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Best bets for Cowboys-Bears
Our experts run through the bets they like for Thursday's matchup between the Cowboys and Bears.
NCAAF
'Stanford Steve' and 'The Bear': Conference title picks, bets, nuggets
The fellas break down the action from college football conference title weekend with their best bets, parlays, futures and more.
NCAAF
Best bets for college football's conference title games
Our betting insiders offer their best bets for college football's conference title weekend, including Georgia-LSU.
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NFL
Must-win NFL scenarios don't always equal must bet
With some NFL teams in must-win situations, does that give them an edge against their opponent? Our handicapper breaks it down in our Week 14 early betting look.
NCAAF
Where FPI sees an edge vs. the spread: Hope for Georgia, Oregon
Will Georgia's defense slow Joe Burrow and LSU? ESPN's Football Power Index finds an edge against the spread in the SEC title game and the Pac-12 championship.
Boxing
Best bets for Ruiz-Joshua 2
Andy Ruiz Jr. looks for a second straight upset of former unified champion Anthony Joshua as the two enter the ring Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Here is where the betting value lies.
NCAAF
The 20 biggest Championship Week betting surprises
Championship Week has given us plenty of shocking results. Here are the 20 biggest surprises according to the point spread since conference title games began in 1992.
Cardinals
NFL
Sources: Shaw's parlay bet included Cards game
A three-team parlay that included an Arizona Cardinals game led the NFL in part to suspend Cardinals defensive back Josh Shaw for violating the league's gambling policy, multiple sources told ESPN.
NCAAF
Stanford gets a taste of its own bad beat medicine
After Stanford covered a spread in Week 1 of the season on a late fumble touchdown, the Cardinal fail to cover one during the last week after coughing up a fumble of its own.
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Notable Bets: A tough NFL Sunday for the betting public
Here are the big wins, bad beats and major betting storylines from the weekend, including the Patriots' loss adding to the books' haul, a bad loss for one Giants bettor and more.
MMA
Early odds analysis: Conor McGregor vs. Cowboy Cerrone
When Conor McGregor meets Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone at UFC 246, chances are the fight won't last five rounds.
NFL
How much every NFL QB is worth against the spread
Aaron Rodgers is the most valuable quarterback in the NFL against the spread, per Vegas oddsmakers. Here is how all 32 QBs stack up.
NCAAM
Half-court shots have some bettors averting their eyes
DC sports betting
Nation's first on-premises sports betting facility to open in DC
NFL
'I was very bitter': Inside the $20 bet that almost became $50K
For one Las Vegas ticket writer, the Oakland Raiders (-10.5) were the only thing standing between him and $50,000 off a $20 bet. Here's the story of his crazy weekend of betting.
NCAAF
Air Force's late pick-6 was significant to many
Colorado State drives down the field to trim their deficit, but a pick-6 not only seals the game, but dooms Rams bettors.
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Philly not-so special: Even Eagles fans bet on Patriots
Here are the big wins, bad beats and major betting storylines from the weekend, including Philly fans pulling for the Pats, a wild swing on the 49ers' last-second TD and more.
NFL
Late 49ers TD 'worst-case scenario' for Caesars
An attempted lateral by the Cardinals with time expiring on Sunday led to a fumble recovery for a touchdown by the 49ers -- and a "worst-case scenario" for Caesars Sportsbook.
NBA
The impact of Adam Silver's sports betting op-ed five years later
Though the expansion of legalized sports betting may not have happened the way he envisioned, the NBA commissioner opened the door to a new line of thinking.
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New Jersey bettor wins $1 million, but Vegas rolls
Here are the big wins, bad beats and major betting storylines from the weekend, including one bettor's highly profitable Sunday that otherwise belonged to the books.
White Sox
MLB
Could the Black Sox scandal happen today?
One hundred years ago, the White Sox lost the 1919 World Series, ushering in baseball's darkest hour. Is MLB gambling with its future by embracing betting now?
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Futures bet index: Biggest wagers at U.S. sportsbooks
One better has $100,000 on the Packers to win the Super Bowl. Here is a running file of some of the biggest futures wagers across sports currently at U.S. sportsbooks.
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American bookmaker found dead in Costa Rica
American bookmaker William Sean Creighton, founder of online sportsbook 5Dimes, was found dead after he went missing in Costa Rica nearly a year ago, the nation's justice officials told ESPN on Monday.
NFL
PointsBetting: How a bettor turned $30K into $600K on the favored Ravens
In an expanding sports betting market, PointsBet offers a different, riskier style of betting against the spread. Here is how.
NFL
America's growing love of office pools
A look back at the $1 million survivor pool that was busted, the legality of office pools overall and what the future of pools might resemble.
MLB
How to approach betting totals with inflated scoring numbers
Vegas' newest book
Inside the building of the state-of-the-art Circa sportsbook
Derek Stevens, a bettor turned bookmaker, is creating a cutting-edge sportsbook in Las Vegas that is set to open by December 2020. Here is what it will look like.
'Poker Brat' is born: 30 years later, inside Phil Hellmuth's stunning arrival
Top Headlines
- Source: Cards' Shaw appeals ban for gambling
- Ravens move past Pats as Super Bowl favorites
- Lamar in the lead: Ravens QB has top MVP odds
- SFA stuns Duke, a 27.5-point favorite, at home
- Jeopardy James avenges loss, wins $250K event
- Colorado voters narrowly approve sports betting
- Astros favored to win '20 World Series; Nats 14-1
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Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest
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SuperContest oral history
Simple rules, huge payoff: This is the oral history of how a little-known NFL betting competition for Las Vegas sharps became a national phenomenon for everyone else.
Future of sports betting series
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Future of sports betting homepage
What will a legal, fully mature sports betting market look like in the U.S.? Where will fantasy sports fit in? Here is our nine-part series on the future of sports betting.
Sports betting legalization
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Legalization of sports betting homepage
Here is your one-stop shop of all relevant content, now that the Supreme Court has struck down PASPA.
PickCenter
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All you need to know before making your picks. PickCenter's data comes from two main sources: TeamRankings and numberFire.
