There’s a reason most sportsbooks have much lower limits on the NFL preseason than they do on the regular season. And it’s not because bettors are losing a lot of money.
Betting
Quarterbacks are one of the biggest keys to cashing tickets in the NFL preseason. In general, it’s wise to back teams with quarterback competitions.
The Celtics already were the 6-1 favorites to win the NBA title when it was reported Monday that they’d been in talks with the Nets about a trade for Kevin Durant.
A Westgate SuperBook bettor wagered $1,500 to win $150,000 on Louisiana State to win it all, and the Tigers are the book’s largest liability. USC is the ticket leader.
UNLV is 2-16 under coach Marcus Arroyo and has only one winning season this century. But sportsbooks expect the Rebels to show marked improvement this season.
College football season kicks off Aug. 27. Here is the complete list of regular-season win totals for all 131 FBS teams at the Westgate SuperBook.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale made a $2 million wager to win $10.6 million Monday at +533 odds at Barstool Sportsbook.
The surprising Baltimore Orioles are the biggest money winners, according to Covers.com, earning $1,759 for their $100 backers, or +17.6 units, on the money line.
Espen Jorstad of Norway won the World Series of Poker Main Event on Saturday at Bally’s Event Center, defeating Las Vegas resident Adrian Attenborough.
Espen Jorstad of Norway has a commanding chip lead with three players remaining in the World Series of Poker’s $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em World Championship.
Poker pro Asher Conniff was the first player eliminated from the final table of the WSOP Main Event on Friday after his opponent made four of a kind.
Former president Donald Trump is the +250 favorite to be elected again in 2024, followed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at 3-1 and President Joe Biden at +550.
Despite playing for the fallen Angels, two-way star Shohei Ohtani has supplanted Yankees slugger Aaron Judge as the betting favorite to win the American League MVP award.
Professional poker player David Diaz of Houston made an incredible fold in the World Series of Poker Main Event with 14 players left.
The 10 remaining players will compete for the $10 million first prize in the WSOP’s $10,000 buy-in Main Event No-limit Hold’em World Championship at Bally’s.