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Last updated on May 11, 2026

About Sports Injury Central

What is Sports Injury Central (SIC)?

SIC is a sports injury analysis platform built for sports bettors, fantasy players, analysts and fans who want to understand how injuries may affect teams, players, and games.

The team analyzes all of the injury news and reports from the NFL, NBA, MLB, College Football and professional sports with in-depth injury analysis to give you an edge with your betting, DFS and other fantasy sports plays.

SIC the home of the leading panel of Head Team Physicians from the NFL, NBA, and MLB with over a century of pro sports team physician experience.

SIC is the most trusted source of NFL injury information from NFL team physicians including Pro Football Doc with over 50 million impressions per month on Twitter alone.

What is the SICScore?

The SIC Score is SIC's proprietary health-based rating designed to help users quickly understand how injuries may affect a player, team, or matchup.

What makes SIC Picks different from other handicapping services?

SIC focuses on injury intelligence, medical analysis, and health ratings rather than relying only on trends, public statistics, or standard betting angles.

Who is Pro Football Doc?

Pro Football Doc is the co-founder of SIC and head of SIC's medical panel. He is the leading trusted medical expert voice for pro sports. He was the Head Team Physician for the NFL San Diego Chargers for 17 years and worked with several NBA teams and many professional athletes.

Who are the experts behind SIC's picks?

SIC Picks are supported by the SIC team of medical and sports betting experts, combining their decades of experience in injury data, medical insight, market awareness, and sports handicapping.

How does the SIC team work behind the scenes?

SIC tracks injuries, evaluates player health, updates health ratings, reviews matchups, and turns that information into fantasy and betting-relevant insights.

What sports does SIC cover?

SIC covers NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, college football, and college basketball, with coverage expanding around major sports seasons and injury-driven betting opportunities.

Who should use SIC?

SIC is built for sports bettors, fantasy sports players, and fans who want access to expert, independent injury-based analysis before making betting or fantasy sports decisions.

Products & Features

What is SIC Premium?

SIC Premium is SIC's paid subscription area for premium injury analysis, picks, data, and betting-focused tools including SIC Picks and SIC Data.

What is SIC Picks Premium?

SIC Picks Premium is SIC's betting product which includes all features from SIC Data integrated into sports betting algorithms to provide picks.

What is SIC Data?

SIC Data gives users access to the injury intel used for SIC Picks including insights, ratings, projections and tools that help evaluate teams, players, and matchups.

What are SIC Matchups?

SIC Matchups help users compare teams and games through an injury and health-rating lens.

What is SIC Insights?

SIC Insights provides additional injury-driven analysis and context for bettors, fantasy players, and fans.

What does each star rating mean?

A 1-star pick is a standard play, a 2-star pick is a stronger edge, and a 3-star pick is the highest-confidence rating.

SIC Picks Results & Expectations

How transparent is SIC about pick performance?

The results of SIC Picks are updated daily and available on the website here.

How long should I follow SIC before judging results?

Judge results over a meaningful sample, at least one month, rather than one day, one week, or one losing streak.

Is a 55% win rate really strong?

Yes. At standard -110 odds, bettors need to win about 52.4% to break even, so 55% with a meaningful sample is strong.

What are realistic expectations for my betting bankroll?

Use disciplined bankroll management. A common best practice is risking 1% to 3% of bankroll per play, using consistent unit sizes, and avoiding oversized bets.

What happens during a losing streak?

Losing streaks can happen for all professional sports bettors, even with profitable long-term strategies. Stay disciplined, keep bet sizes consistent, and avoid chasing losses.

Subscriptions & Billing

Can I subscribe short term?

Yes. SIC has a variety of access options from 1-day passes, weekly, monthly and annual passes.

Can I upgrade or change my package mid-season?

Yes, upgrades can be made in your subscription settings or contact support to request upgrades, package changes, or access adjustments.

What is your refund policy?

Purchases are non-refundable unless a specific promotion, guarantee, or written policy states otherwise.

Do you offer trial access to new subscribers?

SIC has occasional short-term free access offers available via the website and newsletter - subscribe free here.

Using the Service

How are picks delivered?

Picks are accessed by logging into your Dashboard on SIC Picks. Alerts for picks are delivered via SMS and Email. Ensure your notifications are turned on here. For SMS ensure your phone number is added here.

When are picks released?

Picks are usually released when SIC identifies the best available value, this can be at anytime due to injury-based information. For pre-game picks SIC aims to ensure picks are posted at least 30 minutes before the start of the game.

What if I miss a release?

Picks remain visible in the dashboard.

Can I bet these picks on mobile sportsbook apps?

Users can place bets through legal mobile sportsbook apps where available in their state or jurisdiction.

Do you recommend line shopping across books?

Yes. Line shopping is strongly recommended because small differences in odds or spreads can affect long-term results.

How do I contact SIC / SIC Picks / Pro Football Doc?

For account, subscription, SIC Picks, media or partnership enquiries please email support@sicscore.com

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