2018 NHL Draft Top Prop Bet Picks

This weekend's NHL Draft starting on Friday night and running through Saturday might play second fiddle to the recent NBA DRaft on Thursday night when it comes to media attention. However, true hockey fans are sure to be tuning in to see which players their favorite team add to the roster in pursuit of next season's Stanley Cup title.

When it came to the NBA Draft, just about every major online sportsbook offered a full set of betting props for anyone looking to make some money on the proceedings. Finding some prop bet odds for the 2018 NHL Draft may take a bit more of search, but that does not mean that they are not out there. I found some at BetAnySports and in a special betting article this week for ScoresandStats.com, I cover a pair of betting props that offer the best value in the posted odds.

For my free NHL Draft prop bet picks, please check out the link below to my recent post on Scores and Stats.

LINK: 2018 NHL Draft Betting Props ‘Best Bet’ Picks

2018 Ohio State Football Betting Preview

The 2018 college football schedule gets underway on Labor Day weekend and today is just the first day of summer, but sports bettors are already gearing up for the new season at BetAnySports. As the top online sportsbook for betting on the games, it has recently released several betting odds for NCAA football futures and props. You can bet on everything from the futures odds to win the 2018 national title to the prop bet odds to claim this season's Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding college football player.

In the first of a series of betting previews for the top teams in the college ranks as part of my college football coverage for ScoresandStats.com, I took a closer look at some of the key betting odds posted for the Ohio State Buckeyes. They won their last national title in 2014 and all indications point towards another serious run at a championship this time around. Please check out the link below for my complete Ohio State betting preview as originally posted on Scores and Stats.

LINK: 2018 Ohio State Football Betting Preview

Betting on the 2018 NBA Draft

The NBA's annual draft of the top college and foreign players in the world consists of just two rounds by 30 teams. When you do the math, that means that there are only 60 picks coming off the board. You would think that would make betting on the NBA draft rather easy, but that could not be farther from the truth. Late trades can jumble the draft order and even when you know which team is on the clock it is hard to guess what it will do. This is especially true once you get past the first four or five picks when the level of talent really starts to balance out.

As part of my 2018 NBA Draft coverage for some of the sports betting sites I write for, I put together a pair of picks for a prop bet piece that was posted earlier in the week on ScoresandStats.com. Please check out the link below to that piece for my two free top-valued prop bet picks based on the posted betting odds at BetAnySports online sportsbook for this upcoming Thursday night's proceedings.

LINK: Top Prop Bet Picks for the 2018 NBA Draft

Free Betting Props Picks for 2018 US Open

The 2018 US Open gets underway on Thursday with the first of four rounds at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York. Dustin Johnson has been listed as a +900 betting favorite to win and Tiger Woods' odds to lay claim to his fourth-career US Open title have been set at +1400. The last time Woods won a Major was the 2008 US Open.

US sports bettors can turn to BetAnySports online sportsbook for a full board of US Open betting options including any number of prop bet opportunities. As part of my coverage of golf's second Major of the season for ScoresandStats.com, the link below takes you to my top prop bet picks for the 2018 US Open.

LINK- 2018 US Open ‘Top Prop Picks’

Belmont Stakes Top Prop Bet Picks

One way or the other history will be made in this Saturday's Belmont Stakes as the third and final jewel in this year's Triple Crown racing season for the top three-year old thoroughbreds. Trainer Bob Baffert along with veteran jockey Mike Smith have helped Justify capture the first two legs of this racing series with victories in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. This three-year old Kentucky-bred colt will now attempt to capture one of the most elusive titles in all of sports as a 4/5 favorite to win the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes as part of Saturday's race card at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

If this son of Scat Daddy is successful, he will become just the third Triple Crown winner in the past 40 years. Affirmed accomplished this feat in 1978 and, in 2015, American Pharoah ended the drought with victories in all three races. If Justify comes up short, he will join the list of the other 12 horses after Affirmed to win the first two jewels only to slip up in the grueling final test over the extended 1 1/2 miles of dirt at Belmont Park.

As part of my horse racing coverage for ScoresandStats.com, the link below is to my top prop picks for Saturday's main event based on BetAnySports' betting odds. In an earlier betting piece for the site before the Preakness Stakes, I had Justify winning that race, but coming up short in the Belmont. With a big payday on the line for this race, there is quite a bit riding on Baffert's prized three-year old against the rest of the nine competitors in Saturday's field.

LINK- Top Prop Bet Picks for the 2018 Belmont Stakes

Capitals vs. Golden Knights Game 5 Free Pick

The NHL's Stanley Cup Finals resume this Thursday night with Game 5 of the best-of-seven showdown between the Washington Capitals and the Vegas Golden Knights. Game time from T-Mobile Arena is set for 8 p.m. on NBC with Vegas listed as a -140 home favorite. The total line for this game at BetAnySports set at 5.5 goals.

The Golden Knights started this series as clear favorites to win a NHL title in their first season in the league as an expansion team. Four games later, the Capitals are in the driver seat with a 3-1 series lead and in position to lay claim to their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.

Washington actually lost the series opener 6-4 as a -135 underdog on the road before reeling off three-straight victories by a combined score of 12-5. I had the Golden Knights winning this series in seven games and while that could still be the case, all the momentum is riding on a Capitals' team that has played its best hockey this postseason on the road.

As part of my NHL coverage for SportsBettingStats.com, the link below is to my complete preview for Game 5 along with my free 'best bet' pick.


LINK: WASHINGTON CAPITALS AT VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FREE GAME 5 PICK - ODDS AND NHL PREDICTIONS

Tiger Wood's Betting Odds to Win a 2018 Major

Tiger Woods is back, or at least back to playing some respectable golf. He has finished inside the Top 10 in two tournaments this season and he is currently tied for 24th in this week's Memorial Tournament heading into the weekend's final two rounds. The big question for Woods moving forward is will his game come around enough to win one the next three Majors on this year's schedule?

He will get his first chance to end a drought that goes back to the 2008 US Open with a trip to Shinnecock Hills Golf Club for this year's US Open from June 14 to June 17. The Open Championship is next in July followed by the PGA Championship in August. BetAnySports has already released a full set of futures betting odds for all three events.

As part of my coverage of professional golf for ScoresandStats.com, I took a closer look at Woods' odds to win a Major to come up with a betting strategy moving forward. The link below to the site details how I would bet on Tiger's chance to win one of these three events.

LINK: Betting on Tiger Woods’ Chances to Win a 2018 Major