Any Football Handicappers/Bettors You Respect Out There, Mr. Fezzik??

Any Football Handicappers/Bettors You Respect Out There, Mr. Fezzik?? As is well known, touts come all out of the woodwork when the NFL and college season begin. I'd guess that any who claim win %'s of 70% and up must be phonies. What percentage would you feel is realistic to advertise? Are there any what one might call 'hidden phonies' out there, who sound good and realistic but will just end up taking my money and making me lose even more of it on my own (or their clients own) bets? Figure that since you have been around a good while, have won BIG and know the business well that you'd be the best person to ask about this!!

Almost ALL of the successful ones are 'hidden phonies', there are guys on the air all the time here locally in Vegas who write copious amounts, and 1. All they do is lose 2. Their books/articles are chock full of mistakes I will subscribe to Scott Kellen and Dr. Bob this year. Probably Fairway Jay. I personally think Scott and Bob do their own work, and Jay gets lots of stuff from others, but a winnner is a winner. I have lots of guys I LISTEN to who provide me very good information, so there ARE many good apples in an enormous garbage dump. If anyone wants to ask me about a specific guy, I'm more than happy to respond.

adam meyer what is your overall opinion on this tout ?

VERY interesting guy. He sure is a big time marketer AND he has great connections. AND a very big bettor. I know Adam, but really have very little data on him, his selections I've seen make sense, but very smalll sample.

a quick google search came up with this: Adam Meyer's NFL Picks: Period: 8/8/2010 to 7/30/2011 Pick Type: All Picks Record: 54-70-4

Like Fez has said in the past- if you claim to pick 60% winners lifetime, you should be a millionaire 50 times over, and own a private island. Instead, they want your $50 or $100 for their picks. Go figure.

Any thoughts on Paul Bessire from Predictionmachine.com? Had a good year last year, but it's early stage for them and basketball and baseball have been spotty.

I generally have good things to say, BUT I will say NO WAY I'd bet his stuff blind. I think it's the old put the data in the computer and run........BUT, there is stuff that needs to be programmed in the computer (like 1 way rivalries), and I don't think this stuff is in his projetions. Further, I HATE the "do every sport" nonsense. IMPOSSIBLE. SPend the summer improving the football model, not folling aroudn with baseball that NO WAY a computer is going to pick winners IMO..........

Any thoughts on Vegas Runner or Sal Selvaggio from Maddux Sports?

As MJ said during his hall of fame speech, this thread is "adding some wood to the fire" for us.