Championship sports analysts such as Mike Lineback and Jim Kruger may view the Professional Handicappers League's site contests a bit differently, but the bottom line's the same. The contests not only rev up their competitive juices, they also provide the public a "black and white" opportunity to see for themselves just how well a handicapper is doing in a particular sport versus the competition. After all, while the handicapping business generates a lot of camaraderie among the various players, it's still, much like professional sports themselves, a dog eat dog industry and one in which the numbers do the talking.