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 Friday, February 20

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 NBA Betting Trends and Best Bets for Thursday, February 19

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2026 College Basketball Rematch Betting Systems

2026 College Basketball Rematch Betting Systems: With just a little over three weeks left in the college basketball regular season, many of the games we...

2026 College Basketball Betting Splits Systems Update

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Daytona 500 and NASCAR Cup Series Betting Preview

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