It's Sunday, September 5th,  I’m your host, John Rainey, The Rainman and thanks for visiting our site.

WOW! What a Saturday as we start the season 5-1 ATS on the games and 15 - 3 on a unit basis winning both Five Stars and losing on the Northwestern game by a point! The one Late Money Update play on Oregon St. was a winner so 16-3 overall and a kickass start! Oh yeah, the comp play on Kentucky won too!

We have worked incredibly hard this summer proving the algorithm I came up with last season. We've run EVERY GAME, COLLEGE AND PRO, PLAYED SINCE 1985, and we have identified three sets of game circumstances that produced over 70% win rates for the last year, the last 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, 20 years and 25 years and that is absolutely astounding. We've also identified four sets of line circumstances which have consistently produced win rates of over 68%. Both the algorithm plays and the line circumstance plays are very narrow sets of requirements and I'm guessing we'll have 40 to 50 games this season that will fall under one or the other and 15 to 20 games that will fall under both. I'm not guessing when I tell you those will be some BIG plays for us this season. 

The other thing that both the algorithm and the line research has shown me is possibly even more important and that is certain types of games to stay away from. Just as we've identified certain situations that have consistently produced high win percentages, we have also identified some situations that have consistently produced win rates of under 40%. Don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand that avoiding a loser is just as important as picking a winner! 

Now you can see why I am excited about this season!!!

Couple of other things different for the upcoming season- first, Late Money Updates will be available both on the phone and on the website. In the past, Late Money Updates were only available on the phone because wireless access to the site was not 100% guaranteed for me regardless of where I was when the update needed to be loaded. With recent equipment and service upgrades, that is no longer the case and we'll be loading updates on the website. 

Second difference for the season is Lee Sterling will not be returning to co-host the Saturday morning handicapping show. This was Lee's decision, based on some personal family problems that he feels require a good bit of his time. We wish Lee and his family the best. I'll be hosting the show and it seems that this pretty much brings me full circle in the radio business as it was The All-Star Sports Handicapping Show that debuted in 1992 that got me into radio. I hosted that show, with no co-hosts, and I look forward to this season. We'll have a few interesting guests and we'll talk football! First show is today and you can listen anywhere by clicking on the "Listen Live" button on the home page!

Preseason Specials are still available- they'll be valid thru this weekend- you can get the entire season, College & Pro, Bowl Games, Playoff Games and the Super Bowl- every play we make for $1500 and if you sign up before the weekend's over, we'll include College and Pro Basketball Season Service at NO CHARGE!!! That's $1000 off the normal price of $2500 and free basketball. This may be the best offer we've ever made! If you have any questions or need additional information, please don't hesitate to call me on my cell at 901-461-4600 or toll free in the office at 800-933-5308 or locally in the office at 901-683-1500. 

Still plenty of time for you to jump aboard and follow me on Twitter- RainmanMemphis, all one word, and during the season I'll put out some late plays- 10 to 15 minutes before kickoff and they'll be free of course. And we invite you to listen to the All-Star Sports Handicapping Show every Saturday morning- 6am to 8am. If we're not on in your area, go to the website at therainman.com, click on the show banner and listen to us on the internet. 

Today, One Five Star Play and One Regular Play are loaded and ready to go on the $50 Premier Line. The same great plays- all listed as Regular Plays, are on the Combo Line for $25. You can order all of our plays right here on the website using MasterCard, Visa or Discover Card. Just click on "Order Today's Plays" on the home page, scroll down the page and select the play lines you want to order and get the winners right here on the site. You can also call the office at 800-933-5308 or 901-683-1500 or my cell at 901-461-4600 and we'll be glad to work with you in person.

Spend a little time on our website. Read the "Rainman's Rules For Successful Sports Wagering", check out the page for monthly and Season Service, read about our daily Play Lines- they are the best in the business and guaranteed each day not to produce a losing record or you get the next day free, and you'll see why we have customers from all 50 states, many of whom have been with us for years. Everything you need to know about The Rainman and All-Star Sports is right here on the website. 

Your comp pick for today- let's go with Tulsa and East Carolina under the total of 59. Good luck this season and thanks for visiting our site.