We saw sportsbooks take down Russell Wilson "next team" betting odds yesterday. Books also shortened the Bears future odds to win the division, conference and title.
One bookmaker just told me:
"I’ve done a full 180. I’m all aboard the Russ to Chicago hype train."
Oh snap.
FanDuel is now dealing the Chicago Bears as the favorite to land Cam Newton for 2020.
Bears +125
Chargers +210
Patriots +470
Bucs +500
Redskins +750
Dolphins +1000
Another state has reported its Super Bowl LVI sports betting figures.
Zero dollars was wagered at Massachusetts sportsbooks. The books won absolutely nothing. The state made nothing. Everybody brought their money to Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Nevada and Rhode Island.
Multiple people are actually trying to justify a 46-12 free throw discrepancy in an NCAA Tournament game. And now the anti-Texas people are coming at me like I’m a Texas fan. Wild shit.
Justin Fields is now favored to be drafted by the Patriots at multiple American sportsbooks. A lot of things have to go their way, obviously, but bookmakers are bracing for Bill Belichick to make a move. The market tells a story.
@DougKyed
@ZackCoxNESN
I’m hearing the
#WhiteSox
are strongly pursuing Nick Castellanos in free agency. They saw plenty of him over six years inside the AL Central and have always been a fan. Good energy in clubhouse, great attitude and the bat obviously plays.
Without even clicking or reading this garbage, I already know which lunatic wrote it. What a miserable person to be around. Nobody liked this person at any of the stations she worked at.
I covered sports for seven years at the United Center. Saw the Blackhawks clinch Stanley Cup here in 2015. The loudest I’ve ever heard this place — just now when
@kanyewest
came on stage at
@chancetherapper
concert.
I'm seeing Brett Maher +250 to miss an extra point this weekend. What a horrendous price. That implies around a 30 percent chance.
Maher is 134/144 all-time. 93 percent.
+250 is comical.
Joc Pederson is hitting .105 but at least he looks cool with his sunglasses, elbow pad, shin guard, leg compression sleeves, thumb protector and extra batting gloves hanging out of his pocket.
🤣🤣🤣
Rex Chapman just completely derailed a conversation about Ron Harper Jr. by saying he was on the floor when Ron Sr. blew his knee out and his career was never the same.
Gees, dude.
Despite all the doubters, the state of Massachusetts officially has a sports betting bill. 20% mobile tax. 15% retail tax. No advertising ban. And you can bet on collegiate sports outside of the Commonwealth. They did it.
Stay tuned to
@NESN
for coverage.
My buddy just deposited a dime into an American sportsbook to bet a college basketball future.
He tried to hit a team in full at 18-1 to win the national title. The book countered back with $250, then lowered price to 12-1 after taking the bet.
Coward bookmaking at its finest.
Spoke with a couple Vegas bookmakers and industry experts. They estimate that a cancellation of the NCAA tournament would cost Las Vegas sportsbooks well over $100 million dollars in handle (dollars wagered). And "that's being conservative" one of them said.
Didn’t have to wear a mask all weekend in crowded Las Vegas casinos, but had to wear one on the airplane out of town — unless I was taking a sip of ginger ale. Science.
🪄
Day one
@stadiumswim
. The TV situation: 40 feet by 135 feet. VIP manager Chris Wilberding and crew have a monster here. You truly have to see it to believe it.
Chicago baseball win totals already posted for next year
@PointsBetUSA
.
White Sox 90.5
Cubs 83.5
Sox have third highest total in the AL behind the Yankees and Rays.
According to
@sports_handle
, Illinois sports bettors lost a whopping $599 million on parlays in 2023. Please remember this when you’re adding legs left and right.
So… Josh McDaniels lost to a first-time head coach who was hired in season off the street AND a quarterback who was cut and had 48 hours to learn a new playbook.
He’s horrible.
Back in high school at Mount Carmel, Mr. Foster gave us a 50 question “True or False” exam. All the answers were “True.” Nobody scored higher than a 38. From that day forward, I stopped seeking out patterns.
Groundhog Day: Only Julie would fling herself into the middle of a story about Yu Darvish’s struggles and make it about her. Link to video just the cherry on top. Yikes.
The funniest part about Woj talking about the dangers of sports betting because of Celtics-Nets Game 1 is that you can’t even place a legal bet in Massachusetts.
There are people around Boston that bought Celtics-Lakers tickets for their kid(s) for Christmas and LeBron and Davis just aren't gonna play. And those people have every right to be pissed off.
Great feature at Encore.
@WynnBET
will have an express book where you can pull into the garage and make quick bets without having to go all the way into the casino. Convenience.
Big. Boy. BOOST.
This one is admittedly a longer shot, especially after there were TWO big man TDs last weekend.
Still, got
@DKSportsbook
to boost it from +800 to +1000 if you guys want in. 💪
So over this weekend, I learned that this is how they do business at
@SportsBetMT
.
-125 CBB sides each way
A -233 / +120 NHL ML split
A -149 / -137 NHL total split
This is an absolute joke for the customer. Robbery at its finest.
Follow-up: Big Hurt’s 1994 numbers are preposterous. I’ve looked at them 100x and I’m still in awe.
.353 AVG
.487 OBP
.729 SLG
38 HR
101 RBI
106 R
109 BB
34 2B
In 113 games.
Lol LeBron. “Just let the kid be a kid.” He used to hijack his kid’s layup lines and throw down windmills. Then he said Bronny was better than NBA players. Shut up, man.
The internet is a very interesting place. A very angry Patriots fan called me an idiot and said I have no business holding a job that took me over 10 years to secure. So I donated to a special cause on behalf of his nephew. How 'bout them apples?
It finally happened. The worst football betting weekend of my season. Lost on every single platform.
0-3 NESN
1-3 FOX
1-3 🐔
1-4 SuperContest
Survivor: Eliminated
In a space full of endless checkmarks, it’s important to understand that we all experience failure. All of us. ✅