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 Sunday, September 20

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 qualified...

Steve Makinen: NFL Week 2 Best Bets

NFL Week 2 Best Bets, Predictions and Picks from Steve Makinen: I had a solid start to the 2026 NFL season with my Best Bets,...

Steve Makinen’s MLB Picks from Betting Splits and Systems for Saturday, September 19

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 qualified...

Week 3 College Football Betting Splits Systems and Picks

Week 3 College Football Betting Splits Systems and Picks: CFB DK Betting Splits system #1: Going back to the start of the 2022 season, when...

College Football Stability Systems Picks for Week 3

College Football Stability Systems Picks for Week 3: My new Stability Systems angles have had mixed results so far, as teams with a lot of...

Steve Makinen: College Football Week 3 Best Bets, Predictions and Picks

College Football Week 3 Best Bets, Predictions and Picks from Steve Makinen: Last week, I went with 18 games on my college football best bets...