Best Betting Value NBA Championship Futures

BetAnySports online sportsbook has released the NBA futures odds to win this year's championship and it is no big surprise that the Golden State Warriors are heavy favorites to win their fourth world title in five seasons. There are a few legitimate contenders that have the ability to make that quest a bit tougher than expected. This, in turn, adds some solid value to their betting odds to take the Warriors' place as the top team in the NBA.

As part of my ongoing NBA coverage for the highly popular sports betting site Scores & Stats, I dug deep into the betting futures at BetAnySports to come up with my top-value plays. Please click through the link below for my complete preview and predictions.

LINK: Finding Value in The NBA Futures to Win The Championship

Blues Poised For Upset in NHL Playoff Opener

The St. Louis Blues missed the NHL playoffs last season for the first time in seven years. Fueled by a strong second half of the regular season this time around, they are ready to make up for lost time with an extended run in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Game 1 of their opening round matchup against the Winnipeg Jets is set for Wednesday night in Winnipeg. BetAnySports online sportsbook has the Blues listed as slight +103 road underdogs after opening up as +108 underdogs when the betting odds were first released. As part of my weekly underdog picks for the popular sports betting website Ask The Bookie, the link below is to my complete game preview of this Central Division Game 1 tilt along with my free betting pick.


LINK: Dogs Ready to Bite the Books: St. Louis at Winnipeg Game 1

Kyle Larson Headlines The Top Value Bets for Sunday's Food City 500

Kyle Busch has been the big story in the early part of NASCAR's Cup Series 2019 racing season with a pair of victories as part of five Top 5 finishes in the first seven point races of the year. He is listed as a +500 favorite to win again this Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway in the Food City 500.

When it comes to betting on the best value to win this race at BetAnySports online sportsbook, I am turning to Kyle Larson for a bigger payday at +700 odds. He is still looking for his first victory this season in a Cup Series event after getting shutout in 2018. Larson's breakout season as one of NASCAR's top young guns was in 2017 when he made four trips to Victory Lane. Two of his best efforts last season came at Bristol with a second-place run in both the spring and summer race.

The link below is to my complete Food City 500 preview and top-value picks that was previously posted on the popular sports betting website Sports Betting Stats.


LINK: TOP VALUE FOOD CITY 500 PICKS

Florida Derby Free Trifecta Bet

This Saturday's $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park is 11 deep in talented three-year old thoroughbreds looking to punch their ticket to Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 4 for a spot in the 20-horse field for the 2019 Kentucky Derby. While there are number of combinations for a successful trifecta bet in the main event on Gulfstream's Saturday race card, I am going with a trio of colts that have already demonstrated the ability to finish in the money on the dirt at this South Florida race track.

I have been covering the 2019 Kentucky Derby Trail for the popular sports betting site Scores & Stats. In this week's post covering the Grade 1 Florida Derby, I broke down the entire 11-horse field to come up with the three entries that have the best chance to payoff on a trifecta pick. Please click through the link below for my complete Florida Derby preview and picks.

LINK: 2019 Florida Derby Free Trifecta Pick

War of Will Highlights Saturday's Louisiana Derby

The $1 million Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds Race Course has always been a key prep race leading up to Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May. This year's featured race on Saturday's card at this famed New Orleans race track might just contain the favorite to win the annual Run for the Roses.

Trainer Mark Casse's War of Will has already won the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes and the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes as part of Fair Grounds' trio of Kentucky Derby preps. Taking the trifecta on Saturday should vault this Kentucky-bred colt to the top of the list when it comes to BetAnySports futures odds to start the 2019 Triple Crown racing series with a win.

I cover the Kentucky Derby Trail for the highly popular sports betting site Scores & Stats. Please click through the link below to that site for my complete Louisiana Derby race preview as well as my free trifecta bet for this 1 1/8-mile trip on the dirt at Fair Grounds.

LINK: 2019 Louisiana Derby Free Trifecta Pick

Double Down on Saturday's Rebel Stakes

In a rare twist of scheduling at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas, Saturday's Grade 2 Rebel Stakes gives horse bettors a chance to bet on a major Kentucky Derby prep race twice. Due to track problems at Santa Anita Park that forced the cancellation of last Saturday's San Felipe Stakes, the 19-horse field for this year's Rebel Stakes was split into two divisions. The $1 million price purse was also increased to $750,000 for each race. The top four finishers in each race will also be awarded qualifying points for the 2019 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4.

As part of my weekly horse racing coverage for the highly popular sports betting site Scores & Stats, I broke down the field for both of the Rebel Stakes divisions to come up with my top trifecta pick for each. Please click through the link below for my complete race preview.


LINK: 2019 Rebel Stakes Free Trifecta Pick

Cash In on Kyle Busch in Sunday's TicketGuardian 500

Each and every week of NASCAR's Cup Series schedule I break down the betting odds to win in search of the best value when it comes to picking a straight-up winner. Last Sunday, I cashed in on Joey Logano at longer +1150 odds when he crossed the finish line first at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as my top-valued contender.

One of my top picks to win this Sunday's race at ISM Raceway in Phoenix is Kyle Busch as a +375 second-favorite behind Kevin Harvick. Busch came close to winning this year's Daytona 500 and his recent track record in Phoenix features a second-place finish in this event last year followed a victory in the second race at this track late in the 2018 season.

For my complete race preview at SportsBettingStats.com along with my free top-valued favorite, contender and longshot betting picks, please click through the link below.


LINK: MONSTER ENERGY SERIES TICKETGUARDIAN 500 PICK