NBA Commissioner Adam Silver might be softening his stance on the league’s one-and-done policy, which prohibits high school players from entering the NBA draft, suggesting it might be time to scrap the rule. Silver spoke last week at a press conference following the Board of Governors when he floated the […]
Bryce Harper is bringing experience and home-field advantage to Monday’s Home Run Derby at Nationals Park in Washington DC. The Nationals outfielder was an 11/4 favorite when Bovada released home run derby betting odds. He has since slipped to 13/4. By Friday morning, Chicago Cub Kyle Schwarber was the favorite, […]
D Casino owner Derek Stevens continues to upgrade the Las Vegas downtown area, and now apparently has plans to operate his own sportsbooks at two of his Fremont Street casinos instead of outsourcing sports betting operations to William Hill. Gaming Today reported last week that the flamboyant entrepreneur intended to […]
The World Cup third-place game often comes down to motivation, and both England and Belgium might be lacking in desire. Both teams faced crushing semifinal defeats, and both thought they could have won and advanced to the final match. English tabloids are characterizing Saturday’s match for third as a “glorified […]
It would be difficult for any driver to recreate the incredibly successful year that Martin Truex Jr. had last season, in which he racked up eight victories. But the defending NASCAR Cup champion certainly is trying to keep pace, and will be gunning for his fourth win of 2018 at […]
The end is near and it is time to go out with a bang betting-wise, so we are looking for big payoffs for our Five World Cup Bets. This OG writer is hovering “right about even” with our hypothetical gambling, and we’re going for the big payday in the third-place […]
Tim Tebow is the most famous minor league baseball player since Michael Jordan, but unlike the basketball icon, the former NFL player is holding on to dreams of getting called up to the major leagues. BetOnline believes it will happen. The internet sportsbook has a prop bet on whether the […]
For any other golfer, winning once and having four second-place finishes would be considered a successful year. But for Bernhard Langer it’s reason for concern. Langer is looking to close out a big tournament at this week’s Constellation Players Championship, the third of five Champions Tour major championships this year. […]
The dog days of summer can also be applied to the PGA Tour schedule, as tournaments like the John Deere Classic struggle to get name players to enter. The event, located in Silvis, Illinois, on the Iowa-Illinois border, has just one player (No. 15 Francisco Molinari) from the top 20 […]
When Croatia and England meet in the semifinal game on Wednesday, both teams will be trying to erase painful memories of previous failures at this stage of the World Cup. Both have reached the semifinals in the recent past — at least recent in World Cup years — with neither […]
New York Yankee fans have been basking in the success of starting pitcher Luis Severino this season, but those who bet on the right-hander’s performance are enjoying it even more. Severino is close to achieving one prop bet success story and could help bring in another. The Westgate Las Vegas […]
The women’s bracket at Wimbledon is beginning to look more like a park and recreation league than a Grand Slam event. Two more top seeds — No. 1 Simona Halep, and No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki — fell over the weekend, and seventh-seed Karolina Pliskova, going out on Monday in the […]
As expected, three teams dominated the All Star roster that was announced on Sunday, just as they have the regular season so far. The Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Houston Astros put five players each on the American League team. The National League had a little more parity. The […]
England striker Harry Kane is the leading contender for the World Cup’s Golden Boot award, but he might also be in line for a much more prestigious honor. British oddsmakers believe the team’s captain is under serious consideration to being knighted. Several betting sites have slashed the odds of his […]
With about three weeks until the Major League Baseball trade deadline, the biggest prize still available remains Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado, according to oddsmakers and baseball insiders who still can’t agree on where he’ll end up. SportsLine had the New York Yankees as the 3/1 choice to trade […]
The college football season is two months away and there is already movement in who bettors believe will win the Heisman Trophy. The award is given to the most outstanding athlete as voted by 870 media members, as well as former winners. Quarterbacks have tended to dominate, winning 15 times […]
The soccer teams from Russia and Croatia couldn’t have had different expectations coming into the World Cup. Now the two face each other in the final quarterfinal on Saturday, with an opportunity that many thought neither could achieve. Before the start of play, Russia was a 30/1 pick to win […]
Sit down NASCAR fans, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., and Kyle Busch might not win this week when the circuit heads to Daytona for the Coke Zero Sugar 400. Neither of the Big 3 are favorites to win the race under the lights Saturday night at the famous speedway. The […]
Two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani came off the disabled list Wednesday to serve as the Los Angeles Angels’ designated hitter, but returning to the mound is still a long ways away. The Japanese star injured his right elbow on June 6 against Kansas City. While he is unable to throw, […]
As the World Cup bracket narrows, the four quarterfinal matches of Russia 2018 feature some strong matchups, with plenty of potential for upsets — so bettors can expect defenses to tighten up, and should factor in the likelihood of low-scoring affairs on Friday and Saturday . Here are five scenarios […]
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