BetMGM’s pending arrival in Pennsylvania kicked off Tuesday with the announcement of a multi-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The online sportsbook has grown its media footprint steadily since hiring chief operating officer Ryan Spoon from ESPN last month. Parent company MGM touted BetMGM as the company’s 2020 bright spot […]
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Burrow’s Knee Injury Gives Herbert Leg Up on NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is now the overwhelming favorite to win the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year after Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow suffered a season-ending knee injury on Sunday. The two quarterbacks were locked in a battle at sportsbooks for the postseason honor, but Burrow’s misfortune now gives […]
Joe Burrow Carted Off Field After Injury, Season Dunzo for Heisman Winner
Football is a brutal game. One second, you’re on top of the world as the top rookie in the league and the next, you’re being carted off the field with a season-ending injury. The Cincinnati Bengals incurred another bad beat when they lost quarterback Joe Burrow to a gruesome knee […]
LOL Jets Sink 0-10, Backdoor Cover the LA Chargers
The New York Jets continued their winless ways with a 34-28 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, who were unable to put away the LOL Jets and let them in the backdoor to cover the 10-point spread. Heading into Week 11, the Chargers were one of two losing teams on […]
Monday Night Football: LA Rams vs Tampa Bay Bucs in Defensive Showdown
Week 11’s Gotta Get Unstuck Game features the Los Angeles Rams (6-3) visiting the Tampa Bay Bucs (7-3) on Monday Night Football. These two defensive-minded NFC teams could potentially meet each other in the postseason. Sean McVay’s Rams are fresh off a 23-16 victory over the Seattle Seahawks last week […]
Potential Return of Seven Raiders on Defense Bumps Line vs. Chiefs Sunday
The Las Vegas Raiders reported no new positive COVID-19 tests on Saturday heading into a critical matchup vs. the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. This frees up a slew of key players who were previously ineligible due to NFL contact tracing rules. Continuing the trend of being the league’s […]
Week 11 Quickie Betting Rundown: Packers/Colts, Titans/Ravens, and Perfect Pittsburgh
The Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts throw down in a marquee matchup for Week 11 with two grizzled NFL gunslingers, Aaron Rodgers and Philip Rivers calling the shots. Meanwhile, Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens host Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans in a battle of 6-3 teams. The […]
Drew Brees Injury Report: Out 2-3 Weeks with Fractured Ribs
During a victory against the San Francisco 49ers, the New Orleans Saints lost quarterback Drew Brees to an injury when he broke ribs on both sides of his chest and suffered a punctured lung. Optimistically, he’s expected to miss two to three weeks. Backup QB Jameis Winston came off the […]
NFL Week 10 Highlights: No-Name Players Pad Bettors’ Wallets with High-Paying TDs
While gamblers took a hit wagering on teams in NFL Week 10, some bettors enjoyed a couple of highlights by backing little-known players to score the first touchdowns of their games. This prop bet has proven to be quite lucrative over the season and was especially profitable on Sunday. The […]
NFL Week 10 Betting Recap: Heavily Backed Ravens, Browns Crush Gamblers
Gamblers were certain Baltimore and Cleveland would cover against teams with losing records in NFL Week 10 betting, but instead saw sub-500 New England and Houston destroy their dreams. Sportsbooks also won on Carolina, Green Bay, and Philadelphia. Baltimore faced New England in the Sunday night game and was hammered […]
NFL Week 10 Quickie: Buffalo/Arizona, Seattle/LA Rams Marquee Matchups
The Bills Mafia invades Arizona when Buffalo takes on Kyler Murray and the Cardinals.Week 10 of the NFL season has a couple of exciting games on the schedule including the Buffalo Bills (7-2) playing at the Arizona Cardinals (5-3). There’s also an NFC West showdown between the first-place Seattle Seahawks […]
Wilson, Mahomes, Rodgers in Three-Way MVP Race
Halfway through the season and it’s looking like a three-way race for the NFL’s Most Valuable Player. Russell Wilson, Patrick Mahomes, and Aaron Rodgers are the top three favorites to win the NFL MVP, with Wilson leading the way at +125 odds. Two weeks into the season, it looked like […]
NFL Rushing Leader Odds: Dalvin Cook or Derrick Henry?
It’s looking like a two-horse race for the NFL rushing leader this year with Dalvin Cook the favorite at -125 odds and defending champ Derrick Henry at +110 odds, according to a recent update by DraftKings. Despite playing seven games compared to Henry’s eight, Minnesota Vikings RB Dalvin Cook leads […]
Big Ben and 4 Pittsburgh Steelers on Reserve/COVID-19 List
The undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers placed “Big” Ben Roethlisberger and four other players on the Reserve/COVID-19 list after tight end Vance McDonald tested positive for the coronavirus. The betting markets adjusted when news about Roethlisberger broke. The point spread on this Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals opened at -9.5 or […]
LOL Jets Lose Again, 0-9 After Last-Second FG to Patriots
The LOL Jets strike again, this time on Monday Night Football! The New England Patriots rallied from being down 10 points in the fourth quarter to tie the New York Jets, and then beat them 30-27 on a game-winning field goal as time expired. The LOL Jets sunk to 0-9 […]
Prop Bet: Pittsburgh Steelers 9/1 Odds to Finish Season 16-0
If you think the Pittsburgh Steelers can finish the season with a perfect 16-0 record, then I have a prop bet for you. DraftKings updated its prop bet for a team to go 16-0 this season, and the 8-0 Pittsburgh Steelers are +900 or 9/1 odds to remain undefeated. The […]
More Likely: Trump Concession or Jets Win? There’s a Prop Bet for That
You might feel as though the New York Jets have about as good a chance to win a game this season as Donald Trump does of overturning the results of the presidential election. If you’re slightly more confident about the Jets avoiding an 0-16 campaign than you are of Trump […]
NFL Week 9 Betting Recap: Dallas Nearly Spoils Pittsburgh’s Undefeated Season, $442,643 Parlay Card
The Dallas Cowboys almost ruined the Pittsburgh Steelers perfect season and a parlay card worth more than $440,000 in NFL Week 9 betting. An unidentified gambler at the Venetian in Las Vegas put down $4,000 on a seven-team parlay card, with six of his picks on college teams. All were […]
NFL Week 9 Highlights: Baltimore’s Defense Shines, Miami’s Scores
It’s usually offenses that score, but the defenses for Baltimore and Miami each found their way into the end zone — and the highlight reel — in Week 9. Both scoring plays also paid off handsomely for bettors lucky enough to make a wager on the Ravens or Dolphins defense […]
Gotta Get Unstuck: New England Patriots and NY Jets on MNF
The Gotta Get Unstuck Game of the Week includes a Monday Night Football matchup between the two worst teams in the AFC East, with the struggling New England Patriots (2-5) visiting the winless New York Jets (0-8). The Buffalo Bills top the AFC East with a 7-2 record after they […]