Trend Dummy
Trend Dummy
Trend Dummy (not his real name) is a veteran sports betting writer, who really should be a lot smarter by now. Starting with a betting trends fascination in 1993, Dummy has been chasing trends, patterns, streaks and mathematical anomalies ever since. A serious data miner with real databases and legitimate betting acumen, he sometimes stretches stats to fit a narrative. The data sources are legit, the ‘trends’ are legit – you decide if the trends have handicapping value or not.
Posts By Trend Dummy
September 23, 2021 - Trend Dummy
Week 3 NFL Betting Trends: More OVERs?
Week 3 NFL betting trends find some perfect OVER trends and compelling ATS streaks as well. Check out Trend Dummy's research. Read More
September 21, 2021 - Trend Dummy
Backwards Oracle Picks
The Backwards Oracle is possibly the worst football bettor on Earth - but his failure can be our profits. We fade him each week. Read More
September 20, 2021 - Trend Dummy
NFL 0-2 Teams Out of Playoffs
Your team is 0-2 and you can forget about the playoffs. That's what history tells us. Read More
September 15, 2021 - Trend Dummy
Week 2 NFL Trends
Week 2 NFL betting trends offer a bounty of one-sided angles you should consider before placing your Week 2 wagers. Read More
September 13, 2021 - Trend Dummy
Ravens Raiders Betting Pick, Props, MNF Preview
All the trends favor the Baltimore Ravens, but they are road chalk despite a spate of injuries. Can the Raiders cover the Monday Night spread? Read More
September 13, 2021 - Trend Dummy
Week 1 NFL Trends
Betting OVER on the Lions and fading the Colts has been a reliable way to make money the past decade or more. Will those NFL Week 1 betting trends continue? Read More
August 21, 2021 - Trend Dummy
Bet against Super Bowl losers in Week 1
There was a time, not too long ago, when betting against the loser of the Super Bowl in Week 1 of the following season was a lock. A guaranteed winner. Easy money. Read More
February 08, 2021 - Trend Dummy
Super Bowl 55 Betting Recap
The Gatorade was blue, the anthem went long and greedy Tom Brady grabbed another Super Bowl MVP. See the Super Bowl 55 betting results. Read More
January 29, 2021 - Trend Dummy
Super Bowl Coin Toss Odds Should Not Be 50-50
The Super Bowl coin toss is definitely not a 50-50 proposition. Just look at the facts and win your wagers on Super Bowl 55. Read More
January 25, 2021 - Trend Dummy
Super Bowl 55 Betting Trends: Kansas City vs Tampa Bay
Tampa has been in this underdog situation four times and won outright every time. Does that bother KC bettors as Super Bowl 55 betting trends loom? Read More
January 18, 2021 - Trend Dummy
NFL Conference Championship Betting Trends
NFL title game trends have shown a distinct lean to home teams in recent years. See why Kansas City and Green Bay odds might be juicy right now. Read More
January 18, 2021 - Trend Dummy
Home Teams Favored in Conference Odds
What are the biggest factors on the conference championship odds menu? Patrick Mahomes baseline concussion test and Wisconsin weather forecast. Read More
January 11, 2021 - Trend Dummy
NFL Divisional Playoff Betting Trends
Trend Dummy is back with hours of NFL database mining nuggets, arming you with NFL divisional playoff betting trends galore. Read More
January 04, 2021 - Trend Dummy
NFL Wild Card Betting Trends
Playoff betting is a whole new level of football handicapping and finding NFL Wild Card betting trends that matter will help. Check it out. Read More
December 29, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Week 17 NFL Betting Trends
Week 17 is the trickiest week for handicapping the NFL. Trend Dummy explains why and shows which trends and angles are meaningful. Read More
December 22, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Week 16 NFL Betting Trends
Database diver Trend Dummy finds dozens of interesting Week 16 betting trends to consider. Check out the angles and streaks now. Read More
December 15, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Week 15 NFL Betting Trends
The Steelers are double digit road favorites again, the Rams face the biggest spread in 20 season and the Jets and Bengals get zero respect again. See Week 15 NFL trends. Read More
December 13, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Week 14 NFL Betting Trends
Week 14 betting trends show some money-making dog trends and some unmistakable OVER trends. See Trend Dummy's deep database dive. Read More
December 02, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Week 13 NFL Betting Trends
Seattle owns a perfect Week 13 trend. The Giants are almost a lock as a road dog. The Saints are awesome on the road. Check out Week 13 NFL trends. Read More
November 25, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Week 12 NFL Betting Trends
New England is a black hole for bettors trying to fade them as home underdogs. Cleveland might face its biggest road spread ever, but look at their road trends! Read More
November 24, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Thanksgiving Day NFL Betting Trends
Some weird angles in our Thanksgiving Day NFL betting trends deep dive. Baltimore is a tough as a dog and lays 4.5 at Pittsburgh. Check it out. Read More
November 22, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Week 11 NFL Betting Trends
Can the Steelers possibly fail to cover again as double digit road favorites? Why does Seattle always win and Arizona always lose on Thursday night? Read More
November 15, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Vikings Bears Pick, MNF Betting
Minnesota is a road favorite in a place where they almost never win. And Chicago owns all the positive MNF betting trends. Trust the Vikes at -3? Read More
November 15, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Patriots Home Underdogs Domination
The Patriots have long dominated as home underdogs, in those rare cases when they got points at home. What happens now that Tom Brady is gone? Read More
November 10, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Week 10 Trends: Pats Big Home Dogs
The Pats are rare home dogs. The Ravens are merciless road warriors. The Giants are terrible as home dogs. See our Week 10 NFL betting trends wrap. Read More
November 09, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Double Digit Road Favorites: Bet Home Dog?
Pittsburgh is a double digit road favorite in Week 9. How should NFL bettors handicap this rare situation? Have you seen the Steelers record as big road favorites?? Read More
November 09, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Week 9 NFL Trends
Why does Green Bay struggle so much in November? Why do the Titans play OVER seemingly every week? Trend Dummy has the data and some answers you might not like. Read More
October 31, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Week 8 NFL Betting Trends: Steelers Ravens UNDER
UNDER looks like a lock in the Steelers-Ravens battle, the Falcons look like a safe bet on Thursday and KC faces the biggest spread in team history. Get Week 8 NFL betting trends update. Read More
October 25, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Seahawks Cardinals Pick, SNF Analysis
If you are betting Seattle vs Arizona on Sunday Night, you have to be careful of the half point. Trend Dummy plays the OVER UNDER instead of the point spread here. Read More
October 24, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Syracuse betting trends: Clemson beware big dog
Should Clemson seriously be concerned about Syracuse, even as 46.5-point underdogs? Louisville didn't take the Orange seriously 13 years ago as 37.5-point underdogs and look what happened. Read More
October 22, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Week 7 Trends: Giants, Saints, 49ers
The Saints continue their unthinkable ATS streak in October, the Giants look like money in the bank on Thursday and the 49ers are unlucky as hell is lucky Week 7. Read More
October 20, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Steelers Titans: Unbeaten = Dog and UNDER?
When unbeaten teams meet later in the season, the underdogs have covered spreads and games have gone UNDER the total. Will history repeat in Pittsburgh vs Tennessee? Read More
October 20, 2020 - Trend Dummy
NFL Week 7 Opening Odds Report
The Jets are a historic home underdog and the Bills are historic road favorites (sort of). See NFL Week 7 opening odds report. Read More
October 16, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Week 6 NFL Betting Trends
Trend Dummy finds angles favoring the Ravens over the Eagles, but good luck with some of the terrible matchups in Week 6 betting trends land. Read More
October 13, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Bills vs Titans Pick, Analysis
The point spread in the Buffalo Tennessee matchup scares the hell out of us. We like the OVER UNDER play a lot better and here's why. Read More
October 07, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Bengals vs Ravens Pick, Lamar vs Burrow
It's the reigning NFL MVP against the No. 1 overall pick in the draft as Lamar Jackson's Ravens face Joe Burrow's Bengals. Can you say back-door cover? Read More
October 06, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Week 5 NFL Betting Trends: Fade Tampa, Bet OVER?
OVERs continue to hit, Thursday Night could be more of the same and the Saints own a 17-1 ATS trend - check out Week 5 NFL betting trends from Trend Dummy. Read More
October 05, 2020 - Trend Dummy
OVERs continue to hit in Week 4
OVERs continue to hit in the NFL and totals numbers are climbing again for Week 5. See the latest OVER UNDER betting theory. Read More
October 04, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Falcons vs Packers Betting Pick, MNF Best Bet
Is this game destined to fly OVER the total? Are the Falcons too desperate with their start and the Packers too comfortable with theirs? Read More
September 30, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Broncos vs Jets Pick, TNF Best Bet
A Thursday Night Turkey Bowl of 0-3 teams might be just as bland as bettors predict. We play safely UNDER as our Thursday Night best bet. Read More
September 29, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Week 4 NFL betting trends: 49ers, Saints
The 49ers never cover in this situation. The Saints never fail to cover in that situation. Get Week 4 NFL betting trends before making your picks. Read More
September 28, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Chiefs Ravens Pick, Monday Night Trends
The Super Bowl 55 futures list will have a new leader after Monday Night, as the co-favorite Ravens and Chiefs lock up. We have the Chiefs Ravens pick of the night here at NFP. Read More
September 21, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Saints vs Raiders Pick, MNF Analysis
New Orleans enjoys a lot of positive Monday Night football betting trends here, but the Trend Dummy believes the Raiders can pull the upset. Read More
September 20, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Patriots vs Seahawks SNF Pick
The Patriots always cover as September underdogs. The Seahawks always cover as September home favorites. So let's bet the over under instead Sunday Night. Read More
September 18, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Chiefs Chargers Pick, Betting Analysis
Are the Chiefs the right bet here or is the oddsmaker just leading us down the path? Trend Dummy is following the crowd - straight to betting window to pick up his winnings. Read More
September 15, 2020 - Trend Dummy
TNF Betting Trends
Cleveland is favored by 6 points and maybe that's a good thing for Brown bettors? Read More
September 14, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Betting Recap NFL Debrief
Week 1 betting recap shows underdogs beating favorites and OVERs trumping UNDERs. Read More
September 13, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Steelers vs Giants MNF Pick
The Steelers look for a 10th straight Monday Night win against a team debuting a head coach and which struggles mightily with the point spread at home. Read More
September 13, 2020 - Trend Dummy
Saints Bucs Pick
If Brady vs Brees in Week 1 smells like an UNDER play to you, you might need to check your sniffer. Read More
