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Preview and Odds for the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive CC in St. Louis
The final major of the season is the PGA Championship, which will be played for the last time in August as it’s moved up to May starting next year. The field includes 108 of the top 111 in the latest Official World Rankings. The field also includes 20 PGA club professionals who qualified for the championship. A total of 16 past PGA champions are in the field including 4-time winner Tiger Woods, who is apparently ...
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Preseason Betting Lines and Totals Hinge on QB Playing Time, Depth Charts and Rotations
The handicapping tools that are required for profitable NFL preseason betting are completely different then what you would use for your regular season football handicapping. While preseason football isn't as intense as regular season action, the competition is still fierce for many players trying to make the team and others working their way into starting spots.
That includes at quarterback, where the ...
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Why Athletes and Teams Suffer Letdown and Identifying Situations Following Disappointment
This is a multiple part series in which I’m going to evaluate letdown situations in sports. The college football season kicks off later this month, and the NFL follows shortly after the week of Labor Day. Pro football is the most popular spectator sport in the U.S., and along with college football, they make up the largest sports book handle and betting interests of fans.
A record $4.87 billion was ...
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Addition of QB Kirk Cousins Expected to Make Vikings Primary NFC Threat
Following a 13-3 season, NFC North division title and appearance in the NFC Championship game, the Minnesota Vikings are expecting even more in 2018. As the season approaches, head coach Mike Zimmer can count on his defense to be dominant again with nearly everyone returning plus the addition of free agent DT Sheldon Richardson.
Last year, the Vikings defense ranked #1 in scoring (15.7 PPG), and were tied for #1 in both ...
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Daily fantasy sports leader DraftKings launched mobile sports betting this week, becoming the first online sports betting app in New Jersey. With legal sports betting now legal in the most densely populated state in the nation, DraftKings is on board as a bookmaker in partnerships with land-based Resorts Atlantic City and online-platform and sportsbook provider Kambi Group.
But the excitement of online wagering in the Garden State is being met with negative feedback by many on ...
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Bettors and Sportsbooks Gear Up for Football Season and Preseason Kickoff
Pro football fans rejoice as the NFL kicks off preseason action in the Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, Aug. 2. The Baltimore Ravens and Chicago Bears meet in Canton Ohio, and the rest of the teams start playing preseason games Aug. 9 to 11. It’s been 26 weekends since fans and bettors last wagered on an NFL game when the Eagles and Patriots gave us a memorable contest with the most net yards (1,151) of any game in NFL ...
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Bartolo Colon a Poor Pitcher to Pound
Our pitchers to pound profiles and projections continues on Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline, and here’s a softball we can’t resist teeing up with Big Bertha. Bartolo Colon defies pitching logic. The 280 pound belly-filled buffet bowling ball is still tossing softballs to major league hitters at age 45. Colon tops out near 87 MPH on his fastball, and he throws it nearly 87 percent of the time. He’s a 2-pitch pin-point control pitcher with no stuff and ...
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Boston Red Sox Bats Exploding and Rewarding Run Line Bettors
The Red Sox were not happy about Wednesday's rainout, as the Boston bats were bombing Bundy and Baltimore, leading 5-0 in the 2nd inning. More than 2 1/2 hours later, the game was washed out by rain and postponed. Three home runs and a big Boston lead was wiped out.
The Red Sox did lose the previous game of the series at Baltimore 7-6 as a -155 favorite. That sets up a situation below.
The Red Sox return home to Boston for a ...
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