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In case you need to bet basketball, there is always Ivy League

Jeff Fogle Follow @JeffFogle

If you’re a longtime basketball bettor, the Friday during the annual NBA All-Star break has always meant one thing. The Ivy League! For many years, it was the only game in town. Pro basketball was off. No major college conferences played games on Friday night. Bettors had to get their kicks and their fix in a league that they never watched on TV.
Ritvo: Late betting contributes to post-time drag

Ron Flatter Follow @ronflatter

Tim Ritvo, COO of The Stronach Group racetracks, says late betting is a contributing factor to races starting after their listed post times.
The Ron Flatter Racing Pod: Ritvo on the future of the Preakness and post-time drag

Ron Flatter Follow @ronflatter

Racing executives Tim Ritvo of The Stronach Group and Keith Chamblin of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association are featured.
Star-studded Tour stop in LA can signal Masters success

Brady Kannon

The West Coast Swing concludes this week in beautiful Pacific Palisades, Calif
Young NHC champ hopes to lead youth movement to racing

Ron Flatter Follow @ronflatter

In his first time playing the tournament, Scott Coles, 34, a futures trader from Chicago, won the National Horseplayers Championship at Treasure Island, Las Vegas.
Here's formula for better success on NBA totals

Jeff Fogle Follow @JeffFogle

Sports bettors trying to beat Over/Unders for the first time often make the same type of mistake. Whatever the sport, they’re prone to look at team scoring averages without context.
Rainbow 6 score overshadows NHC chase

Ron Flatter Follow @ronflatter

As he competed in the National Horseplayers Championship at Las Vegas, Canadian Barry Kerbel hit the Rainbow 6 twice Saturday at Gulfstream Park for more than $200,000, overshadowing the chase for an $800,000 first prize that will be won Sunday.
Sunday can be fun day with head-to-head matchups

Jeff Fogle Follow @JeffFogle

Sundays are very special for certain niches of sports fans. Golf devotees watch the final round of each week’s tournament (This Sunday it’s the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro AM, finishing on CBS at 3 p.m.). Soon, NASCAR fans will be watching their favorite drivers zoom around the track (the Daytona 500 is next Sunday). These two particular sports are bet very similarly. Sports books offer futures prices that ask you to pick the winner.
College hoops spotlight: Duke-Virginia rematch

Matt Youmans Follow @mattyoumans247

Virginia has a shot to avenge its only loss. Zion Williamson and the Blue Devils have not been underdogs since the season opener when they crushed Kentucky.
Tuley's Takes on handicapping the new AAF

Dave Tuley Follow @ViewFromVegas

When people have been asking me this past week if I’m betting the Alliance of American Football (AAF), which kicks off its inaugural season this Saturday and Sunday, I make flippant comments about how I’ve been going through withdrawals since the Super Bowl and I’m willing to watch any kind of football to get my fix. However, the truth is that I see the AAF as a great betting opportunity.
Horseplayers gather in Vegas to decide handicapping champion

Ron Flatter Follow @ronflatter

It should be on the bucket list for every racing bettor. The 20th annual National Horseplayers Championship happens this weekend at Treasure Island, Las Vegas.
Lakers-Celtics: An Underwhelming matchup

Jeff Fogle Follow @JeffFogle

While hype for Thursday night’s featured TV attraction matching the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics (TNT, 8:05 p.m. ET) will involve the latest news on the Anthony Davis front, and the ever-evolving relationship between LeBron James and Kyrie Irving and…sports bettors should be focused on finding investment value for the rest of the season.

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Star-studded Tour stop in LA can signal Masters success

Brady Kannon

The West Coast Swing concludes this week in beautiful Pacific Palisades, Calif
Tuley’s Takes on Super Bowl 53

Dave Tuley Follow @ViewFromVegas

Super Bowl Week is here and there’s a lot of excitement about this Patriots-Rams matchup and all the prop bets
Tuley’s Takes on betting Super Bowl props

Dave Tuley Follow @ViewFromVegas

Well, the NFC & AFC Championship Games didn’t go exactly as expected (and we’re all aware of the controversies and “what ifs” with the referees calls and...
College hoops spotlight: Virginia-Duke

Matt Youmans Follow @mattyoumans247

Mike Krzyzewski is missing his star point guard, but the Blue Devils are short home favorites against the 16-0 Cavaliers in the top game on Saturday's...
College hoops spotlight: Gonzaga-San Francisco

Matt Youmans Follow @mattyoumans247

The best bets in college basketball today include San Francisco as a 9-point home underdog to Gonzaga, led by star forward Rui Hachimura.
Will dogs continue unprecedented run in NFL playoffs?

Matt Youmans Follow @mattyoumans247

An unprecedented postseason run by underdogs — 14-1 ATS since last year — will be tested in the divisional round when the Chiefs, Rams, Patriots and Saints...
College hoops spotlight: Nevada-New Mexico

Matt Youmans Follow @mattyoumans247

The Lobos, 15-point underdogs, will test the Wolf Pack (14-0) in The Pit. Here are some of today's best bets in college basketball.
NFL forecast: Luck will lift Colts in Nashville showdown

Matt Youmans Follow @mattyoumans247

In an all-or-nothing AFC South showdown in Nashville, the stage is set for Andrew Luck to cap his impressive comeback season.
Tuley's Takes Extra! for NFL Week 17

Dave Tuley Follow @ViewFromVegas

As promised to Point Spread Weekly readers, Tuley does a "Take 2" on the NFL lines that have changed during the holiday week.
NFL forecast: Gruden wants win in emotional Oakland goodbye

Matt Youmans Follow @mattyoumans247

A Christmas Eve spectacle in Oakland will be more about the circus atmosphere than the teams. Jon Gruden and the Raiders need to ride an emotional wave...
Tuley Extra! Updated 'Takes' on NFL Week 16

Dave Tuley Follow @ViewFromVegas

Tuley has an update for Point Spread Weekly subscribers as there's been more line changes than usual this week.
NFL forecast: It's cliche but play Belichick, Brady off loss

Matt Youmans Follow @mattyoumans247

Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are slipping, but the Patriots have won five in a row and six of the past seven against Pittsburgh.