• MLB Odds Back Braves as Wild Card Race Thickens| Leave a Comment

    The Atlanta Braves haven’t forgotten how last season’s wild card race spiraled out of control. For as long as the St. Louis Cardinals will be remembered for their epic run to the 2012 World Series, it will be the Braves whose catastrophic collapse allowed them the playoff berth. This year, with the year of experience [...]

  • MLB Odds: Baltimore Orioles against the New York Yankees| Leave a Comment

    To be the best you have to beat the best. That’s a lesson the Baltimore Orioles are all too familiar with. This Friday, they’ll get the opportunity to square off against the AL East-leading New York Yankees with more than only their pride on the line. A series win could help the wild card-contending Orioles [...]

  • NFL Odds: Despite Adversity Saints Remain NFC Threat| Leave a Comment

    It’s hard not to notice the tension surrounding the New Orleans Saints this season. After the overwhelming revelation that the franchise participated in what’s been deemed “Bountygate”, many of the faces who helped establish the club as a perennial NFL odds contender will sit out part or all of the 2012 season. That’s not the [...]

  • NFL Odds: Backup QB Tebow The Key To Jets Fate| Leave a Comment

    The New York Jets may not top the NFL odds in terms of expected production on the field this preseason, but they do have the most popular backup quarterback in the league. If nothing else, the addition of Tim Tebow alone keeps this franchise relevant on a national level while they struggle for success. Entering [...]

  • College Football Odds: Star Studded Razorbacks Try Out New Coach| Leave a Comment

    Life in the SEC West is hard enough without a brand new head coach, but the Arkansas Razorbacks won’t have that luxury in 2012. Still, considering the alternative, a year of trying to live up to lofty NCAA odds while putting up with the off-field dramatics of former head coach Bobby Petrino, it’s not exactly [...]

  • MLB Odds: Wild Card Hunt Resumes as O’s Visit Tigers| Leave a Comment

    A pair of wild card contenders will collide at Comerica this weekend, as the Detroit Tigers look to squeeze past the shockingly competitive Baltimore Orioles to bump their wavering World Series futures. Although Detroit retains the possibility of taking the AL Central, it’s all or nothing for the O’s in the AL East. When Baltimore [...]

  • Edgar Looks for Revenge Against Henderson at UFC 150| Leave a Comment

    UFC 150 promises to be a memorable night as lightweight champion Benson Henderson defends his title against Frankie Edgar in the main event. The Bovada Sportsbook has Henderson as the -190 betting favorite over Edgar’s +155. These two fighters met at UFC 144, where Henderson took down Edgar. UFC president Dana White has said that [...]

  • Texas Rangers Host Detroit Tigers: AL Juggernauts Clash| Leave a Comment

    There will be no shortage of firepower on display when the Texas Rangers play host to the Detroit Tigers in a three-game set this weekend, but more than a simple clash of American League stars, the series marks an opportunity for the division leaders to stake out supremacy on the MLB odds. While the Rangers [...]

  • Bucking the Odds: Pirates Climb World Series Futures| Leave a Comment

    We’re touching mid-August and the Pittsburgh Pirates are as close to a playoff berth as they’ve been since prior to the Player’s Strike of 1993. This Monday they’ll get a chance to creep ever closer to the postseason they seek, bucking the MLB odds that have all but guaranteed otherwise since Day 1. Changing the [...]

  • College Football Futures: Schedule Concerns Ground Michigan| Leave a Comment

    The Michigan Wolverines are about the hardest top-ranked team in the country to get a handle on prior to the regular season, resulting in plenty of debate over where they should fall on the college football odds. This year not only will they face more pressure from opponents careful not to underestimate them, but a [...]

  • College Football Odds: Despite Defense, FSU Remains Mystery| Leave a Comment

    The Florida State Seminoles are the team to beat in the ACC, with a defensive unit expected to be their primary asset. If stalwart end Brandon Jenkins and a lauded line can replicate last year’s defensive dominance, the program could even follow through on their lofty college football odds. This season, defensive coordinator Mark Stoops [...]

  • World-Class Offense Puts Lions Among NFL Betting Elite| Leave a Comment

    We finally saw firsthand what a healthy Matt Stafford and a determined Calvin Johnson were capable of achieving last season, the pair combined to lead the Detroit Lions to their first postseason appearance of the 21st century. Now with 2012 set to begin, the two will have to withstand mounting pressure on the NFL odds [...]

  • Panthers Make Intriguing NFL Bet as Newton Hones Passing Game| Leave a Comment

    Cam Newtown might have a year’s worth of experience under his belt heading into his sophomore campaign this year, but that also means that his opponents have a year’s worth of game tape from which to prepare when they play him. Say what you want Ryan Kalil, the Carolina Panthers – although an intriguing choice [...]

  • Bovada Poker Launch Mac Software Client| Leave a Comment

    The players have demanded it and Bovada’s delivered. Starting today, Mac users can now play poker online at Bovada with a software that offers the same world-class security and ease of use that their PC counterparts have been enjoying. On top of getting the best way to play in the best place to play, Mac [...]

  • Reigning Champ Alabama Faces Uphill Battle on BCS Futures| Leave a Comment

    Will standout junior quarterback A.J. McCarron, supported by a vaunted offensive line, be enough to guide the reigning champion Alabama Crimson Tide to the first repeat national title in the BCS era? That’s one of the primary storylines SEC fans will look out for on the college football odds in 2012.

  • Dodgers See MLB Odds Climb As Ramirez, Victorino Settle in L.A.| Leave a Comment

    A week after trading for Miami Marlins third baseman Hanley Ramirez, the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled the trigger on deadline day deal that landed them outfielder Shane Victorino from the underachieving Philadelphia Phillies. Suffice to say, the influx of star power to the already dangerous Dodgers has made L.A. one of the teams to watch [...]