With Iowa set to become the 11th state taking legal sports bets on Thursday, it’s time to check in on the status of sports betting across the United States. Since the US Supreme Court acted to effectively turn sports betting over to the states, the will to allow this form […]
Nebraska football fans believe their Cornhuskers are poised to take on the powerhouses in the Big Ten conference. But is the team from Lincoln ready to make the leap into contention for a Big Ten championship? After a lackluster campaign in 2018, is the resurgent Nebraska program worth the long […]
The regular season is around the corner, and NFL prop bets are on the board. Will anyone make it through the 2019-2020 regular season undefeated? How about winless? Or maybe a lock for the best overall record? The oddsmakers will offer you prop bets on all of those teasers and […]
The State of Iowa will join the growing list of legal sports gambling States this Thursday, Aug. 15. The state legislature recently approved live sports betting at the already established casinos in the Hawkeye State. This will make Iowa the 11th State to offer legal sports gambling. The official launch […]
Detroit sports teams are terrible and the loyal fans know it. All professional sports franchises have their ups and downs. Cities suffer with mediocre teams and painful streaks of losing seasons. Fortunately, large cities have professional franchises in three or four major sports, which can spread the pain by delivering […]
Washington Redskins fans will get a chance to win cash without risking a nickel during the team’s four preseason games. In the latest integration of betting technology with a major sports league, NBC Sports Washington will offer in-game wagering as an experiment in preparation for eventual real-time sports telecast betting. […]
Training camps are open but the Big Ten conference has a real problem sending a team to the College Football Playoff. Big Ten Football simply has too many good teams. Of the fourteen teams in the conference, no fewer than 8 are ranked in the top 25 pre-season NCAA poll. […]
Sports betting doesn’t exist in a vacuum. All kinds of outside influences affect the games, the players, and ultimately the outcome. Yes, a bit of math is always necessary, but a more robust understanding of the risk-reward world we live in can improve your odds in nearly every aspect of […]
Odds on the 2019 Emmy awards came out last month, and they don’t leave a lot of room for entertainment gamblers to play longshots. At least not with any confidence. The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 22. […]
As we approach the 4th Annual World Chase Tag Championship in London (24 August) one has to ask the question: Have you seen professional chase tag? These athletes — and yes, they are definitely athletes — have mixed a childhood game with an increasingly popular Parkour style of obstacle course […]
The Tampa Bay Rays were down by five on Monday, 8-3, in the top of the ninth when they sent rookie infielder Mike Brosseau from second base to the mound. He was able to get some heaters over the plate at a nice arching 57-75 mph. He threw 19 pitches, […]
When everyone thinks the same way about a game, we call that a bandwagon. Jump on board, we’re all going to win. In the real world, things are seldom that simple. ‘We all got it right’ seems like a sentiment we should easily avoid. But sometimes we can get swept […]
Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey opened the SEC’s annual Media Days event by touching on some tough topics. Rather than speak about the 2019 Football season, he chose to speak first to the mental health of SEC athletes. He followed those comments with some concern and insight into potential effects […]
The National Football League opens 2019 training camps for rookies this week. Besides the drills and sweat and inevitable hazing when the veterans get to camp, the NFL also mandates a Rookie Transition Program for all new players. Let’s see how the NFL welcomes its new recruits. Welcome to the […]
Slowly American sports leagues are coming around to the fact that gambling on their product is inevitable. Nowhere has this realization come faster than with the National Hockey League. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has done a complete about-face on the subject. The League has embraced the gaming options completely. The […]
Earlier this year, Senate Bill SB-206, the “Fair Pay to Play Act†was introduced in California. After passing both the State Senate and the Assembly committees, the legislation now goes to the full legislature for what appears to be a late summer approval. The bill has got the NCAA up […]
Jim Bouton pitched in over 300 games in the Majors. He spent seven years (’62-’68) with the New York Yankees. In 1963 he won 21 games. Then he bumped around with several teams during the 1969 season when he wrote Ball Four. Bouton’s enduring mark on baseball will forever be […]
Esports gaming has become big business. With revenues crossing the $1 billion barrier, players begin to clamor for a bigger piece of the industry’s ever increasing pie. But what are some of the hurdles to an esports players union? Wired Magazine predicts a surge in union organizing among esports players. […]
Most of us get our sports information from some combination of television and the internet. Today, the question many are asking: Should I cut the cable and stream my data? Be careful before you do. The trend toward going all internet all the time could cost sports junkies vital information, […]
Author James Patterson might just be on to something with his prediction of wagering on esports. He certainly knows enough about the genre to use esports as a storyline in his latest novel. “Consider these facts. E-sports are the fastest growing participatory and spectator sport in the world. The […]
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