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World Series odds: Will the Astros repeat as champions or will the field step up?
BY GABE HENDERSON | Home Field Sports Dusty Baker’s Houston Astros lifted the Commissioner’s Trophy in triumph at Minute Maid Park less than six months ago. It’s now time for the dynasty to defend its crown as Opening Day is finally upon us. The offseason was filled with a ton...
NL MVP race more wide open than AL according to betting odds: See our best values
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports Major League Baseball is stocked with superstars in 2023, and there’s no higher individual award than MVP in both the American League and National League. World Series odds are still the go-to for most MLB futures bettors, but both the AL and NL...
HomeBuyers of Pittsburgh creates a win-win outcome for seller after home fire
In a recent unexpected home fire, a Peters Township resident was left with nearly $150,000 in fire damage, according to his insurance claim. With a substantial part of his home lost due to the tragic incident, the homeowner, Robert, a retired doctor, wanted to sell his home for cash as...
Cy Young odds in both AL and NL predictable, but could there be value on longshots?
BY JIM DERRY | Home Field Sports Baseball fans seem to love to place a few bucks down before the season for their favorite team to win the World Series. Quite often, however, there isn’t a ton of value in doing that; rather, it’s more a bet of “just in...
Valero Texas Open top 20 value, NBA favorite must win: Best Bets for March 22
BY JIM DERRY | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
MLB Rookie of the Year odds show a couple of young hitters as favorites
BY ZACH EWING | Home Field Sports Unlike the other primary individual awards in Major League Baseball, the MVP and Cy Young, handicapping the Rookie of the Year race is difficult. You have to know young players coming up, international arrivals and playing-time situations. That’s no different in 2023, where...
AL West futures odds preview: Can the Seattle Mariners catch the Houston Astros?
BY JIM DERRY | Home Field Sports As we wrap up our Major League Baseball division previews, we come to what might be the most fun division in baseball – not the one with the most total wins, mind you, but one every fan will enjoy watching. The biggest question...
NL West futures odds preview: Will the Los Angeles Dodgers’ dominance continue?
BY GABE HENDERSON | Home Field Sports The National League West has been the most top-heavy division in all of baseball for quite some time now. It’s been the Los Angeles Dodgers’ world for everyone else to live in over the last decade. The historic franchise has dominated in the...
AL Central futures odds preview: Guardians, White Sox, Twins look to fill the void
BY ZACH EWING | Home Field Sports The Central divisions are often the most forgotten in Major League Baseball and never was that more true than last year when powerhouse teams on each coast (plus the Houston Astros, who of course play in the American League West) dominated the conversation...
AL East futures odds preview: Two World Series contenders locked in a tight division race
BY GABE HENDERSON | Home Field Sports The American League East is one of the most competitive divisions in baseball year after year. This is highlighted by the fact that each of the five teams has won the division pennant at least once since 2014. While the Boston Red Sox...
Magic-Grizzlies, Pelicans-Warriors NBA spread plays: Best bets for March 28
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
NCAA Women’s Tournament: The Final Four odds have been released
BY ZACH EWING | Home Field Sports Oddsmakers have set the lines for the NCAA Women’s Final Four, which tips off on Friday night from Dallas, Texas. LSU vs. Virginia Tech gets the Final Four festivities started as the first national semifinal to be played on the evening. Unsurprisingly, the...
Pirates are aiming to take step forward, but oddsmakers aren’t buying in
BY COREY LONG | Home Field Sports After consecutive 100-loss seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates, general manager Ben Cherington believes it’s time for his team to take a step forward in 2023 and become a more competitive unit. “It’s time to start getting better,” Cherington said during an appearance on...
NL Central futures odds, best bet: Cardinals clear favorites, Pirates picked to finish 4th
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports The National League Central is set to be a two-horse race once again according to the odds with the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers well ahead of the rest of the pack. The Cardinals and Brewers were the class of the division...
NL East to be led by Braves, Mets, Phillies once again? See futures odds, best bet
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports The National League East is shaping up to be a dog fight once again headlined by a trio of powerful clubs in the Atlanta Braves, New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves and Mets tied for the regular season division title last...
NBA spread plays for Timberwolves-Kings, Mavericks-Pacers: March 27 Best Bets
By SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
Elite Eight plays for Creighton-SDSU and Miami-Texas: Best bets for March 26
BY GABE HENDERSON | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
Elite Eight picks for UConn-Gonzaga and FAU-Kansas State: Best Bets for March 25
BY ZACH EWING | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
After Sweet 16 carnage, here are national championship odds headed to Elite 8
BY ZACH EWING | Home Field Sports Madness has truly come to March. For the first time ever, there are no No. 1 seeds remaining for the Elite Eight of the men’s NCAA tournament. Pre-tournament favorites Alabama and Houston were bounced in the Sweet 16 on Friday night by No....
Alabama, Houston in Sweet 16 — we’ll fade one, back the other: Best Bets for March 24
BY ZACH EWING | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
Jordan Taylor, Jenson Button to make NASCAR debuts at COTA: See betting picks, odds
BY SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Circuit of the Americas in Austin for the third time in as many years, and it projects to be an intriguing race with multiple outside drivers making their NASCAR debuts. IMSA sports car star Jordan Taylor will...
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 parlay of favorites and a total: Best Bets for Thursday
BY JIM DERRY | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
NCAA Sweet 16 odds preview: Midwest Region has been chalky. Will it remain that way?
By JIM DERRY | Home Field Sports Mattress Mack still is riding high in Houston, as hope remains alive his Cougars can ride on into what would be a rare home Final Four. He is not alone. The pre-tournament favorite to win it all has dropped just a notch below...
NCAA Sweet 16 odds preview: Alabama favored in upset-riddled South Region
By SPENCER URQUHART | Home Field Sports The 2023 NCAA men’s basketball tournament has seen its share of upsets, and some of the most notable have occurred in the tournament’s South Region. However, the national championship favorite remains No. 1-seeded Alabama, which is the only top-four seed in the South...
UAB-Vandy value in NIT, Warriors-Mavericks total: Best bets for March 22
BY JIM DERRY | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
