On December 31, 2012, the LA Times declared that Vegas sports books took a “staggering” financial hit from the NFL regular season as “bettors handed Nevada sports books their worst year in memory.” Well, their memory must be very, very bad. We immediately pointed out how that article was dead wrong citing Nevada Gaming Commission reports… Read more »
There will be no Triple Crown Winner this year with I’ll Have Another scratched the day before the race.  But how does this scratch affect the rest of the field?  We’ve broken down the implied probabilities from yesterday morning vs. today’s odds (courtesy of 5dimes).  Here are the fluctuation based on the implied probability of the odds: I’LL HAVE… Read more »
While this weekend’s UFC event is dominated by the Jones-Evans hype, there are a few matches that we like in order to make us some money.  We’ve identified three fights with lines from 5Dimes that may have some value: The Favorite Ben Rothwell may look like a character from Hillbilly Handfishing, but is actually a seasoned veteran.  Rothwell has… Read more »
Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks Current Line: Milwaukee -3.5 Current O/U Line: 200.5 The Boston Celtics (24-21 SU, 20-25 ATS) continue their eight game road trip tonight in which they are 3-3 SU and 3-3 ATS after a 3 point road win on Monday night in Atlanta. The Celtics have done an outstanding job offensively… Read more »
At Wagerminds, we track betting lines and picks for every game across every major sport. The result: a huge and growing database that can help people make more informed sports wagers. When a regular season ends, we like to take the time to look back to see how the season broke down for favorites, underdogs,… Read more »
The NBA All-Star game tips off at 7pm tonight. The line: East (-4) vs. West with a total of 284. Go ahead and read that total again – TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FOUR POINTS. Of course, all-star games and defense go together like peanut butter and mayonnaise so it’s not surprising the total is high…. Read more »
It was just a week ago that we wrote about Mark Cuban’s proposal for a sports betting hedge fund. In that article, we referenced a UK-based hedge fund that had launched to pursue Cuban’s idea. Well, that hedge fund has already collapsed. A London investment company, Centaur, launched its Galileo fund to provide investors with… Read more »
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders at Vanderbilt Commodores Current Line: Vanderbilt -7.5 Current O/U Line: 129 Middle Tennessee State (20-2 SU, 15-5 ATS) puts their 12 game winning streak on the line when they head out on the road to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores (15-5 SU, 9-7 ATS) in this non-conference matchup. Middle… Read more »
