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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College Football Game 2 Reactionary Betting Systems

College Football Game 2 Reactionary Betting Systems: The start of any college football season for a team is always a huge emotional event. All of...

MLB Bullpen Betting Systems Update for September 1

MLB Bullpen Betting Systems Update for September 1: A lot of bettors nowadays have turned their focus to the football field, with college football already...

Steve Makinen’s MLB Picks from Betting Splits and Systems for Monday, September 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...

College Football Week 1 Best Bets, Predictions and Picks from Steve Makinen

College Football Week 1 Best Bets, Predictions and Picks from Steve Makinen: Last year was an up-and-down season for me in college football. I had...

Steve Makinen’s MLB Picks from Betting Splits and Systems for Sunday, August 31

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...

Week 1 College Football Betting Splits Systems and Picks

Week 1 College Football Betting Splits Systems and Picks: If you haven’t been following my DK Betting Splits work over the last couple of years,...