Will Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes win again? At the start of the 2020 NFL season, the Kansas City Chiefs (6/1 odds) and Baltimore Ravens (13/2 odds) are the top favorites to win the 2021 Super Bowl. Patrick Mahomes recently signed a contract extension making him the highest-paid player in […]
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No Fans? No Problem as Saratoga Surpasses $700 Million in 2020 Handle
Bettors proved they could handle the magic of Saratoga’s racing season without being at Saratoga, passing the $700 million mark in all-sources handle for the second consecutive year. The numbers for the 40-day 2020 Saratoga meet remained surprisingly strong, despite the lack of fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Saratoga […]
Sanford International First PGA Tour Event with Fans in Attendance
For the first time since golf returned from postponing its season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be fans in attendance at a PGA Tour event. It won’t be on the main stage of professional golf, however. Golf fans will be in allowed at the PGA Tour Champions event. […]
Greek Freak (Ankle) Game-Time Decision, Bucks Down 3-1
The Milwaukee Bucks face a second-straight elimination game with a banged-up Greek Freak. They won’t know the status of Giannis ‘Greek Freak’ Antetokounmpo and his sprained ankle injury until game time. The Bucks listed the Greek Freak as “questionable” on the injury report, but he will do everything in his […]
Kevin Harvick, Alex Bowman Gain Momentum Heading into Richmond
Kevin Harvick fired the first shot in the NASCAR Playoffs by winning the Cook Out Southern 500 on Sunday, and is now one of the favorites to win this Saturday’s Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway. Harvick was a +270 favorite at Ladbrokes for the Cook Out Southern 500, […]
Tour de France: Ireland’s Sam Bennett Wins Island-Hopping, Crash-Filled Stage 10
Stage 10 of the 2020 Tour de France began on one island and ended on another during the island-hopping segment of Le Tour, with Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quickstep) winning a final sprint at the finish line at Ile de Re. Ireland’s Bennett held off Caleb Ewan and Peter Sagan to secure […]
Naomi Osaka Back in Action as US Open Quarterfinals Begin Tuesday
Serena Williams, Dominic Thiem, and Daniil Medvedev all moved into the quarterfinals at the US Open on Monday as most – but not all – of the favorites continued to roll into the second week of the tournament. Women’s No. 2 seed Sofia Kenin proved to be a notable exception, […]
UFC Notebook: Overeem Outlasts Sakai for Fifth-Round TKO, More Fight Island Shows Coming
Alistair Overeem battered Augusto Sakai for five rounds before finding a finish to win at UFC Fight Night on Saturday. Overeem won via TKO 26 seconds into the final round after nearly finishing the fight in the fourth. Overeem Uses Ground-And-Pound to Finish Sakai The first three rounds saw the […]
After Kentucky Derby Loss, Tiz the Law May Skip Preakness
Tiz the Law came out of the Kentucky Derby perfectly fine, save for his aura of invincibility and his Triple Crown hopes. And, according to trainer Barclay Tagg, that aura may not renew at the Preakness Stakes. Tagg is non-committal about his prize trainee’s future plans, but intimated he may […]
Clowney, Peterson Find Different Routes to New NFL Teams
It took edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney about four months to find a new NFL team, while running back Adrian Peterson was signed in two days. They, along with some other key players, found new NFL teams while other high-profile players are still waiting for a phone call. Clowney found a […]
US Open: Novak Djokovic DQ Blows Men’s Draw Wide Open
Novak Djokovic’s run at the 2020 US Open came to a stunning end on Sunday after officials defaulted him from his fourth-round match for accidentally striking a line judge in the neck with a tennis ball. Djokovic hit the ball in anger after dropping a break to go down 6-5 […]
2020 Tour de France Odds: Primoz Roglic Still Betting Favorite Thru 9 Stages
Here come the Slovenians! Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE) are the top two favorites to win the 2020 Tour de France, according to DraftKings, with Roglic at -137 odds. He’s followed by Pogacar at +275 to win Le Tour. Pogacar won Stage 9 at Le Runs in the […]
Authentic Drama Takes Over Wild 2020 Kentucky Derby
There was a thin sense of normalcy to the 2020 Kentucky Derby. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert won his record-tying sixth Derby, this time with Authentic. And unheralded Mr Big News played this year’s designated long shot, blowing up many tickets – in good ways and bad – by […]
Tadej Pogacar Wins Stage 9 (Le Runs), Primoz Roglic Yellow Jersey
The Tour de France continued with another punishing mountain stage in the Pyrenees. Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) won his first-ever Tour de France stage with a victory in Stage 9 by a half-wheel at Le Runs. Fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) finished second and seized the yellow jersey […]
Cook Out Southern 500 Gives NASCAR Drivers Taste of Playoffs
The NASCAR Cup Playoffs begin on Sunday at the Cook Out Southern 500, and the same drivers who are the favorites to win the Cup Championship are top picks at Darlington Raceway. Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick are the two top choices to win. Hamlin is the favorite at William […]
Greek Freak Questionable with Ankle Injury, Bucks in 0-3 Hole Against Heat
The #5 Miami Heat are one game away from sweeping the #1 Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Bucks, down 0-3 against the Heat, are in deep trouble because Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo might miss Game 4 due to a sprained ankle injury. The Miami Heat won seven-straight […]
Mitchell Trubisky, Cam Newton named Chicago, New England Starters
The Chicago Bears announced Mitchell Trubisky will be their starting quarterback, while Cam Newton was named Tom Brady’s replacement in New England. Trubisky was locked in a battle with Nick Foles for the starting job, while Newton was battling Jarrett Stidham and Brian Hoyer for the position. Trubisky had a […]
One Bet, $100: Jumping at Arkansas State-Memphis Over/Under Increase
College football, I’ve missed you so, and I don’t even care that I’m focused on Arkansas State facing Memphis. It’s football, and for me, that represents a chance to follow up on last season’s successful betting campaign. For the first installment of this year’s One Bet, $100, I’m taking the […]
Tour de France Arrives in Pyrenees, Nans Peters Wins Stage 8 (Loudenvielle)
Nans Peters (ALM) led for the majority of Tour de France Stage 8 during a short, yet difficult mountain stage from Cazeres-sur-Garonne to Loudenvielle that included a pair of Category 1 climbs and an HC ascent to the summit of Port de Bales in the Pyrenees mountains. “It’s fitting that […]
There’s A Prominent Race Outside Kentucky: The Woodward Stakes
One of Saturday’s most prestigious races goes 1 ¼ miles and features the likes of Seattle Slew, Affirmed, Spectacular Bid and Pleasant Colony on its winner’s roll. That would be the Woodward Stakes at Saratoga, not the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Even with the Derby sucking the racing and […]