Jim McIngvale, the Houston furniture store magnate known as “Mattress Mack,” wants to bet $1 million on the Tennessee Titans to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship. Mattress Mack is seeking to place a cool million on the Titans moneyline at +300. If the Titans win outright […]
Ja Morant, point guard for the Memphis Grizzlies, is the leading contender for NBA Rookie of the Year and, even though he turned down an invite to the annual NBA Dunk Contest, he’s been throwing down jaw-dropping dunks during the first half of the season. Morant, 20, leads all NBA […]
Making a One Bet, $100 pick in this weekend’s championship games is, honestly, the hardest decision I’ve faced this season. With only two games to pick from, nothing in either contest popped out at me as a standout reason to make a wager, and I’m not thrilled with either line. […]
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan believes history will repeat itself in Sunday’s NFC Championship game when his team takes on the Green Bay Packers in the next Battle of the Bays. When these teams last met on Nov. 24, Green Bay were 3-point underdogs, and left with their […]
The Tennessee Titans didn’t even know who they were facing in the AFC Championship after shocking Baltimore, 28-12, but defensive tackle Jurrell Casey was already guaranteeing his team was going to the Super Bowl. Casey is that confident in his team and their ability to pull off their third road […]
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is speaking here in Las Vegas this weekend. After years of distancing himself and the league from anything connected to the city, he’s now forced into damage control. This is due to the Raiders’ relocation here next season. As Goodell tries to soothe old wounds, let’s […]
This is the race that introduced a feisty, charismatic colt named California Chrome to the world back in 2014. And while Chrome is the only winner of the California Cup Derby to also win the Kentucky Derby, Saturday’s 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita Park does give you […]
In a wild year that seemed to upend conventional wisdom with twists, turns and, unfortunately, too much tragedy, 2019 will be remembered as one of the most turbulent stretches in the history of thoroughbred racing. Part of how it will be remembered falls on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association naming […]
Betting the English Premier League is a lot like betting baseball. There are so many fluke plays and incidents that can happen during a game, that betting on the outcome can feel futile, even when the numbers distinctly point toward a clear favorite. But for the savvy punter, EPL value […]
Renee Zellweger is the runaway favorite to win Best Actress at the 92nd Academy Awards for her portrayal of Judy Garland in “Judy,” directed by Rupert Goold. According to William Hill’s latest update, Zellweger is 1/5 odds to win Best Actress at the upcoming Oscars, with Scarlett Johansson the second-favorite […]
Liverpool is surging toward its first English top division title in 30 years, but manager Jurgen Klopp says there are still critical games to play, including a Sunday clash at Anfield with Manchester United. Liverpool sits atop the Premier League standings, with a massive 14-point gulf separating the Reds from […]
Last May, Julian “J Rock†Williams stunned the boxing world by earning a unanimous-decision win over Jarrett Hurd to claim the WBA, IBF, and IBO super welterweight world titles. Now, Williams is looking to avoid being on the wrong side of a similar stunner in his first title defense, as […]
Remember War Emblem? The 2002 Kentucky Derby champion ridden by Triple Crown-winning jockey Victor Espinoza? That’s not today’s trivia question, but the answer to another question: Name the only horse to run the Lecomte Stakes and win the Kentucky Derby. Perhaps War Emblem will have more company this year. Saturday’s […]
A bill to legalize sports betting in Kentucky passed through a state House committee unanimously on Wednesday, raising hopes that the legislation will be able to clear the full chamber soon. Similar legislation also passed the House Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Committee last year, but never received a full […]
The participants in Sunday’s AFC and NFC Championship games don’t need to study much game tape to scout one another. If they do, they can look back at the time they met two months ago in the regular season. Tennessee is playing Kansas City in the AFC Championship at Arrowhead […]
There seems to be no bottom in the sad decline of Antonio Brown, and the wide receiver’s chances of returning to the NFL look slim. BetOnline has a proposition bet on whether Brown will be on an NFL roster the first week of the 2020 season. The “no†is -500, […]
Each of the top-10, men’s college basketball teams in the current AP poll will be in action on Saturday. #1 Gonzaga (19-1) is trying to keep the top spot for a fifth week in a row, while fending off conference foe, BYU. #2 Baylor (15-2) is eying a top spot, […]
This holiday weekend in the NBA includes Martin Luther King, Jr. Day games for your viewing and betting entertainment. The LA Lakers are on the road for two tough games against James Harden and the Houston Rockets, and then Kemba Walker and the Boston Celtics. The Oklahoma City Thunder host […]
Its conference championship Sunday in the NFL, so we have just two games to consider for this week’s DFS contests. This is a slate that seems to beg for “stars and scrubs†lineups, as some players cry out for paying up for (cough, cough, Derrick Henry and Patrick Mahomes), which […]
The Cincinnati Bengals coaches are fawning over potential No. 1 draft pick, Joe Burrow, but the feeling might not be mutual. The LSU quarterback had one of the most successful seasons of any college player. He won the Heisman Trophy, and led the Tigers to a 42-25 victory over Clemson […]
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