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PGA Golf

British Open Review

Bodog Sportsbook 2009 British Open Recap

The British Open is the hardest event in golf – hardest to win, and hardest on the soul, as Tom Watson can tell you.

Watson went to the 18th tee at 3-under and one stroke ahead of Stewart Cink, who earlier drained a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole to stay within shouting distance of the 59-year-old legend. Needing only to make an eight-foot par putt to claim his sixth Open Championship and first since 1983, Watson came up short. Then Cink easily put away his opponent by six strokes over the four-hole playoff to hoist the Claret Jug for the first time.

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Sports

Sports Betting: What To Bet On?!

Games to Bet On This Week @ Bodog Sportsbook

This is exactly the time of year you want to be a handicapper. The NBA and NHL playoffs run virtually side-by-side. Baseball feeds us dozens of betting opportunities every week. The volume and variety of “summer sports” on the board is staggering. We’ll take another grand tour for this week’s Top 5 betting events; all listed times are Eastern, and the freshest lines are just a click away at sports.bodog.com.

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NHL

NHL Betting: Final Week Of The Regular Season

NHL Rivalry Week

Give the people what they want.

Commissioner Gary Bettman has gotten mixed reviews since he took over the NHL’s top job in 1993. His legacy includes two work stoppages, getting and losing TV deals with FOX and ESPN, and aggressive expansion (some would say over-expansion) into the United States. But all is forgotten when the puck drops on a game that people care about.

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Sportsbooks

Bodog Second Round Tournament Betting Odds

BodogLife.com Sportsbook 2nd Round NCAA Tournament Gambling Lines

There are 32 teams remaining, and the NCAAB betting action gets underway Saturday with 8 more matchups coast to coast. March Madness betting odds for second round action can be found at one of our premiere advertisers Bodog Life Sportsbook. There are some great matchups on tap for today. Texas vs. Duke, Maryland vs. Memphis, UCLA vs. Villanova, the list goes on.

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Sportsbooks

Bodog Life: Tournament Preview

Here come the Chosen Ones.

The NCAA Selection Committee has done its work. The 65 participants in the 2009 NCAA men’s basketball Tournament have been announced; here’s the rundown of the teams that are going into this year’s bracket and their first-round matchups.

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Sports

Sports To Bet On (Week of Feb 16, 2009)

Sports Betting Games to Bet on – Feb. 16th Edition

If Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were still around today, well, they’d be over 200 years old. And being two very smart people, they’d be betting on the following five events, presumably using some of those sharp observation skills that made them great. Don’t forget to tell Abe and Chuck that all times listed are Eastern, and to visit Bodog Sportsbook for the latest betting lines.

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Sports

Sports To Bet On (Week of Feb 9, 2009)

Sports Betting Games To Bet On – Feb. 9th Edition

If they’re talking about steroids and baseball, then spring must be just around the corner. Pitchers and catchers report to training camp on Thursday; we have two months to study them before the betting lines hit the board. Meanwhile, basketball season is in full swing, the NHL is in post-All-Star mode, and it’s time once again to lay rubber and swap paint. These are the Top 5 betting events of the week – all times Eastern, with the freshest lines available at Bodog Sportsbook.

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Handicapping

NBA | CBB Handicapping Stats & Betting Tips

Hoops Stat Check

One of the greatest Super Bowls of all-time is behind us, so it’s time to move on to matters basketball – but we’d be remiss if we didn’t throw in an extra factoid for Sunday’s Pro Bowl: When in Hawaii, NFL players and guests stay at the fabulous JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa on the Leeward Coast of Oahu.

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Sports

Offseason Sports Betting: What To Bet On?!

Training Camp: After The Football

There is no offseason for sharp handicappers.

It’s no secret that a ton of casual bettors close up shop after the Super Bowl. And in doing so, they rob themselves of an opportunity to cash in against softer betting lines than anything you’ll find in the NFL. What for? If you know the mechanics of the pointspread in football, you’ve already got the raw material to start betting on basketball.

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Sports

Sports To Bet On (Week of Feb 2, 2009)

Sports Betting Games to Bet on – Feb. 2 Edition

No letting up now. The NFL season might be almost over (don’t forget the Pro Bowl), but March Madness is nearly upon us, and we’re rushing headlong into the playoff stretch for both the NBA and NHL. If you’re one of the many who finally bought a big-screen television for the Super Bowl, you will love watching basketball and hockey in HDTV.

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Handicapping

NBA | CBB Handicapping Stats & Betting Tips

Basketball Stats Check

Wilt Chamberlain is our hero. “The Stilt” is responsible for two of the most famous stats in basketball history: 100, and 20,000. While the second number is not official, Chamberlain’s 100 points in a game (on Mar. 2, 1962, for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks) remains the gold standard in the NBA.

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Sports

Sports To Bet On (Week of January 19, 2009)

Sports Betting Games to Bet on – Jan. 19 Edition

This is the proverbial calm before the storm. The Super Bowl is in two weeks, and although the Big Game is already taking up a lot of handicapping attention, business will be relatively quiet until closer to gametime. This week is golden for betting on hoops. We’ve got the most compelling pro and college matchups leading off our weekly list of the top betting attractions; all times are Eastern, and updated lines are available at the Bodog online sportsbook.  

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NFL

Bodog: NFL Championship Playoff Round Previews

NFL Championship Round Preview

Super Bowl XLIII? Forget that. The best NFL games of the year are usually the Conference Round matchups. Over the past decade, the AFC title game has been called the “real” Super Bowl. But the gulf between the two conferences has closed somewhat, giving us two high-quality games to handicap this Sunday.  

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NCAA Football

Bowl Betting Preview – BodogLife.com

Three Days Of College Football Bowl Madness 

We’ve reached the post-Christmas portion of the college football bowl season. Fourteen relatively minor bowl games have come and gone; over the next three days, we’ll be hit with another 16, including three of the four traditional major bowls. Let’s get up to speed with the basic facts. All game times are Eastern; for current lines, visit the Bodog Sportsbook.  

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Sports

Sports To Bet On (Week of December 16, 2008)

Sports Betting Games To Bet On – December 16 Edition

Okay, college football fans. Recess is over; time to get back to work. The 2008-09 bowl season starts this Saturday with four games, and while this foursome may feature some of the lightweights on the bowl scene (will there be a second St. Petersburg Bowl?), we’ve got at least two games that promise to be both entertaining and potentially lucrative. The first bowl down the runway kicks off this week’s Top 5 list (all times Eastern; for current lines, visit Bodog’s online sportsbook).  

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NFL

Week 15 NFL Betting Preview

NFL Week 15 Preview

Handicappers have to wear many hats to do a good job: athlete, statistician, doctor, lawyer, critic. These days, a background in labor relations would be handy.  Our top online experts from Bodog sportsbook weigh in with their opinions and cappers insight for two big matchups happening during Week 15 of the NFL season.