Will Gray Pitch for A"s Versus Jays?

The Toronto Blue Jays (44-54, -18.55 betting units) know they'll be hosting the Oakland Athletics (44-54, -7.27 units) this Tuesday night. But who will pitch for the A's? Sonny Gray is penciled in to start for Oakland, but he's been the subject of trade rumors heading towards the July 31 deadline. If Gray (3.38 FIP) does take the hill at Rogers Centre, the Jays could be in for a...

MLB Odds: Visiting Brewers Travel to Washington

The Milwaukee Brewers have been one of the biggest surprises of the season so far. With a 53-48 straight up record, they're sitting second in the National League Central. On Tuesday, they'll head to the nation's capital to take on the Washington Nationals, one of the World Series favorites. This will be the second of a four-game series. The Brewers will go with Zach Davies (11-4...

MLB Odds: Jays, Yanks in Midseason Funk

The Toronto Blue Jays (37-44, -16.17 betting units) have lost eight of their last 10 games, falling back into last place in the American League East. Meanwhile, the New York Yankees (43-37, -3.68 units) were on top of the division standings before going into a 5-14 tailspin. They'll try to sort things out Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game set at Yankee Stadium; first pitch is a...

Cycling Odds: Froome Favored at Tour de France

The 104th running of the Tour de France starts this Saturday, July 1st, and while this marquee event has been riddled by scandal over the past 20 years, it remains an international spectacle and the most important event on the cycling calendar. Kenyan-born Chris Froome, now competing for Britain and Team Sky, is the +125 favorite at press time, followed by Australia's Richie Porte at +180. ...

Can Strasburg Keep Cool Versus Cubs?

Are the Chicago Cubs back on the winning track? They've won three straight series to get over .500 at 38-37; that still leaves the Cubs 16.15 betting units in the red for 2017, but it also puts Chicago within 1.5 games of first in the National League Central. They'll try to close that gap this week at the expense of the Washington Nationals (45-30, +0.84 units), who are miles ahead of the pack...

MLB Odds: Brewers, Cardinals Tangle in Wide-Open NL Central

The National League Central division wasn't supposed to be in play this year. But with the Chicago Cubs experiencing a World Series hangover, it's the Milwaukee Brewers who sit atop the Central standings at 33-31, 8.53 betting units in the black. The Brew Crew visit the St. Louis Cardinals (29-32, -8.17 units) this Thursday in the finale of a four-game series, beginning at 7:15 PM ET. ...

Warriors Down Cavs in Game 5, Reclaim Title

The Cleveland Cavaliers wouldn't go down without a fight. But down they went, losing 129-120 to the Golden State Warriors Monday night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. It was only a push for the Warriors as 9-point home favorites; however, the victory was enough to eliminate the Cavs and reclaim the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy for Oakland. Golden State started the 2016-17 camp...

MLB Odds: Red Sox, Yankees Renew Eternal Rivalry

There's no greater rivalry in baseball than the New York Yankees versus the Boston Red Sox. They'll play a three-game set at Yankee Stadium this week; the finale is Thursday at 7 PM ET on ESPN, with Michael Pineda (4.38 FIP) pitching for New York and David Price making his third start of the year for Boston. Price (3.60 FIP last year) suffered an elbow injury in spring training and was...

NHL Odds: Home Ice Proves Critical in Leadup to Game 5 of Stanley Cup Finals

After dropping the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals on the road, PK Subban predicted a Game 3 victory at home in Nashville. Fast forward two games, and the Predators have tied the series at two games apiece. As the host, the Predators scored a total of nine goals and gave up only two to the offensively-gifted Pittsburgh Penguins. Preds goaltender, Pekka Rinne, became a cause for conce...

NBA Odds: Cavaliers-Warriors Series Shifts to Cleveland

The Cleveland Cavaliers haven't been able to hang with the Golden State Warriors in Games 1 and 2. However, that was the case in last year's NBA Finals too before they came back and won it. The Cavaliers have been run off the court in Games 1 and 2, losing both by 22 and 19 points. LeBron James has played about as well as they could have asked, putting up 29 points, 14 assists a...