Betting Picks

You'll never hear a sports bettor complain about the plethora of college football bowl games, but let's be honest, not all postseason action is worth a DVR.. That said, here are five bowl games in 2017-18 you won't want to miss.

You can call the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals rivals, and historically, you'd be correct. Recent history, though, paints a much different picture. Pittsburgh has won five straight from the Bengals. The Steelers have taken eight of nine and 23 of 31 from Cincy since Marvin Lewis was installed as head coach of the Bengals in 2003. If Cincinnati wants this series to remain a rivalry, then the Bengals need to start winning.

The race to gain points and a starting spot in the 2018 Kentucky Derby goes to New York this Saturday, with the running of the $250,000 (G2) Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct Race Track. A field of 10 two-year-olds are expected to go to the gate to race 1 1/8 miles on the Aqueduct dirt course.

In what should be an excellent betting race with a solid field of contenders, Grade 1 racing returns to Aqueduct Race Track in New York this Saturday with the running of the $750,000 Cigar Mile. The race has drawn a field of 10, led by Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile runner-up Sharp Azteca.

How bad has it gotten for the Cowboys, you ask? Playing at home against their arch rivals the Washington Redskins, the 'Boys are betting underdogs. Can one player make that much difference? It would appear so. Since running back Ezekiel Elliott began serving his six-game NFL suspension, Dallas is 0-3, have lost two in a row at home and been outscored by a margin of 92-22.

When the Kansas City Chiefs throttled the reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in their season opener, it looked as if Andy Reid's team was finally ready to take the next step, make some noise and go deep into the playoffs. But the Chiefs are now on a 1-5 slide since their 5-0 start and a Kansas City postseason appearance can no longer be considered a certainty.

Perhaps the most important jump race in the UK, the Cheltenham Gold Cup for 2018 will be run on Friday, March 16, the final day of the four-day Cheltenham Festival. The early future bet line at Bovada has jump racing star Thistlecrack as a very tempting 5-1 favorite.

The Baltimore Ravens are the kings of nothing - in more ways than one. The Ravens have posted thee of the seven shutouts recorded in the NFL this season. But with a mediocre 5-5 record, the Ravens hover on the cusp of playoff contention. They'll get another shot at a zero sum game on Monday night when they are home to face the mediocre offense of the Houston Texans.

Just a couple weeks after the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the racing world returns to Del Mar race track for the running of the $300,000 (G1) Hollywood Derby. The historic race has drawn a well-matched field of nine three-year-old colts set to go 1 1/8 miles on the turf course.