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The betting for Saturday’s Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight is starting to get wild, highlighted by a $1.2 million bet that reportedly came in on Thursday. While some are questioning if the spectacle between the two fighters will be a …
The Oakland Raiders have a better chance than any team not named the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl this upcoming season, at least according to Las Vegas. David Purdum of ESPN.com reports that more bets have been placed on the Raiders to …
The Maloof brothers are the bettors behind the $880,000 wager placed on Floyd Mayweather Jr. for his fight with Conor McGregor on Aug. 26, the brothers revealed. The photo from a printed $880,000 betting slip circulated on social media a few days …
Long bullish regarding the prospect of legalizing sports gambling in the United States, NBA commissioner Adam Silver thinks it will happen sooner rather than later. Silver said Wednesday that he expects sports betting to be legalized within a few …
Fights — especially fights that take place in Las Vegas — and gambling go hand in hand. It was expected that the upcoming crossover bout between Floyd Mayweather, the boxing legend, and Conor McGregor, the UFC’s golden boy, would …
The betting odds for the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor will be an interesting side story to the major fight, as is usually the case for huge fights. Because the fight will be taking place in a boxing ring under boxing rules, Mayweather is a heavy …
Most people who follow basketball will predict the Golden State Warriors to beat the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, but the extent to which they’re favorites is still shocking. The Warriors opened as a 10 to 10.5-point …
The Memphis Grizzlies covered the spread in their game against the New York Knicks in pretty incredible fashion. The Grizzlies were up 98-88 against the Knicks on Friday night with 19 seconds left. They had the ball just past halfcourt with Wade …
Phil Mickelson avoided being charged for insider trading for acting on a stock tip in 2012, but the case has revealed another interesting note about his gambling habit. Mickelson has long had a reputation for being a huge gambler, which is sort of …
The Oklahoma State Cowboys drained a three-pointer at the buzzer Friday that was utterly meaningless when it came to the result, but quite the opposite in Vegas. Michigan led Oklahoma State 92-88 as time ran out in the first round game, but the …
We can probably expect a lot of points to be scored in Super Bowl 51. In their first two games this postseason, the Patriots scored 34 and 36 points. The Falcons have put up a combined 80 points in their two playoff wins. With two high-powered …
A bad week for the sportsbooks got even worse after Sunday’s NFL action. Thanks to upset victories Sunday by the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers, Las Vegas bookies reported huge losses, with William Hill reporting the worst day in the …
The betting line for the NFC Championship Game next weekend between the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers changed immediately after a big bet came in on Atlanta. The original line was set at Atlanta -4, but it quickly moved to -4.5 and -5 at …
Many have already dubbed Clemson’s upset of Alabama on Monday night “the greatest National Championship Game ever played,” but bookies in Las Vegas have a few different adjectives they would used to describe it. Not only did the …
A bettor who stood to win $100,000 on a 15-team parlay over the weekend ended up losing the $5 he risked when the New England Patriots failed to cover against the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night. Worse yet, the Pats fell just one point shy. …
The New York Giants had multiple chances to beat the Washington Redskins on Sunday, but Eli Manning single-handedly blew two of them. If you’re a fan of the G-Men who is angry with Eli at the moment, just be thankful he didn’t cost you a …
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