The second half of the NBA regular season got underway on Thursday night to mark the start of the official push towards the postseason. It is pretty much a given that Toronto and Boston in the East and Golden State and Houston in the West will be in this year's playoffs, but there are any number of bubble teams that will need to play their way into the eight-team field in each conference over the final seven weeks of the regular season.
Coming off last week's All-Star break, BetAnySports updated its NBA futures odds for the playoffs and in a recent piece I wrote for ScoresandStats.com (link below) I have come up with a few 'best bet' picks that offer the best value in the betting odds.
LINK: NBA Playoffs Updated Betting Odds
Saturday, February 24, 2018
Saturday, February 17, 2018
NASCAR Cup Series 2018 Driver's Betting Props
Even if you are just a casual NASCAR fan, it is hard to not get excited about this Sunday's Daytona 500 as the biggest event of the new Cup Series season. This is the only professional sports league that starts its season with such a bang and if you are looking to bet on Sunday's race then BetAnySports has you covered.
Not only can you bet on a full list of Daytona 500 props for the 'Great American Race', there are also a number of driver's props listed for the entire 2018 Cup Series season. Some of my favorite props are for head-to-head wins across all the 36 point-race events from this Sunday's Daytona 500 right through the championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway a bit farther south in Florida in late November.
In a recent article (link below) I wrote for ScoresandStats.com are two of my top driver prop's plays for the upcoming season.
LINK: NASCAR 2018 Cups Series Head-to-Head Driver Props
Not only can you bet on a full list of Daytona 500 props for the 'Great American Race', there are also a number of driver's props listed for the entire 2018 Cup Series season. Some of my favorite props are for head-to-head wins across all the 36 point-race events from this Sunday's Daytona 500 right through the championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway a bit farther south in Florida in late November.
In a recent article (link below) I wrote for ScoresandStats.com are two of my top driver prop's plays for the upcoming season.
LINK: NASCAR 2018 Cups Series Head-to-Head Driver Props
It's a Wide Open Race for a Daytona 500 Victory
NASCAR has always set itself apart from every other professional sports league by starting a new season with its biggest event. This Sunday at Daytona International Speedway is the running of the 60th Daytona 500 as the 'Great American Race'. There is a full field in place for Sunday's main event and according to the betting odds to win at BetAnySports, Brad Keselowski remains the top favorite at +700.
Joey Logano won this race in 2015 and he has the second-best odds on the board to win again at +800. There is a trio of drivers next on the list at +1000 betting odds including Denny Hamlin as the 2016 Daytona 500 Champion. The other two; veteran Kyle Busch and one of the Cup Series young guns, Chase Elliott have yet to make a trip to the Winner's Circle in this race.
Seven-time Cup Series Champion and two-time Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson has been opened at +1600 odds to start the 2018 season on a winning note and there is just something about this No. 48 Chevrolet racing team that adds some serious value to such long odds.
As part of this week's NASCAR coverage for Sportsbookreview.com., I broke down Sunday's entire Daytona 500 field down to come up with my Top 3 value plays based on the posted odds (see link below).
LINK: 2018 Daytona 500 Preview & Top-Valued Picks
Joey Logano won this race in 2015 and he has the second-best odds on the board to win again at +800. There is a trio of drivers next on the list at +1000 betting odds including Denny Hamlin as the 2016 Daytona 500 Champion. The other two; veteran Kyle Busch and one of the Cup Series young guns, Chase Elliott have yet to make a trip to the Winner's Circle in this race.
Seven-time Cup Series Champion and two-time Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson has been opened at +1600 odds to start the 2018 season on a winning note and there is just something about this No. 48 Chevrolet racing team that adds some serious value to such long odds.
As part of this week's NASCAR coverage for Sportsbookreview.com., I broke down Sunday's entire Daytona 500 field down to come up with my Top 3 value plays based on the posted odds (see link below).
LINK: 2018 Daytona 500 Preview & Top-Valued Picks
Thursday, February 8, 2018
The True Essence of Betting on Golf
Once the football season finally comes to an end with the Super Bowl in the books, avid sports bettors begin to turn their attention to a variety of different sporting events to fill the void. The NBA is probably the second-biggest betting league to the NFL at the professional level and college basketball becomes really big with bettors starting in February and running right through the month of March with the annual NCAA Tournament.
Golf has never been known as a big betting sport with the Las Vegas sportsbooks as well as all the offshore sportsbooks taking action online, but it could be one of the biggest betting sports there is when you get down to the true essence of how money is actually wagered on this game.
On the professional level, the betting action really heats up with the four Major tournaments starting with the Masters at Augusta National in early April. The final round of the US Open takes center stage every Father’s Day in June and, across the pond, the Open Championship in Great Britain brings that international flare that sports bettors are looking for. The final Major is the PGA Championship in August and mixed in between are a number of high-profile tournaments and special events such as the Rider Cup on even years and the President's Cup on odd-numbered years.
The tremendous growth of daily fantasy leagues for any number of sports including the PGA Tour have helped to expand the idea of wagering on golf, but this is still not the true essence of betting on this sport.
It all starts on the first tee of the local municipal golf course or neighboring country club every Saturday morning across the entire United States from early spring right through late fall. This is when the real golf betting takes place. Whether it is a better-ball bet for the front, back and total between pairings in a foursome or a friendly game of skins at a dollar a hole, the amount of money that is wagered on playing golf is staggering.
Even casual fans of this sport tend to add some betting action to their round every time four golfing buddies head out to play and the pros themselves are often a part of some major stakes matchups during the practice rounds leading up to that week’s event.
Sports bettors can wager on things such as an outright win, a Top 5 or Top 10 finish and on any number of head-to-head matchups at your favorite sportsbook or local bookie for every professional golf tournament. However, you would be amazed just how many bets are in place between the amateur hacks teeing it up at the thousands of local golf tournaments that take place every golfing season.
Betting on golf as a player is woven into the fabric of the game. Choking over a two-foot putt to win $5 from your buddy can be just as thrilling and nerve-racking as having $500 wagered on Jordan Spieth or Rory McIlroy winning another Major when they are leading by one or two strokes on the back nine of Sunday’s final round.
Golf has never been known as a big betting sport with the Las Vegas sportsbooks as well as all the offshore sportsbooks taking action online, but it could be one of the biggest betting sports there is when you get down to the true essence of how money is actually wagered on this game.
On the professional level, the betting action really heats up with the four Major tournaments starting with the Masters at Augusta National in early April. The final round of the US Open takes center stage every Father’s Day in June and, across the pond, the Open Championship in Great Britain brings that international flare that sports bettors are looking for. The final Major is the PGA Championship in August and mixed in between are a number of high-profile tournaments and special events such as the Rider Cup on even years and the President's Cup on odd-numbered years.
The tremendous growth of daily fantasy leagues for any number of sports including the PGA Tour have helped to expand the idea of wagering on golf, but this is still not the true essence of betting on this sport.
It all starts on the first tee of the local municipal golf course or neighboring country club every Saturday morning across the entire United States from early spring right through late fall. This is when the real golf betting takes place. Whether it is a better-ball bet for the front, back and total between pairings in a foursome or a friendly game of skins at a dollar a hole, the amount of money that is wagered on playing golf is staggering.
Even casual fans of this sport tend to add some betting action to their round every time four golfing buddies head out to play and the pros themselves are often a part of some major stakes matchups during the practice rounds leading up to that week’s event.
Sports bettors can wager on things such as an outright win, a Top 5 or Top 10 finish and on any number of head-to-head matchups at your favorite sportsbook or local bookie for every professional golf tournament. However, you would be amazed just how many bets are in place between the amateur hacks teeing it up at the thousands of local golf tournaments that take place every golfing season.
Betting on golf as a player is woven into the fabric of the game. Choking over a two-foot putt to win $5 from your buddy can be just as thrilling and nerve-racking as having $500 wagered on Jordan Spieth or Rory McIlroy winning another Major when they are leading by one or two strokes on the back nine of Sunday’s final round.
Saturday, February 3, 2018
2018 Holy Bull Stakes Free Trifecta Play
Football is not the only game in town this weekend when it comes to sports betting at BetAnySports. While most of the betting handle for the first weekend of February is gravitating towards Super Bowl LII on Sunday in Minneapolis, horse racing fans can turn their attention to a much warmer betting climate for this Saturday's $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes for three-year old thoroughbreds at Gulfstream Park in Florida.
The 2018 Kentucky Derby Trail is starting to warm up as well and the field for this Saturday's Holy Bull at Gulfstream features a few three-year old contenders that could make their way into the field for this year's 'Run for the Roses' at Churchill Downs in early May. Some of horse racing's top trainers such as Todd Pletcher, Dale Romans and Kiaran McLaughlin are hoping that their entries in the Holy Bull go on to take that first important step with a victory in this Grade 2 prep.
As part of my weekly horse racing coverage for ScoresandStats.com, the link below is my full preview of the featured race on Saturday's card at Gulfstream as well as my official trifecta pick at the betting window.
LINK: 2018 Holy Bull Stakes Free Trifecta Pick
The 2018 Kentucky Derby Trail is starting to warm up as well and the field for this Saturday's Holy Bull at Gulfstream features a few three-year old contenders that could make their way into the field for this year's 'Run for the Roses' at Churchill Downs in early May. Some of horse racing's top trainers such as Todd Pletcher, Dale Romans and Kiaran McLaughlin are hoping that their entries in the Holy Bull go on to take that first important step with a victory in this Grade 2 prep.
As part of my weekly horse racing coverage for ScoresandStats.com, the link below is my full preview of the featured race on Saturday's card at Gulfstream as well as my official trifecta pick at the betting window.
LINK: 2018 Holy Bull Stakes Free Trifecta Pick
Friday, February 2, 2018
Philadelphia & Boston Top Super Bowl Cross-Sport Prop Picks
This year's Super Bowl features two of the top sports betting cities in the nation with the Philadelphia Eagles taking on the New England Patriots, who are really a Boston team in disguise. There are any number of ways to get in on all the action at BetAnySports for the biggest single-day betting event of the year including a grocery list of cross-sport prop bet options with the NBA, NHL and college basketball games that are also on the slate over the next two days.
I have come up with a pair of cross-sport prop bet picks that catered to the avid bettors in both of those cities when it comes to the Super Bowl and Saturday's 76ers' game against Indiana and the Celtics' matchup against Portland on Sunday afternoon. To cash in on these free plays, please check out the link below at ScoresandStats.com as part of all my betting coverage for Super Bowl LII.
LINK: Super Bowl LII Top Cross-Sport Prop Bet Picks
I have come up with a pair of cross-sport prop bet picks that catered to the avid bettors in both of those cities when it comes to the Super Bowl and Saturday's 76ers' game against Indiana and the Celtics' matchup against Portland on Sunday afternoon. To cash in on these free plays, please check out the link below at ScoresandStats.com as part of all my betting coverage for Super Bowl LII.
LINK: Super Bowl LII Top Cross-Sport Prop Bet Picks
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