The world’s sharpest sports bettors cannot stop laughing at a recent article on Bloomberg.com by Joe Saumarez-Smith that claimed professional gamblers avoid betting NFL preseason football.

Of course there are many who believe Saumarez-Smith is not that naïve, but has plenty of motivation to spread the urban legend. “Joe is a consultant to many sportsbooks. He knows the offshore casinos make a fortune from the square player in the NFL preseason and take a bath from the sharp player,” assures Cy McCormick of the online syndicate MasterLockLine.com    

The laughing continues all the way to the bank. Later Joe comments on how most Las Vegas sportsbooks have low limits on betting NFLX. Apparently he is oblivious to the fact this is done to limit the winnings of the professional gamblers who stake large amounts, but encourage the square player who rarely approaches the $1,000 limit.

Saturday is actually one of the best days for NFL handicapping. First off all, forensic sports handicapping founder Stevie Vincent of BetOnSports 360 unleashes his 2008 Pro Football Preseason Game of the Year on the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.

The top football betting service off all-time says: Our mastery of football has never been matched nor likely ever will. We are already in with winning weeks in both so far. We have five NFL sides up now including four Wise Guy plays. Wise Guy plays from Joe Duffy’s GodsTips are widely accepted by high rollers, bookmakers, linesmakers, and fellow handicappers as the biggest play in the handicapping abyss. This is just fact. Click now to purchase GodsTips betting card for Saturday.

A Canadian based handicapping site has one and only one handicapper worth squat. He has hit No. 1 Personal Favorite on the Pittsburgh Steelers Friday, August 9 and the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday, August 11. Now 2-0 this football season with such plays, he now has two in one night in the NFL for the Texans/Saints and Bears/Seahwaks

Authenticated Plays (explanation) are 2-0 all-time in the NFL with the Tennessee last Saturday and the Seattle Seahawks on Friday. Saturday it’s the Dolphins/Jaguars as an Authenticated Play.

Mark the Shark, the top handicapper west of the Mississippi hits 60-65 % of his Game/Total of the Month or higher plays.  He is without question the top Pac 10 and Mountain West tipster in America. He’s been offered nearly seven figures per year to join a famed Las Vegas sports handicapping marketing giant, but has spurned offers because they demanded marketing concessions that would negatively affect his modules. Underdog NFL Exhibition Game of the Year, a play he has now hit an industry best nine straight years.

No. 1 MLB handicapper service for 2008 has you up more than 60 units, one unit per play, thanks to their famed Prime Plays and three such sides go in MLB Saturday.

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