Journalism finished second to Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby and is the 8-5 favorite for the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Betting
The Raiders are favored in few of their 17 games this season in opening lines posted at STN Sports, though they are underdogs of three points or fewer in five games.
Caitlin Clark is the 2-1 favorite to win WNBA MVP over reigning MVP A’ja Wilson (+225), while the Liberty (+220) are favored to repeat as champions.
Michael “The Wizard” Kipness, a professional horse racing handicapper since 1986, analyzes the nine-horse field for Saturday’s 150th Preakness Stakes.
Sharp bettors at the Westgate SuperBook backed Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas versus the field in a PGA Championship prop.
The Westgate SuperBook took a $9,000 bet at 7-1 odds on Rory McIlroy to win the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, where he has four career victories.
Robert Prevost was a 100-1 long shot at UK sportsbooks last week to be the first American pope and successor to the late Pope Francis, who was 50-1 before his selection in 2013.
The San Francisco 49ers went from first to worst last season in the NFC West and now have the best division odds to go from worst to first this season.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a 50-1 long shot to be elected pope in 2013, when he took the name Pope Francis. Bettors are banking on another long shot to be his successor.
The Golden Knights are clear favorites over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of their second-round NHL playoff series, but the series odds are a toss-up at sportsbooks.
A day at the track is fantastic. But the Kentucky Derby just doesn’t make for a great TV show. And when will the journalists stop joking about Journalism?
Las Vegas businessman Ron Winchell will take his 14th shot at a Kentucky Derby victory Saturday at Churchill Downs.
Horse racing handicapper Mike Brunker offers his win, extra and trifecta tickets for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, with the field affected by a late scratch.
SuperContest Survivor and College will join the football handicapping contest options at the Westgate, including a new price point for the flagship SuperContest.
Pro horse racing handicapper Michael “The Wizard” Kipness analyzes the 19-horse field for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, designating each horse as a contender or pretender.