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That’s the sound of money. Baseball is one of the easier sports for handicappers to make money on; college baseball even more so. It’s very much a numbers game at both levels, but the combination of aluminum bats and designated hitters in college puts even more emphasis on quality starting pitching. Sharp handicappers will naturally do the same in their analysis.

You also have the benefit of college baseball’s low profile compared to football and basketball. There is very little coverage of the sport in conventional media, but there are plenty of smart websites out there, many of which have already begun rolling out their previews of the upcoming 2008 season.

You can also find many of the same statistics on the Web that pro scouts use when evaluating talent. These are the stats that built Moneyball, so delve into them with the same gusto that you do when betting on Major League Baseball.