Nelly’s Service


Our office can be reached toll-free via phone at 1-800-336-3559

The sports schedule does not follow conventional business hours as times of availability will vary greatly based on the schedule and season. Email can sometimes be a more timely method of reaching us – you can email us at nelly@nellysports.com.

Our mailing address is:
Nelly’s Sportsline
PO BOX 6433
Madison, WI 53716-0433


NELLY’S FOOTBALL: Our football service features two main branches with a weekly newsletter (the Green Sheet) that is released on Wednesdays and offers analysis and an opinion on EVERY SINGLE GAME of the college and pro football seasons. We also offer a phone service that pares down the massive schedule into our top recommendations for the week with updates on the weeknight afternoons and generally a Friday afternoon update for the weekend. The newsletter is included with the phone service but they are considered separate entities. The newsletter selections are on an early week deadline while our phone service selections can incorporate a much more exhaustive handicapping process.

We currently rate our phone service selections on a 1-5-7-9 star rating scale. Most picks will be 5* selections. 1* picks are effectively opinions, reserved to offer at least a lean on a major contest of interest. 9* picks are rare top plays. 

The Green Sheet features Key Selections on a Rating 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 system but those selections are not meant to be weighted wagering recommendations like the phone service selections.

Our Football Service has been in existence since the 1989-90 season with numerous winning seasons, accolades, contest championships, and top rankings at national monitors.

RECENT FOOTBALL PHONE SERVICE HIGHIGHTS:

  • 2011 Wiseguys Contest Champion & Best Bet Champion
  • 2012 Wiseguys Best Bet Champion, 3rd Place Overall
  • 61% College Football Regular season in 2013-14
  • 2013-14 Vegas Insider Win Percentage Leader in BOTH NFL & NCAA Football
  • 63% NFL Season in 2015-16
  • 2015-16 #2 NFL Win Percentage at the Sports Watch Monitor (minimum 50 selections)
  • 75% in College Football 3* Top Plays in 2016-17
  • 2017 Wiseguys Last 4 Weeks Champion, 3rd Place Overall
  • 62% NFL Season in 2017-18
  • 2017-18 #3 NFL Win Percentage at the Sports Watch Monitor (minimum 50 selections)
  • 80% on 3* Top Plays in 2017-18 (college & pro combined)
  • Winning Results in 12 of the past 17 Septembers through 2021
  • 60% NFL season in 2020-21
  • 10-1 in the 2020-21 NFL playoffs & Super Bowl 
  • 62.5% NCAA season in 2020-21
  • 8-2 in our final 10 bowl picks of the 2021-22 season
  • 15-7 the past two bowl seasons from 2020-21 to 2021-22

2022-23: We expect to have another big season in 2022-23 football! Consider joining us for an extended subscription!