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The New York Jets are the favored landing spot for Jackson at+300. That gives them an implied probability of 25% percent to wind up with Jackson when the 2023 season begins. The Ravens drafted Jackson with the last pick of the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft after he won the Heisman Trophy at the University of Louisville. He was the NFL MVP in…

The Cleveland Cavaliers put their winning ways to the test on this Saturday as they battle it out with the Minnesota Timberwolves of the Western Conference. Join us for our NBA odds series where our Cavaliers-Timberwolves prediction and pick will be revealed. After getting bested by the Utah Jazz during the Cavaliers' five-game road trip, Cleveland…

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…

The College Football Experience ( @TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network breaks down the early winners and losers of the transfer portal plus keys in on the other big news in the college football world. Pick Dundee aka ( @TheColbyD) highlights the best transfer portal gets and which teams have done the best and the worst.

Greetings, all. It's the MOOOOOOST WONDERFUL TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME OF THE YEAR. It's bowl time. And here at State of the U, I'll be going through and picking every single bowl game. Play along, if you like (as FanForYears has done all year). And now, on with this week's picks... December 16 Bahamas Bowl Miami (OH) vs. UAB (-10.5) The Bahamas are…

The Texas Tech Red Raiders will travel to Austin and take on the Texas Longhorns for what's expected to be one of the top college basketball games of the day. This is one of the biggest rivalries in all of college sports, and it would make sense if this is one of the top games of the night. Despite Texas Tech not playing well in the Big 12 this…

They will all dream on Saturday. Owners and trainers and jockeys of 20 thoroughbred horses will be hoping their prayers will be answered when the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby is done at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. One thing learned from the prior 144 editions of America's greatest horse race is that any horse entered has a shot to win…

The weekend is almost here, which means it is time for some Florida State football predictions. The No. 23 Seminoles will have a tough top-25 matchup at home versus No. 22 Wake Forest on Saturday. This should be one of the most exciting games of the week and should be thrilling until the end. FSU is currently undefeated with a 4-0 record. The team…

Though most college football fans have turned their attention to next season, I want to take one final look back at 2022 to continue my annual tradition of exploring what I got right and wrong - with a heavy emphasis on the last part. I called my preseason ballot the "most perplexing jumble" I've experienced because rosters were so fluid. That was…

A massive weekend of soccer awaits. I'm Mike Goodman, and this is the Golazo Starting XI newsletter, and we're here to walk you through the weekend's biggest matches. From today's matchup at the top of the Serie A table, to derby weekend in the Premier League, to El Clasico in the Spanish Super Cup, the next few days have it all. So, let's get to…

The New York Mets (70-39, 34-18 home) made a statement over the weekend taking four of five games from the defending champion Atlanta Braves. They'll look to carry the momentum over to a new week, as they open up a three-game set with the Cincinnati Reds (44-63, 20-31 away) on Monday. Odds as of August 7th at Barstool Sportsbook. The Mets opened up…

Welcome to Noel Michaels' Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple of highlighted selections designed to help you cash a few bets and make some money. Noel's selections have been featured just about everywhere horse…

Kentucky, well known for its picturesque rolling Bluegrass and signature libation (bourbon!), is perhaps most famous for hosting one of the greatest parties of the year: the Kentucky Derby. If you can't be a part of the Derby experience at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on the first Saturday in May, there are plenty of ways to bring the…

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…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A lost coin toss. A failed mating. Terrible post-position draws to the extreme inside or outside in a 20-horse field. Sudden weather changes that turn an already-quirky dirt surface into goo, leading some thoroughbreds to skip over it while others trudge home. As fans await the 143rd Kentucky Derby on Saturday, history suggests…

If you want to bowl games this season, there are plenty of opportunities among the 42 games. But not every game is worthy of risking your money. With transfers, injuries and opt-outs, many of the rosters will look vastly different than in the regular season. Here are some of the matchups we would be wary of betting on. Saturday, Dec. 17, 11 a.m.…

Only one team remains undefeated in Atlantic Sun conference play so far this year and that's the Stetson Hatters (9-6, 9-3 ATS) who look to run their perfect conference record to 5-0 when they visit the Bellarmine Knights (7-10, 8-5-1 ATS) on Thursday, January 12th in Louisville. Tipoff for this game is set to go at 6:30 pm ET from Freedom Hall.…

A 4-2 week could have been one game better if only for a fluky Wake Forest touchdown late in last week's game. But alas, we roll on. We've got seven games on the slate, so check it out and head over to Draftkings Sportsbook and join the action. North Carolina Tar Heels @ Virginia Cavaliers Virginia+7; Over/Under 60.5 If there were ever a week for…

Justify, ridden by jockey Mike Smith, crosses the finish line to win the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 5, 2018, in Louisville, Kentucky. Rob Carr/Getty Images The 145th Kentucky Derby takes place this weekend at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The first event of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, the…

It can be mind-blowing to watch experienced jockeys and their powerful horses race around the course with such intensity and vigor. And the sport creates more excitement when money is on the line. Horse race betting is one of the most popular and oldest forms of gambling in the world. Although many people would like to place their bets on a horse,…

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.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - In most markets the howling about making the NCAA men's basketball tournament begins in March. This isn't most college basketball markets. Never has been. Never will be. The howling about the NCAA Tournament outlook for John Calipari's sagging University of Kentucky team whipped into overdrive Tuesday night. That will…

The fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide look to stay unbeaten in SEC play when they take on the 15th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks on Wednesday night. The Crimson Tide (13-2, 3-0 SEC), who are 3-0 in true road games, have won four in a row and are coming off a 78-52 win over Kentucky on Saturday. The Razorbacks (12-3, 1-2), who are 8-0 on their home…

Churchill Downs Incorporated now has a gaming partner. The Louisville-based gaming company announced a multi-year agreement with bet365, which gives the UK-based online gaming operator access to the Pennsylvania market. The agreement allows bet365 to offer online sports betting and gaming in Pennsylvania through Churchill's Presque Isle Downs &…

The Louisville Cardinals (2-14, 0-5 ACC) will visit the Clemson Tigers (13-3, 5-0 ACC) after dropping five road games in a row. It starts at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Tigers' (-4000 to win on the moneyline) matchup with the Cardinals (+1277). This…

Baseball America released their top 10 Los Angeles Dodgers prospect list for the 2023 season, which is headlined by Diego Cartaya for a second consecutive year. Following Cartaya on the list is Bobby Miller as the No. 2 ranked Dodgers prospect, then Miguel Vargas, Michael Busch, Ryan Pepiot, Gavin Stone, Andy Pages, Dalton Rushing, Nick Nastrini…

Now that the college football season is over, the offseason hype for the 2023-24 Florida State team has officially begun. Preseason top 10. The next ACC champions. Appearing in the College Football Playoff for the first time since its inception in 2014. Those are among the lofty expectations that the Seminoles have already received from national…

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…

The confetti was still falling from the SoFi Stadium rafters on Monday night when college football oddsmakers sent out a crystal clear statement: Georgia is the best team in the land, and we don't expect that to change. After the Bulldogs secured their second straight national title with a 65-7 destruction of TCU in the College Football Playoff…

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…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - On another first Saturday in May, the beauty of America's oldest sport battled neck and neck down the stretch with its unseemliness as a colt named Medina Spirit elegantly held off a determined challenge from Mandaloun. They moved in tandem like four-legged ballet dancers - effortlessly, beautifully. No one here who loved…

Churchill Downs Incorporated ("CDI" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CHDN) announced Monday that Presque Isle Downs & Casino ("Presque Isle"), the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into a multi-year agreement with a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of bet365 Group Ltd ("bet365") for online sports betting and iGaming market access in…

To show how unlikely TCU's run to the College Football Playoff was, at 200-1 odds to begin the season, it's worth a look at which teams currently have those same chances to be 60 minutes from lifting a national championship a year from now. According to BetOnline.ag, six teams have+20000 chances to be the 2023 kings of college football, the exact…

Gareth Bale announces retirement from professional soccer LAFC forward Gareth Bale has announced his retirement from professional soccer after an esteemed 18-year career, the Welsh superstar announced Monday. Bale, 33, joined LAFC last June after leaving Spanish powerhouse side Real Madrid. He scored one of the most memorable goals in MLS history,…

Kentucky Derby second-place finisher Mandaloun (pink cap) wins Sunday's Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park. Photo courtesy of Monmouth Park June 14 (UPI) -- Maybe it's a little early to crown Belmont Stakes winner Essential Quality as best 3-year-old in the nation, especially after Mandaloun's impressive victory in Sunday's Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth…

In a battle of interim coaches, the Cincinnati Bearcats will take on the Louisville Cardinals in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl at Fenway Park in Boston. It's time to continue our college football odds series with a Cincinnati-Louisville prediction and pick. Cincinnati has gone 9-3 this season but lost long-time head coach Luke Fickell to Wisconsin. In the…

Now we are talking Kentucky Derby preps. This time we mean it. Life Is Good can race across, up and down or diagonally through the San Felipe. Greatest Honour can close on pedestrian fractions in the Fountain of Youth. Concert Tour can be anointed prince of the Bob Baffert Invi … er … Rebel Stakes. Essential Quality can be forgotten with his…

It didn't feel like it's been 10 years. For Bria Smith and Antonita Slaughter, it was almost like yesterday when they were part of Louisville women's basketball's magical run to the NCAA Tournament national championship game during the 2012-13 season. Both are married and mothers now but came back to Louisville Sunday as that Cardinals team was…

Almost 150 years ago, the Kentucky Derby began and it will continue its legacy this weekend in Louisville, Kentucky. The Kentucky Derby is an annual horse race that many attend in order to bet on their preferred horse in hopes they are crowned the Derby winner. The Derby is different from many sporting events because of the formal attire,…

During the college football season, the Stadium staff will provide weekly betting picks and advice in this roundtable. Here are our thoughts on the Week 6 slate. podcast. Spotify and Apple for episodes and follow Stadium Bets on Twitter for more sports betting content. Alex Symonds, Stadium Senior Producer: Wisconsin -10 over Northwestern. After…

Bettors who love to play long shots hit it big at the 148th Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Rich Strike, a late entrant in the grandest horse race, went off at 80-1 odds. Meaning a $10 Win bet on the Derby winner would've returned $818. He stunned the sports world on Saturday by winning by three-quarters of a length…

Ahmed Zayat, whose Zayat Stables entered three horses in the Kentucky Derby, was all smiles this week at Churchill Downs and after the post positiion draw on Wednesday night. (Photo by Eclipse Sportswire) By Tom Pedulla, America's Best Racing LOUISVILLE - Owner Ahmed Zayat described himself as "ecstatic" after American Pharoah drew post position 18…

Dr. J. David "Doc" Richardson, the distinguished Louisville surgeon who was an owner, breeder and widely-respected leader in the horse racing industry, died Tuesday at the age of 76. According to the Daily Racing Form, Dr. Richardson had been admitted to a hospital in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. with pneumonia following a COVID-19 diagnosis, then…

Week 3 of the 2021 college football season is here. Get in on the action with online betting at BetMGM, the best sportsbook for college football odds. Below are BetMGM's Week 3 betting odds for ACC teams. As of Sept. 15 Friday UCF at Louisville Spread: UCF -6.5 Total Points: 68 Saturday Boston College at Temple Spread: Boston College -16 Total…

South Alabama vs WKU prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Wednesday, December 21 Date: Wednesday, December 21 Game Time: 9:00 pm ET Venue: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA How To Watch: ESPN Record: South Alabama (10-2), WKU (8-5) - - South Alabama might be the best Power Five team you didn't pay any…

The Louisville Cardinals (2-13, 0-4 ACC) hope to end a four-game losing skid when hosting the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 2-2 ACC) at 3:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at KFC Yum! Center. The game airs on ACC Network. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Demon Deacons' (-500 to win on the…

Renowned thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert has been suspended indefinitely by the New York Racing Association, meaning he won't be able to enter any horses in this year's Belmont Stakes as fallout continues over a positive drug test for Kentucky Derby-winning horse Medina Spirit, who Baffert trained. The suspension stems from Medina Spirit's…

With a show-stopping 89% of the vote (as of the time of writing), Elly De La Cruz has run away with the #1 ranking in the 2023 Red Reporter Community Prospect Rankings with the same fervor with which he socked all those homers and swiped all those bags against his opposing pitchers last year. Even if half of his talents fail to pan out, he'll end…

The Kentucky Derby is one of the most iconic sporting events in the world. Every year, millions of fans tune into NBC to watch top race horses from around the globe compete in "The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports." The 2021 Kentucky Derby will air on May 1 from 12 to 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN and from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Coverage is also…

Bettors wanting to use just one mobile app to wager on and traditional sports such as football are in luck. FanDuel, a U.S.-based sports betting operator, has made a single app available for both types of wagering. Bettors usually download one app for horse racing and a separate one for traditional sports betting. FanDuel is the first online U.S.…