Betting Sunday's GEICO 500 at Talladega

NASCAR's Cup Series comes off an early break in the schedule this Sunday with the running of the GEICO 500 at fabled Talladega Superspeedway. This is the first big race on the slate since Denny Hamlin squeezed past Kyle Busch to win this year's Daytona 500 to kick off the 2019 racing season.

Both of these drivers have gotten off the fast starts with a combined five checkered flags in the first nine points races, but I am going with the reigning Cup Series Champion on Sunday as my top-valued betting pick. As part of my NASCAR coverage for the popular sports betting site SBR Picks, the link below is to my complete preview and betting picks to Sunday's main event at Talladega.

LINK: NASCAR’s Cup Series Returns to Action This Sunday At Talladega Superspeedway

2019 Top 5 College Football Teams

One of this week's tasks for the popular sports betting site Scores & Stats was an early review of the NCAAF futures odds to win the 2019 college football national title. With a combined four championships in the last four seasons, you already know that the ACC's Clemson Tigers and the SEC's Alabama Crimson Tide are going to rank high on the list. The best of the rest include teams from some of the other power conferences such as the Big Ten and the Big 12.

After going through the posted futures odds at BetAnySports online sportsbook, I took a closer look at the Top 5 college football teams coming off their spring games ahead of the start of the 2019 regular season schedule the last weekend in August. Please click through the link below to Scores & Stats for my complete preview of the 2019 College Football Playoff Championship odds for the top five teams in the nation.

LINK: Betting Odds to Win The 2019 NCAA Football Championship

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