Betting Picks

The best three-year-old horse race of the summer is coming up on Saturday, August 28 at Saratoga: the Grade 1 Travers Stakes! The one and one-quarter mile dirt race has been a fixture of summer racing since 1860, and this year’s edition offers runners a $1,250,000 purse and a place in racing history.

California’s best handicap horses clash on Saturday, August 21, 2021 for the Grade 1 Pacific Classic, the flagship race of the summer meet at Del Mar. With a full racing calendar back in session this year, after last year’s shortened season, the purse for the Pacific Classic is back at its customary level: a cool $1 million.

Eight-time world champion Manny Pacquiao will still get his shot at a world welterweight title belt on August 21. It just won't be against unbeaten champ Errol Spence Jr. Spence pulled out of their scheduled bout when a pre-fight medical examination revealed a tear in the retina of his left eye. Pacquiao is heavily favored in the boxing odds against Cuban Yordenis Ugas. The WBA welterweight champion will step in to defend his title against Pacquiao.

The top turf route fillies and mares aged three and up, including a top-class invader from Ireland, visit Arlington Park on Saturday, August 14, 2021, for the Grade 1 Beverly D. Stakes. The race offers a purse of $400,000 and covers a mile and three-sixteenths on the turf.

The Beverly D. Stakes, named after the late wife of Arlington Park chairman emeritus Richard Duchossois, perennially draws some of the best turf mares in the world.

Arlington Park’s summer meet meets its climax on Saturday, August 14, 2021 for the Grade 1 Mister D. Stakes, formerly known as the Arlington Million. The race is open to horses aged three and up, it offers a purse of $600,000, and it covers a mile and a quarter on the grass. Its winners often go on to contest the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) later in the year.

Ciryl Gane is a solid -330 favorite in UFC betting to defeat Derrick Lewis in the main event at UFC 265 on August 7 in Houston, a battle for the interim world heavyweight title belt. The original plan was for heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou to defend his title against Lewis. Ngannou allegedly refused the fight, preferring instead to contest the bout in September. Ngannou won the heavyweight title from Stipe Miocic in March.

Let's have a look at the current F1 2021 futures picks.

For as long as there's been pitchers, catchers and hitters, there's also been a theory that being is first place on July 4 is vital if a victory is the objective of a team in the MLB World Series odds. Is there are validity to this theory, though? Should baseball bettors buy into it? Are they to be putting their future book World Series wagers on teams that were atop their division on July 4?