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 Saturday, February 28

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 College Basketball Betting Trends and Best Bets for Saturday, February 28

Today's College Basketball Betting Trends: Last week, I started a series of putting together makeshift Analytics Reports for the huge Saturday college basketball betting boards....

Steve Makinen’s NBA Betting Trends and Best Bets for Friday, February 27

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 26

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...

NASCAR DuraMAX Grand Prix Predictions: Top 5 Picks and Best Long Shots

NASCAR DuraMAX Grand Prix Predictions: Top 5 Picks and Best Long Shots: Coming off our first final simulation win of the season with Tyler Reddick...

Steve Makinen’s NBA Betting Trends and Best Bets for Wednesday, February 25

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...