Betting Picks

Portugal and Spain are the favorites to progress from Group B at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and this is a clash that would not look out of place much deeper in the tournament. Spain go into this match as -120 favorites with a Portugal win priced at +350 and the draw at +250.

Neither Morocco or Iran are expected to progress from the group as they have to contend with Portugal and Spain who should finish first and second in Group B. This means neither side has anything to lose so we could see an open and attacking game.

Egypt go into their opening match against Uruguay as massive underdogs with Bovada pricing them at +425 to win compared to -150 on an Uruguayan victory and +285 for the draw. Uruguay has many Europe-based players in its squad, particularly its forwards, so acclimatising to the Russian weather should no pose a problem and could give them a distinct advantage over Egypt.

In reality, both Russia and Saudi Arabia have zero chance of winning the 2018 FIFA World Cup as is evident by the +4000 odds for a Russian win on home soil and the +100000 odds on what would the shock of the century if Saudi Arabia lifted the trophy. For this one-off game, however, we do not think you can look past a Russian victory.

Between now and October, the focus for many of the top thoroughbreds in the world and their trainers and owners will be racing their way toward a start in one of the 14 races that will make up the 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships. The most sure way of making the field and racing for a share of the $30 million in BC Championships purse money is the "Win And You're In" qualifying series.

All handicapping signs point to favorite Justify winning the 150th Belmont Stakes on Saturday and completing the Triple Crown sweep. But the race is unlikely to be a walk-over with the 1 1/2 mile distance a real test for the full field of 10 colts that will go to the gate. And heavy favorites have come up short in the past.

The US Triple Crown season comes to a close on Saturday with the running of the 150th Belmont Stakes from Belmont Park in New York. For the second time since 2015 a horse has a chance to grab the Triple Crown title, with Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Justify heavily favored to beat nine others to the Belmont wire and cement his name in history.

It's two down and one to go for Justify, as the 2018 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner tries to become the 13th horse to claim the Triple Crown with a win June 9 in the Belmont Stakes. The tough 1 1/2 mile Belmont is known as The Test of the Champion, and 13 horses have won the first two legs of the Triple Crown but lost the third.

This has never happened before, in any major North American sport. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors will meet for the fourth straight NBA Final. Golden State won the first and third meetings, while Cleveland took the second.