Betting 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?

They say that you find out who your real friends are when times are tough. Based on the UFC 264 picks, it looks as though the oddsmakers aren't prepared to abandon ship when it comes to Conor McGregor. The Irish fighter, at one time the simultaneous holder of two UFC world title belts, is a slight -115 favorite in his rematch with Dustin Poirier as the main event on the UFC 264 card.

The last time the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA finals was in 1973-74. The last time the Phoenix Suns won the NBA Finals was never. These two teams will clash in the first NBA title series in 11 years that doesn't feature one of LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kawhi Leonard, or Kevin Durant. Phoenix is the betting choice in the NBA Finals 2021 picks, looking to gain the club's first NBA title.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are overwhelming -5000 favorites to win in the 2021 Stanley Cup odds. Tampa Bay is one win away from sweeping the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup final. The odds are -160 that they will complete the four-game sweep of this best-of-seven series. It would be the second straight Cup final victory for the Lightning. Only one other team has won consecutive Stanley Cups since the NHL went to a salary-cap format in 2005.

Joey Chestnut is the Secretariat of Nathan's hot dog eating contest. There's him and then there's the rest of the field. Chestnut has won five straight titles in the men's division and 13 of the last 14. Miki Sudo owns seven straight victories in the women's competition. But she's pregnant and won't compete this year. That's thrown the women's side of Nathan's hot dog eating contest betting lines wide open.

Let's have a look at the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals predictions.

Let's have a look at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup betting picks.

Check out our free betting picks for the great fight between Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis.