Willie Bee is a baseball and college hoops fanatic and hasn’t stopped smiling since the Houston Astros won the 2017 World Series. Willie also works part-time at a local brewery and resides in the beautiful Texas Hill Country with his wife of 25+ years, their many cats, a couple dozen deer and several troublesome raccoons.

Willie Bee: BMR Author

2025 MLB Opening Day Best Bets: Dodgers Begin Defense of Title Against Tigers
Willie Bee
March 27, 2025. 9:18 am
Top MLB Pick: Dodgers -1.5 (+127) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review) From Toronto to Texas to Tinseltown we go on our Opening Day travels, in search of the best bets to get the season started and our baseball bankrolls blooming. In all, a half-dozen teams with playoff aspirations are part of our

Oklahoma vs. UConn 2025 March Madness First Round Best Bet
Willie Bee
March 20, 2025. 2:46 pm
NCAAB Pick: Oklahoma +5.5 (-105) at BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)As March Madness continues, UConn begins defense of its consecutive NCAA Championships in another tight 8/9 clash against Oklahoma.Numbers are out at top sportsbooks, and opportunities are there for the savvy college hoops bettor. Note that all times listed below are approximate.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvLS_aP89bQOklahoma Sooners vs. UConn HuskiesFriday, March 21,

New Mexico vs. Marquette 2025 March Madness First Round Best Bet
Willie Bee
March 20, 2025. 2:05 pm
NCAAB Pick: New Mexico-Marquette Over 153.5 (-108) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review)Another intriguing 7/10 showdown in Cleveland has our interest when the March Madness continues. Numbers are out at top sportsbooks, and opportunities are there for the savvy college hoops bettor. Note that all times listed below are approximate.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvLS_aP89bQNew Mexico Lobos vs. Marquette Golden

Vanderbilt vs. Saint Mary’s 2025 March Madness First Round Best Bet
Willie Bee
March 20, 2025. 1:17 pm
NCAAB Pick: Saint Mary’s -4 (-110) at BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)A tough 7/10 collision in Cleveland has our interest when the March Madness continues. Numbers are out at top sportsbooks, and opportunities are there for the savvy college hoops bettor. Note that all times listed below are approximate.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvLS_aP89bQVanderbilt Commodores vs. Saint Mary’s GaelsFriday, March

MLB 2025 World Series Odds: Can Anyone Stop the Dodgers?
Willie Bee
March 14, 2025. 2:10 pm
Under the direction of George Steinbrenner in the early days of free agency back in the 1970s, the New York Yankees became the team everyone loved to hate thanks to The Boss sitting ready and willing to open up his checkbook and sign big stars.That torch has now been passed to the Los Angeles Dodgers

NCAAB Conference Tournament Week Best Bets: Tennessee Ends Texas Run in SEC
Willie Bee
March 14, 2025. 9:40 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Texas +10 (-115) at Bookmaker (visit our Bookmaker Review)Buzzer beaters and upsets have already been a big part of conference tourney week, but will that continue Friday when the SEC and the Big Ten each head into their quarterfinals? Note all times posted are approximate, meaning bettors who like to cut it

How to Bet on Juan Soto 2025 MLB Player Props
Willie Bee
March 12, 2025. 3:10 pm
For many of us, the eagle flies on Friday. For Juan Soto, it was a Thursday last December when the eagle soared, performed some amazing aerobatic stunts, made a perfect landing and then hung around for an autograph session.Soto’s record-breaking $765 million contract with the New York Mets comes 45 winters after Nolan Ryan became

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for March 7: Dayton Covers at VCU
Willie Bee
March 7, 2025. 7:58 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Dayton +8.5 (-108) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review)The Atlantic 10 and Big Ten don’t begin their conference tournaments until next week, but games from both leagues on Friday’s college basketball betting card should have that good old-fashioned conference tournament feel to them.https://youtu.be/sryOubIPr3UDayton Flyers vs. Virginia Commonwealth RamsFriday, March 07,

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for February 28: Can Dartmouth and UCLA Cover?
Willie Bee
February 28, 2025. 10:04 am
Top NCAAB Pick: UCLA +5.5 (-110) at Bookmaker (visit our Bookmaker Review)A few conference tournaments with begin a week from now, while others close out their slates. Jockeying tourney seeding is what it’s all about right now as we look for winning picks at top sportsbooks in Ivy League and Big Ten action.Let’s dive into

2025 MLB Futures: How Far Can the Tigers Go This Year?
Willie Bee
February 26, 2025. 11:19 am
That was a nice little surprise the Detroit Tigers gave their fans in 2024. Picked third, at best, in the lackluster AL Central and a long shot to make the playoffs, Detroit beat the MLB odds and played its way into the ALDS.It must have felt a little like déjà vu for Tigers skipper AJ

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for February 21: Michigan & Michigan State Battle for B1G Lead
Willie Bee
February 21, 2025. 8:27 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Michigan State -3 (-108) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review)Everyone is chasing St. John’s in the Big East, and the Marquette Golden Eagles will try to at least keep pace Friday when they travel to Philadelphia to take on a Villanova team that is a bit down in the mouth

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for February 14: UCLA Tops Indiana in Big Ten Battle
Willie Bee
February 14, 2025. 8:41 am
Top NCAAB Pick: UCLA -2 (-110) at Bookmaker (visit our Bookmaker Review)Valentine’s Day is for lovers, as the old saying goes. It’s obviously not for college hoops fans who love to see marquee matchups, at least not this year with a very short list of games on the slate.Of course, college basketball bettors can find

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for February 7: St. John’s & UConn Head Friday Lineup
Willie Bee
February 7, 2025. 8:22 am
Top NCAAB Pick: UConn -3 (-108) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review)What the college hoops slate on Friday lacks in quantity, it more than makes up for in quality with several teams bound for the NCAAA Tournament taking the floor. One of those squads is two-time defending national champ UConn at home against

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for January 31: Ivy & A-10 Picks to Close January
Willie Bee
January 31, 2025. 9:42 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Princeton +2.5 (-108) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review)January’s college basketball betting schedule comes to an end, and we are on the trail of a couple of mid-major matchups that will have huge implications just five short weeks from now when seeding for conference tournaments is decided.Make sure to take

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for January 24: Marquette Romps Past Villanova
Willie Bee
January 24, 2025. 9:44 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Marquette -9.5 (-108) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review)Another Friday night on the collegiate hardwood and at the NCAAB betting window, and we begin with a Big East battle in Milwaukee where Marquette could grab a share of the conference lead with a victory, and close it with one of UCLA

College Football Betting: Ohio State Among 2025-26 CFP Favorites
Willie Bee
January 22, 2025. 9:19 am
It has always been a love-hate relationship between fans and head coaches, but perhaps none have been bigger –or more intense– than what has gone on the last 52 days between Buckeye Nation and Ohio State’s Ryan Day.Let’s just say it’s a good thing OSU Athletic Director Ross Bjork didn’t fire Day this past November

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for January 17: Villanova & Providence Stay ‘Under’
Willie Bee
January 17, 2025. 9:13 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Providence/Villanova Under 141 (-105) at BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)Let’s call these college basketball picks ‘Phriday in Philadelphia’ with a couple of games on the Atlantic 10 and Big East slates taking place in the City of Brotherly Love. Can VCU survive a stern test at St. Joe’s, and will Providence avoid

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for January 16: Gonzaga Too Much For Oregon State
Willie Bee
January 16, 2025. 8:17 am
NCAAB Pick: Gonzaga -9.5 (-105) at Bookmaker (visit our Bookmaker Review)We’re going coast-to-coast with Thursday night’s college basketball picks, and taking in a couple of mid-major leagues with matchups from the American Athletic and West Coast Conferences. In both cases, the home team is looking to upset a ranked visitor.Memphis Tigers vs. Temple Owls Thursday, January

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for January 9: Ducks and Buckeyes in Thursday Spotlight
Willie Bee
January 9, 2025. 9:48 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Oregon-Ohio State Under 151 (-109) at Bookmaker (visit our Bookmaker Review)Can the Ducks gain some revenge on the basketball court Thursday night against the Buckeyes when Oregon travels to Ohio State? Will San Francisco cover a big number at home against Portland in a West Coast Conference matchup?These questions – and possibly more

Notre Dame vs. Penn State College Football Playoff Semifinals Best Bet: Lions End Fighting Irish Run
Willie Bee
January 3, 2025. 11:36 am
NCAAF Pick: Penn State +1½ (-107) at BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)We had to wait an extra day to finish the CFP quarterfinals, but the field is now set with none of the top 4 seeds advancing.The Orange Bowl gets an old-fashioned clash between a pair of rock ‘em, sock ‘em defenses as Penn State battled

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for January 3: Creighton Takes Crack at Marquette Upset
Willie Bee
January 3, 2025. 8:51 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Creighton +9.5 (-108) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review)We’ve reached that point in the season when Friday night college basketball betting cards get awfully short, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t crucial matchups with plenty of intrigue and eventual consequences come Selection Sunday (March 16th).That’s certainly the case on the

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for January 2: Oregon & Illinois Close Busy Thursday Card
Willie Bee
January 2, 2025. 8:50 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Oregon -4.5 (-105) at BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)There are plenty of opportunities on Thursday’s college basketball card, and our handicapper found value at top-rated sportsbooks on a couple of late-night matchups.A new year begins on the collegiate hardwood with conference schedules in full swing, and a couple of late-night affairs in

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for December 20: Big East Battle Gets Prime-Time Treatment
Willie Bee
December 20, 2024. 8:42 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Dayton +3.5 (-108) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review)Friday night includes a Big East contest and an all-Ohio battle for savvy college basketball bettors to ponder on the NCAAB odds board. ‘Twas the Friday before Christmas and all across the land, bettors were at their sportsbooks with cash in hand. Looking

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for December 19: Road ‘Dogs, Home Chalk & An ‘Under’
Willie Bee
December 19, 2024. 9:39 am
Top NCAAB Pick: New Orleans/Texas Under 149 (-110) at BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)It’s a light Thursday college hoops card, but our handicapper has found some value on the NCAAB odds board for three of the matchups.There are only six more shopping days until Christmas and even less time to stuff your wallet with winnings

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for December 13: Indiana & Nebraska Keep It ‘Under’ Wraps
Willie Bee
December 13, 2024. 8:31 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Indiana/Nebraska Under 153.5 (-108) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review)A very light college basketball card awaits bettors on Friday when just 10 games are scattered around the country. There might as well be zero games for some of the bettors who suffer from triskaidekaphobia, so we hope they have a

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for December 12: Cy-Hawk Rivalry Headlines Thursday Card
Willie Bee
December 12, 2024. 8:50 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Iowa +6.5 (-108) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review)If there was one word that best described the college basketball season so far, it would be SNAFU. Giants are being felled left and right, and it is almost inaccurate to refer to any such outcome as an upset. With that in mind,

NCAAB Best Bets for December 6: One Road ‘Dog & An ‘Over’
Willie Bee
December 6, 2024. 9:16 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Illinois-Northwestern Over 143½ (-115) at Bookmaker (visit our Bookmaker Review)There will be a dearth of Friday night top-notch college basketball matchups in less than a month, so let’s take advantage of what we have now and seek out the value plays for a Big 12/Big East Challenge, plus a Big Ten battle that

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for December 5: Purdue-Penn State Top Thursday Card
Willie Bee
December 5, 2024. 8:52 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Purdue +2 (-104) at Bookmaker (visit our Bookmaker Review)It’s back to the drawing board for AP voters after three of the top five teams went down in defeat Wednesday evening. Thursday can’t be as bloody with only one ranked squad in action, but the slate still features quality matchups with interconference challenges

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for November 29: Louisville Prevails In The Bahamas
Willie Bee
November 29, 2024. 8:28 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Louisville -2.5 (-110) at BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)Among the college hoops action on Friday is a clash between Louisville and Oklahoma in The Bahamas where sharp sportsbooks are favoring the Cardinals.Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes OddsFriday, November 29, 2024 – 02:30 PM ET at Schottenstein Center Well, what do you

NCAA Basketball Best Bets for November 28: Purdue, Ole Miss Headline Rady Invitational
Willie Bee
November 28, 2024. 8:29 am
Top NCAAB Pick: Ole Miss +4 (-108) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review)If you think there was only football to watch – and bet – on Thanksgiving Day, then it is my pleasure to tell you that is a mistake, and the opening day of a quick 4-team bracket for the Rady Children’s