Super Bowl 55 will represent the meeting of perhaps the greatest quarterback of all time and his apparent heir when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Both teams bring the offensive firepower, and provide DFS players with plenty of choices for thier Super Bowl DFS showdowns. […]
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Affordability Checks: What are They and What Do They Mean for Racing?
Picture this scenario, courtesy of the Great Britain Gambling Commission and its proposed “affordability checks†on sports and race bettors. You save your betting money for the Royal Ascot meet in June. The meet arrives and you wager £100 each-way on the second favorite in the Group 1 Queen Anne […]
Prop Bets: Margin of Victory and Total Points Scored in Super Bowl 55
Two of the best passing teams meet in Super Bowl 55, with the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Bucs expected to slug it out in a high-scoring affair. Oddsmakers set the points total at 56 points. At the South Point Casino and Sports Book in Las Vegas, you can […]
Saudi Cup Connections Exempt from COVID Ban; Knicks Go a Go
As the Saudi Cup field takes shape, the Saudi Arabian government announced connections for the $20 million race participants will be exempt from the country’s ban on entering Saudi Arabia. Citing COVID-19 concerns, the country banned entry to residents of 20 nations, including the United States and the United Kingdom. […]
Waste Management Phoenix Open Odds: Rahm, Thomas Favored at Quieter TPC Scottsdale
In most years, the Waste Management Phoenix Open offers up the rowdiest, most party-like atmosphere on the PGA Tour. The COVID-19 pandemic may limit the size of that party for 2021, but many of the world’s top players will still travel to TPC Scottsdale to compete in this fan-favorite event. […]
Positive COVID Test at Hotel Pauses Australian Open Tune-Up Tournaments
A worker at a Melbourne hotel tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week, halting play at six different events leading up to next week’s Australian Open. The individual in question works at the Grand Hyatt, one of three Melbourne hotels being used to quarantine players, coaches, and officials for the […]
Wide-Open Southwest and Tight Division Races in NBA’s Western Conference
Only 30% of the NBA regular season is complete, yet the Western Conference has three tight divisional races. The defending champion Las Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers are fighting for the Pacific division crown once again. The Northwest Division looks like a two-pony race between the red-hot Utah Jazz and […]
NBA High Guys: Fred VanVleet Explodes for Career-Best 54 Points and 11 3-Pointers
Over the last four nights, four NBA players ,including Fred VanVleet, who unleashed 11 3-pointers and scored 54 points for the Toronto Raptors, posted huge scoring efforts to lift their teams to key wins. VanVleet’s 54-point explosion set a Raptors’ franchise high and a personal career high. Last Saturday night, […]
Keeneland Springs Into Robust Stakes Slate for Spring Meet
The 97th running of the Grade 2 Blue Grass Stakes and the 84th running of the Grade 1 Ashland headline Keeneland’s 2021 Spring Meet, which runs April 2-23 at the Lexington, Kentucky, track. The Blue Grass is one of the last Kentucky Derby preps. Last year, it featured a stellar […]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers History: From 0-14 Expansion Team to 2002 Super Bowl Champs
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have come a long way from their disastrous first season in the NFL with a 0-14 record. The Bucs struggled with only two winning seasons in their first 21 years in the league. They finally won their first, and only, Super Bowl in 2002 under Jon […]
NHL Shorthanded as COVID-19 Issues Plague League, Causes Cancellations
Several teams will miss action this week as the NHL grapples with multiple squads who have players in the league’s COVID-19 protocols. The league cancelled all games for the New Jersey Devils through Saturday, which impacts two games against the Pittsburgh Penguins and another with the New York Rangers. Sabres […]
Super Bowl 55 Prop Bets: Wagers on Extremely Rare Safety and Overtime
Who doesn’t love exotic prop bets when it’s time for the Super Bowl? You can place a prop bet wager on the occurrence of a safety and/or overtime during Super Bowl 55 at +650 odds at the South Point Casino and Sports Book in Las Vegas. The Super Bowl isn’t […]
Two Teams Withdraw from NWHL Isobel Cup Bubble Tournament
Six teams entered the National Women’s Hockey League bubble tournament in Lake Placid in hopes of winning the Isobel Cup. Now, just four remain in contention – and not just because it’s time for Thursday’s semifinal matchups. Last Thursday, the Metropolitan Riveters withdrew from the tournament after several members of […]
Hot Teams: Houston Rockets Ride Defensive Surge to 6-Game Winning Streak
It took about a week and four games after the Houston Rockets traded James Harden before they finally gelled together as a tight unit under new head coach Stephen Silas. Since falling into a 4-9 hole to start the season, the Rockets (10-9) surged to over .500 during an impressive […]
Super Bowl Prop Bets: Total Receiving Yards for Kelce, Cheetah, Gronk, Evans, Godwin
Super Bowl 55 features two of the best passing teams in the NFL, with the Kansas City Chiefs meeting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That said, don’t miss the opportunity to make your over/under prop bets on total receiving yards for star players like Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill, Mike Evans, Chris […]
Derby Futures: Tarantino Shows Even Reservoir Dogs Have Their Day
It wasn’t a case of pulp fiction that Tarantino was sitting at 225/1 when he debuted on the Circa Sports and William Hill Nevada Kentucky Derby futures boards last week. Even the Jackie Browns and Inglorious Basterds of the world stared juicy odds in the face before Tarantino entered the […]
Orlando Magic Lose Aaron Gordon for 4-6 Weeks with Ankle Injury
The Orlando Magic will miss their starting forward, Aaron Gordon, for up to six weeks due to a nasty ankle injury. Gordon is the second starter that the Magic will miss this season due to injuries. Starting point guard Markelle Fultz blew out his ACL in the eighth game of […]
A Deep Dive into the Super Bowl Coin Toss Prop Bet
Among the myriad prop bets that gamblers can make on the Super Bowl, perhaps none is more both derided and loved than the coin toss prop. Due to its simple nature, the coin toss proves to be a popular prop bet for sportsbooks, but few can deny the bet is […]
Weekend Stakes: Not Every Good 3-Year-Old Race is a Derby Prep
We’ll see several Kentucky Derby hopefuls return this weekend when two East Coast Grade 3 Derby preps headline the stakes races. And, we’ll meet some Kentucky Oaks contenders in two Oaks preps – one on each coast. At the same time, we’ll see a Grade 2 for 3-year-olds that isn’t […]
MLB, MLBPA Sparring Over Proposal for Delayed 154-Game Season
Major League Baseball has proposed delaying the start of the 2021 season and shortening it to 154 games, but the MLB Players Association appears unlikely to accept the change. Under the MLB proposal, spring training would start in late March, with the regular season beginning in late April. League Proposes […]