Following today's UEFA Champions League group stage draw, the most prominent European football/soccer competition is ready to kick off. And so is betting on the same. In this article, we will review all the groups and present them to you. Manchester City is the top contender for winning the trophy, and … Read More... about UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw Completed
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NHL Conference Quarterfinals: Lines and Predictions for Tuesday’s Game 7s
There haven’t been too many long, drawn-out goaltender’s duels in the 3rd periods and OT frames throughout the opening round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Tuesday night, however, goals could come at a premium. At least 1 out of 2 goalie match-ups is a doozy in the making. Toronto’s Frederick Andersen and Boston’s Tuukka Rask have traded favors during an emotional 6 … [Read more...] about NHL Conference Quarterfinals: Lines and Predictions for Tuesday’s Game 7s
UFC Fight Night 149: 3 Main Card Previews and Predictions
It’s easy for the western world to lose track of mixed martial-arts events in the spring. Baseball is in bloom, soccer is nearing its climax in Europe, and the NBA and NHL playoffs are in full swing. The stiff competition is even harder to deal with on weekend evenings, when big-screen TVs at bars and sports-themed restaurants are showing hometown hoops and hockey. There’s … [Read more...] about UFC Fight Night 149: 3 Main Card Previews and Predictions
In Defense of Cheating at Golf
So Tiger Woods has won the Masters, ending an 11-year drought at major championships. All is once again right with the golf world. There is zilch to complain about. Come on, now. That can’t be true. Golfers are known to curse and caterwaul their way through 18 holes even on a sunny day in paradise. If you need someone to find a dark cloud in a silver lining, just hit up a … [Read more...] about In Defense of Cheating at Golf
Canadian Clubs Could Rule First Weekend of NHL Playoffs
They say, “hindsight is 20-20.” In sports, hindsight is often as blind as pregame predictions. Take the first “NHLimpics” in Nagano in 1998. Pundits appeared to simply rank each nation’s roster by its collective number of NHL points scored. Sure, the Czech Republic had the greatest international goaltender of modern times in Dominik Hasek. Yes, Finland iced the best … [Read more...] about Canadian Clubs Could Rule First Weekend of NHL Playoffs
How to Handle Changing Championship Odds During The Masters
I’ve never wanted to put a bookmaker in a Cobra Clutch until last Sunday night. After an absurdly-busy stretch of blogging about The Masters, the NCAA Final Four, the Grand National, (the folding of) the Alliance of American Football, FA Cup soccer, UEFA and CONCACAF Champions League playoffs, the NHL, and even women’s hockey, I deserved a break. A break to gamble on my own … [Read more...] about How to Handle Changing Championship Odds During The Masters
I Asked a Sportsbook if AAF Futures Bets Would Be Returned. They Wouldn’t Say.
It looks like yet another start-up American football league has gone kaput. In an atmosphere described by journalists on-scene as “chaos,” the coaches, players and managers of 8 clubs had the rug pulled out from under them last Tuesday. An Ebersol has now been at the forefront of 2 colossal gridiron failures. It was television mogul Dick Ebersol who partnered with Vince … [Read more...] about I Asked a Sportsbook if AAF Futures Bets Would Be Returned. They Wouldn’t Say.
NCAA Final Four: Virginia Looks Like a Bad Wager vs Auburn
Every so often, I try to stop and explain to my readers that there is no such thing as a “moneyline prediction.” Sometimes editors use keywords like “moneyline prediction,” and I’m guilty of calling a lot of my recommended straight-up bets predictions even though that’s not what they really are. Moneylines are almost always unequal odds, like (-200) vs (+175). I may make a … [Read more...] about NCAA Final Four: Virginia Looks Like a Bad Wager vs Auburn
Shh, Quiet: The IIHF Women’s Worlds Begin This Thursday
As Bobby Savoy says in The Natural, here goes nothing. The International Ice Hockey Federation is hosting its annual Women’s World Championship starting this Thursday April 4th in Espoo, Finland, and the media seems even more allergic to the event than usual. Try a total lack of news and analysis on 8 out of 10 national teams, outside of overseas sites in foreign … [Read more...] about Shh, Quiet: The IIHF Women’s Worlds Begin This Thursday