Brad Keselowski Goes for His Third-Straight Sprint Cup Win

The highly competitive nature of NASCAR's Sprint Cup series can make it really hard to pick an outright winner in any given week, but anyone betting on Brad Keselowski the past two races have cashed in big at the betting window. With last week's victory at Kentucky, the driver of the No. 2 Ford will be going for his third-straight win this Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after making his way to the Winner's Circle two weeks ago at Daytona. He also became the first Sprint Cup driver this season to lay claim to four checkered flags in a point race event.

While another win on Sunday would be an unbelievable run, there is a recent precedent for winning three Sprint Cup point races in a row. Last season, Kyle Busch started his impressive three-race winning streak with a victory at Kentucky following by win in this race and first place run at the Brickyard in Indianapolis. I actually like Keselowski's chances to match this feat on Sunday simply because I believe you should always keep betting on a hot hand until it finally cools.

One side note for this week's NASCAR preview on SBR Picks (link copied below) is the recent announcement that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss Sunday's race due to concussion-like symptoms following recent wrecks at Michigan and Daytona. I actually liked his chances to win this week as my top-valued longshot at +2000 betting odds with BetAnySports. As a default longshot, I would take a closer look at rookie driver Chase Elliott at those same betting odds (+2000) as he continues his pursuit of his first career Sprint Cup win.

LINK: Brad Keselowski To Be The NASCAR Betting Favorite This Weekend

CFL Game of the Week: Hamilton at Montreal

It is Week 4 of a new season of football in the CFL and through the first three weeks of games the underdog has dominated the betting board at BetAnySports with a 10-1 record against the spread. The other game during this same time frame closed as a PICK. This week's games got an early start on Wednesday night with Ottawa going on the road to beat Toronto 30-20. The RedBlacks went against the early trends to easliy cover as slight 1.5-point favorites so we will have to see how the other three games on the schedule pan out for the underdogs.

I have set my sights on Friday night's East Division clash between the 1-2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the 1-1 Montreal Alouettes for my CFL Game of the Week. Both teams are in need of a win to try and keep pace with Ottawa, which is now on top of the East at 3-0-1. BetAnySports has listed Hamilton as a one-point road favorite for this game and the betting line for the total has been set at 49.5. For my top play in this matchup along with all of my free CFL picks for this week's games follow the link below to the CFL section on SportsBettingStats.com

LINK: HAMILTON TIGER-CATS AT MONTREAL ALOUETTES BETTING LINES - FREE PICK

Kevin Durant vs. Stephen Curry: Who Scores More Points?

Kevin Durant's recent decision to leave Oklahoma City tho join forces with Stephen Curry in Golden State has completely changed the complexion of the NBA on the court and at the betting window. The Warriors were already one of the top favorites to win the 2017 NBA Championship after coming up short against Cleveland last month in this season's NBA Finals. The addition of Durant to the roster has suddenly made Golden State a prohibitive favorite to win its second title in three years.

Top sportsbooks such as BetAnySports have also released any number of prop bets surrounding this move and in my weekly prop bet picks for Doc's Sports I take a closer look at the projected win total next season for both Golden State as well as Durant's former team OKC. I also breakdown the prop bet odds for a head-to-head matchup between Durant and Curry as far as scoring points next season. Check out the link below for my top picks in all three of these special NBA props.

LINK: Kevin Durant and Golden State Warriors NBA Betting Props and Picks

Saturday's Top Picks at Belmont Park

This Saturday's horse racing card at Belmont Park is jammed-packed with a number of major graded stakes races including the Belmont Derby Invitational for some of the top turf horses in the nation and the Belmont Oaks for some of the top three-year old fillies and up when it comes to racing on turf. The Oaks is part of the "Win and Your Are In' racing series leading up to this year's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park in early November.

As part of my weekly horse racing betting report for SBR Picks located at the link below, I have broken down the field for both of these million dollar events to come up with my top exacta pick for each race.

LINK: Horse Report: Our Top Selections For Saturday's Belmont Races

CFL Game of the Week- Calgary at Ottawa

The Calgary Stampeders started the new CFL season as +550 second-favorites to win this year's Grey Cup title with BetAnySports but they stumbled out of the gate in a stunning 20-18 loss to British Columbia as 2.5-point road favorites. They quickly returned to form last week with a convincing 36-22 win against Winnipeg as 11-point favorites at home.

Calgary will now go back on the road this Friday night to face the Ottawa RedBlacks as a slight one-point underdog with the betting odds for the total set at 52.5. The RedBlacks are a perfect 2-0 out of the gate both straight-up and against the spread after putting up a total of 73 points in an overtime upset at Edmonton followed by a convincing victory against Toronto in Week 2 on the road in a game that ended as a pick.

Friday night's inter-division showdown in Ottawa's home opener is clearly the top matchup on the CFL Week 3 slate and the top play in my weekly picks for SportsBettingStats.com. Check out the link below for all of this week's picks in the CFL Section of the website.

LINK: SportsBettingStats.com Free Week 3 CFL Picks

Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Picks

I am a big fan of Dale Earnhardt Jr. so anytime NASCAR races at Daytona I get excited given the past success he has had at this storied track. This Saturday night Dale Jr. will be looking to notch his first Sprint Cup point race victory of the season after posting four second-place finishes in the first 16 events of the year. He comes into this race as the defending champion and a +600 favorite to win by BetAnySports.

Another driver I have been following closely this season is rookie Chase Elliott. He took over the wheel in the No. 24 Chevrolet for Jeff Gordon this year and he has already posted six Top 5 finishes in his first 16 events. He has been opened as a +2000 longshot to break through with his first Sprint Cup win on Saturday night and I really like the value in those odds as well.

All my picks for this year's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway can be found at the link below in my weekly NASCAR race preview for SBR Picks.

LINK: NASCAR Betting Preview: Coke Zero 400

Prop Bet Picks- Kevin Durant's Next Team

One of the biggest questions in the NBA this offseason is which team will free agent forward Kevin Durant be playing for next season. His current contract with Oklahoma City has expired and starting this Friday he will embark on a five-team road trip to help determine his NBA playing future. The first stop on that tour is with Golden State, which other than resigning with the Thunder, has the best odds on the board at BetAnySports to land the biggest prize in this offseason's NBA free agent derby.

As part of my weekly prop bet picks for Doc's Sports, I have weighed in with my thoughts on where the best value in Durant's free agent prop bet odds lies. I also took a closer look at this year's crop of NBA rookies to come up with my pick for 'Rookie of the Year' according to the betting odds at BetAnySports for this prop. Check out the link below for my complete rundown on the top value in the betting odds for both of these props.

LINK: NBA Offseason Player Props Betting Odds and Predictions