ASA, Inc.’s Lee Kostroski and Mike Merlet have a combined 50+ years in the handicapping profession, and are known for their “Big Game” prowess.
Active since: 1987
Location: Madison, WI
The owners of American Sports Analysts (ASA), Lee Kostroski & Mike Merlet, have a combined 50+ years in the sports betting industry. Both started with Doc’s Enterprises — Lee in the late 80’s and Mike in the early 90’s. After learning the handicapping trade from one of the oldest firms in the business, they started ASA, Inc. in 1997 and have been going strong ever since. They have especially been known throughout the industry for their success on BIG GAMES, and their Top Football plays have profited 16 of 23 seasons. ASA is located in Madison, WI and a foundation of their handicapping prowess revolves around the heart of the country – especially the Big Ten.
ASA has appeared on numerous radio shows throughout the country as special expert football guests including Tampa, New Orleans, Madison, Milwaukee, Memphis, Las Vegas, and Denver just to name a few. They were also featured on the ESPN website with gaming writer Chad Millman during the 2011 season.
ASA’s handicapping methods have evolved over the years, with hard work and research being the anchor of their success. Rather than implementing one specific strategy as many handicappers do, they intertwine many different philosophies when it comes to making football, basketball, hockey, and baseball selections. They utilize their massive database that goes back over 30 years, which gives them in-depth information on any situation you can think of when it comes to handicapping. That’s not where they stop, however. They also research stats and film each week to evaluate the upcoming match ups on the field along with speaking with their personal contacts throughout the country (especially in the Midwest). On top of that, they analyze each point spread (and their movements), comparing them with their own power ratings to find an edge. Lastly, their predictive analytics or math models forecast the outcomes of games based solely on numbers and statistics that aren’t swayed by the human element. So, as you can see, just because a game may fall into a successful system or the scheduling looks good to go against or with a certain team, that doesn’t mean that ASA automatically uses it as a selection. It must go through their in-depth process with all things considered before they give it the ASA stamp of approval. Looking at games from all these angles gives ASA the best of all worlds when it comes to handicapping. Their handicapping theories have proven successful over the years which has them as one of the more tenured experts in the industry.
Lee & Mike at ASA have stood the test of time in an industry that makes it very tough to do so. Their 50+ years of experience will give you the winning edge you need. Sports wagering is an investment and it’s time you invest in the known commodity of ASA!
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NCAAF - Point Spread - Sat, Oct 31 @ 03:15 PM
Stanford vs Louisville
Louisville -22.5 (-110) (Consensus Line)
#132 ASA FREE PLAY ON Louisville -22.5 over Stanford, Saturday at 3:15 PM ET Solid spot here for Louisville coming off their bye week and catching a Stanford team off an upset home win over NC State last Friday but had a post game win expectancy of just 28% (lucky win). That win moved the Cardi...
#132 ASA FREE PLAY ON Louisville -22.5 over Stanford, Saturday at 3:15 PM ET Solid spot here for Louisville coming off their bye week and catching a Stanford team off an upset home win over NC State last Friday but had a post game win expectancy of just 28% (lucky win). That win moved the Cardinal to 4-4 on the season, however all of their wins have come at home vs teams all ranked outside the top 70 in our power ratings (Hawaii, Ga Tech, Elon, and NC State). Now they go on the road where they’ve been smoked 3 times this season. This will also be their 4th trip to the eastern time zone since September 19th and playing a motivated and rested Louisville team. The Cardinals (not Cardinal) will be motivated here after losing last year @ Stanford by 3 points as a 20.5 point favorite. Now we’re getting them at home at nearly the same number. Stanford’s 3 road games vs Duke, Wake Forest, and Notre Dame were all blowout losses by a combined score of 150 to 17! They lost all of those games by at least 28 points. They’ve now lost 14 straight road games dating back to September of 2024. Stanford has now made 7 trips to the eastern time zone since the start of last season and they’ve lost 6 of those games by at least 24 points (0-7 SU and 1-6 ATS in those games). Louisville’s offense ranks 3rd in the country averaging 7.7 YPP. They are facing a Stanford defense that 443 YPG (132nd nationally) on 6.4 YPP (128th). On the road that defense is allowing a ridiculous 529 YPG on 7.5 YPP. The Louisville offense, who averages 43 PPG at home this season, should be able to name their score here. Can Stanford keep up? We don’t think so. Their offense isn’t very good overall ranking 107th on total offense and 112th in YPP offense and they’ve only scored a total of 17 points in 3 road games as we mentioned above. This has the makings of a blowout and we’ll lay it with Louisville.NBA - Point Spread - Fri, Oct 30
ASA off 0-3 All Sports day but still 16-9-1 our last 26. NBA is now on a 5-1 run our last six and tonight we PUNCH a ...
ASA off 0-3 All Sports day but still 16-9-1 our last 26. NBA is now on a 5-1 run our last six and tonight we PUNCH a BIG ticket winner with a Side in the Eastern Conference. Dating back to last season we are on a 10-3 GOM/GOY streak involving the Eastern Conference. We step out today with our Southeast Division Game of the Month bet on the Hornets/Wizards game. Long term NBA Tops $46,860.$30
NBA - Point Spread - Fri, Oct 30
ASA off 0-3 All Sports day but still 16-9-1 our last 26. NBA is now on a 5-1 run our last six The full NBA slate toda...
ASA off 0-3 All Sports day but still 16-9-1 our last 26. NBA is now on a 5-1 run our last six The full NBA slate today is offering a few fantastic betting opportunities including this ATS BLOWOUT rout play on a late game Friday. One misleading stat has impacted this number and we'll capitalize on the oddsmakers mistake. Long term NBA Tops $46,860.$30
NHL - Moneyline - Fri, Oct 30
Off a disappointing 0-3 Thursday we're ready for a huge bounce back to end the work week. Despite yesterday's result...
Off a disappointing 0-3 Thursday we're ready for a huge bounce back to end the work week. Despite yesterday's results we are still on a 42-29 all sports run since mid October and have started the NHL season cashing on almost 72% of our plays (5-2 Record). That improves to 75% on our NHL sides this season (3-1)! Don't miss our NHL TOP PLAY OF THE DAY as we continue melting the ice!$30
NCAAF - Point Spread - Sat, Oct 31
We've nailed 4 of our last 5 Game of the Year spots in College FB (80%) dating back to late last November! We've als...
We've nailed 4 of our last 5 Game of the Year spots in College FB (80%) dating back to late last November! We've also hit nearly 65% of our CFB sides during that same time period (40-22 Record). On Saturday we're HAMMERING our STRONGEST play in the Pac 12 this season! You won't have to sweat this one. ASA BIG PLAYS = WINNING RESULTS!$30
NCAAF - Point Spread - Sat, Oct 31
We CASHED on our CFB GAME OF THE MONTH last Saturday with New Mexico and this Saturday we're ALL OVER a BIG 12 game t...
We CASHED on our CFB GAME OF THE MONTH last Saturday with New Mexico and this Saturday we're ALL OVER a BIG 12 game that sets up perfectly! Our long term run on CFB sides has been impressive sitting at 40-22 dating back to late last November. This is our FIRST GOM/GOY side spot in the Big 12 this season. Last year we had 2 GOM/GOY side spots in the Big 12 and went 2-0! More of the same on Saturday...$30
NCAAF - Point Spread - Sat, Oct 31
We've hit nearly 65% of our CFB sides dating back to late November 2025 (40-22 Record)! That includes our ACC GAME O...
We've hit nearly 65% of our CFB sides dating back to late November 2025 (40-22 Record)! That includes our ACC GAME OF THE MONTH a few weeks ago which was a WINNER on SMU. On Saturday we've just released our ACC GAME OF THE WEEK. What a spot for an easy cash in! A game you can't afford to miss. ASA BIG PLAYS = WINNING RESULTS!$30
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