135 stories by Bill Huber
NFL’s Chiefs-Ravens Clash Was ‘Monster-Bet Game’
Monday night’s NFL showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens, not surprisingly, was a huge hit at sportsbooks. “It was the second-highest bet game of the year,” said Ed Salmons, the vice president of risk management and oddsmaking at Westgate...
After Positive COVID Tests, Sportsbooks Take Two NFL Games Off Board
After going mostly unscathed for the first three weeks of the football season, at least nine members of the Tennessee Titans -- including three players -- have tested positive for COVID-19. Those positive tests delivered a harsh reality check to the NFL...
Los Angeles Lakers Heavy Favorites to Beat Miami Heat for NBA Championship
More than 11 months after the basketball season tipped off, it will come to a close with the start of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat on Wednesday. While plenty has changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic...
NFL Potential Game of the Year: Chiefs at Ravens Getting Heavy Action
On Monday night, the Ravens will host the Chiefs in one of the most hotly anticipated regular-season games in years. The betting interest is running hot, too, in a matchup pitting the leading Super Bowl favorites. “This will be one of the...
Bettors Banking Money on High-Scoring NFL Games
With most of Week 3 complete, scoreboard operators have been among the busiest people at NFL stadiums. Through two weeks, teams had scored 186 touchdowns and 1,556 points, by far the most in NFL history. The scoring assault continued this week. Of...
NFL Bettors Expect Points Aplenty in Green Bay Packers-New Orleans Saints Showdown
Bettors are expecting a shootout when two of the best quarterbacks of the era, and two of the Super Bowl favorites for this season, square off in a primetime showdown to cap the third Sunday of the NFL season. Aaron Rodgers and...
NFL Week 3 Betting Preview: More Than Primetime Showdowns on Schedule
Week 3 of the NFL schedule is highlighted by two monster games. In a potential NFC Championship Game preview on Sunday night, the Green Bay Packers face the New Orleans Saints. In a potential AFC Championship Game preview on Monday night featuring...
Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens Showdown Highlights NFL Week 3
Highlighted by a pair of heavyweight showdowns in primetime, the third Sunday of the NFL season might be the best of the regular schedule. Here’s a look at those big games and some noteworthy betting trends. Game of the Year On Monday...
Winless NFL Teams Have History on Side
Although it may sound like a theme from a “30 for 30” documentary on ESPN, over the previous 30 NFL seasons, 30 teams overcame 0-2 starts to reach the playoffs. Three of those teams -- the Dallas Cowboys in 1993, New England...
Los Angeles Dodgers Remain World Series Favorites as Postseason Approaches
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees were the World Series favorites when Major League Baseball’s truncated season began two months ago. They are still the favorites with the postseason set to begin on Tuesday. The Dodgers have lived up...
