City officials are looking to lift the ban on Chicago sports betting but not everyone is on board for such a deal. This move accompanies Governor J.B. Pritzker’s 2019 gambling expansion for more casinos in Illinois. Details Of The Ordinance Alderman Walter Burnett is the chief sponsor for the Chicago sports betting ordinance. While the … Read more
It should shock no one that the University of Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide of the SEC continue to top not only the College Football Playoffs’ latest rankings but also the odds for betting on the CFP National Champion that will be awarded on January 10th at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. If … Read more
After each weekend’s NFL games conclude, our staff here at Legal Sports Betting pulls together the current standings and the pro football playoff odds and create brackets for both to use for gambling research and comparative purposes. The two brackets for NFL Playoff picture odds illustrate the difference between the current standings and what oddsmakers … Read more
Tonight’s Monday Night Football matchup features two NFC West teams that are on opposing sides of the standings. The Los Angeles Rams are 7-2 and coming off of an ugly 28-16 loss against the Tennessee Titans of the AFC. The Arizona Cardinals dropped their second game of the 2021-22 NFL season yesterday against the Carolina … Read more
While The Hustler is widely considered a top all-time film by Hollywood standards, it isn’t one that comes up often when discussing the greatest sports betting movies of all time, and that’s mostly due to the game involved – pool (billiards). Unless a major tournament is going on, the books that we feature in our … Read more
Memo to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell: We really want to watch professional football on Thursday night’s but you’re making it really tough to feign interest. Thursday Night Football kicks off this evening at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida as two teams that are historically mismatched have been paired up for a national viewing … Read more
The College Football Playoffs Selection Committee has issued their second set of rankings for the 2021-22 NCAAF Season and the Oregon Ducks have claimed the third overall position now that the Michigan State Spartans dropped a game to the Purdue Boilermakers over the weekend. The story still remains the same for top programs in the … Read more
If the season were to conclude today, the Arizona Cardinals and the Tennessee Titans would possess the number one seeds in the NFL Playoffs, earning the postseason’s only bye weeks and forcing all teams to come through their home stadiums if they intend to reach Super Bowl 56. When creating a potential bracket out of … Read more
Tonight at 8:15, Monday Night Football on ESPN features two NFL teams that are struggling to keep their heads above water in the race to reach the postseason. It is a tale of two storied franchises, one with a quarterback in his first year of play and another with a future Hall-of-Famer at QB in … Read more
Now that Odell Beckham, Jr.’s release from the Cleveland Browns is imminent, NFL prop bets have debuted at online sportsbooks that are accepting action on which team he will end up with next. While many NFL teams will be interested in his services, should they be? His performance over the last 2 and a half … Read more
Plenty of interesting stuff happened in and around New Jersey this week, but we’ll leave the politics for the 2022 political betting season. Except, of course, for this: During Tuesday’s New Jersey statewide election, there were two questions on the ballot, and both had to do with gambling: Public Question 1: Allow sports gambling on … Read more
Two former AFC East rivals meet this evening on Thursday Night Football in a game that has the potential to be closely contested. However, that’s not reflected in the current NFL odds as lines for TNF suggest that the Indianapolis Colts will win at home over the New York Jets by 10 or more points. … Read more