Betting Picks

The top 24 teams from around the globe collide at the net in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan. The tournament will be held from Sept. 29 to Oct. 20. The United States, the defending champions who beat China in the 2014 final in Italy, received an automatic invite to the event along with the host nation. The inaugural event was in 1952. Russia holds the record for the most titles with seven.

The 2018/19 La Liga season is the 88th since its establishment and everything points to Barcelona winning what would be their 26th domestic league title. Barcelona won the title last year with a 14 point cushion, can any of the chasing pack prevent them from being crowned La Liga champions again?

There’s more to betting on Major League Baseball than just hitters and pitchers. Other stats have to be considered — like home-field advantage, playing in the daytime or at night, a team’s record on grass or synthetic turf or how a team performs against a right-handed or left-handed pitcher, to name just a few. Does it matter who’s calling the balls and strikes behind the plate? You bet it does.

Are you ready for a change in conference leadership in the NBA? Because it's coming. Last year, the Houston Rockets finished with the West's top record while the Toronto Raptors towered over the East. As you gear up to place your futures bets for the 2018-19 season, please know that, in at least one instance, we're due for a change.

Anthony Joshua is getting ready to risk it all this Saturday night. When he takes on Alexander Povetkin at Wembley, his IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO world heavyweight titles will be on the line. Does he have what it takes to successfully defend them? Let's break it down.

On Saturday some of the top three-year-old colts in North America get one last prep race before heading to the Breeders' Cup Classic with the running of the $1 million (G1) Pennsylvania Derby. They'll be racing 1 1/8 miles on the dirt at Parx Racing outside of Philadelphia, and at least three in the field of 10 have BC Classic aspirations.

The focus of North American horse racing is on Parx Racing in Philadelphia this Saturday, which hosts the final two major stakes races this season restricted to three-old-fillies and colts. Both the Pennsylvania Derby and the Cotillion Stakes have handicapping implications for two of the biggest Breeders' Cup World Championships races coming up the first weekend of November at Churchill Downs.

The 2018/19 Premier League is the 27th season of England’s top-flight club soccer competition and it looks set to be a two horse race if the Premier League futures betting odds are anything to base our judgement on. Manchester City are clear favorites, but can a new look Liverpool team cause a major upset and win their first league title since the 1989-90 season.

With the 2018-19 National Basketball Association season quickly approaching, it's time to get a headstart on some futures betting. The Golden State Warriors are odds-on to capture their third straight championship title and fourth in five years, but every team has a chance to win their division title — as long as they're not in the Pacific, which is the same division as the Splash Brothers and the champs.