The Los Angeles Lakers are 2-1 since a fiery meeting between head coach Luke Walton and president of basketball operations Magic Johnson. Magic Johnson squashed any speculation that head coach Luke Walton’s job was in jeopardy after the Lakers started the season 2-5. Johnson assured fans that Luke Walton will […]
Sports Betting
Oddsmakers Open Kansas City Chiefs Game with Record 18.5 Point Spread
Well now you did it gamblers, you went and made the oddsmakers mad by betting the Kansas City Chiefs every week and winning. So this Sunday, sportsbooks threw a line up there that will make even the most ardent fan think twice. The opening line for the Arizona at Kansas […]
Duke Faces Kentucky, Kansas Battles Michigan State in Opening Night of College Basketball Season
Four of the top ten teams in college basketball will meet up in the State Farm Champions Classic in Indianapolis on Tuesday, providing some high-profile matchups for the first night of the NCAA season. Top-ranked Kansas will start their campaign by taking on No. 10 Michigan State, after which No. […]
Bryson DeChambeau Wins in Las Vegas to Move Up to 5th in World Gold Rankings
Bryson DeChambeau continued his breakthrough 2018 campaign by winning the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, giving him his fourth win in his past 12 starts on the PGA Tour. The one-shot victory moved DeChambeau up to fifth place in the Official World Golf Ranking, an impressive rise […]
Clayton Kershaw Signs Three-Year, $93M Contract Extension with Los Angeles Dodgers
Clayton Kershaw will continue to seek a World Series title in Los Angeles, as the star pitcher signed a three-year extension with the Dodgers on Friday. According to a source cited by ESPN, the deal will see the Dodgers pay Kershaw $93 million over the next three years, with additional […]
NFL Bettors Sack Sportsbooks with Big Loss on NFL Week 9
Sunday was the type of day in the NFL bettors dream of, and though it doesn’t happen very often, gamblers were able to clean up and give the sportsbooks a rare loss. It was the second consecutive week facilities took a hit, but this week was much worse. Several lines […]
Washington State Finally Fails to Cover Spread, Still Wins
Those that had been riding Washington State this season finally saw the Cougars Gravy Station pull into the station, as the team failed to cover the spread for the first time all season. The Cougars, who were 8-0 ATS, were 7.5-point picks over Cal, but could only muster a 19-13 […]
Kevin Harvick Wraps Up Spot in NASCAR Final with Win at Texas Motor Speedway
Kevin Harvick pulled away from the field during an overtime restart to win the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, earning his eighth victory of the year and a guaranteed spot in the Championship 4 final round of NASCAR’s playoffs. The win put Harvick back in the […]
Tennessee Titans at Dallas Cowboys: Two Stingy Defenses Slug It Out on Monday Night Football
A pair of 3-4 teams throw down on Monday Night Football with Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys hosting Marcus Mariota and the Tennessee Titans. The winner pulls to an even .500 record, while the loser takes a major step back at the mid-point of the season. Tennessee Titans (3-4) […]
Adam Silver Says Rule Changes Get Credit for Higher Scoring Games this Season
Scoring is up across the NBA this season, and according to Commissioner Adam Silver, the credit for the added offense should go to rule changes made in the offseason. Right now, teams are scoring an average of 112.3 points per game. If that number holds, it will be the highest […]
Dana White Talks to Mayweather Team About Potential Fight with Nurmagomedov in UFC
UFC president Dana White has said in the past that he doubts a fight will materialize between boxer Floyd Mayweather and UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. But while that assessment hasn’t changed much, White did admit this week that there have at least been talks between him and Mayweather’s team […]
NFL Line Movement Cautious Opportunity for Bettors
When the opening odds are set for the professional football, they tends to be slight changes with a couple of games, but this week NFL line movement is prevalent in several match ups. One contest the line moved two points, usually unheard of, though often seen in college football. The […]
Montreal Canadiens Break 83-year-old NHL Record with Two Goals in Two Seconds (Video)
The Montreal Canadiens broke an 83-year-old record by scoring two goals in two seconds in the team’s 6-4 win over the defending Stanley Cup Champions Washington on Thursday. The previous record was three seconds, held by the St. Louis Eagles on March 12, 1935 against the Detroit Red Wings. Frank […]
NASCAR’s Big 3 Might Need Victory To Advance to Final Race
It was unthinkable over the summer that NASCAR’s Big 3 of Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr. wouldn’t be in the Final Four at the end of the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup. The group had won 17 of the 23 races through the middle of August. Then they […]
Blake Griffin Starring in Advertising Campaign for Sports Prediction App WinView
Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin is appearing in an advertising campaign for WinView, an app that allows users to make predictions about what will happen in a game they are watching live in order to win prizes. According to WinView, their app is currently legal in 39 states, but it […]
Daniel Cormier Expected to Retain Heavyweight Title vs. Derrick Lewis at UFC 230
Two-division title holder Daniel Cormier is widely expected to handle Derrick Lewis as the two fight for the heavyweight championship in the main event of UFC 230 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Cormier (21-1) last fought at UFC 226 in July, when he won the heavyweight title with […]
Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic Still Deciding Whether to Go Forward with Saudi Arabia Exhibition
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are scheduled to play an exhibition match in Saudi Arabia on Dec. 22, but both players told reporters this week that they are still considering whether or not they actually want to go forward with the event. The uncertainty of the world’s top two tennis […]
Postseason Implications Loom Large for Bowl Eligible Teams
It is getting time to start thinking about becoming bowl eligible and games this week represent the need for some teams to get a win in order to breathe a little easier. Arizona, Colorado, Michigan State, and Maryland are all in positions where they can get to premier postseason games […]
Maryland Reverses Reinstatement Decision, Fires Football Coach D.J. Durkin
One day after he was reinstated to his position as head coach at Maryland, D.J. Durkin was fired by the university on Wednesday. Public pressure may have had a role in Maryland’s reversal. University president Wallace Loh denied that anyone other than himself made the decision that Durkin had to […]
Oddsmakers, LSU Coach Ed Orgeron Differ on Whether Tigers can Defeat No. 1 Alabama
LSU is a 14.5-point underdog when they host No. 1 Alabama on Saturday, and while oddsmakers aren’t giving them much of a chance to win, the No. 4 Tigers believe this is the year they break their losing streak against their SEC rival. Of course they have had the same […]