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Sam Panayotovich is a sports betting analyst from the South Side of Chicago. He’ll probably pick against your favorite team a lot. Follow him @spshoot.

After COVID-19 hit the Badgers program, bookmakers frantically adjusted the Wisconsin-Nebraska line. The game was officially cancelled on Wednesday.
Cody Parkey cost bettors by missing an extra point at the end of Browns-Bengals. PointsBet refunded all spread wagers on Cleveland -3.5 and -4.
Everybody knows that good teams wins and great teams cover. Los Angeles, Green Bay and Pittsburgh are the three best cover teams in the NFL.
Chicago is shaping up to be a very public road dog against the L.A. Rams. PointsBet is reporting 80 percent of spread bets and handle on the Bears.
It’s do or die for the Tampa Bay Rays. They’ll give the ball to crafty lefty Blake Snell in hopes of pushing the World Series to Game 7.
After two games in the World Series, oddsmakers have L.A. at -200 to win the title. And Rays +1.5 games is more expensive than it was three days ago.
Every weekend, we’ll dive into the massive catalog of NFL player props from our friends at PointsBet. Let’s see what piques my interest in Week 7.
The two-team, six-point NFL teaser is a bet that some professional bettors swear by. But there’s a method to the madness. Let’s find us a winner.
Long gone are the days of an NFL team being 300-to-1 or higher to win a title in the preseason. Sportsbooks have learned their lesson over the years.
Now’s your chance to see how you stack up against the competition. Answer the Bucs-Raiders “Sunday Night 7" for your chance at a cool $100,000.
PointsBet is reporting over 70 percent of the bets on Philly tonight against the Giants. And wagers are flying in for a primetime standalone NFL game.
Indianapolis and Pittsburgh are contenders that still have pretty juicy divisional odds. They’re also strong at head coach and quarterback.
The Dolphins are ready for the future. Tua Tagovailoa will start at quarterback against the Rams in Week 8. Oddsmakers say the line won’t really move.
Betts homered and scored twice in Game 1. And his splits against Blake Snell are pretty strong. Let’s see how we can bet Betts tonight in Game 2.
NFL Overs ruled the first few weeks of the regular season. Then oddsmakers adjusted and jacked up the totals. Now the Unders are on a nice roll.
The rise continues for Seahawks QB Russell Wilson. He’s now minus money to win NFL MVP. Could there be value on other players to win the award?
Clemson is -45.5 this weekend at home against Syracuse. So what would the line be against other top teams? One Vegas bookmaker weighs in with spreads.
The series handicap has been pretty profitable for us the last month. Let’s take Tampa Bay +1.5 games. We win if they win outright or force a Game 7.
It’s way too expensive to bet Clayton Kershaw O6.5 strikeouts in Game 1. I like U6.5 anyways because it feels right picking against Playoff Kershaw.
It’s been an up-and-down six weeks for the sportsbooks. But most of them had their biggest NFL Sunday of the season with lots of public sides losing.
It’s no surprise that baseball’s preseason favorite is a heavy favorite in the World Series. The Dodgers (-200) and Rays (+160) get underway Tuesday.
The two-team, six-point NFL teaser is a bet that some professional bettors swear by. But there’s a method to the madness. Let’s find us a winner.
Every weekend, we’ll dive into the massive catalog of NFL player props from our friends at PointsBet. Let’s see what piques my interest in Week 6.
The Georgia-Alabama point spread has been jumping since Nick Saban tested positive for COVID. See what a Vegas bookmaker thinks about the situation.