NBA “First Basket” props are like an appetizer to a full menu of playoff betting... if that appetizer was a deep-fried ghost pepper swimming in sriracha.  Nothing gets you sweating right out of the gate like “first basket” NBA picks, which is as simple as it sounds: bet on the player to score the first basket of the game. For tonight's Pacers vs....

Lawmakers in yet another state are considering whether to try to squeeze more from legal bookmakers.  This time, it is operators offering sports betting in Massachusetts that face the threat of a tax hike, after a state senator proposed a budget amendment that would jack up the commonwealth’s levy to a New York-like level. Democratic Sen. John Keenan...

The New York Liberty look to improve to 5-0 when they host the Chicago Sky on tonight. That unblemished record doesn’t mean much to WNBA bettors, however, as New York has managed to cover the spread in only one of those first four games. Oddsmakers — and my Sky vs. Liberty predictions — have New York laying the lumber tonight, setting it as 15-point...

The dog days of sports betting activity usually happen in the heat of the summer, but things start to wind down in the spring. That downturn hit Pennsylvania sports betting in April as the prolific legal gambling state booked a $646.1 million handle, the lowest of any month in 2024 so far.  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board released April’s full...

The 48th edition of the 2024 Copa America is right around the corner and will run from June 20 to July 14 in the United States. Fourteen venues will host fixtures with the finals set for July 14 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.  Sportsbooks have started fine-tuning the Copa America odds and to the surprise of nobody, Argentina is the betting...

Bay State regulators approved a fine on Thursday for Fanatics Sportsbook after a futures wager on a game involving a Massachusetts college was placed with the up-and-coming operator.  The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) voted 4-0 to impose a $10,000 “civil administrative penalty” for Fanatics, which took a $50 bet on the Fenway Bowl played by...