Posts From: July 2016
NFL Betting Looking to Purge Concussions
NFL betting is plagued by more factors than any other sport. NFL players are notorious for earning suspensions, and the physicality of football results in various injuries. While it’s easy to tell when a player has a physical injury from the outside, concussions will sometimes go unnoticed. Even when players detect the symptoms themselves it’s easy to understand why they may be hesitant to report injuries. Professional athletes are some of the biggest competitors on the planet, and you definitely don’t want to appear injury prone when your paycheck depends on your performance on the field. But there is a rising need for the league to address the issue of concussions; the NFL has put plenty of regulations to increase security and detection but the most important thing it can do now is address player responsibility.
The Milwaukee Bucks meet their Maker
Fans who pulled the trigger on betting on basketball on the Milwaukee Bucks at SBG Global sportsbook last season ended up like deer caught in the headlights. In spite of a promising 2014-15 campaign and group of very young and very skilled players, the Bucks finished 2015-16 with a 33-49 records and failed to qualify to the playoffs. Nevertheless, general manager John Hammond stuck to his gut and unearthed another obscure player in the 2016 NBA draft. In 2013, it was Grecian Giannis Antetokounmpo; this year, it’s Australian/Sudanese Thon Maker. Hammond is pretty much the Brangelina of professional basketball.
Early Online Wagering Boxing Odds for Golovkin vs. Kell Brook
Online wagering is actually a great way to get into the action in case you cannot physically attend the fight! Gennady Golovkin is the early boxing betting favorite to retain the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF and IBO middleweight titles when he steps into the ring with current IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook on September 10th, 2016 at the O2 Arena in London, England. Here are the online wagering odds for the upcoming fight:
Pac-12 College Football Betting Odds to win NCAA Title
The Pac 12 has won more NCAA Championships than any other conference in history, and as such its teams are always college football betting odds favorites, or are they? Let’s see what the odds are like for these 12 teams to win the NCAA football national championship:
Pacquiao’s return takes Senator Pacquiao by Surprise
Boxing betting fans should be happy – or confused, as Manny Pacquiao himself is – at the news that the Filipino boxer is coming out of retirement to fight in the main event of an HBO pay-per-view card in Las Vegas on either October 29th or November 5th. His opponent is yet to be determined. Also yet to be determined? Whether Pacquiao is actually planning to return to the ring. If Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is to be believed, Brock Lesnar is not the only fighter taking on a few extracurricular in addition to his day job. As The Guardian puts it, “Manny Pacquiao will fight again.” And the South will rise again.
David vs. Goliath: Vannata’s Odds against Ferguson
UFC betting is always ready to witness a colossal beat down, and if sportsbooks’ odds are any indication of what will happen, you can expect a giant trashing at UFC Fight Night 91. On Wednesday night UFC newcomer Landon Vannata (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will be stepping into the octagon to face one of the world’s most menacing fighters Tony Ferguson (20-3 MMA, 10-1 UFC). Ferguson has an established reputation within the UFC as one of the most fearsome 155-pounders in the world. In fact he was actually poised to square-up against someone of his caliper, Michael Chiesa. However, Chiesa suffered a back injury and will be unable to compete. After the injury the UFC scrambled to find a fighter to fill his absence, and the only fighter to have the ‘cahones’ to take on Ferguson was Vannata.
Toronto Raptors make it cool to be a Canadian fan Again
Canadians fans found out what it was like to be betting on basketball at SBG Global sportsbook and actually winning thanks to the Toronto Raptors having by far the most successful season in the history of the franchise in 2015–16. Not only did the Raptors surpass the 50-win mark for the first time in their 21 seasons in the NBA – they finished 56-26 – but they defied the odds by eliminating the Miami Heat in the Western Conference playoff semifinals and even gave the Cleveland Cavaliers a run for their money in the WC Finals. Ain’t no shame in losing to the eventual champions; the Raptors can be rightfully proud.
Bet on UFC on Fox 20: Odds for Holm vs. Shevchenko
Fans who will bet on UFC on Fox 20 favor Holly ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ Holm to beat Valentina ‘The Bullet’ Shevchenko on July 23rd in the main event at the United Center in Chicago. Judging by his offspring, I’m going to go ahead and assume that Mr. Holm is the kind of preacher that Bob Mitchum was in Night of the Hunter. Be that as it may, these are the UFC betting odds for the fight:
Free Agency Signings Could Affect NHL Futures
Sportsbook users who bet on NHL futures know just how important the free agency period can be for an NHL club. It’s not uncommon for a mediocre team to snag the right pieces during free agency and then make a legitimate run at the Stanley Cup. It’s important for franchises to be able to have progressive off seasons, and a big part of that is the ability to asses needs and fill them during free agency. Equally as important is the ability to measure and grade a team’s offseason moves. Doing so will result in better and more insightful wagers for your bet on NHL games. With that in mind let’s take a look at all the signings during this year’s free agency.
Sacramento Kings: Neither Very Sacred nor Very Kingly
The Sacramento Kings had their last season in seven years in 2015-16. Unfortunately, the bar was set so low that the Kings limboed under it with a 33-49 record. However, now that that seven-year itch has been scratched, perhaps they start aiming for an actual winning percentage. How can the Kings go about that, fans betting on basketball at SBG Global sportsbook might ask. According to NBA.com's Draft expert, Scott Howard-Cooper, Sacramento should have gone for either Jaylen Brown, Kris Dunn, or Buddy Hield in the 2016 draft. Instead, they got Georgios Papagiannis, Bogdanovich, and Skal Labissière – all of whom they traded Marquese Chriss to the Phoenix Suns for.