NFL Week 17 odds are on the board, and there is no shortage of games with significant playoff implications. From top-tier teams seeking home-field advantage to middling outfits eyeing Wild Card bids, crunch time is here. Among the most noteworthy contests: the Kansas City Chiefs travel to face the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Dallas Cowboys […]
College football bowl odds tend to get overshadowed, rightly so, by the two elephants in the room: the College Football Playoff semifinals. But remember, those two games are actually part of the New Year’s Six bowl odds market. That means we’ve got four more marquee bowl games, including Oklahoma State vs. Notre Dame in the […]
NFL Week 17 odds are of course being impacted by injury news, but also once again by COVID. However, on Tuesday, the league put in place new protocols, reducing isolation time from 10 days to five days for all asymptomatic players — even those who are unvaccinated. That policy likely will allow Indianapolis Colts quarterback […]
College Football Playoff odds are on the board, as the two biggest games of the year take center stage. With little in the way of season-ending chaos, the four teams involved are no surprise. Alabama, which upset Georgia in the SEC final, is the No. 1 seed and will face No. 4 Cincinnati. Michigan nabbed […]
College football bowl odds aren’t just about the College Football Playoff semifinals or the other four New Year’s Six matchups. Oh no, you’re currently being flooded with 37 — thirty-damn-seven — mostly meaningless games. We say mostly meaningless because, thanks to sports betting, there’s a reason to pay attention to the gala and pageantry of the Cheez-It Bowl and […]
NFL Week 16 odds reveal a host of intriguing games that could help bring focus to the playoff picture. Now we just have to hope COVID doesn’t spoil the holiday photo. Provided all systems are go, the marquee matchup features the Buffalo Bills traveling to face the New England Patriots in a quick-turnaround (and highly […]
Christmas Day NBA odds are as much a tradition as Santa Claus and egg nog. Per usual, there are five stocking stuffers on the Saturday NBA betting board. The best matchup: Golden State Warriors vs Phoenix Suns. The ratings matchup: Brooklyn Nets vs Los Angeles Lakers. But COVID is putting a damper on that, with […]
NFL Week 16 odds are of course being impacted by injury news, but more so once again by COVID. From the high-flying Kansas City Chiefs to the grounded New York Jets, positive tests are mounting across the league. That’s led to significant line moves and, in some instances, games coming off the board until there’s […]
College football bowl odds aren’t just about the College Football Playoff semifinals or the other four New Year’s Six matchups. Oh no, you’re currently being flooded with 37 — thirty-damn-seven — mostly meaningless games. We say mostly meaningless because, thanks to sports betting, there’s a reason to pay attention to the gala and pageantry of the Jimmy Kimmel LA […]
NFL Week 15 odds are of course being impacted by injury news, but this week they are really taking a dent from COVID. The Cleveland Browns have a boatload of players on the COVID/reserve list, including quarterback Baker Mayfield and coach Kevin Stefanski. And the Browns are hardly alone in being bitten by COVID. On […]
NFL Week 15 odds reveal a truly glorious occurrence: Saturday NFL action. So this week, we get the NFL on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Plus Tuesday, no thanks to COVID. Still, it’s as if Christmas comes a week early. There are several noteworthy matchups, including the New England Patriots at the Indianapolis Colts in […]
Saturday college basketball odds are part of a busy sports betting day. Perhaps the most compelling game is one that wasn’t on the original schedule. The CBS Sports Classic initially featured Ohio State-Kentucky and North Carolina-UCLA at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. But COVID reared up, and Ohio State and UCLA had to bow out. […]