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Shock and Awe: Gamblers Hit by Surprise Tax in Senate Budget Bill
Constituents of Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) were up in arms over a provision of the Senate budget bill this week that they say would devastated professional gamblers. (Photo: Mark Schiefelbein / AP) As President Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill chugs towards the finish line, there’s a provision included that could potentially devastate gamblers and in turn severely damage the casino industry. Or perhaps not. Let me explain.
MLB Bets Today: MLB Picks and Props for Tuesday, September 24
This article is part of our MLB Picks series. This is it, the final week of the MLB regular season. Not many playoff teams have solidified their spots yet, so for now we should see "normal" roster usage from the contenders. Let's try to find a few wagers! The MLB playoffs are just about here! Take advantage of outstanding sportsbook promos and receive up to $1,000 in bonus bets with this Fanatics Sportsbook promo. Three games separate these two teams in the National League West standings.
NFL Betting Contests Off to a Weird Start After Early Upsets
The Baltimore Ravens were just one of the big favorites last week that couldn't escape with a win, thereby eliminating thousands of NFL Survivor contestants. (Image: Nick Wass / AP) Have we witnessed the strangest start to an NFL season in years? Not sure how to quantify that. But I do know that based on early returns on the huge Circa contests, the ostensible “sharp” money that enters has started off with pretty rough results.
New York Overtaking New Jersey as Biggest US Sports Betting Market
A giant ad on the side of Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, toasting the arrival of legal sports betting in New York City. (Image: Ira Berger / Alamy) Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa sits nearly alone in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Located at the marina, only Harrah's Resort resides nearby, with the bulk of the gaming and betting scene about 2.5 miles away at the more famous and much busier oceanfront boardwalk.
MLB Expert Picks for Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers
This article is part of our MLB Picks series. Get the best sportsbook promos while betting on the best sports betting sites to boost your bankroll. This BetMGM bonus code offers new users a first-bet bonus worth up to $1,500. Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks What a great matchup we have here in the middle of Labor Day weekend. On one side, we have the Dodgers, who for the first time in a while, field the entirety of their Galacticos-level lineup.
MLB Expert Picks: Best Prop Bets for White Sox vs. Rangers
This article is part of our MLB Picks series. Sign up for the best sportsbook promos on the best sports betting sites and boost your bankroll for the rest of the MLB betting season. The BetMGM bonus code gives new users a first-bet bonus of up to $1,500. Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox There is bad and then there is 2024 White Sox bad. They have already lost 101 games and we have not even hit September yet.
MLB Picks: Expert MLB Props for Tuesday, August 6
This article is part of our MLB Picks series. Get everything you can out of the best sports betting apps like taking advantage of the best sportsbook promo codes. The BetMGM bonus code available now provides new users with a first-bet offer worth up to $1,500. New York Mets at Colorado Rockies I have not had the best feel for New York outright the last two days, I may have to turn in my Mets Fan card. How about we look at some props instead?
New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs, MLB Best Bets & Expert Picks for Friday, June 21
This article is part of our MLB Picks series. Summer has officially begun! Lets stay cool and try to make some money! MLB fans: Get in on the action with the BetMGM bonus code for a first-bet bonus welcome offer worth up to $1,500 when using code ROTOBONUS. BetMGM is one of several leading sportsbooks that accept credit card and PayPal. On June 12, a Mets team sitting at 28-37 and 13th best in the 15-team National League invited Grimace to throw out the first pitch.
San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Angels, MLB Best Bets & Expert Picks for June 14
This article is part of our MLB Picks series. We do not have the most fascinating set of matchups in MLB this weekend, though Philadelphia Phillies at Baltimore Orioles might be a World Series preview. You can wager on it, in fact, with DraftKings paying +3000 on "BAL Orioles beat PHI Phillies" and the same +3000 on the reverse (and it actually happened all the way back in 1983). Dodgers beat Yankees at +1200 carries the shortest odds, followed by +1400 on the flip side. But I digress.
Orioles-Royals & Phillies-White Sox, MLB Expert Picks for Sunday, April 21
This article is part of our MLB Picks series. Happy Sunday! It's a beautiful weather day for baseball in most of the US. Let's try to win some bets today and not pull an oblique while we are at it. Two years ago, this matchup would have produced a cacophony of yawns. Fast forward to 2024 and the Orioles look like a surefire playoff team with more crazy-good young players than spots to play them.
Yankees-Guardians & Angels-Red Sox, MLB Expert Picks & Props, April 14
This article is part of our MLB Picks series. Spring has kind of sort of kind of arrived here in the Northeast. I define that as that time of year when we get more 65-degree sunny days than 45-degree and rainy ones, and we seem to have turned that corner. Plus we now have enough MLB games under our belts that we can spot a few trends. Let's try to ride a couple with today's picks.
MLB Futures: MLB Team Futures for 2024
This article is part of our MLB Picks series. We now have MLB team props and futures up for just about every scenario. US sportsbooks have listed plain vanilla World Series, League and Division champ odds as well as Over/Under Win Totals for quite some time. Now we have markets all the way down to "Win Bands". What is a "Win Band" you ask? Well, you can now wager on any team landing in a specific range of wins. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a win total of 83.5 on DraftKings for example.
MLB Futures: Home Run Leaders and Head-to-Head HR Picks
This article is part of our MLB Picks series. Grapefruit League and Cactus League have officially begun. So have the devastating injuries. On the good news front, we have a bevy of prop and futures betting opportunities. I highlighted my favorite MLB player totals last week. For this go around, I have some head-to-head and season-leader plays I like. The head-to-head markets are listed in DraftKings, the season totals come via BetMGM, and you can find the ATC projections here on Rotowire.
MLB Futures: Player Totals Prop Bets 2024
This article is part of our MLB Picks series. Spring is in the air! Real live pre-season major league baseball games begin on February 22nd and the regular season starts a mere month later with the Dodgers-Padres series in South Korea. We have futures and props galore to wager on now, including player totals markets available at DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM. Here are my favorite bets. Each pick includes the numbers from Ariel Cohen's top-ranked ATC Projections, which you can find hereon Rotowire.
2024 Future Grand Slam Betting Picks, Odds, Predictions and Tennis Best Bets
This article is part of our Tennis Picks series. The 2024 tennis season has begun and the first Slam of the year is in the books. Congrats to Aryna Sabalenka, the first woman to defend an Australian Open title in 11 years, and kudos to Jannik Sinner, the first Italian man to win a Slam since Adriano Panatta took the French Open all the way back in 1976. But enough about the past! It is time to look at the 2024 future betting odds on the other Slams.
NFL Picks: Circa Sports Million Week 18 Picks and Analysis
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. In a rough week for the pool as a whole, we snuck in a 3-2 card. That gets us to 50-34-1 (59.4%) overall, tied for 298th place in a contest that started with 5270 entrants. Great! Except we need to gain 2.5 points on enough of the pack to get into the top 100 for the cash. In better news (for us) we entered the week 15-5 in Q4 which ties us for 20th, one tantalizing point out of 5th place and a quarterly prize.
NFL Picks: Circa Sports Million Week 17 Picks and Analysis
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. Happy early New Year as we settle in for the penultimate week of the Circa Sports Million. Unlike last week, there are not many line advantages in this week's top five selections. Buccaneers -2.5 vs Saints, 1500 picks, 724 net -- Can Baker Mayfield get his Progressive ad campaign back? The Bucs have won four straight, while the Saints are the literal definition of a league average team. ESPN FPI ranks them 18th in offensive efficiency and 16th on defense.
NFL Picks: Circa Sports Million Week 16 Picks and Analysis
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. We are unfortunately running out of regular season football. But we still have Week 16 and the Circa Millions V top 5. Browns -2.5 at Texans, 1444 picks, 926 net: We have line value, with the Browns a cheap -3 around pick deadline time and we have Joe Flacco, perhaps the greatest Browns QB of all, at least since their 1999 rebirth. I only half joke.
NFL Picks: Circa Sports Million Week 14 Picks and Analysis
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. How quickly the year goes by. The NFL season hits the home stretch and it is Quarter 4 in Circa Millions V. The Week 14 picks are in. For the first time, two of the top five picks are from the same game. Lets take a look. Bengals PK vs Colts, 1825 picks, 1224 diff: Lovefest for Bengals QB Jake Browning? Maybe.
NFL Picks: Circa Sports Million Week 13 Picks and Analysis
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. It is the final week of Quarter 3 in the Circa Sports Million contest. The pick counts for the top five teams are high with six teams on bye. 49ers -3 at Eagles, 1925 picks, 1092 net -- Nobody believes in the 10-1 Eagles! Circa also runs a "Friday Invitational" that pits prominent gambling pros against each other with a "guillotine" element that knocks out one of the players each week.
The Meaning Behind The Song: Joy to the World by Hoyt Axton
The Meaning Behind The Song: Joy to the World by Hoyt Axton If you’re a fan of Christmas carols, you’ll likely recognize the popular song “Joy to the World,” first recorded by Hoyt Axton back in 1975. This classic tune has been covered by countless artists over the years, and has become a beloved staple of the holiday season. But what is the story behind the song?
The Meaning Behind The Song: In My Car by Ringo Starr
The Meaning Behind The Song: In My Car by Ringo Starr Ringo Starr, best known as the drummer for the legendary rock band, The Beatles, has had an illustrious career in music. One of the standout tracks from his solo career is “In My Car,” a song that captures the essence of freedom and the joy of hitting the open road. Released in 1986 as part of his album “Old Wave,” this tune has resonated with fans around the globe.
NFL Picks: Circa Sports Million Week 12 Picks and Analysis
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. Hope everyone had a happy (and profitable) Thanksgiving. Week 12 is already well underway at Circa Million with four games in the books. Contest lines came out on Wednesday instead of the usual Thursday release, thus there is an extra day for the Sunday lines to go "stale". Further, anyone picking a Thursday or Friday game needed to submit the whole card on Wednesday. It all suggests a quirky week.
NFL Picks: Circa Sports Million Week 10 Picks and Analysis
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. It is Week 10 in the NFL and Week 1 in Quarter 3 of the Circa Sports Million. Those of us who sit at .500 have a tough road ahead to get to that $1 million prize, but everyone is 0-0 in the third quarter and that $150,000 prize is in reach with only twenty picks to go. Show Me the Money! The top five picks this week are as follows. 49ers -3 at Jaguars, 1708 picks, 782 net -- The Jags come in off a bye and five straight wins.
NFL Picks: Circa Sports Million Week 9 Picks and Analysis
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. The NFL season just about hits the halfway point at the end of Week 9. For Circa Millions players, it marks the end of Quarter 2 and the second round of prizes. The top five this week are as follows. Bengals -1.5 vs. Bills, 2163 picks, 1447 net -- We jumped on this one as well, with the very scientific theory that the Bengals are better…..also Joe Burrow sure looks back.
NFL Picks: Circa Sports Million Week 8 Picks and Analysis
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. We've reached Week 8 of the Circa Million contest, and we'll dive right into the picks. The top five this week are as follows. Vikings 'pick 'em at Packers, 1401 picks, 374 net: The spread has fluctuated around even, with the Vikings very short favorites on Saturday. These look like two teams headed in opposite directions so I get the Vikings love, I would only note in the "snow globe" that is the NFL it is never that simple.
NFL Picks: Circa Sports Million Week 7 Picks and Analysis
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. It's Week 7, but this slate of games is brought to you by the number "three." There are only 13 games on the board and five of them have spreads of exactly a field goal. It's tough to avoid rolling with the push-potential games, and below are the top five picks this week. Chargers +5.5 at Chiefs - 1,738 picks, 913 net Eagles -2.5 vs. Dolphins - 1,665 picks, 697 net Rams -3 vs.
NFL: Midseason Bets Based on Power Rankings
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. I always find NFL power rankings interesting. I do not use them in any sort of isolation to place bets or make picks in the Circa Million, but they provide interesting context for wagering markets. I was curious how the data websites valued teams relative to the betting markets defined by weekly point spreads and seasonal team win totals. For this exercise I generated two different sets of power rankings.
NFL Picks: Circa Sports Million Week 6 Picks and Analysis
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. It is Week 6 already in the NFL and Circa Millions There were two big themes this week in the top 5 picks this week; QB injuries and London travel.
NFL Picks: Circa Sports Million Week 5 Picks and Analysis
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. Week 5 picks are in for the Circa Millions contest and surprisingly it is a bit of a flight to chalk. The top 5 selections are the following.
NFL Picks: Circa Sports Million Week 3 Picks and Analysis
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. Here are the most popular picks for Week 3 of the Circa Million.
NFL Picks: Circa Sports Million Week 2 Picks and Analysis
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. The Week 2 picks for the Circa Million have been made. Here are the most popular picks of the week. "Net" refers to the margin of picks in that game.
NFL Picks: A Look Ahead at Week 2
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. Now that we have Week 1 and the obligatory hot takes and overreactions in the book, it is time to focus on some betting angles for Week 2. A few line at the DraftKings Sportsbook have moved 2.5 points or more since Sunday.
NFL Picks: Circa Sports Million Week 1 Picks and Analysis
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. The Week 1 picks are in for the Circa Sports Million! Here are the most popular picks this week: Browns +2.5 vs. Bengals - 1963 picks Steelers +2.5 vs. Niners - 1944 picks Jaguars -4.5 vs. Colts - 1355 picks Falcons -3.5 vs. Panthers - 1161 picks Commanders -7 vs. Texans - 1143 picks 5274 entrants -- including yours truly on a split ticket -- signed up for this year's edition of the Circa Sports Million.
NFL Picks: Numbers to Look at For Week 1
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. The NFL season has nearly arrived! Past performance of course never guarantees future results. Also, sample sizes vary. But hey, there are a few interesting Week 1 trends that apply to matchups on the docket. I did a little data diving from opening games going back to 2002 -- the first season with the current 32-team, eight-division format -- and came up with these observations. Familiarity breeds ... upsets and relatively tight games.
NFL Picks: Breaking Down Betting Splits
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. If you love sports betting and NFL Odds, VSiN is a great site to look at. One of the features they try to highlight in their subscription products is their "Betting Splits." Specifically, this is data from DraftKings that shows the percentage of both the actual bets on specific games as well as the overall dollar value of the bets -- the "handle" -- on each side. There are some basic theories on this sort of data.
NFL Picks: Betting Based on Circa Sports Million Lines
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. In just its fifth season, the Circa Sports Million contest has emerged as the premier NFL point spread competition. Contestants pay $1,000 to enter and pick five games against the point spread each week. One point is awarded for each correct pick, and a half point is earned on a push. The entry with the most points at the end of the season takes home a cool $1 million and the famous blue jacket, and $3.65 million goes to places 2-100.
NFL Picks and Predictions: Week 1 Odds To Wager On
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. There is not any team data for the 2023 NFL season yet -- for the obvious reason that no one has played a game that matters. But there are general Week 1 trends we can look at via the Historical NFL Odds tab under RotoWire's Betting Tools menu. I am not keen on tendencies that have no explanation other than pure randomness. So let's try to come up with a semi-plausible theory to anything we might find.
NFL Picks and Predictions: Early NFL Lines to Target on DraftKings
This article is part of our NFL Picks series. What a time to be alive as a sports bettor. Early NFL lines are already available on DraftKings! Not so long ago, Week 1 point spreads -- as would a handful of "Games of the Year" -- would be posted shortly after the NFL schedule release in May, but not much else. Now we can wager on virtually every regular season game -- even those in Week 18.
Mother's Day: Moms With Multiple Pro Athletes
In honor of Mother's Day, how about we honor some of the top moms in sports? To qualify, we aren't rating their actual maternal greatness, but rather the achievements of their offspring. Each of the following mothers has birthed and raised at least two top professional athletes: Donna Kelce: Travis And Jason Kelce Donna Kelce is the mother of the first pair of brothers ever to meet in a Super Bowl.
Top Mother's Day Moments In Sports History
May is a busy time of year in the sports world as it falls smack in the middle of the NBA and NHL playoffs while the MLB season starts to heat up, both literally and figuratively. Mother's Day always receives lots of fanfare across the sports landscape including many memorable games and plays. Here are our top three Mother's Day moments in recent sports history. Dallas Braden's Perfect Game - May 9, 2010 A perfect game is among the rarest and most treasured feats in Major League Baseball.
NFL Draft: Pre-Draft Rituals For Top QBs
NFL Draft week is here! A time for your favorite team to try to set itself on the right course for the next few seasons. And, of course, there's a little luck when it comes to drafting the right player. For those players, it's their future NFL home. With the stakes so high, all of the top prospects spend the months between the end of their college seasons and the NFL Draft in intense preparation.
Top 5 Most Memorable Endzone Dances Of All Time
International Dance Day arrives on April 29. It is celebrated every year on that date -- the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, the man who is considered to be the creator of modern ballet. NFL players often perform a ballet of sorts upon reaching the end zone -- their touchdown dance. It has become a bit of a dance competition in recent years as the NFL now allows group celebrations again. In honor of the holiday, let's look back at the top 5 most memorable endzone dances of all time.
Canelo's Cinco De Mayo Weekend Boxing Tradition
Cinco de Mayo is a yearly celebration of Mexico's May 5, 1862, victory over France in the Battle of Puebla. It has since become a big day for boxing fans in Mexico as well, as the country's best fighters schedule bouts annually on or about May 5. The tradition started with Julio César Chávez in 1991, was then handed off to Oscar De La Hoya, and it now belongs to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, Mexico's current top boxer.
May The 4th Be With You: Top 4 Star Wars MLB Promotions Available
May the 4th is almost here and Major League Baseball is taking a stronghold in this unofficial Star Wars holiday. May the bobbleheads be with you -- and lots of them. Not all heroes wear capes, and not all Star Wars themed bobbleheads are given away on May 4th. While the "holiday" is celebrated on May 4th, not all MLB teams are home or even playing that day. That's why we get Star Wars celebrations on May 4th as well as the rest of May and into the July.
Top 3 NFL Players That Remain Unsigned
NFL free agency started a little over a month ago, and many of the top names signed very quickly. Quarterbacks Derek Carr and Jimmy Garoppolo signed big free-agent contracts with new teams and, most recently, Odell Beckham Jr. signed with the Baltimore Ravens. Still, some big names remain out there in free agency. Here are the top three NFL players that remain unsigned. Ezekiel Elliott, RB It seems like Ezekiel Elliott has starred with the Dallas Cowboys forever, yet he's still just 27 years old.
Best Comeback Stories In NFL History
Who among us doesn't love a great comeback story? With the recent news of the potential return of Damar Hamlin to the football field, let's run down the four best comeback stories in NFL history, starting with Hamlin's unbelievable story. Damar Hamlin's Comeback Story No NFL fan will soon forget the events from the Bills vs. Bengals Week 17 matchup from last season.
Most Relevant Mr. Irrelevant
The naming and celebration of Mr. Irrelevant -- the last player selected in the NFL Draft -- is a fun and long-running tradition. This nickname began in 1976 when former USC and NFL player Paul Salata started the annual ritual. The first player ever called Mr. Irrelevant was Kelvin Kirk in the 1976 NFL Draft. The last player selected in each subsequent NFL Draft is celebrated each year at "Irrelevant Week" in Newport, California.
MLB Players Get A Raise: How The Pitch Clock Increases Players' Earnings Per Hour
Baseball is a timeless game -- both literally and figuratively. It is the only major team sport without a game clock. That, of course, allows for a trailing team to theoretically come back and win at any point until the 27th and final out is tallied. It also often caused a game to take around four hours to complete, having almost nothing to do with the action on the field.
World's Most Sustainable Sports Venues
Earth Day arrives on April 22, so what better time to celebrate sports venues across the globe that have made a huge effort to promote sustainability. There are many ways that stadiums and arenas can contribute to the greater good, from the reuse of water and utilizing efficient energy sources to encouraging recycling and providing incentives to use public transit. Even the materials used to build the stadium itself can help. Many leagues and stadiums make "green" efforts.
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