Steve Makinen

As one of the original founders of StatFox, Steve Makinen has been in the business of sports betting and data analysis for almost 25 years now. In his time in the industry, Steve has worked in a variety of capacities on both sides of the betting counter, from his early days of developing the StatFox business, to almost a decade of oddsmaking consulting for one of the world's leading sportsbooks, to his last seven years as Point Spread Weekly and Analytics Director with VSiN. Steve has always believed that number crunching and handicapping through foundational trends and systems is the secret to success and he shares this data with VSiN readers on a daily basis for all of the major sports.

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Steve Makinen’s NBA Betting Trends and Best Bets for Monday, February 23

Today's NBA Betting Trends: The following NBA betting trends are a collection of analytical data, betting systems and strength ratings featured on VSiN and qualified...

NBA Betting Strategies Using the Regular Season Schedule

NBA Betting Strategies Using the Regular Season Schedule: Another less-than-memorable NBA All-Star Weekend has come and gone, and players get “back to work” on Thursday...

Steve Makinen’s NBA Betting Trends and Best Bets for Sunday, February 22

Today's NBA Betting Trends: The following NBA betting trends are a collection of analytical data, betting systems and strength ratings featured on VSiN and qualified...

NASCAR Autotrader 400 Predictions: Top 5 Picks and Best Long Shots

NASCAR Autotrader 400 Predictions: Top 5 Picks and Best Long Shots: With all due respect to Daytona and Talladega for being the long-standing favorite tracks...

Steve Makinen’s NBA Betting Trends and Best Bets for Saturday, February 21

Today's NBA Betting Trends: The following NBA betting trends are a collection of analytical data, betting systems and strength ratings featured on VSiN and qualified...

Steve Makinen’s College Basketball Betting Trends and Best Bets for Saturday, February 21

Today's College Basketball Betting Trends: Over the last month or so, I’ve put together a handful of different college basketball analytics pieces focusing on different...