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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    NBA Top Picks Based on Betting Splits, Power Ratings and Trends for Saturday, November 2

    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...

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    College Basketball For those of you familiar with my preseason college football work, some of the key pieces surround what I call “transitional systems.” These...

    Week 10 College Football Betting Splits Picks and Systems

    Week 10 College Football Betting Splits Picks and Systems: If you haven’t been following my DK Betting Splits work over the last couple of years,...

    College Football Week 10 Best Bets, Picks and Predictions from Steve Makinen

    Not a great week at all for me with my best bets, .500 in college and a brutal showing in NFL. I hate looking...

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

    Week 10 College Football Betting Trends: The following college football betting trends piece is a collection of analytical data, betting systems and strength ratings featured...

    NBA Top Picks Based on Betting Splits, Power Ratings and Trends for Friday, November 1

    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...