http://experts.covers.com This is where the sharp bettors live. Read the latest in sports betting tips, trends, previews and angles straight from the mouths of professional sports handicappers. Take control of your payroll with the best articles from the Covers Experts covering all the major North American sports leagues. Betting sports without spreads can do a number on your bankroll and baseball is no exception.  Let's take a look at five important rules that will keep your head above water: 1. Avoid heavy favourites By heavy favorites, I’m referri... http://experts.covers.com/includes/article_ce.aspx?theArt=280486 Covers Media Group Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:44:00 GMT 2012 INDEPENDENT FOOTBALL PREVIEW By Marc Lawrence With college football conference expansion filling much of the airways these days, and talk of a presidential election just around the corner, it’s refreshing to find one college FBS affiliat... http://experts.covers.com/includes/article_ce.aspx?theArt=280344 Covers Media Group Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:56:00 GMT Free agency in the NBA is far from over — contracts can’t even be signed yet — but we are already getting a good sense of where some key pieces are going and what types of players are worth. With that we’re also getting a sense of players that could ... http://experts.covers.com/includes/article_ce.aspx?theArt=280336 Covers Media Group Sun, 08 Jul 2012 14:22:00 GMT The final game before the All-Star break on Sunday Night as the Red Sox host the Yankees. THE WALKING WOUNDED When talking about these two teams recently, the main topic has become who is not playing. The Yankees and Red Sox are arguably two... http://experts.covers.com/includes/article_ce.aspx?theArt=280307 Covers Media Group Sun, 08 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT CFL rankings as of Thursday, July 5th. 1. B.C. Lions There’s no question, the defending Grey Cup champions are the front-runners. We knew that heading into the 2012 season, and nothing has changed after their wire-to-wire blowout victory over ... http://experts.covers.com/includes/article_ce.aspx?theArt=280080 Covers Media Group Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:06:00 GMT Have you ever tried wagering on MLB games for the first five innings of play? If the answer is no, you might want to give it a try. Recently I added these baseball halftime plays to my repertoire of plays at Covers Experts. As of today, I hav... http://experts.covers.com/includes/article_ce.aspx?theArt=280065 Covers Media Group Thu, 05 Jul 2012 04:30:00 GMT 1. Texas Rangers -201 The Rangers were cooled off by the A's on Sunday, and now comes a key series against the White Sox in the Windy City. It marks only the second time Texas has hit the road since the second week of June. 2. Los Angeles Ange... http://experts.covers.com/includes/article_ce.aspx?theArt=279867 Covers Media Group Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:58:00 GMT This week, The Old White TPC at The Greenbrier plays host to the 3rd annual Greenbrier Classic. The event was pushed up from the end of July last year to its current slot and it was bad luck in timing at the course was damaged last week with the stor... http://experts.covers.com/includes/article_ce.aspx?theArt=279866 Covers Media Group Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:44:00 GMT East Coast versus West Coast on Sunday night baseball as the Mets conclude their four-game series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. The Weakest Link The Mets have been successful this season by using a four-man pitching rotation of R.A. Dic... http://experts.covers.com/includes/article_ce.aspx?theArt=279575 Covers Media Group Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:33:00 GMT Anyone who follows Covers Experts guaranteed picks probably already knows that since the middle of June, I have added halftime wagers on baseball to my repertoire. It would have been hard not to notice, my plays have been plastered all over the boa... http://experts.covers.com/includes/article_ce.aspx?theArt=279644 Covers Media Group Sun, 01 Jul 2012 16:23:00 GMT