The Houston Astros were playing .500 baseball on May 1, but two weeks later, they’re on the cusp of the greatest winning streak in team history. The Astros have won 11 in a row and can tie the club record with a 12th straight victory Saturday against the Washington Nationals. With Houston heating up, prominent […]
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is going back to his hometown team for his latest multimillion-dollar futures wagers. The Houston furniture store owner has thrown down a combined $4 million on the Astros to win the World Series for a potential score of $42 million. Caesars Sportsbook confirmed a bet of $3 million to win $30 […]
Two days ago, the New York Rangers, Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames were favored on the NHL playoff odds board, yet found themselves facing deficits midway through Game 5 of their respective series. While New York was staring down the barrel of elimination, Florida and Calgary were staring at the bleak prospect of going down […]
Thursday’s Best Bets went 2-for-3, getting us back to those winning ways. Sure, it took some good fortune to eke out a winning night, as Bam Adebayo narrowly cleared 7.5 rebounds and the Tampa Bay Lightning pulled out a 4-3 overtime victory. Frankly, we were due for some positive movement after several bad beats to […]
The Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays are trying to shake off a rough few days as they stare up at the New York Yankees in the American League East standings. The division rivals meet Friday in Tampa Bay, with each sending out more-than-capable starters in the Blue Jays’ Kevin Gausman and the Rays’ […]
The NBA Playoffs are in full swing, and so are our NBA props. If you are new to NBA props, you can check out our complete NBA Prop Betting Guide to get up to speed. If you are a regular to these select proposition bets, then you know the drill by now: We will select […]
The 2022 College World Series will take place June 16-27 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. To qualify for this eight-team event, college baseball clubs must emerge from the treacherous 64-school gauntlet of NCAA tournament regionals and superregionals. That quest officially begins with “Selection Monday” on May 30, when conference champions and at-large teams […]
Similar to the American League, the National League has a clear front runner in the Rookie of the Year contest. Seiya Suzuki has blasted onto the scene for the Chicago Cubs, looking to join the likes of Japanese-born superstars such as Shohei Ohtani and Ichiro Suzuki. Having said that, there’s some interesting competition battling Suzuki […]
Wednesday’s Best Bets went 1-2 on the night, which brings us to a 79-79-1 record overall. You could say the Best Bets series is in the middle of a choppy sea at the moment. Will the tide pull us below the gambling Mendoza line, or can we swim to safer waters? Let’s find out in […]
Something’s gotta give Thursday night in Chicago. The White Sox are heating up, and the New York Yankees aren’t cooling down. Both teams were pegged among the top American League contenders in the preseason. While the Yankees have certainly lived up to the billing, the White Sox have been a little slow out of the […]
The NBA Playoffs are in full swing and so are our NBA props. We have two potential elimination games on Thursday, starting with Philadelphia vs Miami at 7 p.m. ET. The Heat cruised to a massive victory in Game 5, but the 76ers will have the benefit of home court in Game 6. The same […]
We’re now 11 days and 39 games into the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, and yet only one team — the Colorado Avalanche — has punched a ticket to the second round. That could change Thursday, as four clubs on the NHL playoff odds board have an opportunity to finish off their first-round opponents with Game […]
