Beyond the Bets

Stanley Cup odds: After big Game 7 win, Rangers seem like viable contender; Are Pens in trouble?

May 14, 2013

New York’s Stanley Cup odds have shifted more than any other team after Monday’s 5-0 victory over the Capitals. The Rangers opened at 24/1 when the playoffs began, and the current odds are 8/1.

Only the Red Wings (15-1) and Senators (14-1) have seen similar moves.

NFL

Off first glance, here’s our 3 favorite over/under win total bets heading into the 2013 NFL summer

May 14, 2013

We won’t be placing any of these bets anytime soon, but read on for our gut reaction to the 2013 NFL win totals released by both Atlantis and Cantor in the past few days.

NFL

Team-by-team 2013 NFL schedules with point spreads, win totals, predictions and more

May 13, 2013

Quite possibly the most objective way to analyze an NFL schedule is to use Cantor Gaming’s week-by-week point spreads, calculate the win odds and then arrive at a projected record for each team.

In this post, you’ll find schedules for all 32 NFL teams with point spreads, win odds, projected records and win totals. Feel free to bookmark this post as we’ll do our best to keep it updated throughout the summer as the point spreads change.

NFL

Cantor Gaming releases 2013 NFL season win totals, and a few numbers might catch you by surprise

May 11, 2013

Cantor Gaming became the first Las Vegas sportsbook to release NFL win totals on Friday, and while many of the numbers were close to projections, there were several that weren’t.

Read on for a full list of totals and a few observations.

NFL

Head Scratcher: Is Atlantis Casino or Cantor Gaming more ‘off’ in projecting the Packers’ 2013 season?

May 10, 2013

Depending on your perspective, the Green Bay Packers either have a highly inflated win total for the 2013 NFL season, or they’re vastly underrated in Cantor Gaming’s point spreads for every week.

Why? Allow us to explain.

NFL

Atlantis Casino becomes 1st Nevada-based sportsbook to release NFL regular season win totals

May 9, 2013

We’ve been waiting to see which Las Vegas sportsbook would be the first to post NFL regular season win totals, but expected Cantor Gaming or MGM to set the market, possibly as early as next week.

Instead, Reno-based Atlantis Casino released numbers on Thursday afternoon.

NFL

BTB’s projected NFL win totals: Pats, 49ers among teams expected to have league’s best record

May 9, 2013

Las Vegas sportsbooks are expected to release NFL win totals within the next week or two.

In the meantime, here are our projections for all 32 teams.

College Football

Your Big 12 Conference favorite in 2013 is … Texas? Longhorns aiming for 1st title since Colt McCoy era

May 8, 2013

In the first 2013 Big 12 Conference futures odds (released by The Greek), Texas is the 2-to-1 favorite. Can third-year quarterback David Ash make the same kind of leaps that both Vince Young and Colt McCoy did in their junior seasons?

College football

College football conference odds: Alabama favored to win SEC West; New-look ACC is up for grabs

May 7, 2013

Johnny Manziel might become the story of the 2013 college football season, but in the eyes of oddsmakers, his Texas A&M Aggies will be an afterthought in the race for an SEC championship.

TheGreek.com released early conference odds today, and Alabama—the front runner to win the BCS title—is listed as a 1/2 favorite to claim a second straight SEC West crown. Close behind is LSU (+300), followed by Texas A&M (+350).

2013 NBA Playoffs

Bulls’ win at Miami as 12-point underdogs is biggest NBA Playoffs upset we’ve seen since (at least) 2003