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 Thursday, October 1

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’s MLB Picks from Betting Splits and Systems for Wednesday, September 30

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...

NHL Scheduling Scenarios to Help Handicap the 2026-27 Season

NHL Scheduling Scenarios to Help Handicap the 2026-27 Season: Without fail, in the week leading up to the opening of the NHL season in the...

Steve Makinen’s MLB Postseason Betting Trends and Systems

MLB Postseason Betting Trends and Systems: The MLB postseason is a 12-team tournament unlike any other in sports. It has four rounds, with each round...

MLB Bullpen Betting Systems Final Update for the 2026 Season

MLB Bullpen Betting Systems Update: The 2026 MLB regular season has concluded and to put it mildly, our Bullpen Systems went out with a bang!...

Steve Makinen’s MLB Picks from Betting Splits and Systems for Tuesday, September 29

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...