Basketball Handicapping is Done for 2012

Basketball Best Bets 206-192-5 for -20.8 Stars
I didn't have a Best Bet basketball analysis on game 5 but Miami's win netted +2.2 Stars on series bets. I played 2-Stars on Miami at +160 odds to win the series before it began and hedged with a 1-Star play on Oklahoma City +160 before game 4, so I picked up +3.2 Stars on The Heat and lost 1 Star on The Thunder for a total of +2.2 Stars. I ended the playoffs at a disappointing 9-9 on my playoff Best Bets (21-20 on Stars) and -1.8 Stars on my series bets.

I also finished a disappointing season of basketball handicapping at 206-192-5 on my Basketball Best Bets and 487-458-11 on a Star Basis (2-3 on 4-Stars, 71-70-1 on 3-Stars and 133-119-4 on 2-Stars) for -19.0 Stars at -1.10 odds and I was -1.8 Stars on playoff series Bets.

My College Best Bets were profitable (158-136-4 and 379-334-9 for +11.6 Stars) but my NBA Best Bets were just 48-56-1 (108-126-2 on Stars for -30.6 Stars). The strange scheduling in the shortened NBA season may been the problem, as the situations that have worked well over the years didn't work at all this past season in the NBA. I certainly expect to bounce back next season when the NBA scheduling and patterns go back to normal.

It was a frustrating season, but a 206-192-6 record on my Basketball Best Bets is not that bad for a bad season and I'm still +479.9 Stars of profit the last 14 seasons and have averaged over 40 Stars of profit over my 24 years and thousands of Best Bets, which is more indicative of my future results than my 52% record this past season.

Basketball Best Bets +479.9 Stars Last 14 Seasons!
My Basketball Best Bets are 7085-6013-276 on a Star Basis the last 14 seasons, for a profit of +479.9 Stars at -1.10 odds (including +9.2 Stars on playoff series bets), and I’m 55% on my Basketball Best Bets over 24 seasons.

Free Analysis
I post free sports analysis almost every day during basketball season on anywhere from 1 to 5 games and those opinions have been profitable over the years.

My lean on OKC in game 5 lost. I end the season at 11-8 on my free Best Bets and 120-108-7 on my free opinions this season.

I am now 49-38-1 on my Free Best Bets and 548-487-19 on my free opinions the previous 5 seasons.