The intensity level gets ramped up a bit in the third week of the NFL preseason. Starters will get more playing time, and battles are commonplace between second and third string players trying to compete for a roster spot. There are several intriguing contests this week, and OG took the […]
Fred Couples has only played four times on the Champions Tour this season, but there was no way he was missing this week’s Boeing Classic. Despite battling back problems for most of the year, the 58-year-old is a Seattle native, and having honed his game as a kid on the […]
Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer will not be leaving the university any time soon, which has college football fans and bettors with high expectations for the Buckeyes this fall breathing a sigh of relief. Meyer received just a three-game suspension (without pay) after an independent OSU investigation found that […]
NFL No. 1 draft pick Baker Mayfield hasn’t been making much news on the field for the Cleveland Browns, but he is making up for it off of it. The rookie has been upgrading quarterback RVs, making a parody video of one of his bosses, and signing an endorsement deal […]
Tiger Woods has not won a tournament this year, but is still a 14/1 pick to win the Northern Trust Open this week in New Jersey. But could a bettor’s money be better spent on other wagers involving Woods that don’t require the PGA Championship’s second-place finisher to win outright? […]
With speculation swirling that Sam Darnold of the New York Jets would be the first rookie quarterback to be named a starter, it appears Buffalo first-year signal caller Josh Allen might beat him to the honor. Allen, the No. 7 pick in the NFL Draft overall, will be the No. […]
To the surprise of no one who even casually follows college football, Alabama was ranked the No. 1 team in the first Associated Press Top 25 poll for the 2018 season. The Crimson Tide joined Oklahoma (1985-87) as the only programs to start three consecutive seasons as the top-ranked team. […]
This was not the way Manchester United was supposed to start the season, and it may have put their manager Jose Mourinho in peril. After a lackluster win against Leicester City to start the season, followed by an embarrassing loss to Brighton, who finished 15th out of 20 in the English Premier League […]
With the streak by the Oakland A’s over the last month, it was truly a good time to be a bettor who believed in the team. The A’s have had the best record in baseball since June at 45-22, putting Oakland just one game behind the Houston Astros for the […]
LeBron James Jr. is taking after his famous father when it comes to basketball, and the 13-year-old star is already getting the attention of college programs. He is turning out to be so popular, that bookmaker.eu has put odds on what university he will go to. Never mind that he […]
Cardi B and Childish Gambino could be the big winners at the MTV Video Music Awards on Monday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The artists have been nominated in multiple categories and oddsmakers at Bovada believe they will win at least two awards. Cardi B has […]
In the dog days of summer, the Los Angeles Dodgers are getting bit hard by injuries, and it shows as the team continues to melt down. August has been especially difficult, as the team is 6-8 the last two weeks. The biggest blow has been to the bullpen. Closer Kenley […]
The Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race will be under the lights on Saturday night, but the Big Three have been shining even in the daytime, and should do so again this weekend. Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch have won 17 of the 22 Nascar Cup Series […]
OG learned more about the teams in the first week, and even more should be gleaned in NFL Week 2 of the preseason. The starters will play a bit more, but the real battles between second- and third-string players should show who will be survive the first round of cuts. […]
Gamblers will understand if the Houston Astros pack up as quickly as possible and beat it out of town. Home has been anything but a comfort to the defending World Series champions, who have lost 10 of their last 11 games at Minute Maid Park. The streak dates back to […]
Are James Bond fans ready for to see their favorite spy hero played by a black actor? Oddsmakers say yes, with Hollywood betting lines showing Idris Elba now as the favorite to land the part. Elba was an 8/1 pick back in April, according to Ladbrokes, and he has since […]
Kevin Sutherland returns to the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, the place where he shot the Champions Tour’s only 59, struggling with the very club that helped him card the historic score. The 54-year-old is squabbling with his putter, and so far the flat stick is winning. The leader in greens […]
The last pick in the NFL Draft is affectionately called Mr. Irrelevant, but the 2017 final pick, Denver’s Chad Kelly, is turning into Mr. Essential. The second-year quarterback just got promoted to backup for the Broncos, and the coaching staff is getting more and more comfortable with the 24-year-old. After […]
The Wyndham Championship is almost like three tournaments in one PGA Tour event. The season-ending tournament, which begins on Thursday, has players trying to get into the Fed Ex Cup Playoffs, and others trying to keep their playing privileges for next season. Oh, yeah, and there is also the event […]
Two weeks into the preseason, three weeks before Oakland’s first regular season game, the Raiders’ star defensive player Khalil Mack is still a no-show. The All-Pro linebacker is in the midst of a holdout during contract negotiations. And if he and his team can’t come to an agreement soon, there’s […]
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