The red-hot LA Clippers won seven games in a row and are about to embark on a six-game road trip, but they won’t have Kawhi Leonard (25.9 ppg) or Paul George (23.9 ppg) with them for at least a week until both star players clear COVID-19 safety protocols. Neither player […]
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Holy Bull! This Weekend Stakes Features Cross-Country Derby, Oaks Preps
Two Kentucky Derby preps – one on each coast – grab this weekend’s stakes spotlight. Those are the Grade 3 Holy Bull from Gulfstream Park and the Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis from Santa Anita Park. Not to be forgotten are two Kentucky Oaks preps, the Grade 3 Forward Gal […]
Kentucky Derby Futures: Big Winners Make Big Odds Leaps
The first page of this week’s Kentucky Derby futures board got tighter – partly a byproduct of two horses getting loose from their rivals last weekend. The first was Caddo River, who moved to 16/1 at Circa Sports and 15/1 at William Hill Nevada. Dropping beneath 20/1 at this point […]
2021 NBA MVP Odds Update: Nikola Jokic (+800) Value Pick, Greek Freak Seeks Three-Peat
Coming into the start of the NBA season, both Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo were co-favorites to win the 2021 NBA MVP. Now, after the first month of the NBA season, Kevin Durant and Nikola Jokic have seen their MVP odds bump due to strong starts. The Greek Freak is […]
Magnus Carlsen Suffers Shock Loss at Tata Steel Masters, Firouzja Claims Lead After 8 Rounds
Russian grandmaster Andrey Esipenko scored the biggest win of his young career on Sunday, stunning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. The 18-year-old Esipenko beat Carlsen in their first-ever classical chess meeting, thoroughly outplaying the Norwegian from […]
Expert: Michigan Online Sports Bettors Should Benefit from Low Tax Rate
As Michigan online sports betting gets up and running, a tax expert tells OnlineGambling that consumers in the state will benefit from the state’s modest tax levy. While residents of The Wolverine State have been able to place bets in casinos for nearly a year, online betting just began on […]
UFC Lightweight Title Picture Muddied After Poirier Stuns McGregor with 2nd-Round Finish
Dustin Poirier defied the critics on Saturday night, scoring a TKO victory over Conor McGregor to avenge his 2014 loss to the Irishman. But with a champion who doesn’t want to fight, and several big names in the division, the win did little to clarify the UFC lightweight title picture. […]
OG List: NBA All-Time 3-Point Shooters, Steph Curry Moves into 2nd Behind Ray Allen
Golden State Warriors’ sharpshooter Steph Curry recently passed Reggie Miller (2,560) to move into second place on the NBA’s all-time, 3-point shooting list. Curry has his sights set on Hall of Famer Ray Allen, who tops the list for NBA 3-pointers with 2,973 treys. For this latest OG List, we […]
Boston Celtics Injury Update: Rookie Payton Pritchard Out with MCL Knee Sprain
Rookie Payton Pritchard, a backup guard with the Boston Celtics, will miss at least two weeks with a knee injury. Pritchard suffered a grade 1 MCL sprain against the Philadelphia 76ers over the weekend. Pritchard averaged 8.3 points and 2.6 assists per game before his injury, but he had shown […]
Super Bowl 55 Betting Lines, Point Spread, Over/Under Total, Kickoff Time, and Other Info
Get ready for Super Bowl 55! The Tampa Bay Bucs are a +3.5 underdog against the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, and the over/under total is 57, according to the Westgate Super Book in Las Vegas. OG has all the important Super Bowl 55 information that you need, including the […]
Colonel Liam Ripe for Promotion After Clutch Pegasus Turf Victory
If American Thoroughbred racing has a quality gap, it’s in the area that Colonel Liam addressed on Saturday – the older male turf division. That division needs a standout, a go-to, must-watch horse who can grab eyes every time he enters a gate. And with his neck victory over stablemate […]
Knicks Go Dunks on His Rivals Again, Wins Pegasus Gate-to-Wire
Enjoy Knicks Go while you can. Savor every start of his 5-year-old campaign, while you understand you’re watching horseracing’s star attraction of 2021. Knicks Go brought this lesson home in gate-to-wire fashion, winning the $3 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park on Saturday afternoon. It’s certainly understandable if Knicks […]
Online Sports Betting Update: Connecticut and Texas File New Bills
In the wake of the pandemic, more states are pushing through online sports betting bills. Connecticut, which had a number of bills fail in previous sessions, may finally have a winner. Even gambling-averse Texas recently filed an online sports betting bill. A number of states rushed to legalize sports betting […]
Tata Steel Masters: Four Share Lead as Carlsen Limps to Sixth Straight Draw
Five of seven games provided decisive results on Saturday in a bloody seventh round of play at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. The results knocked Nils Grandelius out of the lead and left four players tied for first, while World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen continues to struggle to find points […]
Deshaun Watson Trade Rumors: NY Jets and Miami Dolphins Top of the List
It looks like Deshaun Watson wants the Houston Texans to trade him to an AFC East team, either the New York Jets or the Miami Dolphins, according to a report from the Miami Herald. Yes, those same LOL Jets are at the top of Watson’s list. Watson, 25, is a […]
UFC 257 Odds: McGregor Heavily Favored Over Poirier in Lightweight Rematch
Conor McGregor will try to repeat his electrifying performance from his first fight against Dustin Poirier when the two meet for a rematch in the main event of UFC 257 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. McGregor and Poirier will take center stage at the UFC’s Fight Island facility, headlining an […]
Without Baffert, Knicks Go’s Fast Break Makes Him Pegasus Favorite
If horses run in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational and Bob Baffert doesn’t train any of them, does it really happen? We’re about to find out what the richest dirt race for older horses in North America – non-Breeders’ Cup division – looks like without the preeminent dirt trainer of […]
Colonel Liam Leads Pletcher Charge in $1 Million Pegasus Turf
As strange as it is to understand, turf maestro Chad Brown doesn’t have a horse in the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf. Meanwhile, his East Coast training rival, Todd Pletcher, is bringing three charges to what is typically the best winter turf route race of the year. Before we […]
Sick Sweat: KCP Buzzer Beater Saves First Half Over Bettors in Lakers/Bucks
With 2.3 seconds remaining in the second quarter of the LA Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks game, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope drained a 33-foot 3-pointer for the Lakers as time expired to put them up 63-57 at halftime. The consensus over/under total for the first half was 117 at Las Vegas sportsbooks. The […]
AFC Championship Betting Preview: Shootout Between Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs vs Josh Allen and Buffalo Bills
The Bills Mafia have been waiting for this moment since the day Buffalo drafted Josh Allen because they expected him to win a shootout against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game and advance to the Super Bowl. Two of the most potent offenses in […]