Vegas rooting against the cinderella Rays

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Naturally the feel good story of the baseball season has been the Tampa Bay Rays. And wouldn't it be a story book ending if they finished the season winning the pennant and the World Series. Well, there are some sportsbooks in Vegas that hope that doesn't happen. VegasWatch interviews Jay ...

Vegas thinks Brett Farve is only worth half a game

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Now with Brett Farve finally a New York Jet, we can really look to see what the experts think. And by experts, I mean Vegas. Back in May the 2008 NFL Over/Under Team Totals came out and had the Jets listed at over 7.5 (-150). Now that Farve will be ...

2008 NFL Undefeated Odds

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

We all know that the chips are stacked against you when gambling, but as VegasWatch points out they are really against you if you bet on this prop. BetUS has released their odds on the chances each NFL team will go undefeated this upcoming season. What looks like great value ...

Devil Rays pwn3d the Yankees

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

According to the updated Bodoglife odds, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays have a better chance to win the AL East than the New York Yankees. As of today, the Bronx Bombers sit seven games out of first. But Tampa Bay has played close to 60% of its games at home ...

The Machine cost bettors how much?

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Darren Rovell over at CNBC estimated that $100 million was lost on that meaningless last second three pointer by Sasha Vujacic. Supposedly two-thirds of the money was on San Antonio at -8 or -7.5, so what looked innocent and unsportsmanlike actually cost some gamblers across the nation some dinero. Now ...

2008 NFL Over/Unders

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Just taking a quick glance at the Over/Under win totals for the NFL season, I see the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants at 8.5 as just blatant disrespect. Granted the NFC East is one of, if not the toughest division in all of football; but how can that ...

Reason why Papelbon blew two saves?

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

I love Jonathan Papelbon and Hideki Okajima, in my opinion the best setup and closer combination in the game (Forget about the two in the Bronx). But after hearing this story, it makes me love them even more. Boston Red Sox blog OutinCenterfield found out what the bullpen does during ...

OTB Personality Roundup

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Since today is Derby Day and most people don't live remotely close to a racetrack, there will be an influx of people heading to OTB to place their wagers. The Ghosts of Wayne Founts breaks down the type of characters you will find in such an establishment. If I hear ...