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 Monday, July 28

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 Sunday, July 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 qualified...

MLB Team Performance Angles for This Weekend’s Games

MLB Team Performance Angles for This Weekend's Games Back when I used to helm the VSiN Point Spread Weekly, we published a weekly MLB Team...

Steve Makinen’s MLB Picks from Betting Splits and Systems for Saturday, July 26

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 Friday, July 25

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 Thursday, July 24

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...