Michigan is projected to be a double-digit favorite in its first seven games and might not be an underdog until its season-ending game at Ohio State.
Matt Youmans
Dallas’ odds to win the Super Bowl were adjusted from 16-1 to 25-1 at the Westgate sports book, where oddsmaker Ed Salmons said writing off the Cowboys is an overreaction.
The Sooners, who open the season Saturday as 10-point favorites at Houston, probably will stumble against a challenging schedule. That has been the trend for coach Bob Stoops.
The Golden Bears, led by new quarterback Davis Webb, are 20-point favorites in the game at Sydney, Australia.
All football handicapping contests are not created equally. There are options for low and high rollers, and for the so-called sharps and squares.
With the regular season approaching the starting gate, it’s time to release eight win-total best bets, including plays involving the Bears, Packers and Raiders.
The betting public has started to lean toward cocky Irishman Conor McGregor, a minus-130 favorite, in a hyped rematch against Nate Diaz on Saturday.
NFL betting returned to Las Vegas sports books with the usual array of crazy results. The Seahawks won a stunner. The Bears and Browns were big losers.
The most anticipated game of Week 1 of the NFL preseason arrives Saturday, when the Rams host the Cowboys before a crowd of around 90,000 at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
New Jersey’s latest shot at legalized sports betting suffered a significant setback Tuesday, when the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the prohibition of sports gambling in that state by a 10-2 vote.
After signing on to form the NBA’s new superteam with the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant is leading Team USA into a ridiculously unfair fight at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Six months after Super Bowl 50, it’s time to do this again. It’s time to bet football and sweat the results, starting with the Colts-Packers Hall of Fame game Sunday.
Oakland’s regular-season win total is 8½ at Las Vegas sports books. The Raiders are young and talented on both sides of the ball, and their chances of reaching the playoffs are not a long shot.
Derek Carr, like most other NFL quarterbacks, is the face of the franchise. He will determine a lot about the future of the Raiders, whether they are in Oakland or Las Vegas or again in Los Angeles.
Seven teams won 11 or more games in the NFL last season. The Green Bay Packers, who finished 10-6, appear primed to return to an elite level.
