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135 stories by Bill Huber
Week 1 NFL Betting Preview: Chiefs Favored vs. Texans, to Win Super Bowl
The NFL might have already beaten the odds. Amid a pandemic, the 2020 season will start as scheduled, with the Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Houston Texans on Thursday night. The season, as is generally the case, will start at the home...
Las Vegas Raiders NFL Betting Preview: Just Win, Baby?
Under the late owner Al Davis the Raiders were seen as a renegade franchise -- one not afraid to push boundaries off the field or rules on the field. After moving from Oakland to Los Angeles and back to Oakland, they were...
Big NBA Playoff Bets on Milwaukee Bucks Come Up Empty
A mobile bettor at William Hill saw his big bets go down the drain before the Milwaukee Bucks’ NBA playoff game against the Miami Heat even tipped off. A bettor placed a $42,000 money-line wager on the Bucks to beat the Heat...
Denver Broncos NFL Betting Preview: Locked and Loaded
For the fourth consecutive season, there will be a different Week 1 starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos. This time coaches believe Drew Lock has the potential to bring stability and production to any team's most important position. While Denver finished 7-9...
Los Angeles Chargers NFL Betting Preview: Swimming Upstream Without Philip Rivers
Most football fans love the Los Angeles Chargers’ powder-blue uniforms. Most football fans, however, have little love for the team. That’s especially true for this season, as they chase the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West. The...
Kansas City Chiefs NFL Betting Preview: Ready to Repeat
Most Super Bowl champions open the season as the betting favorite to repeat. The Kansas City Chiefs, however, are more heavily favored than some past champions. At this time last year, for instance, the reigning champion New England Patriots were +700 at...
Houston Texans NFL Betting Preview: Strange Off-Season Sinks Odds
On paper, anyway, the Houston Texans’ off-season was nothing short of disastrous. The sportsbooks took notice. Bleacher Report, for instance, ranked the five worst off-season transactions. The Texans had the worst move for trading premier receiver DeAndre Hopkins to Arizona for running...
Jacksonville Jaguars NFL Betting Preview: Looking Ahead to 2021
The NFL stands for National Football League. It also stands for "Not-For-Long," as former Atlanta Falcons coach Jerry Glanville famously told an official. The Jacksonville Jaguars’ time as a National Football League power was not for long. After missing the playoffs for...
Tennessee Titans NFL Betting Preview: Run And Done?
The Tennessee Titans were 2-4 and going nowhere last season. That's when coach Mike Vrabel benched quarterback Marcus Mariota, the second pick of the 2015 draft, in favor of retread Ryan Tannehill. That move changed everything. With Tannehill leading the NFL in...
NBA Betting Has ‘Been Crazy’ with Big Bets, Big Upsets
The NBA playoffs have been incredible for one bettor in Las Vegas. And so has the action at sportsbooks. After placing a $300,000 bet on Denver to beat Utah in Game 6 and earning a $390,000 profit, the bettor returned to William...