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Week 16 NFL best bets: A number we like on each game
Looking for the best betting value in Week 16 of the NFL season? We have a play for each game this weekend.
NFL
Week 16 NFL betting trends to know: Back Mitchell Trubisky?
Mitchell Trubisky is 7-2 ATS in his career in prime-time games. Here are the biggest Week 16 NFL betting trends.
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'Stanford Steve' and 'The Bear': CFB bowl picks, bets, nuggets
The fellas break down the early games in bowl season with their best bets, underdogs to keep an eye on and more betting analysis.
Stanford Steve & The Bear: Bowl Special
NCAAF
College football bowls best bets: Betting advice for every game
Planning to take advantage of the plethora of college football bowl games and betting opportunities this bowl season? Here are our experts' best bets.
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Bowl betting nuggets to know: Mismatches, popular bets and more
What games have the biggest statistical mismatches? Which teams are the sharps on in Vegas? There's that and much more in our bowl preview.
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NCAAF
Bowl trends to know: Alabama hits the overs under Nick Saban
No No. 1 or No. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff has won the title. Alabama isn't in the CFP, but you shouldn't ignore the Tide's matchup with Michigan. Here are the key betting trends to know heading into bowl season.
NFL
Week 16 NFL betting advice: Fade teams in "must-win" situations?
Value can often be found betting against NFL teams perceived to be in a must-win situation. Here are four games that fit the bill in Week 16.
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Is there betting value on or against interim coaches in bowl games?
Looking for an edge when picking bowl games? We dive into past bowl games that featured interim coaches and see where the value lies.
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Falcons, Jaguars save books from 'ugly' Sunday
Here are the notable bets from a week featuring multiple NFL bad beats, a 20th state moving into position to offer sports betting and an uncanny college football streak continuing.
NFL
Eagles, Falcons bad beats benefit betting public
Last-second defensive plays by the Eagles and Falcons benefited the betting public for a change and had bookmakers saying, "Oh, no" on another wild NFL Sunday.
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'I thought I was Rain Man:' The dying art of the parlay card wiseguy
Cowboy hats, stale numbers and three-team "locks." This is the story of wiseguy parlay bettors and how their hustle might become a thing of the past.
NCAAF
Spreads for all 41 college football bowl games
Planning on betting any of the 41 college football bowl games this bowl season? Here are the odds for every one.
NCAAF
Kezirian: Clemson vs. OSU more of a toss up than LSU vs. Oklahoma
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Rams' prime-time win huge for sportsbooks
Here are the big wins, bad beats and major betting storylines from the weekend, including the Rams' ruining what looked like a big day for bettors, a big win on the 49ers and more.
NBA
Knicks, Pacers can't make a basket to push the over
NFL
The big questions around Josh Shaw's suspension for gambling
Injured Arizona Cardinals DB Josh Shaw was suspended last week for betting on NFL games. Here's what happened and what's next.
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NFL
Sources: Shaw's parlay bet included Cards game
A three-team parlay that included an Arizona Cardinals game led the NFL in part to suspend Cardinals defensive back Josh Shaw for violating the league's gambling policy, multiple sources told ESPN.
NCAAF
Stanford gets a taste of its own bad beat medicine
After Stanford covered a spread in Week 1 of the season on a late fumble touchdown, the Cardinal fail to cover one during the last week after coughing up a fumble of its own.
MMA
Early odds analysis: Conor McGregor vs. Cowboy Cerrone
When Conor McGregor meets Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone at UFC 246, chances are the fight won't last five rounds.
NFL
How much every NFL QB is worth against the spread
Aaron Rodgers is the most valuable quarterback in the NFL against the spread, per Vegas oddsmakers. Here is how all 32 QBs stack up.
NCAAM
Half-court shots have some bettors averting their eyes
DC sports betting
Nation's first on-premises sports betting facility to open in DC
NFL
'I was very bitter': Inside the $20 bet that almost became $50K
For one Las Vegas ticket writer, the Oakland Raiders (-10.5) were the only thing standing between him and $50,000 off a $20 bet. Here's the story of his crazy weekend of betting.
NCAAF
Air Force's late pick-6 was significant to many
Colorado State drives down the field to trim their deficit, but a pick-6 not only seals the game, but dooms Rams bettors.
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Philly not-so special: Even Eagles fans bet on Patriots
Here are the big wins, bad beats and major betting storylines from the weekend, including Philly fans pulling for the Pats, a wild swing on the 49ers' last-second TD and more.
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Late 49ers TD 'worst-case scenario' for Caesars
An attempted lateral by the Cardinals with time expiring on Sunday led to a fumble recovery for a touchdown by the 49ers -- and a "worst-case scenario" for Caesars Sportsbook.
NBA
The impact of Adam Silver's sports betting op-ed five years later
Though the expansion of legalized sports betting may not have happened the way he envisioned, the NBA commissioner opened the door to a new line of thinking.
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New Jersey bettor wins $1 million, but Vegas rolls
Here are the big wins, bad beats and major betting storylines from the weekend, including one bettor's highly profitable Sunday that otherwise belonged to the books.
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MLB
Could the Black Sox scandal happen today?
One hundred years ago, the White Sox lost the 1919 World Series, ushering in baseball's darkest hour. Is MLB gambling with its future by embracing betting now?
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Futures bet index: Biggest wagers at U.S. sportsbooks
One better has $100,000 on the Packers to win the Super Bowl. Here is a running file of some of the biggest futures wagers across sports currently at U.S. sportsbooks.
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American bookmaker found dead in Costa Rica
American bookmaker William Sean Creighton, founder of online sportsbook 5Dimes, was found dead after he went missing in Costa Rica nearly a year ago, the nation's justice officials told ESPN on Monday.
NFL
PointsBetting: How a bettor turned $30K into $600K on the favored Ravens
In an expanding sports betting market, PointsBet offers a different, riskier style of betting against the spread. Here is how.
NFL
America's growing love of office pools
A look back at the $1 million survivor pool that was busted, the legality of office pools overall and what the future of pools might resemble.
MLB
How to approach betting totals with inflated scoring numbers
Vegas' newest book
Inside the building of the state-of-the-art Circa sportsbook
Derek Stevens, a bettor turned bookmaker, is creating a cutting-edge sportsbook in Las Vegas that is set to open by December 2020. Here is what it will look like.
'Poker Brat' is born: 30 years later, inside Phil Hellmuth's stunning arrival
Top Headlines
- Source: Cards' Shaw drops gambling ban appeal
- Eagles, Falcons bad beats benefit betting public
- N.J. sports wagers hit record $563M in November
- No. 2 Buckeyes open as underdogs to Clemson
- SFA stuns Duke, a 27.5-point favorite, at home
- Jeopardy James avenges loss, wins $250K event
- Colorado voters narrowly approve sports betting
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Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest
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SuperContest oral history
Simple rules, huge payoff: This is the oral history of how a little-known NFL betting competition for Las Vegas sharps became a national phenomenon for everyone else.
Future of sports betting series
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Future of sports betting homepage
What will a legal, fully mature sports betting market look like in the U.S.? Where will fantasy sports fit in? Here is our nine-part series on the future of sports betting.
Sports betting legalization
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Legalization of sports betting homepage
Here is your one-stop shop of all relevant content, now that the Supreme Court has struck down PASPA.
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All you need to know before making your picks. PickCenter's data comes from two main sources: TeamRankings and numberFire.
