The New York Knicks  have trailed in an NBA playoff series 13 times in their history and they have lost all 13 series. Their season is on the line Thursday night back at Madison Square Garden as Indiana looks to punch its ticket to the conference finals for the first time in nine years. New York did open as 4.5-point WagerWeb.com favorites for Game 5. Check our current lines.< ...  read more

The San Antonio Spurs can punch their ticket back to the Western Conference Finals on Thursday night with a win in Golden State — one of the toughest places to win in the NBA. The Spurs opened as 1-point favorites on WagerWeb.com.  

San Antonio took game 5 on Tuesday 109-91, the only game in this series that hasn’t been close. After struggling with a calf injury in Gam ...  read more

The upstart Golden State Warriors  just won’t go away, and should they somehow pull an upset in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinals series tonight, they would have a chance to knock out the Spurs back in Oakland on Thursday. However, San Antonio is a 7-point WagerWeb.com favorite.

The Warriors knotted the series at two with a 97-87 overtime win in Game 4. Slo ...  read more

Indiana limited the Knicks to 35.2 percent shooting from the floor, allowed just three 3-pointers and forced 15 turnovers. And, of course, the league’s No. 1 rebounding team dominated the glass again, finishing with a 53-40 rebounding edge and a 20-10 edge in second-chance points. It was enough to allow the Pacers to overcome a 28-for-80 shooting performance that included a season-high 33 3-poi ...  read more

In arguably the best game of this NBA postseason, the San Antonio Spurs  staged an incredible rally to avoid an upset at home to Golden State in Game 1 — will the Warriors bounce back from that big missed opportunity in Game 2? The Spurs opened as 8-point favorites on WagerWeb.com.

The Spurs took Game 1 129-127 in double overtime. The Spurs trailed by 16 points with 4 ...  read more

The Chicago Bulls pulled off the biggest upset of these playoffs with a stunning performance in Game 1 Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Expect a very angry and motivated Miami Heat group for Game 2 on Wednesday night. The Heat opened as 12-point favorites on WagerWeb.com. Chicago stole Game 1 93-86 despite playing without Derrick Rose, Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich. The Bulls ended Monday’s ...  read more

The injury-ravaged Chicago Bulls can advance to face the Miami Heat if they can beat the Brooklyn Nets  in Game 6 on Thursday night at the United Center. Chicago opened as a 2-point WagerWeb.com favorite and better win Thursday because the Bulls are so beaten up that a victory in Game 7 back in Brooklyn seems unlikely.

The Nets extended this series with a 110-91 Game ...  read more

The Golden State Warriors  can pull off the biggest upset of these NBA playoffs by far with a win in Game 6 back in Oakland over the Denver Nuggets . The game opened as a pick’em on WagerWeb.com.

 Denver staved off elimination and ended a three-game losing streak with a 107-100 home win on Tuesday. The Nuggets jumped out to a 22-point lead and never ...  read more

The home team has held serve thus far in the Grizzlies-Clippers Western Conference quarterfinal, so that bodes well for Los Angeles to take a 3-2 series lead on Tuesday night back at home. The Clips opened as 5-point favorites on WagerWeb.com. Check our current lines.

Memphis won Game 4 104-83. Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph had 24 points apiece and led a strong rebounding effort by the G ...  read more

The Golden State Warriors  were given very little chance of upsetting the Denver Nuggets  in their Western Conference playoff series after the Warriors lost All-Star David Lee for the season in a Game 1 loss. But behind Stephen Curry, the Warriors have won three straight games — scoring at least 110 points in each — and can advance to the conference semifinal ...  read more

The big news for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals isn’t whether Derrick Rose will make his season debut for Chicago — he almost assuredly won’t — but whether Nets star guard Joe Johnson will play. The Bulls opened as 3.5-point WagerWeb.com favorites for Thursday’s game. Check our current lines.

Johnson sat out practice Wednesday and is listed as questionable for the game w ...  read more

The Miami Heat  are overwhelming favorites against the Milwaukee Bucks  in their opening round series even though Milwaukee’s Brandon Jennings predicted his team would win the series in six games. More likely, the Bucks will be swept. They look to avoid a 3-0 hole on Friday when the series moves to Brew Town. The Heat opened as 7.5-point favorites on WagerWeb ...  read more

Off arguably the most exciting finish in franchise playoff history, the Los Angeles Clippers  look to take a 3-0 stranglehold on their Western Conference quarterfinal on Thursday night as the series shifts to Memphis. However, the Grizzlies opened as 4-point favorites on WagerWeb.com. Check our current lines.

The Clippers held serve at home, winning Game 2 93-91 on Chr ...  read more

The Houston Rockets  are one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA and it showed in their Game 1 120-91 loss in Oklahoma City on Sunday night. Houston probably needs a win in Game 2 on Wednesday to have any realistic chance of upsetting the top-seeded Thunder in this series. OKC opened as an 11-point favorite on WagerWeb.com (check our current lines here.) Entering the 2013 ...  read more

The Atlanta Hawks  were ripped by their coach following a 107-90 blowout loss to Indiana in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference playoff series, and the Hawks opened as 7-point underdogs for Wednesday night’s Game 2 on WagerWeb.com. Check our current lines.

Following the best season of his three-year career, Paul George opened the playoffs by producing the first postseas ...  read more

The Los Angeles Lakers  never had much of a chance in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series with San Antonio, never leading after taking a 2-0 lead. It’s up to Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni to make major adjustments before Game 2 Wednesday night. The Spurs opened as 8.5-point WagerWeb.com favorites. Check our current lines.

San Antonio won the opener 91-79. Ma ...  read more

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The New York Knicks look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series on Tuesday night and opened as 6.5-point favorites to do so on Wager ...  read more

The Denver Nuggets were an NBA-best 38-3 at home this season — just the 11th team in history with 38 home wins — and carry a 23-game home winning streak into Saturday’s playoff s ...  read more

The premier matchup in the Eastern Conference tips off the 2013 NBA playoffs on Saturday afternoon as the New York Knicks host Boston in Game 1 of their best-of-7, with the Knick ...  read more

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The Chicago Bulls jumped from the No. 6 seed to the No. 5 thanks to Wednesday’s season finale win over Washington, and that moved the Bulls to a matchup against Brooklyn, against ...  read more

The New York Knicks can take a giant step toward wrapping up the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and get closer to the franchise’s best winning streak as they bring a 13-gam ...  read more

It’s a huge game for playoff seeding atop the Western Conference as San Antonio looks to hold off Oklahoma City for the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, while Denver is trying to keep the No. 3 seed and get at least one series with home-court advantage.

Denver has won four straight and beat Houston 132-114 on Saturday despite playing without top two scorers Ty Lawson and Danilo Gallinari. Th ...  read more

The Boston Celtics are 2.5 games behind Chicago for the No. 5 spot in the East, and getting there likely would mean a first-round matchup with Brooklyn in the playoffs. Thus Wednesday’s Nets-Celtics game could play a large role in whether that actually happens.

The Celtics have been off since beating Washington 107-96 on Sunday. Both Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett returned from injuries. ...  read more

Back atop the World Golf Ranking, Tiger Woods is the clear favorite on the odds to win the Masters at Bovada heading into the tournament this week. However, Woods turned in his worst performance as a professional at Augusta National last year, and will be looking to overcome that result and hold off a strong field to pick up another Green Jacket on Sunday.

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Louisville Cardinals - Pegged as the overall #1 seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament, the Cardinals have so far lived up to the hype as they won most of their games in convincing fashion on their way to the National Championship game. Except for their Final Four win vs. Wichita State, all of Louisville’s wins came via blowouts with an average margin of victory of 21.7 points. In ...  read more

It’s nothing short of a must-win for the Utah Jazz on Friday night as they trail the Lakers by a half-game for the final playoff spot in the West, and L.A. has played one fewer g ...  read more

The Los Angeles Lakers enter their game Friday night against Memphis holding a half-game lead over the Utah Jazz for the final playoff spot in the West but have no room for error because the Jazz hold the tiebreaker. Thus Friday’s game with Memphis is vital for the Lakers, and they are slight favorites on read more

Fans in Charlotte who bought a ticket to Friday night’s game against the NBA’s best team, the Miami Heat, are going to be vastly disappointed as Heat coach Erik Spoelstra says he does not anticipate that LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Mario Chalmers and Ray Allen will play against the Bobcats.

James has a hamstring strain and Wade, Chalmers and Allen are dealing with ankle issues. According ...  read more

The top seed in the Western Conference playoffs is potentially on the line Thursday night when the Spurs visit the Thunder in the final meeting of the regular season between the NBA title contenders.

The Thunder enter play Wednesday a game behind San Antonio for the West’s best record. They have been off since Saturday, when they won 109-99 at Milwaukee, OKC’s fourth win in its past fiv ...  read more

Off a huge win over San Antonio, Memphis looks to continue its push for home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a win at Portland on Wednesday night. Check our current betting lines.

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Only one top seed made it to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament for this weekend, and they'll face off against a No. 9 seed at the Georgia Dome. Meanwhile, a pair of No. 4 seeds will meet on the hardwood in Atlanta to cap off the Final Four on Saturday night. Louisville takes on Wichita State while Syracuse battles Michigan at the NCAA Tournament this week.

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College basketball's Final Four really is a Big Three and a Little One. Power-six conference powerhouses Louisville, Michigan and Syracuse have reached Atlanta and are joined by Wichita State of the Missouri Valley Conference. The No. 9 Shockers are only the fifth team seeded ninth or higher to reach the national semifinals, joining Pennsylvania (No. 9 in 1979), LSU (No. 11 in 1986), George Mas ...  read more

The Toronto Blue Jays are coming off a disappointing 2012 campaign. Their season diminished rather quickly when Jose Bautista broke his wrist and the pitching staff suffered several Key injuries. This off season,General Manager Alex Anthopolous decided to go for it and try and win now. He had accumulated several high end prospects that weren't going to be ready for the majors in 2013, and acted ...  read more

The Denver Nuggets were perhaps caught ahead looking to this game against the Spurs as Denver saw its franchise-record 15-game winning streak end Monday in New Orleans. Denver ne ...  read more

The Los Angeles Lakers’ lead for the final playoff spot in the West is down to just a game over Utah entering play Tuesday, and Wednesday’s game at a bad Minnesota team isn’t the type the team can afford to lose. The Lakers opened as 5-point favorites on WagerWeb.com. C ...  read more

The Miami Heat look for their 28th straight victory on Wednesday night in Chicago to move just five from tying the record set by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers. The Heat are soli ...  read more

The New York Yankees generally start the season atop the odds to win both the AL East division title and the World Series, but a rash of injuries and the improvement of other contenders for the championship have them back in the pack on the MLB futures. Here's a look at the World Series odds and other key betting lines heading into the 2013 season.

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There are three double-digit seeds left in the NCAA Tournament with the Sweet 16 on tap for Thursday and Friday this week, but it's a No. 1 seed that sits as the favorite on Bovada's March Madness odds heading into action at the tournament's next four venues: the Staples Center, the Verizon Center, Lucas Oil Stadium, and Cowboys Stadium.

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As any college basketball fan and bettor knows, March Madness starts before the NCAA Tournament does with the excitement of Conference tournaments this week. Some teams are playing for seeding while others are playing for their tournament lives. Every game has meaning this week, so let’s take a look around the nation at some of college basketball’s biggest conference tournaments.

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The NBA offers up plenty of marquee betting matchups this week including two big-time games on Sunday afternoon, while college basketball continues its sprint toward the postseason as the brackets start to take shape for the conference championship tournaments. As well, a classic rivalry highlights the NHL betting action, and the drivers of NASCAR finally depart Daytona for their second event o ...  read more

With the Indiana Hoosiers surviving their road test at Michigan State and the Miami Hurricanes suffering their first loss in conference play to Wake Forest, the college basketball world finally seems to have a consensus No. 1 in the Hoosiers. With just two full weeks left in college basketball’s regular season, the stakes are raised in every game as the nation’s top teams jostle for favorable s ...  read more

Being a point guard always will be in my eyes, one of the most important positions in the sport of hoops. As a starting point guard, you are the one who keeps the engine running smoothly, the chemistry flowing, you are the team’s director, and catalyst, the “quarterback” on the basketball court. To be the best, you have to get the best out of y ...  read more

The Indiana Hoosiers were able to survive another week at No. 1 last week with three straight double-digit wins over Ohio State, Nebraska, and Purdue. They’ll get their toughest road test of the season this Tuesday however when they face the Michigan State Spartans on the road. That game is one of many intriguing ones on the slate as the regular season continues to wind down.

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The NBA returns from its All-Star Break this week to highlight the days ahead on the sports betting calendar, while college basketball continues down the road to its conference championship tournaments. As well, auto racing season gets underway in earnest this weekend as NASCAR's top drivers take to the track at Daytona International Speedway.

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Basketball bettors have made out the best this season when focusing on the teams in the NBA's Southwest Division, with all five of those clubs over the .500 mark ATS and among the 10 most profitable teams in the league heading into the All-Star Break. It's been the lowly Washington Wizards, however, that have been the most lucrative team in the league up to this point; although Washington enter ...  read more

The NBA season hits its unofficial midway point this week as the city of Houston plays host to the East vs. West All-Star Game, while a couple of marquee matchups take place around the league on Thursday night. As well, bitter college rivals hit the floor together in Durham, and the Sharks try to take a bite out of the Hawks as we look at this week's top matchups.

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With basketball taking over from football as the marquee attraction on the sports betting scene this week it's time to take a look at the stats and trends shaping the hoops season. Here's a roundup of the top performers – and their wallet-emptying counterparts – so far during the NBA season, with all stats and records heading into action on Monday night . . .

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The Baltimore Ravens are your 2013 Super Bowl champions, as they paid off on the NFL futures for their supporters on Sunday night with a 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the league's championship game at the Superdome. Joe Flacco and company, however, didn't open as the favorite on the odds to win the 2014 Super Bowl at Bovada this week, as the Niners are just one of the teams ahea ...  read more

With football out of the way it's basketball that takes over the sports betting spotlight this week, as the NBA and college hoops offer up some marquee matchups. In the pro ranks the Los Angeles teams hit the hardwood on the east coast for games against the Nets and Heat, while the ACC offers up a top college hoops game between N.C. State and Duke. There's also Bruins vs. Habs on the ice this w ...  read more

Like every other team newly appointed the No. 1 ranking in college basketball this season, the Michigan Wolverines were unable to stay hot and fell to Indiana on Saturday in a thrilling 81-73 showdown. With the power rankings in college basketball still completely up in the air, every game counts this season, setting up some exciting mid-week matchups every week. Here’s a look at some of this w ...  read more

Ray Lewis’ triumphant return and impending retirement have dominated the headlines for the Baltimore Ravens this postseason, but the team wouldn’t have made it this far without the outstanding play of Joe Flacco and the offense. Averaging 30 points per game this postseason, the Ravens offense is on fire; will that continue against San Francisco’s defense? Here’s a look at some offensive props f ...  read more

So far this postseason, the Baltimore Ravens defense has allowed just 19 points per game while facing three of the NFL’s most dangerous quarterbacks in Andrew Luck, Peyton Manning, and Tom Brady. Of course, none of those talented signal callers have had the mobility of San Francisco’s Colin Kaepernick. Will Ray Lewis and the Ravens defense be able to stop the dynamic dual-threat quarterback, or ...  read more

The story revolving around the San Francisco 49ers these days is the sensational young quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his ability to punish opposing defenses with the read option and big throws down the field. But under Jim Harbaugh, this team’s true identity has been about the defense, which allowed just 17.1 points per game this regular season (second only to Seattle). With an extra week to ...  read more

Throughout the regular season, it was the bruising defense of the San Francisco 49ers that paved the way to a No. 2 seed and a first-round bye. But this postseason, while the defense has had its ups and downs, the offense has been sensational led by dual-threat quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Going up against a Baltimore defense that has allowed just 19 points per game this postseason, San Franci ...  read more

The Super Bowl is the biggest event on the sports betting calendar every year, with wagering opportunities ranging from the standard game line and OVER/UNDER, to myriad player and team props, to exotics like the result of the coin toss. Here's a look at the stats and trends you'll want to know heading into Super Bowl Sunday in New Orleans this week.

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The Super Bowl provides the main course for sports bettors on Sunday night this week, with the NHL, NBA, college basketball, and the UFC the appetizers leading up to the big game. Here's a look at notable sports betting opportunities over the next seven days ...

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The Villanova Wildcats did their part in keeping this topsy-turvy NCAAB season going with a pair of huge upsets last week when they defeated both the Louisville Cardinals and Syracuse Orange. Many of the nation’s top teams are trying to get their seasons back on track while teams that came into the season unranked look to prove they belong with the big boys. Here’s a look at some of the big gam ...  read more

In this piece we will view each NBA Teams Record when playing with no rest as well as look at how each Conference and Division do in this scenario. ...  read more

Can this season get any crazier? College basketball’s top seed seems to be a curse this season. The Duke Blue Devils re-gained the No. 1 seed after Louisville lost it with a loss to Syracuse last week, but lost big to Miami on Wednesday night to once again leave the question of who is No. 1 up for debate. Will this weekend’s action shed some light on the matter?

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The San Francisco 49ers have won games as both home favorites and road favorites on the NFL betting lines at the sportsbooks so far in the playoffs, and next they'll try to pick up a victory as a neutral-site favorite as they take on the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII.

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im Harbaugh's San Francisco 49ers and John Harbaugh's Baltimore Ravens are your Super Bowl participants for this season after those two teams both grabbed road victories in the NFL's conference championship games over the weekend. The Niners had been favored on the road over the Atlanta Falcons and just managed to cover the posted spread, while the Ravens had been listed as big underdogs agains ...  read more

Kansas and Kansas State duel for in-state supremacy Tuesday

Since starting the season off 1-1 SU and 0-2 ATS, the Kansas Jayhawks have won 15 straight games and are 7-7 ATS. Kansas has already picked up an impressive road win this season at Ohio State, and can add another one this Tuesday with a win over Kansas State. The Jayhawks' offense is powered by freshman guar ...  read more

The San Francisco 49ers will be looking to get another huge performance from quarterback Colin Kaepernick on Sunday afternoon as they take on the Atlanta Falcons as road betting favorites at Bovada at the Georgia Dome in the NFC Championship Game. The Falcons, meanwhile, will be looking to advance to the Super Bowl as the conference's top seed.

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Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are big favorites on the NFL betting lines at Bovada to win the AFC Championship Game on Sunday night and get back to the Super Bowl for the second season in a row, but to get their chance at a title they'll have to knock off a Baltimore Ravens team that proved last weekend they could win as a big underdog.

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Last week at the Sony Open in Hawaii, Russell Henley became the first rookie in 10 years to win in his debut as a PGA Tour member. The PGA Tour leaves the island of Hawaii and heads to the mainland this week for the Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation, formally known as the Bob Hope Classic. The legendary entertainer had his name added to ...  read more

Only four teams remain in the hunt for Super Bowl XLVII, with the New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, and Atlanta Falcons squaring off in their respective conference championship games this weekend to decide who moves on to the big game in February. And while Wild Card Weekend saw all four home teams win and cover the posted spread, the Divisional Playoffs had the Raven ...  read more

The NFL Pro Bowl is slowly approaching (I know, makes me sad as well). It is still the boring lame game that no one is tuning in and watching. The NFL Pro Bowl game is certainly one of the worst, to the point as of where Goodell was considering stopping it all together, which I would be okay with if it was decided. The players need to participate, at least give 75%. 
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The Green Bay Packers began their regular season with a 30-22 home loss to the San Francisco 49ers, and they'll now get a chance to avenge that loss on a bigger stage this weekend as those teams prepare to meet at Candlestick Park in one of the two NFC matchups of the Divisional Playoffs. That game is set for 8:00pm ET on Saturday night, while the Atlanta Falcons will host the Seattle Seahawks ...  read more

The New England Patriots have already shown that they can handle the Houston Texans with ease this season, so they'll be looking for a repeat performance of that Week 14 rout when those two teams meet again this weekend to highlight the AFC side of the bracket in the NFL's Divisional Playoffs. The other matchup in the AFC has the Baltimore Ravens travelling west to take on Peyton Manning and th ...  read more

The Duke Blue Devils have been No. 1 in the AP Poll for four straight weeks and will look to stay on top of the ACC this week. With conference play heating up around the nation, plenty of big games are coming up this week as conference battles start taking shape. Here’s a look at some of the week’s biggest upcoming games.

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The first four games of the National Football League playoffs over the weekend all produced covers for the favored teams and UNDER results for totals bettors, and now those winners will all hit the road this week for the Divisional Round of the postseason. For this week's NFL Stat Check, here's a look at the eight teams left battling for a berth in Super Bowl XLVII, with their betting records f ...  read more

The PGA Tour officially got underway last week with Dustin Johnson bringing home the Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Tuesday which was a winners only event. This week, the Sony Open in Hawaii takes center stage with it being the first full-field event on the PGA Tour this season. You won't see many big names this week and you will see a lot of rookies, 23 in all, and we are officially off an ...  read more

Last season, the online sportsbook experts watched as the Dallas Cowboys fumbled around all season long and still wound up in a position to win the NFC East with a win over the New York Giants in the season finale. The Cowboys lost and Valley Ranch was thrown into chaos yet again. Roster changes were made and the annual questioning of Tony Romo as the Dallas quarterback beg ...  read more

With just two weeks left in the NFL's regular season the New York Giants find themselves in a dogfight in the NFC East. Eli Manning and company were blanked 34-0 on the road against conference-leading Atlanta over the weekend, and they are now in a three-way tie with the surging Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys atop the NFC East standings. New York will look to get back into the win colum ...  read more

After becoming the first freshman to ever win the Heisman Trophy Johnny Manziel will look to cap off his season by leading his Texas A&M Aggies to a victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in the Cotton Bowl at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on January 4. Johnny Football and the Aggies have been listed as the favorites on the college football lines for the game.

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The Miami Heat have won and covered the spread in both of their games against the Dallas Mavericks since they fell to them in the NBA Finals two seasons ago, and they'll get a chance to run that winning streak to three games on Thursday night as the two teams hook up at the American Airlines Center to highlight the league's betting slate for the day.

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Thanks to an odd loophole in the BCS, the MAC Champion Northern Illinois Huskies found their way into an automatic BCS bid over multiple teams higher than them in the BCS rankings. As a result, the Huskies will take on the ACC Champion Florida State Seminoles on New Year’s Day in the Discover Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida.

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Despite finishing outside of the Top 20 in the regular season BCS Standings, the Louisville Cardinals earned an automatic BCS Bowl bid due to winning the Big East Conference and will look to make the most of it when they take on the Florida Gators in the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Superdome. The Sugar Bowl takes place on Wednesday, January 2.

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How much difference have rookie quarterbacks Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, and Russell Wilson made for their respective teams this season? Prior to Week 1 the Indianapolis Colts had a posted wins OVER/UNDER for the year of 5.5 on the NFL props at Bovada, with the Washington Redskins at 6.5, and the Seattle Seahawks at 7.5. With Luck, Griffin, and Wilson at the helm, however, all three of tho ...  read more

The Wisconsin Badgers topped the Stanford Cardinal 17-9 in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day back in 2000, but they're listed as the underdogs on the college football betting lines at Bovada for this season's edition of the game – which kicks off at 5:00pm ET on January 1. Stanford will be looking to run its winning streak to eight games in that contest, while Wisconsin will be trying to prove th ...  read more

Aloha Stadium in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii plays host to this year’s edition of the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, which features the Mountain West’s Fresno State Bulldogs and the Conference USA’s SMU Mustangs. Fresno State was one of the nation’s most profitable teams in college football betting this season, and will look to earn its backers one more win on Christmas Eve.

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The bigger college football bowl games get the majority of the attention at this time of the year, but there are still plenty of betting opportunities – and a few ranked teams – scattered throughout some of the smaller bowl contests on the slate for the end of December and the start of January. Here's a look at some bowl betting opportunities you might have overlooked, including a ranked matchu ...  read more

The National Football League will look to clear up its playoff picture with games on Saturday and Sunday this week, while several more bowl games populate the college football schedule, and some ranked matchups highlight the college basketball slate. As well, the NBA offers up a marquee matchup in the Big Apple between division rivals.

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Right when it looked like the college basketball world thought it had figured out who the best team was, the Butler Bulldogs threw a wrench in that assumption with an upset over the Indiana Hoosiers as a 10.5-point underdog this Saturday. What surprises will be in store in this week’s college basketball action? Here’s a look at this week’s biggest games and trends.

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The San Francisco 49ers hold down the second-best record in the NFC through the first 14 weeks of the season, but they still haven't clinched a playoff berth. And the 9-3-1 Niners won't have an easy time adding to their win total this week as they head east to take on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots as underdogs in a Sunday Night Football matchup

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Coming off a pretty strong season, the Northwestern Wildcats will be looking for their first bowl win since 1948 when they take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the Gator Bowl this New Year’s Day. The Gator Bowl will be played at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida.

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In yet another reminder of how strong the SEC was this year, the conference’s sixth-best team, the South Carolina Gamecocks, finished No. 10 in the BCS standings with a 10-2 SU record. The Gamecocks will take on the Michigan Wolverines at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on New Year’s Day in this year’s Outback Bowl.

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We know one thing for sure going into the Chick-fil-A Bowl on New Year’s Eve; the Tigers are going to come out on top. One of them will, anyway. The LSU Tigers battle the Clemson Tigers in the Chick-fil-A Bowl at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, and the clash of styles between these two teams should make for an interesting matchup.

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Heading into their respective conference championship games, the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Georgia Bulldogs were one win away from a BCS bowl. Both fell short in those games, and will look for consolation on New Year's Day when they meet in Orlando for the Capital One Bowl.

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Two of college basketball's top teams will hit the hardwood at the McKale Center on Saturday night this week as the Arizona Wildcats play host to the Florida Gators to highlight the week ahead for hoops bettors at Bovada. Meanwhile, the top-ranked Indiana Hoosiers will try to keep their perfect mark intact when they play host to Butler this week.

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A decade ago, the bowl season did not start on the third weekend of December. In this day and age, with a whopping 35 bowl games on the schedule, the postseason has to be spread out. You don’t hear too many fans complaining, though.

The action gets under way this Saturday with a pair of bowl games. Here’s a closer look at both contests:

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With just three weeks left in the NFL's regular-season schedule it's the teams of the NFC West division that have been some of the top ATS options in the league – other than the floundering Arizona Cardinals of course. The San Francisco 49ers (8-5 ATS), Seattle Seahawks (9-4 ATS), and St. Louis Rams (9-4 ATS) are a combined 26-13 vs. the NFL betting odds so far this season, with the Cardinals j ...  read more

With the recent launch of an all–new 3D slots gaming experience, Bovada Casino has truly become the best online casino for gamers anywhere. Players can test drive the new features by downloading the Casino software to take advantage of the full experience, or they can go for a test drive by using the Instant Play feature.

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Boxing history is filled with stories of two fighters needing more than one bout to determine who is the better man, and sometimes fighters have to meet for a third time to determine who is best. This weekend Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will meet for the fourth time to finally determine a clear winner of their great boxing battle.

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The New England Patriots and the Houston Texans have already clinched playoff berths in the AFC, but Tom Brady and company will be looking to close the gap on the top overall seed in the conference when those teams take the field at Gillette Stadium for this week's Monday Night Football matchup. The Patriots are home favorites for the marquee game.

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Two of the Eastern Conference's top teams through the first month of the season will hit the hardwood in South Florida on Thursday night as LeBron James and the champion Miami Heat play host to the New York Knicks. And the Heat will be looking for some revenge in the contest after the Knicks blasted them by 20 points in their first meeting of the season.

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College football offers up its annual clash between Army and Navy at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday afternoon this week, while the NFL's primetime matchups put division rivalries in the spotlight. As well, action heats up on the hardwood as top NBA teams collide and ranked college squads take to the floor. Here's a look at the week ahead for sports bettors.

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The Alabama Crimson Tide are favored over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on the odds to win the BCS National Championship Game in January, but in order to advance to that contest they'll have to take care of business against the Georgia Bulldogs as the college football betting favorites at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Saturday afternoon in the SEC Championship Game. Kickoff for that clash betw ...  read more

The Pac-12 title and a berth in the Rose Bowl will both be on the line on Friday night this week as the Stanford Cardinal play host to the UCLA Bruins in the Pac-12 Championship Game at Stanford Stadium. And college football bettors don't have to look far into the past to handicap the Friday matchup – those two schools just met at UCLA this past weekend.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers continue to be at the top of the ATS wins chart for the National Football League this week, as they've compiled a lucrative 8-2-1 mark versus the betting odds through their first 11 games of the season. Also paying off heading into Week 13 of the season are the New England Patriots, who are not only 7-4-0 ATS but a league-leading 9-2-0 on the OVER/UNDER as Tom Brady and ...  read more

College sports grab the wagering spotlight from the pros this week, as conference championships highlight the slate on the gridiron and the ACC/Big Ten challenge offers up the top matchups on the hardwood. Here's a look at the most notable sports-betting opportunities coming up this week, including key NBA and NFL clashes on Thursday.

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The ACC took care of business against the Big Ten over the first decade of their annual college basketball challenge, but the Big Ten has now won the event three years in a row heading into its 14th instalment this week. The ACC/Big Ten Challenge for 2012 gets underway on Tuesday night and then concludes its 12-game slate on Wednesday night.

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The Green Bay Packers were upset by the New York Giants at Lambeau Field in the Divisional Round of last year's playoffs, and they'll get a chance for a little bit of revenge on Sunday as the NFC teams hit the field at MetLife Stadium in a primetime matchup – with the Packers looking to run their current winning streak to six games in the contest.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have won 11 straight games to start the 2012 college football season, and if they can run that winning streak to an even dozen on Saturday night in their regular-season finale they'll be punching their ticket to the BCS Championship Game in January. And all that stands in the way of the Fighting Irish and a shot at the national title are the USC Trojans, wh ...  read more

Patriots looking for a season sweep over the Jets - The Patriots are 7-3 SU and 6-4 ATS on the season after blowing out the Colts 59-24 in New England over the weekend, but they'll be short a key offensive weapon this week against the Jets as tight end Rob Gronkowski suffered a forearm injury and will be out of action indefinitely. Gronkowski had seven catches for 137 yards with two to ...  read more

AFC-best Texans have won four straight games - The Texans hold down the best records in the AFC at 9-1 SU and 7-3 ATS heading into Week 12, and they picked up their fourth straight victory over the weekend by holding off Jacksonville in a 43-37 win. Matt Schaub went 43 of 55 for 527 yards passing for Houston in that contest, with five touchdown strikes and two interceptions, while Andre ...  read more

Redskins, Cowboys are both coming off victories - The Redskins put an end to a three-game losing streak over the weekend with a 31-6 beatdown of the Eagles in Washington; the Redskins are now 4-6 SU and 5-5 ATS on the season, but they're only one game back of Dallas and two games behind the Giants for first place in the NFC East standings. Washington QB Robert Griffin III went 14 of 15 ...  read more

With Thanksgiving Day in the United States this week we're served an extra helping of NFL football on Thursday, while on the college gridiron schools will continue to jockey for position in the BCS rankings as the regular season winds down. As well, top matchups around the NBA kick off the week for sports bettors in Los Angeles and Oklahoma City; here's a look at some of the most notabl ...  read more

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish remain undefeated on the season and now sit atop the rankings, and they can thank a defense that's allowed a nation-low 10.1 points per game heading into their final matchup of the year. That's made Notre Dame a top pick on the UNDER option for totals bettors at Bovada this season, as they're 2-9-0 on the OVER/UNDER through their first 11 games of 2012. He ...  read more

The Chicago Bears and the San Francisco 49ers have two of the top records in the entire NFC heading into their matchup on Monday Night Football this week, but both of those teams are coming off sub-par performances in which their starting quarterbacks suffered concussions. That adds some uncertainty to the Monday nighter for NFL bettors this week.

Thanks to Alabama's loss to Texas A&M over the weekend the Oregon Ducks are now in the top two of the updated BCS rankings – and they're the new favorites on the college football futures at Bovada to win the national championship in January. However, the Ducks won't be able to let their guards down this weekend as they play host to a tough Stanford team.

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The Houston Texans and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hold down the top ATS records in the league heading into Week 11 of the season, with both of those teams paying off on the NFL betting lines in seven of their first nine games of 2012. The Bucs have also been a friend of the OVER bettor on the totals, as they're tied with the New England Patriots at a league-high 7-2-0 on the OVER/UNDER th ...  read more

College basketball season kicks into high gear with a full slate of games this week while the Sprint Cup Series crowns its champion at Homestead-Miami Speedway. As well, top teams meet on the hardwood around the NBA, undefeated teams look to stay that way in college football, and Week 11 of the NFL's season has key games throughout the day on Sunday.

The Crimson Tide continue to sit comfortably atop the BCS rankings this week as they try to take care of business against the last tough opponent on their regular-season schedule – the Texas A&M Aggies. Alabama, coming off a huge road win over the rival LSU Tigers last time out, will be the big favorite on the college football betting lines at home on Saturday.

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With a combined 11 wins against the spread the Houston Texans and the Chicago Bears have both been a friend of the NFL bettor through the first nine weeks of the season. The Texans and the Bears will next hit the gridiron in primetime on Sunday Night Football this weekend in Chicago - in a matchup many are viewing as a potential Super Bowl preview.

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Atlanta has been great this year as they’re 8-0 on the season. They will visit the Saints on Sunday, a team they haven’t been so good against. New Orleans is looking to feed off of their Monday Night win over the Eagles. Their 3-5 this season and they have to win most of their remaining games if they want to make the playoffs. Atlanta is almost a shoe in right now as they will more than likely ...  read more

Florida State visits Virginia Tech Thursday night in a big road test in the ACC conference. The #10 Seminoles have lost just one game this season @ North Carolina State where they scored their least amount of points of the season (16). Virginia Tech is looking to upset Florida State at home and get a big win under their belts. The Hokies have been a big disappointment this season, but can get a ...  read more

This year in college football we have had some surprising teams and Leon wants to update you on one team that has been great to bet on.

Kansas State is #2 in the nation behind Heisman Candidate Collin Klein. Their 9-0 on the season and have covered 7 of 9 games which one being a push. When playing at home, their 5-1 ATS with the one non cover being against North Texas where K State wo ...  read more

There are six unbeaten teams left in college football – Alabama, Oregon, Kansas State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Louisville – but it's the Wildcats that have been the best option on the college football betting lines out of that group so far this season. While Kansas State holds down a 9-0 SU mark on the year, they've also impressed at 7-1-1 ATS heading into their final three games of the sea ...  read more

The Kentucky Wildcats were victims of their own success last season, rolling to a win in the NCAA Tournament and then getting their roster ransacked at the NBA Draft. However, after re-tooling on the fly in the summer the Wildcats are again considered a top contender for March Madness this season on the college basketball futures as their campaign gets going.

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The college football season enters week 11 and is nearing the finish line of another outstanding season. Here we go with our NCAA Football System of the Week.

Last week the Texas Longhorns went on the road to Lubbock to face off against Big 12 rival Texas Tech Red Raiders. The oddsmakers gave the Longhorns little chance of coming away with a victory as they were installed as six-poin ...  read more

College basketball joins the NBA, the NFL, college football, and NASCAR on the sports betting scene this week, with that hardwood action tipping off with a full slate of games throughout the day on Friday. As well, it's the second week of the season in the NBA, with the NFL and college football both in full swing, and NASCAR winding down for the year. Here's a look at some of the top sports be ...  read more

College football's biggest rivalry takes center stage once again this weekend as the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide try to keep their perfect record intact with a road game against the LSU Tigers. Alabama sits atop the BCS rankings heading into this Saturday night matchup, while LSU at No. 5 will be trying to improve their national title chances.

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The Philadelphia Eagles were a disappointment for their supporters last season, and they haven't been playing well so far this season either – especially when it comes to covering posted spreads on the NFL betting lines at Bovada. Michael Vick ...  read more

Baseball gives way to basketball this week as the NBA season gets underway for hoops bettors on Tuesday night – including a matchup between the Boston Celtics and the defending-champion Miami Heat. As well, the NFL and college football seasons continue this week, giving bettors more opportunities to fatten their wallet with wagering action.

The Miami Heat came through as the betting favorites on the NBA futures last season with a convincing run through the league's postseason en route to the title, and they'll try to do the same this year as the chalk on those betting odds with the season about to get started.

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Dallas Mavericks (2011-12: 36-30 SU, 32-34-0 ATS)

Odds to win division: +525

Season win total: 45.5

Why bet the Mavericks: Dallas won with defense last season as its offense was one of the worst in the NBA. The Mavericks have overhauled their roster this season and if the eight new players gel, Dallas should make the playoffs with relative ...  read more

The Philadelphia Eagles have lost two games in a row and three of their past four contests, so there probably couldn't be a worse time for them to be going up against the only undefeated team remaining in the National Football League. Michael Vick and the 3-3 Eagles will be at home on Sunday to face the QB's old team, the 6-0 Atlanta Falcons.

Atlanta Hawks (2011-12: 40-26 SU, 36-28-2 ATS)

Odds to win division: +1,400

Season win total: 43.5

Why bet the Hawks: Atlanta has overhauled its roster and we see that as a good thing. The Hawks were getting too complacent with the guys they had and they just got stagnant. Atlanta went as Joe Johnson went, but he is now gone and the Hawks ...  read more

The college football season continues to roll on and the BCS comes under fire after just the second week of their rankings. Will we ever have a playoff?

Last week our College Football System of the Week won easily as we called for a play on Marshall Thundering Herd over the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and they delivered winning 59 to 24 as a 4-point road underdog.

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The Detroit Tigers last made it to the World Series in 2006, when they were knocked out in five games by the St. Louis Cardinals. The Tigers will get another crack at a championship starting this week thanks to their sweep of the New York Yankees in the ALCS, and they'll be looking for their pitching staff to guide them to a payout on the MLB futures at Bovada.

Perched at No. 2 in the latest BCS rankings, the Florida Gators will be looking to avoid taking a tumble on that list on Saturday afternoon as they take on the Georgia Bulldogs at EverBank Field in Jacksonville. As well, the Gators, still undefeated on the season, can get an iron grip on top spot in the SEC's East Division with a win over Georgia on Saturday.

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There's only one undefeated ATS team remaining in college football and it's Utah State of the Western Athletic conference. The Aggies are 6-2 overall this season, but they've managed to pay out on the college football betting lines for their supporters at Bovada at a clip of 7-0-1 through eight games – getting their only PUSH in a 31-19 win over Colorado State as a 12-point road favorit ...  read more

Golden State Warriors (2011-12: 23-43 SU, 36-29-1 ATS)

Odds to win division: +5,000

Season win total: 34.5

Why bet the Warriors: Golden State now has center Andrew Bogut and, if he’s healthy and remains that way for the entire season, the Warriors have a puncher’s chance. Bogut will make the Warriors defense much better than they’ve been a ...  read more

There are many ways to handicap NFL Picks each season. They include statistical analysis as well situational analysis. The statistical analysis, like it sounds, just looks at raw numbers to come up with teams power ratings. These ratings are then compared to that particular teams opponent. The difference in ratings generates a point spread differential.

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The Houston Texans are favored by 6.5 points on the NFL lines for their home game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, but they're going to have to regroup heading into that matchup after getting thumped badly over the weekend by the Green Bay Packers.

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Staples Center was a busy venue in 2012 when the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, and Los Angeles Kings all made playoff runs at the same time. The Kings' season may be in jeopardy due to the NHL lockout, but Staples Center should once again be busy with plenty of postseason hoops this year with the Lak ...  read more