Best Sports Gambling Books for Summer

Gone are the residual crumbs from the NHL and NBA playoffs with the start of football just a little too far away (my beloved CFL does not count).  However, it’s not a time to completely abandon your passion for the sports betting industry if you’re looking to avoid college football annuals for just a few […]

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Tim Tebow to The Bigs? Betting Odds against Mets call up

The Mets are floundering around the NL East with a 34-42 record, only Philadelphia is a larger train wreck (which is good since we gave you u73½ wins on the MLB preview podcast with Jeff Passan). Syndergaard, Harvey, Matz, Familia, and Wheeler have all spent time on the DL.  With New York out of the […]

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2017 NBA Draft Betting – Fultz, Lonzo Ball Prop Bets

Summer and sports betting makes for strange bedfellows.  The daily and weekly options aren’t nearly as plentiful as bettors find throughout the spring and fall.  Enter the creative bookmaker looking to turn any semi-major sporting event like the NBA Draft into a major wagering opportunity. For the first time in the event’s history, sportsbooks throughout […]

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16 Best Gambling Movies Bracketology Style

There are certain debates that can’t be decided by our podcasts.  Last week, as part of our summer send off show, Payne and myself found ourselves in a spirited debate about the best gambling movies of all-time.  Naturally, the two of us couldn’t reach a consensus, so we figured what better way to settle the […]

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U.S. Open Betting, Fantasy Golf and DFS Lineups

By @MikeGlasscott In making my maiden voyage writing for Bet The Board, I’m here to present angles that will help navigate the waters of the 2017 U.S. Open.  I started writing fantasy golf for Rotoworld in January of 2012, and made numerous contributions to Golfweek Magazine over the years.  Golf betting and fantasy golf go […]

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Belmont Stakes Preview and Picks

No Kentucky Derby winner?  No Preakness winner?  Not even the 2-year old champ?  No problem.  The 2017 Belmont Stakes might be lacking star power but it definitely does not lack betting appeal.  Twelve sophomores will go to the post in a wide-open affair, traversing Belmont’s famous mile-and-a-half oval, traveling a farther distance than they ever […]

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Betting Donald Trump Tweets about James Comey’s Senate Testimony

What a time to be alive! Love him or hate him, Donald Trump is the most polarizing figure the United States has ever had in office.  So much so, sports books around the World have dedicated staff creating unique Donald Trump odds.  That’s all they do.  Literally.  An entire staff that creates forward-thinking prop bets […]

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A Sports Bettor’s Summer

Memorial Day has officially passed.  You’ve dug deep into the armoire to pull out summer whites, pastels, and boat shoes you sport maybe three months of the year.  For most, summer is a time filled with vacations, family, and drinking (not necessarily in that order).  However, for the sports bettor in all of us it […]

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Coming Soon to a Television Near You: Sports Gambling Content

Sports gambling content isn’t about embracing debate.  Sports Gambling content isn’t driven by race or gender inequality.  Sports gambling content doesn’t need LaVar Ball, Donald Trump, or other lightning rods to draw in viewers with inflammatory comments.  Sports gambling content is built on one fundamental principle that can’t be faked, manipulated, or misinterpreted; it’s about […]

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Preakness Stakes Betting Picks: 142nd Run for the Black-Eyed Susans

The story for the 142nd Preakness Stakes remains the same — Derby favorite delivers dominating performance in Louisville — heads to Baltimore a massive favorite.  For many years being the favorite at the Kentucky Derby was a kiss of death.  From 1980 to 1999 — TWO FULL DECADES — no Derby favorite emerged victorious.  During the first […]

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