76ers have clear path to victory in first round

Jeff Fogle Follow @JeffFogle

It’s already crystal clear that Game 3 and the rest of the NBA playoff series matching the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets is going to be an inside-outside battle (TNT, 8 p.m.).

College Football 2019 Season Early Projections

Steve Makinen

With all but about 15 teams having completed their spring games and the release of season win totals just on the horizon, it’s a great time to look ahead at the coming college football season

Insight the Octagon: UFC From Russia

Lou Finocchiaro

Before addressing this week’s UFC on ESPN+ 7 card, I must comment on last week’s fights and the UFC in general.

PGA Tour to Hilton Head for RBC Heritage

Brady Kannon

Tiger Hype Means Value in Other Contenders

Matt Youmans Follow @mattyoumans247

It’s easy to get swept up in the excitement of Tiger Woods’ latest triumph. His greatness is no longer just a memory. Contending is one thing, but winning is what matters. Woods’ win at the Masters, completing a comeback that spanned a decade, was extraordinary to witness.

MLB Early Season Bullpen Ratings

Steve Makinen

For years I have shared my beliefs in how important bullpen success is to a team’s overall performance in baseball

2019 NFL Draft Preview

Bruce Marshall

Following are team updates, revolved around offseason developments and first-round draft projections, and predicted selections, noted in bold italics. As always, trades can alter draft order, but for the moment this is how we believe things might proceed as of Friday, April 12.

Tuley-s Takes: NHL and NBA Playoffs

Dave Tuley Follow @ViewFromVegas

We had great starts with our playoff best bets in the NHL (from last week’s Point Spread Weekly) and NBA (posted on VSiN.com) this past week.

Battle of overrated teams continues at Yankee Stadium

Jeff Fogle Follow @JeffFogle

Last season, Red Sox/Yankees would have been an electric Wednesday Night Baseball attraction (ESPN, 6:30 p.m. ET) In mid-April of 2019, it features the two biggest disappointments of the new campaign using betting market standards. How you’re priced defines how you’re “rated” by a composite of informed influences (mostly oddsmakers and sharps). Nobody’s been more overrated this season than the Red Sox and Yanks

Wisconsin's newest millionaire says he never made sports bet before wager on Tiger

Thomas Viola

Why did a 39-year-old Wisconsin man who has never placed a sports bet fly to Las Vegas to put $85,000 on Tiger Woods to win the Masters at 14/1?

Betting markets still not ready to buy into Islanders

Jeff Fogle Follow @JeffFogle

Can the New York Islanders finish off a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Penguins on the road Tuesday night (NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. ET)? Betting markets are skeptical. But they’ve been skeptical of the Islanders since before the series began.

The case against zig-zag theory of betting

Jeff Fogle Follow @JeffFogle

Now that all NBA first round playoff series have finished their openers, many bettors are thinking about one thing…the zig zag! There are many variations of what’s called “the zig-zag theory” in playoff betting.