The Toronto Blue Jays have the man to stop the New York Yankees’ lengthy win streak. At least that’s what sportsbooks are saying based on the odds for Tuesday’s game. Despite the Yankees having won 10 in a row, including a victory in Toronto on Monday, the Blue Jays are favored Tuesday to trim New […]
The NBA Playoffs are in full swing and so are our NBA props. The second round of the postseason started on Sunday, and we have a pair of Game 2 matchups on tap for Tuesday. The action gets underway with the Bucks vs Celtics at 7 p.m. ET and wraps up with a nightcap between […]
Monday’s Best Bets went 1-for-3 — not exactly ideal, but we’re still 11-7 since the beginning of last week. We also remain above the “gambling Mendoza line,” hitting 52.9 percent of our Best Bets overall. (Obviously, we’re not spending our free time shopping for yachts just yet, but hey, we’ll take it!) While the NHL playoffs […]
The NBA Playoffs are in full swing and so are our NBA props. The second round of the postseason got underway on Sunday, and we have another pair of Game 1 matchups on Monday. The action gets underway with the 76ers vs. Heat at 7 p.m. ET and wraps up with a nightcap between the […]
The New York Yankees’ current nine-game winning streak has featured a little bit of everything: pitchers’ duels, slugfests, nailbiters and blowouts. It’s also featured a bunch of punching-bag opponents. All nine victories came against Cleveland, Baltimore and Kansas City (the first six at home). And the Bronx Bombers were at least a -170 favorite in […]
Friday’s Best Bets went 2-1 yet again, giving us a solid 10-5 record last week. We spent the whole weekend perfecting our Connor McGregor strut, so it would be a shame if we couldn’t put it to use on Monday. Our NBA props improved to 26-10 on the season, while The Bostonian vs. The Book […]
After more than six months and 2,600-plus games — dozens of which had to be rescheduled because of that ongoing menace known as COVID-19 — we’ve finally reached the best part of the NHL season. No, not the part when everyone tries to guess how long it will take Boston’s Brad Marchand to be suspended […]
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The Philadelphia Phillies took a game from the New York Mets on Saturday, but turning that into a winning streak could be an uphill climb. And that uphill climb’s name is Max Scherzer, who will be the starting pitcher for the Mets on Sunday. The ace hasn’t lost in his first four starts for New […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves will be kicking themselves if they can’t find a way to rally from a 3-2 series deficit against Memphis. The Grizzlies erased sizable Minnesota leads to take Games 3 and 5 and are now on the cusp of advancing in the NBA playoffs. Memphis, the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, […]
Based on all the social media and TV talking-head chatter, one might think NFL Draft betting is off the charts. The first round opens at 8 p.m. ET Thursday, and odds on NFL Draft prop bets have seen all sorts of movement the past few days. The favorite to be picked No. 1 overall shifted […]
You’ve heard the cliché, “Two teams going in opposite directions.” It certainly applies to the Los Angeles Angels and Chicago White Sox — with the Halos moving toward the sun and the Pale Hose nearing Pluto. So it’s only natural to do a double-take when looking at Angles vs White Sox odds for Friday’s series […]