While the college football season is in jeopardy, NCAA officials guaranteed there will be an NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2021. March Madness was canceled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was one of the first major sporting events to fall victim to the disease. Dan Gavitt, NCAA […]
Sports Betting
One Bet, $100: Charles Howell III Takes Momentum into Wyndham Championship
With few top-ranked golfers playing at the Wyndham Championship this week, finding a winner might be a little daunting. Both the favorite, Webb Simpson (10/1), and the next pick, Brooks Koepka (11/1), underperformed at the PGA Championship last week. The field could be wide open, and someone could ride a […]
Churchill Downs Limit Kentucky Derby Attendance to 40% of Capacity
In further response to COVID-19 health and safety concerns, Churchill Downs Racetrack officials released a 62-page health and safety operations plan on Wednesday that will limit Kentucky Derby attendance to fewer than 23,000 guests for the Sept. 5 race. That total is less than 14% of the record 170,513 fans […]
Atletico Madrid Must Overcome COVID-19, RB Leipzig in Champions League Quarterfinal
Atletico Madrid will try to reach the semifinals for the fourth time in seven years as the Spanish side takes on RB Leipzig in the second Champions League quarterfinal. Atletico comes into the match as a slight favorite, but must contend with a difficult opponent and the sudden appearance of […]
Wyndham Championship has Flicker of Star Golfers
Usually, the Wyndham Championship would suffer without star golfers in attendance since it’s being played the week after a major championship. This year, however, the Wyndham is the beneficiary of being the last event before the FedEx Cup playoffs. Golfers are trying to improve their position before next week’s Northern […]
Augusta National Officials Announce No Fans for Masters
Officials at Augusta National announced on Wednesday that no fans will be allowed at this year’s Masters. The tournament, usually played in April, was moved to Nov. 12-15 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Online sportsbooks had the “yes†for fans at the Masters at -150, while the “no†was +110. […]
College Football: Who’s In, Who’s Out, and What it Means for Bettors
Tuesday proved to be a pivotal day for the 2020 college football season, as both the Big Ten and the Pac-12 postponed their seasons until at least spring 2021. But other conferences are refusing to budge, meaning there may still games played – and perhaps even a champion crowned – […]
5 DFS Picks for Wyndham Championship
The PGA Tour heads to Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, this week for the Wyndham Championship. A week after the year’s first major (thanks, COVID-19), many top players will sit this one out, meaning we DFS participants will have to pay up for players who usually feature lower […]
Updated US Open Odds have Four Golfers Favored
With golf’s next major championship a little more than a month away, sportsbooks have updated the odds for the US Open, and four golfers are now favored to win, according to one facility. That major, which was originally scheduled for June 18-21, but was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Derby Hopeful Max Player Moved to Steve Asmussen’s Kentucky Barn
Three days after Max Player finished third to Tiz the Law in his second consecutive Grade 1 effort, owners for the horse switched trainers, moving him from Linda Rice to Steve Asmussen. The move came after Max Player finished third – 7 ½ lengths behind Tiz the Law at Saturday’s […]
Champions League Quarterfinals: Atalanta Challenges European Powerhouse PSG
First-timers Atalanta will try to keep their incredible run alive as they battle French champions Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League quarterfinal match in Lisbon on Wednesday. The Champions League is concluding with single-elimination games in the Portuguese city after nearly five months off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Atalanta […]
Saudi Cup Purse Money Released to All but Maximum Security
Nearly four months from its initial announcement to withhold Saudi Cup purse money, the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia announced it will award prize money to the horses finishing second through 10th. That conspicuously excludes race winner Maximum Security. The JCSA said it will withhold prize money from Maximum Security […]
Cardinals Remain Sidelined by COVID-19, Manfred Sees Path to ‘Credible’ Season
The St. Louis Cardinals have only played five games so far in the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball season, due to a COVID-19 outbreak that has kept the team out of action since July 30. But MLB commission Rob Manfred remains confident that the Cardinals can play a “credible†schedule […]
NHL Playoffs Begin Tuesday with Vegas, Colorado as New Stanley Cup Favorites
The NHL Playoffs were set on Sunday after the league’s final game, and the odds to win the Stanley Cup have been adjusted. Two teams have supplanted the Tampa Bay Lightning, and are now favorites to win Lord Stanley’s Cup. In the Western Conference, the No. 1 seeded Vegas Golden […]
Orlando City Hosts Portland Timbers in MLS is Back Tournament Final
Orlando City will look to cap off its Cinderella run at Walt Disney World on Tuesday when it takes on the Portland Timbers in the final of the MLS is Back Tournament. The Lions came into the MLS is Back Tournament as a long shot to win, despite the fact […]
Derby Odds Fall as Tiz the Law’s Stock Rises
It is a testament to Tiz the Law’s dominance over the rest of his 3-year-old contemporaries that his odds to win the Triple Crown (+250 at Circa Sports) are lower than any of his counterparts’ future odds on them winning the Kentucky Derby. That’s one takeaway from Tiz the Law’s […]
Harvick Wins Consumers Energy 400 to Complete Michigan Sweep
Kevin Harvick held off Denny Hamlin down the stretch to win the Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, completing a sweep of the two NASCAR races held at the track over the weekend. Harvick also won Saturday’s FireKeepers Casino 400, beating out Brad Keselowski in overtime after […]
Power 5 Conferences Wavering on College Football Season, Players Want to Take the Field
The commissioners of the Power 5 college football conferences are questioning whether there will be an FBS season this fall, according to reports by multiple media outlets. ESPN reported that while no major decisions have been made yet, the tone of the discussion over the college football season shifted significantly […]
Betting on Tiger Woods at PGA Championship Losing Proposition
Tiger Woods might have been somewhat satisfied with his performance at the PGA Championship, but bettors certainly were not. Woods finished the major tournament tied for 37th, 12 shots behind the winner, Collin Morikawa. The 44-year-old former No. 1 player in the world was never a threat, shooting rounds of […]
Santa Anita Park Falls into Autumn Meet with 24 Stakes Races
Santa Anita Park’s fall season begins a week earlier than usual, but features 24 stakes – 15 graded – over its 18-day autumn campaign. The Southern California track opens Sept. 19 and runs through Oct. 25. Usually, Santa Anita’s opening weekend loads up with graded stakes races. But with the […]