Posts From: April 2016
Who will face the Cavs and the Spurs in the 2nd round?
The Cleveland Cavaliers (yay!) and the San Antonio Spurs (boo!) have made it to the second round of the NBA playoffs in the Eastern and Western Conferences, respectively. Barring any unforeseen event, the Spurs are just waiting for the Oklahoma Thunder to dispose of the Dallas Mavericks, which could happen this Monday. The Thunder are sports betting favorites (-1800) against the Mavs (+1150) and lead the series 3-1. Only 9 teams have come back from a 1-3 disadvantage and won a playoff series, but Dallas should be more concerned about winning quarters – especially the first.
Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid get ready to “Fight”
Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid are bracing up for the UEFA Champions League Semifinal in a match that is expected to be a knockout, drag-out fight for prevalence. Soccer betting odds-makers are favoring the German team, but midfielder Mario Goetze acknowledges that “we will have to fight for every centimetre and need to be switched on from the very first minute. We’ll have to play cleverly and need to put in our best performance.”
Tom Brady’s Deflategate Suspension Reinstated
Before last season, the NFL betting world was stunned that the biggest star in the league and perhaps the greatest Quarterback of all time was being handed a 4 game suspension due to his involvement in “deflategate.” After an appeal and just in time before he season was about to start, the U.S. court revoked the original suspension that was handed to Tom Brady.
WNBA Betting Odds to win 2016 Conferences and Finals
The 2016 WNBA season – and with it, WNBA betting – will begin on May 14th. The favorites to win their respective conferences as well as the championship series include the Phoenix Mercury, the Minnesota Lynx, the Chicago Sky, and the New York Liberty.
Now you will be able to Bet on Rugby in San Diego
If you live in San Diego and always wanted to bet on rugby, you may be able to do so now that Pro Rugby San Diego will debut USD's Torero Stadium versus Pro Rugby Sacramento. The professional rugby league is so new that teams don’t have names or mascots.
Cricket legend Dale Steyn wants to keep bowling both ways
As he nears the last innings of his impressive career and the cricket betting odds get exciting, Dale Steyn is adamant about not giving up white-ball cricket in order to improve his Test longevity. “When you start to come to the back end (of your career), people start to say 'maybe you should give up one (format) or give up the other."
Real Madrid vs. Manchester City Betting Odds
Real Madrid’s soccer betting odds of making it through the UEFA Champions League semi-finals and winning their 11th Cup are better than ever since the other Madrilenian team did Real’s dirty work and eliminated their archrivals Barcelona. Now that the threat of Messi has been vanquished, nothing keeps the Blancos from asserting their dominance – except themselves. And Manchester City too, of course, and whoever wins the other semi-final (coughBayern Munichcough). But City is an English team, and Real Madrid is undefeated in eight games against English opposition in the Champions League, so you do the math – really, you do it, because I’m not very good at it.
Gennady Golovkin: Meet the New Boxing Odds-on Favorite
If you bet on boxing, then bet on Gennady Golovkin. He is a certified G and a bona fide stud, and you can't teach that. In fact he is a Triple G – or GGG. Where does that third G come from? Gee, I don’t know. He just comes up with extra letters out of hammerspace. That’s just how badass he is. Golovkin has knocked out 21 dudes in a row – enough to make a montage set to a Survivor song. He is 34-0 and only two guys have lasted more than 8 rounds with him.
Game 3 Awakens The Slim Reaper
In game 2 of the NBA Playoffs the Thunder lost a key matchup against the Mavericks and put themselves in a corner. Kevin Durant, their star player, had a rare off night missing some key shot all throughout the game. Even with that going on, the Thunder managed to keep a close game, and barely lose it by fractions of a second. After the loss, sports betting fans, pundits, analysts, the dog, the cat, all pointed a finger at Kevin Durant. At game 3, the Slim Reaper… er, sorry, The Servant woke up in a big way and lead the Thunder to a much needed win at Dallas, silencing a loud American Airlines Arena.
Nascar goes Rollerball on drivers, drivers not happy
If you bet on NASCAR just to see the crashes, then NASCAR no longer requiring teams to tighten all five lug nuts on each wheel during pit stops is good news for you. But it’s bad news for driver and team owner Tony Stewart, who was fined $35,000 for speaking out against the lug nut issues. Sure, the nine-member NASCAR Sprint Cup Drivers Council will all pitch in equally to pay the fine, but it’s not really about the money.