The Steve Bartman incident happened in 14 October 2003 during a Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason game between the Chicago Cubs and the Florida Marlins at the Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs were leading 3-0 and required five outs … Continue reading
Steve Fezzik is a famous professional bettor and handicapper. His picks, which he publishes through a number of outlets including internet and radio have earned him minor celebrity status among serious sports gamblers in Vegas. Like many in his profession, … Continue reading
Kelly Stewart, widely referred to as “Kelly in Vegas” is a successful sports bookie, one of a few women who have made it in the male dominated industry. She specializes in NFL and NCAA football but during the off-season of … Continue reading
Marco D’Angelo is a sports handicapper and professional gambler who is known as the manager of the bookmaking website pregame.com. He has built himself a reputation as one of the good guys in the bookmaking industry which is known for … Continue reading
The Crazy Snake is an expert sports gambler and handicapper whose picks are sold on Predictem.com and other online platforms. The true identity of the Crazy Snake is a well-guarded secret and little information on his age and early years … Continue reading
Jon Price is a professional sports bookmaker and radio personality, widely regarded as the most successful sports bettor of all time. He gained notoriety for winning on high stakes wagers running over $1 million, which made him a respected and … Continue reading
Dave Cokin is a professional gambler, handicapper and sports radio personality. Little information on Cokin’s bio is available publicly but he is considered by many to be one of the most credible MLB, NBA NFL and college football and basketball … Continue reading
Zeljko Ranogajec is an Australian professional gambler, widely believed to be the largest bettor in the world. By some accounts, Ranogajec bets in excess of $1 billion annually, on all kinds of gambling activities but primarily on horses. His bets … Continue reading
Alan Woods was an Australian professional gambler who made a fortune on Hong Kong race tracks using a special computer algorithm that predicted the chances of a horse winning a race. Woods is considered one of the biggest and most … Continue reading
Bill Benter is an American gambler who is renowned for his remarkable success at horse race tracks. He is credited with revolutionizing betting by being one of the pioneers of computer aided gambling. The Hong Kong based gambler reportedly earns … Continue reading
Randal James Busack, known popularly as RJ Bell is a professional sports gambler and handicapper who is famous as the founder of online betting website Pregame.com. Bell touts himself as a modern day “Jimmy the Greek” and despite the controversy … Continue reading
Alex King is a British professional gambler who is mainly interested in boxing and racing. The true identity of King is hidden and in fact Alex King is just a pseudonym he uses when giving interviews. Apart from information from … Continue reading
Terrance Watanabe is a Japanese American businessman and gambler, most famed for losing more than $120 million in casinos over the course of one year. Many consider Watanabe the biggest loser in gambling history. In doing so, Watanabe lost a … Continue reading
JP McManus is an Irish businessman and gambler who is famed as a racehorse owner and for his gambling exploits. He is worth about $2 billion dollars and is one of the ten richest men in Ireland. He is a … Continue reading
Haralabos Voulgaris is a renowned sports gambler, who is most recognized for his successful career betting on the NBA. Voulgaris boasts a rare ability to process publicly available information on gameplay such as match-up probabilities, defensive player positioning and average … Continue reading
The Portsmouth Spartans were an American football team that was a member of the NFL from 1930 to 1933. The Spartans franchise is still alive today in the form of the Detroit Lions. The team was formed in 1929 by … Continue reading
The Oakland Raiders were a football team that played in the NFL from 1960 to 1982. The team began in 1960 as an expansion team for the AFL. The slot taken by Oakland was initially meant for Minnesota but it … Continue reading
The Boston Redskins were an NFL team that was active between 1932 and 1936, albeit going by the name Boston Braves during their first season. They are the franchise that later became the Washington Redskins of today after relocation in … Continue reading
The Cleveland Rams were an American football team that played in the NFL from 1937 to 1945. Today the team is known as the St. Louis Rams. In 1937, the city of Cleveland, Ohio was granted an expansion franchise which … Continue reading
The Dallas Texans were an American football team that played in the NFL during the 1952 season. The team was the first ever major league team to be based in the state of Texas. Dallas was awarded an NFL expansion … Continue reading
The California Golden Seals were an ice hockey team that was a member of the NHL from 1967 to 1976. The team’s home stadium was the Oakland Coliseum and generally represented the larger San Francisco region. The Seals began as … Continue reading
The Dayton Triangles were an NFL franchise that existed between 1920 and 1929. Some people consider the Triangles to be a predecessor to the Indianapolis Colts of today’s NFL, though this is not officially recognized to be the case by … Continue reading
The Hamilton Tigers were a Canadian NHL team that existed between 1920 and 1925. The Tigers were based at the Barton Street Arena in Ontario. The club would later move to New York and rechristen to New York Americans, becoming … Continue reading
The Montreal Wanderers was one of four Canadian teams that used that name during the late 19th century and early 20th century. The team was in existence between 1903 and 1918, playing in various leagues during that period. They played … Continue reading
The St. Louis Eagles were a short-lived Ice Hockey team that played in the NHL during the 1934/1935 season. The team was based at the St. Louis Arena and played in white jerseys with a logo of an eagle holding … Continue reading
The Brooklyn Americans were an ice hockey club that played in the NHL during the 1941/42 season. The team was technically the New York Americans and was never really a Brooklyn team as it was based at the Madison Square … Continue reading
The Montreal Maroons were an ice hockey team that played in the NHL between 1924 and 1938. The team came into existence in 1924 to replace the Montreal Wanderers who had folded in 1918 following a fire that burned down … Continue reading
The Ottawa Senators were a Canadian Ice Hockey team that played in the NHL between 1917 and 1934. The team was based at the Dey’s Arena from 1917 to 1923 before moving to the Ottawa arena from 1923 to 1934. … Continue reading
The Pottsville Maroons were an American Football club that played in the NFL from 1925 to 1927. The Maroons’ home Stadium was the Minersville Park in Pottsville Pennsylvania. The Maroons’ history can be traced back to 1920 in the form … Continue reading
The Quebec Athletic Club were a Canadian ice hockey team that played in the NHA and the NHL from 1910 to 1920. The team’s home stadium was the Quebec Arena. The Quebec Athletic Club can trace their roots to 1888 … Continue reading
The name Baltimore Orioles is fairly common among sports teams in the Maryland city. At least five pro and semi-pro teams have used the name Orioles since the late 19th century. One of the most prominent of these teams is … Continue reading
The Boston Braves were a baseball team that was a member of the National League between 1876 and 1953. Today, the franchise is based in Atlanta and it is known as the Atlanta Braves. The team went by different names … Continue reading
The Milwaukee Brewers were a minor league baseball team who were part of the American Association from 1902 to 1952. The Brewers came into existence in 1902 following the relocation of the Brewers of the American League to St. Louis … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Chargers were a short lived American Football team that played in the AFL (American Football League) during the 1960 season. They are predecessors to the San Diego Chargers of today. The team was set up by Hilton … Continue reading
The New Orleans Jazz were a basketball team that played in the NBA from 1974 to 1979. Today, the franchise is known as the Utah Jazz following their relocation in 1979. The franchise was officially admitted to the NBA as … Continue reading
The New Orleans Hornets was a basketball team that played in the NBA from 2002 to 2012. Technically, the Hornets and the New Orleans Pelicans are the same franchise but are considered separate because the Pelicans gave up the Hornets … Continue reading
The Chicago Cardinals were an American football team that was part of the NFL from 1920 to 1959. The Cardinals Franchise is today based in Phoenix and is known as the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals are the joint oldest franchise, … Continue reading
The Charlotte Hornets were a basketball team that played in the NBA from 1988 to 2002. Although the team relocated to New Orleans in 2002 to become the present day New Orleans Pelicans, its legacy and history is held by … Continue reading
The New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets was the name given to the New Orleans Hornets franchise during the 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 seasons, when they played most of their games in Oklahoma. The arrangement was necessitated by the extensive damage that the … Continue reading
The Atlanta Flames were an American ice hockey team which played in the NHL from 1972 to 1980. Their home games were played at the Omni Coliseum in Georgia. The Flames franchise was created in 1971 alongside the New York … Continue reading
The Toledo Maroons were an American football team that played in the NFL during the 1922 and 1923 seasons. The Maroons began as part of semi-professional team called the Toledo Athletic Association which was formed in 1902. In 1906, the … Continue reading
Before the New Jersey Devils of today’s NHL came to its current home, they were based in Kansas City between 1974 and 1976. They were then known as the Kansas City Scouts. The Scouts came to be as part of … Continue reading
The Cleveland Barons were an ice hockey team that played in the NHL between 1976 and 1978. They were the second team in the City to use the name after the successful AHL franchise that had been based in the … Continue reading
The Decatur Staleys were an American football team that played in the American Professional Football Association (APFA), the league that later became NFL, during the 1920 season. They were one of the charter franchises of the APFA and later the … Continue reading
The Cleveland Bulldogs were a football team that played in the NFL from 1924 to 1927. The team began in 1923 as the Cleveland Indians (named after the city’s baseball team) when the city of Cleveland was awarded an NFL … Continue reading
The Winnipeg Jets were a Canadian ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 to 1979 and the NHL from 1979 to 1996. The Jets franchise was formed in 1972 as a charter franchise for … Continue reading
The New York Nets were a basketball team that played in the defunct ABA and later the NBA. The team represents the fledging stage of the Brooklyn Nets who play in the NBA today. In 1966, business man and serial … Continue reading
The Vancouver Grizzlies were a Canadian basketball team that played in the Midwest Division of the NBA’s Western Conference from 1995 to 2001. The Grizzlies are now known as the Memphis Grizzlies following their relocation to the Tennessee city in … Continue reading
The Buffao Braves were a basketball team that played in the NBA from 1970 to 1978. The Braves franchise is the same one that is today known as the Los Angeles Clippers. The Braves’ home games were played at the … Continue reading
The Philadelphia Quakers were an NHL team that existed during the 1930/31 season. The Quakers came into being when the Pittsburg Pirates, undergoing serious financial trouble came to Philadelphia prior to the 1930/31 season. The Pirates had been only the … Continue reading
Between 1925 and 1930 the NHL had a team known as the Pittsburgh Pirates, one of at least four major sports teams to use that very name since the turn of the 20th century. The team was named after the … Continue reading
The San Diego Clippers were a basketball team that played on the NBA fro 1978 to 1984. Today the franchise exists as the Los Angeles Clippers. The team was based at the San Diego Sports Arena. The franchise had existed … Continue reading
The Cincinnati Royals were a basketball team that played in the NBA from 1957 to 1972. The team was based at the Cincinnati Gardens. The Royals later became today’s Sacramento Kings following their relocation to the California city in 1985 … Continue reading
The Kansas City-Omaha Kings was one of the many reincarnations of the NBA franchise today known as the Sacramento Kings. The franchise began in Rochester in 1948 and was then known as the Rochester Royals. The team then moved to … Continue reading
The Baltimore Bullets were a basketball team that played in the NBA from 1963 to 1973. There had been another basketball team that used the same name between 1944 and 1954 and played in the ABL and the NBA’s predecessor, … Continue reading
The Kansas City Kings were an American basketball team that played in the NBA from 1972 to 1985. The Kings franchise is still alive today in the form of the Sacramento Kings. The team can trace its origins all the … Continue reading
The successful NBA franchise San Antonio Spurs were once based in Dallas, the city that hosts one of their most fierce rivals, the Dallas Mavericks. They were then known as the Dallas Chaparrals, playing in the ABA from 1967 to … Continue reading
The Oakland Athletics, who play in the MLB today, were based in Kansas City, Missouri between 1955 and 1967. The franchise had existed for over 50 years in Philadelphia, having been formed in 1901 as the Philadelphia Athletics. The nickname … Continue reading
The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American baseball team that played in the major leagues from 1884 to 1957. The team was started in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays by Charles Byrne, Joseph Doyle and Ferdinand Abell. Today, the team is … Continue reading
The Seattle Pilots were a short lived baseball franchise that plaYed in the MLB’s American League during the 1969 season. The Pilots franchise was formed as an expansion franchise in 1967 alongside the Kansas City Royals, becoming Seattle’s first major … Continue reading
The Washington Senators were a baseball team that played in the major leagues from 1901 to 1960. The same franchise went on to become the Montreal Twins, who are still in operation today. The senators began as a charter franchise … Continue reading
The St. Louis Browns were a baseball team that played in the American major leagues between 1902 and 1953. The team had been in existence since the late 19th century when they played in the Western League as the Milwaukee … Continue reading
The New Jersey Nets was a basketball team that played in the NBA from 1976 to 2012. Today the team is known as the Brooklyn Nets following a short move and name change in 2012. The franchise had begun in … Continue reading
Between 1953 and 1967, the MLB’s Atlanta Braves were based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They were then known as the Milwaukee Braves. The Milwaukee Braves came into being in 1953 following the relocation of the Boston Braves from Boston to Milwaukee. … Continue reading
The Philadelphia Athletics were an American baseball team that played in the MLB from 1901 to 1954. They are the same franchise which is today known as the Oakland Athletics. The team was formed in 1901 as a charter franchise … Continue reading
Between 1955 and 1968, the Hawks franchise was based in St. Louis and was then known as “St. Louis Hawks.” The team had begun in 1946 as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and then spent three seasons (1951/52-1954/55) in Milwaukee before owner … Continue reading
The Tri-Cities Blackhawks were a basketball franchise that was part of the NBL from 1946 to 1949 and the NBA from 1949 to 1951. The Blackhawks franchise is the same one that some years down the line became today’s Atlanta … Continue reading
The Rochester Royals were a professional basketball team that played in the NBL and NBA from 1945 to 1957. The NBA’s Sacramento Kings can trace their roots back to this team, which was one of the first teams in the … Continue reading
Between 1967 and 1971, the Houston Rockets were based in San Diego and went by the name San Diego Rockets. The team was formed as an expansion franchise alongside the Seattle Supersonics. San Diego is known informally as the “City … Continue reading
The Philadelphia Warriors were a pro basketball team that was based in Philadelphia from 1946 to 1962. The Warriors franchise is still in existence today in the form of the Golden State Warriors. The team was formed in 1946 by … Continue reading
The Syracuse Nationals were a basketball team that played in the NBA from 1946 to 1963. They are predecessors to the Philadelphia 76ers who play in the NBA to date. The Nationals were based in the town of Syracuse in … Continue reading
During the 1962/63, the NBA’s Washington Wizards were then based in Chicago and were then known as the Chicago Zephyrs. The franchise had been formed the season before as the Chicago Packers, an expansion team for the NBA. The team’s … Continue reading
The successful Lakers franchise of the NBA was once based in the city of Minneapolis in Minnesota. The team was then known as the “Minneapolis Lakers” and represented one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history. The team began life … Continue reading
NBA franchise Detroit Pistons were located in Fort Wayne, Indiana from the franchise’s formation in 1941 to 1957 when they relocated to their current home in Detroit. The Pistons formed as an expansion franchise for the NBL by automobile parts … Continue reading
The Milwaukee Hawks were a professional basketball team that played in the NBA from 1951 to 1955.The Hawks franchise is still in existence today in the form of the Atlanta Hawks. The franchise was formed in 1946 as the Buffalo … Continue reading
The Tennessee Oilers was the name of NFL outfit Tennessee Titans during the 1997 and 1998 seasons. The Tennessee Oilers came into being following the relocation of the Houston Oilers from Houston to Nashville, Tennessee in 1997. With their new … Continue reading
The Minnesota North stars were an ice hockey team that played in the NHL fro 1967 to 1993. Today, the team is known as the Dallas Stars. The team was formed in 1967 as the league sought to expand from … Continue reading
The Atlanta Thrashers were ice hockey team that played in the NHL from 1999 to 2011. The team was based at the Philips Arena in Atlanta. Today, the franchise that was the Thrashers is known as the Winnipeg Jets. The … Continue reading
The St. Louis Cardinals were a professional football club that played in the NFL from 1960 to 1987. The Cardinals franchise is actually the oldest sports franchise outside baseball in the United States that is still running today. It was … Continue reading
The Colorado Rockies were a professional ice hockey team that played in the NHL from 1976 to 1982. The franchise was formed in 1974 in Kansas and was then known as the Kansas City Scouts. Ivan Mullinex, who also owned … Continue reading
NFL outfit Tennessee Oilers can trace their history to a franchise called Houston Oilers who played in the league from 1960 to 1996. The team was started as a Charter member of the AFL in 1960. Throughout their 36 years, … Continue reading
There was a stint between 1982 and 1994 when the Oakland Raiders of the NFL were based in Los Angeles. During that time, they were known as the Los Angeles Raiders. The Raiders franchise had started in 1960 as an … Continue reading
Between 1953 and 1983, the NFL outfit Indianapolis Colts was based in Baltimore. It was then known as the Baltimore Colts and was a relatively successful team. This version of the Baltimore Colts was actually the second iteration of a … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Rams were an American professional football team that was based in Los Angeles from 1946 to 1994. The team had earlier played for seven seasons (1937-1945) in Cleveland where they were known as the Cleveland Rams. The … Continue reading
Before the Cleveland Browns who play in the NFL today was formed in 1999, there had been a team by the same name that existed from 1946 to 1995. The team played their home games at the Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
If you’re reading this article then that must mean one thing – there is a Superbowl coming up, and you wish to do some careful, analytic research so you can predict what colour the Gatorade will be that is poured … Continue reading
On July 11th, 2014 to quite the surprise, LeBron James announced that he was going to be returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Of course, this has had a lot of diverse and drastic changes to the NBA Betting Odds for … Continue reading
Ah yes – The Good Friday Massacre. The type of thing we will never get anymore due to the Quebec Nordiques not existing. The date was April 20th, 1984. The arena was the Montreal Forum. The Montreal Canadiens and the … Continue reading
Billy Walters is a professional gambler who was born on the 11th day of November in the year 1952 in a small town called Munfordville, Kentucky. He grew up in a family where gambling was a way of life and … Continue reading
The Quebec Nordiques joined the league as one of the four expansion teams in 1979, along with the Whalers, the Jets, and the Oilers. The name Nordiques means “Northmen” in reference to being one of the teams furthest north in … Continue reading
The Hartford Whalers Joined the NHL through the WHA-NHL merger in 1979. They were originally named The New England Whalers and played their home games at the Boston Arena and Boston Garden. They were relocated to Hartford, Connecticut in 1974, … Continue reading
As the first Seattle based pro sports team, they were more commonly referred to as the Sonics. They joined the league in 1967 playing in various places, but the majority at Key Arena. The team was named after the Supersonic … Continue reading
As the first Major League Baseball team to play in Canada, the Expos joined the league as an expansion team in 1969. Named after the Expo 67 World’s Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, the Expos began playing their home games … Continue reading
If you’ve been tuning into the NBA Playoffs you’ve no doubt noticed the Miami Heat fans wearing White. You may be wondering why exactly the Miami Heat fans wear white during the NBA Playoffs.
Ah yes, one of the most popular sports bets – the Superbowl Coin Toss. It’s one of the most common questions you hear among punters on the day of the Superbowl – will the Superbowl coin toss be heads or … Continue reading
Paddy Power is a bookmaker not afraid of controversy. If it is not getting in the news for taking bets on which species will be the first to become endangered/extinct due to the oil spill off the Gulf Coast, they … Continue reading
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