Beyond the Bets

2013 French Open, women’s preview: Can Sharapova, Azarenka topple favored Serena Williams?

May 25, 2013

We’ve once again borrowed the services of Jay Jarrahi, writer at The Overrule, to help us preview the men’s and women’s 2013 French Open at Roland Garros.

In this post, he takes a look at the women’s draw.

Tennis

2013 French Open, men’s preview: Will Rafael Nadal continue his Roland Garros dominance?

May 25, 2013

Jay Jarrahi, founder of an excellent tennis handicapping site called The Overrule, has agreed to share his previews for the 2013 French Open, which begins on Sunday.

In this post, Jarrahi breaks down the men’s side, where Rafael Nadal is the obvious favorite.

NFL

NFL season win totals: Why are Vegas oddsmakers giving the league-worst Chiefs so much credit?

May 23, 2013

On Sunday, the LVH SuperBook released its NFL season win totals. The most interesting total—the one that should have caught everybody by surprise but didn’t—was the Chiefs. They opened at 7 with the over juiced at -145.

It’s an incredibly high number when you consider how similar teams have been lined in the past.

NFL

Most popular bets for 2014 Super Bowl: Niners have the worst payout but are still the trendiest pick

May 22, 2013

The 49ers are always one of the most popular bets in Super Bowl futures odds in Nevada, but online?

According to the public betting numbers available at one offshore sportsbook, San Francisco is by far the most popular bet for the 2014 Super Bowl despite carrying the lowest odds.

NFL

2013 NFL point spreads: Broncos favored in 15 of 16 games, should have easiest path to playoffs

May 21, 2013

Collecting the average point spread for each team admittedly doesn’t provide us with groundbreaking information. However, it does give us a basic look at each team’s overall chance for success in 2013.

Read on to find out how each team stacks up.

College Football

Where’s your school rank? 5Dimes releases futures odds on literally every FBS college football team

May 21, 2013

The Old Dominion Monarchs won’t become an FBS football program until 2014, but an offshore sportsbook is still offering odds on them to win the BCS Championship this season. (If you’re curious, a $100 bet on the Monarchs would pay $990,000.)

Read on for the 2013-14 BCS futures odds on literally every FBS school in the nation. Except Penn State, of course.

NFL

LVH SuperBook releases 2013 NFL season win totals; Seahawks among seven teams listed at 10 or more

May 19, 2013

The LVH SuperBook released its 2013 NFL season win totals today.

We’ll do all the usual stuff (analysis, odds compares, etc.) early next week, but for now, take a look at the numbers.

NFL

LVH SuperBook releases its NFL Games of the Year; Pats, Broncos lines a bit on the high side?

May 19, 2013

The LVH opened its NFL Games of the Year point spreads for primetime and high-interest games.

College football

No need to wait: BetOnline releases college football point spreads for 44 opening-week games

May 18, 2013

BetOnline.com has released point spreads for all college football Week 1 games.

Read on to see the full list. More to come.

NBA Draft Lottery Odds

Betting on the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery is a pretty dumb decision, but here’s a look at the odds anyway

May 17, 2013

The Orlando Magic had a leading scorer (Aaron Afflalo) and leading rebounder (Nikola Vucevic) that only the most passionate NBA fans could name, and they closed the regular season as an underdog in their final 24 games.

The good news: They’ll finally be favored to win something with the NBA Draft Lottery next Tuesday. The bad news: The lottery favorite—despite having a 25 percent chance—has won only twice in the past 21 years.

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