Racing fans who watched the second jewel of the Triple Crown came away with two distinct impressions of the race: Either Justify showed his mettle when tested for the first time or he showed he’s topped out and is on the way down.
Betting
The Golden Knights are minus 160 series favorites at multiple Las Vegas sports books to defeat the Washington Capitals (plus 140) in the Stanley Cup Final.
The Review-Journal’s betting reporter Todd Dewey went on the Dan Patrick show Wednesday morning to discuss the sports betting landscape and whether or not the Las Vegas sports betting scene will change over time.
Each limit bet of $1,000 moved the line between ½-point and 2 points and when the action settled at the South Point sports books, there were eight college football line moves of at least four points.
Goodell detailed the league’s position in a statement Monday that reiterated the NFL’s stance that legalized sports gambling in the United States should be governed by federal law rather than state law.
Las Vegas oddsmakers project the Tampa Bay Lightning to be a minus 150 favorite over the Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final and the Knights to be minus 140 favorites over the Washington Capitals.
The Golden Knights are underdogs in Game 5 ranging from plus 120 to plus 135.
A horse named Justify and a basketball player nicknamed King James headline a terrific betting Saturday that starts with the Preakness, the second jewel of the Triple Crown.
The Golden Knights opened as high as minus 135 favorites, but were down to as low as minus 115 on Friday afternoon at the Westgate sports book.
The Fairleigh Dickinson University poll conducted shortly before the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to legalize sports betting found that 50 percent of Americans favor it, with 37 percent opposed.
Horse betting columnist Mike Brunker and handicapper Steve Davidowitz preview the Preakness.
While road teams have a winning record in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Golden Knights are 5-1 at home, where they’ve outscored opponents 22-10 while winning three games by at least two goals.
Horse betting columnist Mike Brunker and handicapper Steve Davidowitz preview the Preakness.
While Nevada’s sports betting handle has skyrocketed from $2.6 billion in 2007 to $4.8 billion in 2017, the state’s racing handle has plummeted from $596.5 million in 2007 to $280.4 million in 2017.
A ruling by the Supreme Court this week caused the NCAA to act swiftly by removing its outdated blinders in regard to staging championship competition in states that offer sports gaming.
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