Betting Picks

When it comes to the baseball playoffs, the first thing to keep in mind is that the postseason is nothing like the regular season. It is, as the experts like to say, a small sample size, and the variables that play into outcomes will be vastly different than during regular-season games. Matchups will prove vital, and that often means that the best team on paper won't be the winner.

This isn't the day of dynasties where teams used to own the Stanley Cup for years at a time. The Montreal Canadiens were the champions for five straight years from 1956-60. The Toronto Maple Leafs ruled the league from 1962-64. The Canadiens won four straight in the late '70s before the New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers reigned in the 1980s. But in the last two decades, only two teams have won back-to-back Stanley Cups — Detroit Red Wings (1997-98) and Pittsburgh Penguins (2016-17).

The eighth-ever FIFA Women's World Cup returns next year in France, and it could very well be the most competitive field yet. The sport is exploding in popularity with women across the globe, meaning it's no longer a shoe-in for the United States or Japan to win. Here's the four countries with the best betting lines to win it all next summer!

With all the horses running at their special distance and on their special surface, every one of the 14 races that make up the Breeders' Cup weekend is a championship in its own right. With six weeks to go before the racing kicks off at Churchill Downs on November 2, here's a look at possible outright winners in a handful of races.

Complacency is the enemy of success. It's also the product of it. The Golden State Warriors are facing complacent times. They've won back-to-back NBA titles, and three of the past four champions. Though they're heavy favorites to repeat yet again in 2019, should they be?

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.