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Week 3 XFL best bets: A number we like on each game
Looking for the best betting value in Week 3 of the XFL season? We have plays for each of this weekend's games.
NBA
NBA best bets: Second-half preview and futures picks
Can the Bucks keep up their torrid pace? Our experts offer their best futures bets for the second half of the NBA season.
TOP HEADLINES
ASTROS
MLB
Sportsbook sets O/U on Astros plunkings at 83.5
In the wake of players and managers expressing outrage over Houston's sign-stealing scandal, sportsbook William Hill on Monday set the over/under on number of Astros batters getting hit this season at 83.5.
MLB
Buster's best bets: Finding some winners in MLB over/unders
Is Vegas selling the Diamondbacks short? How about the Twins and Indians? Buster Olney rolls the dice and makes some picks.
XFL
All-in on gambling: XFL embracing betting from the get-go
Unlike some of its predecessors that initially distanced themselves from gambling, the XFL is steering into the trend.
NFL
Purdum breaks down XFL's Week 1 betting numbers
XFL
How to bet on the XFL: What you need to know
What can you bet on? How will rules impact wagers? We answer some of the big sports betting questions as the season gets underway.
CHIEFS
NFL
Mahomes tabbed as early favorite for 2020 MVP
Patrick Mahomes, at 4-1 odds, is favored at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook to win the 2020 MVP award with Lamar Jackson, this season's MVP, second at 6-1.
NFL
Vegas sportsbooks cash in on Super Bowl wagers
Nevada sportsbooks won $18.7 million off $154.6 million in bets on Super Bowl LIV, according to figures released Tuesday by gaming control officials. Bettors had more success on the Super Bowl in some of the new states offering sports betting.
CHIEFS
NFL
Mahomes' last-minute kneel-downs cost bettors
Patrick Mahomes' over/under rushing yards opened as low as 27.5 and was bet up to as high 36.5. With 57 seconds remaining, Mahomes kneeled down on three straight plays and finished with 29 yards rushing, a costly outcome for bettors.
NFL
Zion, Juszczyk and Giannis: Super Bowl LIV prop bets that cashed
Did you have Patrick Mahomes scoring the first TD? What about Kyle Juszczyk scoring a TD? Here are a few interesting Super Bowl LIV prop bets that cashed.
NBA
Zion Williamson Rookie of the Year odds tracker
Zion Williamson is tied for the second-best odds to win NBA Rookie of the Year after his debut. Can he win the award?
NFL
How does regional home-team bias impact sportsbooks?
From Oregon to Pennsylvania, handling the home-team bias has been part of the learning curve for new sportsbooks in states that now offer sports betting. How have they dealt with it?
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'I thought I was Rain Man:' The dying art of the parlay card wiseguy
Cowboy hats, stale numbers and three-team "locks." This is the story of wiseguy parlay bettors and how their hustle might become a thing of the past.
NEWS - CHALK
'They're going, Oh, s---.' How Jeopardy! James blew up a game
"Look at them," Alex Trebek said. "They're going, 'Oh, s---, we have to face James next.'" Here's the inside story of how a Vegas sports bettor blew up America's game show.
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Ex-'Bachelor' contestant's $1 million win being probed
Siena
NCAAM
Fan can't believe Siena didn't cover spread
Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve check in on a fan with exaggerated excitement during Siena vs. Holy Cross men's basketball game, in which Siena fails to cover the spread and is listed as a bad beat.
Patriots
NFL
Best bet of the 2010s? The New England Patriots
The Patriots covered 60% of their games over the course of the 2010s. Here are the best teams to bet on by sport in the decade.
Conor McGregor
The betting event of the 2010s: Mayweather vs. McGregor
At least six separate million-dollar bets, Floyd Mayweather betting on himself and unprecedented liability for Las Vegas sportsbooks. A look back at Mayweather-McGregor, the betting event of the decade.
Campbell
NCAAF
SVP's worst beats of the year include Campbell's blocked punt
One of Scott Van Pelt's worst beats of the year includes Campbell blocking a Gardner-Webb punt with eight seconds left in the game and returning the blocked punt for a touchdown to force OT.
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Sportsbooks on pace for best football season ever
Here are the big wins, bad beats and major betting storylines from the weekend, including a historic upset by the Miami Dolphins as 17-point underdogs.
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Australian punter loses six-figure bet in biggest NBA comeback of decade
Here are the big wins, bad beats and major betting storylines from the weekend, including one massive NBA rally that cost a bettor dearly, the Eagles' win filling sportsbooks' pockets and more.
NCAAF
JMU's Hail Mary crushes point-total bettors everywhere
NFL
'I was very bitter': Inside the $20 bet that almost became $50K
For one Las Vegas ticket writer, the Oakland Raiders (-10.5) were the only thing standing between him and $50,000 off a $20 bet. Here's the story of his crazy weekend of betting.
NBA
Knicks, Pacers can't make a basket to push the over
NFL
The big questions around Josh Shaw's suspension for gambling
Injured Arizona Cardinals DB Josh Shaw was suspended last week for betting on NFL games. Here's what happened and what's next.
NCAAF
Stanford gets a taste of its own bad beat medicine
After Stanford covered a spread in Week 1 of the season on a late fumble touchdown, the Cardinal fail to cover one during the last week after coughing up a fumble of its own.
MMA
Early odds analysis: Conor McGregor vs. Cowboy Cerrone
When Conor McGregor meets Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone at UFC 246, chances are the fight won't last five rounds.
NFL
How much every NFL QB is worth against the spread
Aaron Rodgers is the most valuable quarterback in the NFL against the spread, per Vegas oddsmakers. Here is how all 32 QBs stack up.
NCAAM
Half-court shots have some bettors averting their eyes
DC sports betting
Nation's first on-premises sports betting facility to open in DC
NCAAF
Air Force's late pick-6 was significant to many
Colorado State drives down the field to trim their deficit, but a pick-6 not only seals the game, but dooms Rams bettors.
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Philly not-so special: Even Eagles fans bet on Patriots
Here are the big wins, bad beats and major betting storylines from the weekend, including Philly fans pulling for the Pats, a wild swing on the 49ers' last-second TD and more.
NFL
Late 49ers TD 'worst-case scenario' for Caesars
An attempted lateral by the Cardinals with time expiring on Sunday led to a fumble recovery for a touchdown by the 49ers -- and a "worst-case scenario" for Caesars Sportsbook.
NBA
The impact of Adam Silver's sports betting op-ed five years later
Though the expansion of legalized sports betting may not have happened the way he envisioned, the NBA commissioner opened the door to a new line of thinking.
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New Jersey bettor wins $1 million, but Vegas rolls
Here are the big wins, bad beats and major betting storylines from the weekend, including one bettor's highly profitable Sunday that otherwise belonged to the books.
White Sox
MLB
Could the Black Sox scandal happen today?
One hundred years ago, the White Sox lost the 1919 World Series, ushering in baseball's darkest hour. Is MLB gambling with its future by embracing betting now?
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Futures bet index: Biggest wagers at U.S. sportsbooks
One better has $100,000 on the Packers to win the Super Bowl. Here is a running file of some of the biggest futures wagers across sports currently at U.S. sportsbooks.
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American bookmaker found dead in Costa Rica
American bookmaker William Sean Creighton, founder of online sportsbook 5Dimes, was found dead after he went missing in Costa Rica nearly a year ago, the nation's justice officials told ESPN on Monday.
NFL
PointsBetting: How a bettor turned $30K into $600K on the favored Ravens
In an expanding sports betting market, PointsBet offers a different, riskier style of betting against the spread. Here is how.
NFL
America's growing love of office pools
A look back at the $1 million survivor pool that was busted, the legality of office pools overall and what the future of pools might resemble.
MLB
How to approach betting totals with inflated scoring numbers
Top Headlines
- NFL OKs stadium betting lounges, but no betting
- Urlacher's bro charged in offshore gambling ring
- Man pleads guilty for trying to fix 2018 game
- Oddsmakers favor Lions, Dolphins to pick Tua
- Sportsbook sets O/U on Astros plunkings at 83.5
- Lakers, Bucks title favorites entering All-Star break
- Court upholds ruling that DFS is 'gambling' in N.Y.
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Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest
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SuperContest oral history
Simple rules, huge payoff: This is the oral history of how a little-known NFL betting competition for Las Vegas sharps became a national phenomenon for everyone else.
Future of sports betting series
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Future of sports betting homepage
What will a legal, fully mature sports betting market look like in the U.S.? Where will fantasy sports fit in? Here is our nine-part series on the future of sports betting.
Sports betting legalization
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Legalization of sports betting homepage
Here is your one-stop shop of all relevant content, now that the Supreme Court has struck down PASPA.
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All you need to know before making your picks. PickCenter's data comes from two main sources: TeamRankings and numberFire.
