This Saturday's Winner at the Twilight Derby in Santa Anita Park

 

Saturday, October 29

Twilight Derby – Santa Anita Park

Win: War At Sea

This Kentucky-bred three-year colt is trained by Ronald Ellis and he has raced for Doubledown Stables. War At Sea recently placed third in the Grade 3 Del Mar Derby on Sept. 3. He won three races at Santa Anita before that event, including the Cinema Stakes on June 4.

Sired by War Front, he has been in the money in every race this year, starting from a six-furlong sprint at Santa Anita in the beginning of January. War At Sea has spent his entire career racing at Santa Anita and Del Mar.

Place: Go Joe Won

Trained by Paula Capestro, this three-year gelding was also bred in Kentucky racing for Hurst Racing Stable. Go Joe Won finished first in the ungraded Shared Belief Stakes in Del Mar on Sept. 3. He completed the one mile run on turf in 1:37.69 over High Connection and Newgrange.

As a son of Protonico, he raced in Santa Anita and Del Mar the entire time he was competitive. Go Joe Won finished first, second or third in the final four races of his young career. All four events were one mile and longer on turf. 

Show: Balnikhov

Despite finish fourth in the Del Mar Derby this past September, Balnikhov is the top of this list for HRN’s ratings with 5.67 in the Twilight Derby. The three-year old gelding was bred in Ireland and competitive at West Coast tracks such as Santa Anita and Del Mar. He won at Del Mar in the Oceanside Stakes on July 22, covered one mile on turf.

Balnikhov is the son of Adaay and he has finish in the money in three of the last five races he ran. All one mile or longer, he has covered the distances with a firm surface on turf.

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The NFL "Best Bets" of Week 8

 The NFL Week 8 "Best Bets"

New England Patriots vs. New York Jets

The Patriots lost to Chicago 33-14 this past Monday night to spoil a two-game winning streak SU and a three-game cover against the spread. New England is 3-4 SU and 3-3-1 ATS overall in the year. New York has won four games in a row both SU and ATS. The total has stayed UNDER in the Jets' last two games while giving up a combined 19 points.

New England is 4-1 ATS against the Jets in the last five regular season games but this is not the same old New York team. The new Jets are on top their game both on offense and defense and the best bet prediction this they will win straight up as 2.5-point home underdogs.

San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams

San Francisco lost to Atlanta 28-14 on the road and Kansas City 44-23 at home to fall to 3-4 both SU and ATS on the year. The LA Rams are just 3-3 SU and 2-4 ATS coming off of their bye week but they are underdogs at home. 

All the betting trends are against the Rams in this matchup but one - Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in the last five games of the Week 8 season. The best bet in this NFC West battle is the Rams covers the spread as 1.5-point home underdogs.

Green Bay Packers vs. Buffalo Bills

The Packers have lost three games SU and they have not covered against the spread in the last four outings. Buffalo has won three straight while going 5-1 SU (4-1-1 ATS) in the last six games. There is a separation between these inter-conference ballclubs that is easy to define.

Green Bay +11 on the road is too unimageable to describe but it this the point spread line with a number of top US sportsbooks. The best bet in this matchup could be the UNDER in 47.5 points. The Packers have scored a combined 42 points in three road games this season and Buffalo's defense has allowed a combined 43 points in its last three games.

Fanatics Plans to Launch US Sports Betting in January of 2023

 Fanatics has been toying with the idea of entering US sports betting since New York legislators first had the idea of online sportsbooks in the state. The sports apparel company did not get selected to open up a online book in New York but it never let the goal of legal sport betting for the country.

Earlier in October, Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin announced that the company will be rolling out US sports betting in January of 2023. In September in that year, Fanatics Sportsbook will be legal in 15 to 20 states across the US.

Doc's Sports Service has broken the story in Fanatics Plans to Launch its US Sports Betting Division in January, 2023. 

Thursday Night Football Week 8 - Baltimore Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

 This week, the Thursday Night Football crew of Amazon Prime will be in Tampa Bay for the matchup between the Ravens and the Buccaneers. Baltimore comes down to Florida as a 1.5 road favorite and the OVER/UNDER line is 45 points.

The money line odds are Baltimore as a -125 road favorite and Tampa Bay as a +105 home underdog. The Ravens have gone 3-2 SU but they are 1-3-1 ATS in their last five games. The Buccaneers have lost four of last five games SU and their have not covered in all five attempts.  

The best bet in this NFL inter-division game could be the UNDER on the total. The total has stayed UNDER in the last four Baltimore games and it has stayed UNDER in six of Tampa Bay's seven games in the regular season.

The Ravens have averages 20.5 points a game over the last four contests. The Buccaneers came up short in back-to-back losses with 18 points against Pittsburgh and three points against Carolina on the road. Tampa Bay has averages 17.1 points-per-game all season long.

Baltimore's Lamar Jackson has 197 passing attempts and he has 121 completions for 1,397 passing yards and just 13 touchdown scores. He is better off running the ball with 66 carries for 510 rushing yards in his seven games.

Tom Brady has a long history of passing the ball in New England and more recently Tampa Bay. The future Hall of Fame quarterback is not living up to his GOAT-like status this season. He is completing 198 passes in seven games for 1,942 yards and eight touchdown receptions. At the prime of his career, Brady could shake this off. But at the age of 45, he does not have a pray with the Tampa Bay players on offense.

Go low on the total point line on Week 8 of Thursday Night Football as scoring points will be a task for both teams.

Doc's Sports Service's Odds on Future NFL Play Props

 All the top US sportsbooks have put futures odds on the major NFL player props. From MVP to Offense Rookie of the Year, Doc's has boiled it down in light of BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings and FanDuel sportsbooks' odds to win these awards.

Right now, Buffalo Bills' quarterback Josh Allen has the necessary odds to win Most Valuable Player in the league but quarterback Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles could be a legitimate contender for the long run. The Dallas Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons has odds-on favorite odds to win  Defensive Player of the Year at -111 with BetMGM and he has even money odds of +100 to win that award in Caesars, DraftKings and FanDuel sportsbooks.

BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings and FanDuel have the odds to win the NFL's MVP, Offense and Defensive Player of the Year and Offensive Rookie of the Year rolls up in Doc's Sports Service's special report.

Sportsbook Reviews looks at the top NFL contenders to win these awards and the top US sportsbooks' futures players' odds pull that off.

The Top US Sportsbooks Weigh-In on the 2022 NFL Players Props

The NFL "Best Bets" of Week 7

NFL Week 7 "Best Bets"

Indianapolis vs. Tennessee

The Colts have won three of the last four games both SU and ATS but the one sticking point was a 24-17 loss to Tennessee. The Titans are now 3-0 (SU and ATS) and looking to capitalize on home field in the tight race a top the AFC South. 

Indianapolis is just 1-5 both SU and ATS in its last six games against Tennessee. The best bet is the Titans covering the 2.5 points has home favorites to sweep the Colts in the regular season.

Kansas City vs. San Francisco

Kansas City beat Tampa Bay on the road and Las Vegas at home before last Sunday's 24-20 loss to Buffalo as a 2.5-point home underdog. The 49ers beat the Rams at home and Carolina on the road before losing to Atlanta 28-14 as 3.5-point road favorites. 

The Chiefs are 4-1 SU against San Francisco in the previous five outings and 5-1 ATS in the last six games. Kansas City is 14-5-1 SU in the last 20 games against the NFC West. The best bet is to lay the three points on the road and stick with the Chiefs to cover.

Pittsburgh vs. Miami 

Pittsburgh (1-5) upset Tampa Bay 20-18 but the interesting stat is the total staying UNDER the 46.5-point line in that game. The total also stayed UNDER in Miami's three of the last four games of the season. The points scored have stayed under 230 for both these teams combined in the last six contests.

The total has stayed UNDER in five of the last seven games when Pittsburgh goes on the road to play Miami. The total has also stayed UNDER in 10 out of the Steelers' 11 games against the AFC East. With a total line of 44.5 points in this matchup, the best bet in the UNDER on the game.

Breeders' Cup Classic Futures

 The 2022 Breeders' Cup horse racing event will cover both Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Friday is earmarked for two-year fillies and colts highlighted by the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and Saturday is reserved for horses three and older running on turf and dirt.

The featured event on Saturday is the Breeders' Cup Classic. The Grade 1 BC Classic will cover 1 1/4 miles on dirt and the price purse is $6 million. The list of  early entries and their future odds to win this race are listed below:

Flightline -150

Epicenter +575

Life Is Good +700

Taiba +1000

Hot Rod Charlie +1800

Olympiad +1800 

Cyberknife +2000

Country Grammer +2500

Defunded +2800

Zandon +3300

Rich Strike +3300

Happy Saver +3300

Americanrevolution +3300

Flightline is predicted to be a morning line favorite and BetOnline has futures of -150 odds on winning this race. The trainer is John Sadler and the jockey is Flavien Prat. The four-year colt won the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Sept. 3. On June 11 of this year, he won the Grade 1 Metropolitan Stakes at Belmont Park in Long Island, New York.

The second choice is Epicenter going off at +575 odds. The three-year old Kentucky-bred colt was the favorite in the Kentucky Derby but he finished second behind Rich Strike. The son of Not This Time won the Grade 2 Jim Dandy and the Grade 1 Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course this summer. Epicenter is a nice complement to Flightline in the exacta portion of this race.

Life Is Good makes sense at finishing in the money but Hot Rod Charlie is a value bet in taking his place. Trained by Doug O'Neill and ridden by jockey Tyler Gaffalione, Hot Rod Charlie could be a steal to finish third at +1800 odds. Cyberknife at +2000 and Zandon at +3300 could make things interesting if the breakers fall their way. 

The 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic is the final event that brings together an entire horse racing card spread over two days in early November. The Breeders' Cup offers competition from 16 different country of the world and 14 championship divisions.