Tag: Betting

Former LSU golfer Sam Burns set for The Masters tournament

Former LSU golfer Sam Burns is set for his third Masters tournament this week.

The Masters is set to tee off at Augusta National later this week. LSU will be represented in the field, with former Tiger Sam Burns making his third Masters appearance.

Burns made some noise last year, shooting a 68 in his opening round. He made the cut and finished tied for 29th.

In his Masters debut in 2022, Burns missed the cut after shooting a 75 and 74 in rounds one and two.

He’s played some good golf recently, finishing in the top 10 in five of his last nine starts. He strung together three top 10 finishes to start 2024 and sits 22nd in the Official World Golf Ranking.

According to FanDuel, his odds to win the Masters are +7000. That makes him a long shot, but crazier things have happened.

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Burns was a two-time All-American at LSU and won national player of the year in 2017.

Texas grad and 2022 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is the favorite to take home the green jacket, with his odds to win at +400.

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LSU vs. Iowa Elite Eight Prediction and Pick: Can Tigers pull the upset?

LSU is a 1.5 point underdog to Iowa. Can the Tigers pull the upset?

After a year of speculation, we’re getting the rematch. [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] and LSU will face Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the Elite Eight on Monday night with a trip to the Final Four on the line.

According to FanDuel, Iowa is a 1.5-point favorite, making LSU an underdog for just the third time this year. Both instances were against South Carolina and LSU went 0-2, but the Tigers were competitive in both games.

LSU passed its toughest test yet against UCLA, beating the Bruins 78-69. But Iowa, a top-three team in the country, poses a different challenge.

Despite Iowa being favored, LSU and Iowa have the same odds to win the region at +650.

I think Iowa is a good matchup for LSU. The Tigers proved that with their double-digit win last year and I think they’re peaking at the right time again this year.

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Flau’Jae Johnson’s emergence has given LSU the offensive star power it needs to compete with Clark and the Tigers have the advantage in the post with Reese and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag].

I like LSU to cover the spread in this one, winning 82-74.

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Projecting the betting point spread of potential Iowa vs. LSU rematch

Here’s the projected betting spread for a potential rematch of Angel Reese and LSU vs. Caitlyn Clark and Iowa.

LSU will face UCLA on Saturday with a trip to the Elite Eight on the line. If the Tigers pass the test, it sets up a potential rematch of last year’s national title game with Caitlyn Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Last year, LSU got the best of Iowa, winning 102-85. If the two meet again, what could the betting odds say about Iowa’s revenge hopes?

Using current national title odds, common opponents, and public rating systems, I’ll try to take a stab at predicting what the spread will be.

In the Sweet 16, LSU is a 3.5-point favorite over UCLA while Iowa is favored by 6.5 against Colorado. Iowa’s odds to win the region are +100, better than LSU’s +190. Factored in there is that LSU has a tougher opponent this weekend, but that info still suggests Iowa would be a slight favorite over LSU.

With all that in mind, I’d project Iowa to be favored by 2.5 if it met LSU. That’s also in line with the Massey Ratings, which produces an average score of 82-80 Iowa in its simulations.

It’s rare for this LSU team to find itself as an underdog, but if it has hopes of repeating, the Tigers will have to pull a few upsets.

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Where LSU women’s basketball’s national title odds stand before the Sweet 16

LSU enters the Sweet 16 with the third-best national title odds.

LSU sits two wins away from back-to-back Final Four appearances, but it won’t come easy. The Tigers will have to go through UCLA before a potential Elite Eight meeting with Iowa or Colorado.

The first weekend wasn’t LSU’s smoothest. LSU struggled with Rice and followed it up with a rough first half against Middle Tennessee. Bettors took notice and LSU’s national championship odds took a hit.

According to FanDuel, the Tigers are now at +1000 to win it all. That’s a step back from the +750 where LSU began the tournament. Despite the odds being worse, LSU remains the third-best nationally. South Carolina has distanced its lead on the field, now at -165. Iowa is second at +750.

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Those odds speak to how dominant South Carolina has been this year. The Gamecocks are 34-0 and sit four wins away from a perfect season. LSU avoided South Carolina in the tournament last year after Dawn Staley’s group was upset by Iowa in the Final Four.

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Chargers have second-best odds to land RB Saquon Barkley

The Texans are the current betting favorite to sign Saquon Barkley.

According to DraftKings Sportsbook, the Chargers have the second-best odds of acquiring running back Saquon Barkley.

Free agency kicks off next week and the Pro-Bowler’s +275 odds (bet $100 to win $275) to land with the Bolts is an exciting proposition. 

The Texans are the current betting favorite to sign Barkley at -150.

Several question marks remain about whether current players will remain in Powder Blues after the free agency frenzy, but potential new players joining the Chargers for the 2024 season also present exciting opportunities. 

This will be the first time in his career that Barkley enters free agency, and it seems now more than ever that Los Angeles is a likely possibility for his next home. 

Barkley was the No. 2 overall pick in 2018 and could aid the Chargers’ run game, which has struggled the past few seasons.

Barkley amassed 962 rushing yards and six touchdowns last year while adding 280 receiving yards and four scores.

However, it could come down to the financial aspect, as Barkley will likely want a pretty hefty contract—currently projected to be worth $12 million per year.

Whether Barkley is a target or not, look for Los Angeles to address the running back position in free agency to boost the rushing attack.

Atlanta Falcons are now the betting favorite to land Kirk Cousins

According to DraftKings odds, the Atlanta Falcons, not the Minnesota Vikings, are now favored to sign free agent quarterback Kirk Cousins.

With the NFL scouting combine behind us, the next big date on the NFL’s schedule is the start of the new league season and the start of free agency. The Minnesota Vikings are heading into free agency with some big holes on the roster and some premier free agents scheduled to hit the market — namely quarterback Kirk Cousins. Now, there’s a new team favored to land Cousins: the Atlanta Falcons.

According to the latest odds from DraftKings, the Falcons are the betting favorites to come away with the long-time Vikings quarterback, with the latest odds set at -175.

Adding fuel to the ‘Kirk Cousins to Atlanta’ fire, Pro Football Talk came out with a report earlier Monday stating that they were “getting very credible indications that Cousins is seriously considering moving his family to Atlanta.”

Atlanta has been heavily rumored to be a key player in the quarterback market this off-season. Beyond the Cousins rumors, there’s also been speculation about their interest in the Bears’ Justin Fields should they move on from him, along with talk about Baker Mayfield and being a potential partner in a trade-up scenario for either Jayden Daniels or Drake Maye.

Ultimately, it’s going to be another week before the Cousins saga reaches a conclusion, but at least as of right now it’s looking like his tenure in Minneapolis is about to come to an end.

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NBA Legend Charles Barkley sends message to Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes

Charles Barkley sent a message to Kansas City #Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes on ‘Inside the NBA’

The Kansas City Chiefs faced critics during their 2023 regular season run to Super Bowl LVIII. They were often picked as the underdog throughout the postseason, including their overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

The players have embraced the negative press, often using it as fuel during their winning streak. The critics usually aren’t referred to by name in any of the players’ press conferences or interviews unless their name is Charles Barkley. The basketball legend has made it no secret that he enjoys betting on games and has frequently better against the Chiefs throughout the postseason.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes made sure to remind the world of Barkley’s prediction failures and not let them go unnoticed, as he recently addressed him on social media.

“Watching @NBAonTNT and trying to see if my man Charles is going to pick against the Chiefs again in the next round!” posted Mahomes on his X account.

Mahomes didn’t have to wait long for a response as Barkley took some time during the show to speak directly into the camera.

“Number one, you Travis and Chris Jones, Chris Jones, I love you, Andy Reid, congratulations,” said Barkley. “Yeah, I bet against you at Buffalo, I bet against you at Baltimore. And I bet against you in the Superbowl. I was zero for three. I got to wait until next year; congratulations, brother.”

Barkley hasn’t had the best track record in making bets or guarantees, as shown on the legendary basketball show Inside The NBA Mahomes and the Chiefs should probably hope that he continues to bet against them in 2024.

Where Wisconsin stands in updated NCAA basketball national championship odds

Who is your best bet to win March Madness this year?

Wisconsin basketball’s season to remember is quickly becoming one to forget.

The program entered the 2024 calendar year with loads of momentum. It then entered February as one of the best teams in the country — ranked No. 6 in the nation in the AP Poll, leading the Big Ten Conference race and sitting as a borderline 1-seed in most bracketologies.

Badgers fans had Final Four expectations at that moment in time. Comparisons were being drawn to Bo Ryan’s 2014-2015 team, as it was thought a National Championship was a realistic option.

Related: Wisconsin basketball social media despondent after Badgers loss to Illinois

Well, things fell off rather quickly in February. Nevertheless, Wisconsin still enters the final games of its regular season and the Big Ten Tournament with a chance to get hot before the NCAA Tournament. The Badgers won’t be a top seed in the big dance, but they are a lock to make it.

As we’ve seen in the past, anything can happen at that stage in the season.

Before those final regular season games happen, here is where the Badgers stand in the updated NCAA basketball national championship odds, as of Sunday morning after their loss vs Illinois:

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Prosecutors drop charges against Broncos DL Eyioma Uwazurike

Prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against Eyioma Uwazurike, but the Broncos’ defensive lineman remains suspended by the NFL.

The NFL handed down an indefinite suspension to Denver Broncos defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike last year for breaking the league’s gambling policy.

In addition to the NFL’s suspension, Uwazurike also faced potential legal repercussions. On Friday, the criminal charges were dropped due to the investigation “exceeding [the] scope of permitted use of tracking software,” according to the Denver Gazette‘s Chris Tomasson.

The criminal charges have been dropped, but Uwazurike remains suspended and away from the team. Broncos coach Sean Payton criticized the NFL’s stipulations for suspended players last summer.

“[W]e’re going to send them home for a year, where they can’t be around,” Payton said in an interview with USA TODAY‘s Jarrett Bell last July. “The idea that you just go away — shame on us.”

Uwazurike will be eligible to petition for reinstatement on July 24. There’s no guarantee the NFL will grant a reinstatement, but the criminal charges being dropped could, in theory, make Uwazurike more likely to return in 2024.

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How to watch, betting odds as LSU men’s basketball hosts Mississippi State on Saturday night

The Tigers have won back-to-back ranked games and look to continue rolling against the Bulldogs.

The Tigers looked like they were heading for another losing season in Year 2 under [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag], but the last two games have shown real glimpses of progress.

LSU’s men’s basketball team has recorded back-to-back upsets against ranked opponents in South Carolina and Kentucky, and now it’s back in action at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center against another potential NCAA tournament team in Mississippi State.

The Bulldogs sit at 18-8 and 7-6 in SEC play after a four-game winning streak of their own. Most recently, they beat rival Ole Miss.

Here’s everything you need to know as the Tigers look to win their third game in a row, including the latest odds from BetMGM.

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