Sports Betting Strategy: Parlays: Two’s Company Depending on who you talk to, parlays are either the best thing or the worst thing about betting on sports. Most bettors love them; you put between two and 12 bets on the same card, and if they all come true, you win a lot more money. But there […]
LA Clippers on Fire Since Griffin’s Return : #NBA #Clippers
Clippers on Fire Since Griffin’s Return Blake Griffin ended up missing 47 games for the Los Angeles Clippers during the regular season. In that time, the Clippers went 31-16 SU and 27-20 ATS. Were they actually better off without their star power forward? Some very sharp analysts thought so. They pointed at how Los […]
Top Three NBA Playoff Value Teams
Top Three NBA Playoff Value Teams The Golden State Warriors have just made history. Wednesday’s 125-104 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies (+17 away) left the Warriors at 73-9 SU and 45-35-2 ATS at the end of the regular season, breaking the old record of 72 wins set by the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls. Golden State […]
Are the Baltimore Orioles for Real? #MLB
Are the Baltimore Orioles for Real? One week ago, the Baltimore Orioles were +4000 outsiders to win the 2016 World Series. They’re +3300 at press time. Does this make the Orioles the biggest bargain in baseball history? They’ve started the 2016 campaign with six straight victories, picking up a quick 6.89 betting units against […]
Top Three Long Shots on NBA Futures Market: #NBA
Top Three Long Shots on NBA Futures Market If you want to bet on the Golden State Warriors to defend their title, get in line. The Warriors are –140 favorites at press time to win the 2016 NBA Championship, well ahead of the San Antonio Spurs (+325) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (+375). Virtually no […]
MLB Betting: Who Will Get Johnny Cueto? #MLB
MLB Betting: Who Will Get Johnny Cueto? One of the challenges with betting on World Series futures is the MLB trade deadline – or deadlines, in this case. Teams have until July 31 to trade players without having to put them on waivers first. They can still make deals up until August 31, […]
NHL Betting: Do or Die for #TBLightning in Game 6 #StanleyCup #Blackhawks
NHL Betting: Do or Die for Lightning in Game 6 It’s been a great playoff run for the Tampa Bay Lightning and their supporters, but it could all come to an end Monday night. At 8:00 PM ET (NBC), Tampa Bay will visit the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. […]
NBA Betting: Warriors Unleash Iguodala, Even NBA Finals #NBAfinals #Warriors #Cavs
NBA Betting: Warriors Unleash Iguodala, Even NBA Finals Finally, the Golden State Warriors have solved the Cleveland Cavaliers – at least for one day. The Warriors added Andre Iguodala into the starting lineup Thursday night in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, and Iguodala starred at both ends of the court as Golden State […]
NBA Betting: Warriors Need Overtime to Cover Game 1; Irving Injured #NBAfinals
Warriors Need Overtime to Cover Game 1; Irving Injured It wasn’t quite the way their bettors envisioned it, but the Golden State Warriors covered the 5.5-point spread (at –105 juice) in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Warriors played catch-up for most of Thursday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but they were able […]
NHL Betting: Stanley Cup Odds Influenced by Experience and Home-Ice Advantage
NHL Betting: Stanley Cup Odds Influenced by Experience and Home-Ice Advantage The Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks both won Game 7’s on the road in the conference finals to survive. Now the two teams will square off for the ultimate prize: a chance to drink out of the Stanley Cup. Tampa Bay is […]
