Author Archives: turfcapper

Ground out a 6.5 unit profit today, finishing two and one but losing the big play in a close game. But I will always take a profitable week! Keep grinding…

Been a couple of busy weeks here at the Institute of Better Handicapping… Here’s a look at this weeks NFL action. Three plays… The big play Detroit -2 1/2 over Carolina… regular play Jacksonville +8 over Pittsburgh… Regular play Baltimore … Continue reading →

Well, the Lions were easy wrong-side favored winner last night… Those are my favorite kind of plays. That helped make up for a sub par Saturday. Since all handicappers make excuses, here are mine… Minnesota was not a play at … Continue reading →

I like to make my plays on a 50, 60, 85 unit system… That way if you go 2-1 on the day but lose the big play you still make money… You have to make them pay you when you … Continue reading →

I will start my NFL picks this week …  For entertainment purposes only, of course.  I like to make my own line week to week, and then based on the derivation between the actual line and my line will result … Continue reading →

Jordan Speith’s hole-out from the bunker in the playoff at the Travelers’ may have nearly single-handedly elevated the profile of the tournament into the Greater Phoenix Waste Management category as must watch TV.  The crowds were huge and electric this … Continue reading →

First of all, let me say that Belmont Park is one of my favorite places in the world.  There’s something about being in the back yard, looking up at those huge, ivy covered arches  . . . . and for … Continue reading →

Belmont Park – Race 6 – # 2 Rocketry Closed like a freight train in his last start into an uber slow pace .  Likely ends up 2-1, so I may end up using more as a tri (with 6-10-11) … Continue reading →