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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NFL Top Plays Based on Betting Splits, Power Ratings and Trends – Week 10

Week 10 NFL Betting Trends: The following NFL betting trends are a collection of analytical data, betting systems and strength ratings featured on VSiN and...

College Football Week 11 & NFL Week 10 Betting Edges: Top Effective Play-by-Play Rating Mismatches vs. the Spread

Betting Edges for College Football Week 11 & NFL Week 10: The results are becoming quite familiar every week for the new football strength metric...

Week 11 College Football Betting Splits Systems and Picks

Week 11 College Football Betting Splits Systems and Picks: Records are from 2022-2024 seasons. CFB DK Betting Splits system #1: Going back to the start of...

Steve Makinen’s NBA Betting Trends and Best Bets for Saturday, November 8

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...

College Football 2025 Results from the Makinen Strength Ratings

College Football 2025 Results from the Makinen Strength Ratings: There is no other question I’m asked more from VSiN readers than that concerning the different...

Steve Makinen: College Football Week 11 Best Bets, Predictions and Picks

College Football Week 11 Best Bets, Predictions and Picks from Steve Makinen: Week 10 was a bit of a disappointment for me in that I...