#S & P

There's a reason why betting is a dangerous game. While the financial ramifications are obvious, bets with friends can force you into doing some gross things. Just as Shaquille O'Neal found out: The basketball legend made a wager with his co-host Ernie Johnson on NBA On TNT earlier this week, betting that Georgia would not win their game against…

Assuming that the U.S. economy manages to avert a recession in 2023, Wall Street analysts are projecting sizeable gains in U.S. sportsbook share prices. Are operators of online sports betting sites due for a rebound in their stock prices in 2023? With the S&P 500 headed for its worst year since 2008 - down by more than 20% for 2022 as of Wednesday…

The weights for the 2022 Randox Grand National at Aintree Racecourse have risen by 5lbs after the top three in the handicap - Galvin, Conflated and Melon - were taken out at the latest scratchings' stage. There are now 78 entries remaining, with Henry De Bromhead's Chris's Dream now topping the weights at 11st10lb, for the Aintree showpiece on…

You can bet on the Detroit Pistons being in a game until the end. Actually, betting on them would have been a financially smart move of late. Detroit has covered the spread in its last 10 games. WynnBet and other gambling establishments still think of the Pistons as that sad sack team of earlier in the season, when blowout losses were plentiful,…

My first full-time job in journalism was at The Vindicator in Youngstown, a city where I once saw a man at the grocery store buying just two things: a ball of mozzarella cheese and a package of "Just For Men" gel. The Vindicator was an afternoon newspaper when I first started and I would occasionally get phone calls at 5:30 a.m. from a guy who…

I have been a huge soccer fan for basically my whole life. I have my favorite teams and players, but I'll watch any game I can. Last week, the 2022 World Cup kicked off in Qatar, and I couldn't be more thrilled. NBC Sports estimates 5 billion people will watch the World Cup around the globe - an average of 227.3 million per day. It also presents…

Season Record: 10-2 Against-the-Spread Record: 6-6 Conference: Pac-12 Offense Yards Per Play Rank: 19 Defense Yards Per Play Rank: 15 S&P+ Special Teams Rank: 111 Analysis: The betting market was way down on Oregon before its Pac-12 Championship Game meeting with Utah. The Ducks had lost to Arizona State and really struggled on offense against…

ENTRIES have been announced for three of the biggest races at the Cheltenham Festival. And, much like last year, it looks like the Irish contingent could be set to dominate yet again. Henry de Bromhead, Willie Mullins and Co smashed the home team 23-5 in 2021. De Bromhead alone scooped the holy grail of the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase and Gold…

Shishkin and Energumene are on course for a mouth-watering rematch at Cheltenham on Wednesday with the pair among eight runners declared for the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase. The top-class duo served up one of the races of the season in January's Clarence House Chase at Ascot when the Nicky Henderson -trained Shishkin narrowly got the better…

numberFire has built comprehensive algorithms to pinpoint the bets with the highest probability of returning money, whether you are betting on the total, the spread, or the moneyline. For those new to numberFire, we use a five-star system to show which bets you should be targeting for any given game. Stars represent how much you should risk on a…

Florida will cap a successful first season under Dan Mullen Saturday when it takes on No. 7 Michigan in the Peach Bowl. Most of the intangibles favor Florida. The Gators figure to have an advantage in the stands, as Atlanta is home to the largest out-of-state alumni base for the University of Florida. While Michigan is still reeling as a program…

TWO WEEKS AFTER New Year's, there was a bidding war over a baseball card at collectibles marketplace Goldin. Bidding opened at $30000 and rose to $101000 by the next day, accruing 14 bids by midnight. A high-end collector, who goes by Shyne150, had unloaded $474000 on a 2020 Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs Superfractor, a literal one-of-a-kind…

This Update focuses on how various Markets discount information, as well as current investor sentiment and what that might imply in the short-term. We also discuss portfolio management strategy. The last few weeks have been all negative for the markets. Through Friday's close, the S&P 500 is down almost -14.5% from the August relative high and very…

Between them, the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish have won a combined 19 national championships. They won't be playing for an FBS title this year, but bragging rights are on the line when the two college football titans oppose one another in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl. These schools aren't strangers to one another in Arizona. In 2006,…

Dave Gilbert here, Editor of Smart Money. We Americans love our sports. We play it as kids. We watch it as adults. We're passionate about our favorite teams, both professional and college. And we can find a sporting event on TV at almost any hour of any day. They are fun, entertaining, can teach us valuable lessons, and are a great distraction from…

Doncaster Mile winner Mr Brightside just holds the call with Ladbrokes for the feature race at Caulfield on Saturday, the PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m). The Team Hayes trained gelding is first up with an eye towards the Cox Plate, but is the class runner of the field hence why he's favourite, just, at $3.40. The early firmer has been Bletchingly…