With five days remaining in the NBA’s regular season, the Eastern Conference’s 10 postseason participants have been determined. The Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls are among the six clubs that have avoided the league’s play-in tournament and earned a pass straight into the playoffs. However, both teams are still jockeying for playoff positioning heading into […]
Not exactly our finest performance with Tuesday’s Best Bets, as we went 1-for-4. But you know what they say, “one step back and two steps forward.” OK, so maybe that’s not the correct order of things, but hopefully it applies to Wednesday’s Best Bets situation. To that end, we are calling on an old friend to […]
These are dangerous times for NBA bettors. It’s the final week of the regular season, and who knows how hard these teams are playing down the stretch. Will playoff-bound clubs be resting up for a postseason run? Will eliminated teams be daydreaming about their impending vacations in Cancun? Despite these challenges, let’s check the Wednesday […]
Here’s all you need to know about this year’s race to capture the 2022 American League pennant: The favorite didn’t even make the playoffs last season. Yes, sportsbooks are giving the Toronto Blue Jays a slight edge in the AL pennant odds market, despite finishing a game out of the wild card in 2021. The […]
Handicapping the National League pennant race means answering one key question: Do you want to try to fade the Dodgers? The SuperBook has Los Angeles the prohibitive +225 favorite in its NL pennant odds, but recent years have shown that the Dodgers are far from invincible. After all, the NL includes the defending World Series champion […]
Baseball is back, with Opening Day scheduled for April 7, and MLB division odds are on betting boards from coast to coast. There’s hope in the air as each club starts on level footing with a 0-0 record. Some fanbases have more optimism than others, as any Orioles or A’s fan can attest. People are […]
Spring is in the air, and the 2022 MLB regular season is nearly upon us. Emphasis on nearly — meaning there’s still time to peruse the MLB division odds and place your wagers! Having already broken down the American League division races from a value perspective, we now turn our attention to the Senior Circuit. As […]
For more than a century, Major League Baseball pitchers were judged primarily on their win-loss records. These days, though, wins are a relic stat for evaluating pitching acumen. Still, sportsbooks offer wagering on the MLB pitching wins leader as part of their overall futures market. So of course we’d be remiss if we didn’t examine […]
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 […]
