Beyond the Bets

The first game of the 2013 college football season, televised nationally on ESPN, now has a point spread

April 28, 2013

We’re four months away from college football’s season opener between North Carolina and South Carolina, but an offshore sportsbook has already posted a line for the game.

Are more Week 1 point spreads on the way?

2013 NBA Playoffs

On The Ropes: Teams trailing 2-0 in NBA Playoffs series have done amazingly well ATS in Game 3

April 25, 2013

While historical results show that Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol and the Memphis Grizzlies have slim to no chance of winning their series against the Clippers, what about Game 3?

Home teams trailing 2-0 have hit at nearly 60 percent against the spread in these situations.

2013 NFL Draft

2013 NFL Draft Prop Bets: How many SEC players will go in 1st Round? Where will Geno, Te’o, Barkley fall?

April 23, 2013

Prop bets for the 2013 NFL Draft are starting to trickle out, and we’ve accumulated all of the available options from Bovada and 5Dimes in this post.

NFL

OKTC’s Fuhrman, former Caesars Palace oddsmaker, projects early NFL regular season win totals

April 22, 2013

NFL season win totals won’t be released in Las Vegas until next month, but Outkick The Coverage’s Todd Fuhrman, a former oddsmaker at Caesars Palace, has already released a set of projections.

NFL

NFL point spreads are out! In 2013 Week 1 lines, Ravens are 7.5-point underdogs in opener at Broncos

April 19, 2013

Don’t worry, it’s only 139 days until NFL football is back.

And the offshore sportsbook BetOnline just gave us all the first point spreads of the 2013 NFL season, releasing lines for all Week 1 matchups late Thursday night.

2013 NBA Playoffs

How dominant can the Heat be? BetOnline sets odds at 20-to-1 for Miami to run the table in NBA Playoffs

April 18, 2013

It’s been at least a couple weeks since we’ve seen the Miami Heat at full strength, but they’re still the overwhelming favorites (-134 at 5Dimes) to win the 2013 NBA title. The next closest team is the Oklahoma City Thunder at +435.

If you’re not interested in laying that much juice on a team to win four series in a row, BetOnline has a prop available that could be a little more fun.

NFL

NFL to announce full-season schedule on Thursday; LVH SuperBook plans to release Week 1 lines

April 17, 2013

The NFL will release its 17-week schedule on Thursday, and the LVH SuperBook in Las Vegas announced that it will follow by posting opening-week lines a day later.

MLB

Going up: After 2 weeks, Red Sox among a few teams making big moves in MLB divisional futures

April 16, 2013

The Red Sox opened as 5-to-1 underdogs to win the AL East, behind the Blue Jays, Yankees and Rays. Now, two weeks into the season, they have the second-best odds (+275) behind only Toronto (+250).

Read on for a look at divisional futures odds, comparing opening numbers to current prices.

NBA

As NBA season winds down, win totals for 8 teams, including the Thunder, remain undecided

April 15, 2013

We’ve listed each NBA team’s preseason (and midseason) win total, their current records, and also their result—either over or under—with two games left in the regular season.

As you’ll see, eight teams have still yet to be decided. The list includes the Mavericks, Pacers, Bucks, Hornets, Thunder, Blazers, Raptors and Jazz.

MLB

Wrigley FAIL-ed: Fading the Cubs at home has proven to be profitable betting strategy through the years