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ESPN Conversations: Where sports bettors gather to root in bets on non-televised games

November 21, 2012

On Tuesday, we happened to be checking college basketball scores on ESPN.com, and randomly clicked on the Gardner-Webb/Howard game, which tipped off at 4 p.m. ET.

The game was not televised. Most people living in the Eastern time zone, where both schools are located, were likely at work and unable to follow along. The fans of these teams don’t care and neither does the general public. Here’s who does care: Sports bettors.

NFL predictions

It’s unanimous! All 16 of ESPN’s NFL experts think the Packers will win the NFC North title

August 31, 2012

ESPN never shies away from providing ‘expert’ NFL predictions.

Recently, 16 of the Worldwide Leader’s experts made their picks, and based on the consensus, we’ll be seeing a Packers-Patriots Super Bowl.

Sports betting politics

Sports leagues claim to be ‘anti-gambling’ but continue to let TV partners talk point spreads

August 8, 2012

The hypocritical sports leagues are trying to insult us or aggravate us or possibly both as they attempt to prevent New Jersey from offering sports betting in its state.

Read on to find out one of the real problems.

Entertainment Props

Colin Cowherd’s ‘Herd Mile Challenge’: BetOnline sets over/under for mile at 6:32

May 22, 2012

In a successful attempt at humor, BetOnline released an over/under for Colin Cowherd’s time in the mile, which not so coincidentally was the exact same time Cowherd predicted for himself in his radio show on Monday.

Read on for a breakdown (including Cowherd’s training video).

Friendly Wagers

Stephen A. Smith likes Lakers to cover Game 3 spread, challenges Skip Bayless to dinner bet

May 18, 2012

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless engaged in some friendly point spread discussion about Friday night’s Game 3 between the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder.

And they even have a bet on the line.

Sarah Phillips

Sarah Phillips saga: Could a phone call from Covers to ESPN have prevented recent scams?

May 6, 2012

Sarah Phillips, an ESPN columnist who got her start at Covers, was fired last week, the result of several recent scams that involved the seedy acquisition of Twitter accounts and websites.

But could a phone call in December have prevented the scams from ever occurring?

Bill Simmons' Bet

Conflict Of Interest: ESPN’s Simmons forced to withdraw MVP vote after betting on LeBron

May 3, 2012

Bill Simmons placed a pair of bets earlier in the season on LeBron James to win the NBA’s MVP award. Problem is, he’s an MVP voter, which represents a conflict of interest.

His bets will remain but his MVP vote has since been thrown out.

Mailbag

‘I don’t want to spend time catching up; Can you briefly explain the Sarah Phillips story?’

May 2, 2012

A reader asks if I can shorten the Sarah Phillips drama to one paragraph.

That’s impossible (unless you want an incredibly long and grammatically incorrect paragraph), but here’s my best attempt at a Cliff Notes version of the Sarah Phillips (and Nilesh Prasad) scam.

Sarah Phillips exposed

Deadspin: Former Covers writer Sarah Phillips had many faces — and one of them was evil

May 1, 2012

“Who is Sarah Phillips?”

That’s the question that always seemed to find its way into the BTB inbox. On Tuesday, Deadspin provided the answer.

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