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The American Express 2023 tees off on Thursday, Jan. 19 in La Quinta, California. The American Express field is set to feature 10 of the top 20 and three of the top five golfers in the world, with Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, and Patrick Cantlay the headliners. Rahm is listed at the 11-2 betting favorite in the latest American Express odds from…

The American Express 2023 gets underway from a trio of courses in La Quinta, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 19. Experienced and amateur bettors alike will lock in wagers for this event, which features a field loaded with experienced players. Major champions like Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm are expected to be in the mix at the 2023 American Express,…

The spotlight will be on one of the newest additions to the NASCAR Cup Series schedule on Sunday at the 2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. Last year's NASCAR at Austin race featured 10 different lead drivers. Champion Chase Elliott only led for the final five laps, but he returns as the 9-4 favorite to win again in the latest…

A case rarely needs to be made for Nikola Jokic to be included in NBA DFS lineups, but his stock could be particularly high on Friday. The Denver Nuggets take on Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers, who have allowed opposing centers to hit 37% of their 3-point attempts this season. Jokic hit 66.7% of his threes against Portland last year,…

After a thrilling elevated event at the Sentry Tournament of Champions last week, the PGA Tour heads to Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii for the 2023 Sony Open, which tees off on Thursday. The Sony Open field features 19 of the players from last week's Sentry Tournament of Champions field and seven of the top 25 players in the world.…

Scottie Scheffler's lead has dropped from five strokes to three at the 2022 Masters, but he's an even larger favorite following his third-round 71 on Saturday. After finishing Round 2 at even money, Scheffler is now listed at 4-9 (-225) in the latest 2022 Masters odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Australian Cameron Smith is the only other golfer within…

The longest win streak in the NBA belongs to the Memphis Grizzlies, who have won their last seven matchups and take on the San Antonio Spurs for the second time in as many games on Wednesday. Point guard Ja Morant (thigh) didn't play against the Spurs on Monday but isn't on the injury report for Wednesday. He scored 32 points with five assists in…

Russell Henley has had tremendous success at the Sony Open over the years. In fact, Henley finished on top of the leaderboard in 2013 and secured a runner-up finish at this event last year. Henley could certainly find himself in the mix again this week at the 2023 Sony Open, which gets underway from Waialae Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 12. Henley…

The Sony Open 2023 is set to tee off on Thursday at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii. The long-standing tournament is a follow up to the first elevated PGA Tour event of season in last week's Sentry Tournament of Champions. Seven of the top 25 golfers in the world are in the 2023 Sony Open field, headlined by Tom Kim, Jordan Spieth, Hideki…

The PGA Tour heads to Hawaii for the first time in 2023 for the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 2023 Sony Open field tees off on Thursday and features a mix of proven Tour champions and rising stars. World No. 19 Sungjae Im is listed as the 10-1 betting favorite in the latest 2023 Sony Open odds from…

The PGA Tour heads to Hawaii for the first time in 2023 for the Sentry Tournament of Champions at the Plantation Course at Kapalua in Maui. The 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions field tees off on Thursday and features 17 of the top 20 golfers in the world. World No. 5 Jon Rahm is listed as the 8-1 betting favorite in the latest 2023 Sentry…

The Sentry Tournament of Champions 2023 is set to tee off on Thursday at the Plantation Course at Kapalua in Maui, Hawaii. The event serves as the first PGA Tour event of the calendar year, and will feature 17 of the top 20 golfers in the latest Official World Golf Rankings. The only way to earn an invitation is to win in the previous year or to…

After a break for the holidays, the 2022-23 PGA Tour season resumes with the first event of the new year. The 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions begins on Thursday, Jan. 5, from the Plantation Course at Kapalua in Hawaii. Invitations are only extended to PGA Tour winners in the past year and anybody who qualified for the 2022 Tour Championship…

The PGA Tour heads to Maui, Hawaii for the first event of the calendar year with the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions set to tee off on Thursday at the Plantation Course at Kapalua. The tournament will feature a start-studded field that includes the likes of Jon Rahm (8-1), Scottie Scheffler (10-1), Xander Schauffele (10-1), Justin Thomas (10-1)…

After a three-game losing streak to start last week, the Utah Jazz got things back on track over their last two games with wins against Phoenix and Portland on Friday and Saturday. With the victories, the Jazz re-asserted their lead at the top of the Western Conference, and got big individual performances from Malik Beasley. In his last two games,…

The 2022 John Deere Classic field may be lacking star power, but there is still plenty of value to be found for your 2022 John Deere Classic bets. It is a full-field, regular schedule event, despite not featuring a member of the world's top 50. Webb Simpson is listed as the 10-1 favorite in the latest 2022 John Deere Classic odds at Caesars…

After helping launch The Match golf series in 2018, and competing in the first two installments, Tiger Woods will return for The Match 2022 on Saturday. The 15-time major champion will team up with Rory McIlroy to take on Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas over 12 holes at Pelican Golf Club in the Tampa area. Set to tee off Saturday evening, The Match…

Of the 88 players in the 2021 Masters field, only one can complete a career grand slam with a victory. Rory McIlroy is only missing a green jacket from his resume of major championships, as the Irishman is 0-for-12 at Augusta National. McIlroy has been competitive with six top-10 finishes over his last seven Masters, but he hasn't been able to get…

Since debuting in 2018, The Match has produced a series of made-for-TV golf exhibitions featuring some of the best players in the world alongside other celebrities. And during what has been a tumultuous year for golf, The Match 2022 is turning to four of golf's biggest stars as Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will take on Jordan Spieth and Justin…

Since it was founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts in 1932, Augusta National Golf Club has been one of the game's most prestigious venues. Augusta National will once again take center stage when the 2022 Masters begins on Thursday. This will be the 86th edition of the Masters, and Hideki Matsuyama is the defending champion after beating Will…

The FedEx Cup Playoffs are on the line for several PGA Tour golfers this week when the 2022 Wyndham Championship tees off Thursday at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, NC. The Wyndham Championship 2022 represents the final opportunity to earn a spot in the top-125 of the FedEx Cup standings and qualify for the playoffs and a shot at the $18…

The 2022 Formula 1 schedule continues on as the teams head to Italy for the Rolex Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2022 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who is coming off a highly disappointing performance at the Australian Grand Prix, enters as the reigning champion and -165 betting favorite in the latest Formula 1 Emilia…

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to California for the second road race of the season at Sonoma Raceway when the 2022 Toyota/Save Mart 350 gets underway on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET. One driver in search of his first Cup Series victory that could push for the win on Sunday is Tyler Reddick. Now in his fourth season, Reddick finished fifth at the first road…

The NASCAR Cup Series took another turn last weekend when Pocono winner Denny Hamlin and second-place finisher Kyle Busch were disqualified for failing post-race inspections. It was the first time the winner of a Cup Series race had been disqualified since 1960. Chase Elliott never led a lap, but was deemed the official winner after finishing…

Have you ever seen a team fire its manager or coach and get jealous? That happened to me this morning when I saw the news that the Philadelphia Phillies had fired Joe Girardi. It wasn't a decision that came as a surprise, as anybody who had read the tea leaves could see there was a strong possibility. The Phillies spent a lot of money to compete…

The 2021 Hollywood Casino 400 will take place on Sunday at Kansas Speedway and there will be seven drivers fighting for the three remaining spots in the Championship 4 as the NASCAR Playoffs wind down. That's because Kyle Larson punched his ticket with a win last week in Texas and has now opened up a 51-point lead atop the NASCAR standings. He'll…

The 2022 Wyndham Championship is set to get underway on Thursday, August 4, and a number of players will enter Sedgefield Country Club confident they can secure the victory. Webb Simpson has won seven tournaments on the PGA Tour and he's recorded a top-10 finish in each of his last five starts at the Wyndham Championship. Simpson enters the Wyndham…

The 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge might not carry the same weight as last week's PGA Championship, but it still features a loaded field. Five of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking are taking part in the tournament at Colonial Country Club. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who failed to make the cut last weekend, is the 10-1…

The 2022 Barracuda Championship will utilize a Modified Stableford scoring format this week. This particular format awards points for breaking par -- with five points for an eagle and two points for a birdie. Meanwhile, golfers lose points for shooting over par with minus-one point for a bogey and minus-three points for a double bogey. That means…

The first 2021 Open Championship tee times are at 1:35 a.m. ET on Thursday at Royal St. George's Golf Club. Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson were runner-ups the last time the British Open was played at Royal St. George's, and both have won a major in the last 12 months. Can Johnson overcome a run of poor play, and can Mickelson be a factor in the…

With the U.S. Open in the rearview mirror, the PGA Tour gets back to action with the 2022 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn. The tournament was established in 1952 and has been held at TPC River Highlands since 1984, with a number of high-profile past winners like Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson and Phil…

Phil Mickelson isn't the only San Diego native in the 2021 U.S. Open field, as Xander Schauffele will also make the trek to Torrey Pines. Schauffele frequently played the course while growing up and graduated just 20 miles away at San Diego State University. Like Mickelson, Torrey Pines is Schauffele's home course and he finished runner-up there at…

With the PGA Tour's third major on the horizon, several big name golfers will be looking to fine tune their games at the 2022 RBC Canadian Open this week at St. George's Golf and Country Club in Toronto, Ontario. The tournament made its way back onto the PGA Tour Schedule after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rory McIlroy enters…

Just 19 golfers in the history of the sport have won at least five major championships. There are two players who have an opportunity to become No. 20 if either can win the 2022 U.S. Open, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka. They've both won this tournament before, McIlroy in 2011 and Koepka going back-to-back in 2017 and 2018. The U.S. Open 2022 will…

All eyes will be on TPC Southwind this week with the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship set to tee off from Memphis on Thursday. The event is the first tournament of the FedEx Cup Playoffs 2022, and the first challenge in the race for the $18 million top prize. The 121-golfer St. Jude Championship field is headlined by Rory McIlroy, who is listed as…

Even with all of the young talent on the PGA Tour, you still have to look all the way back to 1922 to find the youngest winner of the PGA Championship. Gene Sarazen won it that year at 20 years and five months, but no golfer in this year's event will be younger than Joaquin Niemann, who is 23 years and six months as play begins with the first 2022…

The 2022 Masters will begin on Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club and Tiger Woods is set to return to action after a 17-month layoff from the PGA Tour. Woods last competed at the 2020 Masters, which took place in the fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, and was involved in a serious car accident last February that led to multiple fractures…

The 2022 Masters heads for the weekend with a clear betting favorite. American Scottie Scheffler fired a 67 in Round 2 on Friday to build a five-stroke lead at 8 under. The latest 2022 Masters odds from Caesars Sportsbook list him at 1-1 to win the Masters, but with 36 holes still to play, plenty of drama can still unfold at Augusta National Golf…

Brad Keselowski has had more success at Las Vegas Motor Speedway than any driver in recent years, finishing in the top 10 five times in his last six races. Keselowski is also a three-time winner at this track, so he will be confident heading into Sunday's 2022 Pennzoil 400, which starts at 3:30 p.m. ET. Caesars Sportsbook has Keselowski priced at…

There is only one more opportunity to bet on NASCAR for the next few months, as the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship will take place on Sunday at Phoenix. Chase Elliott, who won the fall race at this track in 2020, is one of four drivers in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship field who is still alive for the title. He is the 12-5 favorite to…

The 2022 Mexico Open could present the perfect opportunity for a player to win their first-ever PGA Tour event. Jon Rahm is the only top-10 ranked player in the 2022 Mexico Open field, which bodes well for those looking to breakthrough for the first time. Rahm hasn't won a PGA Tour event this season and he's secured just one top-10 finish in his…

Rory McIlroy played in his first tournament in more than two months when he was part of the Genesis Invitational field two weeks ago. McIlroy knocked off the rust with a 10th-place finish, earning more than $300000 in the process. He now enters the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational as one of the favorites to win this week's tournament at Bay Hill.…

Scottie Scheffler will try to win a second straight major starting Thursday at the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills. The Masters champion will try to match the feat achieved most recently by Jordan Spieth, who won the 2015 U.S. Open after donning the green jacket at Augusta National. Scheffler has won four times in his past eight tournaments…

The Players Championship used to play fast and firm, but the golf tournament has been playing softer after moving from May to March three years ago. The result: more golfers have used drivers from the tee box, which could change the strategy behind your 2022 Players Championship bets when the tournament begins on Thursday. Justin Thomas is the…

There still isn't a name on the PGA Tour that creates storylines like Tiger Woods. Caesars Sportsbook lists Woods as a 50-1 long shot in the 2022 PGA Championship odds, but he remains the largest liability for the betting industry. Woods is playing in his second PGA tournament since being injured in a car accident last February. He made the cut…

A distinctive characteristic of the PGA Championship compared to the other golf majors is that it invites all winners of PGA Tour events in the preceding year. It also invites select club professionals. Golfers who meet either criteria will be part of the 156-player 2021 PGA Championship field, which tees off Thursday. Outside of the recognition of…

With just six races left in the Cup Series regular season, a number of NASCAR veterans are still searching for their first victories of the year. Entering the 2022 M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 on Sunday, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr. and Ryan Blaney have yet to claim a checkered flag, though all are still in contention for the NASCAR Playoffs.…

Last year, Austin Dillon led one lap at the Toyota Owners 400, but he still salvaged a top-10 finish. Since the start of this season, he has been up-and-down, but he climbed from 21st to a top-10 finish last weekend in Austin. Can Dillon put it together for a second consecutive week for NASCAR at Richmond and the 2022 Toyota Owners 400? Dillon's…

We're 13 races into the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season and with 11 different winners already, everybody who doesn't have a victory is feeling the pressure with the 2022 NASCAR playoffs quickly approaching. The 2022 Coca-Cola 600 will take place on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the 600-mile endurance race will be tightly contested from start…

The new NASCAR Cup Series season officially commences at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, when the 2022 Daytona 500 takes place at 2:30 p.m. ET. Three-time winner Denny Hamlin hopes to make it three victories in four years and pull even with Cale Yarborough for second-most wins in "The Great American Race." Richard Petty took the checkered…