Betting Picks

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.

The Golden State Warriors have won each of the past two NBA championships and three of the past four titles. They've created a sense of inevitability around both the league and betting community. But this year could be different. There are plenty of viable challengers to their throne. We've picked some of the best to monitor ahead of the start of the 2018-19 campaign.

The final Grand Slam championship of 2018 is a must-wager on event. We preview both finals matchups and give you our betting advice. Will Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic add to their legacy? Or will Juan Martin Del Potro and Naomi Osaka begin their own run of dominance? Spoiler: it'll be a little bit of both on Saturday and Sunday.

Welcome to the National Football League most valuable player awards. But don't be mistaken, this award should be renamed the NFL most valuable quarterback award. Ten of the last 11 NFL MVP awards have gone to a signal caller. Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson (2012) is the only player to disrupt that streak. Legendary QB Peyton Manning holds the record with five league MVP awards.

The team with the best record in baseball is the favorite to win it all over the other 29 Major League Baseball clubs, including the defending World Series champions. The Boston Red Sox, who are winning games almost 70 per cent of the time this year, are +400 to win the Fall Classic (odds provided by Betonline). The Houston Astros, who captured the title for the first time in franchise history last season, are the second choice at +450.