When the opening odds are set for the professional football, they tends to be slight changes with a couple of games, but this week NFL line movement is prevalent in several match ups. One contest the line moved two points, usually unheard of, though often seen in college football. The […]
The Montreal Canadiens broke an 83-year-old record by scoring two goals in two seconds in the team’s 6-4 win over the defending Stanley Cup Champions Washington on Thursday. The previous record was three seconds, held by the St. Louis Eagles on March 12, 1935 against the Detroit Red Wings. Frank […]
It was unthinkable over the summer that NASCAR’s Big 3 of Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr. wouldn’t be in the Final Four at the end of the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup. The group had won 17 of the 23 races through the middle of August. Then they […]
It is getting time to start thinking about becoming bowl eligible and games this week represent the need for some teams to get a win in order to breathe a little easier. Arizona, Colorado, Michigan State, and Maryland are all in positions where they can get to premier postseason games […]
One day after he was reinstated to his position as head coach at Maryland, D.J. Durkin was fired by the university on Wednesday. Public pressure may have had a role in Maryland’s reversal. University president Wallace Loh denied that anyone other than himself made the decision that Durkin had to […]
LSU is a 14.5-point underdog when they host No. 1 Alabama on Saturday, and while oddsmakers aren’t giving them much of a chance to win, the No. 4 Tigers believe this is the year they break their losing streak against their SEC rival. Of course they have had the same […]
Last season was a rough one for Jordan Spieth, but the 25-year-old is hoping he can start his year successfully at this week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas. Spieth is a 12/1 pick to win, right behind favorites Tony Finau, who lost in a playoff in last […]
The teams expected to be in the top four when the College Football Playoff committee released its initial ranking of the 2018-2019 season Tuesday were all there. The lone surprise was the order they were ranked, with LSU, the only non-undefeated team in the bunch, placed ahead of 8-0 Notre Dame. […]
The Hue Jackson reign is over, as the Cleveland Browns fired their head coach, as well as offensive coordinator Todd Haley on Monday. The team lost its third consecutive game on Sunday, 33-18 to Pittsburgh. But that was more of a symptom than the direct cause. Jackson had compiled a […]
Despite three of the top 5 teams having bye weeks, there was more than enough excitement in rest of the AP Top 25 college football poll. A record 11 teams were upset on Saturday, and as a result seven new teams make appearances in the weekly poll. The Top 5 […]
Two NFL players decided to go against their coach’s orders in Week 8 of the football season, each with different results for their teams, not to mention gamblers. Seattle Seahawks punter Michael Dickson was a hero to teammates, while Green Bay Packers kick returner Ty Montgomery might be getting released […]
Two top 10 teams that have been spotty against the spread, managed to disappoint bettors again in Week 9 of the college football season. No. 5 Notre Dame won its game against Navy, but failed to cover the 23.5 points, while No. 6 Texas lost outright to unranked Oklahoma State. […]
Though Oscars season is still a month away, a couple of motion pictures are picking up traction well before studios release movies they believe will compete for the main categories. Late fall until the end of December is usually when the films studio execs believe will be nominated for Academy […]
While Kansas City and the LA Rams battle it out to be the best in the NFL, there’s an equally spirited competition for the worst NFL team. MyBookie has a prop bet for those who want to wager on the league’s most futile squad. The Australia-based sportsbook has San Francisco […]
It is division rivalry time with this week’s Five Bets for NFL Week 8. Three of the five games we selected have conference foes facing each other, and all except Cleveland at Pittsburgh, will be the first meeting of two for the teams. These contests tend to have a little […]
As the NASCAR Playoffs are down to a field of eight drivers at this week’s First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway, three familiar names are running atop the leaderboard. Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, and Martin Truex Jr. have dominated most of the season, so it is not surprising that the […]
Urban Meyer has compiled a 77-9 record and a National Championship in six-plus seasons at Ohio State, but many are speculating that this year will be his last. Meyer has faced mounting criticism about the way he runs his program from fans, media, and reportedly athletic director. One internet sportsbook […]
The NBA season is 16 days old, but already players and teams are giving subtle, and not so subtle, indications of how their season is going to go. There have been some surprises, both good and bad in the two-plus weeks since the season openers. Some struggles, like LeBron James […]
With three of the top 5 teams in the AP Top 25 enjoying a bye week, Five Bets had to dig a little deeper into the College Football schedule to find the good action. The five contests that caught our eye this week mostly involve teams that are not in […]
For the second consecutive week, Bernhard Langer is atop the Schwab Cup Playoff points list, and is the favorite at the Invesco QQQ Championship, which begins Friday at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California. The Invesco QQQ is the second tournament in a three-event playoff that features the top 54 […]
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