For the second straight year, a tweet by an NBA insider caused a dramatic shift in the league’s draft odds. Only this time the reporter also is a paid contributor to a sportsbook.
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Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is the odds-on favorite to win the NBA Finals MVP and lead Denver to its first NBA championship by beating the Miami Heat.
Despite the sixth-seeded Warriors’ 11-30 road record, they’re -275 favorites to win their first-round playoff series over the No. 3 Kings.
Handicapper Wes Reynolds won the SuperBook’s NFL season wins challenge last season and also swept three Review-Journal college contests while going 61-36 ATS.
For the first time since seeding began in 1979, no team seeded better than No. 4 has made the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. No. 4 UConn is the highest remaining seed.
The last time Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale was in Las Vegas, he left with a wheelbarrow full of cash after collecting on the Astros to win the World Series. But he gave back a chunk of his winnings Friday night.
No. 2 seed UCLA is a 1½-point favorite over No. 3 seed Gonzaga in their Sweet 16 matchup Thursday night in Las Vegas, an NCAA regional host for the first time.
After bettors won big on Fairleigh Dickinson’s upset of No. 1-seeded Purdue in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, they were dealt a dose of March sadness Sunday.
Bettors dealt sportsbooks a loss as they cashed tickets on Fairleigh Dickinson at up to 25-1 on the money line, including five-figure payouts at two casinos.
Princeton shocked No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 as a 15-point underdog and +850 on the money line. It’s the third straight year that a 15 seed has won a first-round game.