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 Friday, March 27

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...

College Basketball NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Betting Trends

College Basketball NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Betting Trends: I continue the series qualifying the key data from my recently published articles in the VSiN March...

Steve Makinen’s NBA Betting Trends and Best Bets for Thursday, March 26

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Steve Makinen’s MLB Picks from Betting Splits and Systems for Thursday, March 26

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MLB Betting Splits Systems Update for the 2026 Season

MLB Betting Splits Systems Update for the 2026 Season: In continuing with my series on studying the DraftKings, and now Circa, betting splits features on...

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