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Three hundred fifty-eight days. That's how long it's been since Jayson Tatum erupted for 51 points in a matinee win over the Washington Wizards that lit both his own fuse and that of the Boston Celtics before a furious second-half surge that rocketed the Celtics straight to the NBA Finals. One week shy of a full year, Tatum again stacked up 51…

The NBA season is approaching its halfway point, and this year's story is beginning to be written. As teams separate themselves in the playoff race, and expectations are reset moving forward, there also is a large conversation surrounding the MVP. The most prestigious award, now called the Michael Jordan Trophy, is still firmly for the taking, with…

Saffron Beach stormed to a three-and-a-half length victory in the Group 2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes to give trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam her first Royal Ascot success since 2016. Despite being penalised for her G1 Sun Chariot Stakes win last season, the 5/2 joint-favourite was ideally placed to pounce off steady early fractions. William Buick took full…

Argentina will meet Australia as both teams have advanced to the Knockout Stage to set up this exciting showdown in the Round of 16. It's time to continue our World Cup odds series and make an Argentina-Australia prediction and pick. Argentina has advanced to the Round of 16 off the heels of a tipsy-turvy Group Stage. Things looked bad when they…

LINCOLN - One more offseason. One more preseason. One more football season. And one more postseason. All with a new commissioner, and an eye toward a larger future in the league. One more trip around the sun with this iteration of Big Ten football. And one more year with divisional schedules. One more year, for certain, of a Big Ten title game. The…

Crowds have flocked to the Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire to to see the one of the world's greatest flat races - the Gold Cup. Order Of St George, ridden by Ryan Moore, is the favourite to win the Gold Cup with Betfair giving odds of 10/11. The two-mile long Group 1 race will kick off at 4.20pm. Royal Ascot is airing exclusively on ITV this year and…

Hannibal Barca (right): seen here finishing fourth to Luxembourg in the Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster The presence of Hannibal Barca, having his first start for Joseph O'Brien, adds significant intrigue to this Group 3 which was won by Leading Light in 2013 prior to his St Leger success. Indeed, he went on to win the Ascot Gold Cup the…

Regular Season Records: Los Angeles 10-7; Jacksonville 9-8 The Los Angeles Chargers will duke it out with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the playoffs Saturday at TIAA Bank Field at 8:15 p.m. ET. Jacksonville will be strutting in after a win while the Chargers will be stumbling in from a defeat. Los Angeles might have drawn first…

DRAGRONFRUIT looks a worthy favourite to pick up a third win over fences by beating nine opponents for the racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap Chase (1.30, Nap) at Kelso. The Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero trainee ran a sound second over three miles and three furlongs at Sedgefield on his comeback. And the step down in trip should help the visored…

But the road hasn't always been clear for one of Newmarket's most popular residents, speedbumps and obstacles needing to be overcome in much the same way Chapple-Hyam has battled with his mental health for a number of years. While Frankie Dettori was treating the Epsom crowd to a flying dismount following Authorized's brilliant Derby rout in 2007,…

The Clemson Tigers (14-3, 6-0 ACC) will look to build on a six-game winning streak when hosting the No. 24 Duke Blue Devils (13-4, 4-2 ACC) on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Littlejohn Coliseum. It airs at 5:00 PM ET on ACC Network. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Tigers' (-132 to win on the…

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The Drake Bulldogs (13-5, 4-3 MVC) look to extend a nine-game home winning stretch when hosting the Bradley Braves (12-6, 5-2 MVC) on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Bulldogs' (0 to win on the moneyline) game against the Braves (0). This article references…

The summer of 1966 was a memorable one, as Aunt Edith became the first filly to win the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot in what was the 16th renewal. Trained by Noel Murless and ridden by Lester Piggott, Aunt Edith was bouncing back from an odds-on defeat in the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot, where she finished a 15-length…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to MLive.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. The Bowl season has been underway for over a week now, and the majority of the games will take place in the coming week. Our experts analyzed the entire slate…

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The New York Knicks will travel to the nation's capitol to take on the Washington Wizards in a Friday night NBA matchup at the Capital One Arena. With that said, it's a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Knicks-Wizards prediction and pick, laid out below. New York has gone 23-19 in year three under Tom Thibodeau, who…

Joc Pederson has enjoyed a successful MLB career, considering he was drafted in the 11th round of the 2010 MLB Draft. Since then, the slugging outfielder has won two World Series titles, while also receiving two selections to the All-Star team. "Mickey Mantle has the most home runs in WS history with 18. Here are the top 5 active players in HRs in…

As times change, even a two-time Triple Crown-winning, Hall of Fame trainer has to adjust. In an era when horses are racing less and less, Bob Baffert looks like he is not only ahead of the curve, but he is leading the vanguard. This goes way beyond what he did with Justify in a gaudy, 112-day dash from apprenticeship to retirement. Very quietly,…

10 best predictions for another huge Saturday of college football. What games appear to be the best bets and best picks for the Week 8 games? Results So Far: 43-37-1 I am freaking off. Usually the mid-October lack of REM sleep makes everything more focused, but that sure as shoot wasn't happening last weekend. Colorado beat Cal outright? Eastern…

Even though the college portion of the season is over, football is still dominating the betting market at this juncture of the winter. The large shadow cast by football in terms of betting interest and media coverage, well, that's good news for those wagering on college basketball. The CBB futures board hasn't been picked over by the public yet…

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-8, 1-5 ACC) are home in ACC play against the Pittsburgh Panthers (11-6, 4-2 ACC) on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 3:00 PM ET. In its most recent game, Georgia Tech fell to Notre Dame 73-72 on the road, with Kyle Sturdivant (18 PTS, 58.33 FG%, 2-3 from 3PT) and Deivon Smith (16 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 58.33 FG%, 2-4…

It was not the best of weeks for the Atlantic Coast Conference as Virginia fell two spots to No. 13, Miami went from 12th to 16th and Duke tumbled all the way to 24th in The Associated Press Top 25 poll. Then, North Carolina's Armando Bacot, the top scorer and rebounder in the conference, suffered an ankle injury early in the much-anticipated…

A busy weekend of racing in Ireland is highlighted by a quintet of Breeders' Cup Challenge Series races. Among the prospective starters are Mishriff, Saffron Beach, and Highfield Princess, a trio of Group 1 winners whose connections have mentioned the Breeders' Cup among their possible year-end targets. Let's dive in and explore the upcoming…

Spacewalk and Steel City have attracted plenty of support from TAB Fixed Odds punters going into the Rosehill Gardens meeting on Saturday. "When markets opened on Wednesday, Spacewalk was the first horse backed," TAB spokesman Andrew Georgiou said. "We wrote a lot of big bets against him in the first 20 minutes of betting and since then, although…

Racegoers returned to Royal Ascot on Tuesday There are at least two Americans who are very excited about being at Royal Ascot. One of them was among those waiting for the gates to the Royal Enclosure to be opened. She was patient and polite. Not everyone was like that. One of the Ascot greencoats had no idea why there was a delay. The first…

The University of North Carolina played in the men's basketball national championship a season ago, getting there by defeating rival Duke in the Final Four. The semifinal game drew major national attention, yet fans in North Carolina couldn't legally place mobile wagers on the games between the storied Tar Heel State programs. While sports…

Biometric (pink cap) denies a five-timer for Frankie Dettori on Turgenev (green) Frankie Dettori was famously denied his five-timer at Royal Ascot by Biometric in the Britannia Stakes, and Khalid Abdullah's colt is back for more here. Harry Bentley is again on board Biometric, whose form is not just all about Royal Ascot. He has been beaten only…

Bank of America analysts recently outlined 11 key stock picks that investors should consider in the new year. "Given our house view that 2023 could be a tale of two halves-a recession and a recovery-stocks may fare differently in these two periods," the analyst team led by equity strategist Savita Subramanian wrote. Investment analysts agree that…

The 87th Prince of Wales Stakes is set to run on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the Fort Erie Race Track. Here are five things you need to know. WHAT IS THE PRINCE OF WALES STAKES? The race is the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown. Other races making up the series are the Queen's Plate, which ran last month at Woodbine, and the Breeders' Stakes, which…

Royal Ascot is back as one of the biggest weeks in racing returns in front of a full house for the first time since 2019. Five days of action gets underway on Tuesday with seven races each afternoon and a total prize fund of over £8.5 million up for grabs. The racing will build up to the Ascot Gold Cup on Thursday, which is one of eight Grade One…

After an exciting Tuesday night of action around the college basketball world, we return for a Wednesday slate that might be able to top it. Twelve of the nation's 25 ranked teams will be in play tonight, with more than 60 total games tipping off between 6:00pm ET and 11:00pm ET.

The Indiana Pacers will travel to take on the New York Knicks in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the historic Madison Square Garden. With that said, it's a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Pacers-Knicks prediction and pick, laid out below. Indiana has played to a 23-18 record this season, good for sixth place in the…

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,…

The 2022 college football season is sadly behind us, as Georgia repeated as national champions by clobbering TCU 65-7 on Monday night. Now that another season has ended, let's evaluate the year as a whole by looking at how each college football conference did in 2022. To gauge how each conference performed this season, we'll take a look at a…

The Evansville Purple Aces (4-13, 0-6 MVC) will hope to break a seven-game road losing streak when visiting the Bradley Braves (11-6, 4-2 MVC) on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Carver Arena, airing at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Braves' (-3206 to win on the moneyline) contest…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to Syracuse.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. There is a large slate of Men's college basketball tonight, but we have our eyes on one game in particular. Our expert will give their Virginia Tech vs. Syracuse prediction, which…

The Orlando Magic will look to bounce back after a tough loss as they travel to take on the Western Conference Portland Trail Blazers in the Beaver State. Join us for our NBA odds series where our Magic-Blazers prediction and pick will be revealed. Fresh off of an outing that saw the Magic give up 136 points en route to a 25-point loss at the hands…

Noon Star: leading Oaks contender has been declared for the Musidora Stakes at York Teona and Noon Star will clash in Wednesday's Tattersalls Musidora Stakes (3.10) after the two exciting fillies were declared for a race that promises to have major implications for the Cazoo Oaks market. Santa Barbara, fourth in the 1000 Guineas after being highly…

The 2022-23 college football season wrapped up with Georgia's 65-7 rout of TCU on Monday night to give the Bulldogs the sport's first back-to-back championships since Alabama did it after the 2011 and 2012 seasons. We already have odds for next year's national championship, and if they're any indication, Georgia has a chance to do something truly…

Kirby Smart walked into the SoFi Stadium coach's room after Georgia's 65-7 rout of Texas Christian in Inglewood, California, on Monday night. And Smart saw his 10-year-old son, Andrew, bawling. "I'm like, 'Oh no, somebody's hurt his feelings,'" Smart said. "Somebody's thrown him down or done something to him. I said, 'Why are you crying? You're…

We go from 13 games on Monday to 31 games on Tuesday as it is officially college basketball season for some. The college football season has wrapped up with Georgia's emphatic 65-7 win, though I guess it isn't too early to start looking ahead to next year's National Championship odds. Several good games are on the board tonight and hopefully we get…

The race for the 2023 NBA MVP award is anticipated to be one of the closest in years, with six candidates almost neck-and-neck at the halfway mark of the season. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has won the award for the last two consecutive seasons and is once again in a strong position to pick up a third, however he is not the current…

The league's worst are already grappling for 2023 NBA Draft odds. Coming up on the halfway point of the NBA season, the league's worst have begun to solidify. Luckily for those teams, their record could now come attached with a 7-foot-4 French phenom. While most teams are battling for the best Playoffs positioning available, others will soon be…

While betting action has rightfully pushed the Aztecs from -3.5 to -7, our Hawaii Bowl betting picks and predictions are targeting the Under, as we expect both offensive lines to struggle mightily - find out why! Christmas Eve belongs to the Hawaii Bowl. Middle Tennessee (7-5) and San Diego State (7-5) head to the island to play at the Clarence…

The 2022 Military Bowl is taking place at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, on Wednesday, December 28. The two teams locking horns in this year's bowl are UCF (American Athletic Conference) and Duke (Atlantic Coast Conference). This is going to be the first Duke vs UCF game in history, as well as the first time that…

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Virginia and North Carolina are set to renew a storied ACC rivalry as the Tar Heels visit the Cavaliers on Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena. After beginning the season as the No. 1-ranked team in the country, UNC stumbled through a four-game losing streak, but have since recovered and come into this matchup having won six of the last seven…

Tom Dascombe: may bypass the Chester Cup with Ripon scorer Rajinsky Rajinsky earned a probable place in the Tote Chester Cup field with a win in the most significant trial - but may give the £101000 race a miss. He picked up a 3lb penalty for outpointing two Mark Johnston-trained runners in a race that Cup winners Trip To Paris and Making…

The BoyleSports Faugheen Novice Chase is the feature contest on a seven-race card at Limerick on St Stephen's Day and Jordan Gainford could steal the limelight on Farouk D'alene. The 3lb claimer enjoyed a breakthrough success at Cheltenham in March when The Shunter won the Paddy Power Plate and now has his first ride in a Grade One, on what is also…