Betting Public Is ‘All Over’ Serena Williams at US Open

There's an idiosyncratic beauty to awards betting in sports: While almost all sports betting odds derive their lines from tangible statistics during the course of play and can be mostly boiled down to algorithms of probability, individual awards odds introduce a level of subjectivity, as these results are not tied specifically to stats, but rather…

On Thursday night, several elite players and coaches from the NFL's 2023-24 season will be in attendance at the NFL Honors as the league hands out its most coveted awards. The night also holds significance for many bettors who have been holding on to tickets for months. This season, the betting public was largely in tune with the narratives that go…

Betting on the coin toss that precedes the Super Bowl is often scoffed at. "Why would anyone wager real money on a truly random event?," the naysayers ask, as 49ers vs. Chiefs in the 58th edition of the game approaches. Despite this incredulity, the coin toss remains one of the most popular bets on the Super Bowl props menu. And the hard truth is,…

The Detroit Lions have had a miserable history in the playoffs. But these aren't your dad's Lions, and it's showing in the betting markets. According to ESPN Stats & Information, since Nevada legalized sports betting in 1949, Detroit's consensus 6.5-point favorite status for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay is its largest ever in the playoffs. It…

The Philadelphia Eagles keep winning, the Dallas Cowboys are tired of seeing the San Francisco 49ers and the Miami Dolphins look unstoppable on offense again. It was a fascinating Week 5 in the NFL, with a lot of varied results for bettors. Here's a recap of Week 5 in the NFL: Week 5 NFL betting picture Favorites: 6-7 against the…

It was a Sunday full of blowouts in Week 4 of the NFL season, but a day that ended up hinging for sportsbooks on the result of Sunday Night Football between the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets. The Jets played Kansas City tough, but ended up falling 23-20 as 8.5-point underdogs, leading to a winning day for sportsbooks. Here's a recap of Week…

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes slid down at the New York Jets' 2-yard line, sealing a 23-20 win over the Jets on Sunday night, a decision that shifted tens of millions of dollars at sportsbooks around the nation. The Chiefs closed as 8-point favorites over the Jets and received overwhelming support from the betting public at…

For two weeks, Deion Sanders' No. 18 Colorado has lived up to the national hype and delivered for the betting public, going 2-0 straight up and against the spread. The Buffaloes quickly became an early liability in the futures markets - both for the national title and Heisman Trophy - leading Caesars college football lead Joey Feazel to call them a…

Colorado closed as a 21-point road underdog to national championship runner-up TCU in its season opener on Saturday. The Buffaloes beat the Horned Frogs in a 45-42 thriller - and sportsbooks paid dearly for it. Caesars Sportsbook college football lead Joey Feazel tells Front Office Sports that "the public definitely won," with the popularity of the…

Lionel Messi is already profoundly affecting U.S. soccer, from the ticket marketplace and stadium construction, to merchandise sales and the model of competition itself. His Inter Miami arrival is also transforming the ever-expanding sports betting industry - and everyone has wanted in on the action. "There's this really great opportunity for books…

M ore Americans will wager more money on the Super Bowl this Sunday than ever before. Gamblers in the United States are expected to bet a record $16 billion on Super Bowl LVII, a 110% increase from last year's record, according to a survey by the American Gaming Association. When the Kansas City Chiefs meet the Philadelphia Eagles on February 12 at…

While she hasn't yet made it official, it's widely believed the 2022 U.S. Open will be Serena Williams' final Grand Slam. Ahead of her Round 1 match at Flushing Meadows on Monday, we're previewing Williams' U.S. Open odds and outlook. Tennis legend Serena Williams will make what many expect to be her final appearance in the women's U.S. Open, a…

T he safest bet during the 2022 FIFA World Cup is how the soccer tournament is certain to attract an ocean of money from bettors across the world. During the world's biggest gambling event, bettors-sharps and squares alike-are expected to wager more than the €136 billion in handle (or nearly $160 billion, according to the exchange rate at the time)…

Sunday featured the largest upset of the season so far, a slew of games that were lower scoring than expected and a trifecta of $300000 bets that were unsuccessful. Indeed, it was a good day to be the house. Four NFL underdogs won outright in the early Sunday slate of games, highlighted by the Pittsburgh Steelers upending Tom Brady and the Tampa…

Serena Williams' swan song continues at the US Open as she seeks to upset world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit. She'll have both the home crowd and momentum on her side, and our US Open betting picks see a close match Wednesday. Adorned in diamonds from head to toe, Serena Williams entered Arthur Ashe Stadium Monday night as a heavy favorite and responded,…

Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - August 31, 2022 Serena Williams of the U.S. is seen on a video monitor tribute after winning her second round match against Estonia's Anett Kontaveit. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton NEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Serena Williams' unexpected run to the the U.S. Open third round has sliced her…

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams' unexpected run to the the U.S. Open third round has sliced her odds of winning a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title, Caesars Sportsbook said on Thursday. The American great came into what is expected to be her final tournament as a 50-1 long-shot to win the title but after upsetting world number two Anett…

An extremely popular all-time great as a betting underdog typically presents liability for sportsbooks, and Serena Williams delivered that damage with her upset in the second round of the US Open over No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit. Some books indicated notable losses due to a majority support of the 40-year-old American at approximately 2-to-1 odds in…

Besides the record attendance and viewership monster figures, ticket sales for Wednesday's night session starring Serena Williams were up 300 percent, as reported by frontofficesports.com. The average prices for Round 2 in general increased from $135 to $228, the data website noted of the impromptu farewell tour that saw record figures for TV…

The official Twitter of the US Open is ramping up the suspense as Serena Williams prepares for her second round match against world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit of Estonia. "Tell us what you're watching tonight instead of #Serena," the US Open tweeted along with a GOAT emoji. The match is scheduled to begin soon. Twitter officially launched a GOAT (that's…

Day 2 of the US Open was one of stunning upsets and emotional victories, with the final matches at Arthur Ashe Stadium stretching into the early hours of Wednesday morning. Rafael Nadal clung on for the next round, while Naomi Osaka said farewell after what is likely her last shared tournament with her role model, Serena Williams. Now we look ahead…

Serena Williams has the 20th-shortest odds (+4000) to win the U.S. Open on FanDuel, but she's the talk of the tournament. Arguably the greatest women's player in history, Williams recently announced plans to "evolve away" from playing competitive tennis. She hasn't confirmed that the U.S. Open will be her final event, but it's a possibility. With…

We had an action-packed first two days at the 2022 US Open. On Monday, American title hopeful Taylor Fritz was upset in the first round, as were two of the top-10 women in the tournament. However, Serena Williams advanced and postponed her retirement at least one more day, and three American male qualifiers advanced to the second round. Then on…

There's no question that the biggest story line of the 2022 U.S. Open tennis tournament is that it's the swan song for American legend Serena Williams, who is planning to retire afterward. Williams has won the U.S. Open six times, tied with Chris Evert for the most in the Open era. Williams was as low as+1600 at Caesars Sportsbook to win the…

Nearly 18 years since he retired from the NFL, Deion Sanders still can draw quite a crowd in Las Vegas. Once known as "Neon Deion," he often gets invited to speak at conventions in the Neon Capital of the World, including last month for a gathering of private dental practice professionals. On Friday, he was scheduled to make another highly…