Ready for another installment of the Quickie Betting Preview? The Buffalo Bills host the Indianapolis Colts to kick off the postseason on wild-card Saturday. The LA Rams and Seattle Seahawks square off in an NFC West battle as those teams meet for the third time this season. Tom Brady and […]
Trainer Brad Cox called her “a monster,†but you probably know her as the best mare of her generation. Either way, Cox says you’ll see Monomoy Girl return Feb. 15 at Oaklawn Park for the Grade 3 Bayakoa Stakes. The $250,000, 1-1/16-mile Bayakoa marks Monomoy Girl’s 2021 opener and a […]
Two weeks into the NBA season and it’s time to bolster your fantasy basketball team with waiver wire pickups such as Seth Curry (76ers), RJ Barret (Knicks), Bobby Portis (Bucks), Cole Anthony (Magic), De’Andre Hunter (Hawks), Coby White (Bulls), or Tyrese Haliburton (Kings). Cole Anthony and Tyrese Haliburton were both […]
Mikaela Shiffrin announced on New Year’s Day that she’ll be sitting out speed events this season, which means fans of the US Ski Team might turn their attention to Breezy Johnson as one to watch in the run-up to the 2022 Beijing Games. The 24-year-old Jackson Hole native will be […]
One of the eternal allures and constant truths about betting on horses is the ability to win a lot by wagering a little. And, when it came to the most popular and fastest-growing wager types in 2020, this eternal truth manifested itself in multiples. Multiples – as in multiple-race wagers. […]
Mets owner Steven Cohen made another huge splash on Wednesday as New York acquired both Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco in a blockbuster trade with the Cleveland Indians. The Mets sent infielders Andres Gimenez and Amed Rosario, along with minor league prospects Josh Wolf and Isaiah Greene in exchange for […]
Top 10 college basketball programs continue to be affected this week as Penn State men’s team announced all team activities are on pause due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within its program. As a result, Saturday’s home game vs. rival No. 10 Michigan has been cancelled. This is […]
The Green Bay Packers (13-3) are the consensus favorites on the NFL futures board to win the NFC Championship. The Packers are +140 odds to win the NFC, followed by the New Orleans Saints at +275 and the Tampa Bay Bucs at +400. The San Francisco 49ers won the NFC […]
The UFC returns to action after its holiday break on Jan. 16 when the world’s premier MMA organization airs on network television for the first time in over two years. ABC will televise the main card of UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar. The UFC last aired on network television […]
The expanded 2020 playoffs mean this wild-card weekend will give us six games instead of the usual four. Quite a few players are nursing injuries heading into the weekend, but the majority should be able to gut it out. It bears watching the injury – and, as always in 2020, […]
Last year, Switzerland’s Daniel Yule won his second consecutive slalom victory in alpine World Cup action as he edged Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen on his home mountain of Adelboden. Will Yule repeat, or is it going to be a weekend of new faces on the podium? Friday will kick off a […]
Chalk up another bad beat in Orlando as a former #1 pick will miss the remainder of the season. Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz suffered a left knee injury against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Fultz blew out his ACL and will miss the remainder of the season while he recovers from […]
Bradley Beal tied a Washington Wizards franchise record with 60 points while also setting a new career-high in a 141-136 loss against the Philadelphia 76ers. In true Beal fashion, he was more irked that the Wiz lost than he was pleased by setting a career milestone. Beal looked unstoppable for […]
In an about-face brought on by a projected $15 billion revenue shortfall, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is making swift legalization of online sports gambling in the state a centerpiece of his administration. Cuomo, formerly an opponent of online sports gambling in New York, hinted that the key to regaining […]
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has the inside track to win the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year after a sensational season. Herbert set new rookie records with 31 touchdown passes and 36 total touchdowns. Herbert finished the season as the league’s sixth-best passer with 4,336 yards. He ranked […]
Last week, the sophomores stole the stage. Now, it’s the older horses’ turn to seize the stakes spotlight, dim as it may be this weekend. This weekend’s stakes schedule doesn’t scream “high profile.†After all, 2021’s first Grade 1s are still two weeks away. But, it does raise its voice […]
The NFL playoffs begin this weekend, and the AFC side of the postseason bracket looks much stronger than the NFC side. The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs are the favorite to win the AFC Championship at -115 odds, while the Buffalo Bills (+350) and Baltimore Ravens (+600) are […]
Oaklawn Park officials said Wednesday they plan on admitting limited spectators inside the gates for their 2021 meet, keeping in line with an Arkansas Department of Health directive allowing the move. The 57-day Oaklawn meet begins Jan. 22 and runs through May 1. Last year, Oaklawn was one of only […]
Linus Strasser emerged from the field to be crowned 2021’s Snow King at the World Cup slalom race in Zagreb, Croatia on Wednesday. Bettors who wagered on the Munich native to end his country’s three-year drought in the discipline would have gotten a return of +25000 or greater. Strasser wept […]
In the midst of budget shortfalls and pandemic-fueled rollbacks in services, Massachusetts lawmakers decided to eliminate sports gambling from an economic development bill sent to the governor’s desk on Wednesday. The question remains, will sports gambling legislation have a resurgence and become legal there at any point in 2021? The […]
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