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Adjusted Odds And Bets For The Weekend At The Masters

So you saw this coming, correct? Four golfers with pre-tournament odds greater than 100/1 at the top of the leaderboard heading into the weekend at the Masters. Tournament favorite and most popular pick and bet Jordan Spieth (-5) is also tied for 4th with another favorite Justin Thomas (-4) tied for sixth. Justin Rose (-7) leads and will play in the final group Saturday with PGA Tour rookie Will Zalatoris (-6). Brian Harman is also 6-under par, and another big longshot and darkhorse I ... More

The 2021 Masters Betting Guide

The 2021 Masters – Players, Odds, Picks I've been covering The Masters from tee-to-green for a number of outlets and sites including Forbes, TheLines, OSGA and FanDuel. The most popular tournament and biggest bet golf event of the year has arrived. I've updated the most popular picks, and players generating the most bets, money and interest in my update at Forbes. My Masters Market report provides betting data and insight from leading online sportsbooks like DraftKings, BetMGM, William ... More

High Scoring Gonzaga And Baylor To Settle The Score in College Basketball Championship Game

The college basketball championship game should be superb, as top seeds Gonzaga (-4.5) and Baylor settle the score. The two highest scoring teams will decide the 2021 national championship, and I chip in some scoring situations and insight in my update at Offshore Gaming Association. I also add picks, players and props in my college basketball championship coverage at Forbes. Gonzaga and Baylor made it through the Elite Eight as top seeds to the Final Four, and have proven they have the ... More

Betting Longshots At The Valero Texas Open

A lighter field at the Valero Texas Open, where I provided an early tournament preview at TheLines ahead of next week's Masters. Just six of the top-40 players in the world rankings are playing at TPC San Antonio, including native Texan and Longhorns favorites Scottie Scheffler, who was runner-up in last week's WGC Match Play in Austin. Fellow Texan Jordan Spieth is a betting favorite to win on the par 72 course that stretches to 7,435 yards with wind usually a factor. Valero Texas Open ... More

Historical Elite Eight Betting Tips

A sports betting colleague fired me some historical Elite Eight tips and data that includes seeding results for teams playing in the Elite Eight. The Elite Eight betting match-ups and odds includes three Pac-12 teams along with three No. 1 seeds. Those top seeds, Gonzaga, Baylor and Michigan, went 3-0 SU/ATS in the Sweet 16, and No. 1 seeds are now 15-1 SU and 11-5 ATS in the Sweet 16 in the last five editions of the NCAA Tournament. I posted some historical Elite Eight data in my recent ... More

Busting Brackets To The Elite Eight – Pac-12 Sends Three Longshots

The Pac-12 continues it's remarkable March Madness run with three teams in the Elite Eight. Two more advanced through the Sweet 16 as outright winners of more than 6-points as No. 12 seed Oregon State (+7) shut down another bracket buster No. 8 Loyola Chicago, 65-58. The best results for a majority of leading online sportsbooks was UCLA (+7) beating Alabama in overtime, 88-78. The Bruins overcame a beyond the NBA 3-point buzzer beater by Alabama to send the game to OT as time expired. http... More

Sweet 16: How Have The No. 1 Seeds Fared?

No. 1 seeds have rolled through the Sweet 16 in the last 5 years The No. 1 seeds are often the strongest teams, and have the keys to NCAA Tournament success. Still, even the strongest teams can bet beaten earlier than expected, which is what Illinois found out to misplaced No. 8 seed Loyola Chicago in the Round of 32. But history for No. 1 seeds since 1985 shows them going 85-23 SU in the Sweet 16. That includes 70-23 SU vs. teams seeded No. 4 or No. 5. Until 2015, No. 1 seeds were getting ... More

NCAA Tournament 2021: Betting The Sweet 16

The Sweet 16 pairings and lines are set, and the 2021 edition looks quite different from the last NCAA Tournament in 2019 when all 16 favorites won in the Round of 32. Now we have three No. 1 and two No. 2 seeds left, but also four double-digit seeds plus and 8, 7 and 6 seed after many opening round upsets that continued into the Round of 32 with No. 15 seed Oral Roberts advancing along with No. 12 Oregon State and two No. 11 seeds - UCLA and Syracuse. Oh, and 101-year-old Champlan Sister Jean ... More