The inputs
The desk tracks curated feeds across the NFL, MLB, college football, NBA, and WNBA — national insiders, beat coverage, and market-moving news — refreshed every 15 minutes, around the clock. When the same story surfaces across multiple independent feeds within a short window, it gets priority. That cross-source signal, not any single headline, decides what we cover.
The proprietary layer
Big Mike’s engine de-vigs the market across sportsbooks to compute fair odds, expected value, and Kelly-criterion sizing for every pick he sends. Coverage on this site draws on the same numbers. That layer is the point: the news you can read anywhere; what it does to the line is the part we add.
AI-assisted, human-reviewed
Drafts are written by an AI model working only from sourced material and our own data — it is instructed never to invent a stat, a quote, an injury, or a line. Every piece then waits in a review queue where a human editor approves, edits, or kills it before anything publishes. Sources are linked at the bottom of every article.
The record
Big Mike’s picks are graded after every game — wins, losses, and closing-line value — and the record is public. No deleted picks, no cherry-picked screenshots. If the reads stop earning their keep, you’ll see it in the numbers before we tell you.
What we won’t do
- No “locks”, no guarantees, no urgency tricks.
- No stake advice. Sizing is yours.
- No pay-for-placement. If we ever carry sportsbook offers, they’ll be labeled and they won’t shape the analysis.
Sports betting is entertainment with variance. Please bet responsibly, and only if you’re 21+ where it’s legal. Questions about the process: reach the team.
