Do you like betting with your buddies? The other day I managed to win twenty dollars by betting on the expiry date of a carton of milk. I would say it’s the easiest money I’ve ever made, except I’ve won on some sure things on an internet sportsbook on more occasions than you probably care …

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Have you ever wondered how to place a bet? Before you dismiss that question as one with an obvious answer, keep in mind that wisdom starts with curiosity. Don’t even think about releasing one of those hearty laughs that might just end up being entirely uncontrollable. If you keep your eye on your composure at …

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Are you a man with a plan or do you just like to fly by the seat of your proverbial pants? If you are known for being all about whims, chances are you aren’t even wearing pants at all. We live in a world of working from home and video conferences that don’t necessarily require …

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Can you imagine life without the internet? I’m not talking about taking a stroll down memory lane or booking a ticket on a nostalgia tour. I’m thinking more along the lines of the government, or whatever powers happen to be, arbitrarily declaring that the internet is closed forever. Can you handle the withdrawal symptoms? Although …

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Before the holidays have a chance to run their familiar course, every writer, journalist, pundit, blogger and self-proclaimed expert is excited to release their best of the year list. The sporting world is obviously not exempt from this annual tradition. A little reflection can theoretically go a long way before you look to the future, …

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Do you like money? Is it one of your interests on facebook? More than six million people have added it to their interest list. That’s a lot of likes, but not when you consider that those banknotes, coins, checks, and credit card make the world go round. That’s not even counting IOUs, which are as …

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Promotions and sports go hand in hand. As soon as the newly printed season schedule makes its way to your door, all eyes are instantly drawn to the giveaway days. Dreams of free pennants, replica bats, t-shirts, hats and throwback gear are enough to get anyone excited for the season, even if the team that …

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People will bet on anything these days. I saw two guys outside an elevator in an old downtown hotel. It was the vintage sort that doesn’t tell you what floor the elevators are on, so you simply have to rely on distant sounds and your instincts. Anyway, these guys weren’t actually planning on riding this …

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As the lockout continues to rob fans of their hockey fix, does anyone really care? Outside of Canada, where the game continues to be a combination cultural institution and religion, and a few major American markets like New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Philadelphia, hockey doesn’t command too much traditional press to begin with. I guess …

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Europeans often marvel at how obsessed North Americans are when it comes to spectator sports. Aside from professional football, basketball, baseball, and hockey, which are effectively known as the big three, NASCAR is beyond colossally popular in certain parts of the country. You can’t discount that amateur and college sports are also popular, and not …

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Is your favorite team a storied franchise? If you find yourself donning a New York Yankees cap or suiting up in a Los Angeles Lakers jersey, then you know what iconic franchises and dynasties are all about. It’s not hard to live and breathe perpetual glory. But what about the rest of us who cheer …

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Have you finished your holiday shopping? If you’ve answered yes, then it’s either already December 25th, you’re a horrible liar, or you like to live comfortably among the extreme minority of Christmas time revelers. The holiday season is always hectic and last minute shopping is probably one of the most recognizable symptoms. Things are a …

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When your team is down by one run in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and the bases loaded, the fact that teams are businesses is likely the last thing on your mind. That’s even truer if it’s game seven of the World Series. Still that inalienable truth is hard to ignore. How …

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Baseball betting transitions from regular season to postseason this week, with matchups for the playoffs still in flux as teams jockey for position in the standings heading into the final three days of the season. The sports betting schedule then also includes marquee matchups on the NFL and college gridirons, while NASCAR takes to the …

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The final week of September offers up the last stretch of the pennant and Wild Card races in both the American League and National League, while the top American and European golfers in the world hit the links at Medinah for the Ryder Cup, and the NFL and college football continue their 2012 campaigns. Here’s …

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Major League Baseball hits the stretch run in earnest this week as teams jockey for playoff positions, with baseball bettors looking for that edge to boost their bankrolls heading into the postseason. As well, the NFL and college football start to settle into their seasons, while the Chase for the Sprint Cup continues in NASCAR, …

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Not everyone is crying him or herself to sleep just because summer has passed. It doesn’t matter if you’ve made the most of what seemed like unending heat waves, midnight beach bashes, crazy cookouts, or the kind of stellar surfing that doesn’t take place on your laptop. While summer doesn’t officially end until the last …

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Does your garage resemble an abandoned digital graveyard where technology went to die years ago? Can your closet really hold a museum’s worth of obsolete gadgetry that you seem intent on firmly stuffing in it? Wouldn’t that space be better used for something else? It might not be spring where you are, but that doesn’t …

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Everybody loves money. Whether you call it bread, dough, bucks, Euros, moolah, lucre, dinero, pounds, shekels, clams, or just plain old dollars, you obviously want some, though probably a lot of it. Even if you aren’t the kind of guy who will do anything in his power to rake in as much as humanly possible, …

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The second week of NFL action and the third week of the college football schedule offer up tempting matchups for pigskin bettors this week, including an NFC North clash in primetime on Thursday night. As well, baseball bettors get several top series to wager on this week, highlighted by a Central battle in Chicago and …

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The National Football League asserts itself on the sports betting calendar this week, with its season getting underway on Wednesday in New York and continuing with a full slate on games on Sunday. As well, the second week of college football action is on tap, along with the latest skirmishes in the battle for division …

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The sports betting schedule starts to heat up this week, with marquee Week 1 college football matchups mingling with baseball’s pennant races, the start of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, the continuation of the PGA Tour’s FedExCup playoffs, and the race for Chase berths in NASCAR. As well, the NFL preseason finally draws to a …

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Loyalty actually is all it’s cracked up to be. I’m not talking about working for the same company for the rest of your life to snag some gold watch or out of some imaginary obligation. This has nothing to do with shopping at the same stores or buying the same brand of car simply out …

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Have you taken a glance at your fall schedule yet? If sports are in your blood, then your itinerary just got an injection of dynamite. Forget about those boring commitments and celebrate the things you should truly look forward to like football. I’m not talking about soccer but real American gridiron grit. The NFL is …

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This week in sports betting is highlighted by some high-powered matchups in the American League between playoff contenders, while the PGA Tour begins its playoff slate of tournaments with The Barclays. As well, the NFL offers up another full week of preseason contests, and the Sprint Cup Series continues its Chase countdown with a Bristol …

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The Texas Rangers will try to assert themselves at Yankee Stadium this week as they take on Derek Jeter and company, while the NFL offers up a rivalry matchup to highlight its Week 2 preseason schedule, and NASCAR betting hits the track at Michigan International Speedway. Here’s a look at the top wagering opportunities available …

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Tiger Woods, Albert Pujols, and Jeff Gordon will have to share the sporting spotlight this week with a full slate of NFL preseason contests plus the second week of action at the London Summer Olympics – including the medal round at the men’s hoops tournament. Here’s a look at the top wagering opportunities available for …

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The National Football League starts to roll out its preseason schedule and the pennant races in MLB continue to heat up. As well, the top golfers in the world will compete at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational as that tournament gets underway Thursday morning. 1. Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers (Wednesday, 8:05pm ET) The Angels and …

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The Boston Red Sox have a pair of marquee series on tap in a week in which action on the diamond will compete with the start of the Summer Olympics in London and the return of the Sprint Cup Series from its one-week break for attention. The Dodgers and Cardinals also have a key matchup …

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Tiger Woods will try to be the story of the sports world this week as he hits the links at Royal Lytham & St Annes at the 2012 British Open. That event gets the spotlight over the next seven days, while marquee matchups take place on the diamond and pro drivers hit the track in …

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The Major League Baseball All-Star Game highlights the sports betting schedule early on this week, with MLB’s regular season then offering up marquee matchups when play resumes on the weekend. As well, NASCAR has the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire, while the CFL offers up a pair of unbeaten teams on the Canadian …

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Are the New England Patriots and New York Giants headed for a rematch of that classic Super Bowl XLII in which the Giants shockingly denied the Patriots both a title and a perfect season? We’ll find out at the end of this week when the Conference Championship games unfold in NFL betting action beginning on …

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The Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs highlights this edition of the best sports-betting matchups on the horizon this week, as only eight teams remain on the road to the Super Bowl. Plus we’ve got some premier basketball betting opportunities from both college hoops and the NBA, as well as midseason mayhem on the ice …

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Planning a big weekend of partying and afraid that you might not get your handicapping in? Don’t worry! We’ve got you covered with a list of some of the best games to wager on for both January 1 and January 2. Our list covers the Pro Hockey, Pro Hoops, Pro Football and College Football Bowl …

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There’s an abundance of opportunity and excitement this holiday season as the sports betting calendar is jam-packed with action from college football bowls, the final week of the NFL’s regular season, and the NHL too. Let’s take a look ahead at this week’s most intriguing betting matchups (all times Eastern): 1. NHL: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh …

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With the holiday season fast approaching, it’s time to thank our lucky stars for all the good fortune that’s come our way during the past year and beef up our bankrolls to help cover the cost of all those Christmas presents under the tree. Let’s take a quick tour around the sports betting world for …

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The seasonal magic of bowl season returns to the college football betting spotlight later this week, while playoff races in the NFL are really starting to heat up with Week 15 excitement on tap. Meanwhile the NBA is ready to hit the floor again with preseason basketball betting action and college hoops is also hitting …

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We’ve got conference championship games on tap in college football and a push for the playoffs in NFL betting action this week, while the college basketball season kicks into high gear and the action on the ice heats up around the NHL. Here’s a look at some of the more tantalizing marquee matchups on this …

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The Green Bay Packers are the solid chalk at 2/1 odds to win the Super Bowl on the latest NFL futures board available online at the Bodog Sportsbook, but the Canadian Football League is already set to crown a champion as we take a closer look at some of the marquee matchups on this week’s …

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The Chase for the Sprint Cup moves squarely into the Sunday spotlight this week, along with Week 11 of the National Football League as teams continue to jockey for playoff positions in some very tight divisional races. Also on tap this week in the world of sports betting is the usual competitive excitement of college …

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The battles for division supremacy are heating up in the National Football League while the Bowl season picture in college football is coming into sharp focus as we take a look at this week’s best matchups around the world of sports betting (all times Eastern): 1. NHL: Philadelphia at Tampa Bay (Wednesday, 7:30 pm) The …

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The first week of November brings about a much sharper focus on NFL playoff positioning and potentially lucrative Super Bowl futures odds, as well as intense speculation about BCS Bowl berths in college football. Meanwhile the Chase for the Sprint Cup is coming down to the wire and the NHL is gearing up for a …

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It’s a sports-betting calendar packed with excitement this week as we find out which team will go down in history as the World Series champion for 2011, the college football landscape continues to take shape for Bowl season, and the contenders start to separate themselves from the pretenders in the NFL. Mix in a little …

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It’s a veritable feast of sports-betting opportunities as the World Series arrives this week, along with exciting Week 7 action in the NFL, plus Week 8 of a college football season that still features ten undefeated teams, not to mention NASCAR and the NHL. Let’s take a quick look ahead at some of the marquee …

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Today in this edition of our weekly sports betting preview we focus on a pair of intriguing matchups in Major League Baseball betting action and a clash of ATS powerhouses in the Canadian Football League. We also sneak a peek at this week’s golf betting tournament on the PGA Tour and look ahead to Sunday’s …

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Today in our weekly sports betting preview we highlight two key matchups in baseball betting action and a gridiron battle between eastern enemies in the Canadian Football League. We also take a quick look at this week’s stop on the PGA Tour and peek ahead to Sunday’s race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at …

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Today in our weekly sports betting preview we highlight a couple of key matchups in Major League Baseball betting action and an important early-season clash between bitter western rivals in the Canadian Football League. We also sneak a peek at this week’s stop on the PGA Tour as the world’s best golfers return to North …

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