It was a tumultuous offseason for Major League Baseball, with the owners locking out the players for 99 days. However, the two sides finally agreed to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement earlier this month, allowing a full 162-game schedule. A delayed Opening Day is now scheduled for April 7, which leaves plenty of time to […]
Having taken a brief sabbatical Monday in deference to college basketball’s national championship game, the world’s best basketball players return to action in a big way tonight. Bettors have their choice of a dozen games on the Tuesday NBA odds board, including a pair of marquee matchups that could be playoff previews. The Milwaukee Bucks […]
Monday’s Best Bets were a mixed bag at 1-1. What does “mixed bag” mean anyway? A quick google search suggests it’s an old hunting term used to describe several species of hunted birds put together in the same bag, some more desirable than others. What a visual. Aren’t you glad we looked that up for […]
When it comes to NHL props — as with many things in life — it’s not about how you start, it’s about how you finish. After struggling through the beginning of last week, we closed strong by nailing three of our five NHL props recommendations on both Thursday and Friday. That includes bankroll-enhancing plus-money goal […]
Each weekday, Props.com selects five intriguing players and/or team NBA props from a busy night of action. Then, we do what we do best: Provide in-depth analysis that you can choose to use (or not use!) for wagering purposes. Props.com compared the top platforms to find that DraftKings Sportsbook has the most robust offerings for […]
Welcome back to the NBA Betting Dime. If you’re new here, welcome! This is a safe space that combines some of the things that make basketball and NBA betting so special. You can expect to find some analytical deep dives into NBA betting, social media clips, gambling information, and maybe some pop culture references sprinkled […]
Roxy Roxborough’s life changed on Christmas Day 1983. That’s the day Scotty Schettler, who at the time ran the Stardust sportsbook on the Las Vegas Strip, asked Roxborough to meet him at McDonald’s to discuss joining the property’s oddsmaking team. “I don’t even know if you got the check,” Roxborough joked to Schelttler on Sunday […]
March Madness now goes to the first Monday of April, and we all know what that means: College basketball championship game odds are on the board. While coach Mike Krzyzewski won’t get to end his 42-year Duke career with one more shining moment, it still should be a tremendous title tilt. A pair of bluebloods […]
Quality over quantity is the theme of Monday’s Best Bets. At least that’s the goal. The NBA is taking the night off, so our red-hot NBA Props (15-5) will have to wait. Hey, we don’t make the schedule! However, we hear there’s a pretty big game on the college hoops docket, with Kansas and North […]
The final college basketball game of the season means one last chance to make some money (and/or erase some NCAA Tournament betting mistakes), and college basketball championship game props offer myriad ways to have action Monday night. Midwest No. 1 seed Kansas is a 4-point favorite over East No. 8 North Carolina in the national […]
Some of the biggest names in the sports betting industry converged on downtown Las Vegas over the weekend for Bet Bash 2 at Circa and The D Las Vegas. The brainchild of the professional bettor known simply as Spanky, Bet Bash 2 offered bettors and industry figures an opportunity to network and trade ideas during […]
It’s the prayer all bettors say when placing a futures wager on a team or player, regardless of sport: Please don’t let injuries derail this bet! Unfortunately, those who backed the New York Mets in the NL East win totals market prior to late last week realize their prayer already has gone unanswered. After missing […]