As the season marches toward the College Football Playoff, Props.com will offer a substantive look into the odds of the country’s top teams that are gunning for a spot in the sport’s marquee event. To the surprise of no one, head coach Nick Saban — he of the seven national championships, including six with Alabama…
Every Saturday morning in the fall, millions of sports bettors across the country wake up with a sense of optimism usually reserved for Ponzi scheme operators and personal injury lawyers: Today is the day I’m gonna strike it rich! Some 16 hours later, far too many of those same bettors slam their heads on their…
College football Week 3 odds are now taking action, with both sharp bettors and public players getting involved early. The Week 2 docket featured one big upset within the Top 25, as Oregon took out Ohio State. Top-ranked Alabama aims to avoid such a fate when it travels to Florida in the featured matchup on…
If you happen to be a big fan of betting underdogs in the opening week of the NFL season, well, you’re probably not reading this. Rather, you’re likely out buying a yacht—and paying for it in cash. And if you like to back NFL favorites in Week 1? We ask that you please step away…
The MLB regular season has three weeks remaining, suggesting playoff contenders are already in a full-on sprint to the finish line of this 162-game marathon. So, too, is betting on World Series odds. Four divisional leaders—the Rays, White Sox, Astros, and Brewers— have created enough separation to forecast a division title in the not-too-distant future.…
Unlike in the American League, where Shohei Ohtani has had the MVP award locked up essentially since the All-Star break, the NL MVP odds have plenty of intrigue. With assistance from PointsBet USA sports analyst Mike Korn, Props.com examines the evolving chase for NL MVP, particularly the battle that’s brewing between two superstars with $300…
In a typical Major League Baseball campaign, Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. would be a certifiable lock on the AL MVP odds board. It would be the happy result of Guerrero currently leading all AL hitters in runs, batting average, on-base percentage, and OPS while ranking second in slugging rate, fourth in home…
NFL Week 1 odds have been up for months, but they really begin to attract attention now, with the start of the season imminent. And the league certainly did bettors a favor by kicking things off with several marquee matchups. Right out of the gate, NFL Week 1 betting got a jolt from the Thursday…
After a Week 1 loaded with marquee matchups, the college football Week 2 odds board isn’t nearly as intriguing. But opportunity is where you find it, and surely bettors will still find plenty of games worthy of an investment. Among the more noteworthy contests are a Pac-12/Big Ten clash and a battle for bragging rights…
Not long ago, NFL fans who wanted to dive headfirst into the prop-betting pool had to wait until at least January, when bookmakers would post a handful of NFL prop bets at the start of the playoffs. Today? Bettors who would rather wager on the team or player-specific props instead of the side or total…
Not much about the world of sports gambling is predictable, which is why millions are attracted to it. But here’s one thing you can bank on: bettors falling victim to recency bias—that is, subconsciously placing significant emphasis on recent events and wagering accordingly. One area where recency bias shows up every summer is in the…
With the college football season beginning in earnest this weekend, Props.com wanted to celebrate the new year with a look of this year’s Heisman Trophy betting favorites, dark horses and long shots. At least before the opening kickoff for most teams, with Week Zero behind us and a full Week 1 schedule on deck. Following…
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