The Cowboys are the favorites to win the division, but if quarterback Dak Prescott is hampered, Washington, the Giants and even the Eagles could compete for the title.
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Overtime is the bane of under bettors’ existence. That was proven again Thursday when UNLV rallied late to force OT against Eastern Washington at Allegiant Stadium.
Winning at sports betting is extremely difficult, but it’s fun to try. BYU and USC are among the best bets for Week 1 of college football.
The Los Angeles Rams are +220 at Circa Sports to win the NFC West this season, slotted in between the San Francisco 49ers (+210) and Seattle Seahawks (+240).
A comparison of the point spreads for this week’s college football games to the spreads derived by two popular power rating services.
Bettors have to be sure what they’re wagering on in the PGA Tour season finale: FedEx Cup winner or best 72-hole score? They won’t necessarily be the same.
The World Series of Poker is mandating that players show proof of their full vaccination to play as the series returns to a live format at the Rio this fall.
Five games are scheduled for Saturday, headlined by Nebraska at Illinois. Also, handicappers offer plays on Hawaii-UCLA and Connecticut-Fresno State.
Under bettors might have thought they were safe with Los Angeles and San Diego tied at 1 in the 15th inning early Thursday. They were wrong.
Tom Dwan cracked Phil Hellmuth’s pocket aces to finish off his victory in the $100,000 buy-in heads-up No-limit Hold’em match Wednesday on PokerGO.
Phil Hellmuth and Tom Dwan will face off in a $100,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em match that comes 13 years after a memorable war of words.
Poker Hall of Fame member Erik Seidel won an international WSOP Online event to move into a tie for fifth on the all-time WSOP bracelet leaderboard.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are still favored to successfully defend their World Series title, but they are no longer favored to win the NL West at some sportsbooks.
Pro bettor Jeff Whitelaw has four plays for Saturday, including the Raiders, who are 2½-point favorites against Seattle at Allegiant Stadium.
Handicapper Wes Reynolds offers his selections for the Wyndham Championship, which starts Thursday in Greensboro, North Carolina.