John Reger

John Reger

Sports Betting  |  LAS VEGAS

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Journeyman journalist John Reger is in the Vegas sportsbooks chasing down the latest shift in the world of sports betting and all things odds-related. He previously worked as a sports writer for the Orange County Register in California and is the author of Wit and Wisdom of Golf (2001) and Quotable Wooden (2012), among other books.

Cheating Houston Astros Could Face Punishment by Opposing Pitchers

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Major League Baseball apparently won’t discipline Houston Astros players for cheating to win the 2017 World Series, but oddsmakers believe opposing pitchers will be handing out punishment of their own. Three sportsbooks, William Hill, BetOnline, and Sportsbetting.ag, have all released proposition bets on the likelihood of Houston batters getting hit […]

Tiger Woods is one of four players in the Top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking that aren’t playing in the WGC-Mexico Championship. (Image: Getty)

Woods, Mickelson, Koepka Say Adios to WGC-Mexico Championship

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PGA Tour stars are skipping this week’s WGC-Mexico Championship, opting to take a week off rather than travel south of the border. Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Brooks Koepka are all missing the event. In fact, four of the top-10 ranked golfers in the Official World Golf Rankings are taking […]

Jimmie Johnson announced 2020 would be his last full season in NASCAR, and would like to win the Daytona 500 for the third time. (Image: AP)

One Bet, $100: Jimmie Johnson Sentimental Favorite at Daytona 500

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We like both happy stories and underdogs, which is why we’d love to see Jimmie Johnson win the Daytona 500 on Sunday. What we don’t like, however, is picking a driver to win a specific race. We particularly don’t like making picks in the first race of the Cup Series, […]

Chase Elliott is trying to win his first Daytona 500 on Sunday and has odds of 12/1. (Image: Getty)

Daytona 500: Back Hamlin, Elliott, Fade Busch, Keselowski

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The Daytona 500 is Sunday at Daytona International Speedway, and there are several plot lines for the Great American Race. The first is whether or not Denny Hamlin can be the first driver to repeat as champion since Sterling Marlin went back-to-back in ’94 and ’95. The other plot line […]

Alex Bowman, left, finished second to Daytona 500 pole winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for Sunday’s race at Daytona International Speedway. (Image: AP)

New Team, Car, Lead to First Daytona 500 Pole for Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. made an immediate impression with his new team owner, JTG-Daugherty Racing, by capturing the pole for Sunday’s Daytona 500. Now he hopes to further dazzle his employer with a victory on Sunday. Stenhouse grabbed his third career pole position, but his first at NASCAR’s Cup Series season […]

Tiger Woods is 0-10 at Riviera Country Club in the Genesis Invitational, which begins on Thursday. (Image: Getty)

Can Tiger Woods (0-10) Finally Win at Riviera Country Club?

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Riviera Country Club is about the only golf course that Tiger Woods hasn’t mastered, but he gets another chance starting Thursday at the Genesis Invitational. Woods has a long history at the famed Southern California course. It’s just not the type of history Woods would like. The 44-year-old, who grew […]

Rory McIlroy is the No. 1 ranked player and not surprisingly is the 7/1 favorite to win the Genesis Invitational this week. (Image: Getty)

Genesis Invitational: Back McIlroy, Rahm, Fade Woods, Koepka

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The Genesis Invitational has one of the strongest fields of any non-major championship golf tournament. Nine of the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings are scheduled to play. The PGA Tour communications department said it is the strongest field since the 2007 Wells Fargo Championship. Top-ranked Rory McIlroy […]

A blocking maneuver by Joey Logano (22) caused an accident that knocked Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowki out of the Busch Clash on Sunday. (Image: AP)

Brad Keselowski Fumes After Crash at Busch Clash

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The NASCAR Cup Series doesn’t start until Sunday’s Daytona 500, but driver Brad Keselowski has already started complaining about another driver — and this one’s on his own team. Keselowski got knocked out of Sunday’s Busch Clash, an exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway a week before the Daytona 500, […]

Jason Day has returned from a back injury, and in two events has finished tied for 16th and fourth. (Image: Getty)

Golf Notes: Jason Day Back From Injury, Mickelson Skipping Mexico

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Even though Jason Day didn’t win at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am last Sunday, the Australian was happy he finished fourth. After last year’s battle with a back injury, a condition that forced him to miss the Presidents Cup, the event in Pebble Beach gave him some much needed momentum as […]

Boston pitcher David Price, left, is part of the Mookie Betts trade and the two are reportedly going to Los Angeles. (Image: AP)

Los Angeles, Boston Take Another Swing, Connect on Mookie Betts Trade

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The blockbuster three-team deal involving Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts going to the Los Angeles Dodgers, is now a two-team deal, but still the biggest trade in the offseason so far. While the fine points may have changed, one thing hasn’t; by adding Betts to their roster, the Dodgers […]

Kansas City head coach Andy Reid, left, and San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan are expected by oddsmakers to repeat as the AFC and NFC Champions. (Image: Getty)

Chiefs, 49ers Open as 2021 Conference Championship Favorites

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As is usually the case for bookies trying to read the betting public, the two teams that met in the 2020 Super Bowl, are the early favorites to repeat as the champions of the AFC and NFC next season. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook released its odds for who will […]

Five-star offensive tackle Broderick Jones decided to sign with the Georgia Bulldogs on College Football National Signing Day. (Image: 247Sports.com)

Georgia Big Winner on College Football National Signing Day

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The college football recruiting season ended Wednesday with National Signing Day. Many incoming freshmen made their decisions in December during the early signing period, but there were a few reversals on commitments, and a couple of surprises. Rivals.com, which specializes in tracking and ranking the college recruitment period and national […]

Defending Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin is one of four drivers favored at 10/1 to win the race on Feb. 16. (Image: Getty)

Logano, Keselowski, Elliott, Hamlin Top Daytona 500 Odds

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With the kickoff of the 2020 NASCAR season just 10 days away, the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook released its Daytona 500 odds. The race, held at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 16, is the first official Cups Points race of the season. A quartet of familiar names sit atop the […]

Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell is the favorite to become the new Michigan State head coach. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Search Begins for New Michigan State Football Coach

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Still reeling from longtime head coach Mark Dantonio’s resignation on Tuesday, Michigan State officials now must find a new football coach. There are several candidates, but the top two favorites don’t seem to want the job. BetOnline put out odds on who will become Michigan State’s new head coach, and […]

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