Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
With 3 PGA longshot winners and one near-miss on Sunday out of eight events, VSiN golf analyst Wes Reynolds has been dishing out more fish than Long John Silver’s (No. 30 on Matt Youmans’ top 50 fast foods).
In an appearance this week on A Numbers Game, Gill Alexander asked Wes to describe “his handicapping alchemy.”
So if you want to learn to fish for yourself, here is Wes’ process in detail.
Next stop on the Tour: The Cognizant Classic in South Florida. Wes has eight outright picks, including his longest of longshots:
Adam Svensson 110/1 Circa Sports
While the only notable successful start in this event was a 9th in 2022 (the Canadian won later that year at the RSM Classic), Svensson could rightfully be considered a ‘horse for the course’ here. He played this track frequently in college and won on this course in 2015 at the Web.com (now Korn Ferry Tour) Q-School by seven strokes.
Listen now: Wes trades Best Bets with Matt Brown and Kelley Bydlon on the Long Shots podcast.
FYI: Wes adds placement markets and matchups closer to the Thursday tee off on the VSiN Golf Picks page.
P.S. A few weeks ago, I received a rather harsh email from someone complaining that the top 3 handicappers on the VSiN Pro picks page all had losing records (even with triple-digit ROI). I checked the standings, counted to 10 Mississippi and wrote back: You know there can only be one winner in a PGA tournament.
Today in College Basketball
Greg Peterson has 12 games he likes on tonight’s menu.
You can find Greg’s handicapped lines for every game here and the latest episode of his Coast-to-Coast Hoops podcast here.
More college resources
>Josh Appelbaum will post his Sharp Report later this morning.
>Adam Burke will have his Best Bets later, too.
>Steve Makinen‘s power ratings with estimated scores
>DraftKIngs/Circa Betting Splits.
ICYMI: Steve Makinen‘s betting inights for the final two weeks of the regular season.
Handicapping MLB Win Totals
If you have been with VSiN for more than a few years, you know that Gill Alexander loves betting MLB season win totals.
In this segment of A Numbers Game, Gill explains why. He also explains how he arrives at his wagers.
The above chart shows the plus/minus wins when applying the Pythagorean Theorem, based on the work of Bill James, and the concept of Sequencing to the 2024 team records (far left). The 2025 win total is In parenthesis.
>>Watch the video to get Gill’s win total Best Bet.
VSiN.com managing editor Adam Burke is posting his team-by-team previews.
The VSiN MLB Betting Guide will be out on Thursday for VSiN Pro subscribers.
Quick Hits
NHL: Jonathan Davis will have his Best Bets later today.
NBA: Zach Cohen will have his plays later this morning.
Soccer: Nigel Seeley has one more Premier League play for today.
Horse Racing: 1/ST BET handicapper Jeremy Plonk weighs in with his picks for today’s Parx card.
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