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Tremors rumbled through the Atlantic Coast Conference on Wednesday night in a game between the No. 23 Maryland Terrapins and the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils....
The Olympic hockey tournament is in the history books and now the focus turns to the stretch drive in the NHL. If you slept through Wednesday, you didn't miss much...
The Cleveland Cavaliers were riding a high about a week ago. Online sportsbooks had them listed at -110 to take the Eastern Conference and +225 to win an NBA title and...
The Kansas Jayhawks have been the No. 1 team in college basketball for a majority of the season, with the exception of a couple of weeks....
Baseball bettors have been sharpening their pencils and taking their shots at the 2010 baseball
future odds....
The 2010 NBA trade deadline has come and gone and while the Cleveland Cavaliers didn't get the Phoenix Suns' Amare Stoudemire, like they wanted, they still were able to score Antawn Jamison from the Washington Wizards and Sebastian Telfair from the L.A. Clippers....
Kobe sits, the Lakers keep on winning… scaring the heck out of the rest of the league. Kobe Bryant has been out
since February 5th (nursing a sprained ankle), but missing one of the best players...
The Daytona 500 — NASCAR's first and biggest race — is set for Valentine's Day this weekend. This is the largest wagered on auto racing event of the year in North America and online sportsbooks have been seeing steady action all week on the Daytona betting options....
The Saints closed out a magical season by bringing home the Vince Lombardi Trophy and now all eyes turn to basketball (or most eyes), as the pro and college schedules really heat up now....
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There's going to be at least one group of people paying very close attention to Kim Kardashian's bust this Sunday during Super Bowl XLIV (and likely more than one group), but prop bettors will have a financial stake...
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EA Sports and John Madden looked into their crystal ball and did all bettors a favor by letting them know not only the outcome of Super Bowl XLIV...
As many know, you can practically bet on anything associated with the Super Bowl, starting well before the official kick-off (time of the national anthem, coin toss, etc.) right to the final seconds of the broadcast...
As we've mentioned before, betting on the Super Bowl goes far beyond whether the Colts can win by more than 6-points or if Indy and the Saints will hook up for more or less than 57-points....
Get ready, because here they come… Super Bowl prop bets. Every year a part of the media coverage around the big game focuses on the astounding number of proposition betting options that online sportsbooks roll out....
For anyone that pays attention to NFL power rankings throughout the season, the writing for this matchup has been on the wall for months. As I'm sure you've all heard...
While the AFC championship features greenhorn Mark Sanchez against wily vet Peyton Manning, the NFC title game will see two experienced QBs going head to head in the New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees and the Minnesota Vikings' Brett Favre....
NFL Betting fans can now take advantage of a new bonus at SPORTSBETTING.com heading into Sunday's NFL Conference Championships....
It will be a David vs. Goliath-like battle when the Final 2 from the AFC battle for the Lamar Hunt Trophy on Sunday. The Indianapolis Colts, who are...
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After a tame Wild Card weekend, the exception of course being that "wild" 51-45 OT affair between the Pack and Cards, the Divisional playoff round steps into the spotlight with four matchups. At first glance...
The college football season concluded on Thursday night but never fear football fans, there is still pigskin to wager on. The NFL playoffs begin this weekend...
The college football season is at an end as the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide take on the No. 2 Texas Longhorns for BCS supremacy on Thursday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena (8 pm ET, ABC)....
The 2009 year is waning and the college football bowl games continue to come fast and furious. Friday will see the start of the BCS bowls but...
The NFL will have a rare Saturday game this week and it's a good one. After Indy stayed undefeated on Thursday night, the focus now shifts to the Saints on Saturday....
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The undefeated Indianapolis Colts (13-0) have a chance to take one more step towards greatness Thursday when they travel to Jacksonville to take on the Jaguars (7-6). For the home underdog, the win is equally important, but for a different set of reasons;...
Along with the holiday season comes NCAA bowl season, which kicks off this week and runs through to January 7th, when the BCS Championship game will crown a champion for the 2009 season....
One month left in the NFL regular season and we still have two undefeated teams. The Colts are one of two teams that are 12-0 (the New Orleans Saints are the other). Is this the weekend the mighty fall?...
Is it to soon to tag this as a must-win for the Steelers… absolutely not. A loss here would be devastating for the defending champs....
Week 13 of the NFL season kicks off Thursday with the Buffalo Bills facing the New York Jets, and Sportsbetting.com has a special contest in which sports betting fans can win $100 for picking five NFL games correctly....
Planning a Super Bowl party this year? You might want to use this week's Monday Night Football matchup as a good opportunity for a trial run, as we could be watching a Super Bowl preview....
There have never been two undefeated teams this late in an NFL season, so the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts are in some uncharted waters…uncharted for them and for the league. Both will face significant challenges...
This year's trio of Thanksgiving Day games starts with a NFC North divisional game between the Green Bay Packers (6-4) and Detroit Lions (2-8). Online sportsbooks have listed the Packers (-10.5) as a double-digit favorite and the Over/Under is set at 47....
Poll results are in and it's unofficial: The Tennessee Titans are the hands down winner of this year's prize for 'Most effective use of a bye week' reward. QB Vince Young — winner of three-straight
games since acquiring the starting job from Kerry Collins — leads his team into Houston on Monday...
The NCAA football schedule hits Week 12 and already attention is focused on the SEC Championship game, to be played a couple of weeks from now. It will, barring a complete disaster, be a matchup between the #1 Florida Gators and the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide....
If Baltimore (4-4) wasn't feeling a sense of urgency heading into their Monday nighter vs. the dreadful Browns (1-7), they are now! The surging Cincinnati Bengals moved to 5-0 straight-up in divisional games...
A few weeks ago, Alex Smith was a clipboard holder, but last night he was the winning QB on the nationally televised NFL Thursday nighter. Smith helped guide his 49ers to a huge win over the visiting Bears (and more importantly for the sports betting community,...
The NFL Thursday night schedule kicks off this week with an NFC matchup featuring a pair of teams clinging to post-season hopes. This is "must-win" territory for both the Chicago Bears and the San Francisco 49ers....
As we head into Week 10 of the 2009 NFL regular season, what was a murmur a few weeks ago, is now picking up heat: is there a perfect season brewing?...
With the exception of a blip in the AP poll in Week 7, the Florida Gators have been the consensus No. 1 team in the land for most of the season and are currently +120 to take this year's BCS championship....
Divisional matchups have been the order so far this season on Monday Night Football and this week the Atlanta Falcons are in New Orleans to close off the Week 8 NFL betting card. It's the first meeting of the season...
It's hard to think of a better time to be a sports bettor. All four of the major teams sports — NFL Football, NBA Basketball, MLB World Series and NHL Hockey — are in action....
- 162-game regular season. Check. - American and National League divisional series. Check. - AL and NL championship series. Check....
Flush with success from Sunday's games, sports bettors take aim at the Monday night matchup. Tonight's game features two NFC East teams that both are in desperate need of a win. The Eagles have to prove...
How do you like me now? While many took shots at the Vikings for signing fossil QB Brett Favre, it is Favre and the Vikings who are having the last laugh...
So the first BCS standings of 2009 have been released and to no one's surprise, the Florida Gators — +125 to win this season's BCS championship at most online sportsbooks — are Kings of the college football hill followed by the Alabama Crimson Tide in the two-spot....
When planning out how the Week 6 Monday nighter, despite how it may have looked last summer, heading into tonight' game, this matchup between the Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers couldn't have been scripted any better. ESPN has to be happy...
Does any sports do “rivalry” games better than college football… the Red Sox and Yankees might have a say, and Duke-North Carolina in college hoops…but there is something magical about these big rivalry games in the fall that, to me, anyway, supersede the others....
With College and NFL Football, MLB Playoffs and the start of the NHL and NBA seasons, October is the best time of the year for a sports betting fan. And SPORTSBETTING.COM is the best place to play...
It's been a while since the New York Yankees made a World Series and you need to go back nine years since they captured one, but the sports betting public is having a difficult time seeing anyone beating them this year....
Hey, I'll admit it, I'm one of those people who complain about how long the baseball season is… but there's something about October baseball and the annual Fall Classic that is truly magical… and makes the journey all worthwhile....
For the third season in a row, and the second consecutive year in the AL Central, two MLB teams will play a 163rd game. As it stands, the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers are tied for the AL Central lead with identical 86-76 records and will break the tie tonight....
There's one game left to close out Week 4 and what a matchup it is. This week's Monday nighter between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings will easily be the highest rated NFL game of the season thus far, and likely still be number one when the 2009 schedule closes....
The sports betting world is getting set to make their NFL picks for this coming Week 4 schedule and one of the things everyone needs to be aware of is, of course, injuries. But not just players who are out of the lineup because of nicks and bruises...
The Atlanta Falcons, the Patriots of the South, come to New England this Sunday in a matchup that will highlight a burgeoning marquee battle at the QB spot. Golden boy (and three-time Super Bowl champ) Tom Brady will compete against the up-and-comer Matt Ryan in...
Two games into the NFL season and the Rookie of the Year NFL future odds have been shaken up a little as the sports betting community re-evaluates based on a couple of early performances....
One week down in the NFL and already bettors and linesmakers are trying to figure out how to handle some big name injuries. The Philadelphia Eagles easily covered the spread last week as a small road in Carolina, as Jake Delhomme continued...
A big ACC battle kicks off the third week of NCAA football betting action. Tonight's feature Thursday night game is a Top 25 battle between the No. 14 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the host No. 20 Miami Hurricanes....
So Week 1 of the new NFL regular season is in the bag and closed with a pair of exciting Monday Nighters. The New England Patriots eked out a 25-24 win over the Buffalo Bills but fell well short of covering as 10.5-point home faves...
You've heard that those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it right? Ohio State bettors sure hope it's true as they prepare to take on the USC Trojans this weekend. Last season the Ohio State Buckeyes were ranked No. 5...
The curtain rises on the 2009 NFL season tonight in Pittsburgh, with the Steelers currently sitting as a 6-point favorite over the
visiting Tennessee Titans. Sports bettors have been loading up on this game...
When the NFL regular season schedule is released in the spring it sets off a chain reaction in the sports betting world, as online sportsbooks went to work on their Future Odds menu as numbers were
calculated on everything from odds to win the division to Week 1 totals and every prop bet in-between....
The NCAA gets an early jump on
NFL betting as they start their regular season tonight with a handful of games. NCAA football's eight month layoff is almost over and
the regular season set to start tonight with a number of games on the schedule....
NFL teams will be going through dress rehearsal this weekend as the preseason draws to a close and the start of the regular season
creeps up. With four weeks worth of exhibition games in the books and more than ample opportunity for bettors to examine numbers....
You know summer is drawing to a close when NFL preseason starts and the final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year is about to
begin. Set to begin Monday at Flushing Meadows in New York, the 2009 U.S. Open will see a familiar face...
For a preseason game, you can expect a ton of attention when the Eagles and Jaguars hook up Thursday night. If you haven't heard, Michael Vick will make his debut with Philadelphia...
Week 1 of the NFL preseason kicked off Thursday with four games on the betting board, most notably the return to game-action for one
Tom Brady as his Patriots beat the Eagles 27-25 as 3-point underdogs in their visit to Philadelphia....
Forget Gilbert Grape, what's eating Tiger Woods? Although Tiger won this past weekend's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, he is batting
.000 at golf majors this year....
It can only get better…can't it? Coming off the worst season in NFL history and one of the worst seasons ever in all of pro
sports, the Detroit Lions head to camp with a glimmer of optimism. Don't blame sports bettors if they don't share the same feelings....
Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football. As players
start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL....
It had been a pretty quiet off-season over in the AFC North, as the teams prepared to head for training camp, but that changed with
yesterday's news cycle and the Ben Roethlisberger story breaking....
The AL will once again enjoy home field advantage in the World Series, as they did what they always do: beat the National League in
the 2009 All-Star game. That ran the AL record to 12-0-1 in the last 13 years....
I don't care what anyone else thinks… I like the set-up that awards home field advantage in the World Series to the winning
conference in the All-Star game. Is it perfect? Of course not, Bud Selig was involved in the decision, but I have to give Bud a tip of
the hat, as it is better than the previous set-up....
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offering a 25% cash bonus just in time for the 4th of July holiday — and the 94th annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest....
Hey, look who's back in the majors! It's John Smoltz, who has missed over a year after undergoing shoulder surgery....
The baseball season is picking up steam. Today features more interleague action, with the exception of the Atlanta Braves and
Cincinnati Reds game....
The Orlando Magic re-grouped after going down 2-0 to the Lakers in Los Angeles and delivered a huge home win for their rabid fans in
Game 3 on Tuesday....
Another chapter in one of pro sports' greatest rivalries, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, is currently being written as the
two are battling it out for the division lead....
The universe appears to have corrected itself. A year ago, the Tampa Bay Rays, a perennial doormat, surprised everyone as they
dominated the AL East division, beating out the usual contenders, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, for the division title....
The lines are up for every game in the NBA Finals. Want to bet Game 3 in Orlando? The Magic are 3-point favorites, and if there is a
Game 7 back in LA, the Lakers are 6-point favorites....
You knew it wouldn't last… we did an article a few weeks back highlighting the most profitable teams in baseball for bettors
and one club that stood front and center was the Toronto Blue Jays. Not so much now....
To be quite honest, we think that there should be interleague baseball series throughout the season. There are 162 freakin' games,
you're telling us you can't fit in a few more Subway Series in there?...
Funny, while the news on the Western Conference finals off day should've centered around how the Denver Nuggets almost upset the Los
Angeles Lakers in Game 1 (a 105-103 Nuggets loss in which Denver covered at +7), all everyone seemed to be talking about was the Game 4
scheduling conflict at the Pepsi Center between the WWE and the Nuggets' owner, Kroenke Sports....
The Boston Celtics are 9-point underdogs in their series opener vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers… and bettors at SPORTSBETTING.com still like King
James and the Cavs to continue their playoff domination, as 80% of all the volume wagered on the game is on Cleveland....
One month into the baseball
betting marathon that is the MLB regular season is behind us and there have been some surprises thus far. Let's have a quick look at
this opening month from a bettor's perspective....
Hatton-Pacquaio, the Kentucky Derby, Chicago-Boston game seven, NHL playoffs, baseball betting action, Tiger Woods in the hunt…
it's going to be a huge weekend of sports and sports betting....
One of the most intriguing stories of last year's Major League Baseball season was the Tampa Bay Rays. The perennial doormat of the AL
East, the Rays had a season for the ages, beating out perennial division power Boston Red Sox, for last year's division title —
Tampa Bay finished the regular season with a record of 97-65 while Boston finished second with a 95-67....
The NBA playoffs march on and going into Tuesday, the last two NBA champions, the Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs, see
themselves on the hot seat, with Boston in danger of dropping to a 3-2 series deficit and the Spurs already behind the proverbial
8-ball, currently down 3-1....
What do you get the person that has it all??? That's not the question being asked in Detroit this week as we approach the 2009 NFL Draft. The 0-16 Lions are on the clock… tick tock…
You can't escape it… the NFL still looms large even though the calendar tells us the new season is more than four months away.
Between now and opening kick-off, we have the draft, training camp and all the pre-season games....
The New York Yankees will play their first home game of the 2009 season and they'll also begin a new era as they throw out the first
pitch in the new Yankee Stadium....
Sixteen teams in the NHL will be on a quest but there won't be John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
and Terry Jones gallivanting around knocking coconut shells together, mimicking the sound of horse hooves....
Tiger is back and stalking the greens at Augusta, seeking his fifth green jacket. And Tiger at Augusta means two things, 1) the
unofficial start to a new golf season and 2) the betting public will be piling their money on the world's #1-ranked player to win
another major title....
Sixty-four became 32, 32 became 16, 16 became eight, eight became four, four became two and by the end of tonight, two will give way
to one; such is the NCAA's March Madness tournament....
The Final Four prop wagering options just keep coming, as another wave has been added at SPORTSBETTING.com over the last few days....
Bittersweet… that's the feeling for sports bettors as they head into Final Four weekend. On one hand, there is sure to be some
great basketball served up by the remaining four teams, but on the other hand...
The cliché "Time flies when you're having fun" is an old dusty one, but it really holds true when it comes to March
Madness....
Alright, the chaff has been removed from the wheat and we’re into the Sweet 16....
Two rounds in and the big four are still standing. That's not overly surprising as the number ones usually land in the Sweet
Sixteen,...
NCAA Conference Championships have been quite interesting, as Thursday proved. Who would've thought that so many top-seeded teams
would be given the boot?...
NCAA Basketball's Selection Sunday looms, but before that can happen there is… championship week....
With the big wave of NFL free agency behind us, let's have a look at a few of the teams that made a splash and what it means to
their current Super Bowl future betting odds...
Just like that meteor in the movie Armageddon, we're on a crash course to Selection Sunday for the NCAA's March Madness basketball
tournament...
Whether it was the quality of movies, or with the recessionary times more people stayed home to watch...
We are less than a month away from Selection Sunday (March 15) and the tip-off to March Madness...
The Super Bowl is over, NCAA basketball is really heating up and we’ve reached the mid-point of the NBA season… which means it’s All-Star weekend for on the pro circuit.
It may be February, but the year has just begun for Bodog. With more Sports, Poker and Casino events and promotions planned than ever before, 2009 is already shaping up to be a banner year for Bodog.
With another Super Bowl in the books, College Basketball Betting volume will start to increase, as it does every year in early February.
The betting line for Super Bowl XLIII between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals has held steady since an early half-point move when odds were first released..
Almost as big as the game itself, prop bets have become synonymous with the Super Bowl and everything that goes with the big game...
If you’re a fan of smashmouth football, chances are this week’s AFC championship will game will serve up a healthy dish of it.
As opposed to the Wild-Card round, where we saw all the road teams as favorites, last weekend’s Divisional playoff round set up with all four home teams laying the points.
Saturday started off with the Atlanta Falcons travelling to play the Cardinals in Arizona’s first home playoff game in a long, long time.
The 2008 NFL regular season is in the books and the playoffs start in a few days. It looks like bettors finished off the NFL regular season with a pretty profitable Sunday, as many results hit for the players.
Thanksgiving is a time to show our appreciation for what makes life rewarding.
The curtain is slowly closing on another college football season and that means it will be a sprint to the finish for teams hoping to sew up BCS bowl berths.
Last Sunday’s game between the San Diego Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers was notable for a number of reasons.
There’s still time for a few underdogs to knock some of the top teams out contention for a BCS Bowl.
Currently sitting at a perfect 8-0 straight up and an impressive 7-0-1 ATS, the Tennessee Titans are this year’s bettor’s dream, at least so far. But are they this year’s New England Patriots?
The NCAA Football season is at the halfway mark and if you wanted proof positive that the fall has truly arrived, the first BCS rankings of the year were released...
We’re in the middle of October, seven weeks into the NFL season and although the playoff picture is far from being set, things are starting to take shape...
It was one of the those perfect fall weekends for sports bettors, you know the ones: MLB Playoff Baseball everyday, a full NCAA College Football card and of course, 10 hours or more of NFL action...
Fate has been cruel to both Ohio State and USC the past few weeks, with the Buckeyes losing to the Trojans in Week 3 and the Trojans losing to the Oregon State Beavers last week...
The NCAA College Football roller coaster hit hard last week, as big names stumbled all over the place and the seas parted for a new #1 to step in... although for how long, we’ll have to wait and see...
While USC honks were probably still riding high off of a key victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes two weeks ago - where the Trojans covered as 11-point faves in a 35-3 win - they were most likely sitting stunned after what transpired last night...
Going into the 2008 Ryder Cup at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, the home side Americans were not only missing Tiger Woods, they were missing significant veteran experience, as U.S. captain Paul Azinger had...
The No. 1 USC Trojans get back to work this week with a Pac-10 Conference matchup against the unranked Oregon State Beavers Thursday night (9 pm ET, ESPN)...
The No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes are underdogs heading into Saturday’s showdown with the No. 1 USC Trojans, and NFL betting fans seem to agree...
Some classic matchups await football betting fans in Week 3 of the NCAA College Football season...
The 2008 National Football League season kicks off Thursday and Sportsbetting.com has an assortment of wagering options for football betting fans...
The 2008 NCAA College Football season gets underway Thursday and Sportsbetting.com has odds and dozens of Prop bets for more than 40 games in Week 1...
The Major League Baseball season continues its slow march to the playoffs, and with the season's end, talk turns to the playoffs, Wild Card berths, division winners and awards, notably...
The New England Patriots were a NFL betting fan’s dream for the first half of the 2007 season, as they covered their first eight games. And while they weren’t nearly the “covering machine” in the second half, they did continue to win...
Sportsbetting.com has lots of options for football betting fans this week, with odds and prop bets for both Week 2 of the National Football League preseason and Week 8 of the Canadian Football League regular season...
Much like the World Cup in 2006, August 2008 will see an event that only takes place every four years — the Summer Olympics in Beijing...
NFL Football is back, baby, with Week 1 of the 2008 preseason kicking off Thursday with five matchups...
The Beijing Olympics get started this week and there is no shortage of wagering opportunities for sports betting fans...
It’s been six long months since Super Bowl Sunday but the wait is over for football betting fans as the 2008 NFL preseason kicks off this weekend...
The Los Angeles Angels and the Boston Red Sox clash Monday night in the opener of a three-game series at Fenway Park...
The dog days of summer mean lots of PGA golf action this week – and Sportsbetting.com has lots of golf wagers available for sports betting fans...
First place in the National League East division will be on the line when the Philadelphia Phillies visit the New York Mets for the opener of a pivotal three-game series Tuesday night...
Two Mixed Martial Arts events square off this weekend, with the Ultimate Fighting Championship holding UFC Fight Night 14 on Saturday in Las Vegas and Affliction putting on its inaugural card, Banned, in Anaheim the same night...
The 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game takes place Tuesday and the National League will be trying to break the American League’s string of 10 straight victories in the Mid-Summer Classic...
The Milwaukee Brewers acquired a good starter for their rotation; the Chicago Cubs have followed suit and we haven’t even hit the All-Star break yet...
The first-place Tampa Bay Rays will try to add to their lead in the American League East division when they visit the New York Yankees for a two-game series starting Tuesday at Yankee Stadium...
Wimbledon could be headed for another Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal men’s final – and a Williams-Williams women’s final – and Sportsbetting.com is offering tennis betting fans early match lines and an assortment of props...
Spain is favored to win its first European Soccer Championship in 44 years when it squares off against Germany in the Euro 2008 Final on Sunday...
In the dog days of summer, the only consistent betting action comes from the baseball diamond, but there are special events (Euro 2008, tennis, golf, boxing, etc.) to keep sports betting fans on their toes...
The NBA Finals are over but that doesn’t mean the end of basketball betting...
Sportsbetting.com has dozens of Prop Bets available for Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals tonight, when the Boston Celtics can win the 17th title in franchise history...
No, Will Ferrell and Luke Wilson aren’t gearing up for another Animal House-like frat flick...
PGA Golf Betting fans are taking the Tiger to win the 2008 U.S Open...
When Tiger Woods returns to the PGA Tour for this week’s 2008 U.S. Open, he’ll find himself in a familiar place – as the overwhelming favorite...
The 2008 NBA Finals tip off Thursday and Sportsbetting.com is offering basketball betting fans a 20 per cent deposit bonus, plus tons of game, series and prop bets...
With teams like the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, the American League East is the division that attracts the most attention...
The Los Angeles Lakers have become the overwhelming favorite to win the 2008 NBA Championship at Sportsbetting.com...
Big Brown is the favorite to win the Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown, on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course...
The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers are the favorites to win the 2008 NBA Championship at online sportsbooks...
The 134th running of the Kentucky Derby, the first leg of the Triple Crown, takes place Saturday and Horse-Racing Betting fans will have a full field of 20 thoroughbreds to choose from at Churchill Downs...
It took awhile, but NBA Basketball betting fans finally decided they like the Boston Celtics to cover the spread against the New York Knicks Monday night...
First-round action in the 2008 NHL Playoffs continues Saturday with a three-game slate, and Sportsbetting.com is offering dozens of NHL Prop Bets on top of a wide assortment of game, series and Stanley Cup wagers...
The favored Memphis Tigers are getting lots of action heading into tonight’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship...
The final two teams have made it through the bracket and are getting ready to battle for the basketball championship tonight...
College Basketball Betting fans are backing the two favorites, the North Carolina Tar Heels and Memphis Tigers, heading into the 2008 NCAA Tournament Final Four on Saturday...
The San Diego Padres host the Houston Astros Monday night in the 2008 MLB season opener for both clubs...
College Basketball Betting fans are gearing up for the 2008 NCAA Tournament stretch drive as the Sweet Sixteen round gets underway Thursday and Friday...
Online Sportsbooks have released betting lines for the NCAA Tournament as March Madness officially gets underway this week...
The No. 13 Louisville Cardinals face the Pittsburgh Panthers in quarterfinal action tonight at the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden...
Selection Sunday looms dead ahead and just beyond that bracket-fever sweeps the nation...
The Big East tournament gets underway Wednesday with the Seton Hall Pirates facing the No. 25-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles at Madison Square Garden...
The San Antonio Spurs will be out for revenge tonight when they face the Denver Nuggets for the second time in four days at the AT&T Center...
Depending on when you’re reading this, Selection Sunday is nine (or less) days away and you can feel the heat getting turned up on campuses all over the US...
In what many College Basketball observers are calling the game of the season, the No. 1-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels visit arch-rival No. 6 Duke Blue Devils on Saturday with the ACC Conference regular-season title on the line...
The No. 3 UCLA Bruins host rival No. 7 Stanford Cardinal on Thursday night in a Pac-10 matchup that could give the Bruins their third-straight regular-season conference title...
The underdog Texas Tech Red Raiders are getting lots of action heading into tonight’s Big 12 matchup with the No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks...
The No. 17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish visit the No. 13 Louisville Cardinals in a key clash of Big East rivals Thursday night...
The Vancouver Canucks host the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday in a battle of heated Northwest division rivals...
The Tennessee Volunteers, the top-ranked NCAA College basketball team in the country, will be shooting for their 10th-straight victory when they visit the No. 14 Vanderbilt Commodores in a SEC conference battle Tuesday night...
The streaking Texas Longhorns face Big 12 rival Kansas State Wildcats at Bramlage Coliseum in NCAA College Basketball action Monday...
The Phoenix Suns will have Shaquille O’Neal in the lineup tonight when they host the streaking Los Angeles Lakers...
College Basketball bettors will be focusing on tonight’s Big Ten conference clash between the No. 14 Indiana Hoosiers and the red-hot No. 15 Purdue Boilermakers...
NBA Betting stats indicate the public is picking the underdog Phoenix Suns to beat the spread when they face the Golden State Warriors in a clash of NBA Pacific division rivals tonight...
The last NFL Betting opportunity of the season takes place Sunday when the AFC and NFC square off in the 2008 Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu...
Super Bowl bettors who took the New York Giants, especially on moneyline wagers, were big winners and online sportsbooks were big losers as the Giants pulled off one of the greatest upsets in NFL history in Super Bowl XLII...
With two days until the Super Bowl, the majority of bettors are still banking on the New York Giants to beat the spread against the favored New England Patriots...
The betting public continues to bet heavily on the New York Giants to beat the spread against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII this Sunday, but oddsmakers say more...
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says that a slightly sprained right ankle will not keep him out of Super Bowl XLII...
The New York Giants continue to be a favorite of NFL bettors at online sportsbooks, even though they’re 12-point underdogs against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII...
Bettors have laid a beating on the early line for Super Bowl XLII, with the point-spread dropping from 14 to 12 – and as low as 11½ – at most offshore...
The NFL conference championships get underway Sunday with the heavily favored New England Patriots hosting...
The No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers host the 14th-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores in a battle of SEC rivals Thursday night at the Thompson-Boling Arena...
NFL Divisional playoffs get going this weekend with eight teams battling for a berth in the Conference Championships...
The Dallas Mavericks can grab a share of the Southwest Division lead when they host the Detroit Pistons Wednesday at American Airlines Center...
The DePaul Blue Demons will be shooting for an upset – and their fifth-straight win – when they host the No. 7 Georgetown Hoyas in Big East play tonight...
The Ohio State Buckeyes, the No. 1-ranked team in College Football, take on the No. 2 LSU Tigers in the BCS National Championship Game tonight at the Louisiana Superdome. ...
Bettors won’t have to wait too long into the New Year for BCS Bowl games, as the Rose Bowl kicks off Tuesday afternoon, immediately followed by the Sugar Bowl...
The NFC Wild Card picture will be a lot clearer after the Washington Redskins visit the Minnesota Vikings Sunday night...
The St.Louis Rams (+8) play host to the Pittsburgh Steelers (-8), at Edward Jones Dome, for some Thursday Night Football...
The Toronto Raptors will be looking for their third-straight win against the Los Angeles Clippers when the teams meet tonight at the Staples Center....
The Chicago Bears visit the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football in a clash of NFC North rivals...
The Pittsburgh Steelers (-3 ½) put their perfect 7-0 home record on the line when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars (+3 ½), at Heinz Field, in Week 15...
The struggling Utah Jazz will try to avoid their longest losing streak of the season when they visit the Phoenix Suns tonight...
The surprising St. Mary's Gaels put their undefeated record on the line tonight against the Southern Illinois Salukis...
The New Orleans Saints will try to salvage what has been a disappointing season when they visit the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football...
The New England Patriots put their undefeated season on the line when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday...
The Washington Redskins (-3) will host the Chicago Bears (+3), at FedEX Field, for some Thursday Night Football...
Two teams that have been struggling lately meet up Tuesday night when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Minnesota Timberwolves...
The only player on the New England Patriots’ injury report is quarterback Tom Brady, who’s listed as probable. Too bad for the Baltimore Ravens he’s not out for the season...
The L.A. Lakers (8-6 SU) will host the Denver Nuggets (9-6 SU) tonight, at the Staples Center, for some slammin jammin NBA action.
The L.A. Lakers (8-6 ATS) (6-7-1 O/U) are coming off a, 106-99, win over the struggling Seattle Sonics after going on a three game losing skid. The Lakers are 5-3 when playing at home.
The Denver Nuggets (7-8 ATS) (8-7 O/U) are riding a two game losing streak, with their most recent 110-112 loss to the Indiana Pacers. The Nuggets are 3-4 when playing on the road...
Two 10-1 teams meet tomorrow night to see who claims top position in the NFC. The Dallas Cowboys (10-1) will host The Green Bay Packers (10-1), at Texas Stadium, for a much anticipated grid iron battle...
Thirty-five years after they became the only unbeaten Super Bowl champions in NFL history, the Miami Dolphins are inching closer to another record. This record, however, is not for perfection, but imperfection.
The winless Dolphins (0-10 SU, 2-6-2 ATS) head into the Monday Night game against the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-3 SU, 6-4 ATS) in danger of eclipsing the dubious achievement of the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who went 0-14 and are the only team to have gone winless through an NFL season of 14 games or more.
Two of the top teams in the nation go head-to-head Saturday when the No. 4 Missouri Tigers and the No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks clash at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, in one of College Football’s oldest and most bitter rivalries.
The Sacramento Kings will host the Phoenix Suns tonight, at the Arco Arena, for some NBA action..
The Tennessee Titans will try to rebound from a demoralizing loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars when they visit the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football.
The Broncos are 1-point favorites against the Titans, but sportsbooks are reporting slightly more action on Tennessee (about 51 per cent).
The Ohio State Buckeyes battle the Michigan Wolverines for the Big Ten title Saturday afternoon at The Big House in Ann Arbor.
Michigan and Ohio State have squared off on the last Saturday of the Big Ten season every year since 1935, and this will mark the 25th year the teams have decided the Big Ten champion.
The New York Knicks will try to pick up their first win at the U.S. Airways Center in nearly five years when they face the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.
New York has lost four straight in Phoenix, its last victory coming on Feb. 14, 2003 when the Knicks edged the Suns 116-115.
Top spot in the NFC East division will be on the line when the Dallas Cowboys battle the New Giants at Giants Stadium on Sunday.
The divisional matchup pits the team generally considered the best in the NFC this season against a team that’s currently the conference's hottest. The first-place Cowboys are 7-1 SU, their only loss at the hands of the undefeated New England Patriots, while the second-place Giants are 6-2, having won six straight after opening the season 0-2.
The defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers
visit the Utah Jazz tonight and will be looking to buck a trend
that has seen them lose 14 of their past 17 games at EnergySolutions
Arena
Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns open their NBA season tonight
against the Supersonics in Seattle.
Bet the Phoenix-Seattle game at Bodog
Life, which has the Suns as 12½-point favorites, and
the game total at 223
The Colorado Rockies and the Boston Red Sox square off in the
first game of the 2007 World Series Wednesday night, and each team
will be counting on its ace to take an early lead in the best-of-seven
series..
The Boston Red Sox, who until this week were the top pick to win
the World Series, will try to stave off elimination tonight when
they face the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field in Game 5 of the
ALCS.
For the first time this fall, the Boston Red Sox find themselves
in a pressure-cooker situation as they head into Game 4 of the ALCS
against the Cleveland Indians tonight.
The Red Sox trail the best-of-seven series 2-1 after Cleveland
picked up a win at Jacobs Field Monday night.
Both the Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals will be without
their starting quarterbacks when the teams meet Sunday in Phoenix,
but both will have proven veterans taking their places. With Arizona’s
Matt Leinart on Injured Reserve with the broken collarbone he suffered
Sunday in the Cardinals' win over St. Louis Rams last weekend, seasoned
veteran Kurt Warner will get the start.
The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Colorado Rockies in Game 1 of
the NL Championship Series Thursday night at Chase Field.
Bet the NLCS at Betmaker,
which has the D-backs as 129-moneyline favorites and the over/under
at 7½.
The New York Rangers and New York Islanders add another chapter
to their heated rivalry when they clash at Nassau Coliseum Wednesday
night, one of 12 games on a busy NHL slate.
Bet the Rangers-Islanders game at betUS, which has the Rangers
as 140-moneyline favorites and the over/under at 5½.
The NFL’s Big Apple battle goes this Sunday when the New
York Giants host the New York Jets.
The Jets (1-3 SU, 1-2-1 ATS) lost to Buffalo 17-14 as a 3-point
favorite last week, and the combined score fell under the posted
over/under total of 37.5.
The last spot in the 2007 MLB playoffs will be up for grabs tonight
when the Colorado Rockies host the San Diego Padres.
The Rockies forced a one-game playoff for the NL wild-card spot
with a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. It marks
the first time in eight years a wild card spot will be decided by
a one-game playoff.
Quarterback Brian Griese replacing Rex Grossman isn’t the
only roster shuffle for the Chicago Bears as they head into their
NFC North clash with the Detroit Lions.
The Bears, already struggling with injuries before last weekend’s
34-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, head into Sunday’s game
with a significant number of players out or playing injured.
The Philadelphia Eagles face the New York Giants in a battle of
battered and bruised NFC East rivals Sunday night. Both teams have
a number of players out with injury, but the Eagles are expecting
to have top running back Brian Westbrook in the line-up.
It’s difficult to tell who wants first place in the NL West
more – the San Diego Padres or the Arizona Diamondbacks. Judging
by their play over the weekend, neither team seems particularly
focused on winning the division.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have been one of the hottest teams in
MLB during September, but they now find themselves in danger of
losing their lead in the NL West heading into action tonight against
the division rival San Francisco Giants
The San Diego Padres face Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium Wednesday
night in the second game of a three-game series that has major implications
for both the NL West pennant race and the National League Wild Card
standings.
The No. 9 Virginia Tech Hokies take on the No. 2 LSU Tigers in
a battle of Top 10 NCAA teams Saturday night at Tiger Stadium.
The Seattle Mariners face the New York Yankees in a pivotal AL
Wild Card game tonight at Yankee Stadium.
The Mariners snapped a nine-game losing streak at the most opportune
time – last night in the opener of a three-game series against
the Yankees. Ichiro Suzuki was 3-for-5 with a homer for Seattle
in the 7-1 win, the Mariners’ first victory since beating
the Texas Rangers on Aug. 24.
Week 1 of the College Football season is underway and there’s
a full slate of games on tap this weekend. The Big-12 Conference
Oklahoma State Cowboys open their season on the road against the
SEC Conference Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday
MLB’s most heated rivalry resumes tonight in the Bronx when
the New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox. Boston comes into
tonight's matchup holding an eight-game edge on the Yankees in the
American League East.
The 125th U.S. Open of Tennis will begin August 28, in Flushing
Meadows, New York and end September 10. All your favorite players
will be there because this tournament proves who the best players
in the world are. There are over 120 entries in this year’s
tournament so let’s start breaking down who the favorites
are for the men and the ladies side.
The Big Apple’s football bragging rights are on the line
this weekend as the city’s two NFL teams go head-to-head in
NFL preseason play.
The Detroit Tigers could move into first place in the Al Central
Division tonight with a win over the visiting Cleveland Indians.
Detroit moved to within a half game of division-leading Cleveland
with a 2-1 win Tuesday night in the first game of a three-game series
at Comerica Park.
The Chicago Bears will have a chance to avenge their loss in the
2007 Super Bowl when they face the Indianapolis Colts in NFL preseason
action on Monday.The Colts host the Bears at the RCA Dome in the
first meeting between the teams since Indianapolis beat Chicago
29-17 in Super Bowl XLI last February in Miami.
The race for top spot in the National League West division will
be in the spotlight tonight as the 2nd place San Diego Padres host
the 3rd place Colorado Rockies in the first game of a three-game
series at PETCO Park.
Barry Bonds will be looking for record-tying home run No. 755
when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Francisco Giants tonight
at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers will be looking to bounce back from
a 3-1 loss to the Giants – their third-straight defeat –
in the opener of the three-game series Tuesday night. The Giants
won the game as +155 underdogs, while the four runs fell well under
the O/U of 7.5.
The Detroit Tigers continue a five-game series against the Chicago
White Sox tonight, and they’ll be looking to bounce back after
dropping both games of a doubleheader Tuesday.
With NFL training camps opening in a couple of weeks, this is
a great time for bettors to check out the wide variety of Futures
bets BetOnline.com is offering for the 2007-08 NFL season.
New York Mets: The Mets are off and running.
Even with P.Martinez on the disabled list. Mets have plenty of fire
power coming from T.Glavine (4.12), J.Maine (2.87), O.Hernandez
(2.77), J.Sosa (3.79) and A.Heilman (3.96). Mets batters are doing
great, C.Degado (42 RBI’s), J.Reyes (.314), M.Alou (.318),
C.Beltran (44 RBI’s) and D.Wright (42 RBI’s) are bringing
home the runners. All-stars participants are Beltran, Wright and
Reyes.
early all of the world’s best golfers are expected to take
part in this weekend’s inaugural AT&T National at the
7,204-yard, par-70 Congressional Golf Club.
The US $6-million National is being hosted by Tiger Woods, who
becomes just the third golfer, along with Arnold Palmer and Jack
Nicklaus, to host a PGA Tour event.
With the middle of the baseball season coming up, it's time to
for a mid-season report. Who's hot or not?
American League East
New York Yankees: The Yankees have had a turbulent start this year.
They were plagued with injuries. Their pitchers were letting the
team down early and Steinbrenner was pissed. So what does he do?
Goes and gets R.Clemens back. Yankees pitching is a little better
but are still under .500 at the midway point.
One of the tightest divisional races in Major League Baseball
will be in the spotlight when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the
Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at Chase Field.
Central Division
Detroit Red Wings: LW Todd Bertuzzi, C Robert Lang, C Kyle Calder,
D Mathieu Schneider, D Danny Markov, D Jiri Fischer, G Dominik Hasek.
May sign Bertuzzi or look for other forwards like Vyacheslav Kozlov,
Scott Hartnell, Chris Drury, Mike Comrie, or Peter Forsberg. Hasek
says he wants to return (1yr signing). Schneider, Markov may be
traded. Possibilities are Nolan Pratt, Luke Richardson,
One of the tightest divisional races in Major League Baseball
will be in the spotlight when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the
Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at Chase Field.
It’s that time of year again when NHL teams look to move
players around, and budget their payrolls. With teams looking for
fast forwards who can score, and solid defensemen. This year’s
draft should prove to be tricky, with GM’s wheeling and dealing
to get their man.
When a superstar athlete demands a trade, he can count on getting
unmercifully booed and jeered when he returns to play against his
former team.
Two MLB teams heading in opposite directions face each other tonight
when the Seattle Mariners host the Pittsburgh Pirates in interleague
play at Safeco Field.
The Cleveland Cavaliers will be hoping for home-court advantage,
and any other advantages they can get, as they host the San Antonio
Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals tonight.
The existing arena lease of the NHL’s Nashville Predators
has some tripwires to prevent the franchise being moved. If the
Preds can average 14,000 next season, new owner Jim Balsillie cannot
immediately bolt.
The painful reality of the NHL’s rapid expansion into ‘non-traditional’
hockey markets in the U.S., particularly in the Sun Belt, has started
to rear its ugly head. It was only a matter of time.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are going into the first NBA Final series
in franchise history as big underdogs.
The Eastern Conference Final reaches a pivotal point tonight as
the Detroit Pistons host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5.
The Ottawa Senators will be trying to rediscover their playoff
groove tonight in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Anaheim
Ducks.
The Detroit Pistons face the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the
Eastern Conference Finals at Quicken Loans Arena tonight. Detroit
leads the best-of-seven series 2-1.
The New York Mets will try to avenge last night’s lopsided
loss when they meet the Atlanta Braves tonight
in a key National League East Division matchup at Turner Field.
The Ottawa Senators will take on the Anaheim Ducks for right to
take home the Stanley Cup beginning next Monday in California, which
will mark for the victor that franchises’ first-ever Cup.
The Utah Jazz face the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the NBA's
Western Conference finals tonight at the AT&T Center.
Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns will be facing elimination when
they take on the San Antonio Spurs Friday night in Game 6 of their
Western Conference playoff series in San Antonio.
Street Sense, this year’s Kentucky Derby winner, is the clear
favorite going into this weekend’s 132nd running of Preakness
Stakes. A win at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday
would give Street Sense a chance at the Triple Crown at the Belmont
Stakes on June 9.
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New England is in the AFC Conference Final not so much because
they beat San Diego, but because the Chargers beat themselves. Missed
opportunities and stupid coaching decisions (there don’t have
to be many to lose a game) were the main reasons San Diego’s
season came to a crashing end.
Gilbert Arenas leads the Washington Wizards into Oklahoma City tonight
to take on the Hornets. Arenas ranks second in the NBA with 30.2
points per game, and is leading a Wizards team that is averaging
108.2 points per game.
The Steelers were counted out by many halfway through the season,
and rightfully so. Now they have won 5 of their last 6 and sit at
7-7 with an outside chance of making the playoffs. Pittsburgh will
need Devine Intervention to get to the show, but they can still
make it. Pittsburgh has this game against the Ravens and finish
out against Cincinnati..
Atlanta Falcons hope they are not repeating their 2005 performance.
Last year, Atlanta started 6-2 and missed the playoffs. This year,
the Falcons started 5-2 and are now 5-4. Atlanta still leads the
league in rushing, but they are up against the second best run Din
the NFL. Falcons QB Michael Vick will have to win with his arm if
Atlanta hopes to improve on their record.
Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans
This game has two big storylines: first, Baltimore QB Steve McNair
returns to play the team that dumped him a few months ago, and,
second, the Ravens haven’t lost since Head Coach Brian Billick
took over the offensive play calling two games ago. And Baltimore
beat two pretty good teams, the Saints in New Orleans and at home
against Cincinnati.
Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers
Last Sunday, Arizona remembered how to lose and Brett Favre remembered
how to win. Arizona has lost their last 6 games and is the last
ranked team in the NFL right now.
Carolina Panthers versus Cincinnati Bengals
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The question gets asked every year at this time when a good team
with a favorable schedule sports an undefeated record. A perfect
season to match the ’72 Miami Dolphins’ accomplishment
is the Holy Grail of every NFL team starting the season undefeated.
But the list of teams remaining undefeated shortens quickly.
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