Stephen Strasburg will remain with the Washington Nationals after agreeing to a seven-year, $245 million contract with the team on Monday. The massive deal is the largest ever for a pitcher, though that designation is likely to be short-lived as Gerrit Cole has yet to sign this offseason. Strasburg Breaks […]
Four of the eight Champions League groups will play their final matches on Tuesday, with 10 teams still fighting for six positions in the Round of 16. While Barcelona and RB Leipzig are assured of going through no matter the results on Tuesday, other European heavyweights like defending Champions League […]
Anthony Joshua had no real trouble in his rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr. on Saturday, winning an easy decision victory to regain the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight titles. All three judges gave Joshua the fight by a wide margin, with two scoring it 118-110 and a third calling it […]
Three of the four NFL leaders against the spread faltered on Sunday, as Buffalo, New Orleans, and Green Bay, failed to cover. The Rams were the only NFL leader against the spread that covered. Buffalo, who had the best overall record against the spread at 8-3-1, narrowly failed to cover. […]
There were only nine college football games on Saturday, but there was plenty of betting on the conference championships. While there were large wagers on the Big 10 and SEC conference matchups, the smaller conference championship games also saw significant action. Caesars Palace Director of Trading, Jeff Davis, told Covers.com […]
Ohio State and LSU knew they would be the top two teams in the final College Football Playoff rankings, they just didn’t know which team would finish first. Of course, the coaches for both teams each thought they should be the No. 1 seed. The 13-member committee eded the drama […]
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has banned Russia from the Olympics and other major, international sporting events for four years — due to organized efforts to execute and cover up a doping scheme. The WADA executive committee voted unanimously in favor of the ban, finding that Russian officials in a […]
Even before the NFL season started, I was telling anyone who would listen that the Cleveland Browns were overrated. I think Sunday’s Bengals-Browns game in Cleveland is going to illustrate my point, which is why I’m using this week’s One Bet, $100 to take the Bengals and the 10.5 points. […]
The NFL playoffs are still a month away, but there are three key games on Sunday that could benefit the winner once the postseason begins. In the AFC, Buffalo is hosting Baltimore, while Kansas City is at New England. The NFC has San Francisco at New Orleans. All six of […]
WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo will defend his title on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, when he takes on junior middleweight title contender Dennis Hogan. Charlo (29-0, 21 KOs) isn’t the best-known name in the middleweight division – Gennady Golovkin, Canelo Alvarez, and Daniel Jacobs are all more […]
Three seasons ago, Baylor had just one win. This season, the team is playing in the Big 12 Championship against Oklahoma Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. If the 11-1 Bears upset the Sooners, they have an outside chance to get into the College Football Playoff. Saturday’s game is […]
There are some marquee conference championships this weekend, including the SEC, Big 12, and Pac-12, but I’m bypassing those, and looking at the Sun Belt Championship game. With my One Bet, $100 I like Appalachian State, and giving away 6.5 points to Louisiana-Lafayette. The Sun Belt Championship will be played […]
The SEC Championship game is a must-win for Georgia if they want to stay in the top four of the College Football Playoff Rankings. But LSU coach Ed Orgeron talks like it’s his team that needs the victory. The 12-0 Tigers are 7-point favorites for Saturday’s game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium […]
No. 1 Ohio State (12-0) is looking to repeat its regular season success against No. 8 Wisconsin (10-2) when the two teams meet Saturday night in the Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Buckeyes easily dismissed the Badgers at home in their first encounter back […]
No. 3 Clemson (12-0) is widely expected to dominate Saturday’s ACC Championship Game in Charlotte against No. 23 Virginia (9-3), but the Tigers will face the pressure of knowing that a loss could eliminate them from the College Football Playoff. FanDuel Sportsbook has Clemson as an astounding 28.5-point favorite over […]
Conference championship games are finally here, and with them come plenty of DFS goodness. Many of the top-scoring players in college DFS will be available on this slate from such teams as Clemson, LSU, and Oklahoma. Here is a look at some of my top selections for the slate. Quarterbacks […]
NFL Week 14 DFS is a big slate, with 13 games up for selection. With superstars like Christian McCaffrey and Lamar Jackson on the slate, we’ll need to dive deep and find those sub-$5,000 value plays to fit in the high-priced guys. While I may have cheated slightly with Drew […]
Phil Mickelson has never shied away from hot topics and the golfer finds himself embroiled in another controversy. He announced Tuesday he is playing in the Saudi Invitational at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in Saudi Arabia. The tournament, slated for Jan. 30-Feb. 2, is in a country […]
Rising star Jairinho Rozenstruik will get his first chance to take on one of the big names in the heavyweight division when he battles Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC on ESPN 7 in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. Rozenstruik (9-0) is a perfect 3-0 in his UFC career, […]
Anthony Joshua will come into his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr. in Saudi Arabia this Saturday as a clear favorite to regain the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles, but nobody expects this to be an easy win for the former champion. Ruiz won those titles from Joshua in […]
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