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Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson will be in one of four AFC and NFC Divisional Playoff games this weekend. (Image: Tommy Gilligan)

Three of Four NFL Divisional Playoff Games Sporting Big Spreads

Oddsmakers aren’t giving the underdogs much of a chance in this weekend’s AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs. Three of the four games have lines of seven points or more. Kansas City is a 9.5-point home favorite against Houston, followed by Baltimore, who is laying nine points hosting Tennessee. San Francisco […]

Top Photos of 2019: The Year in Sports

Top Photos of 2019: The Year in Sports

The end of the year offers us the ideal time for reflection. CBS News just released its Top Photos of 2019: The Year in Pictures. Of the 53 photos selected, nearly a dozen relate to sports. Accordingly, this seems like the perfect occasion to ponder and marvel at these 11 […]

With Baltimore guaranteed to have the AFC’s No. 1 seed in the NFL Playoffs back up quarterback Robert Griffin III will be starting instead of Lamar Jackson. (Image: AP)

NFL Playoffs Drama Exists in Last Week of Season

The NFL’s 2019 regular season is quickly coming to a close, but there’s still plenty of playoff drama to be had for fans and players alike. Ten of the 12 post-season spots are set, but there are still teams who are jockeying for better seeding — or who are still […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert led his team to a seven-point victory against Charlotte on Friday, and helped one gambler to two big parlay card wins. (AP)

Bettor Parlays $1,600 into $171,272 in Big Weekend Win

An unidentified online gambler managed two big parlay card wins on Friday and Saturday. The savvy bettor utilized everything from the NBA to the NFL to European basketball leagues to hit his first parlay card. On his second card, he bet on seven Friday NBA games. He spent a total […]

The Presidents Cup will feature the U.S. Team, captained by Tiger Woods, and the International Team, captained by Ernie Els. (Image: PGA Tour)

US Team Favored in Presidents Cup, but Should They Be?

The International team is a large underdog in the Presidents Cup, but the US team has more than enough distractions to give bettors pause. The biennial competition, which begins Thursday (Wednesday in US) at Royal Melbourne in Australia, pits 12 members of each squad against one another in both team […]

Captain Tiger Woods is the subject of several Presidents Cup prop bets regarding how much he will play in the event. (Image: Getty)

Presidents Cup Prop Bets Heavy on Captain Tiger Woods

Oddsmakers are supplying a plethora of Presidents Cup prop bets for the competition, which begins Thursday (Wednesday in the US) at Royal Melbourne in Australia. Several sportsbooks have lines on everything from the odds of a hole-in-one to whether or not Dustin Johnson will compete on the first day. There […]

In Sunday’s 49ers-Ravens game, San Francisco will have its hands full trying to contain Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson. (Image: Getty)

Possible Super Bowl Preview with 49ers-Ravens Game

Sunday’s 49ers-Ravens clash is being billed as a possible Super Bowl matchup. For San Francisco quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, and his teammates, however, it’s just another game on the way to the postseason. Even if they aren’t admitting it, the 49ers-Ravens game is the marquee contest of the week. San Francisco […]

Dominic Thiem upset Roger Federer on the first day of the Nitto ATP Finals in London. (Image: AFP)

ATP Finals Day 2: Nadal, Medvedev Start Group Play, Federer Loses to Thiem

Group Andre Agassi will get its start on Monday, as the Nitto ATP Finals moves into its second day of group stage play in London. Monday’s ATP Finals will see Daniil Medvedev take on Stefanos Tsitsipas in the early match, followed by Rafael Nadal vs. Alexander Zverev. Medvedev, Nadal Undefeated […]

Presidents Cup captain Tiger Woods had to be convinced by assistant Fred Couples to pick himself to play in the event. (Image: Getty)

Captain Tiger Woods Picks Himself For US Presidents Cup Team

US Presidents Cup team captain, Tiger Woods, made his four at-large selections to fill out his roster on Thursday. Not surprisingly, one of the picks was himself. Woods was expected — but not certain — to choose himself as one of the four captain picks. He also took Tony Finau, […]

Defending champion Alexander Zverev will return as one of eight battling to win the 2019 ATP Tour Finals. (Image: Tony O'Brien/Reuters)

ATP Tour Finals 2019 Betting Preview

London is the destination for the final leg of the ATP Tour this year, as the world’s top eight players face off in the hotly anticipated ATP Finals. The eight competitors have finally been decided, and with huge fortunes and ranking points up for grabs, it won’t be easy to […]

ATP Finals Explained: Qualification, Format, and Ranking Points

ATP Finals Explained: Qualification, Format, and Ranking Points

The ATP Finals are fast approaching, and the best tennis players in the world are headed to London to claim the season’s final prize. But do you know enough about the tour’s flagship tournament, and what makes it different from all the rest? The event is second only to the […]

Kyle Busch leads the Monster Energy Cup Series Playoff, and has the best record of any current driver at Martinsville. (Image: AP)

NASCAR Drivers Trying to Avoid Martinsville Mayhem

It seems like no one escapes the Martinsville Mayhem at some point in their career. Drivers almost expect something to happen to them, or someone else, at Martinsville Speedway. Sunday’s First Data 500 should be no exception. Eight drivers will start today in the first contest in the race to […]