The Home Run Derby field was finalized yesterday, and the MVP frontrunner is the favorite to add another accomplishment to his historic year.
SportsBetting sportsbook made Shohei Ohtani a +250 favorite to be crowned the home run king at next week’s All-Star Game event. Ohtani’s odds are half of the next-closest competitors.
Odds are subject to change and current odds can be found here:
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San Francisco-St. Louis UNDER 8.5 (Oviedo-Wood)
Starter with total less than any recent starts goes UNDER3233-2483-258. AccuScore has under 61.1 percent. Oviedo’s last three were 9 or higher. In 88 plate appearances, current Cards hitting just .276 to Wood. Nobody on Giants roster has seen Oviedo, but generally first couple times around a line-up edge is for the pitcher.
We’re two months away from the start of the 2021 college football season, but lines for Week 0 and Week 1 hit the board today.
SportsBetting sportsbook set spreads for the first 50 games of the season involving FBS matchups. You can find the complete list of opening odds below.
Odds will fluctuate until kickoff and current lines can be found at SportsBetting sportsbook
Saturday, August 28
Nebraska at Illinois (+9)
Hawaii at UCLA (-10.5)
UTEP at New Mexico State (+10)
UConn at Fresno State (-27)
Thursday, September 2
Temple at Rutgers (-11.5)
Boise State at UCF (-3.5)
East Carolina at Appalachian State (-13.5)
USF at NC State (-16.5)
Bowling Green at Tennessee (-27)
Ohio State at Minnesota (+14)
Friday, September 3
North Carolina at Virginia Tech (+6)
Old Dominion at Wake Forest (-35)
Duke at Charlotte (+7.5)
Michigan State at Northwestern (-7)
Saturday, September 4
Western Michigan at Michigan (-14.5)
Army at Georgia State (-4)
Stanford at Kansas State (-2)
UL Monroe at Kentucky (-27.5)
Oklahoma at Tulane (+21)
Penn State at Wisconsin (-4)
Rice at Arkansas (-23)
Fresno State at Oregon (-20.5)
West Virginia at Maryland (+4.5)
Indiana at Iowa (-4.5)
Miami Ohio at Cincinnati (-19)
Marshall at Navy (+3.5)
Alabama at Miami (+18)
UMass at Pittsburgh (-36)
Central Michigan at Missouri (-11)
Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State (-29)
UL Lafayette at Texas (-14.5)
San Jose State at USC (-17)
Oregon State at Purdue (-7.5)
Texas Tech at Houston (+7)
Baylor at Texas State (+10)
Syracuse at Ohio (PK)
Akron at Auburn (-34.5)
UTSA at Illinois (-7)
Florida Atlantic at Florida (-24)
Northern Illinois at Georgia Tech (-13.5)
Georgia at Clemson (-3.5)
Southern Miss at South Alabama (PK)
Kent State at Texas A&M (-29)
LSU at UCLA (+5)
BYU at Arizona (+10)
Nevada at Cal (-2)
New Mexico State at SDSU (-28.5)
Utah State at Washington State (-11.5)
Sunday, September 5
Notre Dame at Florida State (+9.5)
Monday, September 6
Louisville at Ole Miss (-7)
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Where will your team finish in its division? Well, there are now odds to help project end-of-season standings.
SportsBetting sportsbook has set first, second, third and fourth place odds for where every NFL team will finish in its division (Packers are excluded).
Additionally, there are odds for the team to have the best record at the end of the regular season (Chiefs) and the team to have the worst record (Texans).
You can access current odds for best/worst record and division standings here:
The numbers project that Ben Simmons won’t be a member of the Philadelphia 76ers next season.
Following the 76ers disappointing exit in the NBA Playoffs, SportsBetting has set odds on whether or not Simmons will be back with the team. The outlook…not good.
Will Ben Simmons be on 76ers roster to start next season?
Yes +200
No -300
(Odds imply a 75.0% probability Simmons won’t be on roster)
On that note, the sportsbook created odds on what team Simmons might be on if he is traded.
There are also odds for Joel Embiid’s next squad, if traded.
Current odds:
Ben Simmons next team
Portland Trail Blazers +200
Washington Wizards +300
San Antonio Spurs +400
Utah Jazz +500
Oklahoma City Thunder +550
Golden State Warriors +600
Los Angeles Lakers +650
Cleveland Cavaliers +700
Houston Rockets +1000
Joel Embiid next team
Portland Trail Blazers +200
Houston Rockets +250
Golden State Warriors +300
Los Angeles Lakers +400
Minnesota Timberwolves +500
Indiana Pacers +600
New Orleans Pelicans +700
The NBA Draft lottery takes place Thursday, and while the math is already calculated into each team’s chances, below is the breakdown for the Top 3 picks.
Also, Cade Cunningham remains a heavy, odds-on favorite to be the first player selected during the July draft.
Current odds:
No. 1 Overall Pick
Cade Cunningham -2000
Evan Mobley +900
Jalen Suggs +1200
Jalen Green +1400
Jonathan Kuminga +1600
Which team will pick No. 1 overall?
Detroit Pistons +550
Houston Rockets +550
Orlando Magic +550
Cleveland Cavaliers +700
Oklahoma City Thunder +700
Minnesota Timberwolves +875
Toronto Raptors +1050
Chicago Bulls +1800
New Orleans Pelicans +1800
Sacramento Kings +1800
Charlotte Hornets +4500
San Antonio Spurs +5000
Indiana Pacers +6600
Golden State Warriors +15000
Which team will pick No. 2 overall?
Detroit Pistons +575
Houston Rockets +575
Orlando Magic +575
Cleveland Cavaliers +725
Oklahoma City Thunder +725
Minnesota Timberwolves +850
Toronto Raptors +1000
Chicago Bulls +1700
New Orleans Pelicans +1700
Sacramento Kings +1700
Charlotte Hornets +4000
San Antonio Spurs +4500
Indiana Pacers +6000
Golden State Warriors +12500
Which team will pick No. 3 overall?
Detroit Pistons +625
Houston Rockets +625
Orlando Magic +625
Cleveland Cavaliers +750
Oklahoma City Thunder +750
Minnesota Timberwolves +800
Toronto Raptors +950
Chicago Bulls +1500
New Orleans Pelicans +1500
Sacramento Kings +1500
Charlotte Hornets +3800
San Antonio Spurs +4000
Indiana Pacers +5000
Golden State Warriors +12500
With just four teams remaining in the NBA Playoffs, below are the latest championship and conference odds.
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ARIZONA (KELLY +160) San Francisco (Kelly)
Arizona is a much smaller underdog than they generally have been on the road. When oddsmakers telling you it’s the most winnable game recently it is +366 units, including 39-17 for +22.70 units and 31.8 ROI if winning percentage is .300 or less. Another comparing recent to current odds is +933.35.
Anti-splits angle is +158.14 units and 16 ROI. What do I mean by “anti-splits”? Arizona 9-29 road for .236. Giants 20-9 home .687. Seems like Giants no-brainer, but each team likely to regress to mean. Accuscore has Arizona winning 47.2 percent of the time, making +160 very good value.
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NHL
NY Islanders-Tampa (-188, 5.5)
Betting on playoff favorites to hot teams is 35-13 +16.67 units and 23.9 ROI, favorites Tampa
NYI goalie Semyon Var-lam-ov is 4-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average and .938 save percentage
First time Tampa trailed a series in playoffs
Islanders under 40-19-2 road
Islanders 32-24 underdogs +14.38 units
Don’t like lack of value, but Tampa history of winning
Steve Nash admits Harden wants to play and is working out
Spencer Dinwiddie also been out for Nets since Dec 27
Averaged about 20 minutes before going down
Nets played a lot without Kevin Durant and James Harden in second half of season
In the history of my database, tomorrow’s Bucks-Nets will be only the second time a team has gone from a same series home dog to an away favorite in consecutive games. Clippers-Blazers 4-27-16 the other
76 percent of tickets, 88 percent of cash on Bucks
Tickets split on total, 80% of money on OVER, imply OVER sharp money
Nets 17-2 ATS Tuesdays
Bucks 4-10 overall, 7-16 versus opponent with winning percentage above .600
Nets 10-1 off game in which they allowed 100 or more points, but 3-7 underdogs
Milwaukee 30-14-1 to the number in the series
Series under six straight
Milwaukee under 25-10 versus opponent with winning percentage above .600
MLB
Yankees-Blue Jays
In 57 PA, current Jays hitting .302 to Jordan Montgomery, while current Yanks just .218 in 115 PA to Hyun Jin Ryu (REE-you)
Montgomery 5.52 ERA on road, compared to 2.75 home; WHIP 1.36 to .245
Ryu better at home 2.77 ERA, 1.08 WHIP
Sportsline has Toronto winning 70% of 10K simulations, great value at -125
Yankees 33-32, but fourth best fade +11.55
Yankes 7-20 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game
PICK: TORONTO -122
Pirates-Nationals
Pirates Tyler Anderson 4.52 ERA and went six innings for the first time in a month last time out
Nats Partrick Corbin has 6.21 ERA this season but 3.53 ERA over eight career starts against the Pirates
Current Nats are hitting just .152 to Anderson in 40 PAs
Current Pirates hitting .231 to Corbin, also in 40 PAs
ActionNetwork has 9.34 runs projected, over solid value
ActionNetwork says Pirates should be getting +113, making Bucs nice value bet
Washington top under team in MLB at under 41-20-1
Orioles-Indians
Matt Harvey for O’s 11.79 ERA in his last seven, six of them losses
Current Indians hitting a whopping .393 to him in 34 PA
Active Orioles batting .368 to Quantril in 20 PA
Baltimore 22-43, betting against them produces +12.46 units, 3rd best fade
Winds blowing in at 16 MPH
Cubs-Mets
Cubs Alec Mills 6.08 ERA, mostly in bullpen and just off DL thanks to back spasms, so look for innings to be limited
Mets Taijuan Walker 2.07 ERA, including 1.32 last six
Sportsline has Mets winning 71% of simulations and game going under 56%, making both strong value, Mets at -140
ActionNetwork 7.54 runs power ratings, making UNDER nice value
Cubs 38-28 +11.79 units
Oddsmakers tell you a team has their best chance to win a game in recent play, go with them go with them at 2023-1173 for +365.21 units and 7.2 ROI, average margin 4.88-3.71
Line is dropping but still were dogs twice in last three and -130
FREE PICK: Mets -133
Red Sox-Braves
Sox Eduardo Rodriquez 6.03 ERA including 0-4, 8.49 ERA in the past six
But active Braves .171 in 43 cumulative PAs
Tucker Davidson 1.53 ERA and 14 KS in 17 2/3 IP, allowing just 10 hits
Tigers-Royals
Tigers Casey Mize 6 HRs last two starts
Royals current roster batting .184 in 56 PA
Rangers-Astros
Rangers ace Kyle Gibson 4-0, 2.13
2 starts since return from DL combined 11 1/3 innings, allowing just two earned runs on nine hits with 10 strikeouts
Current Astros 170 PA to him and .242 BA
Astros Lance McCullers 2.96 ERA and 59 Ks but first start since May 22 coming off DL
Jake Odorizzi likely to come in as part of piggyback outing
McCullers .190 BA against in 92 PA against Rangers roster
Rays-White Sox
Shane McClananhan for Tampa allowed seven runs on 10 hits and five walks in 6 1/3 innings over his last two starts after posting a 3.29 ERA in his first six outings.
White Sox Dallas Keuchel 1-5 with a 4.78 ERA in eight career starts to Rays
Sportsline has White Sox winning 62%, good value at -111
Rays 43-24 +17.02 units, 2nd in MLB
Winds left to right at 13 mph
Reds-Brewers
Reds Castillo 2-9 6.47 ERA
Active Brewers .165 in 107 PA
Brewers Brett Anderson 4.99 ERA
Reds #2 over team at 37-23-2
Marlins-Cardinals
Marlins Trevor Rogers 7-3, 2.02 ERA, 89 Ks
Cards Kwang Hyun Kim first start since June 4 (DL), 1-4, 4.05
Total compared to previous totals using the oddsmakers knowledge against them goes under 3007-2343-272
Current total 7.5 off 8.5
When starter has a total less than recent starts, goes under 3191-2451-258
Kim’s last three 8.5, 9, 8.5
Also applies to JA Happ today
When both pitcher and team angles apply, it is 941-594-70 under +305.75 units
Since 2008 +365.30, though ROI drops a bit
Padres-Rockies
Pads Yu Darvish 6-2, 2.28 only .98 WHIP last five
Active Rockies .198 in 87 PA
Chi Chi Gonzalez of Rockies in five games, including two starts at Coors Field, González is 2-0 with a 2.95 ERA, with four double-play grounders in 21 1/3 innings
Active Padres .173 in 58 PA
Angels-Athletics
Halos Andrew Heaney since going to fastball more often, gone 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 13 innings in those two outings
Active A’s .202 in 119 PA
Angels 58 combined PA to Frankie Montas and .296 BA
Oakland 41-27 +11.45 units
Twins-Mariners
Twins J.A. Happ 5.75 ERA on year
ActionNetwork says Seattle should be slight -106 chalk so good value on M’s
Twins 26-40, second best fade at +19.65 units against
Minnesota top over team, going over 42-23-1
Mariners just two games under .500, while Twins 14 games below, yet Twins away favorites
When worse team is favorite they are a great runline bet laying -1.5 at +105 units and 8 ROI
Wins on moneyline too
However, on the road, the moneyline has 10 ROI, to just 3.9 runline
Undeterred by ActionNetwork power ratings…
FREE PICK: MINNESOTA -1.5 +125
Phillies-Dodgers
Phils Zach Efflin 0-4 in his last five starts
Phillies in 32 PA to Julio Urias just .167 BA
ActionNetwork power ratings have 7.75 runs, making under good value
Arizona-San Francisco
Giants at 41-25 best team to bet on this season +17.22 units
Arizona best fade at 20-47 and +21.92 betting against
But regression to mean angles says to go with much less profitable team is +103.24 units, 10.7 ROI even though just 461-503 SU and getting outscored 4.53-4.36 but win ugly
Arizona still does not have an official pitcher listed
Arizona 9-28 road, Giants 19-9 home but anti-splits angle is +159.14 and 16.1 ROI
Winds blowing out 14 mph
NBA
HAWKS-SIXERS (-6, 223.5)
Early money 64% of tickets and 63% money on Sixers
Clippers-Jazz (-2.5, 222)
72% of money, 87% tickets on Jazz
Though teams off consecutive same series playoff losses of -14 or more are 154-169-3 for 47.7 percent, such teams are 70-64 as favorites (Jazz)
Favorites off consecutive same series double-digit losses decent 121-97-1, though four games under .500 regardless of spread
Sportsline with 60% of simulations going under
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New York Yankees-Minnesota UNDER 8.5 (Cole-Dobnak)
Yankees four straight games with a total of 9 or more. Minnesota eight straight with nine or more. Angle that says when the total is lower than the recent games of each team, listen to the oddsmakers and it goes under 3001-2337-273.
We have a similar pitcher specific angle that applies to Dobnak. Almost all of his starts have been nine or higher including five straight and 8-of-9. When a total is lower than previous starts, it goes under 3179-2443-256.
When both apply in the same game, it goes under 939-591-70 for 61.4 percent and a 17.7 ROI. The units won is 366.50 since 2008, though the ROI drops to 10.4. Gerritt Cole .235 OBP against, .225 road, .211 at night.
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