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MORE DOCUMENTED #1-TITLES THAN ANY SPORTS SERVICE - EVER

 

 

 

 

HANDICAPPER OF THE YEAR, BEATING 200 SERVICES

 

IN LAS VEGAS SPORTS WATCH MONITOR CONTEST: 

 

 

 

PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT NOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH LIST - THEY WILL CLARIFY SOME THINGS FOR YOU

Bob Akmens Sports is very proud that in the 4 decades they've been in business, they have finished #1 in more categories of more documented handicapping contests than any other sports service ever - dead or alive.

That number currently stands at 363 - and counting.

We could make a highlight-film with just our accomplishments in the past year...consider these events to start: 

 

 * NAMED 2016 HANDICAPPER OF THE YEAR AT LAS VEGAS SPORTSWATCH MONITOR IN MOST NET PROFIT WON, BEATING OUT 200 OTHER SERVICES.

 

 * FINISH #1 IN 2017 NFL FOOTBALL WITH 90% WINNERS  AT LAS VEGAS SPORTSWATCH MONITOR IN WIN % & MOST NET PROFIT WON, BEATING OUT 93 OTHER SERVICES.

 

 * WE FINISHED #1 IN THE 2016 MLB BASEBALL SEASON AT SPORTSWATCH MONITOR IN MOST NET PROFIT WON, BEATING OUT 130 OTHER SERVICES.

 

 * WE FINISHED #1 IN THE 2015 NBA BASKETBALL SEASON AT THE SPORTS MONITOR IN 5 DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, INCLUDING MOST NET PROFIT WON.

 

 * WE FINISHED #1 IN THE 2014 MLB BASEBALL SEASON AT THE SPORTS EYE IN BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE.

 

* WE FINISHED #1 IN THE 2013 MLB BASEBALL POST-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE SPORTS EYE IN MOST NET PROFIT WON.

 

* WE FINISHED #1 IN THE 2012 NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP AT BOTH THE SPORTS MONITOR  & THE SPORTS EYE IN MOST NET PROFIT WON AND WE WON 70.8%.

 

* WE FINISHED #1 IN THE 2012 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP AT BOTH THE SPORTS MONITOR & THE SPORTS EYE IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES, WITH 73.47%:

       #1 IN WIN PERCENTAGE (73.47%); #1 IN RETURN-ON-RISK WITH 43.14%; #1 IN MOST NET PROFIT WON; #1 IN TOTALS WITH AN AMAZING 24-4 RECORD, ETC.

 

* WE FINISHED #1 IN THE ULTIMATE CONTEST THERE IS FOR SPORTS SERVICES: THE 2012 COMBINED FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE SPORTS MONITOR, WITH A REMARKABLE

      9+% WIN OVER THE 2ND-PLACE SERVICE (AND THERE WERE 125 SERVICES IN THIS CONTEST!).  WE HAVE A COMBO WIN % OF ABOUT 72%.  IN 27 YEARS OF TSM, NO SERVICE

     HAD EVER WON THIS CONTEST BY MORE THAN 4%.  aND OVER THE LAST DECADE THE AVERAGE WIN WAS BY 0.9%.  AND WE WON BY 9+%.

 

* WE ALSO BECAME THE VERY FIRST SERVICE EVER IN THE 27 YEARS OF THE SPORTS MONITOR (TSM) TO FINISH WITH OVER 70% IN THE SAME YEAR IN BOTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL (73.47%)

     AND NFL FOOTBALL (70.8%).  iN SPITE OF THE LYING THIEVES WHO CLAIM TO WIN 80% ALL THE TIME (AND ARE NEVER MONITORED IN A LEGITIMATE CONTEST), NO ONE HAD EVER DONE THIS.

 

* 361 #1 finishes in different categories of monitored sports service contests...far, far more than any other sports service...ever. 

 

 

AND REALIZE THAT WE'VE DONE SOMETHING NO ONE ELSE HAS EVER DONE IN THE SPORTS SERVICE BUSINESS:  WE HAVE BEEN THE DEFENDING NATIONAL HANDICAPPING CHAMPS IN BASEBALL, THE NFL, HOCKEY, AND THE NBA REGULAR-SEASON & PLAYOFFS - ALL AT THE SAME TIME. THE 4 MAJOR SPORTS IN AMERICA & WE WERE THE DEFENDING CHAMPS IN ALL OF THEM SIMULTANEOUSLY. YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN TO ANYONE BEFORE WE DID THAT! IT'S A SPECTACULAR CROSS-SPORT PERFORMANCE.

We present those #1-finishes below arranged chronologically.

First, we list all 361 of them in the first table.

Then, we list them by individual sport:

FOOTBALL - 124 #1-CATEGORY FINISHES

BASEBALL - 50 #1-CATEGORY FINISHES

BASKETBALL - 80 #1-CATEGORY FINISHES

HOCKEY - 46 #1-CATEGORY FINISHES

SOCCER - 9 #1-CATEGORY FINISHES

SPECIAL AWARDS - 46 #1-CATEGORY FINISH

We hope we'll have many more #1-finishes in the years to come.

And we hope even more that you'll come along for the ride!

 

BOB AKMENS SPORTS

ALL-SPORTS

 363 #1-FINISHES

IN DOCUMENTED, NATIONAL HANDICAPPING CONTESTS, BY CATEGORY

*PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT NOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS LIST - THEY WILL CLARIFY SOME THINGS FOR YOU

SUMMARY OF RESULTS:
50 BASEBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
46 NBA & WNBA BASKETBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
34 COLLEGE BASKETBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
80 ALL BASKETBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
46 HOCKEY #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
66 NFL FOOTBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
33 COLLEGE FOOTBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
26 OTHER FOOTBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
124 ALL FOOTBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
  9 ALL SOCCER #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
 46 SPECIAL AWARDS #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
363 ALL SPORTS COMBINED #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)

ALL-SPORTS

363 #1-FINISHES

YEAR MONTH MONITOR SPORT SEASON FINISH CONTEST CATEGORY
          #1  
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2018 APR SPORTS WATCH MONITOR NHL HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT, ALL SIDES & TOTALS, ALL SEASON
2018 APR SPORTS WATCH MONITOR NHL HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL SIDES & TOTALS, ALL SEASON
2018 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NHL HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT, ALL SIDES & TOTALS, ALL SEASON
2018 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NHL HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT, ALL SIDES PLAYS
2018 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NHL HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL SIDES PLAYS
2018 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NHL HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL TOP PLAYS
2018 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NHL HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN %, ALL TOP PLAYS (>35G)
2018 MAR SPORTS WATCH MONITOR MLB BASEBALL EXHIBITION SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT, ALL PLAYS (2.6X PROFIT OF RUNNER-UP)
2018 MAR SPORTS WATCH MONITOR MLB BASEBALL EXHIBITION SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2018 MAR SPORTS WATCH MONITOR MLB BASEBALL EXHIBITION SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN % (MIN. 5 PICKS)
2017 FEB SPORTS WATCH MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN % (MIN. 10 PICKS), 90%, BEAT 93 OTHER SERVICES
2017 FEB SPORTS WATCH MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS, BEAT OUT 93 OTHER SERVICES
2017 FEB SPORTS WATCH MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-INVESTMENT (R.O.1.): 73.94%
2017 FEB THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN % (MIN. 10 PICKS), 90%
2017 FEB THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2017 FEB THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2017 FEB THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 TOP PLAYS, MOST NET WINNERS
2017 FEB THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT, ALL SIDES PLAYS
2017 FEB THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT, ALL TOTALS PLAYS
2017 FEB THE SPORTS EYE NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN %, 90%
2017 FEB THE SPORTS EYE NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2017 JAN SPORTS WATCH MONITOR HANDICAPPER OF THE YEAR MOST PROFIT, ALL PICKS, ALL SPORTS #1 BEAT OUT 200 SPORTS SERVICES FOR LAS VEGAS 2016 HANDICAPPER OF THE YEAR
2016 OCT SPORTS WATCH MONITOR WNBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN % (100%), ALL PLAYS
2016 OCT SPORTS WATCH MONITOR WNBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2016 OCT SPORTS WATCH MONITOR WNBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2016 OCT SPORTS WATCH MONITOR MLB BASEBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS, BEAT OUT 130 OTHER SERVICES
2016 OCT THE SPORTS EYE MLB BASEBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN %, ALL PLAYS
2016 AUG SPORTS WATCH MONITOR AFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2016 AUG SPORTS WATCH MONITOR AFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN % (80%), ALL PLAYS
2016 AUG SPORTS WATCH MONITOR AFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 TOP RETURN-ON-INVESTMENT (ROI), ALL PLAYS
2016 AUG SPORTS WATCH MONITOR AFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2016 AUG SPORTS WATCH MONITOR AFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2016 AUG SPORTS WATCH MONITOR AFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 TOP RETURN-ON-INVESTMENT (ROI), ALL PLAYS (MIN. 5 PLAYS)
2016 AUG SPORTS WATCH MONITOR AFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN %, ALL PLAYS (MIN. 5 PLAYS)
2015 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2015 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2015 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN % (69%), ALL SIDES PLAYS
2015 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL SIDES PLAYS
2015 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WIN, ALL SIDES PLAYS
2014 OCT THE SPORTS EYE MLB BASEBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS, ENTIRE MLB REGULAR SEASON
2013 OCT THE SPORTS EYE MLB BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST-PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS, ENTIRE MLB POST-SEASON
2013 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COMBO NCAA & NFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1

TOP WIN % (71.58%), ALL PLAYS, COMBINED FOOTBALL * THE #1 AWARD IN

THE ENTIRE SPORTS SERVICE INDUSTRY, AND BY FAR THE BIGGEST WINNING

MARGIN (9+%) EVER IN ANY TSM CONTEST (125 SERVICES IN THIS ONE)

2013 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COMBO NCAA & NFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1

MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS, COMBINED FOOTBALL * THE #1 AWARD IN

THE ENTIRE SPORTS SERVICE INDUSTRY, AND BY FAR THE BIGGEST WINNING

MARGIN (9+%) EVER IN ANY TSM CONTEST (125 SERVICES IN THIS ONE)

2013 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COMBO NCAA & NFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1

MOST NET PROFIT, ALL PLAYS, COMBINED FOOTBALL * THE #1 AWARD IN

THE ENTIRE SPORTS SERVICE INDUSTRY, AND BY FAR THE BIGGEST WINNING

MARGIN (9+%) EVER IN ANY TSM CONTEST (125 SERVICES IN THIS ONE)

2013 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST-PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS (70.8%), ENTIRE REGULAR SEASON
2013 JAN THE SPORTS EYE NFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 TOP WIN % (70.8%), ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2012 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON  #1 TOP WIN % (73.47%), ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2012 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON  #1 TOP RETURN-ON-RISK (43.14%), ALL PLAYS COMBINED 
2012 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON  #1 MOST-PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS PLAYS (24-4), ENTIRE REGULAR SEASON
2012 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON  #1 TOP WIN % (85.71%), ALL TOTALS PLAYS (24-4), ENTIRE REGULAR SEASON
2012 DEC THE SPORTS EYE COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON  #1 TOP WIN %, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2012 DEC THE SPORTS EYE COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 TOP BANKROLL, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2012 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL ENTIRE REGULAR & POST-SEASON #1 MOST-PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS, ENTIRE REGULAR & POST-SEASONS COMBINED
2012 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS, ENTIRE POST-SEASON
2012 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST-PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS, ENTIRE POST-SEASON
2012 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST-PROFIT WON, TOTALS PLAYS, ENTIRE POST-SEASON
2012 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NHL HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 MOST-PROFIT WON, TOTALS PLAYS, ENTIRE POST-SEASON
2012 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NHL HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, TOTALS-PLAYS, ENTIRE POST-SEASON
2012 JUN THE SPORTS EYE NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 TOP BANKROLL, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2012 APR THE SPORTS EYE NHL HOCKEY 27+ WEEK REGULAR-SEASON #1 TOP WIN %, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2011 SEP THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, TOTALS-PLAYS
2011 SEP THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, TOTALS-PLAYS
2011 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NHL HOCKEY 27+ WEEK REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST-PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS, ENTIRE REGULAR SEASON
2011 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NHL HOCKEY 27+ WEEK REGULAR-SEASON #1 1-STAR COMPARE (EQUALIZED PLAYS), ENTIRE REGULAR SEASON
2011 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NHL HOCKEY 27+ WEEK REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST-PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS PLAYS, ENTIRE REGULAR SEASON
2011 APR THE SPORTS EYE NHL HOCKEY 27+ WEEK REGULAR-SEASON #1 TOP WIN %, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD (#14)
2011 APR THE SPORTS EYE NHL HOCKEY 27+ WEEK REGULAR-SEASON #1 TOP BANKROLL, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD (#14)
2011 FEB THE SPORTS EYE NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 TOP BANKROLL, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD (#13)
2011 FEB LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

1/31/11 TO 2/6/11
2011 JAN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

1/17/11 TO 1/23/11
2010 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

11/15/10 TO 11/21/10
2010 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

11/15/10 TO 11/21/10
2010 OCT LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

9/27/10 TO 10/3/10
2010 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL-PLAYS
2010 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, SIDES-PLAYS
2010 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

8/30/10 TO 9/5/10, BACK-TO-BACK
2010 AUG LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

8/23/10 TO 8/29/10
2010 JUN THE SPORTS EYE NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 TOP BANKROLL, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

6/7/10 TO 6/13/10, 10 WEEKS IN A ROW
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL-PLAYS
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL-PLAYS
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL-PLAYS
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, SIDE-PLAYS
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, SIDE-PLAYS
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, SIDE-PLAYS
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE MONTH AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-MONTH AWARD,

MAY 2010, 3 MONTHS IN A ROW

2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

5/31/10 TO 6/6/10, 9 WEEKS IN A ROW
2010 MAY LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

5/24/10 TO 530/10, 8 WEEKS IN A ROW
2010 MAY LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

5/17/10 TO 5/23/10, 7 WEEKS IN A ROW
2010 MAY LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

5/10/10 TO 5/16/10, 6 WEEKS IN A ROW
2010 MAY LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE MONTH AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-MONTH AWARD,

APRIL 2010

2010 MAY LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

5/3/10 TO 5/9/10, 5 WEEKS IN A ROW
2010 MAY LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

4/26/10 TO 5/2/10, 4 WEEKS IN A ROW
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

4/19/10 TO 4/25/10, 3 WEEKS IN A ROW
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL REGULAR-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL-PLAYS
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL REGULAR-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

4/12/10 TO 4/18/10, BACK-TO-BACK
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

4/5/10 TO 4/11/10
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE MONTH AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-MONTH AWARD,

MARCH 2010

2010 APR THE SPORTS EYE COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON, MARCH-MADNESS #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON, MARCH-MADNESS #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL-PLAYS
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON, MARCH-MADNESS #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL-PLAYS
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON, MARCH-MADNESS #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON, MARCH-MADNESS #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON, MARCH-MADNESS #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL POST-SEASON, MARCH-MADNESS #1  
2010 MAR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

3/22/10 TO 3/28/10;  4 WEEKS IN A ROW

2010 MAR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

3/15/10 TO 3/21/10;  3 WEEKS IN A ROW

2010 MAR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL-PLAYS
2010 MAR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL-PLAYS
2010 MAR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL-SIDES
2010 MAR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

3/8/10 TO 3/14/10

2010 MAR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

3/1/10 TO 3/7/10

2010 FEB LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

2/1/10 TO 2/7/10

2010 JAN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

1/25/10 TO 1/31/10

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DECEMBER 2009

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12/21/09 TO 12/27/09, 5TH AWARD IN 7 WEEKS!

2009 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL-PLAYS
2009 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

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12/7/09 TO 12/13/09, 4TH AWARD IN 5 WEEKS

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NOVEMBER 2009

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11/23/09 TO 11/29/09, 3RD-IN-A-ROW 

2009 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

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11/16/09 TO 11/22/09, BACK-TO-BACK AWARDS

2009 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

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11/9/09 TO 11/15/09

2009 OCT LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

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9/28/09 TO 10/4/09

2009 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

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9/21/09 TO 9/27/09

2009 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL-PLAYS
2009 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2009 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL-PLAYS
2009 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2009 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
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8/31/09 TO 9/6/09

2009 JUL LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

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JUNE 2009

2009 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NHL HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-% (MIN: 10 PLAYS), ALL BEST BETS
2009 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL REGULAR & POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2009 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2009 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

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6/1/09 TO 6/7/09

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5/25/09 TO 5/31/09

2009 MAY LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

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4/27/09 TO 5/3/09

2009 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NHL HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2009 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2009 FEB LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

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2/9/09 TO 2/15/09

2009 FEB LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

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1/26/09 TO 2/1/09

2009 FEB LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL-PLAYS
2009 FEB LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2009 JAN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

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12/22/08 TO 12/28/08

2008 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

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12/1/08 TO 12/7/08

2008 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

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10/27/08 TO 11/2/08

2008 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL-PLAYS
2008 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL-PLAYS
2008 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2008 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL PLAYS (AN ASTOUNDING +100%)
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS, 100%
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES-PLAYS 
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS, 100%
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS:  +17.4 NET WINNERS
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED (MINIMUM: 15 PLAYS): 68.63%
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS  (MINIMUM: 15 PLAYS): 68.96%
2008 JUN THE SPORTS EYE NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2008 JUN THE SPORTS EYE NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY

FULL SEASON

#1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP-PLAYS, 85.7% (MINIMUM, 7 PLAYS)
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1  HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL PLAYS (AN ASTOUNDING +122.13%!)
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY  POST-SEASON #1  MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY  POST-SEASON #1   BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY  POST-SEASON #1   BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY  POST-SEASON #1   MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY  POST-SEASON #1   BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES (MINIMUM, 3 PLAYS)
2008 JUN THE SPORTS EYE HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, TOTALS PLAYS
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST 1-STAR COMPARE (GIVES ALL PLAYS THE SAME RATING)
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL PLAYS
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL TOTALS
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, TOP-PLAYS (MINIMUM 5)
2008 APR THE SPORTS EYE HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2008 APR THE SPORTS EYE HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2008 JAN THE SPORTS EYE NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2008 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
2008 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES
2008 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES, 100% (MINIMUM, 3 PLAYS)
2007 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2007 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2007 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
2007 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES
2007 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS
2007 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, TOP PLAYS (MIN 10 PLAYS)
2007 OCT THE SPORTS EYE BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2007 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL PLAYS
2007 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 BEST 1-STAR COMPARE (GIVES ALL PLAYS THE SAME RATING)
2007 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES
2007 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST 1-STAR COMPARE (GIVES ALL PLAYS THE SAME RATING)
2006 SEP THE SPORTS EYE NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: 73.3% - TITANIUM AWARD
2006 SEP THE SPORTS EYE NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2006 JUL THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER WORLD CUP #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: 83.33% (20-4)
2006 JUL THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER WORLD CUP #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS
2006 JUL THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER WORLD CUP #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS  (+16 NET WINNERS) (20-4)
2006 JUN THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER ALL GAMES #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: 71.03% (206-84)
2006 JUN THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER ALL GAMES #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS
2006 JUN THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER ALL GAMES #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS  (+122 NET WINNERS) (206-84)
2006 JUN THE SPORTS EYE HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED - TITANIUM AWARD
2006 APR THE SPORTS EYE HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: 67.2% - TITANIUM AWARD
2006 APR THE SPORTS EYE HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2006 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL PLAYS
2006 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST 1-STAR COMPARE (GIVES ALL PLAYS THE SAME RATING)
2005 DEC THE SPORTS EYE COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2005 JUN THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER ALL GAMES #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: 73.08% (38-14)
2005 JUN THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER ALL GAMES #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS
2005 JUN THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER ALL GAMES #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS  (+24 NET WINNERS) (38-14)
2004 OCT THE SPORTS EYE BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: 90% - TITANIUM AWARD
2004 OCT THE SPORTS EYE BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2004 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST 1-STAR COMPARE (GIVES ALL PLAYS THE SAME RATING)
2004 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
2004 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES (MIN 10 PLAYS)
2004 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS: 100%
2003 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
2003 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL TOTALS
2003 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL TOP PLAYS: 5-1
2003 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS: 100%
2002 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: +$12,200
2002 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS: 90%
2002 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
2002 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL TOP PLAYS (MIN 10 PLAYS)
2001 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES
2001 MAY THE SPORTS MONITOR XFL FOOTBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2000 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2000 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1999 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS: 100%
1999 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
1999 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1998 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1998 SEP THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1998 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1998 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES
1997 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES
1997 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1997 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1996 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1996 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES, 100%
1996 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL FIRST-HALF SEA #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1996 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS CONF TOURNEYS #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS, 88.9%
1996 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1996 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST WINS, ALL TOTALS
1995 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1995 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, TOTALS PLAYS
1995 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, TOTALS: 14-4
1995 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL SECOND-HALF SEA #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1995 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS NIT/NCAA TOURN #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1995 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS NIT/NCAA TOURN #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1995 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS CONF TOURNEYS #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1995 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS CONF TOURNEYS #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1995 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1995 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1994 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1994 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS SECOND-HALF SEA #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1994 APR AMER ASSOC DOC SS HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED (RAN 10K BANKROLL PAST 140K)
1994 APR AMER ASSOC DOC SS HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES (RAN 10K BANKROLL PAST 140K)
1994 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1994 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1994 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1993 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL FIRST-HALF SEA #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1993 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1993 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1993 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL SIDES
1993 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES, 100% (7-0)
1993 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1992 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1992 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
1992 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1992 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN %, ALL PICKS (>4G)
1992 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST 1-STAR COMPARE, ALL SIDES (GIVES ALL PLAYS THE SAME RATING)
1992 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL TOP PLAYS, SIDES
1992 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1992 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR WLAF FOOTBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1992 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR WLAF FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1992 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
1992 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1992 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1992 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1992 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS NIT/NCAA TOURN #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1992 MAR AMER ASSOC DOC SS COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1992 FEB THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS FIRST-HALF SEA #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1992 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1992 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1991 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1991 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1991 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST WINS, ALL TOTALS
1991 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR WLAF FOOTBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1991 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR WLAF FOOTBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES
1991 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1991 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES
1991 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1991 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1991 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1990 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1990 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINS, ALL SIDES
1990 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1990 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1990 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST WINS, ALL TOTALS
1990 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL FIRST-HALF SEA #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1990 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL FIRST-HALF SEA #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL SIDES
1990 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1990 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1990 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS NIT/NCAA TOURN #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1990 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS CONF TOURNEYS #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS, SIDES: 100% (10-0)
1990 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS, SIDES
1990 JAN AMER ASSOC DOC SS NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS, 89%
1990 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1989 OCT AMER ASSOC DOC SS BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1989 OCT SPORTS WATCH BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS WON, ALL SIDES
1989 AUG SPORTS WATCH NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS WON, ALL SIDES
1989 AUG SPORTS WATCH NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1989 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS NIT/NCAA TOURN #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1989 JAN AMER ASSOC DOC SS COLL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES (14-4)
1989 JAN AMER ASSOC DOC SS COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1989 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES, 77.8%
1989 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1989 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES (14-4)
1989 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL SIDES
1989 JAN SPORTS WATCH NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1989 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES
1988 DEC AMER ASSOC DOC SS COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1988 DEC AMER ASSOC DOC SS COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS WON, ALL SIDES
1988 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1988 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES
1988 AUG AMER ASSOC DOC SS NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1988 AUG SPORTS WATCH NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1988 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1987 OCT AMER ASSOC DOC SS BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1986 OCT AMER ASSOC DOC SS BASEBALL SECOND-HALF SEA #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1986 FEB AMER ASSOC DOC SS NBA HOOPS FIRST-HALF SEA #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1985 JUL AMER ASSOC DOC SS USFL FOOTBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1985 JUL AMER ASSOC DOC SS USFL FOOTBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES
1980 OCT AMER ASSOC DOC SS BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1980 SEP AMER ASSOC DOC SS BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES (1ST-EVER CONTEST AND A 44-11 START!)

NOTES TO THIS TABLE:

#-1 RANKINGS:

Just like a baseball player can lead his league in different categories at the same time (batting average, homers, RBI's, etc.), so too can a sports service claim to be #1 in the nation by virtue of having finished tops in a given category with a given sports monitor.

AN UNPRECEDENTED ACHIEVEMENT:

As of October 3rd, 2007, BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the number #1 sports-service in the nation (as tracked by either The Sports Monitor [TSM] or The Sports Eye [TSE]) in every major sport currently being played in America:

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2007 MLB regular-season (both TSM & TSE).

BOB AKMENS SPORTS had the highest win-percentage in football (college & NFL-combined) as tracked by TSM at 71%+.

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2006-2007 NHL regular-season (TSM: 1-star compare category).

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2006-2007 NHL post-season (TSM: #1 in 3 different categories).

It's believed this is the first-time something like this has ever happened in the history of the sports-service industry.


THE SPORTS MONITORS LISTED:

 

SportsWatch Monitor (SWM) is in Las Vegas; their website is www.sportswatchmonitor.com

The Sports Monitor (TSM) is run by Ruth Glasgow in Oklahoma City; their website is www.thesportsmonitor.com.

Her category of "1-star compare" is unique, to my knowledge. It's a very useful category in that it equalizes the ratings any service puts on a game to a flat 1* (which equals a play to win a flat $100 per play). This prohibits a service from claiming they had great results when, in fact, a few very high-rated games won, but many more low-rated ones lost. Under 1-star compare, all plays are played equally.

The Sports Eye is run by John at www.thesportseye.com. He runs a very good and useful site.

The original, first monitor of sports services, founded by Marty Mendelsohn and then run by John Hodges, was the AADSS: The American Association of Documented Sports Services. The very first-ever contest for sports services was the 1980 MLB Contest - which, I am privileged to say, I won. And I vividly remember starting that contest with 44 wins and only 11 losses!

The AADSS also ran the first-ever contest for services for hockey in 1994. Again, it was my privilege to not only win that, but to do so spectacularly. Each service began that contest with a $10,000 bankroll. By the time that contest ended, I had increased my bankroll by more than a factor of 14 times - to past $140,000! At the time, it was the largest increase in the 15-year history of any AADSS sports-service contest. It gave me probably my biggest kick ever in this business to do that.

That is, until just recently, when I finished #1 in at least one category of 8 straight NHL handicapping contests. That is so astonishing an accomplishment that it boggles the mind. Consider how hard it is to have anywhere from dozens to hundreds of other services competing against you, day-after-day. Now consider how hard it is to end any given week on top against all those other competitors - many services never, ever even do that. Then, appreciate how amazingly difficult it is to end a one-half-year-long contest on top - beating out 10 times the number of opponents that any sports team needs to beat to finish on top in any given year. And then...to do that for 8 contests in a row? You could live to be a 100 and not see anything like that again in your lifetime.

We've also been tracked by the Las Vegas Sports Monitor & WinningCappers. 


WHAT "FULL SEASON" MEANS & OTHER MONITORING CONVENTIONS:

"Full season" means an entire sports season: pre-season, regular-season & post-season.

I have kept the naming-conventions of each monitor as well as I could; while The Sports Monitor keeps track of "most net profit," The Sports Eye calls it "most bankroll won," etc.

In past years, monitors may have credited a service differently than they do now for an accomplishment; for instance, some monitors credited a first-half or second-half of a long season with an All-Star break in the middle as a completed, separate event.


I STAND BY THE ACCURACY & VERACITY OF MY RECORD:

As can be noted, I chose to limit who monitored my service. For a time at the beginning, only the AADSS (for a couple of years) tracked my progress. When The Sports Monitor became known to me, Ruth Glasgow exclusively tracked my plays until a few years ago when John of The Sports Eye also started to do so.  As noted above, the Las Vegas Sports Monitor started tracking us in 2008. And SportsWatch Monitor in 2016.

Had I chosen to be monitored by more places, I suppose I would have had many more titles than I have.

Yet, having done this since 1978, I very much doubt if there are many other services out there that can match this documented record.

And I stand by the veracity of every single one of these listings - they are accurate and true. That is what occurred in that category of that sport with that monitor that year. I may actually have omitted some other #1-categories along the way.

 

 

 

 

 

BOB AKMENS SPORTS

FOOTBALL

 124 #1-FINISHES

IN DOCUMENTED, NATIONAL HANDICAPPING CONTESTS, BY CATEGORY

*PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT NOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS LIST - THEY WILL CLARIFY SOME THINGS FOR YOU

SUMMARY OF RESULTS:
66 NFL FOOTBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
32 COLLEGE FOOTBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
26 OTHER FOOTBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
124 ALL FOOTBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)

FOOTBALL

 124 #1-FINISHES

YEAR MONTH MONITOR SPORT SEASON FINISH CONTEST CATEGORY
2017 FEB SPORTS WATCH MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN % (MIN. 10 PICKS), 90%, BEAT 93 OTHER SERVICES
2017 FEB SPORTS WATCH MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS, BEAT OUT 93 OTHER SERVICES
2017 FEB SPORTS WATCH MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-INVESTMENT (R.O.1.): 73.94%
2017 FEB THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN % (MIN. 10 PICKS), 90%
2017 FEB THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2017 FEB THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2017 FEB THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 TOP PLAYS, MOST NET WINNERS
2017 FEB THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT, ALL SIDES PLAYS
2017 FEB THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT, ALL TOTALS PLAYS
2017 FEB THE SPORTS EYE NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN %, 90%
2017 FEB THE SPORTS EYE NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2016 AUG SPORTS WATCH MONITOR AFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT, ALL PLAYS
2016 AUG SPORTS WATCH MONITOR AFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST RETURN-ON-INVESTMENT (ROI), ALL PLAYS
2016 AUG SPORTS WATCH MONITOR AFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN % (80%), ALL PLAYS
2016 AUG SPORTS WATCH MONITOR AFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2016 AUG SPORTS WATCH MONITOR AFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 BEST RETURN-ON-INVESTMENT (ROI), ALL PLAYS (MIN 5. PLAYS)
2016 AUG SPORTS WATCH MONITOR AFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN %, ALL PLAYS (MIN. 5 PLAYS)
2016 AUG SPORTS WATCH MONITOR AFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT, ALL PLAYS
2013 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COMBO NCAA & NFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1

TOP WIN % (71.58%), ALL PLAYS, COMBINED FOOTBALL * THE #1 AWARD IN

THE ENTIRE SPORTS SERVICE INDUSTRY, AND BY FAR THE BIGGEST WINNING

MARGIN (9+%) EVER IN ANY TSM CONTEST (125 SERVICES IN THIS ONE)

2013 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COMBO NCAA & NFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1

MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS, COMBINED FOOTBALL * THE #1 AWARD IN

THE ENTIRE SPORTS SERVICE INDUSTRY, AND BY FAR THE BIGGEST WINNING

MARGIN (9+%) EVER IN ANY TSM CONTEST (125 SERVICES IN THIS ONE)

2013 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COMBO NCAA & NFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1

MOST NET PROFIT, ALL PLAYS, COMBINED FOOTBALL * THE #1 AWARD IN

THE ENTIRE SPORTS SERVICE INDUSTRY, AND BY FAR THE BIGGEST WINNING

MARGIN (9+%) EVER IN ANY TSM CONTEST (125 SERVICES IN THIS ONE)

2013 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST-PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS (70.8%), ENTIRE REGULAR SEASON
2013 JAN THE SPORTS EYE NFL FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 TOP WIN % (70.8%), ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2012 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 TOP WIN % (73.47%), ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2012 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 TOP RETURN-ON-RISK (43.14%), ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2012 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST-PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS PLAYS (24-4), ENTIRE REGULAR SEASON
2012 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 TOP WIN % (85.71%), ALL TOTALS PLAYS (24-4), ENTIRE REGULAR SEASON
2012 DEC THE SPORTS EYE COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 TOP WIN %, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2012 DEC THE SPORTS EYE COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTIRE REGULAR-SEASON #1 TOP BANKROLL, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2011 SEP THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, TOTALS-PLAYS
2011 SEP THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, TOTALS-PLAYS
2011 FEB THE SPORTS EYE NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2010 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL-PLAYS
2010 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, SIDES-PLAYS
2010 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, TOTALS-PLAYS
2009 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL-PLAYS
2009 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL-PLAYS
2009 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2009 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL-PLAYS
2009 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2009 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2009 FEB LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL-PLAYS
2009 FEB LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL PLAYS (AN ASTOUNDING +100%)
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS, 100%
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES-PLAYS 
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS, 100%
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2008 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR FOOTBALL: AFL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2008 JAN THE SPORTS EYE NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2008 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
2008 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES
2008 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES, 100% (MINIMUM, 3 PLAYS)
2006 SEP THE SPORTS EYE NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: 73.3% - TITANIUM AWARD
2006 SEP THE SPORTS EYE NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2005 DEC THE SPORTS EYE COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2003 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
2003 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL TOTALS
2003 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL TOP PLAYS: 5-1
2002 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: +$12,200
2002 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS: 90%
2002 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
2002 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL TOP PLAYS (MIN 10 PLAYS)
2001 MAY THE SPORTS MONITOR XFL FOOTBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2000 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2000 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1998 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1998 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1998 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES
1997 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES
1997 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1997 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1996 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES, 100%
1996 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1995 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1995 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1994 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1994 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1993 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL SIDES
1993 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES, 100% (7-0)
1993 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1992 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1992 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR WLAF FOOTBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1992 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR WLAF FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1992 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1992 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1991 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1991 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1991 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL TOTALS
1991 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR WLAF FOOTBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1991 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR WLAF FOOTBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES
1991 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1990 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1990 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES
1990 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1990 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1990 JAN AMER ASSOC DOC SS NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS, 89%
1990 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1989 AUG SPORTS WATCH NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS WON, ALL SIDES
1989 AUG SPORTS WATCH NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1989 JAN AMER ASSOC DOC SS COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES (14-4)
1989 JAN AMER ASSOC DOC SS COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1989 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES, 77.8%
1989 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1989 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES (14-4)
1989 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL SIDES
1989 JAN SPORTS WATCH NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1989 JAN THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES
1988 DEC AMER ASSOC DOC SS COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1988 DEC AMER ASSOC DOC SS COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS WON, ALL SIDES
1988 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1988 DEC THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES
1988 AUG AMER ASSOC DOC SS NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1988 AUG SPORTS WATCH NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1988 AUG THE SPORTS MONITOR NFL FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1985 JUL AMER ASSOC DOC SS USFL FOOTBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1985 JUL AMER ASSOC DOC SS USFL FOOTBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES

NOTES TO THIS TABLE:

#-1 RANKINGS:

Just like a baseball player can lead his league in different categories at the same time (batting average, homers, RBI's, etc.), so too can a sports service claim to be #1 in the nation by virtue of having finished tops in a given category with a given sports monitor.

AN UNPRECEDENTED ACHIEVEMENT:

As of October 3rd, 2007, BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the number #1 sports-service in the nation (as tracked by either The Sports Monitor [TSM] or The Sports Eye [TSE]) in every major sport currently being played in America:

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2007 MLB regular-season (both TSM & TSE).

BOB AKMENS SPORTS had the highest win-percentage in football (college & NFL-combined) as tracked by TSM at 71%+.

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2006-2007 NHL regular-season (TSM: 1-star compare category).

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2006-2007 NHL post-season (TSM: #1 in 3 different categories).

It's believed this is the first-time something like this has ever happened in the history of the sports-service industry.

 

THE SPORTS MONITORS LISTED:

 

SportsWatch Monitor (SWM) is in Las Vegas; their website is www.sportswatchmonitor.com

The Sports Monitor (TSM) is run by Ruth Glasgow in Oklahoma City; their website is www.thesportsmonitor.com.

Her category of "1-star compare" is unique, to my knowledge. It's a very useful category in that it equalizes the ratings any service puts on a game to a flat 1* (which equals a play to win a flat $100 per play). This prohibits a service from claiming they had great results when, in fact, a few very high-rated games won, but many more low-rated ones lost. Under 1-star compare, all plays are played equally.

The Sports Eye is run by John at www.thesportseye.com. He runs a very good and useful site.

The original, first monitor of sports services, founded by Marty Mendelsohn and then run by John Hodges, was the AADSS: The American Association of Documented Sports Services. The very first-ever contest for sports services was the 1980 MLB Contest - which, I am privileged to say, I won. And I vividly remember starting that contest with 44 wins and only 11 losses!

The AADSS also ran the first-ever contest for services for hockey in 1994. Again, it was my privilege to not only win that, but to do so spectacularly. Each service began that contest with a $10,000 bankroll. By the time that contest ended, I had increased my bankroll by more than a factor of 14 times - to past $140,000! At the time, it was the largest increase in the 15-year history of any AADSS sports-service contest. It gave me probably my biggest kick ever in this business to do that.

That is, until just recently, when I finished #1 in at least one category of 8 straight NHL handicapping contests. That is so astonishing an accomplishment that it boggles the mind. Consider how hard it is to have anywhere from dozens to hundreds of other services competing against you, day-after-day. Now consider how hard it is to end any given week on top against all those other competitors - many services never, ever even do that. Then, appreciate how amazingly difficult it is to end a one-half-year-long contest on top - beating out 10 times the number of opponents that any sports team needs to beat to finish on top in any given year. And then...to do that for 8 contests in a row? You could live to be a 100 and not see anything like that again in your lifetime.

We've also been tracked by the Las Vegas Sports Monitor & WinningCappers. 


WHAT "FULL SEASON" MEANS & OTHER MONITORING CONVENTIONS:

"Full season" means an entire sports season: pre-season, regular-season & post-season.

I have kept the naming-conventions of each monitor as well as I could; while The Sports Monitor keeps track of "most net profit," The Sports Eye calls it "most bankroll won," etc.

In past years, monitors may have credited a service differently than they do now for an accomplishment; for instance, some monitors credited a first-half or second-half of a long season with an All-Star break in the middle as a completed, separate event.


I STAND BY THE ACCURACY & VERACITY OF MY RECORD:

As can be noted, I chose to limit who monitored my service. For a time at the beginning, only the AADSS and Sports Watch (for a couple of years) tracked my progress. When The Sports Monitor became known to me, Ruth Glasgow exclusively tracked my plays until a few years ago when John of The Sports Eye also started to do so.  As noted above, the Las Vegas Sports Monitor started tracking us in 2008.

Had I chosen to be monitored by more places, I suppose I would have had many more titles than I have.

Yet, having done this since 1978, I very much doubt if there are many other services out there that can match this documented record.

And I stand by the veracity of every single one of these listings - they are accurate and true. That is what occurred in that category of that sport with that monitor that year. I may actually have omitted some other #1-categories along the way.

 

 

 

 

 

BOB AKMENS SPORTS

BASEBALL

48  #1-FINISHES

IN DOCUMENTED, NATIONAL HANDICAPPING CONTESTS, BY CATEGORY

*PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT NOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS LIST - THEY WILL CLARIFY SOME THINGS FOR YOU

SUMMARY OF RESULTS:
50 BASEBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)

BASEBALL

50  #1-FINISHES

YEAR MONTH MONITOR SPORT SEASON FINISH CONTEST CATEGORY
2018 MAR SPORTS WATCH MONITOR BASEBALL EXHIBITION SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT, ALL PLAYS (2.6X PROFIT OF RUNNER-UP)
2018 MAR SPORTS WATCH MONITOR BASEBALL EXHIBITION SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2018 MAR SPORTS WATCH MONITOR BASEBALL EXHIBITION SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN %, ALL PLAYS (MIN. 5 PLAYS)
2016 OCT SPORTS WATCH MONITOR BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS, BEAT OUT 130 OTHER SPORTS SERVICES
2016 OCT THE SPORTYS EYE BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS, ENTIRE MLB REGULAR SEASON
2014 OCT THE SPORTS EYE BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS, ENTIRE MLB REGULAR SEASON
2013 OCT THE SPORTS EYE BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS, ENTIRE MLB POST-SEASON
2008 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2008 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2008 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2008 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2007 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2007 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2007 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
2007 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES
2007 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS
2007 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, TOP PLAYS (MIN 10 PLAYS)
2007 OCT THE SPORTS EYE BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2004 OCT THE SPORTS EYE BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: 90% - TITANIUM AWARD
2004 OCT THE SPORTS EYE BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2004 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST 1-STAR COMPARE (GIVES ALL PLAYS THE SAME RATING)
2004 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
2004 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES (MIN 10 PLAYS)
2001 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL SIDES
1999 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS: 100%
1998 SEP THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1996 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1996 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL FIRST-HALF SEA #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1995 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1995 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
1995 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, TOTALS: 14-4
1995 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL SECOND-HALF SEA #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1993 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL FIRST-HALF SEA #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1992 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
1992 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1992 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1992 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 BEST 1-STAR COMPARE, ALL SIDES (GIVES ALL PLAYS THE SAME RATING)
1992 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL TOP PLAYS, SIDES
1992 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1990 OCT THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL FULL SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1990 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL FIRST-HALF SEA #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1990 JUL THE SPORTS MONITOR BASEBALL FIRST-HALF SEA #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL SIDES
1989 OCT AMER ASSOC DOC SS BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1989 OCT SPORTS WATCH BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS WON, ALL SIDES
1987 OCT AMER ASSOC DOC SS BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1986 OCT AMER ASSOC DOC SS BASEBALL SECOND-HALF SEA #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1980 OCT AMER ASSOC DOC SS BASEBALL POST-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1980 SEP AMER ASSOC DOC SS BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES (1ST-EVER CONTEST AND A 44-11 START!)

NOTES TO THIS TABLE:

#-1 RANKINGS:

Just like a baseball player can lead his league in different categories at the same time (batting average, homers, RBI's, etc.), so too can a sports service claim to be #1 in the nation by virtue of having finished tops in a given category with a given sports monitor.

AN UNPRECEDENTED ACHIEVEMENT:

As of October 3rd, 2007, BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the number #1 sports-service in the nation (as tracked by either The Sports Monitor [TSM] or The Sports Eye [TSE]) in every major sport currently being played in America:

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2007 MLB regular-season (both TSM & TSE).

BOB AKMENS SPORTS had the highest win-percentage in football (college & NFL-combined) as tracked by TSM at 71%+.

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2006-2007 NHL regular-season (TSM: 1-star compare category).

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2006-2007 NHL post-season (TSM: #1 in 3 different categories).

It's believed this is the first-time something like this has ever happened in the history of the sports-service industry.

 

THE SPORTS MONITORS LISTED:

The Sports Monitor (TSM) is run by Ruth Glasgow in Oklahoma City; their website is www.thesportsmonitor.com.

Her category of "1-star compare" is unique, to my knowledge. It's a very useful category in that it equalizes the ratings any service puts on a game to a flat 1* (which equals a play to win a flat $100 per play). This prohibits a service from claiming they had great results when, in fact, a few very high-rated games won, but many more low-rated ones lost. Under 1-star compare, all plays are played equally.

The Sports Eye is run by John at www.thesportseye.com. He runs a very good and useful site.

The original, first monitor of sports services, founded by Marty Mendelsohn and then run by John Hodges, was the AADSS: The American Association of Documented Sports Services. The very first-ever contest for sports services was the 1980 MLB Contest - which, I am privileged to say, I won. And I vividly remember starting that contest with 44 wins and only 11 losses!

The AADSS also ran the first-ever contest for services for hockey in 1994. Again, it was my privilege to not only win that, but to do so spectacularly. Each service began that contest with a $10,000 bankroll. By the time that contest ended, I had increased my bankroll by more than a factor of 14 times - to past $140,000! At the time, it was the largest increase in the 15-year history of any AADSS sports-service contest. It gave me probably my biggest kick ever in this business to do that.

That is, until just recently, when I finished #1 in at least one category of 8 straight NHL handicapping contests. That is so astonishing an accomplishment that it boggles the mind. Consider how hard it is to have anywhere from dozens to hundreds of other services competing against you, day-after-day. Now consider how hard it is to end any given week on top against all those other competitors - many services never, ever even do that. Then, appreciate how amazingly difficult it is to end a one-half-year-long contest on top - beating out 10 times the number of opponents that any sports team needs to beat to finish on top in any given year. And then...to do that for 8 contests in a row? You could live to be a 100 and not see anything like that again in your lifetime.

We've also been tracked by the Las Vegas Sports Monitor & WinningCappers. 


WHAT "FULL SEASON" MEANS & OTHER MONITORING CONVENTIONS:

"Full season" means an entire sports season: pre-season, regular-season & post-season.

I have kept the naming-conventions of each monitor as well as I could; while The Sports Monitor keeps track of "most net profit," The Sports Eye calls it "most bankroll won," etc.

In past years, monitors may have credited a service differently than they do now for an accomplishment; for instance, some monitors credited a first-half or second-half of a long season with an All-Star break in the middle as a completed, separate event.


I STAND BY THE ACCURACY & VERACITY OF MY RECORD:

As can be noted, I chose to limit who monitored my service. For a time at the beginning, only the AADSS and Sports Watch (for a couple of years) tracked my progress. When The Sports Monitor became known to me, Ruth Glasgow exclusively tracked my plays until a few years ago when John of The Sports Eye also started to do so.  As noted above, the Las Vegas Sports Monitor started tracking us in 2008.

Had I chosen to be monitored by more places, I suppose I would have had many more titles than I have.

Yet, having done this since 1978, I very much doubt if there are many other services out there that can match this documented record.

And I stand by the veracity of every single one of these listings - they are accurate and true. That is what occurred in that category of that sport with that monitor that year. I may actually have omitted some other #1-categories along the way.

 

 

 

BOB AKMENS SPORTS

BASKETBALL

  80 #1-FINISHES

IN DOCUMENTED, NATIONAL HANDICAPPING CONTESTS, BY CATEGORY

*PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT NOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS LIST - THEY WILL CLARIFY SOME THINGS FOR YOU

SUMMARY OF RESULTS:
46 NBA & WNBA BASKETBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
34 COLLEGE BASKETBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)
80 ALL BASKETBALL #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)

BASKETBALL

80 #1-FINISHES

YEAR MONTH MONITOR SPORT SEASON FINISH CONTEST CATEGORY
2016 OCT SPORTS WATCH MONITOR WNBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2016 OCT SPORTS WATCH MONITOR WNBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN % (100%), ALL PLAYS
2016 OCT SPORTS WATCH MONITOR WNBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2015 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2015 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2015 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN % (69%), ALL SIDES PLAYS
2015 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT, ALL SIDES PLAYS
2015 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, SIDES PLAYS
2012 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS ENTIRE REGULAR & POST-SEASONS #1 MOST-PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS, ENTIRE REGULAR & POST-SEASONS COMBINED
2012 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS, ENTIRE POST-SEASON
2012 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST-PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS, ENTIRE POST-SEASON
2012 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST-PROFIT WON, TOTALS PLAYS, ENTIRE POST-SEASON
2012 JUN THE SPORTS EYE NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 TOP BANKROLL, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2010 JUN THE SPORTS EYE NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 TOP BANKROLL, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL SIDE-PLAYS
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS REGULAR-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS REGULAR-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2010 APR THE SPORTS EYE COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON, MARCH-MADNESS #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON, MARCH-MADNESS #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON, MARCH-MADNESS #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON, MARCH-MADNESS #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON, MARCH-MADNESS #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON, MARCH-MADNESS #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON, MARCH-MADNESS #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2010 MAR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET UNITS / PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2010 MAR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS
2010 MAR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2009 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS REGULAR & POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2009 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2009 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS REGULAR-SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS:  +17.4 NET WINNERS
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED (MINIMUM: 15 PLAYS): 68.63%
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS  (MINIMUM: 15 PLAYS): 68.96%
2008 JUN THE SPORTS EYE NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2008 JUN THE SPORTS EYE NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2004 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS: 100%
2003 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS: 100%
1999 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
1999 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1996 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS CONF TOURNEYS #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS, 88.9%
1996 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1995 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS NIT/NCAA TOURN #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1995 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS NIT/NCAA TOURN #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1995 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS CONF TOURNEYS #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1995 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS CONF TOURNEYS #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1994 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS SECOND-HALF SEA #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1994 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1994 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1993 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1993 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1992 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED
1992 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1992 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1992 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1992 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS NIT/NCAA TOURN #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1992 MAR AMER ASSOC DOC SS COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES
1992 FEB THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS FIRST-HALF SEA #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1991 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR NBA HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1991 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES
1991 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1991 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1990 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1990 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS: SIDES
1990 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS NIT/NCAA TOURN #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
1990 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS CONF TOURNEYS #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS, SIDES: 100% (10-0)
1990 MAR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP PLAYS, SIDES
1989 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR COLLEGE HOOPS NIT/NCAA TOURN #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
1986 FEB AMER ASSOC DOC SS NBA HOOPS FIRST-HALF SEA #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL SIDES

NOTES TO THIS TABLE:

#-1 RANKINGS:

Just like a baseball player can lead his league in different categories at the same time (batting average, homers, RBI's, etc.), so too can a sports service claim to be #1 in the nation by virtue of having finished tops in a given category with a given sports monitor.

AN UNPRECEDENTED ACHIEVEMENT:

As of October 3rd, 2007, BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the number #1 sports-service in the nation (as tracked by either The Sports Monitor [TSM] or The Sports Eye [TSE]) in every major sport currently being played in America:

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2007 MLB regular-season (both TSM & TSE).

BOB AKMENS SPORTS had the highest win-percentage in football (college & NFL-combined) as tracked by TSM at 71%+.

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2006-2007 NHL regular-season (TSM: 1-star compare category).

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2006-2007 NHL post-season (TSM: #1 in 3 different categories).

It's believed this is the first-time something like this has ever happened in the history of the sports-service industry.

 

THE SPORTS MONITORS LISTED:

The Sports Monitor (TSM) is run by Ruth Glasgow in Oklahoma City; their website is www.thesportsmonitor.com.

Her category of "1-star compare" is unique, to my knowledge. It's a very useful category in that it equalizes the ratings any service puts on a game to a flat 1* (which equals a play to win a flat $100 per play). This prohibits a service from claiming they had great results when, in fact, a few very high-rated games won, but many more low-rated ones lost. Under 1-star compare, all plays are played equally.

The Sports Eye is run by John at www.thesportseye.com. He runs a very good and useful site.

The original, first monitor of sports services, founded by Marty Mendelsohn and then run by John Hodges, was the AADSS: The American Association of Documented Sports Services. The very first-ever contest for sports services was the 1980 MLB Contest - which, I am privileged to say, I won. And I vividly remember starting that contest with 44 wins and only 11 losses!

The AADSS also ran the first-ever contest for services for hockey in 1994. Again, it was my privilege to not only win that, but to do so spectacularly. Each service began that contest with a $10,000 bankroll. By the time that contest ended, I had increased my bankroll by more than a factor of 14 times - to past $140,000! At the time, it was the largest increase in the 15-year history of any AADSS sports-service contest. It gave me probably my biggest kick ever in this business to do that.

That is, until just recently, when I finished #1 in at least one category of 8 straight NHL handicapping contests. That is so astonishing an accomplishment that it boggles the mind. Consider how hard it is to have anywhere from dozens to hundreds of other services competing against you, day-after-day. Now consider how hard it is to end any given week on top against all those other competitors - many services never, ever even do that. Then, appreciate how amazingly difficult it is to end a one-half-year-long contest on top - beating out 10 times the number of opponents that any sports team needs to beat to finish on top in any given year. And then...to do that for 8 contests in a row? You could live to be a 100 and not see anything like that again in your lifetime.

We've also been tracked by the Las Vegas Sports Monitor & WinningCappers. 


WHAT "FULL SEASON" MEANS & OTHER MONITORING CONVENTIONS:

"Full season" means an entire sports season: pre-season, regular-season & post-season.

I have kept the naming-conventions of each monitor as well as I could; while The Sports Monitor keeps track of "most net profit," The Sports Eye calls it "most bankroll won," etc.

In past years, monitors may have credited a service differently than they do now for an accomplishment; for instance, some monitors credited a first-half or second-half of a long season with an All-Star break in the middle as a completed, separate event.


I STAND BY THE ACCURACY & VERACITY OF MY RECORD:

As can be noted, I chose to limit who monitored my service. For a time at the beginning, only the AADSS and Sports Watch (for a couple of years) tracked my progress. When The Sports Monitor became known to me, Ruth Glasgow exclusively tracked my plays until a few years ago when John of The Sports Eye also started to do so.  As noted above, the Las Vegas Sports Monitor started tracking us in 2008.

Had I chosen to be monitored by more places, I suppose I would have had many more titles than I have.

Yet, having done this since 1978, I very much doubt if there are many other services out there that can match this documented record.

And I stand by the veracity of every single one of these listings - they are accurate and true. That is what occurred in that category of that sport with that monitor that year. I may actually have omitted some other #1-categories along the way.

 

 

 

BOB AKMENS SPORTS

HOCKEY

46 #1-FINISHES

IN DOCUMENTED, NATIONAL HANDICAPPING CONTESTS, BY CATEGORY

*PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT NOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS LIST - THEY WILL CLARIFY SOME THINGS FOR YOU

#1 IN 8-STRAIGHT HOCKEY HANDICAPPING CONTESTS – THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNPRECEDENTED!

SUMMARY OF RESULTS:
46 HOCKEY #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)

HOCKEY

46 #1-FINISHES

YEAR MONTH MONITOR SPORT SEASON FINISH CONTEST CATEGORY
2018 APR SPORTS WATCH MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT, ALL SIDES & TOTALS, ALL SEASON
2018 APR SPORTS WATCH MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL SIDES & TOTALS, ALL SEASON
2018 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT, ALL SIDES & TOTALS, ALL SEASON
2018 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT, ALL SIDES PLAYS
2018 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL SIDES PLAYS
2018 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL TOP PLAYS
2018 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN %, ALL TOP PLAYS
2013 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2013 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS
2013 APR THE SPORTS EYE HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS
2011 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS (27+ WEEK REGULAR-SEASON)
2011 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST 1-STAR COMPARE (GIVES ALL PLAYS THE SAME RATING)
2011 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS-PLAYS (27+ WEEK REGULAR-SEASON)
2011 APR THE SPORTS EYE HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2011 APR THE SPORTS EYE HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS
2009 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE (MIN: 10 PLAYS), ALL BEST BETS
2009 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 HIGHEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES-PLAYS
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY FULL SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOP-PLAYS, 85.7% (MINIMUM, 7 PLAYS)
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL PLAYS (AN ASTOUNDING +122.13%!)
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES
2008 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES (MINIMUM, 3 PLAYS)
2008 JUN THE SPORTS EYE HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST 1-STAR COMPARE (GIVES ALL PLAYS THE SAME RATING)
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL PLAYS
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL TOTALS
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET WINNERS WON, ALL TOTALS
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL TOTALS
2008 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, TOP-PLAYS (MINIMUM 5)
2008 APR THE SPORTS EYE HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: TITANIUM AWARD
2008 APR THE SPORTS EYE HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2007 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL PLAYS
2007 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 BEST 1-STAR COMPARE (GIVES ALL PLAYS THE SAME RATING)
2007 JUN THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN PERCENTAGE, ALL SIDES
2007 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST 1-STAR COMPARE (GIVES ALL PLAYS THE SAME RATING)
2006 JUN THE SPORTS EYE HOCKEY POST-SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED - TITANIUM AWARD
2006 APR THE SPORTS EYE HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: 67.2% - TITANIUM AWARD
2006 APR THE SPORTS EYE HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS - TITANIUM AWARD
2006 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 HIGHEST RETURN-ON-RISK, ALL PLAYS
2006 APR THE SPORTS MONITOR HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 BEST 1-STAR COMPARE (GIVES ALL PLAYS THE SAME RATING)
1994 APR AMER ASSOC DOC SS HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL PLAYS COMBINED (RAN 10K BANKROLL PAST 140K)
1994 APR AMER ASSOC DOC SS HOCKEY REGULAR SEASON #1 MOST NET PROFIT WON, ALL SIDES (RAN 10K BANKROLL PAST 140K)

NOTES TO THIS TABLE:

#-1 RANKINGS:

Just like a baseball player can lead his league in different categories at the same time (batting average, homers, RBI's, etc.), so too can a sports service claim to be #1 in the nation by virtue of having finished tops in a given category with a given sports monitor.

AN UNPRECEDENTED ACHIEVEMENT:

As of October 3rd, 2007, BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the number #1 sports-service in the nation (as tracked by either The Sports Monitor [TSM] or The Sports Eye [TSE]) in every major sport currently being played in America:

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2007 MLB regular-season (both TSM & TSE).

BOB AKMENS SPORTS had the highest win-percentage in football (college & NFL-combined) as tracked by TSM at 71%+.

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2006-2007 NHL regular-season (TSM: 1-star compare category).

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2006-2007 NHL post-season (TSM: #1 in 3 different categories).

It's believed this is the first-time something like this has ever happened in the history of the sports-service industry.


THE SPORTS MONITORS LISTED:

The Sports Monitor (TSM) is run by Ruth Glasgow in Oklahoma City; their website is www.thesportsmonitor.com.

Her category of "1-star compare" is unique, to my knowledge. It's a very useful category in that it equalizes the ratings any service puts on a game to a flat 1* (which equals a play to win a flat $100 per play). This prohibits a service from claiming they had great results when, in fact, a few very high-rated games won, but many more low-rated ones lost. Under 1-star compare, all plays are played equally.

The Sports Eye is run by John at www.thesportseye.com. He runs a very good and useful site.

The original, first monitor of sports services, founded by Marty Mendelsohn and then run by John Hodges, was the AADSS: The American Association of Documented Sports Services. The very first-ever contest for sports services was the 1980 MLB Contest - which, I am privileged to say, I won. And I vividly remember starting that contest with 44 wins and only 11 losses!

The AADSS also ran the first-ever contest for services for hockey in 1994. Again, it was my privilege to not only win that, but to do so spectacularly. Each service began that contest with a $10,000 bankroll. By the time that contest ended, I had increased my bankroll by more than a factor of 14 times - to past $140,000! At the time, it was the largest increase in the 15-year history of any AADSS sports-service contest. It gave me probably my biggest kick ever in this business to do that.

That is, until just recently, when I finished #1 in at least one category of 8 straight NHL handicapping contests. That is so astonishing an accomplishment that it boggles the mind. Consider how hard it is to have anywhere from dozens to hundreds of other services competing against you, day-after-day. Now consider how hard it is to end any given week on top against all those other competitors - many services never, ever even do that. Then, appreciate how amazingly difficult it is to end a one-half-year-long contest on top - beating out 10 times the number of opponents that any sports team needs to beat to finish on top in any given year. And then...to do that for 8 contests in a row? You could live to be a 100 and not see anything like that again in your lifetime.

We've also been tracked by the Las Vegas Sports Monitor & WinningCappers. 


WHAT "FULL SEASON" MEANS & OTHER MONITORING CONVENTIONS:

"Full season" means an entire sports season: pre-season, regular-season & post-season.

I have kept the naming-conventions of each monitor as well as I could; while The Sports Monitor keeps track of "most net profit," The Sports Eye calls it "most bankroll won," etc.

In past years, monitors may have credited a service differently than they do now for an accomplishment; for instance, some monitors credited a first-half or second-half of a long season with an All-Star break in the middle as a completed, separate event.


I STAND BY THE ACCURACY & VERACITY OF MY RECORD:

As can be noted, I chose to limit who monitored my service. For a time at the beginning, only the AADSS and Sports Watch (for a couple of years) tracked my progress. When The Sports Monitor became known to me, Ruth Glasgow exclusively tracked my plays until a few years ago when John of The Sports Eye also started to do so.  As noted above, the Las Vegas Sports Monitor started tracking us in 2008.

Had I chosen to be monitored by more places, I suppose I would have had many more titles than I have.

Yet, having done this since 1978, I very much doubt if there are many other services out there that can match this documented record.

And I stand by the veracity of every single one of these listings - they are accurate and true. That is what occurred in that category of that sport with that monitor that year. I may actually have omitted some other #1-categories along the way.

 

 

 

 

 

BOB AKMENS SPORTS

SOCCER

9  #1-FINISHES

IN DOCUMENTED, NATIONAL HANDICAPPING CONTESTS, BY CATEGORY

*PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT NOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS LIST - THEY WILL CLARIFY SOME THINGS FOR YOU

NOTE: ONLY THE SPORTS EYE TRACKED SOCCER - AND THEN ONLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS - NO OTHER SERVICE WANTED TO COMPETE WITH US!

SUMMARY OF RESULTS:
9 SOCCER #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)

SOCCER

9  #1-FINISHES

YEAR MONTH MONITOR SPORT SEASON FINISH CONTEST CATEGORY
2006 JUL THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER WORLD CUP #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: 83.33% (20-4)
2006 JUL THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER WORLD CUP #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS
2006 JUL THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER WORLD CUP #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS  (+16 NET WINNERS) (20-4)
2006 JUN THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER ALL GAMES #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: 71.03% (206-84)
2006 JUN THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER ALL GAMES #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS
2006 JUN THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER ALL GAMES #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS  (+122 NET WINNERS) (206-84)
2005 JUN THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER ALL GAMES #1 BEST WIN-PERCENTAGE, ALL PLAYS COMBINED: 73.08% (38-14)
2005 JUN THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER ALL GAMES #1 MOST BANKROLL WON, ALL PLAYS
2005 JUN THE SPORTS EYE SOCCER ALL GAMES #1 MOST NET WINNERS, ALL PLAYS  (+24 NET WINNERS) (38-14)

NOTES TO THIS TABLE:

#-1 RANKINGS:

Just like a baseball player can lead his league in different categories at the same time (batting average, homers, RBI's, etc.), so too can a sports service claim to be #1 in the nation by virtue of having finished tops in a given category with a given sports monitor.

AN UNPRECEDENTED ACHIEVEMENT:

As of October 3rd, 2007, BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the number #1 sports-service in the nation (as tracked by either The Sports Monitor [TSM] or The Sports Eye [TSE]) in every major sport currently being played in America:

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2007 MLB regular-season (both TSM & TSE).

BOB AKMENS SPORTS had the highest win-percentage in football (college & NFL-combined) as tracked by TSM at 71%+.

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2006-2007 NHL regular-season (TSM: 1-star compare category).

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2006-2007 NHL post-season (TSM: #1 in 3 different categories).

It's believed this is the first-time something like this has ever happened in the history of the sports-service industry.


THE SPORTS MONITORS LISTED:

The Sports Monitor (TSM) is run by Ruth Glasgow in Oklahoma City; their website is www.thesportsmonitor.com.

Her category of "1-star compare" is unique, to my knowledge. It's a very useful category in that it equalizes the ratings any service puts on a game to a flat 1* (which equals a play to win a flat $100 per play). This prohibits a service from claiming they had great results when, in fact, a few very high-rated games won, but many more low-rated ones lost. Under 1-star compare, all plays are played equally.

The Sports Eye is run by John at www.thesportseye.com. He runs a very good and useful site.

The original, first monitor of sports services, founded by Marty Mendelsohn and then run by John Hodges, was the AADSS: The American Association of Documented Sports Services. The very first-ever contest for sports services was the 1980 MLB Contest - which, I am privileged to say, I won. And I vividly remember starting that contest with 44 wins and only 11 losses!

The AADSS also ran the first-ever contest for services for hockey in 1994. Again, it was my privilege to not only win that, but to do so spectacularly. Each service began that contest with a $10,000 bankroll. By the time that contest ended, I had increased my bankroll by more than a factor of 14 times - to past $140,000! At the time, it was the largest increase in the 15-year history of any AADSS sports-service contest. It gave me probably my biggest kick ever in this business to do that.

That is, until just recently, when I finished #1 in at least one category of 8 straight NHL handicapping contests. That is so astonishing an accomplishment that it boggles the mind. Consider how hard it is to have anywhere from dozens to hundreds of other services competing against you, day-after-day. Now consider how hard it is to end any given week on top against all those other competitors - many services never, ever even do that. Then, appreciate how amazingly difficult it is to end a one-half-year-long contest on top - beating out 10 times the number of opponents that any sports team needs to beat to finish on top in any given year. And then...to do that for 8 contests in a row? You could live to be a 100 and not see anything like that again in your lifetime.

We've also been tracked by the Las Vegas Sports Monitor & WinningCappers. 


WHAT "FULL SEASON" MEANS & OTHER MONITORING CONVENTIONS:

"Full season" means an entire sports season: pre-season, regular-season & post-season.

I have kept the naming-conventions of each monitor as well as I could; while The Sports Monitor keeps track of "most net profit," The Sports Eye calls it "most bankroll won," etc.

In past years, monitors may have credited a service differently than they do now for an accomplishment; for instance, some monitors credited a first-half or second-half of a long season with an All-Star break in the middle as a completed, separate event.


I STAND BY THE ACCURACY & VERACITY OF MY RECORD:

As can be noted, I chose to limit who monitored my service. For a time at the beginning, only the AADSS and Sports Watch (for a couple of years) tracked my progress. When The Sports Monitor became known to me, Ruth Glasgow exclusively tracked my plays until a few years ago when John of The Sports Eye also started to do so.  As noted above, the Las Vegas Sports Monitor started tracking us in 2008.

Had I chosen to be monitored by more places, I suppose I would have had many more titles than I have.

Yet, having done this since 1978, I very much doubt if there are many other services out there that can match this documented record.

And I stand by the veracity of every single one of these listings - they are accurate and true. That is what occurred in that category of that sport with that monitor that year. I may actually have omitted some other #1-categories along the way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOB AKMENS SPORTS

SPECIAL AWARDS

46  #1-FINISHES

IN DOCUMENTED, NATIONAL HANDICAPPING CONTESTS, BY CATEGORY

*PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT NOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS LIST - THEY WILL CLARIFY SOME THINGS FOR YOU

SUMMARY OF RESULTS:
  46 SPECIAL AWARDS #1 FINISHES (NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES)

SPECIAL AWARDS

46   #1-FINISHES

YEAR MONTH MONITOR CATEGORY SEASON FINISH CONTEST CATEGORY
2017 JAN SPORTS WATCH MONITOR 2016 HANDICAPPER OF THE YEAR ALL-SPORTS #1

BEAT OUT 197 SPORTS SERVICES, MOST PROFIT, ALL

PICKS, IN ALL SPORTS, FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR OF 2016.

ALSO HIGHEST WIN % OF ANYONE ON THE ANNUAL LEADER BOARD

2011 FEB LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

1/31/11 TO 2/6/11

2011 JAN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

1/17/11 TO 1/23/11

2010 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

12/13/10 TO 12/19/10

2010 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

11/15/10 TO 11/21/10

2010 OCT LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

9/27/10 TO 10/3/10

2010 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

8/30/10 TO 9/5/10, BACK-TO-BACK

2010 AUG LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

8/23/10 TO 8/29/10

2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

6/7/10 TO 6/13/10, 10 WEEKS IN A ROW -

WE WOULD HAVE WON 11+ WEEKS IN A ROW,

BUT LVSM DOESN'T DO MLB ANYMORE!

2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE MONTH AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-MONTH AWARD,

MAY 2010, 3 MONTHS IN A ROW

2010 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

5/31/10 TO 6/6/10, 9 WEEKS IN A ROW

2010 MAY LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

5/24/10 TO 5/30/10, 8 WEEKS IN A ROW

2010 MAY LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

5/17/10 TO 5/23/10, 7 WEEKS IN A ROW

2010 MAY LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

5/10/10 TO 5/16/10, 6 WEEKS IN A ROW

2010 MAY LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE MONTH AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-MONTH AWARD,

APRIL 2010

2010 MAY LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

5/3/10 TO 5/9/10, 5 WEEKS IN A ROW

2010 MAY LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

4/26/10 TO 5/2/10, 4 WEEKS IN A ROW

2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

4/19/10 TO 4/25/10, 3 WEEKS IN A ROW

2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

4/12/10 TO 4/18/10, BACK-TO-BACK

2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

4/5/10 TO 4/11/10

2010 APR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE MONTH AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-MONTH AWARD,

MARCH 2010

2010 MAR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

3/22/10 TO 3/28/10;  4 WEEKS IN A ROW

2010 MAR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

3/15/10 TO 3/21/10;  3 WEEKS IN A ROW

2010 MAR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

3/8/10 TO 3/14/10, BACK-TO-BACK

2010 MAR LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

3/1/10 TO 3/7/10

2010 FEB LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

2/1/10 TO 2/7/10

2010 JAN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

1/25/10 TO 1/31/10

2010 JAN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE MONTH AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-MONTH AWARD,

DECEMBER 2009

2009 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

12/21/09 TO 12/21/09, 5TH IN 7 WEEKS!

2009 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

12/7/09 TO 12/13/09, 4TH IN 5 WEEKS

2009 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE MONTH AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-MONTH AWARD,

NOVEMBER 2009

2009 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

11/23/09 TO 11/29/09, 3RD-IN-A-ROW

2009 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

11/16/09 TO 11/22/09, BACK-TO-BACK AWARDS

2009 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD
ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

11/9/09 TO 11/15/09

2009 OCT LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

9/28/09 TO 10/4/09

2009 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

9/21/09 TO 9/27/09

2009 SEP LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

8/31/09 TO 9/6/09

2009 JUL LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE MONTH AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-MONTH AWARD,

JUNE 2009

2009 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

(BACK-TO-BACK-AWARDS)

ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

6/1/09 TO 6/7/09

2009 JUN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

5/25/09 TO 5/31/09

2009 MAY LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

4/27/09 TO 5/3/09

2009 FEB LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

2/1/09 TO 2/15/09

2009 FEB LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

1/26/09 TO 2/1/09

2009 JAN LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

12/22/08 TO 12/28/08

2008 DEC LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1 HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

12/1/08 TO 12/7/08

2008 NOV LAS VEGAS SPORTS MONITOR

HANDICAPPER

OF THE WEEK AWARD

ALL-SPORTS #1

INAUGURAL HANDICAPPER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARD,

10/27/08 TO 11/2/08

NOTES TO THIS TABLE:

#-1 RANKINGS:

Just like a baseball player can lead his league in different categories at the same time (batting average, homers, RBI's, etc.), so too can a sports service claim to be #1 in the nation by virtue of having finished tops in a given category with a given sports monitor.

AN UNPRECEDENTED ACHIEVEMENT:

As of October 3rd, 2007, BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the number #1 sports-service in the nation (as tracked by either The Sports Monitor [TSM] or The Sports Eye [TSE]) in every major sport currently being played in America:

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2007 MLB regular-season (both TSM & TSE).

BOB AKMENS SPORTS had the highest win-percentage in football (college & NFL-combined) as tracked by TSM at 71%+.

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2006-2007 NHL regular-season (TSM: 1-star compare category).

BOB AKMENS SPORTS was the defending national handicapping champion of the 2006-2007 NHL post-season (TSM: #1 in 3 different categories).

It's believed this is the first-time something like this has ever happened in the history of the sports-service industry.


THE SPORTS MONITORS LISTED:

The Sports Monitor (TSM) is run by Ruth Glasgow in Oklahoma City; their website is www.thesportsmonitor.com.

Her category of "1-star compare" is unique, to my knowledge. It's a very useful category in that it equalizes the ratings any service puts on a game to a flat 1* (which equals a play to win a flat $100 per play). This prohibits a service from claiming they had great results when, in fact, a few very high-rated games won, but many more low-rated ones lost. Under 1-star compare, all plays are played equally.

The Sports Eye is run by John at www.thesportseye.com. He runs a very good and useful site.

The original, first monitor of sports services, founded by Marty Mendelsohn and then run by John Hodges, was the AADSS: The American Association of Documented Sports Services. The very first-ever contest for sports services was the 1980 MLB Contest - which, I am privileged to say, I won. And I vividly remember starting that contest with 44 wins and only 11 losses!

The AADSS also ran the first-ever contest for services for hockey in 1994. Again, it was my privilege to not only win that, but to do so spectacularly. Each service began that contest with a $10,000 bankroll. By the time that contest ended, I had increased my bankroll by more than a factor of 14 times - to past $140,000! At the time, it was the largest increase in the 15-year history of any AADSS sports-service contest. It gave me probably my biggest kick ever in this business to do that.

That is, until just recently, when I finished #1 in at least one category of 8 straight NHL handicapping contests. That is so astonishing an accomplishment that it boggles the mind. Consider how hard it is to have anywhere from dozens to hundreds of other services competing against you, day-after-day. Now consider how hard it is to end any given week on top against all those other competitors - many services never, ever even do that. Then, appreciate how amazingly difficult it is to end a one-half-year-long contest on top - beating out 10 times the number of opponents that any sports team needs to beat to finish on top in any given year. And then...to do that for 8 contests in a row? You could live to be a 100 and not see anything like that again in your lifetime.

We've also been tracked by the Las Vegas Sports Monitor & WinningCappers. 


WHAT "FULL SEASON" MEANS & OTHER MONITORING CONVENTIONS:

"Full season" means an entire sports season: pre-season, regular-season & post-season.

I have kept the naming-conventions of each monitor as well as I could; while The Sports Monitor keeps track of "most net profit," The Sports Eye calls it "most bankroll won," etc.

In past years, monitors may have credited a service differently than they do now for an accomplishment; for instance, some monitors credited a first-half or second-half of a long season with an All-Star break in the middle as a completed, separate event.


I STAND BY THE ACCURACY & VERACITY OF MY RECORD:

As can be noted, I chose to limit who monitored my service. For a time at the beginning, only the AADSS and Sports Watch (for a couple of years) tracked my progress. When The Sports Monitor became known to me, Ruth Glasgow exclusively tracked my plays until a few years ago when John of The Sports Eye also started to do so.  As noted above, the Las Vegas Sports Monitor started tracking us in 2008.

Had I chosen to be monitored by more places, I suppose I would have had many more titles than I have.

Yet, having done this since 1978, I very much doubt if there are many other services out there that can match this documented record.

And I stand by the veracity of every single one of these listings - they are accurate and true. That is what occurred in that category of that sport with that monitor that year. I may actually have omitted some other #1-categories along the way.

 

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