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Early betting favorite emerges in Warriors-Celtics Finals

While the Boston Celtics are celebrating their first Eastern Conference title since 2010, many are already placing bets on their upcoming Finals series against the Golden State Warriors. After the Celtics beat the Miami Heat in Game 7 of their …

Phil Mickelson gives a thumbs up

Phil Mickelson reportedly had $40 million in gambling losses

Phil Mickelson is notorious for his love of sports betting, and now we have an idea of just how much he loves it. Alan Shipnuck, who is writing a biography about Mickelson, published an excerpt from the book on The Firepit Collective Thursday. In the …

Drake in a suit

Rapper Drake places monster bet on first WR to be drafted

Drake has a good feeling about a specific player becoming the first wide receiver off the board at the position during the 2022 NFL Draft. On Thursday morning, the Canadian rapper posted a screenshot of a bet slip on his Instagram story showing that …

Tom Brady after a game

Las Vegas sportsbook wants NFL to investigate bets related to Tom Brady news

Tom Brady shocked the sports world when he announced on Sunday that he has changed his mind about retiring, but one Las Vegas sportsbook executive thinks some gamblers knew it was coming. He wants the NFL to investigate how that could have happened. …

Calvin Ridley at a press conference

New details emerge in Calvin Ridley betting scandal

The NFL determined that Calvin Ridley did not have inside information when he placed several wagers involving NFL teams back in November, but the star receiver did include his own team in his bets. He did not have any success. ESPN’s David …

LeBron James yells during a game

Oddsmakers not encouraged about Lakers’ chances in second half of season

The Los Angeles Lakers have been falling in the standings and are now falling in Las Vegas as well. Online sportsbook SportsBetting.ag released recalculated odds Wednesday for the second half of the NBA season. The updated numbers had the Lakers …

Roger Goodell at a press conference

Top sportsbook reveals most popular prop bet heading into Super Bowl

The most robust sports betting day of the year is almost upon us, and it is not too late to strategize based on which way the tide is leaning. Caesars Sportsbook revealed this week the single most popular prop bet (by dollars) that it has taken thus …

Rapper Drake in a suit

Drake making massive Super Bowl bet on Odell Beckham, Rams

Though he is not among the performers at this year’s Super Bowl, Drake may definitely have the most to gain from it. The Grammy-winning rap artist revealed on Instagram this week that he is making a huge bet on the Los Angeles Rams in Super …

A kentucky player dunks the ball

Video: Kentucky gave gamblers one of worst bad beats of all time

Kentucky pulled away in the second half to cruise to a fairly easy win over South Carolina on Tuesday night. Wildcats fans were pleased with the result, but those who wagered on John Calipari’s team were downright devastated. Kentucky entered …

Patrick Mahomes

Sports bettors have 1 big expectation for Chiefs-Bengals AFC title game

Sports bettors are banking big on one particular outcome for Sunday’s AFC Championship Game between Kansas City and Cincinnati. According to numbers released on Thursday morning by online sportsbook SportsBetting.ag, an overwhelming 77 percent …

Julian Edelman pumps up the crowd

Julian Edelman had hilarious reaction to big bet on Patriots going south

You win some and you lose some in sports gambling, and Julian Edelman definitely lost some this weekend. The ex-New England Patriots receiver made a huge bet on the team heading into the Wild Card round. The bet was part of a paid promotion by …

Alvin Gentry talks to an official

Bad call in Lakers-Kings game led to ridiculous result for bettors

It was not quite the 2002 Western Conference Finals, but the officials certainly made a difference during the Los Angeles Lakers-Sacramento Kings game on Tuesday. The Kings were on the receiving end of a very bad call in the fourth quarter. Down five …

Mets owner Steve Cohen

Surprising MLB team listed among favorites to win 2022 World Series

One unlikely MLB team could be crashing the World Series party this year. Online sportsbook SportsBetting.ag posted odds on Tuesday for the 2022 MLB season, including the favorites to win the World Series. The New York Mets surprisingly have the …

Nick Saban in an Alabama shirt

Surprising point spread for Alabama-Georgia championship game released

The point spread for the college football national championship game has been released, and it is a surprising one. Multiple sportsbooks listed Georgia as a 2.5-point favorite against Alabama in the national title game. National Championship odds are …

A sad Pitt fan

Pitt bettors suffer bad gambling beat at end of Peach Bowl loss

Those who bet on Pitt in the Peach Bowl on Thursday suffered a really bad beat. The Panthers were trailing Michigan State 24-21 after the Spartans scored a touchdown with just under three minutes left. Pitt began their possession at their 25, looking …

Kyle Anderson warming up

Grizzlies’ Kyle Anderson had savage response to angry bettor

Here is yet another example that whining to a professional athlete about your failed fantasy team or your busted parlay never ends well. Memphis Grizzlies forward Kyle Anderson received an angry tweet this week from a sports bettor who cursed …

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