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This article actually started last Saturday night after Connecticut put away Miami 72-59 as 5.5-point favorites. Global sportsbooks that are the first to the market opened the Huskies as six-point favorites with a total of 131.5. Within the hour of the release, UConn was pounded and moved to -7. By Monday morning coach Danny Hurley’s team

With a new baseball season at hand, let’s dig into all sorts of MLB odds and share some random thoughts as we get ready for the grind. For those unfamiliar with the term – The Grind – in baseball betting lexicon, that is six months of at least five days a week looking at the odds of

For whacked-out baseball fans and bettors like us, the season is almost here, and we cannot wait to get started. (The results might make us regret that later.) Our mission here is to identify five teams likely to make the baseball playoffs. We could go the easy route and choose the Yankees, Astros, Dodgers, Braves,

The NL West is thought to be hotly contested in the MLB Futures odds market, with San Diego rising and Los Angeles slipping just a bit. San Francisco is continuing the process of moving on from their record-breaking season of two years ago, without a complete rebuild. Arizona and Colorado will occupy the final two

The MLB betting futures odds have three teams among its top 8 teams that have a chance to win the World Series. While only one could ultimately go, that speaks to how competitive this division will be at the top all season. Let’s dive into who the haves and have not’s in the NL East. 

The best guess is that the AL East will be just fine with all five teams in this division, which is better with the rest of the divisions in the American League, which are now playing essentially the same schedule as everyone else. The rivalries in the AL East will be as intense as ever, just

Unless you are a fan of the NL Central, there’s not much to get excited about this season outside of St. Louis and possibly Milwaukee. All the MLB betting futures odds suggest a great deal of mediocrity. Nonetheless, it’s baseball and like the weather in this division, hope is eternal of better days ahead starting in late

After Houston ran circles around the competition in the AL West last year, the mission of repeating, though likely, won’t be as easy with Seattle and Texas having improved rosters that could challenge them.   Make sure to check out the best US betting sites available in order to make your bets.  Key Takeaways Houston Still the

How bad has the American League Central been? The last time they had a team even play to be AL champions was 2016 (Cleveland). This division is known for slightly above-average to bad teams for years and not much will change that thinking if you look at the odds below. Here is a preview of each

For more than 58 minutes, this was one of the best Super Bowls, including the halftime show, we have ever witnessed. In the end, a marvelous performance by Patrick Mahomes and the entire Kansas City offense was the difference to being the right NFL betting pick. Here are the keys to the game. 1. Reid

The topic of this article is very interesting when thinking about when making NFL picks. The opening line was a Pick ’em, then quickly Philadelphia moved to a -2.5 before recently settling at -1.5. Let’s take a deeper look at what this can mean against the NFL betting odds for the first half of the Super Bowl. Remember,

The NHL All-Star break has arrived and the vast majority of teams have played 48-51 games, leaving them with around 30-35 contests remaining. If they have any playoff aspirations, they definitely want to get off to a hot start for the remainder of the season. For those studying the NHL odds, you want to get off

We continue our ongoing look at the NFL odds for the Super Bowl. For this article we take a deeper look at the line moves for the side and total and explain what they mean up to this point. Don’t forget that you can make your Super Bowl LVII bets at the top-rated Missouri and Pennsylvania betting

You are thinking to yourself looking at this title, “Are you guys crazy, the season just ended!” Yeah, you might be correct, but at least we had the common decency to wait a couple of weeks, as some websites have this same kind of article posted the day after Georgia routed TCU to win the

NCAAB Pick: Indiana -1.5 (-108) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review) It is a battle in the Hoosier State with No. 1 Purdue taking on in-state rival, No. 21 Indiana. The NCAAB odds have the Boilermakers as the favorite, but are they the right choice for college basketball picks? Remember, fans from the Hoosier State who

The opening NFL odds for this year’s Super Bowl was a Pick at most sportsbooks with a total of 48.5. In less than an hour after Kansas City won, the Chiefs were +2.5 with a 49.5. This might take a bit to figure out who to take for NFL picks and find out other important information. Philly locals and

Score Prediction: Alabama 80 – Oklahoma 67 NCAAB Pick: Alabama -6 (-110) at BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review) It is the last Saturday of the month in college basketball and the slate is stuffed with compelling matchups. If looking at around 150 betting odds on the college hoops board is not your thing, we are here to

NFL Pick: Eagles -2.5 (-108) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review) We have made it to the four best teams in the NFL this season and the NFL betting odds back that thinking with as close as the point spreads are in both championship matchups. What should you do for NFL picks this Sunday? Keep reading for an

Though the action was not always compelling in the NFL Playoffs this past weekend, the storylines were and we look back at what we saw. College basketball’s top two teams, Houston and Kansas, both lost at home and we explain how rare that is. The Lakers did what would seem impossible last night and PGA

It is another overstuffed Saturday of college basketball. For those of us going over all the NCAAB odds, it is a long Friday night. However, more often than not it is worth it for college basketball picks. Here is a trio of teams (Duke, Kansas and UCLA) with early starts in key games this week.

NFL Pick: Giants +7.5 (-109) at GTbets (visit our GTbets Review) We are down to the final eight teams in the NFL playoffs and few outside of Minnesota will argue these are the eight-best squads. The NFL Divisional Round betting odds are set. Let’s explain what looks to be the best value for NFL picks. Make sure to check

It is time for the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs and we have emptied our bucket to provide you with all sorts of betting information for this weekend’s games. We also have some things that happened last night in sports betting you might not know about as we try to help you out. Mike

If you happened to turn on Kansas at Kansas State, you got 2.5 hours of great entertainment and whatever side you might have bet on, a Dick Vitale – Maalox Masher. We break it down in two different ways for you. The college football schedules for 2023 are out today, so you can see what

The main discussion point of the weekend was the NFL Playoffs and there was a lot to cover! We dive head-first into all of it for you. As you might expect, head coaching decisions were a huge part of the talking points on social media with most people in agreement there was much to be

A new college football season does not start until August. That is a lot of time to ponder the possibilities for picking a Heisman Trophy winner for next season against the NCAAF odds. Because this is a thought-provoking question, we will answer it on multiple levels to take into consideration the various football bettors. Betting For

NFL Pick: Jaguars +2.5 (-108) at Heritage Sports (visit our Heritage Sports Review) It is on to the Super Wild Card weekend with six battles over three days to make your NFL picks. We have found three contests that seem to make the most value against the betting odds. Los Angeles Chargers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Saturday, January 14,

Last night Kentucky lost at home to South Carolina as 20-point favorites and Wildcats fans want John Calipari out, despite 4.5 years left on a 10-year deal. We break it down for you. Carlos Correa ends up coming back to the Land of 10,000 very cold Lakes and has a new nickname “Physical Pending”. We

Another NFL season is in the books and it was memorable. From the fast starts that happened to Miami, Tennessee, Seattle, and Philadelphia to the fast finishes we had from Detroit, Jacksonville, Baltimore, and Cincinnati. When it comes to betting on the NFL, some events happen that made you think, “What was I thinking?” to

College football wraps up tonight and the NFL regular season did yesterday. We share tidbits of both right here. Our Football Focus goes into mothballs until later in the summer (though we will have ample NFL Playoffs info) and we introduce a new feature – Top Betting System, so check it out. We also cover

Later tonight we will crown a college football national champion. Will we have a Georgia repeat or one of the most shocking surprises in college football history with a TCU stunner? Here is what our research tells us about what bettors are thinking about several NCAAF odds. TCU Horned Frogs vs. Georgia Bulldogs Monday, January 09,