The kid from Slovenia is the defending Tour de France champion for a reason. Tadej Pogacar rode to a stupendous victory in Stage 17 of the Tour de France during the most difficult stage in this year’s Le Tour with a summit finish in the fog at the legendary Col […]
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Rahm, Spieth Lead British Open DFS Picks
PGA golfers head to Royal St. George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, England, this week for the British Open. The course, hosting its 15th British Open, will play at 7,189 yards and a par of 70. For DFS purposes, some top names stand out, requiring digging deeper into the salary pool […]
NBA Finals: Suns Building a Wall to Stop the Greek Freak and Bucks in Game 4
Game 4 of the 2021 NBA Finals is crucial because, if the Milwaukee Bucks win, they’ll pull even at 2-2 against the Phoenix Suns. If the Suns prevail in Game 4, they’ll take a 3-1 series lead back home to Arizona and put themselves just one win away from a […]
Team USA Blows Out Argentina to End 2-Game Skid in Olympics Tune Up
After losing their first two exhibition games during an Olympics warm-up in Las Vegas, Team USA finally won a game in a convincing 28-point blowout against Argentina with a final score of 108-80. Nigeria upset Team USA over the weekend, but the Americans only had four practices as a complete […]
LA Clippers All-Star Kawhi Leonard Undergoes ACL Surgery
We knew something was off when Kawhi Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers exited Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Utah Jazz with a knee injury. When Kawhi didn’t appear in the Western Conference finals against the Phoenix Suns, fans and gamblers assumed the worse – that […]
Tokyo Olympics: USA, Spain, Australia Gold Medal Favorites in Men’s Basketball
Despite losing their first two exhibition games against Nigeria and Australia, Team USA — comprised of NBA All-Stars — is still the betting favorite to win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics at -550 odds. Aside from Team USA, Spain at +1100 odds and Australia at +1200 odds are […]
UFC Notebook: McGregor Undergoes Successful Surgery After Loss; Nick Diaz Returning in September
Conor McGregor suffered fractures of his left tibia and fibula late in the first round of his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 on Saturday, but vows to be back and better than ever after undergoing surgery on Sunday. McGregor’s team announced that his surgery was successful and […]
MLB All-Star Game Odds and Props: Bettors Backing NL and the Over
Major League Baseball’s best will face off in the 2021 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night, and bettors have already picked a side – though there’s no overwhelming consensus on which way the game will go. According to BetMGM, gamblers have placed 54% of all tickets and 61.4% of the […]
2021 Tour de France: Patrick Konrad Battles Rain to Win Stage 16 Sant Gaudens
On a rainy day in the Pyrenees, Austrian champion Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe) secured his first stage win of the Tour de France with a victory at Stage 16 Sant Gaudens, which included the ominous Col de Portet d’Aspet. The peloton was well rested after its final rest day of Le […]
NBA Rumors: Indiana Pacers Interested in a Ben Simmons Trade
The Indiana Pacers reportedly offered to trade Malcolm Brogdon and a first-round pick in the upcoming NBA Draft to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Ben Simmons. The 76ers either rejected the trade with the Pacers because they intend to keep Simmons, or they want to try to extract more […]
Nigeria and Australia Beat Team USA in Olympics Warm Up
Team USA lost again, but is it time to freak out with the Tokyo Olympics less than two weeks away? Over the weekend in an exhibition series in Las Vegas, Nigeria upset the Team USA men’s basketball team stocked with NBA stars. Last night, Australia beat the Yanks after holding […]
Chelsea Are Ready to Pay $210 Million for Haaland, as Race for the Norwegian Superstar Gets Heated
Erling Haaland (20) is a man in demand this summer, as the biggest spenders in world football queue in the hope of luring him away from Borussia Dortmund. Haaland missed Dortmund’s first day of pre-season training on Monday, fueling speculation regarding his future. Borussia’s sporting director Michael Zorc addressed the […]
This $1 Million Bonanza is Easy: Just Win Haskell, Travers and BC Classic
Monmouth Park and BetMakers Technology Group announced a $1 million bounty – the BetMakers Bonanza — to any 3-year-old who wins the Haskell Stakes, the Travers Stakes, and the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Just win three of the most prestigious events in American racing. Simple, right? Actually, one horse collected the […]
After Tying Record at Wimbledon, Djokovic Favored to Win 21st Grand Slam at US Open
Matteo Berrettini put up a fight in the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday but, ultimately, couldn’t stop Novak Djokovic from winning his 20th Grand Slam to tie Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the most all-time major wins in tennis. Djokovic came back from a set down to beat Berrettini […]
Will the Green Bay Packers Trade an Unhappy Aaron Rodgers to the NY Jets?
With the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers headed toward a hold-out after he skipped minicamp last month, will the New York Jets make a move to acquire Rodgers in exchange for Zach Wilson, who was the #2 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft? Bill Barnwell from ESPN appeared on […]
Home Run Derby Odds: Shohei Ohtani Leads Star-Studded Field of Sluggers Ready to Slug it Out at Coors
When MLB moved the All-Star Game to Coors Field in Colorado, it created the possibility for the sport’s biggest bats to launch balls to the moon in the 2021 Home Run Derby. And with temperatures high and the humidity low, the sky’s the limit on Monday night. Eight players will […]
Cigar Mile Once Again Headlines Aqueduct’s Fall Stakes Schedule
The New York Racing Association took time out from prepping for Thursday’s Saratoga Meet opener to announce Aqueduct’s stakes schedule for its fall meet. Aqueduct’s 18-day fall meet offers 26 stakes races – 10 of those graded – along with $4.9 million in purses. That meet begins Friday, Nov. 5 […]
Irish Invaders Santa Barbara, Bolshoi Ballet Plan Breeders’ Cup Return
Bolshoi Ballet and Santa Barbara came across the Atlantic from their Irish home, arrived at Belmont Park, won their respective Turf Triple Series races, and returned to Ireland on Sunday. But expect to see the Irish colt and filly back in November for the Breeders’ Cup. “That’s the plan for […]
Greek Freak and Milwaukee Bucks Dominate Game 3, Down 2-1 in NBA Finals
Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo decimated the Phoenix Suns with a 41-point performance and led the Milwaukee Bucks to a 120-100 victory in Game 3 of the 2021 NBA Finals to get back into the series after falling into a 2-0 hole. Suns fans were lamenting the assignment of official Scott […]
Connecticut Seeks Sports Betting by Football Season
Connecticut sports betting is coming into form, with the two biggest players in the American industry partnering with the state’s two Native American casinos. DraftKings will partner with Foxwoods Resort Casino and FanDuel will partner with Mohegan Sun to operate both brick-and-mortar and online sportsbooks. Industry leaders enter Connecticut sports […]