Heavyweight fireworks are in store on Sunday February 17 in Phoenix, as former kingpin Cain Velasquez battles hard-slugging contender Francis Ngannou in a fascinating main event. This is a true crossroads fight, with the winner of this bout getting an almost-certain title shot, while the loser goes to the back of the line. Get Loot’s fight analysis with his suggested wager.
James DeGale battles countryman Chris Eubank, Jr. is a super middleweight bout from the O2 Arena on February 23. This is a high-stakes domestic battle, reminiscent of some of England’s great 168-pound battles of the 80’s and 90’s—some of which involved Eubank, Jr’s father. Expert boxing analyst Loot Levinson evaluates both fighters and gives out his pick to win.
It stretches the definition of “betting on the Super Bowl” when people talk about the prop bet that is betting on the celebratory Gatorade color! The biggest football game of the season is about to be played and we’re talking about beverages. But such is the Super Bowl betting madness. Let’s handicap some artificial flavors, red dye and blue #7!
It seems odd to be breaking down the every move of treasured Motown songstress Gladys Knight as we approach Super Bowl 53. We should be thinking about football, not singers, right? But sportsbooks open up the betting options for the Super Bowl. Suddenly everything that happens on the field is in play! Today we’ll take a look at betting on the length of the national anthem.
Robert Whittaker defends his UFC Middleweight Title against Kelvin Gastelum in the UFC 234 main event. This fight will take place in Melbourne but will air in prime-time in the USA. Robert Whittaker opened as a -255 favorite vs. Kelvin Gastelum whose backers will be rewarded with a nice +215 payout if he can upset the fav.
57 is a lot of points for an NFL game but not when you consider the recent scores involving these two teams. Loot Levinson takes a close look at the Super Bowl over under total line of 57 and why he thinks betting on the under with your bookie is the value play. Read LL’s pick!
By the time Super Bowl Sunday is here, there will be more prop bets available than a single website can list. There are so many different ways to bet the big game that when we would ask the GM’s of online sportsbooks which team they needed to win, they would commonly say “it doesn’t matter because there is so much prop betting”. Today we take a look at one category of prop bet, quarterback props, while focusing on the Rams’ Jared Goff.
Over the course of the season, we see a lot of great things on the field on offense and defense. We’ve seen big plays from both teams all year. But it’s not a coincidence that the Patriots are in their third straight Super Bowl and are a perennial participant in this event. Have sportsbooks overvalued New England’s experience? Loot has his early Super Bowl prediction!
No one will confuse either the LA or New Orleans defenses as being great, but they have been better as of late. The Rams’ defense underachieved for the most part this season, as the big-name collection of talent never quite clicked. But this is where they make their money. This is what counts. Sportsbooks opened the Rams at -3.5. How big does the defense need to be for the Rams to cover?
On the UFC 233 main card, a former UFC Welterweight Champion takes on an organizational newcomer who is unbeaten and highly-hyped. Robbie Lawler vs. Ben Askren is a perfect matchup in many ways, a true crossroads bout where the stakes are high. Read the rest of our MMA expert’s analysis and get his predicted winner for this fight.