The Raptors are on verge of extinction. The #3 Boston Celtics took a 2-0 series lead against the #2 Toronto Raptors when the Raptors sharpshooters went cold. The Celtics have now won six postseason games in a row after sweeping their opening-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers. Both top seeds […]
College football DFS returns Thursday night on DraftKings with a Heart of Dixie focus. Two teams from the state of Alabama will take on fellow Sun Belt opponents: South Alabama at Southern Miss and Central Arkansas at UAB. With a short slate, our legitimate DFS options may prove limited. Let’s […]
Picking a Kentucky Derby winner this year may seem easy on paper. Or chalk, as Tiz the Law and his generational-low 3/5 morning line odds illustrate. But while there’s plenty of value underneath, there are also plenty of minefields – horses you want to avoid stuffing underneath in those trifectas […]
This weekend’s Kentucky Derby/Oaks cards provide bettors with a veritable wagering smorgasbord, one giving you betting options covering the entire risk/reward spectrum. There are, of course, your regular standbys: the win-place-show, exactas, trifectas, and superfectas. But because of the spectator-free nature of this year’s Derby and Oaks weekend, Churchill Downs […]
Dogdog came from behind to beat Wagamama 2-1 after a blitz tiebreaker to take the first quarterfinal in the Pogchamps 2 championship bracket on Wednesday. Wagamama came into the match as one of the highest-rated players in the field, but found himself in trouble early in the first game. Time […]
During a flat, but punchy 183 km ride from Gap to Privas, Wout Van Aert sprinted to victory in Stage 5 of the Tour de France to secure consecutive stage victories for Team Jumbo-Visma. After the first five stages, Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) moved into the overall lead in the general […]
While most college football teams aren’t beginning their seasons until next week — if they’re doing so at all — Central Arkansas will be preparing for its second game of the season. The Bears are visiting the University of Alabama at Birmingham in one of two games scheduled for Thursday […]
The remaining two PGA Tour Asian tournaments learned their fates on Tuesday, with the Zozo Championship coming to California, and the HSBC Champions being canceled. Those two events, along with the CJ Cup, made up an early part of the 2020-2021 schedule. Ty Votaw, PGA Tour executive vice president of […]
Multiple media outlets have reported that Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a vacation in Ibiza, Spain. Those reports also say that Angel Di Maria and Leo Paredes, who vacationed with Neymar during the truncated offseason, also tested positive. More Cases Could Trigger Ligue 1 […]
Another exciting Game 7 is on the docket today in the NBA Playoffs. The #4 Houston Rockets and the #5 Oklahoma City Thunder are tied 3-3 in their first-round series. Chris Paul and OKC’s three-guard attack will battle James Harden, Russell Westbrook, and Mike D’Antoni’s small-ball offense. The winner will […]
NBA icon Michael Jordan will receive an equity stake in the sports betting company DraftKings. In exchange, Jordan will become a special advisor to the company’s board of directors. News of the deal, announced Wednesday, sent DraftKings’ stock soaring. This isn’t Jordan’s first investment in the sports betting sector. In […]
Jimmy Buckets 1, Greek Freak 0. Jimmy Butler dropped 40 points to lead the #5 Miami Heat over the #1 Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Heat won 115-104 and took an early lead in the best-of-seven series. Giannis ‘Greek Freak’ Antetokounmpo had a rough […]
Dustin Johnson nearly won again last week, and now he’ll try to top the leaderboard again at the Tour Championship. We have precious few selections this week, with just the top 30 players in the field at East Lake Golf Club, a par 70 playing at 7,385 yards. Johnson will […]
Six wins in a row for the Detroit Tigers. That’s not a typo. It’s been a while since the Tigers were getting accolades instead of being the punch line to a bad joke. The Tigers are the hottest team in baseball right now, and the owners of the league’s longest […]
Expected to be a single-digit second favorite and the chief challenger to favorite Tiz the Law, Art Collector withdrew from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby due to a slight injury to his left front hoof. Trainer Tommy Drury, who was making his first career Kentucky Derby appearance with Art Collector, said that […]
The fact nobody has ever won the Kentucky Derby from post 17 didn’t dissuade Churchill Downs morning line oddsmaker, Mike Battaglia, from making Tiz the Law a 3/5 favorite for Saturday’s 146th Kentucky Derby. The Belmont Stakes and Travers Stakes champion drew post 17 in the 18-horse field, the smallest […]
MMA and pro wrestling superstar Brock Lesnar has finished his existing contract with WWE, meaning the 43-year-old could potentially land just about anywhere in the combat sports industry in the weeks or months to come. Lesnar spent the last eight years wrestling in WWE, usually as a part-time special attraction […]
Reports swirled Tuesday that Lionel Messi and the City Football Group – the owners of Manchester City – have agreed to terms on a €700 million ($834 million), five-year contract. But the two sides can’t finalize the deal until Messi resolves a contractual dispute with his current club, FC Barcelona. […]
Primoz Roglic, the consensus Tour de France favorite from Holland’s Team Jumbo-Visma, rode to a victory in Stage 4’s summit finish following a hellacious power climb up to Orcieres-Merlett. Roglic quickly recovered from a nasty crash at the Criterium du Dauphine two weeks earlier to win his first stage at […]
With the odds on Tour Championship favorites Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm so low as to provide negligible returns, prop bets might be a better option for gamblers looking to wager on the season-ending event. There are several Tour Championship prop bets at this week’s event at East Lake Golf […]
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