College Football Betting- 2018 Heisman Trophy Futures

The Heisman Trophy in college football is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in the nation for the regular season. Going back over the last 12 winners, 10 of those players were quarterbacks. The only exceptions were a pair of Alabama running backs with Mark Ingram taking home the hardware in 2009 followed by Derrick Henry's run to the Heisman in 2015.

Interestingly enough, the top two players on BetAnySports' futures odds list to win this year's Heisman Trophy just so happen to be ball carriers and very good ones given their stats from last season. As part of my preseason college football coverage for ScoresandStats.com, I took a deeper look at the betting odds for all the top players in the nation to come up the best value in the betting odds. Please click through the link below to Scores and Stats for my complete 2018 Heisman Trophy preview and betting picks.

LINK: Running Backs Lead the Way in 2018 Heisman Trophy Betting Odds

Betting on the 2018 NFL Most Valuable Player

Successfully betting on NFL futures would be a whole lot easier if you had a crystal ball, but it would be next to impossible to find a sportsbook to take that bet if you did.

Since no one knows exactly what will happen with any futures bet, it all comes down to making an educated guess. It also comes down to finding the best value when you are backing up that guess with a real money wager. The betting odds that sportsbooks do release for any futures bet are designed to minimize the value in the favorites. The risk/return on certain futures can make an actual bet prohibitive. For example, the New England Patriots are -500 favorites to win the AFC East this season. Just because they have won their division 14 times in the last 15 seasons does not guarantee they will win the AFC East again in 2018.

The educated guess for this futures bet points clearly towards the Patriots, but you have to ask yourself if you are willing to risk losing $500 to win $100. Tom Brady could go down for the season in Week 1, Miami could play way over its head as a +800 second favorite. You always have to keep in mind that there is no such thing as a "lock" when it comes to betting on sports.

The NFL futures odds to win this season's MVP honors offers solid value all over the board. Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the favorite at +600 betting odds. If you want to bet that Brady does go on to lead his team to that 15th division title while winning another MVP trophy, the return on that $100 bet would yield $800.

In a recent NFL futures article for SportsBettingStats.com, I took a closer look at the MVP betting odds at BetAnySports to find the best value in the numbers. Please click through the link below for my MVP preview and picks.


LINK: 2018 NFL PROP BET ODDS- MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Betting On LeBron James and the Lakers

The NBA's West has been the power conference in the league over the past several years and that balance of power against the East as shifted radically in its favor with the recent deflection of LeBron James from Cleveland to the Los Angeles Lakers.

This move also had a major impact on the betting futures at BetAnySports to win next season's NBA Championship. The reining champions are the Golden State Warriors and they are still heavy favorites to win their fourth NBA title in five seasons. The Lakers have quickly ascended to second-favorites with the addition of King James even though they only won 35 games last season. The odds drop off from there with the 'best of rest' scrambling to make the necessary additions in personnel to close their current gap with the Warriors.

In a recent betting article posted on ScoresandStats.com, I dug a bit deeper into the updated betting odds to win next season's NBA title to find where the best value in the numbers now lies. Please check out the link below at Scores and Stats for my complete analysis.

LINK: Updated Betting Odds to Win the 2019 NBA Championship

Coke Zero Sugar 400 Top Betting Picks

NASCAR's Monster Energy Cup Series returns to Daytona International Speedway this Saturday night for the running of the Coke Zero Sugar 400. Austin Dillon stunned the field back in February in the 2018 Daytona 500, but this season has been dominated by Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and defending Cup Series Champion Martin Truex Jr. with a combined 13 victories in the first 17 point races on the schedule. Saturday night's main event will mark the halfway point on the 36-race slate and it promises to be a good one in true wide-open restrictor-plate racing style.

I have been covering NASCAR's Cup Series for SBR Picks for the past several years and the link below is to my complete preview and top-value betting picks for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 based on posted odds at BetAnySports.


LINK: NASCAR Back at Daytona for Saturday's Coke Zero Sugar 400

2018 Georgia Football Betting Report

The Georgia Bulldogs made a run all the way to the College Football Playoff Championship Game last season where they lost to SEC rival Alabama in overtime. To come that close to winning their first national title since 1980 and walk away empty-handed could work for or against the Bulldogs in this year's campaign as one of the top favorites to go all the way. I am betting that Georgia uses that devastating loss as motivation to make a return trip to the four-team playoff at the very least. It also helps to have a boat load of talent on both sides of the ball to help get it there.

As part of an ongoing series for Scores and Stats, I am taking a closer look at all the top college football teams in the nation in preparation for the new season getting underway in less than two months. The link below is to my complete betting preview for Georgia as recently posted on the ScoresandStats.com website.


LINK: 2018 Georgia Football Betting Preview

Eagles Open Title Defense as NFC Favorites

It is fairly common for the previous season's Super Bowl Champion to open as favorites to at least win its conference title the following season when it comes to the NFL futures odds at online sportsbooks. The Philadelphia Eagles' dramatic run to the 2017 Super Bowl title has them listed as +500 favorites to win the NFC in 2018. The Eagles are +800 second-favorites behind New England (+625) to successfully defend that title in 2018 with a victory in Super Bowl LII and they are expected to be the top team in the NFC East as -160 odds-on favorites to once again win their division.

While Philadelphia may be the front runner in the NFC, the Minnesota Vikings at +600 betting odds and the Los Angeles Rams at +650 are expected to be the top contenders to take its place in this year's Super Bowl. The Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints should also be in the NFC-title mix at +800 odds to win.

BetAnySports continues to update these betting odds in light of the action coming in, but the top five teams in the NFC remain the same. In a recent post for SportsBettingStats.com as part of my early NFL coverage, I have come up with my top favorite, top contender and top longshot to win the NFC title this season based on the value in their betting odds. Please click through the link below for my complete preview and free betting picks.

LINK: 2018 NFC ODDS TO WIN - PICKS AND ANALYSIS

Betting 2018 NFL Players Props- Most Passing Yards

The only game in town right now when it comes to betting on the NFL is in the form of futures odds and special props. Some of the most popular player props on the board at BetAnySports are the betting odds for which player will throw for, run for or catch the most yards in the upcoming regular season. While it can be pretty hard to look that far into the future to try and cash in on a preseason prop, there is definitely some solid value in the betting odds if you know where and how to look.

As part of my NFL coverage for ScoresandStats.com, I will be taking a closer look at all three of these popular player props starting with which quarterback will throw for the most yards this season. The link below is to a previous post on Scores and Stats with my free betting pick for this prop.

LINK: 2018 NFL Player Props - Most Passing Yards