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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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Carnoustie Becomes Scoring Spectacle in Round 3
What’s going on here? The toughest track on the Open rota has turned into a pitch and putt course. Calm conditions and low scores were prevalent in Round 3 with eagles (14) and birdies (288) flying everywhere as the 79 players that made the cut averaged 69.34; the lowest average round in Open history at Carnoustie. Only one eagles had been carded during the three previous Opens at Carnoustie. Just 24 players shot over par (71) on Saturday. A ...
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Monmouth Park and the state of New Jersey have been making more headlines since the Supreme Court decision repealed the Professional Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). And the momentum keeps building as the track begins its second month of legal sports betting following its June 14 start.
Monmouth Park will hit its stride when the “War on the Shore” headlines Haskell Day; perhaps the biggest and most significant racing day since the track began hosting the race in 1968. The $1 ...
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