March Madness betting favorites and Tiger Woods have a lot in common, so it seems. The Tar Heels stumbled out of the gate, yet have stayed the online betting favorites all season. Woods takes eight months off for knee surgery, and he’s instantly the favorite in any tournament he plays.
Just when the NHL betting playoff picture looks like it’s taking shape, crazy things start happening. The Flames win the trade deadline and are suddenly rubbing shoulders with the elite. The Habs and Rangers show a bit of fight. Most of all, the Penguins – written off by many online betting fans as recently as two weeks ago – are the hottest team in the league.
This hasn’t been said in MLB betting circles in ages – maybe the mid 1980s? – but things may finally be looking up for the Kansas City Royals, especially in the anything-goes AL Central. Raise your hand if you knew they went 18-8 last September. All those draft picks are finally arriving and the pitching staff even offers a glimmer of hope.
There isn’t much change near the top of the NBA power rankings this week, as the NBA betting favorites for the championship have stayed essentially the same, although Cleveland is hot on the Lakers’ heels.
(Last week’s ranking in brackets)
After just one year of disappointing MLB betting fans and sitting out the postseason, the big, bad Bronx Bombers are back in a big way in the 2009 MLB odds. With a new stadium and some, big, shiny new free agents, the New York Yankees enter this online betting season as the top sportsbook favorites for the World Series.
Take a break from your March Madness betting for a weekend and head over to your sportsbook to check out this week’s Honda Classic odds. Ernie Els is the defending champion in this event at the PGA National in Palm Beach, FL, but online betting odds are backing two of the more charismatic players in the game.
You know what they say, NHL betting fans: you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. So you can’t teach Martin Brodeur to, uh, not…stop…pucks. OK, it’s a bad analogy. But it’s Monday, so gimme a break.
MLB team preview – Boston Red Sox
If the early 2000s represented World War II between the Red Sox and Yankees, it looks like World War III looms in this year’s MLB odds. In a wild offseason, both the Bombers and BoSox made big acquisitions. Boston arguably had less work to do and wasn’t quite as active but seriously bolstered its rotation.
We are entering the stretch run of the NBA season, as All-Star Weekend and the trade deadline have passed us by. This means NBA betting players will be even more focused on the daily box scores of their favorite teams, and we’re here to try and give you a betting edge. As the standings show, home-court advantage is going to be HUGE in this postseason.
For years, the Tampa Bay Rays were a laughing stock in baseball betting circles. Last year, though, the stars finally aligned. Sucking for all those years allowed the Rays to stockpile prospects and everyone seemed to break out simultaneously. After the Rays defied the MLB odds in 2008, one question weighs heavily on sports betting fans’ minds: was last season a fluke?
The top 64 players in the World Golf Rankings (and 16 of the top 25 on the PGA Tour’s money list) will suit up in the Accenture World Match Play Championship this week. Just like in March Madness betting, odds in the sportsbook are listed for the winner of each bracket and the overall winner of the tournament.
We’ve officially reached the NHL’s dog days of winter, though next week’s trade deadline will inject life back into the league. This time of year is dangerous for NHL betting fans, as even the best teams can lag (read: New York Islanders 4, New Jersey Devils 0).
Last week, the Sharks reasserted themselves, the Wings stood pat and the Devils went backward.
What a difference a season can make. A year ago, the Jays were on everyone’s sleeper list in the MLB odds. They had, arguably, the best pitching in the AL, featuring a one-two punch of Roy Halladay and A.J. Burnett, good young arms in Dustin McGowan and Shaun Marcum and the league’s stingiest bullpen.
2009 MLB Team Preview – Baltimore Orioles
Most MLB betting fans say playing the AL East is a death sentence if you’re not the Red Sox or Yankees. Well, now that the Rays join that elite list, life gets even harder for Baltimore and Toronto. Then again, the Rays’ story gives online sports betting players and young teams like Baltimore hope, doesn’t it?
They say the West Coast is the best coast and we’ll find out this weekend as the PGA Tour heads to the outskirts of Los Angeles for the Northern Trust Open. As we get set to tee off, here’s a six pack of golfers who present decent odds for PGA betting:
Well, hockey betting fans, the NHL trade deadline rapidly approaches, and that means the season is more than two thirds complete. Now is the time for teams to jockey for playoff positions and, consequently, spots on the NHL betting power rankings. Just as Pittsburgh did against UConn in a major March Madness rankings matchup, the Devils made a huge statement against the Sharks on the weekend.
