Take Under on Charlotte’s Live Win Total
The Charlotte Hornets have been bad this season. There really isn’t any other way to put it. They’ve only won 11 total games and have won back-to-back games just once this season. It’s been a disappointing campaign for a number of reasons, but most notably because there were high expectations for this team in the […]
Betting the Ponies 101 Part 1
It was a nondescript January Sunday afternoon at Santa Anita Park and my then-girlfriend, Karen, and I were 0-for-the-day. Not one winning ticket between the two of us entering the last race. That’s when she decided to go “across-the-board”—betting a horse to win, place and show—on an 85-1 shot named “Turn On,” because “I liked […]
High-Scoring Offenses for NFC Divisionals
The NFL NFC divisional matches are set with three teams from the NFC East and one team from the NFC West. I will breakdown both games with a selection on the winner and the total. Eagles Handle Giants The Philadelphia Eagles are hosting the New York Giants. The Eagles are favored by 7.5 and the […]
5 Bets to Make this Week
The first round of the NFL Playoffs is history but 5 Bets still has football on the brain. We are now down to eight teams to see who gets to the championship game. I take a look at one game in both the AFC and NFC and provide a prediction. Golf is back on the […]
AFC Divisional Round Promises Thrills
Just eight teams and three rounds remain in the 2022-23 NFL postseason. This weekend’s Divisional Round should provide plenty of touchdowns and late-game drama to the table. It will feature four very talented and deserving franchises who all could threaten to make a Super Bowl run. This weekend should be very action-packed and keep everyone […]
Can Padres Pass Dodgers, Win NL West?
Though the rivalry between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers goes back to when the two teams played in New York, another team is challenging the boys in blue as their top competition. For years now, the San Diego Padres have been chasing the Los Angeles Dodgers for the lead in the […]
5 Bets to Make this Week
It is Wild Card Weekend for football and the NFL has games on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday and 5 Bets couldn’t be more excited. We take a look at a game on each day and offer our predictions. We are leaning towards the underdogs in two of the games we offer a pick on. The […]
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Brighton, Brentford, EPL Soccer Best Bets
An in-flux, out-of-form Liverpool team is going south to bring its momentum north. Nottingham Forest and Leicester City are trying to put more distance between them and the dreaded relegation zone. And what’s with Brentford? What are they doing buzzing in the top half of the English Premier League table? The beauty of betting on […]
311 Wild for Bills, Bengals, 49ers
The 311 consists of three NFL games that I select using the spread or money line and two games that are selected based on the total number of points for both teams going Over or Under and two players to reach a projected outcome during the game. This will give you action every week based […]
Bruins Jump to Stanley Cup Favorites
The turn of the calendar from 2022 to 2023 has roughly marked the halfway point of this NHL season. Let’s take a look at the teams that are performing to a different standard than what was expected of them so far this season. Boston Icing Favorite Status The Boston Bruins have been shot out of a cannon […]
5 Bets to Make this Week
It’s hard to believe it’s the last regular season this weekend for the NFL. It’s also the last college football game. In the spirit of the pigskin, we’ll take a look at the CFP Championship game. The Georgia Bulldogs and TCU Horned Frogs couldn’t be two different teams. The Bulldogs were No. 1 most of […]