Earlier this week, sports betting enthusiasts handicapping the MLB were able to review the 2011 All Star rosters, for the American and National Leagues. To say this year’s baseball betting All Star teams are controversial would be putting it lightly. With roughly a week to go until the All Star game, we feel it is safe to say, that the stars left off this year’s teams have left a foul … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Friday July 1, 2011: Boston Red Sox @ Houston Astros
Sports Betting Online Overview Fans of the Boston Red Sox did not like what they saw with the team’s performance against the Philadelphia Phillies. The betting crowd in Boston is now wondering if this Red Sox team has the necessary parts to win a World Series. The Red Sox rolled over against the Phillies and lost their lead over the New York Yankees in the AL East. The MLB standings show … [Read more...]
NHL Draft: The Top Offensive Players Chosen in the 2011 Draft
When you bet on sports, you tend to pay particular attention to each draft class. If you are betting on the NHL, then you know that draft picks often take years to make an impact on the main club. This year’s NHL draft was not really full of any surprises. The players that were projected to go high in the draft did wind up going to teams with offensive needs. But there is a good chance that, once … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Friday June 24, 2011: Washington Nationals @ Chicago White Sox
Online Betting Overview MLB betting fans are getting a bit confused in the month of June. Is that the Washington Nationals with a 37-37 record? The MLB baseball news all month has been about the incredible play of the Washington Nationals and how the Nationals have pulled themselves to a .500 at nearly the half-way point of the season for the first time in the team’s history. This is no … [Read more...]
MLB Baseball – Rays Face Familiar Foe In Marcum
In this week’s MLB baseball news, interleague play is the big story, and even though teams will be going up against opposition that they don’t often see, sometimes they’ll run into a pitcher than used to be in their league. This is the case on Wednesday afternoon in Milwaukee, when former Toronto hurler Shaun Marcum will lead the Brewers out at Miller Park to take on Tampa Bay, who are in the same … [Read more...]
NCAA Football 2011 Preview: What Teams Will Compete for the BCS Championship?
If you are looking to place a sports bet on the 2012 BCS Championship game, then you need to start doing your research now. Betting on the NCAA football champion from year to year is not like betting on MLB baseball. With baseball, you have players that stay with teams for years and establish a successful history. With the NCAA, players are at their best for two, maybe three, years and then they … [Read more...]
Preview of the Top Five Picks in the 2011 NHL Draft
Online sports book enthusiasts find it difficult to get excited about the NHL draft because drafted players in the NHL do not normally make the immediate impact on their teams that NFL or NBA drafted players do. The online casino wagering crowd knows that it can take several years of farm team development before a player even sees an NHL sweater. But NHL draft followers know that the draft … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Friday June 10, 2011: Seattle Mariners @ Detroit Tigers
Sports Bet Overview If anyone would have predicted that the Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers would be battling for their divisional pennants while the online Belmont betting was going on, they would have been called crazy. By this point in the season, the Mariners are supposed to be double-digits out of first place and the Tigers should already be holding up the basement of the AL … [Read more...]
MLB Baseball – Weaver, Shields Slated To Duel In Anaheim
Even 2011 Belmont betting players will be impressed by this matchup of thoroughbreds at Angel Stadium on Wednesday night, as Anaheim’s Jered Weaver leads the Angels out on the field against James Shields and Tampa Bay in a contest of American League contenders. Rays Angels Betting – Wednesday, 10:05 PM ET Shields (5-4, 2.77) is coming off his worst start of the season, as he rocked for eight … [Read more...]
NHL Playoff Preview: Stanley Cup Finals Game Two: Boston Bruins @ Vancouver Canucks
Betting Online Overview Boston Bruins fans won’t like hearing this but the Bruins did everything right in their game one loss to the Vancouver Canucks in the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals. While the online Belmont betting continues, the Bruins are forced to figure out how to beat Vancouver goaltender Roberto Luongo after everything the Bruins tried in game one did not work. The Bruins tried … [Read more...]