The NFL playoffs are only five weeks away and several bubble teams are facing must-win scenarios in Week 13 to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans, a pair of 8-3 teams, are the marquee game this week. The LA Rams and Arizona Cardinals also meet […]
One of the few remaining bright spots in what is best described as a COVID-19-fractured college football season is Saturday’s marquee Top-25 matchup, No. 10 Indiana at No. 18 Wisconsin. The Big Ten, arguably the most affected conference when it comes to the pandemic, has a sleeper in the upstart […]
For the first time in the College Football Playoff era, two non-Power 5 conference teams with 9-0 or better records will meet when BYU faces Coastal Carolina on Saturday. The Cougars, who are 9-0 and ranked No. 8 in the AP Top-25 poll, managed to fill a vacancy in their […]
When the dust settled from Election Day, it appeared as though Republicans had the clear edge in the two critical Georgia Senate runoff elections. But while David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler remain favorites in their respective races, the margins are tightening, with a number of factors complicating the path to […]
Jack Hermansson prepared to fight any one of three different challengers in the main event of UFC on ESPN 19. On Saturday, he’ll step into the Octagon against Marvin Vettori in a battle of middleweight contenders created by injuries and COVID-19. The UFC originally scheduled a bout between Hermansson and […]
Gulfstream Park wasted little time in between races on Wednesday, setting a novel precedent at the South Florida track in starting races as close to the listed post times as possible. On the track’s opening day, Gulfstream Park officials made a concerted effort to eliminate what’s known as “post-time drag.†[…]
Danny Garcia has two losses on his record, blemishes that have prevented pundits from ranking him among the top welterweights in the world. But, Garcia can change all of that with one punch on Saturday night, when he faces off against undefeated IBF and WBC champion Errol Spence Jr. at […]
What’s been a given in Europe became a given throughout the world when Frankie Dettori captured the title of World’s Best Jockey for the third consecutive year in 2020. The award came from the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA). The award isn’t subjective. It’s based on a rider’s performances […]
Behold! The NFL playoff hunt begins! Seven AFC teams will advance to the postseason with three wild-card spots available, and three teams sitting on the bubble: the Las Vegas Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, and the New England Patriots. The undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers (11-0) have yet to lose a game and top […]
The joke currently going around Washington DC is that everyone at the White House is being extra-polite because they are all saying, “pardon me.†After President Donald Trump issued former national security advisor Michael Flynn his get-out-of-jail-free card last week, Bovada put out betting lines on whom else he might […]
Since news broke Monday that the University of Michigan football team would pause “in-person activity†due to a rash of positive COVID-19 tests, social media has lit up with speculation that the Wolverines’ effort to ensure the safety of its players, coaches, and staff is just a way to get […]
LaVar Ball’s prediction came true. LiAngelo Ball signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons, joining both of his brothers in the NBA. The Charlotte Hornets selected LaMelo Ball with the #3 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft last month. Lonzo Ball, a former #2 pick with the LA Lakers, […]
Bud Light will have its name on the first-ever branded bet made with a sportsbook FanDuel announced on Wednesday. The two will team up to sponsor a wager during the Dec. 19 game between the Denver Broncos and the visiting Buffalo Bills. The proposition is simple: Dubbed the “Pick & […]
The first Circa Sports 2021 Kentucky Derby Futures bet came in on favored Essential Quality at 10/1 The second came shortly thereafter. It went down on second-favorite Life Is Good – at 12/1. And with that, another Derby futures market was open for business. Circa opened its 2021 Kentucky Derby […]
Colorado experienced another record month in October as more than $210 million was wagered, and sportsbooks netted more than they had in the previous six months combined. Another benchmark was reached in October as Colorado became the fifth state behind Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Indiana to post back-to-back $200 […]
Get ready for RWB and BB in DC. The Houston Rockets honored a trade request by Russell Westbrook and shipped the nine-time All-Star to the Washington Wizards in an exchange for former #1 pick John Wall and a 2023 first-round draft pick. Westbrook, 32, has $133 million and three years […]
New York’s final Grade 1 race of 2020 headlines this weekend’s bicoastal slate of graded stakes races, coming to you from Aqueduct and Southern California’s Los Alamitos. The Cigar Mile is that Grade 1 farewell from New York. The $250,000 race for 3-year-olds and up is Aqueduct’s flagship winter race. […]
Sporting Kansas City has never lost a game at Children’s Mercy Park to Minnesota United. In fact, it’s never failed to win in its home matchups against the Loons. But Sporting KC will still be wary of the danger posed by Minnesota when the two clubs hook up in an […]
Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen came into the Speed Chess Championship as the top two seeds and the prohibitive favorites to reach the final. On Thursday, both will get the chance to prove their dominance and move into the semifinals, though they’ll face dangerous Russian opponents gunning for upsets. Carlsen […]
We get a 12-game DFS slate for Week 13 of the NFL season, with players like Russell Wilson, Dalvin Cook, and Devante Adams topping the salary lists. If you want a piece of those guys, you’ll need to save some money by drafting players like these guys. Salvon Ahmed, Dolphins […]
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