The Golden State Warriors can close out the Cleveland Cavaliers and take home a title this week, but they’d have to do it on the road. Touted as 4.5-point favorites in the elimination game, the Dubs are in as good a position as they could ask for against the nearly unstoppable LeBron James. James and […]
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The Tampa Bay Rays had their issues earlier this year, but after winning 10 of their last 14 games, the Rays are on top of the revitalized AL East at 37-30, good enough for six betting units in earnings. Tampa Bay visits Cleveland (30-34, minus-11.20 units) this Friday night; first pitch is at 7:10 PM […]
Summer blockbuster season has arrived, and this Friday, two more films will open to what should be some big box office numbers. Will they meet those lofty expectations? At press time, Ted 2 (Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane) is looking at an over/under of $60 million for its opening weekend gross, and meanwhile Max (Thomas Haden […]
The floodgates finally opened on the New York Rangers. After 13 straight playoff games decided by one goal, the Rangers were pummeled 6-2 by the Tampa Bay Lightning (+125 away) on Monday, evening their Eastern Conference final at one game apiece. Tampa Bay now takes home-ice advantage into Wednesday’s Game 3 (8:00 PM ET, CBC) […]
The ATP makes its first-ever trip to Turkey this week for the inaugural Istanbul Open, so even though this is part of the ATP 250 Series, Roger Federer is on hand to bring some star power to the proceedings. As we go to press, Federer is a heavy 1/2 favorite against a relatively light field; […]
The Washington Nationals have been one of the biggest disappointments in the majors this season, but they’re still within reach of the New York Mets in the National League East. They’ll try to close the gap when they wrap up a three-game series in St. Louis, who lead the competitive Central Division. Max Scherzer will […]
With four rounds in the books at Indian Wells, not only is No. 1 seed Serena Williams still alive, but her path to the title has gotten considerably easier. While Williams (–1000) was able to fend off Sloane Stephens in three sets to advance to the quarterfinals, No. 2 Maria Sharapova (–650) fell to the […]
The Golden State Warriors have been the top team in basketball for all of 2014-2015, so it comes as no surprise that they boast the greatest odds of winning the NBA Championship (4/5 as we go to press). Still, lined up against a gritty veteran team like the Memphis Grizzlies, success is not guaranteed. While […]
It wouldn’t be March Madness without a major upset in the Round of 64, and this year, people are looking at the No. 15 Belmont Bruins to get the job done. It’s a tall order. As we go to press, the Bruins are 16.5-point underdogs for Friday’s matchup (3:10 PM ET, truTV) against the No. […]
As we go to press, the Chicago Blackhawks are the second favourites at 7/1 in the Stanley Cup futures market. The Nashville Predators are in the upper half of the table at 12/1. Both teams topped the 100-point mark in the standings this year, but thanks to realignment and the creation of the Wild Card, […]