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 MLB Picks from Betting Splits and Systems for Wednesday, June 17

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

Anduril 250 Race the Base at Coronado Predictions: Top 5 Picks and Best Long Shots

Anduril 250 Race the Base at Coronado Predictions: Top 5 Picks and Best Long Shots: Before last week’s race at Pocono, I gushed about how...

Steve Makinen’s MLB Picks from Betting Splits and Systems for Tuesday, June 16

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

MLB Bullpen Betting Systems Update for Monday, June 15

MLB Bullpen Betting Systems Update: This week’s MLB Bullpen Systems update is a rather boring one, as our easiest system was just about breakeven over...

Steve Makinen’s MLB Picks from Betting Splits and Systems for Monday, June 15

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

Studying 2025 NFL Quality Wins/Losses to Predict 2026 Results

Studying 2025 NFL Quality Wins/Losses to Predict 2026 Results: With the NFL schedule now out, there will be endless dissecting of it in order to...