Betting Picks

The race to the starting gate for the 2019 Kentucky Derby starts this Saturday at Churchill Downs with the running of the (G3) Iroquois Stakes. A full field of 12 two-year-old colts will go to the gate to run 1 1/16 miles on the Churchill dirt, chasing a purse of $150,000 and the first 2019 Derby qualifying points of the season.

The first and second-place finishers in the 2017 (G1) Northern Dancer Turf Stakes will renew their rivalry on Saturday at Woodbine Race Track, as defending champion Johnny Bear takes on UK star Hawkbill. The $300,000 Northern Dancer Turf will be run at 1 1/2 miles and has drawn an international field of 10 starters in a great betting race.

The road to the 2018 Breeders' Cup Mile goes through Woodbine Race Track this Saturday, with the running of the $800,000 Woodbine Mile. The race is a 'Win and You're In' qualifier for the BC Mile to be held at Churchill Downs on November 3. Four of the past six Woodbine Mile winners have used the race as a prep to winning the BC Mile.

Ever since Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin squared off in September, people have been waiting for a rematch. And now, after battling to a controversial draw last time around, they're getting their wish. In advance of the opening bell, we have all the odds and analysis you need to make an educated decision at the sportsbooks.

The 2018 Major League Soccer season is rapidly approaching its climax so it is time to start looking into the betting odds for who will win the MLS Cup this season. There is no runaway favorite in the betting at present, but that could all change if one team hits form in the coming weeks.

The start of college basketball is under two months away — meaning now is the perfect time to lay down a futures bet on who'll win the national championship! While there's more than 350 programs across the country, we've done the dirty work and whittled down the list of true contenders to four schools. See which schools are worthy of your future wager!

Now there's something you don't see every day - the New England Patriots getting points. For the first time since Week 2 of the 2016 NFL season, the Patriots were not favored to win a game. But it didn't last long. Their game at Jacksonville against the Jaguars opened as pick 'em, but heavy early money on the Pats moved the line to New England -1.5 points.

The Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee is the venue for the USA versus Mexico clash in the latest round of Kickoff Series matches. Both teams suffered an opening day defeat and will be keen to get back to winning ways as soon as possible. Can the USA beat Mexico or will Mexico come away with all three points?

The Stanley Cup has proven to be an Eastern dominated trophy the last three springs, and the oddsmakers don't anticpate that scenario will change during the 2018-19 NHL season. Bovada lists the Toronto Maple Leafs (+650) and Tampa Bay Lightning (+750) as the top contenders to win the Cup and rate four teams from the East among the top six-ranked clubs in their Stanley Cup future book.