Saturday's Horse Racing Action at Saratoga & Del Mar

The last Saturday in August is filled with some major graded horse betting action at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York and out on the West Coast at Del Mar. The highlight on the card at Saratoga is the $750,000 Woodward Stakes. One of the featured races at Del Mar is the Del Mar Derby for some top three-year old turf racers.

This year's Woodward features nine entries as a lead-in race for the 2019 Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park the first Saturday in November. The morning line favorite at 2/1 odds is Yoshida, who is back to defend his title after winning the Woodward last year. His biggest competition should come from Vino Rosso at 7/2 betting odds.

Both of Saturday's race cards at these featured tracks offer a full day of competitive racing on dirt and turf. As part of my weekly horse racing coverage for the popular sports betting website SBR Picks, the link below is to my preview of Saturday's top betting action.

LINK: Two Strong Betting Cards Of Horse Racing Action Closes Out August

College Football 2019 Betting Overview

The 2019 college football season is officially underway with a pair of games this past Saturday night. Florida got past Miami 24-20 but the Gators could not cover as seven-point favorites. Hawaii closed as an 11-point home underdog against the Pac-12's Arizona Wildcats and the Rainbow Warriors pulled off a huge straight-up 45-38 upset to give the dogs a 2-0 start against the spread.

A full week of games is highlighted by this Thursday's extended schedule featuring the defending National Champion Clemson Tigers in their ACC debut. They will play host to Georgia Tech in an 8 p.m. start on the ACC Network. Clemson is listed as a heavy 35.5-point favorite at America's Bookie online sportsbook.

As part of my college football coverage for the popular sports betting website Scores & Stats, the link below is to my betting overview for the upcoming season.

LINK: Betting College Football Overview

NASCAR Cup Series Picks: 2019 Updated Championship Futures

NASCAR's Cup Series takes the week off to gear up for the final two regular season point races of the year in Darlington and Indianapolis. Those two races will finalize the 16-driver field for this year's 10-race playoff to the 2019 racing title. Heading into this week's racing bye, the top seven drivers have won 22 of the first 24 Cup Series point races. Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin have combined to win 12 of those events.

Looking forward, America's Bookie online sportsbook has recently updated its NASCAR futures odds to win this year's title. As part of my coverage of NASCAR for the popular sports betting website SBR Picks, I have taken a closer look at the top four drivers on that list to find the best value in the betting odds. Please click through the link below to SBR for my top-valued driver to win the 2019 Cup Series Championship.

LINK: NASCAR Cup Series Picks: 2019 Updated Championship Futures

Can Any Other SEC Team Top Alabama in 2019?

Betting the futures odds at BetAnySports to win this college football season's SEC Championship basically pits the Alabama Crimson Tide against the field. They are -150 favorites to win another conference title with the Georgia Bulldogs their main competition as +275 second-favorites. The Tide reside in the SEC West and Georgia plays in the SEC East.

Since they do not meet in the regular season, this should set up a rematch in the SEC title game in early December. The Bulldogs put up a good fight in last year's championship game as 12-point underdogs , but they still ended up on the wrong end of a 35-28 loss. Both teams are stacked with talent on both sides of the ball, but it is hard to see anyone getting in Alabama's way for a return trip to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

The best of the rest in the SEC as third-favorites to win are the Florida Gators and the LSU Tigers at +1400 betting odds. Each of these teams would need more than a few breaks to fall their way to have a dog in this fight. The Gators will get a shot to take down Georgia on their home field in early November. The Tigers will be on the road a week later against Alabama (Nov.9) in their biggest test of the season.

Anything can happen over the course of a season, but Alabama at -150 still looks like a bargain at BetAnySports. When the Tide start blowing teams out by 30 and 40 points those odds are only going to go up.

As part of my college football coverage for the popular sports betting site, Scores & Stats, the link below is to my complete preview of the 2019 SEC title race.

LINK: Betting College Football 2019 Futures: SEC Championship

Betting 2019 NFL Division Title Futures

It is a given that New England is a prohibitive favorite to win the AFC East for the 11th season in a row. You can also add the Los Angeles Rams to the list as solid favorites to repeat as champs in the NFC West. BetAnySports has recently updated its NFL futures odds to win each of the eight NFL divisions this season.

As part of my NFL coverage for the popular online sports betting site Sports Betting Stats, I dug deep into the betting odds to find some of the best value on the board. Please click through the link below to get the Bettor's Edge for a few of these high-value NFL futures bets.

LINK: BETTING NFL DIVISION FUTURES - THE BETTORS EDGE

2019 Big 12 Football Championship Betting Predictions

The Oklahoma Sooners are once again favored to win this season's Big 12 football championship, but a bitter rival is in excellent position to shake things up. The Texas Longhorns beat the Sooners during the 2018 regular season before losing to Oklahoma in the Big 12 title game. A few other teams in this conference may have a say in the matter, but it appears that this two-team race will once again be decided on the field.

As part of my college football coverage for the popular sports betting website Scores & Stats, I have broken down the betting odds at BetAnySports online sportsbook for the Big 12 futures to find the best value on the board. Please click through the link below for my complete preview and betting picks for the 2019 conference championship.

LINK: Betting College Football 2019 Futures: Big 12 Championship

NFL Hall of Fame Game Preview & Free Betting Pick

Handicapping the first NFL preseason game of the year could be compared to taking the best-of-seven winner between heads and tails in coin flips. There are some clues as to what the outcome might be, but the sheer amount of variables make it nothing more than an educated guess. This Thursday night's 2019 Hall of Fame Game between the Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Falcons makes it even tougher with two teams that only face one another every four years.

None the less, I forge on with a complete game preview and official betting pick as part of my NFL coverage of the popular sports betting website Ask the Bookie. The current betting lines at BetAnySports online sportsbook have Denver listed as a 2.5-point neutral-site favorite for Thursday night's game in Canton, Ohio. The total line for this game is set at 34 points. Just as a quick preview for my official betting pick, my lean is toward the team getting points and the UNDER for almost every early preseason game. Defenses are normally way ahead of offenses this early in training camp to help keep scoring down.

Anyway, please click through the link below to Ask the Bookie to get the new NFL preseason started on hopefully a winning note.

LINK: NFL Hall of Fame Game Betting Preview & Pick