memorial Day at Aqueduct
The Wood Memorial is the headliner on Saturday’s card at , but there are a number of races leading up to the Grade 2 event that offer strong opportunities to build your bankroll before the big one.
Here are a few horses I will be building my afte ...
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Analyzing the Late Pick 4 on Santa Anita Derby Day
The big day in thoroughbred racing spans from coast to coast on Saturday and that includes a 13-race card in Southern California headlined by the Grade 1 .
The final race is an Arabian event, so the late Pick 4 commences with the Santa Anita Derb ...
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How to Bet the Wood Memorial
The massive weekend of Triple Crown prep action includes the $750,000 Grade 2 .
The mile and an eighth event run over the dirt offers 175 qualifying points on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” leaderboard with 100 going to the victor.
The feat ...
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How to Bet the Blue Grass Stakes
Despite the potential of weather that emulates the winter, it is opening weekend at beautiful Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.
The track that will soon be roughly 60 miles from my residence wastes no time jumping into high quality ac ...
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An Early Preview of the Blue Grass Stakes
With the Grade 1 Florida Derby in the rearview mirror it is time to start looking ahead to the trio of Triple Crown prep races next weekend.
The Santa Anita Derby should be great, but took a potential hit with McKinzie opting to skip the race due ...
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Spot Plays for New York Claiming Championship Day
Gulfstream Park will be the focus for the majority of American racing fans this weekend, but the fourth New York Claiming Championship Day offers horseplayers an intriguing wagering alternative on Saturday afternoon.
The ten-race card has several ...
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How to Bet the Grade 1 Florida Derby
The grand finale on the 14-race Saturday afternoon card at Gulfstream Park is the $1.1 million dollar Grade 1 Florida Derby.
The event for three-year-olds is conducted at a mile and an eighth and offers a total of 170 qualifying points (100 to ...
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Early Pick 5 Analysis for Florida Derby Day at Gulfstream Park
The Gulfstream Park racing office has put together quite a card on Saturday afternoon headlined by the Grade 1 Florida Derby.
The 14-race extravaganza offers horseplayers several opportunities at massive pools with none bigger than the mandatory ...
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Spot Plays for Sunland Derby Day
Fifty qualifying points on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” leaderboard are on the line Sunday afternoon in New Mexico when a full field of three-year-olds break from the gate in the Grade 3 .
The featured event on a card that includes six other ...
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How to Bet the Grade 3 Hutcheson Stakes at Gulfstream Park
Saturday’s feature at Gulfstream Park is the Grade 3 Hutcheson Stakes.
The six furlong dash over the main track for three-year-olds drew a compact group of 6, but remains an intriguing Grade 3 event nonetheless.
The field is led by 9-5-morni ...
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Late Pick 4 Analysis for Saturday afternoon at Santa Anita Park
As usual a late Pick 4 that commences in Race 7 caps off Saturday’s ten-race card at Santa Anita Park .
The four-race sequence begins with a starter allowance sprint, includes the featured Grade 2 San Luis Rey, and concludes in Race 10 with a bo ...
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All-Stakes Pick 4 Analysis for Louisiana Derby Day at Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds Race Course takes center stage on Saturday afternoon as the meet’s premier event headlines a superb card of racing that commences at 12:30 PM local time.
The drew a competitive field of ten colts led by the top two finishers in th ...
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A Couple of Winners to Build Your Bankroll for the Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway Park
On Saturday afternoon presents racing fans with a strong 12-race card headlined by the meet’s premier event, the $200,000 .
The mile and an eighth race conducted over the synthetic surface drew a field of 12 three-year-olds set to compete for a ...
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How to Bet the Grade 1 Santa Margarita
The Santa Margarita Stakes lost its star attraction when champion Unique Bella defected from the first Grade 1 race of the year for older females in favor of the second--the Apple Blossom on April 14 th at Oaklawn-- because of missed training.
T ...
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Late Pick 4 Analysis for Rebel Stakes Day at Oaklawn Park
The $900,000 Grade 2 Rebel Stakes headlines a serious ten-race card Saturday afternoon at Oaklawn Park .
The day of action in Hot Springs features three stakes events and a Pick 4 wager that commences in Race 7 and concludes with the main event ...
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Evaluating shippers coming into Southern California
Assessing the chances of horses shipping into the west coast from out of town can often be the difference between a big score and a losing day in Southern California.
Whether it be Arizona based horses shipping in for low level claiming events or ...
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Spot Plays for Big 'Cap Day at Santa Anita Park
Beautiful Santa Anita Park has a star-studded 11-race card on tap for Saturday afternoon headlined by the battle between McKinzie and Bolt d’Oro in the Grade 2 San Felipe.
There are plenty of opportunities to make money throughout the card that ...
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Three graded stakes events headline a solid late Pick 4 sequence on Tampa Bay Derby Day
After a massive Saturday of racing last weekend at Gulfstream Park, things heat up on Florida’s west coast this weekend with the running of the Grade 2 $400,000 .
The mile and a sixteenth event over the main track is one of three Kentucky Derby p ...
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All-Stakes Pick 4 Analysis for Gotham Day at Aqueduct Racetrack
Saturday offers horseplayers a strong ten-race card at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York headlined by the $300,000 Grade 3 Gotham.
The one-mile event for three-year-olds is carded as the final race and concludes an all-stakes Pick 4 sequen ...
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Thursday Early Pick 4 Analysis at Fair Grounds
by: Scott Shapiro Racing resumes at Fair Grounds on Thursday afternoon after a couple of dark days. The action includes an early Pick 4 starting in Race 2 that concludes with a low level maiden claimer over the main track in Race 5. Here are my ...
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East or West, who holds the stronger Kentucky Derby hand?
It’s a light week ahead on the Road to the presented by Woodford Reserve, so now’s a good time to take stock of the division following the first 50- points-to-the winner-prep race.
With less than seventy-five days until the first Saturday of May ...
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Presidents' Day Spot Plays at Oaklawn Park
Monday is Presidents’ Day and that means it is Southwest Stakes Day at Oaklawn Park .
The racing office in Hot Springs, Arkansas has a special holiday card on tap that includes not only the Grade 3 Southwest, but also the 59 th running of the Gr ...
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Saturday Afternoon Spot Plays for Starter Stakes Day at Gulfstream Park
There is no graded stakes action on Saturday at Gulfstream Park , but that is because it is Starter Stakes Day in Hallandale, Florida.
The entire twelve race card is filled with conditional stakes events written for horses that have competed in ...
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Horizontal Plays on Risen Star Stakes Day at Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds takes center stage on Saturday afternoon as the stakes laden card in Louisiana is headlined by the $400,000 Risen Star.
The mile and a sixteenth event is the first prep race that offers competitors 50 qualifying points on the “Road ...
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An Early Preview of Next Month's San Felipe Stakes
The San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita Park is not until March 10 th , but the two-turn event for three-year-olds is shaping up to be the race of the winter in Southern California.
The mile and a sixteenth affair conducted over the main track appea ...
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Late Pick 4 Analysis for Saturday Afternoon at Santa Anita Park
The stakes action at Santa Anita Park takes place before the late Pick 4 begins, but the racing office has provided horseplayers with a challenging sequence to close Saturday afternoon at “The Great Race Place.”
The four-race slate commences wi ...
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How to Bet the San Vicente Stakes
Saturday’s action at Santa Anita Park features three graded stakes events starting in Race 4 with the Grade 2 Santa Maria featuring Unique Bella and concluding in Race 6 with the Grade 2 San Vicente for three-year-olds.
The San Vicente does not r ...
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Early Pick Five analysis for Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park
The Grade 1 Gulfstream Park Turf run at a mile and an eighth headlines Saturday’s card in Hallandale, Florida. The $300,000 event for four year olds and upward will be conducted as the ninth race on the twelve race card.
Despite the lack of star ...
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How to Bet the Sam F. Davis at Tampa Bay Downs
After a busy week with the Robert B. Lewis, the Withers and the Holy Bull, things are quiet on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” this weekend outside of the Grade 2 Sam F. Davis at Tampa Bay Downs.
The Sam F. Davis Stakes , a prep for next month’ ...
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Spot Plays for Louisiana Premier Night at Delta Downs
On Saturday night, Delta Downs will host the 14 th edition of Louisiana Premier Night.
The 12-race card features six stakes events and four starter stakes and is headlined by the $150,000 Louisiana Premier Night Championship run at a mile and a ...
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Spot Plays in the Las Virgenes
Sunday at Santa Anita Park is not covered with graded stakes races throughout the day, but the card does contain a $200,000 event for three-year-old fillies to start the afternoon’s Pick Six. The Grade 2 Las Virgenes did not come up strong in 2018, ...
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How to Best Attack the Withers Day card at Aqueduct
The Grade 3 Withers Stakes headlines a Saturday afternoon card in New York City where sunny skies are in the forecast. The quality of racing outside of the featured $250,000 event on Saturday at Aqueduct is moderate, but there are still plenty of op ...
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Spot Plays for Holy Bull Day at Gulfstream Park
The Pegasus World Cup may be in the rearview mirror, but Gulfstream Park has yet another strong card on tap for Saturday afternoon headlined by the Grade 2 Holy Bull.
With five graded stakes events scattered over the 12-race slate, there are plent ...
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