The NFC East takes the booby prize for the worst division in the NFL once again. The Dallas Cowboys are +150 odds to win the NFC East, and the Washington Football Team are right behind them at +200 odds. Washington is seeking back-to-back division titles after clinching the 2020 NFC […]
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Nine Titans Test Positive for COVID, Including Ryan Tannehill, Mike Vrabel
The unpredictable era of COVID-19 in the NFL continues with the regular season only two weeks away. The Tennessee Titans are in the middle of an outbreak after nine members of the team and coaching staff tested positive this week, including starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill and head coach Mike Vrabel. […]
Art Collector Leads the Redemption Brigade into Charles Town Classic
Art Collector is the 5/2 morning-line favorite for Friday’s Grade 2 Charles Town Classic at Hollywood Casino at Charles Races. And yes, it’s strange to read one of 2020’s top 3-year-olds is running in West Virginia and not in Saratoga this weekend. Art Collector’s path to the starting gate for […]
Gamine Dances into Saratoga for the Ballerina Stakes
You’ve got an in-form Gamine running a seven-furlong sprint on an Eastern track with a Breeders’ Cup berth on the line. Given what this combination has created in the past, it’s no wonder you’ll find the Champion Female Sprinter of 2020 in a race called the Ballerina. After all, almost […]
WNBA NFTs Debuting on NBA Top Shot on Friday with First Common Pack Drop
The WNBA is coming to NBA Hot Shot this week as the popular NFT platform will release its first WNBA: Best of 2021 common packs this Friday. Each pack will contain three moments from the 2021 WNBA season. Users can purchase a pack for $9. Wilson moment shows potential for […]
Handicapping’s Best of the Best Ride Into Las Vegas for 2021 NHC
The National Horseplayers Championship begins Friday at Bally’s in Las Vegas with a different vibe, new tracks, and fewer competitors. Changes aside, the biggest handicapping tournament in North America is moving forward 18 months after the 2020 NHC got in just under the COVID wire. Sponsored by the National Thoroughbred […]
Champions League Group Stage Matchups: City Plays PSG, Real Faces Inter, Bayern Meets Barcelona
The UEFA Champions League draw promises to offer some great European nights for football fans around the world. Last season’s semifinal between Manchester City and PSG will be the top match in Group A, with Messi facing his mentor Pep Guardiola. Leipzig, which played against PSG in the 2020 semifinals, […]
PFL Playoffs: Semifinals Wrap Up with Featherweight, Light Heavyweight Matchups
Four more fighters will book their spots in the 2021 Professional Fighters League finals on Friday, with the semifinals of the light heavyweight and featherweight tournaments playing out on PFL 9. After six preliminary fights, the main card will kick off with a light heavyweight semifinal between No. 2 seed […]
NFC South Odds: Tom Brady and Tampa Bay Bucs Faves in Post-Brees Era
The defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers have little competition in winning another NFC South title, and the oddsmakers peg the Bucs at -200 odds to win their first division crown since 2007. It sounds cliche, but the Bucs are really the only team to beat in the NFC South. The […]
Detroit Lions Receive Most Bets to Make the NFL Playoffs
According to BetMGM, the Detroit Lions are everyone’s favorite long shot to make the NFL playoffs. Although the Lions are roughly +750 to make the playoffs, the sportsbook has received more bets on Detroit than on any other team. A number of studies have shown that people root for underdogs, […]
Manchester City Suspends Benjamin Mendy After Rape and Sexual Assault Charges
Benjamin Mendy will go to court on Friday after being charged with four counts of rape and one of sexual assault. The left-back is currently suspended by the Premier League champions. The 27-year old is under investigation, the Cheshire police confirmed. The charges are related to three complaints, all allegedly […]
AFC South Odds: Can King Henry and the Titans Continue Their Reign?
The Tennessee Titans and Derrick Henry are the top team in the AFC South and are once again the consensus favorite to win back-to-back division titles at -115 odds, with the Indianapolis Colts their only competition at +150 odds. The Jacksonville Jaguars went 1-15 last season and locked up the […]
Real Ready to Offer $210 Million for Mbappe, PSG Demands $50 Million More
Real Madrid is readying a bid worth $210 million for PSG super forward Kylian Mbappe, but the French giants are asking for $50 million more to let him go. The info was revealed on Thursday by French paper Le Parisien. The 23-year-old Mbappe is out of contract next summer, but […]
Jags Tap Rookie QB Trevor Lawrence as Week 1 Starter
A week ago, Urban Meyer said he was undecided, but now, he’s made his decision. The Jacksonville Jaguars named rookie Trevor Lawrence their starting quarterback for a Week 1 matchup against the Houston Texans. Gardner Minshew will handle backup QB duties, which everyone expected, but Meyer delayed his decision until […]
Ronaldo Reaches Agreement with Manchester City
Cristiano Ronaldo asked not to start in the first round of the Serie A season as Juve drew 2-2 away against Udinese. Speculation around his future intensified in the past 72 hours, with Spanish outlet AS now claiming Ronaldo has a personal agreement to join Manchester City. Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge […]
Florida Derby Champ Known Agenda Retired to Stud at Spendthrift Farm
Known Agenda, the talented, but temperamental colt, was retired from racing Wednesday. He’ll begin stud duty at Spendthrift Farm in 2022. The farm announced this year’s Florida Derby winner will stand for an initial fee of $10,000. No reason was given for his sudden retirement, but Known Agenda hasn’t run […]
BMW Championship Odds: Jon Rahm Leads the Pack as FedEx Cup Playoffs Head into Week 2
Jon Rahm may have let victory slip away in the final round of the Northern Trust on Monday, but bookmakers still see the Spaniard as the favorite to win the BMW Championship this week at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland. Rahm ranks as the No. 1 […]
NY Jets Injury Report: DE Vinny Curry Out for Season After Spleen Surgery
Another day, another injury for the LOL Jets. The New York Jets lost another starter to an injury and won’t have defensive end Vinny Curry for the rest of the season due to complications from a rare blood disorder diagnosis. In July, team doctors diagnosed Curry with an uncommon blood […]
FanDuel to Become Title Sponsor of Kentucky Downs Meet
Kentucky Downs and FanDuel announced a three-year partnership this week that will put the betting platform’s name on the track’s boutique late-summer meet. The six-day meet, which runs Sept. 5-6, 8-9, and 11-12, now goes by the name FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs. FanDuel is the parent company of the […]
New Grade 1 Champ Lexitonian Seeking Validation in the Forego Stakes
After a career-best, out-of-the-clouds performance, what does Lexitonian do for an encore? How will the enigmatic sprinter follow up his Vanderbilt victory in Saturday’s Grade 1 Forego Stakes at Saratoga? And is it possible? Can the 5-year-old sprinter go one better than his best? The Forego is one of six […]