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Each day, we are going to give you a quick preview of the day’s main slate and any interesting betting angles that we spot. Take a look. Los Angeles Angels @ Baltimore Orioles Shohei Ohtani (L) vs. Chris Ellis (R)Angels -208, Orioles +180Total: 9.5 Three things to know Orioles have lost 19 straight games, two […]

The Los Angeles Rams continue to go for broke each NFL season and by going all-in on new quarterback Matthew Stafford, Rams backers are expecting big things for them in 2021. Los Angeles gets the season started by welcoming the Chicago Bears for Week 1 and oddsmakers opened the Rams as 7-point favorites and to […]

The Denver Broncos named offseason trade acquisition Teddy Bridgewater as the team’s starting quarterback to open the season, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday. The 28-year-old Bridgewater was traded to Denver this offseason after spending 2020 with the Carolina Panthers. He threw for 3,733 yards and 15 touchdowns on 340-of-492 passing and finished as fantasy’s QB19. […]

Welcome to Week 1 of the 2021 college football season. We have a smaller main slate of games, with five openers Saturday, four of which have lines, and therefore four we can make picks for.  (Check out our college football Week 1 betting breakdown.) We’re continuing to preview the opening weekend as the sweet smell […]

The 2021 college football season is finally here as opening weekend kicks off this Saturday. Five games highlight a slate with unique regional matchups. One of two games sees the reintroduction of a team that missed the entire 2020 season is the Connecticut Huskies at the Fresno State Bulldogs.  (Check out our college football Week […]

This week’s PGA Tour event is the final chance for golfers to punch their ticket to East Lake to play for the FedEx title. The BMW Championship will be played at Caves Valley Golf Club, a new course for the Tour (however, it has hosted a handful of other high-profile events).  As always with new […]

Faced with a situation at running back thanks to Cam Akers’ torn Achilles, the Los Angeles Rams made a trade early Wednesday, acquiring Sony Michel from the New England Patriots for two conditional late-round picks, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Michel, the Patriots’ first-round pick (31st overall) in 2018, played 38 games over three seasons […]

I had so much fun doing MLB Prop bets yesterday that I decided to hop in and give you guys a few more today. One is a strikeout prop, the other is a HR prop. The big thing I wanted to do here is show you how I use the tools available at FTNBets and […]

Jacksonville Jaguars first-round rookie running back Travis Etienne suffered a Lisfranc injury during Monday’s preseason game against the New Orleans Saints, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. There will be further exams Tuesday to determine the length of his absence. Etienne, the 25th overall pick in this year’s draft, has been competing with 2020 rookie James […]

Each day, we are going to give you a quick preview of the day’s main slate and any interesting betting angles that we spot. Take a look. Note: I omitted the Dodgers/Padres game purposely here because we still do not have listed pitchers as of noon ET. If you want my thoughts on that game, […]

When it comes to handicapping the NFL, the successful mantra is to pick winners (obviously), but one NFL futures market goes against the grain for that mindset, and that’s picking a team to finish with the worst record in the league. Well, only one team fits the criteria of looking like a complete trainwreck and […]

Week 1 of the college football season is finally here. Even with a small five-game slate Saturday to get opening kickoff underway, there’s some terrific value on the board. We’re using every tool we can to start rolling our profits in 2021.  Over the last three years, I’ve found veteran teams more reliable than their […]

I’m a degenerate, in case you hadn’t noticed. And that’s why earlier this summer I placed bets on every Week 1 NFL game. Now that we’re through Week 2 of the preseason, it’s time to highlight a few of the spread bets I still like for Week 1, using our NFL Odds Tool to find the best […]

Each day, we are going to give you a quick preview of the day’s main slate and any interesting betting angles that we spot. Take a look. Arizona Diamondbacks @ Pittsburgh Pirates Humberto Mejía vs. Wil Crowe Pirates -130/Diamondbacks +110 Total: 9.5  Three things to know These are the two worst teams in the National League. Mejia […]

The 2021 college football season is finally here as opening weekend kicks off this Saturday. Five games highlight a slate with unique regional matchups. A fun West Coast battle features the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and the UCLA Bruins. Chip Kelly’s UCLA Bruins have high expectations. This is suddenly a veteran roster with momentum after finding […]

The 2021 college football season is finally here, as opening weekend kicks off this Saturday. Five games highlight a slate with unique regional matchups. The most important game of the weekend is the first of the day, when Nebraska takes on Illinois. Both the Cornhuskers and Fighting Illini have a ton to prove in 2021. […]

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: When it comes to the NFL season-long futures market, I tend to bet on players who are longshots (+1000 or higher). Longshot quarterbacks to lead NFL in passing Longshot running backs to lead NFL in rushing Longshot pass catchers to lead NFL in receiving Longshot MVP […]

Our guy Patty Matz had a prior commitment today, so he asked me to jump in and cover the Prop article for Sunday. As a company man, I graciously accepted the handoff and am going to run with this. I have a few Strikeout props that may be going up later in the day once […]

In this article, I’ll use the Strikeout Model to sift through the pitching options on DraftKings tonight. We’ll discuss the threshold probabilities and how they combine with projected ownership to allow us to consistently make +EV decisions at the starting pitcher position. With two games already PPD, we’re down to a very comfortable eight-game slate […]

In the hunt for fantasy football success, avoiding the land mines is crucial. You can find gold late in the draft, but if your first five fantasy draft picks all bust, you’re not going to win anything. With that in mind, we performed a simple exercise. We asked the FTN Fantasy team, “Who is your […]

The 2020 season brought confusion and uncertainty across the college football landscape. We saw the Big Ten scramble as much as any conference after deciding at the last moment possible to partake in the season. The result included favorites like Penn State and Michigan flailing, and Indiana rising as a true competitor. (Follow along with […]

Welcome to my betting breakdown for UFC Vegas 34: Cannonier vs. Gastelum, which goes down this Saturday night in front of a small crowd at the Apex facility in Las Vegas! After a rare week off for the UFC last weekend, the promotion returns with a 12-fight offering headlined by a middleweight bout featuring former […]

The 2021 NFL season may almost be here, and more information keeps pouring out of training camp on position battles and who will make each team’s 54-man roster. One key piece of info that may be a bit guarded by players and franchises is how many of them have been vaccinated. (Get an All Access […]

We’re all on the hunt for fantasy greatness, and it’s even better if we can get that greatness at a discount. That’s what fantasy football sleepers are all about. Whether it’s a fifth-rounder who returns first-round value or an undrafted player who regularly cracks the starting lineup, getting bonus value on your draft pick is […]

Talk about a bad beat to bring the mini-winning streak to an end. We were on Milwaukee and St. Louis under 7 Wednesday and were sitting pretty with St. Louis leading 3-2 in the top of the ninth. Then, with one out and facing one of the most electric closers in the game, Avisaíl García […]

The SEC is already slated to have several top national championship contenders in 2021. Alabama and Georgia headline a deep group, but there’s several key second-tier lurkers hoping to break through. Texas A&M in particular has hopes of ending their 82-year title drought.  (Follow along with our entire college football conference betting preview series here.) […]

In this article, I’ll use the Strikeout Model to sift through the pitching options on DraftKings for Friday. We’ll discuss the threshold probabilities and how they combine with projected ownership to allow us to consistently make +EV decisions at the starting pitcher position. For the second consecutive day, this article is being written in the first […]

I love betting on longshot season-long futures. It’s not an illness — but it’s definitely an indulgence. I view season-long player futures more as profitable entertainments and less as hardcore investments, so when I bet in this market I tend to gravitate toward players who have longer odds (+1000 or higher). I already have two […]

As we embark on the final leg of the 2021 MLB season with teams making a push for a division title or Wild Card playoff spot, one team continues to be highly regarded by oddsmakers for World Series odds and that’s the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers sit as +300 betting favorites at most major […]

The Big 12 is entering 2021 with a solid group of competitors for the first time in several years. Texas isn’t back yet, but Oklahoma has a true rival emerging. The Iowa State Cyclones are a preseason top-six team and have a real shot at upsetting the powerhouse Sooners. (Follow along with our entire college […]

The Oklahoma Sooners are looking to bounce back from a decent but disappointing 2020 season and return to the College Football Playoff. Their 9-2 record landed them in second place in the Big 12, though they ripped off eight straight wins to close out the season. Their young roster took early lumps but finished strong […]

And just like that, we’re back in the win column. The White Sox gave us a scare Monday, going down 2-0 early in the second inning to Oakland, but they were able to hold them there and scratch out a run in each of the next three innings. They walked off the F5 and, naturally, […]