As Manchester City opens the season as the favorites to win another English Premier League title — their 3rd straight and 5th of the decade — Liverpool hopes to redeem their narrow miss last season as runner-ups. The Premier League, the top soccer league in England and abroad, kicks off the 2019-20 season on Friday, … Read more
There have been 178 days without football. But in just one more day, NFL fans will get their first taste of the 2019 season when the Denver Broncos take on the Atlanta Falcons in the annual Hall of Fame Game tomorrow, August 1. Marking the beginning of preseason football every year, the game coincides with … Read more
After winning the AFC West but finishing one game short of a Super Bowl appearance, the Kansas Chiefs — led by reigning MVP QB Patrick Mahomes — come into the 2019 NFL season as the favorite to win the division. The Chiefs may have won the division the past three years, but two of those … Read more
The NFC West gave the Super Bowl its conference champion in the Los Angeles Rams last season before becoming the next victim to the New England Patriots dynasty. Now in 2019, the team hopes to not only return to the Super Bowl, but to win. Franchise quarterback Jared Goff played all 16 games last season … Read more
With a healthy dose of Luck, oddsmakers don’t see the other three AFC South teams stopping the Colts stampede through the division this year. The Indianapolis Colts enter training camp for the 2019 NFL season as the division favorites, and with MVP candidate QB Andrew Luck injury-free alongside a stacked roster on paper, it’s easy … Read more
In the last ten Super Bowls, NFC South teams have accounted for three of the matchups: Saints in SBXLIV, Panthers in SB50, and the Falcons in SBLI. For the upcoming Super Bowl LIV, the division rivals all hope to make it that far again. New Orleans dominated the division last season, winning the title at … Read more
The NFC North is slated to be one of the toughest divisional battles in the upcoming season. Each team in the division— the Bears, Packers, Vikings, and Lions— feature a franchise-level quarterback coupled with strong defenses. The Chicago Bears ran away with the NFC North title last season, finishing 12-4. To put the Windy City’s … Read more
Nope, your eyes don’t deceive you. Despite never winning the AFC North since the 2002 realignment, the Cleveland Browns enter training camp before the 2019 NFL season as the betting favorites to win the division. The Browns made a lot of big moves during the offseason, but they are by no means a “heavy” favorite … Read more
The NFC East looks to be a two-horse race between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys in 2019 with the Washington Redskins and New York Giants given longshot odds for this season. The Eagles won Super Bowl LII less than 18 months ago under backup Nick Foles. Last season, franchise quarterback Carson Wentz went … Read more
NFL training camp begins this week for most of the league’s 32 teams, and that means the “most wonderful time of the year” for betting is officially here. Throughout the week we’ll preview the division odds for each team heading into the 2019 NFL season. We’ll start with the AFC East — home to the … Read more
No, it’s not one of the ghosts; it’s Pac-Man. Manny Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 KOs), the 40-year-old boxer, retired professional basketball player, and Philippines senator will take on Keith Thurman (29-0, 22 KOs) for the WBA world welterweight championship at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas tomorrow night at 9 p.m. ET. It’s worth … Read more
It’s not golf if you’re not gambling. The British Open, the 148th in the Open Championship’s history, begins tomorrow at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. Golf’s oldest major championship will be played on the Dunluce Course in County Antrim where 156 of the world’s best golfers will compete for a $10.75 million purse. … Read more