Betting Picks

On paper, Sunday's match-up between the 10-3 New England Patriots and 11-2 Pittsburgh Steelers for top seed and the edge for home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs looks like the game of the week on the NFL slate. In reality, unless the Steelers find a way to compete with the Patriots, recent history would suggest that it doesn't figure to be much of a game.

This week in the Bovada Futures Watch we take a look at two of the most historic flat races in the world, the Epsom Derby for three-year-old colts and the Epsom Oaks for three-year-old fillies. Both races take place on the first weekend of June at famed Epsom Downs in Surrey, UK.

Ohio State versus USC is a matchup college football purists, casual fans and sports bettors can all get excited about as two of the most storied programs in the country will meet in the postseason Dec.29 at 8:30 ET in the Cotton Bowl.

The 2017-18 English Premier League season is rapidly approaching the halfway stage as Tuesday 12 December and Wednesday 13 December sees the games of Week 17 take place. Are there any matches you should be betting on? Let us find out now.

Twenty seven goals were scored on Week 16 of the 2017-18 Premier League season and with a full schedule of fixtures taking place across December 12-13, we should see many more goals scored. Have the recent goals altered the betting odds for the Golden Boot? In a nutshell, yes. Let’s see what is going on.

There was much consternation within NCAA football over whether Alabama, which didn't even reach its conference final, should have earned a spot in the College Football Playoffs. The Crimson Tide were given the fourth available spot in the tournament, and almost immediately the traditional power soared to the top of the wagering pools picking which school will ultimately capture the NCAA title, a crown they've worn four times since 2009.

While we're still several months away from the 2018 Triple Crown, the race is already on for horses wanting to earn a spot in the starting gate in the first leg, the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May. Two weeks later they'll run the Preakness Stakes, followed three weeks later by the Belmont Stakes.

The New England Patriots rate fourth in the NFL and first overall in the AFC in point production, averaging 29 points per game, and are No. 1 in the league in total offense, clicking for 413.2 yards per game. Even minus suspended tight end Rob Gronkowski, the Pats should have more than enough to win on the road against a Miami Dolphins team that averages 17.4 points per game.

The College Football Playoff has never happened without Alabama present, and that could explain why the Crimson Tide are favored in 2018 despite being being the number four seed. At +190, what are the factors to consider before taking Bama?