by Mario Mergola | Nov 13, 2019
It may not seem like it, but last week was one of the most fun ones we’ve had in the 2019 season. There were ‘upsets’ that not only worked against-the-spread, but also straight-up surprises. The 49ers took their first loss of the year. The Titans...
by Mario Mergola | Nov 6, 2019
I keep mentioning the shift of a few weeks ago, and it’s because we are still moving alongside it. The shift, in this case, was in value. We had massive disconnects between the spreads and actual outcomes in the first four or five weeks of the season –...
by Mario Mergola | Oct 30, 2019
Every week is a new opportunity when it comes to picking games against the spread. Last week, there were so many inflated spreads due to lopsided matchups that we only needed competitive efforts from a handful of teams in order to benefit. Unfortunately, they missed....
by Mario Mergola | Oct 23, 2019
I almost always write the same introduction around the fourth week of the season. That is, I find myself shocked that one-quarter of the year has already passed. This year, I didn’t. Now, I’m shocked. By the end of this week, most of the teams will have...
by Mario Mergola | Oct 16, 2019
Maybe my own words came back to haunt me. Last week, I touched on the likelihood of a major shift coming, and how it would wipe out those not prepared. As “prepared” as we were, we still weren’t immune. But, as always, these weeks are inherent with...
by Mario Mergola | Oct 9, 2019
Get ready. Last week, I wrote about how important it is to tread water when things get rough. We did so, again. But, “rough” waters aren’t made from results. They’re made from the shifts in trends. Subtle at first. Then violent. There’s a...
