Posts From: July 2016
Tigers vs. White Sox MLB Betting Preview-July, 21st
The Chicago White Sox are the favorite of people who bet on MLB today in the opening game of a four-game series versus the Detroit Tigers at the US Cellular Field. Here are the baseball betting odds:
What Rio Summer Olympics might be like without Russia
If Russian athletes were to be banned from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic games – as the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suggested – that would considerably chance the landscape of the competition, including and not limited to sports betting. WADA has called for the ban as a result of a 103-page report from Canadian law professor Richard McLaren, who found evidence of systematic, state-supported cheating by Russia's athletes during the Sochi Winter Olympics. How would the Games be affected if the International Olympic Committee heeded WADA’s recommendation? Let’s imagine an alternate reality in which Russia did not attend the 2012 London Olympics.
NFL Preseason Preview for the Top 5 Favorite Teams
The NFL betting preseason kicks off on August 7th with the Hall of Fame game between the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts, and end on September 1st. How the league’s top 5 favorite teams fare during this appetizer for the regular season can change how fans bet on football.
Meet the new (and improved?) Dallas Cowboys Triplets
A three-pronged attack consisting of QB Tony Romo, wide receiver Dez Bryant, and rookie running back Ezekiel Elliot has already improved the Dallas Cowboys’ NFL betting odds, especially when compared to last season when they lost Romo and Bryant to injury and finished with a 4-12 record – the franchise’s worst record since 1989 (the very first year of Jerry Jones’s ownership) when they finished 1-5.
Star-less USA Basketball Team Favorites at Rio
Rio Olympics betting is right around the corner and Team USA composed of the some of the greatest NBA players opened camp yesterday in Las Vegas and is headed to some exhibition games before the Olympics. Kevin Durant made headlines for his decision and consequently will have all eyes on him during this process with the Olympic Team. He is the face of the roster and will most likely be the most valuable player as there will be no Steph Curry and no Lebron James this time. If you are a fan of basketball and you want to bet on the Olympics you need to keep an eye on KD and his international style of play. This is set to be the summer of Kevin Durant. It’s a nice opportunity for him to get comfortable in the court with fellow Warriors Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.
AT&T Stadium It Is
Fans of online wagering can get ready to pick their favorite for WBO World Super Welterweight Title match set to take place on Saturday the 17th of September. Liam Smith is poised to defend his super welterweight title against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in what is shaping up to be a thrilling match. The fight will be held at AT & T Stadium located in Arlington, Texas. Home of the Dallas Cowboys, AT & T Stadium houses a roomy 80,000+ and features a retractable roof. If there is any question as to the magnitude of this fight then fans need only check the venue’s history. This will be the third boxing event held at the stadium; it previously had housed Pacquiao vs. Clottey and Pacquiao vs. Margarito. Although the bout was originally thought to be taking place in Las Vegas, AT & T Stadium will no doubt be more than enough to accommodate the crowd drawing event.
Offshore Bookmaker Odds to Win 2016 WNBA Championship
We’re roughly two months into the 2016 WNBA season and the offshore bookmaker odds favorites the Los Angeles Sparks have hit the ground running. The team led by head coach Brian Agler tied the 1998 Houston Comets for the best start in WNBA history before dropping a game to the Atlanta Dream. The Sparks currently stand at 20-2 (0.909%) and have thus already improved on last season’s 14-20 record. Defending champions the Minnesota Lynx are second in the Western Conference with a 19-4 record (0.826%), 1½ games behind the Sparks.
Mickelson Missed Making Memories
No one would’ve bet on golf legend Phil Mickelson coming within one put of making history – and missing. No one in the history of modern majors has ever been able to shoot 62 at an open. That’s 156 years of history including 116 US Opens, 144 Open Championships, and 80 Masters. In fact no one in that tenure has been able to come as close as Mickelson did on Thursday at the Royal Troon in Ayrshire, Scotland. The 46-year old golfer played “one of the best rounds of his life” but ultimately admitted that he “felt like a higher power was working against him”. After re-watching the footage, those who bet on golf might just agree.
The Chicago Bulls’ Valentine does not get a single Rose
Chicago Bulls’ basketball betting fans were mostly concerned about one thing. Could Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler get along in the backcourt? Rose being traded to the New York Knicks rendered that question moot, but it also opens the door for 14th overall pick in the first round of the NBA draft Denzel Valentine to become in 2016-17 what Rose was to the Bulls in 2008-09. Sure, Rose was the 1st overall pick in that year’s draft, but as they say, beggars can’t be choosers.
Early Online Wagering Odds for Miocic versus Overeem
UFC 203 is still quite a ways away, but the online wagering odds for the main event pitting heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic versus Alistair Overeem have already come in. Here are the UFC betting odds for the bout to take place September 10th at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio: