Tag: moneyline

Jaguars open as 4.5-point favorites vs. Colts in Week 6

The Jaguars are favored to finish a season sweep of the Colts.

The Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts will play for first place in the AFC South when they meet at EverBank Stadium for a Week 6 tilt.

It’s the second matchup for the divisional rivals this season after the Jaguars earned a 31-21 win at Lucas Oil Stadium in Week 1. Since then, the Colts have won three of their last four games, including a 23-16 win against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

While Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson suffered an injury that is likely to keep him out for a while, the team has a capable backup in former Jaguars starter Gardner Minshew II. Still, it’s the Jaguars that are favorites after winning back-to-back games in London.

If you’re looking for betting odds on the Jaguars upcoming game against the Colts, we’ve got you covered. The following lines for the spread, money line and over/under are from BetMGM, giving you an idea of how the oddsmakers think the game will go.

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Moneyline (ML)

  • Jaguars -225 (bet $225 to win $100)
  • Colts +180 (bet $100 to win $180)

Against the spread (ATS)

  • Jaguars -4.5 (-115)
  • Colts +4.5 (-105)

Over/Under (O/U)

  • 45.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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There’s a silly amount of money being wagered on the Colts to beat the Raiders in Week 10

Sometimes you place a bet with logic. Sometimes you place a bet based purely on vibes.

There might not be a bigger mess of a team in the NFL right now than the Indianapolis Colts—though, I will admit, the competition for that title is fierce.

The team has no definitive quarterback, it’s star running back has been injured/unproductive for most of the year and, after cleaning house on the sidelines, former offensive lineman Jeff Saturday has been tabbed to lead the club in the interim despite minimal sideline experience under even the most generous definition. Which is to say nothing of an entire organization of more qualified options at Indianapolis’ disposal.

So naturally there’s big money being wagered on the Colts to defeat the Raiders straight up this weekend.

According to Action Network, 84 percent of the handle on the moneyline is on the Colts (+185) despite Indianapolis only getting 14 percent of all ML bets. At BetMGM the trend holds true. The Colts are getting 68 percent of all ML bets and 65 percent of the money wagered.

It’s certainly a choice.

On the one hand, the Colts have been outscored 228-185 this season and have just one road win (12-9 over the Broncos on a truly awful Thursday Night in Week 5). On the other hand, the new coach in Indiana had this to say about his first opponent right before he accepted the Colts job:

The Raiders (-4.5) are still seeing 63 percent of all bets to cover the spread as well as 78 percent of the money wagered there—which isn’t exactly good news for sportsbooks, either.

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NFL Week 7 public betting data: Public money is riding on Chiefs over 49ers

Week 7 public betting stats from Tipico.

Part of being successful in sports betting is being aware of how the public is betting and where the sharp money lies. So, each and every Sunday of the NFL season, Bet For The Win is going to provide public betting stats straight from Tipico Sportsbook to help bring that knowledge to the forefront.

Betting the same way as the public doesn’t guarantee positive results, but it can’t hurt to be more informed. When the percentages are drastically slanted in an unexpected direction, there’s likely a reason for that beyond simple matchups.

Here’s how the public is betting in Week 7.

Royals’ short-handed win over the disappointing Blue Jays was the biggest upset of the season

Bettors didn’t see this one coming.

If there was ever a game for bettors to confidently make a moneyline pick, it was Thursday’s meeting between the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals.

Sure, the Blue Jays have largely underperformed this season — leading to the conveniently timed firing of manager Charlie Montoyo on Wednesday — but they’re still a playoff contender. The Royals, meanwhile, are a bottom-five team that had to put 10 players on the restricted list for the series in Toronto because they weren’t vaccinated.

It’s safe to say the Jays were heavy favorites. In fact, they were the biggest moneyline favorites in the majors this season at -400. So, of course, they went out and lost 3-1.

If you were one of the very few bettors to actually take the Royals in Thursday’s game — and I mean one of the very few bettors — congratulations. But even after their improbable win, don’t expect much more bets in the series to come in on KC.

The Blue Jays are again favored by 2.5 runs for Friday’s game and their moneyline odds are -360 at Tipico Sportsbook, with +270 on KC.

Bettors rush to fade the Royals in Toronto after Kansas City puts 10 players on the restricted list

What happens when a minor league roster meets a World Series contender?

The Kansas City Royals are not what you’d call a good baseball team.

This was mostly by design. The rebuilding club is just starting to tap into its farm system with prospects like Bobby Witt Jr. and MJ Melendez fully transitioning to everyday starters. So it makes sense the Royals (35-53) rank 26th in runs, 25th in homers, 23rd in OPS and dead last in WHIP with a 4.84 ERA.

A team built to lose is doing just that. And Kansas City should reach new levels of dismal when it opens a four-game series at the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.

The Royals placed an eye-popping 10 players on the restricted list because they are not vaccinated against COVID-19 and cannot enter Canada (all Blue Jays players have to be vaxxed to enter the United States as well).

The news had an instant impact on the betting lines as the Blue Jays moved to a -2.5 run favorite on the spread and -475 favorite on the moneyline at Tipico for Thursday’s opener. You can expect those lines to stay fairly consistent over the series.

Despite the juice, bettors immediately began grabbing the Jays at whatever price they could.

According to Action Network, 60 percent of bets and 70 percent of the money wagered is on Toronto (-2.5). On the moneyline, where the Royals are +320, 92 percent of the bets are on the Blue Jays along with 68 percent of the money.

Bettors are split on whether or not the teams will cover the 8.5 run total with 63 percent of bets placed on the over and 81 percent of the money on the under.

Go ahead and feel comfortable tailing everyone fading the Royals. It’s going to be a long, weird weekend trip to Canada for them.

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Shohei Ohtani’s career night spoiled by extra inning loss because the Angels can’t have nice things

Why are the Angels like this?

It is absolutely incredible that the Los Angeles Angels have the best player in baseball in Mike Trout and the most amazing player in baseball in Shohei Ohtani, and yet no matter what those two players do, L.A. just can’t win.

It never gets easier to comprehend. Nights like Tuesday in Anaheim only add to that confusion.

The Angels entered the day -180 on the moneyline at Tipico for a home matchup against a Kansas City team in the depths of a rebuild and dead last in the American League Central. Naturally, Ohtani absolutely teed off on them.

The superstar mashed two three-run homers and finished with a career-high eight runs batted on the night as the Angels bullied their way through eight Royals pitchers. All of which resulted in a 12-11 loss in 11 innings.

Just look at this box score and try to resist the urge to walk into the ocean. One of these teams was trying to win. The other couldn’t really care less if it lost:

via MLB

Now imagine betting on this Angels team. Night after night they field a lineup featuring some of the most talented athletes in the world and night after night they remain under .500.

Not only are the Angels 34-37 against the spread this season, they are 17-20 against the spread at home and 23-24 against the spread as a favorite. There may not be a more frustrating team to back in any pro sport.

And once again, this tweet remains the most relevant and concise commentary on the ball club in Anaheim.

Why double-digit favorite Duke could be in for a close game against Virginia

Duke is a double-digit favorite over Virginia tonight at Cameron Indoor, but does recent history indicate it might be closer than that?

The ACC as a whole is not the college basketball stalwart it usually is, but Big Monday’s clash between the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils and the visiting Virginia Cavaliers is still must-see action. Duke (19-3, 9-2 ACC) sits atop the conference standings, while the 2019 champions are currently sixth in the ACC. Virginia (16-9, 8-5 ACC) got off to a slow start this season with several new faces, including leading scorer and Jayden Gardner, a transfer from ECU.

The Cavaliers will need Gardner (14.4 points per game, 6.8 rebounds per game) and Indiana transfer Armaan Franklin (12.3 ppg) to put up points against a Duke defense that ranks 15th on KenPom. The Blue Devils have a collection of highly talented players that pose difficult matchups for any opponent, led by freshman sensation Paolo Banchero (17.5 ppg, 8.4 rpg).

Both teams are coming off of big wins on Saturday as Duke dominated rival UNC in Chapel Hill and Virginia shot lights out against a better-than-expected Miami squad. Will matchups negate the defensive prowess of potential ACC Defensive Player of the Year Reece Beekman? Will the talent of Jeremy Roach, Wendell Moore, and Trevor Keels be too much to manage?

Tipico Sportsbook has Duke as double-digit favorites before game time.

Spread: Duke (-10.5)

Moneyline: Duke (-700), Virginia (+470)

Over/Under: 128.5

Although the Blue Devils are understandably heavily favored in this matchup, recent history has shown that the Duke-Virginia games have been pretty close. How close? The average margin of victory is under five points:

This is definitely a Virginia squad that isn’t quite at the same level that we’ve come to expect from Tony Bennett teams, but if history is any indicator, it might end up being closer than expected.

The game is at 7pm on ESPN.

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Debunking the fan theory Dolphins owner Stephen Ross could profit from his team tanking

Stephen Ross allegedly offered Brian Flores $100,000 per loss in 2019. He’d have a hard time betting on the Dolphins either way.

A class-action lawsuit filed by former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores against the Dolphins, Denver Broncos, New York Giants and the NFL rocked the league on Tuesday night.

Not so much because it revealed anything new about how the most powerful sports organization in the United States really works, but because of the documented evidence and examples that helped confirm long-held suspicions.

The accusations of racist practices at the league’s highest levels are, to put it mildly, absolutely abhorrent. The league will also have to answer for one allegation in particular that has set the sports betting world on fire.

According to Flores, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross offered the head coach an additional $100,000 for every loss in 2019 to ensure the team tanked. Flores said he would never agree to such a deal—and the fact that he went 24-25 with back-to-back winning seasons in 2020 and 2021 help prove his point.

Yet some bettors began connecting dots that didn’t exist. Theories that Ross could make money wagering on his team to lose began spreading on social media. It’s a natural thought process given the NFL’s recent embrace of sports betting. It’s just not very practical.

The reality of such a scheme is way more complicated than Ross placing bets himself or employing proxies to do the dirty work. To be extremely clear: There is no evidence Ross attempted to game the system in this manner.

BetFTW reached out to Tipico Sportsbook to learn more about the safeguards in place to prevent a scandal of this magnitude and found the juice wouldn’t be worth the squeeze for a variety of reasons.

Let’s break it down.

My worst bet: Johnny Knoxville, like many Tennessee fans, lost a ton on the Vols this year

Finally, a level of pain endured by Johnny Knoxville we can all relate to.

We’ve all made bets we regret. More often than not, we’ve made multiple bad gambles. BetFTW wants to hear about the worst of the worst. The losses that keep us up at night. After all, if we can’t win, we may as well laugh. 

Johnny Knoxville, star of the new movie Jackass Forever, is no stranger to bad ideas. The stuntman has made an entire career out of them. So BetFTW had to ask, what’s the worst bet you’ve made this year?

Unsurprisingly, the Tennessee native couldn’t help but give away money betting on Volunteers football—a program that went 7-6 in 2021 and covered the spread just five times. For once, we can truly understand Knoxville’s pain.

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Bills open as favorite over Patriots in wild-card round

#Bills open as favorite over #Patriots in wild-card round:

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The Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots have flipped a few things this season.

First, winning.

The Bills (11-6) and Patriots (10-7) both won one games against the other in 2021.

In terms of being the favorite, both sides have flipped there, too. That has happened again.

Heading into the wild-card round meeting between Buffalo and New England, the Bills have opened as a 4.5-point favorite over the Pats. That line comes to us via Tipico Sportsbook (access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list).

Ahead of the first meeting in Week 13 between these two, Buffalo was the slight favorite by around three points. Then in New England it was the Patriots who were the slight favorites around two points.

As referenced, back to Buffalo being favored in sportsbooks this week.

Of course, there’s also one big thing to consider as well: This one will be in Orchard Park and both times the road team won during the regular season. Edge Pats?

A big factor in that Patriots’ win in Orchard Park this season was the weather. A windy occasion made the setting right for New England on offense and currently the forecast doesn’t have such an outlook.

Still, it’s only a close edge for the Bills in this win or go home scenario.

In addition to the spread, the over/under for the contest in Orchard Park opens at 43.5. The moneyline sits at Bills (-120) and Patriots (+176).

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