#Chris Andrews

It is easy see why Tiz The Law is a heavy favorite for the Belmont Stakes. His two Grade 1 wins and his 4-for-4 record on fast tracks put him alone in the front of the plane while the rest of the field is stuck in coach. But if it is easy to declare that he will win Saturday, why is it so hard to figure out who will lead him there? Blame it on Fore…

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The recent rise in NBA and NHL scoring has caused the betting markets to respond in kind, posting totals that would have been unimaginable not long ago. NBA teams were averaging 113.8 points a game through Thursday. That is the highest figure since the 1969-70 season when the average was 116.7, but does follow a greater…

According to SportRadar, NBA games this season have gone over Las Vegas betting totals 51.5% of the time. LAS VEGAS - The recent rise in NBA and NHL scoring has caused the betting markets to respond in kind, posting totals that would have been unimaginable not long ago. NBA teams were averaging 113.8 points a game through Thursday. That is the…

On the lunar calendar, 2022 was the Year of the Tiger. On the sports betting calendar, it was the Year of Mattress Mack. It certainly didn't appear to be his year when it started. Houston furniture store owner Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale lost $6.1 million in January on Alabama to win the College Football Playoff and $9.5 million in February on…

There are always amazing moments in sports betting every year, but 2022 seemed to have even more that stood out. With sports betting legal in the U.S. for over four years now and over 30 states with legalized sports betting, it's amazing how often sports betting moments and bad beats are mentioned on social media and on-air broadcasts. Here are…

If at least one big favorite falls, the sportsbooks typically have a good Sunday. The Dallas Cowboys, the biggest favorite of all this Sunday, were in serious jeopardy of taking a fall when Dak Prescott threw a late interception. The Cowboys, laying 17 points to the Texans, trailed 23-20 with 5:34 remaining. After Prescott was picked off, Houston…

The College Football Playoff rankings came out earlier this week. I found it interesting to compare these rankings with the AP Top 25 and my own personal power ratings. Here are the top 10 (in order) on each list: College Football Playoff: Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson, Michigan, Alabama, TCU, Oregon, USC, LSU AP Top 25: Georgia,…

Kyle Busch's finishing positions in the three races that comprised the first round of the Cup Series Playoffs were less than impressive and not what we are used to seeing from the two-time champion. Oddsmakers, though, are looking beyond those results when pricing the No. 18 for Sunday's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (7 p.m. ET on…

When Georgia punter Brett Thorson lined up to boot the ball away with 19 seconds left in the first half Saturday, anyone holding a ticket on the Bulldogs and the under was halfway to the window ready to cash. Georgia was anywhere from an 8½- to 9½-point favorite on the first-half line and owned a 17-6 lead over Mississippi State. What could go…

It wasn't the $2 billion-plus that the record Powerball jackpot that was hit for this week, but Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale received a massive payday of his own. When his beloved Astros won the World Series last weekend, the rollicking 71-yer-old Houston furniture store owner became what is widely regarded as the biggest winner of bets on a…

This is the first of just three more weeks of the college football regular season. The Army-Navy game is a stand-alone game on Saturday Dec. 10, and then bowl season gets under way less than a week later on Friday, Dec. 16. The College Football Playoff Rankings are now, in order from top to bottom: Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. Tennessee…

This is a really good-looking card in college football this week and we certainly have a few high-profile matchups that are seeing a ton of action. A lot of the riff-raff, non-conference, cupcake stuff is behind us and we're getting into the teeth of conference play. It's been a long time since we've had this many matchups between unbeaten teams…

We have reached the fourth week of college football (including Week 0), and I hope you've gained some valuable information in this space. We have a long way to go and many opportunities remain between now and early January, so let's get to it. I've chosen 15 games I feel are noteworthy this week. As always, they are presented in official Nevada…

About 15 minutes after the NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed Sunday, the South Point sportsbook posted lines on the first 32 games, and sharp bettors promptly fired away. A few hours later, South Point sportsbook director Chris Andrews' head was still spinning from all the action, as he recounted the biggest sharp plays and line moves. "We wrote…