Sports News and Updates

The Georgia Rules Committee failed to take up Senate Bill 386 and Senate Resolution 579 on Thursday morning. If the bill passes, it will permit Georgia residents to vote on legalizing sports betting in November. Georgia has unsuccessfully tried to legalize sports betting since 2022. On Thursday morning, legal sports betting in Georgia received a significant blow after the local Rules C...

NFL owners have approved a new hybrid kickoff rule at the Annual League Meeting. The new NFL kickoff rule is similar to what the XFL implemented for its new league in 2020. The hybrid kickoff was approved by a vote of 29-3; the Packers, Raiders, and 49ers voted against. As the NFL continues to conceive new rules to reduce head injuries, the league has passed a new hybrid kickoff rule. ...

Toronto Raptors’ Jontay Porter is under investigation for irregular betting patterns on his prop bets. The 24-year-old center is currently on a two-way contract with the G League’s Toronto 905 and Raptors. The investigation will focus on Raptors games played from Jan. 26 to March 20. Only days after the Shohei Ohtani gambling saga came to light in the media, another wild betting story ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have the best odds to draft Bronny James in the 2024 NBA Draft. As a freshman at USC, James averaged roughly 5 points and three rebounds per game. In July 2023, James suffered cardiac arrest during a workout in preparation for his freshman season at USC. As we wait for Bronny James’ decision on whether he will declare for the 2024 NBA Draft, oddsmakers at BetUS b...

The Colorado Avalanche are in the midst of a seven-game winning streak. They are in a three-way tie with the Winnipeg Jets and Dallas Stars for the best record in the Central Division. The Avalanche’s 2023-24 Presidents’ Trophy odds have soared in March. Amid a red-hot streak for the Colorado Avalanche, the 2023-24 Presidents’ Trophy odds have experienced a considerable shift. Currentl...

Los Angeles Dodgers’ star Shohei Ohtani has been caught up in an unusual illegal gambling scandal. Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has been accused of stealing money from the two-time MVP to cover gambling debts. Initially, according to Mizuhara, Ohtani agreed to cover his gambling debts. The biggest star in baseball is in the middle of a bizarre gambling story involving an illeg...

The Denver Nuggets have won 12 of their previous 14 games. The Nuggets’ NBA Championship odds improved considerably in March, with many bettors backing the team. The Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets is the most likely NBA Finals matchup, according to the latest odds. The Denver Nuggets’ betting odds to win NBA title are dropping rapidly in the build-up to the post-season. According to...

Juwan Howard was fired as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines basketball program after five seasons at the helm. Current South Carolina Gamecocks’ head coach Lamont Paris is the betting favorite to be named as Michigan’s next bench boss. Michigan has failed to reach the NCAA Tournament in three consecutive seasons. Juwan Howard is no longer the Michigan Wolverines head coach after th...

Ben Simmons’ recurring back problems have sidelined him for the rest of the 2023-24 NBA season. The Brooklyn Nets guard played in only 42 games in 2022-23 and 15 games this season. According to the latest odds, Simmons is not expected to retire before the start of the 2024-25 NBA season. Ben Simmons has officially been ruled out for the rest of the 2023-24 campaign due to a lower back ...

Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal will meet in a boxing match on June 1 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. In 2019, Masvidal defeated Diaz for the ‘BMF’ title in controversial fashion at UFC 244. Diaz enters the boxing ring for the second time in his career after an uncompetitive loss to Jake Paul in August 2023. Fighting fans, set your calendars for Saturday, June 1, 2024! Nate Dia...

Independent presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy Jr. announced that Aaron Rodgers is on his shortlist of vice president candidates. According to the latest betting odds, Rodgers is the odds-on favorite to become Kennedy Jr.’s running mate. Kennedy has the fifth-best odds to win the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Could Aaron Rodgers, 40, put away his cleats and enter the public office?...

Following an impressive win over Marlon Vera at UFC 299, bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley called out featherweight titleholder Ilia Topuria. Topuria initially rejected the fight and instead told O’Malley to focus on fighting Merab Dvalishvili first. Topuria opened as a heavy favorite in a potential future fight against O’Malley. Sean O’Malley (18-1-0), 29, impressively defended his ...

The Temple men’s basketball team is under investigation for an illegal match-fixing inquiry. The report broke after suspicious line movement in Temple’s game against UAB on Thursday, March 7. Loyola Mayland is the subject of a separate investigation into potential match-fixing.  Following suspicious line movement in the UAB Blazers (21-11) vs. Temple Owls (13-19) matchup, an offic...

Kirk Cousins became a free agent this offseason after a six-year career with the Minnesota Vikings. Cousins tore his Achilles tendon against the Green Bay Packers in Week 8 of the 2023 NFL season. The Atlanta Falcons have the strongest betting odds of signing Kirk Cousins to a contract. Free agent quarterback, Kirk Cousins, remains without a contract as NFL free agency approaches on Ma...

After a 13-year NFL career, Jason Kelce announced his retirement from football on Monday. Online betting sites reacted to the retirement news by releasing odds on what Kelce’s next move will be. According to the odds, Kelce’s next profession is favored to be a firefighter or public speaker. Jason Kelce, 36, announced that he is officially retiring from the NFL, and he might become a fi...

Nathan MacKinnon has regained control at the top of the Hart Trophy betting odds markets. MacKinnon is on a torrid pace, which includes a point in all 30 home games in the 2023-24 season. The Colorado Avalanche have the second-shortest Stanley Cup odds, thanks to the center’s recent performances. The duel between Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon and Toronto's Auston Matthews for the Hart Me...