Basketball

The late Mike Lee was the premier basketball handicapper between the 1970's and 2003. He was a columnist, a theorist and a bettor. He condensed his line-making theory and handicapping theories into this technical paper which has been the foundation of many players, and which was presented at a seminar to a sold-out crowd of novice players. 16 Pgs. 1979

40th anniversary Edition! The "bible" of college basketball, a 400-page, 650,000-word preview of all 351 NCAA Division I men's basketball teams. The most comprehensive college basketball publication on the market. This great and legendary resource for college bettors and fans of the game just gets better and better (and more necessary) every year. Informs you as to who is returning, which conference and teams are stronger or weaker. It provides stats, analysis, and predictions. Simply put,...

Fields explains how odds-making has changed over the last 20 years because of the Computer Group, a group of bettors who were able to make a killing with NCAA betting. Fields explores fundamental handicapping that is effective today and reveals why statistical-based power rating is not as effective as a blind handicapping tool. Gives a behind-the-scenes look at modern odds-making and power ratings such as Sagarin's USA Today ratings. 150 Pgs. Spiral-bound 1999 Table of Contents Chapter 1:...

Forever Mamba - A Kobe Bryant Tribute Special. Order your copy today of this special tribute magazine reflecting on the life of Kobe Bryant, who suddenly passed away in a horrific helicopter crash. Color Photographs 81 Pgs. 2020

No matter where his basketball travels took him during his 31 seasons in NCAA Division I college basketball, controversy was never far behind Jerry Tarkanian. The legendary former coach of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels proved himself to be one of the greatest coaches in the game's history, amassing an incredible overall record of 778-202, more wins than all but a handful of other coaches. He also had 29  20-win seasons, second all-time only to fellow legend Dean Smith of North Carolina,...

40th anniversary Edition! The "bible" of college basketball, a 400-page, 650,000-word preview of all 351 NCAA Division I men's basketball teams. The most comprehensive college basketball publication on the market. This great and legendary resource for college bettors and fans of the game just gets better and better (and more necessary) every year. Informs you as to who is returning, which conference and teams are stronger or weaker. It provides stats, analysis, and predictions. Simply put,...

Bill Simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as ESPN’s The Sports Guy, has written the definitive book on the past, present, and future of the NBA. From the age-old question of who actually won the rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to the one about which team was truly the best of all time, Simmons opens—and then closes, once and for all—every major pro basketball debate. Then he takes it further by completely reevaluating...

When the NBA released its supposedly authoritative list of the top 50 players, basketball fans everywhere begged to differ. In Who's Better, Who's Best? Elliot Kalb, known to TV viewers as ABC's 'Mr. Stats,' interweaves numbers, facts and anecdotes to flesh out the central question in every basketball fan's mind: Who's the best? His choices are provocative (Michael Jordan isn't #1; he's not even #2), framed by discussions with unorthodox sources and...