They ran the Remsen Stakes, a Grade 2 race for 2-year-olds at Aqueduct on Saturday. Forget that the Remsen hasn’t produced a Kentucky Derby winner in 25 years because, despite that, the race impacted this week’s Kentucky Derby futures markets. How big an impact? Not only did Remsen winner Brooklyn […]
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Administrative Tasks Push Michigan Online Sports Betting to Early 2021
Michigan residents looking to pass the time by placing their first online sports bets will have to wait until after the ball drops at the start of 2021. At the start of December, the Michigan Gaming Control Board hoped fast-tracking administrative rules could potentially open the state up for online […]
Gonzaga, UConn Men’s Basketball On Pause, California Programs Scramble During Lockdown as Nation Reels
Less than two weeks into the season and men’s college basketball has already seen more than 75 games moved or canceled as the US nears an average of 200,000 new Covid-19 cases a day, according to Johns Hopkins data. On Saturday, No. 1 Gonzaga canceled its meeting against No. 2 […]
Monday Night Football Doubleheader: Washington/Steelers, Bills/49ers
Monday Night Football features a unique doubleheader in Week 13 with Washington (4-7) visiting the undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers (11-0), and the Buffalo Bills (8-3) playing the San Francisco 49ers (5-6) in Arizona. It wouldn’t be the NFL’s pandemic season without a couple of extra primetime games to accommodate the rescheduling […]
Seattle Sounders Face Minnesota United with MLS Cup Final Berth on the Line
The Seattle Sounders are one game away from the chance to defend their MLS Cup title, with only Minnesota United standing between the defending champions and a date with the Columbus Crew. Seattle will host Monday’s Western Conference final, and comes in as a -165 favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. […]
Despite Breeders’ Cup, Betting Handles Down During November
Despite the betting bonanza that is the Breeders’ Cup, November’s Thoroughbred betting handle dipped more than 6% from its 2019 numbers according to Equibase’s monthly report on Economic Indicators in Thoroughbred Racing. The drop can be attributed to an 8% dip in Breeders’ Cup handle from its record numbers in […]
Big Ten Rules Change Could Pave Way for Ohio State to Play in Championship Game
A college football season that continues to be the most physically and mentally challenging in a century just got stickier for the Big Ten. News leaked this weekend that conference athletic directors are willing to change eligibility rules to squeeze No. 4 Ohio State into the championship game. On Saturday, […]
Standout Juvenile Princess Noor Retired After Suffering Leg Injury
One day after she was pulled up in the Starlet Stakes, standout 2-year-old filly Princess Noor was retired with a soft-tissue injury. Zedan Racing, Princess Noor’s owner, broke the news about the $1.35 million purchase in a statement issued Sunday morning. “She’s a star and a very talented filly,†Zedan […]
Columbus Crew, New England Revolution Both Peaking Ahead of MLS Eastern Conference Final
Neither the Columbus Crew nor the New England Revolution were among the top choices to win the MLS Cup when the Major League Soccer playoffs began. Now, both clubs sit just one game away from the MLS Cup Final, as Columbus hosts New England in the Eastern Conference final on […]
Ravens Players Wanted to Cancel vs. Pittsburgh, League Will Make Them Go Again vs. Dallas
The 2020 NFL season may be best remembered not for the action on the field, but for broken pandemic protocols, teams forced to play while sick and with limited personnel, teams forced out of their home facilities, and attempts to figure a way to make something so abnormal seem normal […]
Premier League Leader Tottenham Hotspur Hosts Arsenal in North London Derby
Tottenham Hotspur entered the weekend as the surprise leader in the English Premier League, ahead of Liverpool, Manchester City, and other preseason favorites. Spurs will look to maintain that position on Sunday, as it hosts struggling Arsenal in a battle between the North London rivals. DraftKings Sportsbook lists Tottenham as […]
Saez Claims Himself a Six-Pack of Victories on Claiming Crown Day
On a day where Gulfstream Park set a handle record for its Claiming Crown series of races, two-time Gulfstream Park riding champion Luis Saez captured six of the track’s 11 races on Saturday. Saez, who won the Gulfstream Park riding titles in 2016-17 and 2017-18, won five of the nine […]
USWNT Reaches Working Conditions Settlement, Fight For Equal Pay Continues
Players for the US women’s national soccer team can claim victory off the field this week. Their claim against the US Soccer Federation that working conditions are unequal with the men’s team was settled in their favor. The settlement allows that when it comes to venue selection, charter flights, hotel […]
DraftKings Bets Big On Vegas’ Future, Sponsors Gaming Innovation Program at UNLV
DraftKings doesn’t currently operate in Nevada, but that didn’t stop them from signing a new, multi-year agreement to help fund the Center for Gaming Innovation at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. No Mobile Registration, No Problem While the Nevada Gaming Control Board doesn’t yet allow mobile sportsbook registration, the […]
Pac-12 Sees Postseason Prospects Fade as Bowl Cancellations Pile Up Nationwide
In a year where every college football team still standing is bowl eligible, the number of games for them to play in is shrinking daily. Bowl cancellations started in earnest this week. The inflection point came on the West Coast, where COVID-19 cases are spiking to untenable highs and a […]
Which Starlet Will Reign Supreme Among These Precocious Fillies?
Bob Baffert rarely tastes defeat in the Starlet Stakes, which makes him the perfect trainer to put the crown back on Princess Noor’s head in Saturday’s Grade 1 Starlet at Los Alamitos. To do that, Princess Noor will not only have to beat two of her Baffert stablemates in the […]
Women’s Alpine Skiing: Shiffrin Out, World Cup Super-G Wide Open at St. Moritz
American Mikaela Shiffrin won’t race Saturday as the women’s International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup resumes with a pair of super-Gs in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The winner of six World Cups (two downhill and four super-Gs) and the 2019 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in super-G, Shiffrin says […]
One Bet, $100: Alabama Won’t Admit LSU is Revenge Game, Will Still Make Tigers Pay for Last Year
If gamblers don’t think Nick Saban circled the Alabama-LSU game on his calendar, they don’t know the Crimson Tide head coach very well. Losing at home to the Tigers last year was bad enough, but getting taunted by LSU head coach Ed Orgeron and his players let that defeat simmer […]
Performer, King Guillermo, Firenze Fire Make for a Smooth Cigar Mile
King Guillermo is back for the Cigar Mile, seven months after he last entered a starting gate. You’ve also got sprinting standout Firenze Fire stretching out to a mile. And your Cigar Mile favorite – Performer – makes only his second start in 11-½ months. When it comes to betting […]
College Football DFS: Bailey Hockman and NC State Could Yield Big Points
The first Saturday in December sees a massive 14-game slate on DraftKings (which would have been 15 before the postponement of Coastal Carolina-Liberty). Most of the blue bloods appear to be in likely romps, and their players are priced up accordingly. The salary levels seem to favor more mid-tier players […]