Betting Picks

In what's shaping up to be an excellent day of racing at Arlington International, a field of 10 have drawn into the (G1) Beverly D. Stakes on Saturday. For fillies and mares aged three and older, they'll race 1 3/16th miles on the turf course, chasing a total purse of $600,000, with the winner gaining an automatic entry into the 2017 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf in November.

It seems like we have been waiting a lifetime for the 2017-18 English Premier League season to begin, but the wait is finally over because Week 1 of this amazing league kicks off on August 11 with the first of 10 matches this weekend. Who should you bet on? Who should you avoid? Let’s find out.

Wayne Rooney has returned to the club that launched his career, Everton, after Manchester United let him go on a free transfer. Many think Rooney is way past his prime, but can he rediscover his goalscoring touch for the Toffees this season and bang in more than 10 goals in the Premier League?

When you’re trying to pick the NFL rushing leader for 2017, the most important factor shouldn’t be how many games the best candidates in the league might possibly miss due to suspensions or injuries. But that’s exactly what you run up against when the top two names are Le’Veon Bell and Ezekiel Elliott.

It’s second and goal on New England’s one yard line. There’s less than a minute to play and Seattle has one timeout left in Super Bowl XLIX. The clock is ticking. Instead of handing the ball off, the Seahawks try to catch the Patriots off guard and throw for a touchdown. It’s picked off. Seattle loses the championship. The play will now be remembered as one of the biggest interceptions in NFL history.

The 2017 UEFA Super Cup is to be contested by Spain’s Real Madrid and England’s Manchester United at the Philip II Arena in Macedonia at 20:45 CET on August 8 and will be the 42nd edition of the annual soccer match. If you are looking to bet on the outcome of the match, check out our special guide showing you previous winners and current records.

The 2017 UEFA Super Cup sees the UEFA Champions League winners take on the champions of the UEFA Europa League. This season’s thrilling encounter pits Real Madrid against Manchester United at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Macedonia at 20:45 CET on August 8.

Another quarterback category, another record for Peyton Manning. The future hall of famer holds the NFL mark of 55 touchdown passes in a single regular season with the Denver Broncos in 2013. That’s an average of more than three TD completions every game. The Broncos lost the Super Bowl that year, but No. 18 set the bar extremely high for future QBs.

Home form is vitally important to a soccer team’s success. If you take a look through the record book, teams who have won their league, such as the English Premier League, have always been dominant on home soil. Last season, only Tottenham Hotspur went undefeated at home, can they repeat this feat during the 2017-18 campaign?