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ESPN Bet splits with Penn, announces DraftKings partnership
ESPN announced an exclusive multi-year deal with online sports betting company DraftKings Inc. on Thursday to become the network's sole official sportsbook and odds provider.,DraftKings will be integrated into ESPN's platforms starting in December.,ESPN and casino operator Penn Entertainment also an...
ESPN Bet going away amid new DraftKings partnership
ESPN announced an exclusive multi-year deal with online sports betting company DraftKings Inc. on Thursday to become the network's sole official sportsbook and odds provider.,DraftKings will be integrated into ESPN's platforms starting in December.,ESPN and casino operator Penn Entertainment also an...
As champagne flows, Dodgers anointed 2026 World Series favorites
Just as the Los Angeles Dodgers finished turning a game-ending double play to win the World Series, folks were already talking about a three-peat.,The Dodgers didn't get a lot of time to celebrate before being installed as favorites to win the 2026 World Series after outlasting the Toronto Blue Jays...
LSU Next Coach Odds: Surprise early favorite emerges
One of the most fascinating coaching cycles in recent memory added another marquee opening with LSU's firing of Brian Kelly, creating a vacancy that is likely to pique the interest of several prominent candidates.,Some immediate potential frontrunners bubbled to the top of rumor mills. Among them be...
Who wants the AFC North? Third-place Ravens (2-5) are new favorite
The new favorite to win the AFC North through eight weeks of the season bears a striking resemblance to the old favorite. ,The two-time defending division champ Baltimore Ravens are again the pick of oddsmakers to claim the crown despite a 2-5 record and uncertainty surrounding quarterback Lamar Jac...
Week 8 TNF: Vikings-Chargers Preview, Props & Prediction
Two teams desperate to keep pace in their respective playoff pictures kick of the Week 8 NFL slate on Thursday night.,The Minnesota Vikings (3-3) travel to Los Angeles seeking to rebound from a loss to Philadelphia, while the 4-3 Chargers are already 0-2 against the NFC as they have fallen a game ba...
Bama's Ty Simpson leads QB trio of Heisman favorites
Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson is alone atop the Heisman Trophy race, but he has stiff competition nipping at his heels.,Simpson emerged from the weekend as the +300 favorite at BetMGM, followed by fellow quarterbacks Fernando Mendoza (+325) of Indiana and Ohio State's Julian Sayin (+400). Simpson a...
Alabama's Ty Simpson pulls even atop Heisman race
Ty Simpson, step on up, you are the newest in a growing list of "Who wants to win the 2025 Heisman Trophy" contestants.,While Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer was sticking a fork in his fledgling Heisman hopes with a three-interception performance against Texas and Oregon's Dante Moore put a signifi...
Phillies favored ahead of Dodgers, Mariners as MLB postseason begins
The Philadelphia Phillies are favored to win the World Series as the Major League Baseball postseason begins Tuesday, although who their biggest threat may be is varied among sportsbooks.,After winning the National League East by 13 games and posting 96 victories during the regular season, the Phill...
Favored Team USA heavily backed ahead of Ryder Cup
The United States continues to draw strong public backing just two days before the start of the 45th Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.,The Americans opened as -140 favorites at BetMGM, but those odds have shortened further to -150 with the U.S. backed by 54 percent of the money and 63...
Books anticipating heavy Alvarez-Crawford action
Sportsbooks are anticipating a high volume of action leading up to Saturday night's highly-anticipated fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford in Las Vegas.,Crawford boasts an unblemished 41-0-0 career record, but is moving up two weight divisions to challenge Alvarez (63-2-2) in a 168-pou...
2025 Procore Championship: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Fall schedule tees off with an unusually strong field thanks to the 10 U.S. Ryder Cup teammates who are in the field for this week's Procore Championship.,The tournament begins Thursday at the Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif., and our golf experts preview the event while sha...
No. 6 Notre Dame-No. 10 Miami: Preview, Props, Prediction
A drama-packed Week 1 of the 2025 college football season concludes with a third matchup between top-10 teams with No. 6 Notre Dame traveling to No. 10 Miami on Sunday night.,The Irish played for the national title in their most recent game in January, while Miami narrowly missed the College Footbal...
Spaun-ing longshots? Public eyeing The Open dark horses
The public is divided when it comes to speculating who can upend the top two players in the world at The Open Championship this week.,World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and No. 2 Rory McIlroy, winners of the PGA Championship and Masters, respectively, are the clear pre-tournament favorites at all sportsb...
Thunder huge favorites, books split on Eastern Conference in '26 odds
Before the Oklahoma City Thunder made the acquaintance of the Larry O'Brien Trophy for the first time as NBA champions, they were already big favorites to get the next one in 2025-26.,Consensus futures odds for the 2025-26 NBA title heavily favor Oklahoma City, which has few offseason questions outs...
Oddsmakers lean toward Oilers, Hurricanes for '26 title
The Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup last year and retained their title on Tuesday, yet sportsbooks aren't convinced about their prospects for a three-peat.,Two leading gambling sites listed the back-to-back Cup runner-up Edmonton Oilers as the favorite to emerge on top next year, and another si...
2025 RBC Canadian Open: Preview, Best Bets, Prop Picks
The PGA Tour moves north of the border for this week's RBC Canadian Open, which will be played at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley for the first time in the event's history.,The field features world No. 2 Rory McIlroy, who will be seeking his third title at the tournament. Our golf experts preview the e...
2025 Charles Schwab Challenge: Preview, Prop Picks, Best Bets
The PGA Tour makes its fourth and final stop in Texas this year for the Charles Schwab Challenge, which tees off Thursday at iconic Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth.,While world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler highlights the field, it's otherwise lacking a strong contingent of marquee players as it follo...
Scottie Scheffler installed as U.S. Open favorite
Scottie Scheffler is favored to knock off the third leg of his quest for the career grand slam at next month's U.S. Open.,Fresh off claiming his first Wanamaker Trophy at the PGA Championship, which added to Scheffler's pair of Masters green jackets, he was installed as the consensus favorite to win...
2026 NFL Draft: Arch Manning opens as No. 1 favorite
Arch Manning has started two career college games and attempted fewer than 100 pass attempts in two seasons, but Texas' redshirt sophomore quarterback is already the favorite to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.,Manning was installed as the +200 favorite by DraftKings after the conclu...