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135 stories by Bill Huber
Prop Bets Fuel Super Bowl Betting Frenzy
It’s Super Bowl Sunday, with the magnitude of the game and the number of crazy bets making it the biggest day of the year at sportsbooks. The craziest of all might be the $3.4 million bet placed at DraftKings on the Tampa...
Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs Favored in NFL Conference Championship Games
It doesn’t get any bigger than Aaron Rodgers vs. Tom Brady for a trip to the Super Bowl. Unless it’s Aaron Rodgers vs. Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl. A Rodgers-Mahomes matchup, which would be a dream come true for an insurance...
Elite Quarterbacks Add Extra Layer to NFL’s Divisional Playoffs Betting
MVP quarterbacks will add a little extra juice to the betting on this weekend’s four NFL divisional playoff games. Aaron Rodgers, the presumptive MVP after winning the award in 2011 and 2014, will lead the Green Bay Packers against the visiting Los...
NFL’s ‘Super Wild Card Weekend’ Means Sportsbook Betting Extravaganza
With six NFL playoff games this weekend and the college football national championship to be decided on Monday night, this will be the greatest three days of the football season and a huge bonanza for the exploding sports gambling industry. The NFL...
Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers Enter NFL Playoffs as Bettors’ Super Bowl Favorites
The Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs met in Super Bowl I. Now they may have a rematch in the 55th Super Bowl next month. But who do sports bettors think will win the championship? The Chiefs were the Super Bowl...
Sportsbooks Expect Busy Sunday as NFL Regular Season Concludes
An all-or-nothing Week 17 of the NFL regular season means some unusual lines at sportsbooks. For some teams, there is a lot riding on Sunday’s games. Entering the final day of the regular season, seven playoff berths are to be claimed. That’s...
New York Jets Blow Up 0-16 Bets At Sportsbooks, May Lose No. 1 NFL Draft Pick
The New York Jets won a football game last week. While that might wind up being bad news for the team – it was positioned perfectly to draft Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence – it was great news for sportsbooks. With each loss,...
Drew Brees’ Return Highlights Only Big Game of NFL Week 15
In the NFL world, all eyes will be on the Big Easy this weekend. The most-bet game of the week at sportsbooks is between the Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans. Not only is it a potential Super Bowl preview, but it’s...
New York Giants, Washington Football Team Go from Underdogs to Favorites in NFC East
The NFC East might as well be renamed the NFC Least. With four games to go in the 2020 NFL season, all four teams are below .500. Moreover, the two teams who appeared to be the least likely to win the division...
Online Sports Gambling, Casino Games in Michigan Could Start in Mid-January
Michigan residents looking to place a bet on the home team or play casino games from the comfort of their own home could get their chance by mid-January. Last week, Michigan lawmakers agreed to allow casinos to offer online sports gambling and...