Betting Picks

What the Breeders' Cup Classic is for male horses, the Distaff brings together the best female runners. Traditionally the Distaff has drawn some of the smallest fields of the Breeders' Cup races with typically one or two heavy favorites, but the field for 2017 looks like the most competitive in years.

From this seat, the college football betting lines have been juicy the last few weeks, and fortunately that trend continues into Week 7. As usual, I take a closer look at the three best opportunities to beat the spread.

The dogs are barking in Week 6 of the NFL and its always better to get than to give when it comes to points against the spread. Here are three games where the Vegas favorites look most vulnerable.

The second of the two main turf races for older horses at the 2017 Breeders' Cup World Championships, the Breeders' Cup Mile differs from the Turf not only in distance, but in the fact North American-based horses have been much more successful than their European cousins.

The Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile has been a very good betting race over the past decade, with an average winning odds of +1100, and high payouts on exactas and trifectas. Here's how the projected 2017 Dirt Mile field stacks up when looking for future bet value.

A wide-open field of 13 fillies and mares go to the gate on Sunday at Keeneland Race Course for the running of the $500,000 (G1) Juddmonte Spinster Stakes. They'll be racing 1 1/8 miles over the Keeneland dirt track, chasing a share of the prize money and a spot in the 2017 Breeders' Cup Distaff.

The final 'Win And You're In' qualifying race for the 2017 Breeders' Cup Classic goes Saturday afternoon with the running of the (G1) $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes from Belmont Park in New York. The race has drawn a field of seven, and they'll be racing 1 1/4 miles over the Belmont dirt course.

As Alabama and Clemson continue to distance themselves from the rest of the college football world, there's plenty of parity among the remaining Power 5 schools. This leaves us with plenty of great betting opportunities, including these gems of Week 6.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a machine as evidenced by their regular season win total (104) and the fact that they are the heaviest favorite of any team in a divisional series this year. So where's the betting value?