The world of sports saw a fair amount of controversies in 2017 and two of them had the potential to damage the organizations that oversee them. The NCAA had to confront the dirty little secret that has been known to those in the sports for years in regards to recruiting. […]
The battle for online gambling legalization and/or regulation was fairly fierce in 2017 with lines clearly drawn between friends and foes. The issue seemed to polarize everyone from legislators to casino owners. Many state governments saw it as a way to make up budget deficits and pushed for legislation allowing […]
They had different motives, used varying tactics, but these criminals all lost when it came to gambling with the law in 2017. The degrees of their transgressions ranged from bizarre to tragic. Embezzlement, fraud, robbery, and murder were some of the felonies carried out by this collection of criminals and […]
Boxing at the start of 2017 was on the ropes as far as popularity with fans but three bouts gave an overwhelming decision to the sport’s popularity. The trio of contests were distinct and separate in their approval with crowds. One was an upset in the winner’s home country that […]
It was an underdog from the start but New Jersey government officials managed to defy heavy odds against them and get its sportsbetting case to be heard by the Supreme Court this year. It is the culmination of a three-year battle the state has waged against the federal government and […]
Sports gamblers like to wager heavy on big events, and 2017 was no exception. They came to sportsbooks in Las Vegas and plunked down large amounts of cash on contests like the Super Bowl, the World Series, and marquee boxing matches. Some took advantage of favorable odds, others on favorites […]
Oddsmakers think the recent trade involving the New York Yankees and the Miami Marlins should give the Bronx Bombers the edge to win next year’s World Series. Sports books have made the team a 5-1 favorite to win the 2018 Fall Classic. The Marlins shipped last year’s National League home […]
There are only two weeks remaining in the NFL regular season but several teams last Sunday determined whether they were going to the playoffs. The postseason picture is now much clearer than seven days ago. The AFC Conference has sorted itself out a little more than the NFC and there […]
The number is mind numbing, 40 college football bowl games that run from Dec. 16 to Jan. 1 that will overdose even the most avid sports fans. Bowl season kicks off Saturday with six games and then television viewers will have only 34 more to go. The obvious must watch […]
Sports books had an immediate reaction after Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz suffered a season-ending knee injury in Sunday’s 43-35 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. They raised the odds of the NFL team’s chances of winning the Super Bowl from 11-2 to 9-1. Some odds makers have the team […]
When the College Football Playoffs are announced a day after the conference championships there is always one team that gets excluded that feels they should have made it. Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia and Alabama were picked while Ohio State was the most noticeable snub. This year the committee could have made […]
Proponents of sportsbetting had their day in court on Monday as lawyers presented their case to the Supreme Court in the hopes of having the federal law banning the activity struck down. The case pits the state of New Jersey and Governor Chris Christie against the NCAA and the four […]
The same members of the golf media that last year breathlessly announced Tiger Woods was back, only to see him shut down his season after two months, are at it again. They are falling all over each other with stories about how the former No. 1 golfer in the world […]
Alabama enjoyed being the No. 1 ranked team since the college football season began, but with its 26-14 loss to SEC rival Auburn on Saturday the Crimson Tide find themselves in danger of missing the postseason. It would be the first time since the four-team playoff began in 2014 that […]
Over the next two days, the television is going to be football, football, and more football, and bettors are going to be faced with a host of sportsbetting opportunities. Starting Thanksgiving Day and lasting through Friday evening, there are 19 games. Three NFL games highlight the holiday, with Mississippi vs. […]
Despite losing to Duke, 88-81 in an early season marquee college basketball game oddsmakers still believe that the Spartans are the team that will walk away with the NCAA Championship in April. They are a 9-2 favorite while the Blue Devils are next at 8-1. The AP Top 25 Rankings […]
With 30 days gone in the NBA season it is already apparent that the offseason moves are benefitting some squads while others are having trouble coping with new personnel. Some additions were expected to work, but others that seemed like sure bets haven’t yet panned out and it will be […]
There will be room for only four teams when the College Football Playoffs are announced the first week of December and there are three more times the committee will meet to decide the rankings. As of now it appears that at least two teams that should get in won’t and […]
While the news regarding NFL team’s quarterbacks has been pretty dire the last month, one team got a good report on their signal caller. Minnesota’s Teddy Bridgewater is set to return to the Vikings on Sunday and could see action in their contest against Washington. It has been 15 months […]
It couldn’t have gone worse for the two top teams in the Big 10 last weekend as both Penn State and Ohio State lost to programs they were expected to defeat. As a result both the Nittany Lions and the Buckeyes fell out of the AP College Football top 10. […]
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