Veterans like Green Bay receiver Davante Adams and rookies such as new York Giants running back Saquon Barkley should provide a nice mix for offensive prop bets. The two are favorites to score the most touchdowns this season for their position. Ironically neither one led the league last year, but […]
Daniel Cormier will look to defend his heavyweight championship against the man that he initially took the title from last year, as he steps into the Octagon for a rematch with Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 241. The Saturday bout will be Miocic’s first since being knocked […]
With 40 games remaining in the regular season, the NL Wild Card race features seven teams within 3.5 games of the final two spots. The Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs are currently occupying the two Wild Card spots in the National League. Five teams are on the bubble including the […]
Cleveland Browns coach Freddie Kitchens told his players not to back down from Indianapolis, and it should make the Browns Colts game a more physical affair. The team has been conducting joint practices this week, and Thursday saw no less than five skirmishes between players from the two teams. Jalen […]
This year there is a crowded list of athletes for the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award. The honor, handed out by the Associated Press, is voted on by a panel of national media personnel. Unlike the MVP award, which has been won by a quarterback every year since […]
While embracing the new, more liberal gambling laws in the US for fans, the NFL is warning its employees they are not allowed to place a bet. In an email sent to NFL employees, vendors, and contractors, the league made it clear that gambling on sports could lead to losing […]
The Minnesota Twins and hot Cleveland Indians are fighting for first place in the AL Central. The Twins regained the top spot and have an easy schedule for the last quarter of the season with 26 of their final 41 games against losing teams. After a torrid start, Rocco Baldelli’s […]
Major League Baseball has agreed to a multiyear deal with FanDuel, making the company its latest authorized gaming operator. The agreement puts FanDuel in line with DraftKings, which signed a similar deal with MLB in July. FanDuel Promises ‘Enhanced Betting Experience’ A wider ranging partnership was also struck with MGM […]
The rate of intentional walks in Major League Baseball this season is down nearly 20 percent compared to last year, and down 36 percent since 2010. The mystery behind IBB’s (intentional bases on balls) declining popularity, however, may be nothing more than the flip side of the “Moneyball effect.” The […]
Two Premier League title contenders will face off on Saturday, as Tottenham Hotspur visits Manchester City for an early season clash. Man City currently tops the EPL table after its 5-0 victory over West Ham last weekend, while Tottenham earned a 3-1 win over Aston Villa in its opener. Spurs […]
While other sports often play out over multiple days, such as the NFL’s Thursday-Sunday slate, the players in those games only get to play in one game. Golfers, however, hit the links for four rounds in a tournament, so in a sense playing DFS golf is like picking players who will play four games over four days.
The Los Angeles Lakers signed DeMarcus Cousins in the offseason as part of a rebuild around LeBron James and Anthony Davis. But they took a bad beat when Boogie Cousins went down with a torn ACL injury before he even played a game with the Lakers. The injury occurred on […]
NFL Preseason Week 2 rolls on Friday with three football games. Buffalo travels to Carolina, Miami is at Tampa Bay, and Chicago goes to MetLife Stadium to face the New York Giants. With this the second full week of the preseason, we should see more time from starters, though Giants’ […]
Mediation discussions between the US women’s national team (USWNT) and US Soccer were halted on Wednesday after several days of meetings failed to make any progress on the dispute over compensation for the Women’s World Cup champions. According to a report by The New York Times, the two sides are […]
There is never a good time to crash, but Jimmie Johnson picked one of the worst moments to wreck his No. 48 Chevrolet. The 43-year-old was just 15 laps into the Consumers Energy 400 when he hit the wall in Turn 2. The crash didn’t knock him out of the […]
Defensive prop bets have some of the best odds of any NFL wager. The only problem is they are more difficult to handicap. Still the payoff can be worth the risk, and gamblers shouldn’t overlook defensive categories. The most obvious is sack leader, but there are other props as well, […]
TMZ Sports published a video on Thursday in which former UFC champion Conor McGregor can be seen punching a man in a Dublin bar. The video appears to depict an incident that was first reported in April by the Irish Mirror. Whiskey Dispute May Have Led to Punch In the […]
After trailing the Minnesota Twins (72-48) by 11.5 games, the hot Cleveland Indians (72-49) rallied back to take over first place in the AL Central after an extra innings victory on Sunday in Minneapolis. The Cleveland Indians are now 20/1 odds to win the World Series and led by their […]
Quantity is likely to exceed quality Saturday in the 2019 Pacific Classic Saturday at Del Mar. Ten are entered this year, and if they all make the gate, the summer showcase race at the Northern San Diego track will boast its largest field in six years. The 2013 Pacific Classic […]
Two former European champions were eliminated from the Champions League qualifying process on Tuesday, as Scottish giants Celtic and Portuguese side Porto were upset by lesser-known opposition in the third qualifying round of the competition. Celtic, which won the European Cup in the 1966-67 season and remains the only Scottish […]
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