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Team USA is a medal contender in the figure skating team event, but they’ll have to overcome deep OAR and Canadian squads to get gold. (Image: Getty)

Olympic Figure Skating Offers Betting Options on Team Competition

Most people don’t think of Olympic figure skating as a team event. After all, the marquee events are the women’s and men’s individual competitions, with pairs skating also getting some attention. But the action begins with the team competition on Friday, when skaters from different disciplines will work together to […]

Should the transaction go through as expected, Geguri will become the first female player on an Overwatch League roster. (Image: geeksofcolor.co)

Esports: Meet Kim ‘Geguri’ Se-yeon, First Female Pro in Overwatch League

The Overwatch League is expected to see its first female player join a roster, as Kim “Geguri” Se-yeon has reportedly been signed by the Shanghai Dragons. According to ESPN, multiple sources including Dragons players say Geguri and two other South Korean pros, Lee “Fearless” Eui-Seok and Cheon “Ado” Ki-hyun, will […]

Dustin Johnson is seeing his value improve for fantasy golf players, and also could make a good bet at the sportsbook. (Image: FantasyLabs)

Two-Time Winner Dustin Johnson Top Pick at Pebble Beach Pro Am

The success Dustin Johnson has had at the Pebble Beach Pro Am makes him a natural choice by odds makers to win this week at the famed tournament. The two-time winner has been installed as an 11/2 favorite to capture the event for a third time. Though they are a […]

Russell Westbrook has seen All Stars Paul George and Carmelo Anthony join his Oklahoma City Thunder and the trio has had trouble at times working together. (Image: Getty)

Oklahoma City Thunder Looking for Answers During Latest Slump

With three All-Stars in the starting lineup, it has been a mystery to Oklahoma City Thunder fans why their team has been slumping on and off during the year. The latest slide is a four-game losing streak that includes losses to three teams with inferior records. Offseason acquisitions of forwards […]

Purdue has surprised not only its opponents but gamblers by winning their last 19 games and staying undefeated in the Big 10 Conference. (Image: USA Today Sports)

College Basketball Poll Reveals Clear Top Three Teams, But No Sure Bets

The Associated Press college basketball poll kept Villanova, Virginia and Purdue in the three top spots in the latest rankings, and they are starting to distance themselves from the other universities. All three received first-place votes, and there is a significant point differential between No. 4 Michigan State and No. […]

Nick Foles’ unlikely touchdown catch paid off big in prop betting, but Nevada sports books still eked out a profit on the Super Bowl. (Image: AP/Jeff Roberson)

Nevada Sportsbooks Take Thin Profit on Record Super Bowl Handle

The final numbers are in, and Nevada’s sports books managed to weather the storm and just barely come out on top for the 2018 Super Bowl. Overall, books in Nevada took in a record $158.6 million in betting on the game, in which the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England […]

Norway is expected to dominate the cross-country skiing events, which could propel them to the top of the Winter Olympics medal table. (Image: Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach)

Betting Odds Favor Norway to Win Most Medals at Winter Olympics

With the Winter Olympics just days away, Norway has emerged as the betting favorite to take home the most gold medals and overall hardware in PyeongChang, South Korea. The Norwegians might seem like an unlikely pick to top the medal table, even if the country does specialize in winter sports. […]

New England quarterback Tom Brady sits dejected after losing Sunday’s Super Bowl but his performance made gamblers a lot of money in proposition bets. (Image: Getty)

Tom Brady Still a Super Bowl Hero for Patriots Prop Bettors

Gamblers didn’t win betting on the Patriots to capture the Super Bowl title, but they did collect if they made prop bets on the team. Several paid off quite well to savvy students of that section of the betting sheet. Even though he was unable to lead his team to […]

Vince McMahon announced the return of the XFL in 2020, promising a league that’s fast paced and family-friendly. (Image: YouTube/ESPN)

Video Promoting New XFL Gives Nods to Betting, Fantasy Sports

WWE founder Vince McMahon tried to revolutionize professional football with the launch of the XFL in 2001. Now he’s trying again, with a new league by the same name, but taking a slightly different approach. Last week, McMahon announced that he will be relaunching the XFL in 2020, and released […]

Ladbrokes firms that have agreed to be more transparent about their online promotional terms and conditions. (Image: Racing Post)

Betting Houses Embrace Transparency, as UK Cracks Down on ‘Unfair Promotions’

Gamblers in the UK will start to see more transparency in bonuses and promotions offered by betting firms at their online gambling sites. following an agreement between major gambling companies and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Ladbrokes, William Hill, and PT Entertainment (operator of Titanbet) have agreed to change […]