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We are less than two weeks into the 2023 calendar year, but we've got bold predictions of a litany of things that will go down in Major League Baseball over the course of the next 11.5 months. Most of our predictions are about things that will happen during the 2023 MLB season, of course. A breakout rookie. An unlikely MVP. A surprise AL West…

Now that the 2022 MLB trade deadline has passed, it's worthwhile to check back in on the updated World Series odds. While the Yankees, Dodgers, and Astros still sit atop the World Series odds boards, given the changes to this year's playoff format, it's truly anyone's game once the 12-team field is officially set. A handful of playoff-contending…

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…

The current Rookie of the Year odds certainly look interesting as of right now. There are some names that were expected to be in the running, but also a couple that are a bit surprising. Regardless, the Rookie of the Year race is always one of the more intriguing award races in the NBA along with the MVP and the Defensive Player of the Year race.…

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…

Humpbacks breaching in the backdrop signal the start of what stands to be a whale of a season, with a pumped-up PGA Tour schedule meant to parry threats from a rival circuit. We're back in Maui for the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions, which this year represents the first of the Tour's newly minted "elevated" events. Defending champion Cameron…

Ohio State is a touchdown underdog on Saturday against No. 1 Georgia, but some notable bettors like the No. 4 Buckeyes. Patrick Everson of Vegas Insider spoke to folks at BetMGM ahead of Saturday's College Football Playoff semifinal showdown in the Peach Bowl. When it comes to the point spread, BetMGM is seeing more wagers placed on the Bulldogs to…

When a then-29-year-old samurai-inspired warrior and a 42-year-old veteran faced off inside the octagon in June, nobody could have predicted the all-out war that unfolded between the two. At UFC 275, Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira fought for the latter's UFC light heavyweight title. A violent assassin, Prochazka was riding a 12-fight win streak…

After streaming a flick the other night - "Kimi" on HBO Max, pretty nifty technothriller - the realization came I hadn't watched but a couple of plays in the Wake Forest/ Mizzou Gasparilla Bowl. Not that I gave a lump of coal about the game or who won. Yet then realized how different this year's Bowl Season has been. Something's been missing. Yes.…

We're a third of the way through the 2022 MLB regular season, and offense has slowly but steadily improved league-wide just in time for summer. We have a decent sample size of games and data with which to work, so now seems like a good time to analyze the futures betting odds for AL pennant, NL pennant, and World Series winners. Let's dive right…

With the All-Star break approaching, now's a good time to check back in on World Series futures odds. Given the nature of baseball, it's anyone's game come playoff time. We've seen teams with relatively mediocre odds entering the playoffs win the Commissioner's Trophy in two of the past three seasons (Atlanta in 2021, Washington in'19). Below,…

With less than a month of baseball left in the 2021 season, the Milwaukee Brewers have several players who merit mention in the postseason awards. A Brewers pitcher hasn't won a Cy Young since Rollie Fingers and Pete Vuckovich won the American League awards in back-to-back years, in 1981 and 1982, respectively. Milwaukee doesn't figure to have a…

Brook Lopez has been a strong interior defender for the Bucks for several seasons and the Vegas sportsbooks are finally taking notice. Brook Lopez isn't your typical dominant defender. He's not fast or bouncy. He's not known for highlight block and he doesn't carry a particularly intimidating reputation. For most of his career, he was known for…

The divisional races across the majors are starting to heat up as the calendar turns to July. We are seeing the contenders emerge heading into the second half of the season and the pretenders fading away into obscurity, but there are plenty of intriguing betting odds to consider in the MLB futures market. In our first futures update earlier this…

It's rivalry week. And the storylines seem endless for Saturday's clash (7:30 p.m. EST on ABC) between Notre Dame and Southern California. For the first time in five seasons, No. 15 ND (8-3) and No. 6 USC (10-1) will meet to capture the Jeweled Shillelagh as ranked opponents. And they will do so with new head coaches on their sidelines for the…

MINNEAPOLIS - There will be Minnesota Twins baseball this year after all. Major League Baseball owners and players agreed to terms of a new contract, ending the work stoppage that lasted 99 days and salvaging the entire 162 game season. "I do want to start by apologizing to our fans," MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said Friday. "I hope that the…

The Georgia Bulldogs host the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in college football 2022 action Saturday, November 26, at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. The game will be live streamed via fubo TV. No. 1 Georgia is 11-0 this season, while Georgia Tech is 5-6. The Bulldogs beat the Yellow Jackets 45-0 in Atlanta in 2021 Georgia is a 36.5-point favorite in…

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Its fate in its hands, Iowa plays host to Nebraska Friday in the regular-season finale for both teams. A Hawkeye victory means a return trip to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship Game. A loss by the home team opens the door for Purdue and Illinois. The Hawkeyes (7-4 overall, 5-3 Big Ten) are riding a four-game winning…

The LSU Tigers host the UAB Blazers in college football 2022 action Saturday, November 19, at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. The game will be live streamed via fubo TV. No. 6 LSU is 8-2 this season, while UAB is 5-5. The Tigers won the last meeting between the two teams, beating the Blazers 56-17 in 2013 in Baton Rouge. LSU is a 14.5-point…

The Arkansas Razorbacks host the Ole Miss Rebels in SEC football 2022 action Saturday, November 19, at Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark. The game will be live streamed via fubo TV. No. 1 Ole Miss is 8-2 overall, 4-2 in the SEC this season, while Arkansas is 5-5, 2-4. The Rebels won the last meeting between the two teams, beating the…

The Missouri Tigers host the New Mexico State Aggies in college football 2022 action Saturday, November 19, at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo. The game will be live streamed via fubo TV. Missouri is 4-6 this season, while New Mexico State is 4-5. The Tigers have never played the Aggies in football. Missouri is a 29.5-point favorite in the game, per…

The Auburn Tigers host the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in college football 2022 action Saturday, November 19, at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn. The game will be live streamed via fubo TV. Auburn is 4-6 this season, while Western Kentucky is 7-4. The Tigers won the last meeting between the two teams, beating the Hilltoppers 37-14 in 2005 in…

Louisville football's first four-game winning streak since 2016 came to an end Saturday when the Cardinals fell on the road against No. 12 Clemson 31-16. Still, the Cardinals have won four games in a rigorous back half of their schedule and earned bowl eligibility in the process. The latest projection from USA Today has the Cardinals playing Tulane…

The College Football Playoff picture gained more clarity on Saturday, with Week 11 of the season completed. With fresh results available, Vegas Insider provided an update on the odds to win the CFP national championship in Las Angeles this January. Georgia is still at the top, to no surprise, as they are the only team without plus odds. Kirby Smart…

The Florida Gators host the South Carolina Gamecocks in SEC football 2022 action Saturday, November 12, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. The game will be live streamed via fubo TV. Florida is 5-4 overall, 2-4 in the SEC this season, while South Carolina is 6-3, 3-3. The Gamecocks won the last meeting between the two teams, beating…

No. 7 LSU is only a 3.5-point favorite against an Arkansas team 1-game above.500. Unsurprisingly, bettors like the Tigers. BetMGM Nevada's Scott Shelton told Patrick Everson of Vegas Insider that the money is 50-1 in favor of LSU. That number includes a 6-figure bet on Brian Kelly's squad. Nationally, LSU is still a popular bet for MGM, but the…

The Kentucky Wildcats host the Vanderbilt Commodores in SEC football 2022 action Saturday, November 12, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky. The game will be live streamed via fubo TV. No. 24 Kentucky is 6-3 overall, 3-3 in the SEC this season, while Vanderbilt is 3-6, 0-5. The Wildcats won the last meeting between the two teams, beating the…

The Arkansas Razorbacks host the LSU Tigers in SEC football 2022 action Saturday, November 12, at Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark. The game will be live streamed via fubo TV. No. 7 LSU is 7-2 overall, 5-1 in the SEC this season, while Arkansas is 5-4, 2-3. The Razorbacks won the last meeting between the two teams, beating the Tigers…

The Cardinals came into the year with great expectations that soured when they started the season with a 2-3 record, all three losses being in ACC play. A 34-17 win at Virginia provided a spark - four wins in five weeks, and a group with a restored and rising level of confidence. "Anytime you're winning, and you're having success, you're gonna have…

A look at the Mountain West betting odds for Week 3 Late in the week we will look at odds and recent lines and make our best picks and bets. Odds courtesy of Vegas Insider and inputted at time of writing. The Mountain West isn't having a great start to the year. We are 12-15 on picks for the year after going 4-7 in back to back weeks. Not a great…

With the MLB All-Star break on the horizon, it's a good time to look at where the betting odds stand for the MVP races in both the National and American League. As Aaron Judge continues his ridiculous season for the Yankees, it's no surprise he's still the favorite in the American League. Meanwhile, the National League MVP race is not easy to call,…

Louisville football dug deep after a bleak start and earned its second ACC victory via a 24-10 win over Pittsburgh. The Cardinals are now fifth in the Atlantic Division standings with an opportunity to build on that this week. Louisville (4-3, 2-3 ACC) is set to host No. 10 Wake Forest at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Cardinal Stadium. The Demon Deacons…

Over the course of 2020 and into 2021, our Senior Gambling Analyst and Vegas Insider- Frankie Taddeo - has shared his horse racing handicapping formula which has correctly predicted the following winners at SI Gambling: Travers Stakes - Exacta (8/1), Trifecta (36/1) Blue Grass Stakes - Exacta (12/1), Trifecta (60/1) and Superfecta (443/1) Ontario…

Week 7 is dead ahead in College Football, marking the relative halfway point of the season. So with roughly 50% of the regular season behind us, let's examine the College Football Playoff National Championship odds per Vegas Insider. It's a triumvirate of college football superpowers up top, very similar to last week. Though there was some jostling…

The Georgia Bulldogs host the Auburn Tigers in SEC football 2022 action Saturday, October 8, at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. The game will be live streamed via Paramount+ . No. 2 Georgia is 5-0 overall, 3-0 in the SEC this season, while Auburn is 3-2, 1-1. The Bulldogs won the last meeting between the two teams, beating the Tigers 34-10 in 2021…

The Florida Gators host the Missouri Tigers in SEC football 2022 action Saturday, October 8, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. The game will be live streamed via fubo TV. Florida is 3-2 overall, 0-2 in the SEC this season, while Missouri is 2-3, 0-2. The Tigers won the last meeting between the two teams, beating the Gators 24-23 in…

Dustin Poirier's presence in UFC's pound-for-pound rankings doesn't sit well with Henry Cejudo. Poirier, a former interim lightweight title holder in the promotion, currently sits at #8 on the list. The only two losses in his last 11 fights have come at the hands of champions (at the time) Khabib Nurmagomedov and, most recently, Charles Oliveira -…

Louisville football's season has taken a turn after the Cardinals' stunning 34-33 loss to Boston College in Week 5. The team is now 0-3 in ACC action (2-3 overall) with the toughest stretch of its schedule yet to be played. Fortunately, the Cardinals will have a bye next week before getting to that point but must first travel to Virginia on…

The Washington Wizards' Media Day has concluded. The Wizards have also played two preseason games in Japan. While they lost to the Golden State Warriors twice, Washington still played solid basketball. Should this be a reason why the Wizards could return to the postseason? Not so fast. The odds unfortunately aren't particularly optimistic for the…

Southern Miss football will be a 6.5-point underdog when it travels to Troy on Saturday (6 p.m., ESPN+) for its first conference game as a Sun Belt member - and that's not anything new. Including the upcoming clash with the Trojans (3-2, 1-1 SBC), the Golden Eagles (2-2, 0-0) have yet to be favored by the oddsmakers in any of their four games…

Vegas Insider have adjusted once again. This time around, there's nearly a three-horse tie for the top spot. Tri-favorites, according to the folks out in the desert. With no other team clocking in at lower than+1000. So check out the three teams at the top and the rest of the possible (though unlikely) title-winners behind them. USC: +1660 Utah:…

The SI Gambling Horse handicapping experts had a great day at the track in the Travers Stakes when Tiz the Law came through in impressive fashion, helping our team crush the Exacta (8/1) and the Trifecta (36/1) after Caracaro & Max Player both hit the board! In July, the team scored in the Blue Grass Stakes hitting the Exacta (12/1), Trifecta…

The UFC's strawweight division is looking for some fresh blood and top contenders for the division's title. Two strawweight top-ranked budding superstars are ready for a major breakout moment as Mackenzie Dern faces Yan Xiaonan at UFC Vegas 61 on October 1. The fight takes place inside the UFC's APEX Center. Dern, ranked 13th in the UFC's…

The Colorado State football team hopes long-term history will repeat itself this week and end a more recent trend. CSU will wear its orange Ag Day uniforms to face Sacramento State on Saturday, Sept. 24. The team is 8-3 all-time on Ag Day but has lost the last three editions. That gives the Rams two three-game streaks to try to end this weekend.…

Inside New Jersey's Prudential Center, Shakur Stevenson defends the WBC, WBO, and The Ring junior-lightweight titles against Robson Conceicao. It will be a homecoming fight for Stevenson on September 23, and he will look to show why he is one of the best young fighters in the sport. Stevenson made his pro debut in 2017. He won the WBO featherweight…

The SI Gambling Horse handicapping experts had a great day at the track in the Travers Stakes when Tiz the Law came through in impressive fashion, helping our team crush the Exacta (8/1) and the Trifecta (36/1) after Caracaro & Max Player both hit the board! In July, the team scored in the Blue Grass Stakes hitting the Exacta (12/1), Trifecta…

With a little less than 10 percent of the 2022 MLB regular season still to come, how are those preseason win totals looking? For more than half the 30 teams, either the over has already cashed or they have been so much worse than anticipated that even a 15-game winning streak to the finish line wouldn't be enough to reach their preseason…

Finishing last in the NHL in 2022-23 would guarantee the Blackhawks a top-three draft pick. Even if neither their 25.5% chance of winning the lottery for the first overall pick nor their 18.8% chance of gaining the second pick hit, they couldn't fall further than third. General manager Kyle Davidson likely won't outright declare that his goal for…

Despite adding playoff teams to juice up September in as many markets as possible, Major League Baseball is surprisingly lacking in pennant races this season. The American League Central is up for grabs, with the likelihood that whichever teams miss out will likely miss the postseason entirely. The Mets and Braves are still jockeying for the top…