Dave Bradstock 
With Christian Yelich pulling out of the 2019 Home Run Derby due to his back injury, Cleveland’s Progressive Field will lose one of baseball’s biggest names. Recent contests included names such as 2018 winner Bryce Harper and 2017 winner Aaron Judge. However, with longball expert Josh Bell (+300) and hard hitters like Pete Alonso (+400), … Read more
Entering the 2019 Women’s World Cup, the United States squad was a heavy favorite at +300. Now, entering the Final, Bovada gives the USA -600 odds versus the Netherlands (+425) to bring home a fourth title. While the world, and oddsmakers, expected them to make it to the final match, the US women haven’t had … Read more
Prop bets are up for the 2019 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest and they project a fourth consecutive win for Joey Chestnut. What’s not projected, however, is another animal rights protest during the action. In 2016, protesters interrupted the hot dog eating contest by dousing a few competitors with fake blood. While PETA officially denied … Read more
They say never meet your idols. But they didn’t say you should never beat your idols. Cori “Coco” Gauff, at only 15 years old, defeated five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams in straight sets on Monday, 6-4, 6-4. Williams, one of the most experienced players at Wimbledon this year, and was the oldest in the women’s … Read more
The Brooklyn Nets haven’t won a championship since 1976 when Julius Erving was helping the New York Nets dominate the ABA. But the team hopes the signings of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and DeAndre Jordan will change that narrative, and hopefully, their odds of winning the Larry O’Brien Trophy. On the first day of the … Read more
For the first time in history, New Jersey surpassed Nevada in sports betting action. New Jersey sportsbooks took $318.9 million for a single month handle in May, barely scraping ahead of Nevada’s $317.4 million for the month. Before the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, sports betting was banned prohibited … Read more
With a program built like a brick house, Vanderbilt won Game 3 of the 2019 College World Series, winning their second title since 2014. Game 3 ended with an 8-2 victory for Vanderbilt, who dominated college baseball throughout the 2019 season, going 59-12 with the help of their 13 MLB draft picks. The clock struck … Read more
Despite Republicans controlling the Texas Legislature, one Democrat’s proposal could eventually prevail with the backing of key lobbying groups. In February 2019, State Rep. Eddie Lucio III, D-Brownsville filed two bills: HB 1275, the regulation of sports betting, and HJR 61, a constitutional amendment authorizing legislation to legalize sports betting. If the House bill can … Read more
The sports betting industry has made a lot of progress in the United States following the year since the Supreme Court decision, and now, broadcasters are looking to get your television screen in on the action. Sinclair Broad Group, the nation’s leading broadcaster, has its sights on entering the sports betting market as states continue … Read more
The 2019 WNBA season tipped off only a month ago, and despite a slow start, the Las Vegas Aces remain the favorites to win the championship. Picked as this season’s favorites at the beginning of the year at +250 (or a 28.57% chance to win), the Aces are now listed at +240 (29.41%) and sit … Read more