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For the first time in two months, the PGA Tour returns to the Lower 48. A very good field takes on three golf courses in Palm Springs for the 2023 American Express. As always, here is your early deep-dive of the 2023 American Express and a preview of how to bet. In addition, listen below to the Golf Gambling Podcast With the new PGA Tour schedule,…

College football's 2022 season came to an end last week when Georgia walloped TCU in the national championship game, giving the Bulldogs back-to-back titles. Immediately following that game, several publications released "Way-Too-Early" Top 25 projections for the 2023 season. Not surprisingly, the Michigan State Spartans were not included among…

Welcome to NHL99, The Athletic's countdown of the best 100 players in modern NHL history. We're ranking 100 players but calling it 99 because we all know who's No. 1 - it's the 99 spots behind No. 99 we have to figure out. Every Monday through Saturday until February we'll unveil new members of the list. Martin St. Louis' decorated playing career…

A look at who is trending up and down the past week in Minnesota sports, featuring Twins newly re-signed shortstop Carlos Correa, Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov and a couple Vikings standouts including Justin Jefferson. Carlos Correa, Twins shortstop (UP ⬆) He's home. After swinging.291/.366/.467 with 24 doubles, a triple and 22 home runs in 2022,…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State football's quest to find a starting quarterback for 2023 looms as one of the most pivotal position battles in the country this offseason. The battle between third-year Kyle McCord and second-year Devin Brown could be intense. The stakes are unquestionably massive for a team expecting to once again contend for a national…

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State's entire 2023 football recruiting class is now signed, and a few of its members will begin their college careers this week. There are 11 freshman Buckeyes who arrived in Columbus over the weekend as early enrollees expected to participate in winter workouts and spring practice this year. Often those who do get a head…

Not sure I understand how UW can take in 26 or 27 players and keep its total under 85 unless they are able to go over due to covid or some other rule. They must be expecting some serious attrition? -chris taylor They are indeed expecting some serious attrition. As of the time that I'm typing this there are slotted to be 92 scholarship players. That…

ATLANTA -- What does it take to be Number 1? With a berth in the College Football Playoff, Ohio State will have a chance to finish this season No. 1. But it will take two wins in the playoff, beginning with tonight's match-up against defending national champion and No. 1-ranked Georgia in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl national semifinal game here at…

Justin Marks employs two drivers coming off breakthrough seasons. Kyle Larson works for the most successful team in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series. Racing fans are about to learn what they can accomplish in motorsports by working together. - Trackhouse Racing (@TeamTrackhouse) December 27, 2022 Justin Marks is entitled to take a victory lap…

The Oregon Ducks will do battle with the North Carolina Tarheels in the Holiday Bowl this week. Get in on all the Oregon vs North Carolina action. Oregon (9-3) aim to build momentum heading into year 2 of the Dan Lanning era. While North Carolina (9-4) are on a three-game losing streak heading into the Holiday Bowl. This year's Holiday Bowl kicks…

The finale of the NBA Christmas showcase is the first of three meetings between the Suns and Nuggets, two teams jockeying for position atop the crowded Western Conference. Phoenix won the season series last year, 2-1, and each game was decided by double digits. Denver is 1-6 all-time on Christmas and lost its most recent appearance in 2021. The…

When it comes to the Mountain West Championship game, no two schools have been more frequent participants than Fresno State and Boise State. When it comes to Fresno State vs. Boise State odds, it would be a good bet before either season that at least one of them will end up in the title game. The Broncos are making their fifth appearance this…

The Vermont legislature commissioned a study in 2021. The Vermont Sports Betting Study Committee submitted its findings on Dec. 13, laying out the state's potential paths to legal sports betting. The four models the committee looked at are: Many operators, low tax rate. Many operators, high tax rate. Few operators, low tax rate. Few operators, high…

It's Tuesday, and you know what that means! Another NBA TNT doubleheader. This time the Milwaukee Bucks host the Golden State Warriors at 4:30 p.m. (PST) followed by the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Boston Celtics at 7:00 p.m. (PST). Don't forget to place your bets! Read on to discover where your money should go, starting with the early game. GSW…

The fourth quarter of the college football season has arrived and that means the games get bigger and the pressure ramps up higher than at any point of the campaign. As the season heads toward the final weeks, the urgency of the College Football Playoff and conference races cause teams to raise their level of play - or stumble close to the finish…

The Suns come into Dallas with their confidence sky-high off a 38-point shellacking of the San Antonio Spurs. The Mavs coming off a strong second-half performance to clinch a win in New York, look to keep it rolling in front of the home crowd. Let's dive into the bets we have on the slate tonight. Game Details Fixture: Phoenix Suns vs Dallas…

The Los Angeles Clippers (8-6) visit the Dallas Mavericks (7-5) in a Western Conference matchup. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Clippers-Mavericks prediction and pick. LA sits in seventh place in the Western Conference following a victory over Houston on Monday night. The Clippers are just 6-8…

High expectations won't burden the Houston Rockets this coming season, but that doesn't mean they're not ready to rise. So far, the Houston Rockets haven't made big moves in the 2022 offseason. They appear to have had another strong draft, though. Recall that Jabari Smith Jr. unexpectedly fell to them at No. 3. That's enough for many NBA experts to…

Ulster Rugby have confirmed next season's Academy squad and it includes five new faces. Joe Hopes (club TBC), Lorcan McLoughlin (Queen's University / IQ Rugby), James McNabney (Ballymena RFC), Rory Telfer (club TBC) and Scott Wilson (Queen's University) have all been inducted as Year One players. Ulster Rugby Academy Manager, Gavin Hogg said:…

Meet the new boss, same as the … ah, the heck with it. Alabama enters the latest College Football Playoff as the No. 1 seed the fifth time. When the 2021 Cotton Bowl kicks off Friday afternoon, it will be on the field for a CFP semifinal for the seventh time in the event's eight-year existence. Look and sound familiar? It should. The Crimson Tide,…

Seven weeks into the 2022 college football season, let's just say it has not played out as expected. One of the most chaotic seasons of the last 15 years enters the halfway point with Tennessee, USC, Ole Miss and perhaps even Texas in the College Football Playoff conversation while programs like Alabama and reigning national champion Georgia are…

The 2022 college football season wrapped up the regular season on Saturday. There were five games this week, with Texas beating Baylor 38-27, West Virginia got by Oklahoma State 24-19, TCU crushed Iowa State 62-14, Texas Tech got by Oklahoma 51-48 in overtime, and Kansas State rolled Kansas 47-27. So now it's time for our Big 12 Power Rankings.…

The offseason has officially begun for the Arizona Wildcats. A season after finishing 1-11 and last place in the Pac-12, the UA in Year 2 of the Jedd Fisch era went 5-7, knocked off a ranked opponent in 12th-ranked UCLA (and did it on the road in what could've been the last game at the Rose Bowl for Arizona), and ended a five-game losing skid to…

John Cooper is not a name that gets brought up often anymore in college football, but he represents a very specific period in history that many younger fans don't remember and cannot conceive. Cooper coached the Ohio State Buckeyes for 13 seasons, an undeniably long run in which he won three Big Ten titles, posted five top-10 finishes and twice…

Justin Fields had become the darling of fantasy football after a stretch when he scored at least one touchdown rushing and passing in five straight games. With his shoulder injury there is nothing but uncertainty for those owners who had acquired him or drafted him. Anyone playing him needs to look very seriously at their other alternatives.Fields'…

Both teams come into this one looking to avoid a three-game losing streak but unfortunately, one team must walk away with this honor. Anyone on the Mavs not numbered 77 can't seem to hit a jump shot while the Raptors are running out of healthy bodies to put on the court every night. Let's take a look at some of the plays we are eying for the game…

Coming off a loss to a Jokic-less Denver Nuggets team, the Mavs come into TD Garden to take on the best team in the NBA, the Boston Celtics. If there was ever a time for a team to get back on track, this three-game road trip would be an opportune moment. Let's dive into some of the plays we find intriguing for tonight's matchup. Game…

Kentucky was supposed to be a contender this year, but issues on their offensive line and injuries to Will Levis submarined their season. After a 16-6 loss to Georgia last week, the Wildcats are 6-5 heading into the final regular season game of the season against their in-state rivals. The Louisville Cardinals have had the exact opposite season to…

channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing The 1m 4f November Handicap at Doncaster brings the curtain down on the British Flat turf horse racing season. It's one of the big betting races on Saturday, 6 November this year (2:40). A typically wide-open renewal of the middle-distance handicap, sponsored by Virgin Bet, sees many in with…

Alex Rodriguez's World Series-interrupting opt-out in 2007 triggered a fervent response from George Steinbrenner, who bossed his way to the front of the line, knowing full well his stagnant lineup could not afford to lose its MVP. In the long run, the Rodriguez contract aged poorly, as every long-term contract ever has. These are deals you make,…

The Raiders will travel to Empower Field at Mile High to take on their division rivals, the Broncos on Sunday. Kickoff is set for 4:05 p.m. ET and FOX will broadcast the matchup. As cliché as the phrase sounds, this is practically a must-win game for these two struggling teams. Both pairs of veteran starting quarterbacks, Derek Carr and Russell…

Quinoa Tifah wins her career debut Thursday at Gulfstream Park. Photo by Lauren King, courtesy of Gulfstream Park April 17 (UPI) -- There's quality in lieu of quantity in this weekend's horse racing action with two "Grade A Prime" events at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas and the belated start of 2-year-old action in Florida. In Japan, 3-year-olds are the…

College basketball's Feast Week is upon us! For the next 10 days, fans are treated to high-level hoops from morning until late at night, pitting some of the best programs in the sport against each other in events that will tell us a lot about how the 2022-23 season will pan out. Here's a look at the five men's events you'll want to keep the closest…

What more could you want on a Friday night than a Mountain West matchup? We've got the latest sports betting odds, DFS and fantasy picks, and a San Diego State vs. New Mexico prediction ahead of the action. Spread San Diego State (-14) Moneyline San Diego State (-645); New Mexico (+480) Over/Under 37.5 points Game time 9:45 p.m.…

On Friday, Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder and center Thomas Bryant are expected to make their season debuts against the Detroit Pistons at 10:30 p.m. ET. According to the Lakers' injury report, LeBron James (groin), Schroder (thumb), Bryant (thumb), and Max Christie (quarantine) will all be game-time decisions for Friday night's…

With the season, goodness, only days away now, it's time to start previewing some divisions. While allotting for the fact that there are still surely plenty of moves to be made, we have a pretty good idea, at this point, what teams will generally look like. Today: The American League West Every team wants to make the playoffs, but the AL West may…

XL Media provides exclusive sports betting content to cleveland.com, including picks, analysis, tools and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. The NFL's Week 10 schedule started with the Carolina Panthers pulling off a 25-15 upset of the Atlanta Falcons as 2.5-point home underdogs. The Sunday slate…

college football odds series for our Louisville Syracuse prediction and pick. The Louisville Cardinals face a very important season in 2022. Head coach Scott Satterfield came to Louisville from Appalachian State, where he built the Mountaineers into one of the best Group of Five programs in the country. Louisville seemed to have made a great move -…

The Tampa Bay Lightning (2-2-1) visit the Montreal Canadiens (2-1-2) Tuesday at Bell Centre. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Here, we break down the Lightning and Canadiens odds and lines, with NHL betting picks and tips. Andrei Vasilevskiy vs. Carey Price The reigning Vezina Trophy winner has started the year 2-1-0 with a.903 save percentage…

Big Ten Media Days is here and with it the unofficial start of the college football season. And that makes it officially prediction season. Including in the Big Ten, which, although it canned its media preseason poll in recent years, still offers us a view of what to expect in the conference. That's thanks to Cleveland.com, which picked up the…

There is no time like the present to talk about the upcoming football season. A College GameDay announcement here, a TV time there. As we stare into the doldrums of the offseason chock full of high-minded rhetoric about the future of the NCAA and all the hand-wringing about NIL you can stand, it can be hard to remember that this is about actual…

The new NBA season is now three weeks old, and it's time to look at the hottest and coldest teams ATS (Against the Spread). Some teams have greatly exceeded expectations, while others have fallen short. Doc's Sports offers NBA picks for every game on our NBA predictions page. The Hot: Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are 9-1 to start the year…

The Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team will tip-off the season Monday with a morning matchup against Northern California non-conference opponent Pacific. The 2022-23 season begins at 11 a.m. PT in Maples Pavilion with a Pac-12 Network Broadcast. Game 1: Stanford vs Pacific Date: Monday, Nov. 7 Time: 11:00 a.m. PT Location: Stanford,…

The Big Ten has a diverse set of 14 head coaches. It has long-tenured coaches who took over for their mentors years ago and have delivered big-time successes. It has former NBA assistants who have made big splashes immediately at their alma maters. It has inexperienced head coaches who have energized their programs, hoping that bigger wins are…

In this 2022-23 NBA season, we here at Lakers Outsiders will be providing a weekly gambling blog to our readers! Donny McHenry (@donny_mchenry) and Alex Torres (@alextorres_11) will both provide two bets each week, with each bet including our reasoning for why we like it. One bet will be related to a Lakers game, while the other one will be related…

Of late, the Chicago Blackhawks have had a pretty full slate of games to keep me busy. However, make no mistake about it my passion is in the drafting and development side for the Hawks. For over 2 decades I've been writing, talking, and debating about whom they should take and why. Until June 28th in Nashville, I will be releasing information on…

Last year's Big 12 Champion and the top ranked team in the conference coming in are both 5-3 and outside of the top 25. Brent Venables' first year as the head man at Oklahoma is not going well, but a strong close to the season could turn things around heading into year 2. In Week 9, the Sooners got a 27-13 win on the road over Iowa State. Baylor…

WagerTalk NHL handicapper Kevin Dolan offers his thoughts on Wednesday's New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Eastern Conference Finals Game 1. The Lightning are riding a 6-game playoff winning streak including a 4-0 sweep of the Florida Panthers last round. Stay on top of the latest NHL updates direct from Las Vegas! Game 1 of the Stanley Cup…

In this 2022-23 NBA season, we here at Lakers Outsiders will be providing a weekly gambling blog to our readers! Donny McHenry (@donny_mchenry) and Alex Torres (@alextorres_11) will both provide two bets each week, with each bet including our reasoning for why we like it. One bet will be related to a Lakers game, while the other one will be related…

The Bucks take on the Nets in a rematch of the 2021 Eastern Conference Semifinals on Wednesday night. Milwaukee enters this game 2-0 ATS and SU, while the Nets are coming in 1-2 ATS and SU. The Bucks haven't played since Saturday, so it will be interesting to see if Milwaukee's two-day rest advantage over Brooklyn gives them an edge. Let's break…