When SEC fans anticipate an LSU-Alabama rematch, they typically think football. But Wednesday’s college basketball clash between the Tigers and Crimson Tide has generated plenty of hype. It also has dredged up memories — both pleasant and painful, depending on your rooting interest — of last year’s thrilling finale in the SEC tournament. On Selection […]
NFL fans might be chagrined about a Pittsburgh-Kansas City rematch for Wild Card Weekend — especially after K.C. won 36-10 in Week 16. But there’s a veritable gold mine of prop-betting opportunities for bettors in this seemingly one-sided matchup. So let’s dive into our five favorite NFL Wild Card prop bets for Steelers vs. Chiefs, with […]
Thursday nights belong to college basketball once again. And the timing couldn’t be better for college basketball betting enthusiasts, as the schedule delivers yet another clash of Top 25 powers. This one involves a couple of Big Ten rivals who will hook up for the second time in a month. Props.com breaks down the college […]
Before looking ahead to this year’s Pac-12 Conference betting odds, let’s take a look backward: Last year, four Pac-12 schools reached the regional semifinal round of the NCAA Tournament (USC, UCLA, Oregon, Oregon State). A week later, UCLA came agonizingly close to forcing a second overtime against No. 1 Gonzaga in the Final Four … […]
The reconstituted Big East likely will never recapture the dominance of 1985, when three teams — Villanova, Georgetown, and St. John’s — reached the Final Four. Nor is it likely to ever duplicate the 2010-11 campaign, when the league shoehorned 11 teams into the NCAA Tournament (including national champion Connecticut). However, the 11-team league is […]
Bad news for sports bettors: College football’s regular season has come to a close. Good news for sports bettors: College basketball’s regular season is heating up fast, with several conferences getting a jump-start on league play this month. On Friday, a pair of perimeter-oriented teams make their Big East debuts, and Props.com breaks down the […]
Each week, Props.com selects five intriguing player and/or team NBA betting 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. Here are our five favorite NBA betting props from Monday’s slate of 10 games. Odds […]
In the high-tech, information-obsessed world of sports betting, the only industry constant — especially during the NFL season — is change. Nobody knows this better than the Kansas City Chiefs and their backers. Nearly two weeks ago when we looked at the updated AFC West betting odds, bookmakers were leaning slightly toward the Los Angeles Chargers […]
The AFC North is one of only two NFL divisions (along with the AFC West) to have every team at .500 or better heading into NFL Week 9. Does that mean the AFC North is completely up for grabs as the NFL’s first 18-week/17-game season reaches its midpoint? According to oddsmakers, the answer is “Yes” — […]
At the moment, the NFL MVP betting race also doubles as a beauty pageant for quarterbacks overseeing Super Bowl-contending teams. This, of course, is hardly a recent trend. Of the last 14 MVP recipients, Vikings tailback Adrian Peterson is the only non-quarterback to win the award. Peterson took the honor in 2012, rushing for 2,097 […]
The 2021-22 NBA season tips off this week, and with it comes a new regular feature at Props.com. Each week, we’ll pluck our five favorite player and/or team NBA prop bets from the busy Wednesday and Friday night cards, and do what we do best: Provide in-depth analysis that you can choose to use (or […]
Each week, Props.com highlights the handful of schools that oddsmakers currently believe have the best shot of reaching the four-team College Football Playoff — with the Orange and Cotton bowls hosting the semifinals on Dec. 31. While each contender’s ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 poll is included below, this exercise chronicles where these […]
