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Founded in 1957, GoldSheet is the country's longest-running sports betting newsletter. In May 2019, WagerTalk Media announced its intent to acquire GoldSheet in a deal to bring the iconic publication into the digital age.

Bettors and oddsmakers have used GoldSheet’s betting analysis for nearly seven decades. In 2022, the Chicago Sun Times did a piece on our history in the sports betting industry, and we were featured in Billy Walters’ critically-acclaimed book, Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk: “Mike was not a big sports gambler himself, but he knew a ripe market when he saw one. He dug for information at his local library and bookstores. He searched NCAA football guides, which listed scores and statistics, as well as local and national newspapers and handicapping resources like the GoldSheet.”

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What's the difference between the GoldSheet newsletter and LTS Picks? The Football GoldSheet newsletter gets published every Tuesday during football season and The Basketball GoldSheet newsletter gets published daily by 12pm ET / 9am PT. We pride ourselves on being one of the first publications to market every week, giving you information as early as possible to assist in your handicapping process.

The biggest challenge with publishing a newsletter that early is that we don't always have important injury and weather reports at that time. Our LTS pick selections are made using a collaborative approach later in the week when some of those intangibles are a little more settled.

The GoldSheet team currently consists of seven handicappers with each one focusing on a specific area in specific sports. The team collaborates each day to share thoughts on their favorite wagers, betting notes and injury news. Using that collaboration, the team determines their top selections and those consensus picks are what gets released to clients.

The Football GoldSheet

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The Football GoldSheet newsletter is released every Tuesday
  • We offer write-ups, stat comparisons and GoldSheet’s power rating point spreads for every NFL and FBS-level college football matchup on the board.
  • Formerly known as GoldSheet Extra, our new Tech Angle section explores some historical trends related to each game.
  • We break down the box scores of the previous week’s games to help you find anomalies in important statistical categories.
  • The Football GoldSheet contains a running week-by-week log with each team’s record against the spread, over/unders, and home-road splits to help you analyze their performance in a variety of situations.
  • Formerly known as Confidential Kickoff, our Stat Service page offers a head-to-head look at each upcoming game with notes on turnover differential, yardage stats and much more.
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The Basketball GoldSheet

  • The Basketball GoldSheet newsletter will feature daily NBA and NCAAB game previews released by 12pm ET / 9am PT during the week and 10am ET / 7am PT on the weekends to accommodate for the earlier start times.
  • The Basketball Record provides a game log for every team with scores and point spread results.
  • The Basketball Spreadsheet provides situational records for each team based on their home/road splits and how they are performing as a favorite or as an underdog in certain situations.
  • Each daily issue features roughly six Key Releases across the NBA and college basketball, depending on the size of the slate for that day.
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The Gold Sheet is on a 97-71 (+72.31 units, 57.7% Winning Percentage , 11.2% ROI) run on the gridiron, the #1 FOOTBALL RECORD since September. They're firing with THREE College Football "Regular Season Wins" selections. These are high value plays and TGS is expecting a 3-0 SWEEP. You can get ALL THREE WINNERS right here!

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(313) San Jose State at (314) USC: Total
3:00pm EDT - Aug 29/2026

THE PLAY: Total Under 60.0 (-115)

Lincoln Riley and the Trojans still have a lot to learn about traveling in the Big Ten (1-5 ATS away from home last year), but it appears that USC did make one notable adjustment in 2025 while playing in its new environment. Recognizing that the college football season has transformed from a 12-game sprint to a potential 16-game marathon if you make a deep playoff run, several of the country's top teams have turned the tempo down a notch. Ohio State and Notre Dame were at the forefront of the "slow it down" movement, and Riley joined them last season. The Trojans' offense went from averaging 70.2 plays per game in 2024 to 66.0 plays per game last year. In 2024, USC averaged 25.9 seconds in between plays. Last year, the Trojans took an average of 27.3 seconds between plays. USC is expected to bring back 15 starters from last year's squad including QB Jayden Maiava, but some analysts are glossing over the handful of losses a little too quickly in our opinion. Makai Lemon caught 79 passes for 1,156 yards with 13 touchdowns last season and was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Eagles. If you've been following NFL training camps and preseason games, you already know that Ja'Kobi Lane (49 catches with four touchdowns at USC last year) has been turning plenty of heads with the Ravens over the last month. Maiava is a very talented quarterback and appears to be a great fit in Riley's system, but the Trojans still need to replace a pair of bonafide NFL receivers. On the San Jose State side, Ken Niumatalolo has his work cut out for him. The Spartans are only expected to return 24-percent of their production from last year, including just two projected starters. Former QB Walker Eget has left for Duke and Hawaiian transfer Luke Weaver will get the nod for the opener against the Trojans. USC opened last season with a pair of gaudy wins over Missouri State and Georgia Southern, but in the end, what did that get the Trojans? They went 3-8 against the spread after those two wins. Riley recognizes that he has a playoff-caliber roster, but in order to survive the grind of the Big Ten schedule, he probably needs to apply some brakes in these early-season contests. San Jose State held Texas to 38 points in Week 2 last season as a 36.5-point underdog. Many of the players that were involved in that game are no longer with the Spartans' program, but Niumatalolo and his coaching staff showed that they can make life a little difficult for a superior program. The Longhorns only had 18 first downs in that contest and time of possession was almost dead-even. San Jose State turned the ball over four times in that contest. If Weaver can protect the ball and not gift the Trojans some easy points, we believe this final score will stay under the lofty total.

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Date
Sport
Pick
Result
Aug 27
MLB
New York Yankees -145 Gerrit Cole (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Loss
Aug 26
MLB
Toronto Blue Jays -135 Randy Dobnak (RHP), Spencer Miles (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Aug 25
MLB
St. Louis Cardinals -125 Action
(Analysis)
Loss
Aug 24
MLB
Minnesota Twins -145 Action
(Analysis)
Win
Aug 23
MLB
San Diego Padres -134 Action
(Analysis)
Win
Aug 22
MLB
Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5 (-108) Tarik Skubal (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Loss
Aug 21
MLB
Miami Marlins -140 Action
(Analysis)
Win
Aug 20
MLB
Texas Rangers -157 Action
(Analysis)
Win
Aug 20
NFL
(403) San Francisco 49ers at (404) Los Angeles Chargers: Total Total Under 39.5 (-122)
(Analysis)
Loss
Aug 19
MLB
Los Angeles Angels +1.5 (-154) Walbert Urena (RHP), Ethan Pecko (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Aug 19
MLB
Pittsburgh Pirates -140 Paul Skenes (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Aug 18
MLB
Pittsburgh Pirates -130 Braxton Ashcraft (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Aug 17
MLB
Tampa Bay Rays -153 Action
(Analysis)
Win
Aug 16
MLB
(973) Seattle Mariners at (974) Houston Astros: F5 Total F5 Total Under 4.5 (-145) Bryan Woo (RHP), Hunter Brown (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Aug 15
MLB
Los Angeles Angels -145 Reid Detmers (LHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Aug 15
NFL
(131) Philadelphia Eagles at (132) Baltimore Ravens: Total Total Over 36.5 (-105)
(Analysis)
Loss
Aug 14
MLB
Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5 (-136) Action
(Analysis)
Win
Aug 13
MLB
Washington Nationals +1.5 (-142) Cade Cavalli (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Aug 12
MLB
Arizona Diamondbacks -172 Action
(Analysis)
Loss
Aug 11
MLB
(925) Cincinnati Reds at (926) Chicago White Sox: Total Total Over 8.0 (-115) Action
(Analysis)
Win
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Founded in 1957, GoldSheet is the country's longest-running sports betting newsletter. The GoldSheet newsletter prides itself on providing in-depth analysis as early as possible to assist handicappers. When the dust settles on injury news, weather reports and line moves, the GoldSheet team offers its highly-respected LTS plays. Separate from the newsletter but never contrasting selections in the newsletter, these LTS selections have consistently kept GoldSheet atop WagerTalk's leaderboard since our debut in 2021. Simply put: These plays are the best of the best, and they are a big reason why GoldSheet has been a trusted source in the sports betting industry for seven decades.

  • 2021 College Football Season: +85.5% Profit behind a 45-21-3 Record (No. 1 at WagerTalk)
  • 2021-22 NFL Season: +10.3% Profit behind a 33-28-1 Record
  • 2021-22 College Basketball Season: +33.1% Profit behind a 53.6% Win Rate
  • 2021-22 NBA Season: +52% Profit behind a 54.7% Win Rate
  • 2022-23 NFL Season: +55.9% Profit behind a 49-28-3 Record (No. 1 at WagerTalk)

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