Betting Picks

The first of three Grade 1 stakes to be run at Keeneland Race Course on Saturday, the $400,000 First Lady Stakes has drawn an excellent field of 10 fillies and mares to run a flat mile on the Keeneland turf course. The winner grabs an automatic spot in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf on November 3 at Churchill Downs.

On one of the biggest days of their October meet, Keeneland Race Course on Saturday plays host to three 'Win and You're In' races for qualification to the Breeders' Cup World Championships on November 2 and 3. Included in that is the (G2) Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes, which will send the winner directly to the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.

The biggest surprise in the NHL and all the world of sports last season was without question the remarkable success of the expansion Vegas Golden Knights. The newest team was listed at 200-1 to win the Stanley Cup on many NHL betting lines. A division title and exciting playoff run made believers out of a lot of hockey fans. It also made a believer out of oddsmakers as the Golden Knights are now among the favorites to win it all this season.

There's no better way to begin your NHL career than winning the Calder Memorial Trophy, just asks all-time legends and ex-winners like Mario Lemieux, Peter Forsberg, Alexander Ovechkin, Patrick Kane, and more. For all we know, a future legend is poised to win the rookie honor in 2019. Here's four names to consider before you make a futures wager!

There's no sport with a more unpredictable postseason than Major League Baseball. With such a premium on pitching, the team whose arms prove capable of dominating can overtake a short series and lead their team on a path to victory. A team with a plethora of power pitchers that can strike out batters efficiently and keep the basepaths clear, thus avoiding the potential for surrendering the big inning, are always teams that are worthy of backing.

Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky kicks off its October meet on Friday, with a pair of important stakes races that will have implications for the Breeders' Cup World Championships on November 2 and 3. First up is the (G2) Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Stakes for horses aged three and older. They'll race six furlongs on the the Keeneland dirt for a $250,000 total purse.

Named for the winner of the 1930 Kentucky Oaks, the (G1) Darley Alcibiades Stakes is always a good preview of some of the fillies with aspirations of winning the Oaks next May. The second big stakes race at Keeneland Race Course on Friday, the Alcibiades is also a "Win and You're In' race for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Filles race on November 2 at Churchill Downs.

The moment that Toronto Maple Leafs fans have waited for since July 1 has finally arrived. John Tavares, their prize free agent acquistion, will make his debut in blue and white. Since the arrival of Tavares, the Leafs, who haven't won a title since 1966-67, when there were six NHL teams, have dominated Bovada's Stanley Cup future book and begin the season as the +700 chalk to cop the Cup.

Most of the time, last year’s champion is among the favorites to repeat again the next season. But that’s not true when it comes to the National Hockey League’s most valuable player betting lines.

Taylor Hall became the first New Jersey Devil ever to win the Hart Trophy last season. The first overall pick in the 2008 draft earned 72 out of 164 first-place votes. The Alberta native, who finished sixth in the league in scoring with 93 points, isn't even in the Top 5 for this year's MVP.